Chapter 147 Crisis
"How could that be?"
Tanjiro frowned, and Inosuke also fell into deep thought. Uzui Tengen was somewhat annoyed and anxious.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I've made several misjudgments because I was trying to save my wife. When Ichiro contacted me yesterday, I went to check, but there was no trace of him."
Yu Sui Tengen let out a long sigh and composed himself.
"You and Inosuke should leave the entertainment district. I've already figured it out. This time, the demon is an Upper Moon. You're too weak. You won't be able to deal with it if you stay."
After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Yuichiro, who nodded. They had already discussed it yesterday, and Yuichiro would stay.
"That's settled then. Ichiro will go look for the missing people, and Yoriichi and I will deal with the demons. You two can go back now."
Uzui Tengen originally intended to handle it alone, but he knew he couldn't deal with Upper Moon demons. After contacting Ichiro, he decided to leave the two who seemed to have stronger abilities behind.
"Wait a minute! Mr. Uzui."
Tanjiro wanted to say something more, but the other person had already left, which made him feel sad. The air was heavy, and Tanjiro lowered his head.
"Are we too weak, so Mr. Uzui doesn't want to believe us?"
Yoriichi Tsugikuni shook his head, his fiery red eyes looking at them, and walked over to pat them on the shoulders.
"He is worried about you, and you can do whatever you can to help him."
After finishing speaking, Yoriichi Tsugikuni remembered that he should explain what happened yesterday to Tengen Uzui, so he turned around and quickly chased after him.
Yuichiro stood there, watching the two of them looking troubled, and helplessly touched the back of his neck, feeling a little uncomfortable from the sun.
"Are you all idiots? He said he was leaving but didn't say when. Everyone, try to find out. I found out that our courtesan is a ghost, but she needs to entertain customers every night."
Tokito Ichiro tugged at his collar; he really didn't like wearing heavy kimonos, and looking at the two of them looking silly made him feel a little tired.
"With Mr. Uzui and Mr. Yoriichi outside at night, it would be easy to be discovered if I committed a crime as a guest."
"Zenitsu has disappeared. People who disappeared before also vanished suddenly. If they were killed, there would be bloodstains or something."
Thinking this, Tanjiro patted his head. If the courtesan needed to entertain customers, then Zenitsu and the others must still be alive. If they were just missing, there might be a secret passage in the house.
Tanjiro shared this idea with Inosuke and Ichiro, and received approving looks from the two of them.
"I'll keep an eye on that courtesan. You two will have to keep an eye on her."
As Tokito Yuichiro finished speaking and was about to leave, the two men grabbed his sleeves. He turned around and saw their worried looks.
"Cook, be careful!"
"I will."
With that, Ichiro left, leaving the two of them sitting face to face, discussing their plans for the evening.
Yuichiro Tokito watched the sun set at Kyogoku-ya. At this time, all the courtesans would be busy preparing to serve customers later.
Ichiro got up and carefully went around to the landlord's room. Seeing that no one was around, he slipped into the room and pressed the Void Crying God against the other's neck.
"Boss, I'd like to know about Miss Daki. I think you should know, so I'll make it short."
The man was startled by the sudden threat. He felt the voice was somewhat familiar, and the knife pressed against his neck seemed to be turning its eyes, sending chills down his spine.
“She…she…”
The poster's sweat kept dripping down his back. Ichiro was silent for a moment before speaking, "I think you know she's not human, right? Don't worry, we'll kill her."
“Daki… Mitsu told me that the other woman was there when her grandmother was young. She was a courtesan with a bad temper. Although her appearance is different, her habits and mannerisms are too familiar.”
After the poster finished speaking, his body went limp. When he came to his senses, the threat on his neck disappeared, and he was left alone in the room.
"Mitsu..."
He clutched the kimono tightly in his hands, tears streaming down his face.
Tokito Ichiro's expression was not good. He and Uzui-sensei judged that there was an Upper Moon here, but he did not think that Daki was it, and he felt that it was different.
But according to the original poster, the other party has lived for so many years, so it's hard to say. Could it be that the Upper Moons they've encountered are all too strong?
He shook his head and turned to look for the house to the north; he needed to keep an eye on Daki's actions.
—On the other side—
Tanjiro was thrown out of the house, the huge impact making it hard for him to breathe, and he gasped for air.
So fast, I couldn't even see it, it was over in an instant.
He coughed up blood and calmed down. He propped himself up and looked at the princess standing on the windowsill. Her black hair was loose, her face was decorated with a beautiful plum blossom pattern, and the ribbon around her waist swayed casually.
"Still alive, more promising than I thought."
As she spoke, Daki reached out, and a pink ribbon shot towards Tanjiro with her movement, putting immense pressure on him. Just as he gritted his teeth, intending to tough it out, the blue figure spun around and cut the incoming ribbon, standing in front of Tanjiro.
"Ichiro?"
"Still alive? Tsk, looks like he's alright."
Ichiro glanced at her and then looked away, focusing on Daki in front of him. He gripped his sword tightly; the attack had been harder to block than he had expected, proving that the Nichirin Blade was indeed more effective.
"You're Touko, and you're from the Demon Slayer Corps. I originally thought you looked somewhat similar to that lord and was planning to keep you around."
Daki looked at Ichiro, kicked off with her foot and charged towards him, her eyes filled with killing intent: "Let's just eat him up."
Tokito Ichiro blocked the attack, his hand going limp from the impact, and the blade making a hissing sound.
Tanjiro put down the wooden box he was carrying, told Nezuko not to come out, and charged forward with his Nichirin Blade. The water swirled with his movements, blocking the ribbon that was aimed at Ichiro.
"Water Breathing - Unleashed Form - Strike Tide - Chaos".
With a swing of his sword, the pink ribbon was severed in several places, and the human and the demon fell to the ground. Daki raised an eyebrow and raised her hand; the ribbon on her back had already grown rapidly, blocking Ichiro's attack from behind.
"Nice move, but unfortunately it's useless against me."
Daki looked at Ichiro as he fell, slightly surprised to see that his sword was already cracked. It wasn't a Nichirin Blade; she hadn't expected him to use such a sword to cut her ribbon, and she felt extremely displeased.
She heard it; someone had discovered her grain depot, and the noise from Scarlet Crane's side was irritating her.
"How many of you came? Five? Six? It's so noisy!"
"What business is it of yours, you scoundrel?"
Tokito Yuichiro looked at the cracked blade and shouted in dissatisfaction. Tanjiro, panting, looked at his Nichirin Blade, which had a nick.
How could that be? Ichiro's sword could withstand anything, even a Nichirin Blade, yet my own sword has a nick. It's because I didn't use it properly.
Tokito Ichiro frowned as he looked at the ribbons surrounding him. He could feel the sword in his hand giving way, and he felt a pang of regret that he should have accepted a new Nichirin Blade.
"Breathing of the Moon, Third Form, Aversion to the Moon, Erosion".
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