Chapter 78: What to do when you encounter the Ghost King? Growing up in Yokohama...
How could a boy who grew up in Yokohama not have seen the methods used by organizations to manage their members?
To be honest, Suzuki Kawa's temper is definitely not good.
He has been a delinquent since elementary school and carried out his bad principles to the end in junior high school. Suzuki Kawa believes that as the eldest brother, he should be more tolerant towards his treacherous younger brothers.
But since I dared to stab him in the back, then let’s deal with it separately.
The incident a few years ago was gradually forgotten after several new team members were replaced. Everyone just felt that Suzuki Kawa was approachable and spoke nicely, and they really liked playing and going on missions with him.
The most important thing is that there will be no danger when going on a mission with Suzuki Kawa.
Often, before they even saw the ghost, they were shot to death by Suzuki Kawa with an arrow.
It is the fifth year since Ubuyashiki Yuta took over as lord.
A moonlit night.
Beneath the cliff, in the lush, dark woods, shadows vaguely moved by, an ominous aura hung in the air, and the wind blew, stirring up broken sand and gravel.
A young boy with blond hair and a high ponytail was holding a longbow made of branches, standing on the edge of a cliff with his back to the bright moon. When he lowered his head, the white ribbon behind his head flew up in the wind.
Suzuki Kawa was already used to the electronic sounds in his ears. He casually raised his bow, his fingertips turning white as he twisted the bowstring, and pulled out a full arc. His arrow tip was pointing downwards, his brows and eyes were serious. As the target moved at high speed, he had to concentrate to catch the ghost's trace.
[This ghost moves so fast, it feels like the fastest ghost we've ever encountered.] The system said in his mind.
Suzuki Kawa narrowed his eyes, and in an instant, the bowstring vibrated, and the light arrow flew out. The woods exploded with a small impact, and smoke and dust rolled, as if a small bomb had exploded.
[Dead.] The system cast its gaze deep into the woods, confirming that the ghost had been blasted to pieces, and reported to Suzuki Kawa.
The boy responded nonchalantly. The ghost had been spotted for a few days, but he hadn't been free these days, so he didn't set out to hunt it until tonight.
The other swordsmen are good at close combat, and they are at a disadvantage against this kind of fast-moving ghost. In addition, this place is relatively remote, so they simply wait for Suzuki Kawa to deal with it.
Tonight, Suzuki Kawa came out alone.
His combat power no longer allows him to act with Yan Sheng, so this would be a waste of resources.
Several years ago, he and Yan Sheng began to lead the newly recruited swordsmen on ghost hunting missions.
He sighed. Yan Sheng had been in a bad mood these past few days. Even though he looked no different from usual on the surface, even the corners of his mouth were raised.
Suzuki Chuan was puzzled: [Speaking of which, how did Yan Sheng go out and bring Yunyi back? I really don't understand.]
The system couldn't figure it out: [Is this the fate of twins? ]
He thought that it was he who brought Yoriichi back to the Demon Slayer Corps, and he also thought that it was other team members, and even thought that it was Mrs. Shion who had already left the Demon Slayer Corps.
But the only person I didn’t expect was Yan Sheng.
Suzuki Kawa sighed. He had been away from the Demon Slayer Corps for the past few days, and as soon as he came back he was greeted with this big news.
It was still early, Suzuki Kawa stood on the cliff, lost in thought. The Demon Slayer Corps had been calm for a long time, and the progress of his mission finally slowed down a few days ago, perhaps because of Yoriichi.
Oh, there is another possibility.
He left the Demon Slayer Corps and headed to the Kamikaze family these days to escort Xiao Ai and Yuta's fiancée.
The wind blew through his hair, and Suzuki Kawa narrowed his blindfolded eyes. He turned his head and looked at the figure that appeared at the end of the path.
That was exactly the end of the perspective provided by the system. Suzuki Kawa frowned, and the figure walked out. Under the moonlight, the perspective moved, and the black-haired man raised his eyes, and his pair of blood-red eyes contained murderous intent.
[Oh my god!] The system screamed.
Suzuki Kawa frowned even tighter. What the hell was the system yelling about? Did this guy owe it money?
[That, that, that is the Ghost King! ]
[What happened to the Ghost King...F*ck the Ghost King! !]
We've already reached the final boss fight! This isn't right!
Could it be that he was being too pretentious and was targeted by the Ghost King?!
System: [I think so too.]
Suzuki Chuan was angry: [Shut up! ]
Muzan Kibutsuji walked out of the shadows, completely exposed in the moonlight. He stared at the blindfolded boy with scarlet eyes, a smile on his face, and called out his name accurately: "Suzuki Kawa."
Suzuki Chuan pursed his lips, and even though he was panicking inside, he still pretended to be indifferent: "Who are you?"
The next second, the Ghost King grabbed his neck unexpectedly. Before he could even react, the Ghost King was in front of him and spoke in a deep voice: "Die, or become a ghost. Choose."
Suzuki Kawa: ...
I choose him (beep)
The system is anxious: [Stop cursing, what if you ban me later?! ]
The boy's voice was difficult because of the confinement in his throat: "Who... are you?"
Muzan Kibutsuji narrowed his eyes and said compassionately, "Muzan Kibutsuji."
How could Suzuki Kawa, who had been in the Demon Slayer Corps for nearly ten years, not know the name of Muzan Kibutsuji, the enemy of the Ubuyashiki family for hundreds of years, but the blindfolded boy still had the same expression.
There was no fear, nor surprise. Due to the difficulty in breathing, he had to open his mouth and said slowly: "You... want to transform... me, not... kill me."
Muzan did intend to transform this terrifyingly powerful boy into a demon, but he was also wary of the boy's strength. Just now, he took advantage of the boy's unpreparedness and instantly moved in front of him, cutting off his long-range attack.
He didn't know the extent of the effect of the light arrows in Suzuki Kawa's hands. At first, they couldn't kill the ghosts, but soon, all the ghosts, no matter how powerful, would die with one hit.
That light seemed to contain the power of the sun.
Muzan Kibutsuji swept the longbow he was holding fearlessly.
And no one knows where this human's arrow came from. Did it appear out of thin air?
"Then... you should transform... I... don't want to, ahem, die."
The boy's intermittent words sounded, and Muzan Kibutsuji's pupils shrank slightly.
He had been observing this young man for four years. Through the perspective of those slain ghosts, he had to say that he was still a little uneasy about the glaring arrow. He hadn't expected that this man would agree to become a ghost so easily?
Aren’t those people in the Demon Slayer Corps the ones who prefer to die rather than surrender?
A woman in a kimono appeared and Tamayo bowed.
Purple eyes looked at the blindfolded boy who was having trouble breathing and said, "In that case, my lord, please transform him."
The arrival of his subordinates made Muzan feel a little relieved. He did not show it on his face, but his sharp nails pierced into Suzuki Kawa's fragile neck skin, penetrated his blood vessels, and injected demon blood into the boy's body frantically.
Suzuki Kawa was struck by severe pain, his face turned pale, his body tensed, and the longbow he was holding fell to the ground weakly.
Zhu Shi lowered his eyes and saw a crescent-shaped decoration on the bow wrapped with branches.
The process of imparting demon blood is long. Because of Suzuki Kawa's strength, Muzan Kibutsuji can't wait to give him more blood so that he can become an evil demon with unprecedented strength.
When he felt a sharp pain in the back, Muzan Kibutsuji opened his eyes wide in horror. He didn't expect Tamayo to stab him in the back.
“Tamayo!!”
The furious Ghost King suddenly threw away the young man who was still giving blood and attacked Zhu Shi, but the dagger that Zhu Shi stabbed into his body was wiped by something unknown, and he felt tired.
This feeling frightened him. He looked at Tamayo with resentment, and the sharp thorns pierced Tamayo's body. The Ghost King's connection with his subordinates began to weaken. He realized that changes had taken place in Tamayo that he had not noticed.
He was anxious just now and gave out a large amount of blood, and his body was weak at that moment.
After weighing the pros and cons, Muzan Kibutsuji quickly fled away.
Tamayo had exhausted all her strength in her sneak attack on Muzan Kibutsuji. The body of the Demon King was not easily pierced, so when her heart was pierced by the Demon King's thorns, she could only fly backwards and hit the ground.
Suzuki Kawa, who had received a large amount of the Ghost King's blood, curled up his body. The severe pain from his limbs was as if he was run over by a truck. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, wetting the blindfold.
The system was shocked by this scene. It did not expect to encounter Tamayo backstabbing Muzan, nor did it expect Suzuki Kawa to accept Muzan's blood like this.
[What should I do? Are you going to turn into a ghost?]
Suzuki Chuan was annoyed: [Why don’t you think of a solution quickly! ]
The system frantically searched the item store and finally found an item: [Frozen Body - After use, all negative state of the body is frozen for two years, and after two years, the side effects will be ten times more.]
Two years is enough!
Suzuki Kawa quickly exchanged and used it, and his body, which was twitching due to pain, gradually calmed down. His chest rose and fell weakly, his blond hair was messy and stuck to his forehead, and he was the only one left on the cliff.
I don’t know how much time had passed, but Tamayo had already escaped, and the system told him that it was almost dawn.
[It's best not to bask in the sun. The freezing effect will be weakened and shortened when exposed to sunlight, increasing side effects.] The system said.
Suzuki Kawa tore off the blindfold, revealing his out-of-focus purple eyes surrounded by clotted blood that seeped out of his eye sockets.
The system was startled: [Your eyes?!]
It quickly checked it and said weakly: [It's not far from being ruined.]
Suzuki Kawa gritted his teeth. Damn Muzan Kibutsuji, one day he would chop this bastard into small pieces.
He stood up shakily and asked, "Did you see it, Crow?"
If Crow saw that he was given blood, even if there was a reason, he probably would not be able to return to the Demon Slayer Corps.
System: [No, Muzan killed all the nearby crows.]
"But since we've noticed you've lost track, headquarters will send someone out to look for you soon." The system consoled him.
The sky was turning pale, and Suzuki Kawa staggered towards the depths of the woods. The system told him to stay out of the sun and find a shady place first.
The Bow of Artemis dropped on the ground disappeared, saving Suzuki Kawa the trouble of picking up the weapon.
System: [You're covered in blood, probably from the transformation just now... lots of wounds.]
Suzuki Kawa is now covered in bruises.
He exchanged for an anesthetic pill and swallowed it. The pain in his body gradually numbed. The boy leaned against the tree and tied the blindfold again.
"I have to leave the Demon Slayer Corps within two years." His voice was weak.
I originally wanted to become a ghost with Yan Sheng, but I didn't expect him to be the first to be tricked.
Efforts that no one sees are what fools do.
In the second half of the night, Yan Sheng returned to the headquarters after completing the mission. When he heard that Suzuki Kawa had gone to kill ghosts, he didn't say anything. He thought it was just an ordinary ghost-killing mission like usual, so he waited for his friend under the eaves outside the room.
However, until dawn, my friend did not return.
Yin came running over breathlessly, anxiously saying, "Master Yansheng...Master Suzuki's crow is dead!"
Jiguo Yansheng stood up suddenly, his head dizzy for a moment, he grasped the Sun Blade tightly and said coldly: "I'll go find him."
As soon as he ran out of the headquarters gate, he saw Yunyi carrying the dying Suzuki Kawa back on his back. His golden hair hung down limply and his body could not even be seen moving.
Yunyi looked at him and explained, "I was passing by that side and smelled Ogawa's blood."
The crow belonging to Yunichi flapped its wings and said proudly, "Master Yunichi can smell the scent from miles away. How amazing!"
"Ah, fortunately, Yuichiro is here. Let's take Lord Suzuki to get treatment!" Yin hurriedly followed and saw Yuichiro carrying Suzuki Kawa on his back. He was immediately relieved. But when he found that Suzuki Kawa was in critical condition, he breathed a sigh of relief again.
Jiguo Yansheng grabbed his Nichirin sword, moved away, and watched Yunyi carrying Suzuki Kawa on his back as he walked towards the doctor's room, and followed him numbly.
The doctor's room was filled with the smell of blood. Upon hearing the news, Ubuyashiki Yuita also hurried over.
"Luckily, we found it in time, and the bleeding has stopped now. If it had been a little later, even I would be helpless."
Yan Sheng stood by the door, listening to the doctor sigh.
Fortunately, I caught up...
The people around whispered.
Fortunately, I have a great relationship with you...
For a moment, he felt as if he were back in his adopted country, back in that brief period of darkness.
Yan Sheng's fingertips gripping the Sun Blade turned white.
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