Chapter 77 Demon Slayer Corps: The Prime Minister of Ubuyashiki
Lord Ubuyashiki's health was deteriorating.
There has been no news about Tsugikuni Yoriichi since that day. The system checked and said that Yoriichi didn't seem to have encountered anyone from the Demon Slayer Corps, and had hardly encountered any demons.
In the original novel, Yuichiro only joined the Demon Slayer Corps later. Could this be related? The system pondered.
In the fourth year of joining the Demon Slayer Corps, Lord Ubuyashiki, who had been working hard to support his sick body, finally passed away. The ten-year-old Ubuyashiki Yuta inherited the Demon Slayer Corps and became the new lord.
This year, Suzuki Kawa was twelve years old, and Jigoku Yansheng was about to turn fourteen.
The two young men followed Lady Shion to see their former lord off.
Covered by the wisteria flowers, the whole place was filled with gorgeous purple. Mrs. Shion had a calm face. She had already made preparations for this day. She had to support the entire Demon Slayer Corps until Jie Tai was able to take charge. Her tears had already dried up in the night.
Walk all the way to the cemetery where the Demon Slayer Corps buried their members.
The erected stone tablets have a history of who knows how many years. Mosses have quietly climbed up on them, but the words on the tombstones are deeply engraved and have not been smoothed out or disappeared even after the passage of time and wind and snow.
Buried here are the souls of swordsmen who died fighting ghosts, as well as the bloodline of the Chanfu family for generations. Hundreds of years of obsession are expressed in silent tombstones, and a curse hovers over this land.
Suzuki Kawa and others stopped not far away and watched Jie Tai holding his father's ashes, kneeling on the ground and burying them in the soil.
The boy with the bob haircut back then still has it now. His tender facial features have grown a little, and his white clothes are stained with a different color by the mud. Xiao Ai is dressed the same as him, holding flowers in her arms, with her eyes downcast and her back to them.
Shenli Shiyin and the other two hidden people watched Jietai's actions. The new young lord was experiencing the death of a loved one for the first time. His eyes were red. The urn was very heavy. His tender hands trembled slightly, but he held it firmly and bent down.
Suzuki Kawa "looked" at this scene and sighed imperceptibly.
The blond boy had a white cloth covering his eyes, making people doubt whether he could see the road clearly.
But as he walked along, the white cloth was like a decoration, and he walked quite smoothly. The long ribbon behind his head was blown by the wind, and he still felt that the knot was not tied tightly enough.
The side effects of excessive consumption of the psychic eyes would occur every once in a while. Suzuki Kawa had become accustomed to the darkness in front of his eyes and relied entirely on the third perspective provided by the system.
The advantage is that he can still see the surrounding environment. The disadvantage is that the system's perspective is basically a bird's-eye view. It can be adjusted to a lower perspective, but the center point must be his entire body.
At the beginning, Suzuki Kawa's movements always didn't match the perspective. After several years of getting used to it, he is now more proficient.
However, others did not know the existence of the system. Seeing that Suzuki Kawa was still walking on flat ground and moving naturally even though he was blind, they thought he was relying on other senses to do it. In addition, even though he was blind, Suzuki Kawa still completed the task cleanly and neatly, so they thought Suzuki Kawa was the most powerful among the new generation of swordsmen.
Of course, some people also argued that Suzuki Kawa is not a swordsman, he uses a bow and arrow.
Therefore, the new generation's number one swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps is Tsugikoku Takeshi.
When others thought about it, they felt that this was the case.
Jiguo Yansheng's figure is already very outstanding, and he looks no different from a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. The education Jiguo received in his early years has not been erased by time. The boy has a straight body, two steps behind Suzuki Kawa, with a ponytail and handsome eyebrows and eyes.
His gaze shifted from the scene over there and fell on Suzuki Kawa in front of him.
The blond boy was a head shorter than him, with a white cloth covering his eyes hanging down behind his golden head, covering his dazzling purple eyes as well. He couldn't see his facial expression from this angle.
As if noticing his gaze, Suzuki Kawa turned around and tilted his head towards Yan Sheng, as if asking him what he was looking at.
But he quickly turned his head back. The burial over there was already over. Jie Tai was kneeling in front of the tombstone, and Shen Li Shiyin was whispering something beside him.
The solemn and dignified cemetery obviously does not allow too many people to set foot in, so the other swordsmen can only wait outside. In addition to Kamikaze Shion and the two children, there are two Inui who help with the soil, Suzuki Kawa, Tsugaku Tsugukuni, and a child who has just been in the Demon Slayer Corps for two years.
Suzuki Kawa thought he looked like a little owl and his hair color was also different.
His name is Rengoku Kotaro.
In the afternoon, the group left the cemetery.
Jiguo Yansheng knew that Suzuki Kawa could see the road, but he couldn't help but pay attention to his movements.
After returning to headquarters, Shion asked someone to invite Suzuki Kawa over.
Jiguo Yansheng watched him leave until his figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor. Rengoku Kotaro, who came back with him, said, "Mrs. Shion values Kawa very much."
"Yeah." Yan Sheng responded.
Rengoku Kotaro was right. Kamikaze Shion often called Suzuki Kawa over, and no one knew what she was going to do. Suzuki Kawa did say that she was just asking questions.
The product was too young and a little irritable to hide things, but he hadn't heard many of them, and his statement was similar to Suzuki Kawa's.
Talk? What's there to talk about?
The previous lord would also ask the swordsman to come over for a talk to ease his worries, but this has rarely happened in the past two years.
Yan Sheng of Jiguo used his previous thinking when he was in Jiguo to put himself in the shoes of Shion and guessed that it was Shion who wanted Ogawa to assist Yuta.
Compared to others, Suzuki Kawa does have his own theories on dealing with things. He is calm and courageous enough. He never shows any mercy when facing a cowardly swordsman.
He was responsible for dealing with the swordsman who violated the team rules three years ago.
For the Demon Slayer Corps lord, the ability to kill demons is not important; what is important is to control and manage his subordinates.
The Suzuki Kawa is a very suitable knife.
Jiguo Yansheng still remembers that two years ago, he, Suzuki Kawa, Rengoku Kotaro who had just joined the team, and two swordsmen went out to hunt ghosts.
That time was unprecedentedly dangerous. They encountered an evil ghost that had eaten no less than fifty people, and it appeared in the form of a surprise attack. Suzuki Kawa was unable to distance himself and use bows and arrows for a while.
The other two were so frightened that they pushed Rengoku Kotaro and Suzuki Kawa and ran away, leaving them behind.
When Yan Sheng turned his head, he saw Suzuki Kawa fall to the ground, and Rengoku Kotaro hit a rock and fainted.
The blond boy climbed up, his left eye closed but blood was flowing out.
At that moment, Yan Sheng's blood almost stopped circulating, his lips turned pale, and he ran over to pull Suzuki Kawa up.
But the ghost had already pounced on him.
Jiguo Yansheng, filled with anger, stared at the evil ghost rushing towards him. He swung his Sun Wheel Sword, unleashing unprecedented power, cutting off half of the cannibal's arm and also angering the cannibal.
The ghost launched a more violent attack.
It also knew how to bully the weak and fear the strong, and ran straight towards the unconscious Rengoku Kotaro.
The little owl was not completely unconscious. He felt the ground shaking, opened his eyes, and saw the evil ghost approaching. He was so scared that he stopped moving, his expression was stiff, and his mind was blank.
Under the bright moon, a white arrow of light pierced the air, stabbed into the throat of the evil ghost, and flipped the body over with great force.
Yan Sheng held the knife, endured the severe pain in his muscles, and chopped off the evil ghost's head.
Not far away, Suzuki Kawa stood on a rock, his black clothes blown by the wind. He let out a long breath, lowered his wrist, and his longbow also dropped.
Abandoning companions in times of crisis is already despicable, but pushing Suzuki Kawa and Rengoku Kotaro is absolutely unforgivable.
If Suzuki Kawa had not run fast and Yan Sheng had not cut off the evil ghost's arm to delay some time, the consequences would have been disastrous.
The two swordsmen were too frightened to return to the headquarters and no one knew where they had gone.
Suzuki Chuan, half-blinded, went out in the still-dark night. When he returned, the lingering smell of blood still lingered on him. Facing Yan Sheng's slightly surprised expression, he said calmly, "I went to take care of something."
Jiguo Yansheng naturally knew what the "some things" he was talking about were.
He grabbed Suzuki Kawa, his lips moved, and finally said: "Does Madam Shion know?"
Suzuki Kawa looked at him with one eye and smiled: "Of course not."
From that day on, a seed seemed to be planted in Jiguo Yansheng's heart, and this seed made him uneasy for a long time.
Two swordsmen defected after being registered for injuring their companions.
There was a period of chaos in the Demon Slayer Corps. The older swordsmen took advantage of the fact that their lord was seriously ill and Lady Shion had to take care of two children and coveted the family property.
They gathered together to start a rebellion.
That night, Suzuki Kawa, who was supposed to go out ghost hunting with Rengoku Kotaro, appeared at the headquarters, drew his bow and arrow, and before anyone could react, he shot the leading swordsman to death with just one arrow, pinning him to the wooden pillar outside the dojo where they were training.
Blood splattered all over the ground.
Jiguo Yansheng had not gone far at that time. When Jiao Ya reported it, he ran back like crazy.
Seeing Suzuki Kawa with his back to him, his blond hair disheveled, and a smile in his tender voice, he said, "Uncle Matsumoto defected. I hope everyone will forget about this."
In front of him, Matsumoto's body was still nailed to the wooden pillar, and the other swordsmen were pale.
Jiguo Yansheng held a knife, his brows furrowed, and helped Suzuki Kawa control the swordsmen. In the room, Shion, with her hair tied up, walked out holding Yuta's hand. Seeing the blood all over the floor, her expression was calm.
Everyone then realized that this junior who usually chatted and laughed with them would point a long arrow at their throats without hesitation.
Yan Sheng's eyes trembled, and Rengoku Kotaro called him worriedly: "Yan Sheng, what's wrong with you?"
He stood there for a while.
The ponytailed boy turned his head and smiled: "Nothing, you should go back first. We still have a ghost hunting mission tonight, right?"
Rengoku Kotaro nodded, said goodbye to Yan Sheng and went back.
In the master's study, Xiao Ai brought tea and placed it on the small table.
Shiyin rubbed her brows. She was exhausted from taking care of her husband's funeral these days and was afraid that she would get sick.
She looked at the blindfolded boy across from her.
He said slowly, "I can only stay for a while, maybe one or two years. Yuitai is still a bit too impatient in his work, and his temperament is softer than his father. There is no problem leaving the other industries to Ai, but I am worried that there will be chaos in the Demon Slayer Corps in the next two years."
Suzuki Kawa nodded: "I will do my best to assist Yuita."
"I'm worried that your handling of the matter will make Yuita dissatisfied with you." A flash of worry appeared in Shion's eyes. Suzuki Kawa is not much older than Yuita, and children all have a period when they don't like to be obedient. She was worried that Yuita would dislike Suzuki Kawa because of this.
She understands her child and tries her best to think of a solution.
System: [I always feel like she's setting a flag.]
Suzuki Kawa: [Never mind, let's just take it one step at a time. The mission hasn't moved forward in two years anyway.]
The last time it moved was the last time, and it has been stuck at 39.9% for a long time.
Shion looked at Suzuki Kawa.
At first, she preferred Yan Sheng's.
But soon, she discovered that another child, Suzuki Kawa, behaved very differently from Yan Sheng.
While hunting ghosts, it is very easy to encounter situations where humans have been transformed into ghosts. Many swordsmen find it difficult to kill them. When facing their former companions, they just cannot bring their swords down.
Suzuki Kawa was different. He shot them all to death without hesitation.
Even Yan Sheng looked reluctant.
After hearing the report from the Crow, the former lord said without hesitation, "Let's choose him."
"Let's go with him."
In the wilderness, in an abandoned house, a black-haired young man in a kimono stood with his hands behind his back, his deep red eyes pierced by scarlet lines, and spoke.
A woman with her hair in a bun stood behind him and said, "He is a very good archer."
"He almost never misses a shot, and he's only twelve years old. Except for the demons with extremely fast movement speed, all other demons will be shot to death as long as they are within his shooting range. The Demon Slayer Corps will definitely be a disaster in the future if there is such a human like this." A demon in the shape of a man next to her said.
Muzan Kibutsuji snorted coldly: "Don't worry, there will always be opportunities."
"That's someone who can kill his companions."
"Only twelve years old..."
A glimmer of light flashed in the scarlet eyes.
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