Because they quickly defeated the side boss, Chinatsu had some free time to move around. Nezuko followed behind Chinatsu and Tanjiro, and the three of them walked down the street, attracting the attention of many people around them.
Chika is exceptionally beautiful.
Tanjiro with a scar on his forehead.
Nezuko with a tube in her mouth.
When these three are together, it's hard for them to keep a low profile.
Fortunately, none of the three of them are socially anxious. Although Chika was once called "socially anxious" by someone, it was not normal social anxiety. Her social anxiety was called social terrorist, which is a level of terror even higher than being outgoing. Its characteristic is that she doesn't care about other people's opinions or the atmosphere at all.
Tanjiro is also a "sunny and cheerful big boy". Although he cares about the attention and atmosphere, he will not be overwhelmed by them. His presence fluctuates between being strong and weak.
As for Nezuko… she followed behind Chinatsu and Tanjiro with her head down. Her gaze? The atmosphere? She was just focused on the konpeito she was holding in her hands, thinking about quickly finding a secluded place to take a piece from the bamboo tube in her mouth and eat it comfortably.
After wandering around for a while, they finally decided to eat a bowl of noodles at a roadside stall. But since they had successfully completed their first mission, eating only plain noodles would have been too meager, so…
"Boss, add an egg and a sausage to every bowl of noodles!"
"clear!"
The owner was cooking noodles with a slurping sound. The noodles with sausage and egg were brought out by the owner. This combination is the most classic style. Before coming to this world, Qianxia often ordered this when she went to the noodle shop.
Egg noodles, mushroom noodles, vegetarian noodles, pork chop noodles, seafood noodles...
Chinatsu and Tanjiro ate their noodles while the shopkeeper quietly watched the two eating noodles and Nezuko sitting blankly beside them, clutching a bottle.
Judging from their clothes, they don't seem to come from ordinary families, and what they're carrying at their waists... are they model swords? Playing samurai games in this day and age, they seem to come from wealthy families.
The boss looked at them and thought to himself, because in the Taisho era there was a ban on swords. The samurai profession, which was originally a privileged one, was gradually suppressed after the ban on swords appeared. In just a few years, the samurai disappeared almost entirely.
Of course, even though the ban on knives has been in place for so many years, some children still think that carrying a knife is cool, so they will tie model knives to their bodies, with the scabbards mostly made of wood or plastic.
That's why the noodle stall owner wasn't too concerned about Chinatsu and Tanjiro carrying swords. As long as they didn't draw their swords and expose the metal blades, it wasn't a big problem, except in certain special occasions, like at a train station...
"It's getting late. You should finish eating and head home quickly. If you're traveling here, you should find an inn to stay in as soon as possible, especially the ladies around here. There have been a lot of women going missing in this area recently. It must have been the work of some thug or pervert. I hope the police can catch that guy soon."
As he spoke, the noodle stall owner began to pack up his stall. Even though he was a grown man, the frequent disappearances of women at night meant that his customer traffic was almost zero at this time. If it weren't for Qianxia and the others coming over, he would have packed up his stall and gone home by himself.
"It's...it's...it's nothing. Starting tomorrow...there won't be any more missing women," Chika stammered as she slurped her noodles.
"If that's really the case, then that's great~"
The noodle stall owner didn't take it seriously, simply regarding Chika's words as a little girl's beautiful fantasy.
Chika didn't argue, but just focused on slurping her noodles. She couldn't very well say she was a demon hunter or a police officer. Demons were beings that "couldn't" see the light of day, and demon hunters, who fought against them, also couldn't see the light of day.
"Boss, your noodles are delicious!"
"Thank you for your compliment, Miss. You are so beautiful. Let me guess, is the young man next to you your boyfriend or your brother...? He must be your brother, right?!"
The noodle stall owner smiled, thinking he had guessed correctly, unaware that the moment he finished speaking, Qianxia couldn't help but snap the chopsticks in her hand in two with one hand.
Tanjiro immediately recognized her and said, "This is my older sister, she's two years older than me!"
"elder sister?"
The noodle stall owner was stunned. He really didn't expect that he had guessed wrong. Not only was the noodle stall owner older, but he was also two years older.
Tanjiro is 15 years old this year, Nezuko is 14 years old, and Chinatsu is 17 years old. As the eldest sister in our family, it's normal for her to be two years older. It can't be just one year older, can it? We have to give the old mother of the Kamado family time to rest.
This isn't the first time she's made a mistake in judging someone's age. Chika can tolerate and back down in many other situations, but she absolutely cannot back down on this one.
"I'm stuffed!"
Chika stood up from the noodle stall chair, somewhat annoyed, and Tanjiro followed suit, putting down his bowl of noodles as well.
"Sister, are we going back to Master Urokodaki's place next?" Tanjiro asked, walking up to Chinatsu.
"No, let's find an inn to rest for the night first, no rush." Qianxia also looked sleepy and covered her mouth with her hand.
"Too."
Tanjiro nodded. If they went back to Urokodaki Lodge now, they'd probably have to stay up all night.
Although we couldn't decide what to eat, deciding where to stay was easy: how much money we had on our phones, and then we tried to stay in the best guesthouses possible!
They booked two rooms in a decent inn in the town; Chinatsu and Nezuko shared one room, and Tanjiro shared the other.
Back in her room, Nezuko held the wooden training sword in her hands and expressed her desire to practice the breathing techniques and swordsmanship that Urokodaki had taught her.
However, due to her drowsiness, she fell asleep after only a short time, unable to keep her eyes open. When she went to sleep, she wasn't allowed to wear the bamboo tube. After all, with Chinatsu there, Chinatsu could stop her immediately if she went berserk. Of course, Chinatsu knew that Nezuko wouldn't go berserk unless someone brought "rare blood" to her.
Chika sat cross-legged on the bed. Although she resisted the involution, she realized that if she joined in even a little bit and just followed the early plot, her strength would still be insufficient to change the future tragedy.
Because the power gap in Demon Slayer is too severe, just like the Demon Slayer Corps has a hierarchy, demons also have a hierarchy.
Upper Moon Six
The bottom six.
Upper Moon > Pillar > Lower Moon > Ordinary Demon/Ordinary Swordsman
In the Mugen Train arc, the Flame Hashira, who possessed the strength to easily kill a Lower Moon Demon, encountered Upper Moon Three. The scene was one of absolute and complete domination. Facing Upper Moon Three, who wanted to persuade the Flame Hashira to surrender, the Flame Hashira fought with all his might, even burning his life force, but the result was still...
If this rate of growth continues into the Mugen Train arc, does Chinatsu really think she can prevent the tragedy of the Flame Pillar's death instead of just creating another corpse trying to resist?
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