As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

"...?"

An unfamiliar voice that he had never heard before brought the young man named Kazumi back to his senses. He finally stopped and was slightly startled. The other person seemed to be calling him. He was not sure but still turned around slowly with a haggard face. Towards the back.

What caught his eye were two beautiful women in kimonos. They were young and young, probably only about 20 years old. They both had beautiful long lavender hair and similar faces. They might be twin sisters because they met each other. He determined that he was not a resident of this town.

Feeling that the person in front of them was subconsciously looking at their figures, they didn't have any concerns, but spoke to them in a calm tone,

"I heard from others...your name is Kazumi?"

she asked.

"……(nod)."

Kazumi was stunned for a moment after hearing this and then nodded silently.

"It just so happens that we have something to inquire about with you... Is it convenient for you?"

Shadow asked him politely.

Hearing this, the other party was stunned again and seemed to understand something, and the darkness in his eyes gradually regained a glimmer of light.

"……Um."

After half an hour—

The three of them arrived at the residential area of ​​this small town. The streets in the residential area were not as wide as the commercial streets. They were reduced by about half in width. There was only room for a carriage and a pair of pedestrians to pass. On both sides of the road were The wooden fence used to cover the courtyard of each house is like a maze due to the large number of houses. From the outside, you can even see towering green trees and two-story houses.

Kazumi walked to the place where the previous incident occurred, which was the central area of ​​the road... and then looked back at the two of them.

"This is where Satoko disappeared."

He grieved.

The general story of what happened is... this Kazumi's girlfriend... Satoko suddenly disappeared when he passed by here last night, just like evaporating from the world, just in the blink of an eye, as if in a dream, when he came back to his senses, there was only Leaving behind one of the other party's clogs, he went around the town looking for them all night, and happened to meet them during the day.

"You probably won't believe what I say...but-"

"This matter is extraordinary. Only ordinary people would not believe it. However... we are not ordinary people."

The general immediately let go of Ying's arm, stroking his skirt and bending down to look at the road. The position was where the girl disappeared, and his delicate hands gently touched the ground to feel something.

"You are…"

Kazumi was a little surprised... In that case, could it be that the two people in front of him——

"We are just travelers from a different place, just here to have fun."

Ying explained to her, during this period she was used to holding the wisteria flower oil paper umbrella originally held by the general.

"While traveling... I also do some part-time jobs."

The general answered.

"…part time?"

He was stunned.

"Shadow...open your elemental vision."

The general did not continue to answer, but gave instructions to Ying.

Om~!

Ying's eyes directly connected with the general's vision with a trace of purple light. Under the sight of the two people, the area was instantly covered with a lavender theme. After a sonar-like scan, tentacle-like vines began to appear on the ground. General violation marks, some of which had a dragging tendency, starting from the touch position of her palm and extending toward the front.

"What's wrong with your face?"

Just when Kazumi was in a daze watching the general's movements, Kage's voice brought him back to his senses.

"?"

He looked at the woman in front of him in confusion.

His face was almost covered with bruises and bruises, as if he had been beaten by someone.

"Ah...I was...beaten by Satoko's family."

Kazumi explained awkwardly, and subconsciously touched his face, which was still burning.

"Don't worry, the girl will be saved."

Shadow comforted him.

"um. Thank you."

Kazumi relaxed a little...

woohoo...

During this period, the general also released his elemental vision and stood up again. He lowered his eyes and looked at his slender jade fingers. He rubbed his fingertips back and forth, as if he had found something, and turned to look at the shadow.

Ying Ye nodded to her... He stepped towards her and planned to follow the dragging traces together. This trace could not be detected by ordinary people. It should be in that kind of alien space, but the elemental vision can see through a trace. As long as it is found It's easier to do at the entrance.

"that…"

"?" × 2

The two of them turned back to look at the young man behind them.

"Uh...can I follow you?"

The other party was very eager, as if he saw hope in the two of them.

"...Okay, but be careful."

The general did not answer. This sentence was spoken by Ying Tong.

"(You want to take him?)"

The general asked in a low voice.

"(If that girl is still alive, maybe we can meet her again.)"

Shadow answered in the same delicate voice.

"(That's nice, but...)"

"(Are you afraid that he will become a burden?)"

asked Shadow.

"(Phew...I'm afraid he's in danger.)"

The general defended her silently, what a burden, she was not that kind of person. The resistance of civilians to ghosts was already very fragile, let alone ghosts with vampire skills.

"(Don't worry, I'll watch him when the time comes.)"

Shadow smiled at her.

When the general heard this, he gave her a slightly pale look and pinched the flesh of her palm cutely. He took the oil-paper umbrella in her hand and walked past silently.

"puff…"

When Ying saw his daughter like this, he smiled fondly, but was stunned for a moment...

What the other party said before seemed to be true.

...she loves to laugh.

"Let's go, just follow me."

She came back to her senses, regained her previous voice, said something to the young man behind her, and followed the general.

"Oh well."

Kazumi came to his senses and answered quickly and followed him awkwardly. He said that he felt that the two women in front of him were a bit mysterious and strange. He didn't know why they gave him this feeling, but they didn't look like bad people at all, which is right. …How can a bad person be so beautiful?

At least that's what he thought at the moment.

Demon Slayer: Self-cultivation as Naruhashira: Chapter 15... What kind of money is this?

The two of them were looking for traces of ghosts all the way around this small town, from east to west, from north to south, like a maze of roads. The general could feel that this trace was deliberately concealed in order to prevent them from getting there as soon as possible. After finding the target, maybe the ghost on the other side was also against them. When Mingming was about to find it, he changed the direction. It was obvious that he was deliberately avoiding the real location.

Time passed from morning to noon, to dusk, and now to night.

Ghosts don't move during the day, so it's reasonable to delay them until now. For them, it's also easy to do things at night. The surrounding streets that were originally densely populated have become deserted. Most civilians have gone home. After all, as far as they know It is said that several girls have disappeared in the past few days. Night is an extremely dangerous time and no one will go out alone.

"That...two ladies."

Kazumi was a little tired at this moment, or he was already tired in his heart. He spoke to the two people in front of him in a somewhat discouraged manner.

"What's the matter?"

Shadow looked back at him, the general was still following the trail.

"How about... let's do this for today? It's not too early... go back and rest tomorrow -"

"If that's the case... you'll never see her again."

The general finally spoke at this moment, without looking back, he just activated his elemental vision and replied casually.

"Eh?!"

Kazumi immediately turned pale.

"These ghosts only move at night, and according to what the villagers said... they should have captured more than just her."

The general looked at the dirt on his fingertips and sipped it with his hand.

"What do you think the other party can do if we delay it for one night like this?"

"!!"

The other party was shocked again.

"We don't have much time left."

After saying that, she stood up again, looked at Ying and winked, asking her to come over.

After seeing her, Ying stepped to her side...the two of them were very close, the kind of distance where they could whisper.

"The girl is still alive..."

Just now she felt that there was some kind of delicate breath in the ground... and there was life force.

"Is this a place that those previous traces deliberately avoided?"

asked Shadow.