Chapter 95 New Journey

"Then how can we kill the demon?"

"Don't ask others, can't you use your own brain?"

Upon seeing the person who suddenly appeared, Tanjiro Kamado instinctively asked a question, but was mercilessly reprimanded by the other party.

Tanjiro Kamado sheathed his sword, then picked up a nearby rock, hesitating. If he couldn't smash his head with that rock, it would be incredibly painful.

"What are you doing, dawdling like that?!"

An impatient voice came, and a purple blade suddenly plunged into the ghost's forehead from behind. The blade exuded a dangerous aura, and the golden eyes on it rolled a few times before absorbing the ghost completely in an instant.

"This...this is...that person's...ahhhhhh—."

Tanjiro Kamado stared at the sword embedded in the tree trunk, its golden eyes moving as if looking at him, sending a chill down his spine.

Tokito Ichiro stepped forward, grabbed the Hollow Crying God and pulled it out, looking at Kamado Tanjiro with disdain.

"That knife is—."

Tanjiro Kamado could smell the aura of a demon, but the boy in front of him was clearly human. Ichiro Tokito didn't have time to answer the question; it was already very late.

"It's none of your business."

Tokito Ichiro carefully put away his sword. He hadn't expected the sword to absorb demons. Although he was frightened, he couldn't lose in terms of momentum.

Urokodaki Sakonji watched, his eyes flickering. The man before him was the boy with an unusually keen sense of smell, the one Tomioka Giyuu had mentioned, who had brought his sister, who had turned into a demon. And the other one was…

He noticed that Tokito Ichiro was about to leave and went to grab him, but the latter nimbly dodged him. Knowing that Urokodaki Sakonji was not easy to deal with, Tokito Ichiro immediately turned and ran.

Urokodaki Sakonji did not give chase. The other party had clearly received specialized training, not only carrying oni-related items but also a breathing technique he had never seen before.

It seems I need to talk to the current lord.

Urokodaki Sakonji turned to look at Kamado Tanjiro, still harboring doubts about the boy.

Too kind-hearted. You can sense the goodwill towards ghosts. Your compassion is overflowing, but you're indecisive. This child isn't quite right. We'll just have to see how he performs during the later tests.

——

Yuichiro Tokito, not sensing anyone following him, stopped and breathed a sigh of relief. The other party was clearly from the Demon Slayer organization; carrying such a strange knife, being caught wouldn't be good.

Seeing that the sun had already risen, he was no longer in the mood to buy osmanthus cakes and planned to go back to his usual town to buy some vegetables.

Iwakatsu was still trying to play the Japanese koto, which he had learned before transmigrating, although it was very different from the one he was using now.

Suddenly, he sensed that the Void Crying God had been used; it seemed that the kid had encountered a ghost. Yan Sheng looked at the sky, which was beginning to brighten, and got up to close the window.

It is winter now. According to the plot, Tanjiro will become an apprentice of Sakonji Urokodaki through the introduction of Giyu Tomioka, and spend two and a half years studying there.

Iwakatsu calculated that several months had passed since he found Tokito Ichiro. In the original story, it seems that Tokito Muichiro became the Mist Pillar in just two months.

Thinking of this, Yan Sheng's lips twitched slightly. Why is it that the younger brother of the twins is always more talented? But given their relationship, it doesn't matter who is more talented.

"I'm back."

Tokito Ichiro knocked on the door and called out. He used to just open the door directly, but after he almost let Iwakatsu get sunburned once, he became more obedient.

Because he was beaten half to death.

Iwakatsu watched as Tokito Yuichiro cautiously peeked through a crack in the door before opening it normally and entering. He felt that Tokito wasn't as sharp-tongued as they said; although he could be a bit awkward at times, he was actually quite well-behaved.

"You encountered a ghost...?"

Iwakatsu continued plucking the zither, casually asking a question. Tokito Ichiro hummed in agreement and handed back the short sword version of the Hollow Crying God.

"I'm giving this to you."

Yan Sheng had no intention of bringing him back. He planned to send the guy off to travel on his own after he learned the sixth form of Moon Breathing. This was a kind of guarantee.

"oh."

Tokito Ichiro didn't want this strange-looking thing, but thinking that it would be quite useful when encountering ghosts, he decided to wrap it in cloth and carry it with him.

"How can a ghost be killed besides sunlight?"

Yuichiro Tokito also noticed that even if he learned the breathing technique, he couldn't kill the demons; it seemed that ordinary weapons were ineffective.

"Using a specially made... Nichirin sword."

"Oh? No exceptions?"

Tokito Ichiro was quite curious about oni creatures, and turned to look at Iwakatsu, only to find that the other man had suddenly fallen silent, his brows furrowed deeply.

"have……"

Yan Sheng uttered this word after a long time, but then fell silent and changed the subject; he didn't want to talk about it.

"Once you've learned... the remaining... few moves, I'll give them to you." (I'm not sure about this part, whether Iwakatsu's sword is still around or whether you can use someone else's. All I know is that you can inherit the tsuba (handguard). If I'm wrong, consider it my own interpretation.)

Tokito Yuichiro shrugged. He was just curious. Seeing this, Iwakatsu stopped talking and wisely shut his mouth, turning around to cook for himself.

As Iwakatsu watched him leave, he thought of the question that Tokito Ichiro had asked.

Are there any examples of killing demons without using a Nichirin Blade?

Iwakatsu remembered that Yoriichi Tsugikuni was the only one, both in Iwakatsu's memory and in Yoriichi Tsugikuni's memory.

I still remember what Ji Guoyansheng thought when he first learned about this matter.

As expected of a child of God, both the Breath of the Sun and the Crimson Blade he created are unique and particularly repulsive.

well

Iwakatsu covered his face, wondering what was wrong with him. Even though Yoriichi Tsugikuni was gone, he kept thinking about him.

What's wrong with you?

Yuichiro Tokito brought out dinner and was puzzled by Iwakatsu's behavior.

"After you finish eating, go...practice."

Yan Sheng thought this kid was just bored. He had practiced for so long but only learned two moves. He must not have had enough practice time.

"..." An unpredictable old man, probably going through menopause.

Tokito Yuichiro silently moved away from Iwakatsu and took his food to the other side to eat. "It's just practice, right? Let's practice then. The sooner we learn, the sooner we can crush our opponent."

Time slipped by unnoticed, and after Tokito Ichiro learned the fifth technique, the snow began to melt.

Iwakatsu had been bored for months, and seeing that spring was approaching, he decided to go out for a walk. Seeing that Tokito Ichiro was still practicing, he went up and blocked the wooden sword that the other was swinging down.

"Let's go for a walk."

"Huh? Why do you, a total shut-in, suddenly want to go out?"

"?"

Iwakatsu felt like he had just hallucinated, and six eyes were looking at Tokito Ichiro.

"Brother, where do you want to go?"

Tokito Ichiro looked up with a smile, staring directly into the other man's eyes without the slightest hint of guilt.

"Go to Kyoto."

Iwakatsu wanted to take Tokito Ichiro on a trip so that he wouldn't feel so out of place when he traveled in the future. Of course, the main reason was that his boss, the scoundrel, had started pressuring him to get some work done.

Ever since capturing Dr. Koike and obtaining the experimental data on the Blue Spider Lily, Muzan Kibutsuji has become even more convinced that this flower is an important material for him to overcome sunlight.

How annoying! Those flowers don't bloom at night anyway, how am I supposed to get them?

There was nothing else Iwakatsu could do but go for a stroll.