Chapter 120 I am the Dark Night [That’s You.] …
【That's you.】
"Yeah, isn't that me?"
Suzuki Kawa looked at the ripples spreading on the water and suddenly smiled.
That night, many people came to Mount Kirigakure, all of them were swordsmen and hidden members of the Demon Slayer Corps. Crow shuttled through the mountains and forests, but only found Tanjiro and others halfway up the mountain.
There were other wild ghosts wandering in the Mist Shadow Mountain. Inosuke fought with the ghost and it took him a lot of effort to kill it. By the time he cut off the ghost's head, the reinforcements of the Demon Slayer Corps arrived.
The nightmare from three years ago happened again.
Suzuki Kawa could have just killed all these people and been done with it, but for some reason he didn't go ahead and do it.
What's even more troublesome is what to do with Tanjiro Kamado's ghost sister.
Ubuyashiki Kōya held the letter from Urokodaki Sakonji in his hand and remained silent for a long time. His wife Tianyin was kneeling beside him with her head lowered. He raised his eyes and saw crows circling in the hazy night.
"...Bring it back first." He put the letter aside, "What did Shinobu say?"
"The Kamado boys are seriously injured. Giyuu has burn marks on his skin. The other boy has a heavy fist mark on his shoulder and a broken wrist. He needs to rest."
Tianyin whispered, "When Shinobu, Mitsuri, and Shimizu went over to provide support, Shinobu was responsible for treating everyone. Mitsuri and Shimizu searched around Wuying Mountain for a long time but couldn't find any trace of him."
Ubuyashiki Yoya closed his eyes and said, "Let's wait until they wake up. This matter... doesn't need to be told to anyone else yet."
"Perhaps he has escaped."
"No, perhaps it's lucky we didn't find him." Ubuyashiki Kōya opened his eyes. "If we really had faced him, Mitsuri and Sane might not have been able to come back."
However, Suzuki Kawa has not killed anyone so far.
Ubuyashiki Yoya had never met Suzuki River. He only heard from the swordsmen who experienced it on that rainy night three years ago, and from the historical records of the Demon Slayer Corps, he learned that he was a man of extraordinary talent.
He has a thick stack of medical records, and he has killed a considerable number of demons. The records of the Demon Slayer Corps say that he retired due to illness, but from Ubuyashiki Kōya's own notes, he learned that Suzuki Kawa disappeared after a fire.
The head of that generation of the family recorded a lot of things. After all, it was the generation where the breathing method originated. Every pillar was recorded in detail, but Suzuki River also occupied a large amount of space.
Between the lines, there is fear and suspicion of him, and the fear that he will seize power.
After Suzuki River disappeared, the lord breathed a sigh of relief... although what happened afterwards became an unspeakable chapter in the history of the Demon Slayer Corps.
It turns out that person turned into a ghost.
Even when he was a human, he could still shoot and kill countless evil spirits even with a sick body. After becoming a demon, it was inevitable that he would become the best among them... But, did he kill Muzan Kibutsuji and become the new Demon King?
The curse of Ubuyashiki has not been lifted.
Could it be that Muzan Kibutsuji is not dead? Then how does Suzuki Kawa control the other demons?
His already pale face suddenly became ugly.
“Cough cough cough!”
Tianyin's face changed slightly, and he quickly brought over the steaming medicine. Ubuyashiki Yoya closed his eyes and tried to calm his breathing. The familiar smell of medicine was on the tip of his nose. He said in a difficult tone: "Thank you for your hard work, Tianyin."
In the past three hundred years, Suzuki Kawa has not killed many people. He spent most of his time sleeping. Only during the time when he was raising Douma, he wandered around Kyoto and killed many sorcerers and political enemies of the Suzuki family.
If he thinks someone deserves to die, then they will die.
Similarly, he felt that there was no need to kill certain people, nor would he kill them all. Ultimately, he viewed these people as fish that had been caught at the bottom of the lake without knowing when.
Regardless of whether the fish bite the bait or not, he will pack up and go home when the time comes. These fish will not leave any trace in his mind - even if they do, it will only last for a short time and will be forgotten by him.
"They won't pose any threat to me." Suzuki Kawa said to the system while carrying a small bucket. Walking on the mountain road in the early morning, the surroundings were filled with fog, but it was much better than Wuying Mountain. His hair was slightly wet by the fog.
"I just want to get to the modern era as soon as possible. Sigh." He sighed. "There have been more and more sorcerers in Tokyo in the past two years, and there seem to be more cursed spirits as well, but they haven't caused any big trouble yet."
"Xiaomei has seen you before. You won't be discovered here, right? Douma has cursed powers, and he can see your 'tent'." The system looked at the map and saw Suzukigawa's yard ahead.
"If you see it, then you see it," Suzuki Chuan yawned, "Go back and eat something, then play some games, I'm going to sleep."
There were only a few pitiful small fish in the small bucket in his hand. The system felt that for such a big lake, the fact that Suzuki Chuan only caught so few was also a sign of strength.
He seems to be an animal lover.
After a few days, the system told Suzuki Kawa that there were many traces of ghosts around, as well as traces of the Demon Slayer Corps, and that the Demon Slayer Corps and the ghosts had encountered each other.
"Huh? Not dead?" Suzuki Kawa held the game console without raising his head.
[Dead.] The system said, [So now the Demon Slayer Corps has determined that there are powerful demons here, and has sent more people to kill them. I took a look, and it seems there are two pillars.]
"Looking for death." Suzuki Chuan spat out two words, "Who came first?"
[…Douma.]
Suzuki Kawa stared at the word "Victory" on the game screen, let out a long sigh, put the game aside, leaned back, stared at the wood grain on the ceiling, and looked thoughtfully: "Let's clear the 'account'. If they want to fight, let them fight. As for Douma..."
"Will he lose against the Demon Slayer Corps?"
[I can only tell you that his original fate was to be poisoned to death.]
"Poisoned? That's a very unusual way to die."
[Hmm...I just ate something I shouldn't have.]
Suzuki Kawa understood, he shook his head, and did not continue discussing this topic, but instead thought about how to spend the next period of time.
The Demon Slayer Corps is indeed annoying, but Suzuki Kawa is conflicted about killing them all. He feels it is troublesome and unnecessary.
He has his own balance in his heart. The Demon Slayer Corps is not to the point where they must be killed, but they are a bit annoying.
Just like Douma, he is a little annoying, but not to the point where he must die.
【But when you killed the Kamado family...】
"Do they have anything to do with me?" Suzuki Chuan stood up slowly and said, "Do you care whether a stranger is dead or alive?"
He looked outside, scratched his head in distress, and went to wash up.
The system was still trying to understand his words.
Suzuki Kawa had already skipped this topic and was thinking about notifying Ando Tsukasa to come over. Since Douma had already come, there was no need to cover his ears and act like an ostrich.
From the moment he met Tanjiro Kamado on the mountain, he knew that his peaceful days were gone forever.
Ando Tsukasa arrived quickly. When he received the news from Suzuki Kawa, he was wandering around the nearby mountains, observing his surroundings furtively. He sensed Douma's presence, and the other party didn't think about hiding himself.
As soon as he received the news from Suzukigawa, he rushed to a certain place and laughed out loud when he passed by Douma.
The laughter was so loud that it attracted the attention of the Demon Slayer Corps' crows, and several dark crow shadows immediately appeared above their heads.
Douma: ...
He squinted his eyes and watched Ando Tsukasa's disappearing figure, with his habitual smile on his face, but it was much more restrained.
With the tent removed, the classically decorated courtyard was immediately exposed to view. The crow flapped its wings and flew back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters to report the news. Johhime, who was resting in Tokyo, suddenly opened her eyes. In the Infinite Castle, Kokushibo, who was swinging his sword, froze. Six Eyes stared at the Hollow in his hand, wondering what he was thinking.
The first person to knock on the door was Ando Tsukasa.
"Come in."
There were trees planted in the yard, and beneath them were stone tables and rocking chairs. Beside them was a small pond where fish happily swam in the mud and sand. Suzuki Kawa stood by the pond, twisting the bait, without looking up. "Good evening, Ando."
Behind him, Ando Si knelt on one knee and bowed his head: "Sir."
"Muzan's body, bring it out."
After Suzuki Kawa finished speaking, Ando Tsukasa couldn't help but raise his head. He wanted to ask something, but swallowed it back. After responding respectfully, he disappeared from the spot.
The bait was sprinkled and immediately attracted a group of small fish. These inconspicuous little creatures huddled together to devour the food, and the water surface was splashed by their swaying bodies.
There were lights hanging in the yard, and the light and shadows swayed, stretching his shadow diagonally.
After sprinkling the last handful of bait, Suzuki Kawa placed the small bowl in his hand on the table next to him. There was an undercurrent in the mountain, and the Demon Slayer Corps might make a big move tonight.
After answering the question from Ando Tsukasa in his mind, Suzuki Kawa slowly walked to the sink on the other side, washed his hands, and tore off two pieces of paper towels to wipe away the water stains.
By the time he threw the paper ball into the trash can, Ando Tsukasa had already appeared outside his living room carrying a corpse.
"Throw it in." Suzuki Kawa walked towards Ando Tsukasa, "Just put it anywhere on the ground, don't block my way."
"Okay."
Ando Tsukasa moved Muzan Kibutsuji's body to another place. Suzuki Kawa's living room was very large, and the body was placed in an empty corner.
Suzuki Kawa stood beside the corpse, looking at the face, which was pale and bloodless. Originally, there was very little demon blood left in Muzan Kibutsuji's body, but a lot of it had been replenished over the years, so it was still quite useful.
"You said that if we kill Muzan, the curse of Ubuyashiki will be broken?" Suzuki Kawa stared at Muzan and said.
Ando Si said weakly: "Wouldn't that be a bargain for them?"
After a moment's silence, Suzuki Kawa laughed: "You make sense. If you want to break the curse, let them come and get it themselves." He had never thought of this three hundred years ago, and it is even more impossible now.
Ando Tsukasa continued, "Besides, even if the curse is broken, they will still not let go of the cannibal."
"The breathing sword technique has been passed down to this day and it is time for it to come to an end." Suzuki Kawa turned around and no longer paid attention to the body of the former Ghost King. Ando Si hurriedly followed him.
"Boss, are you going to kill those people from the Demon Slayer Corps?" Ando Tsukasa was full of energy.
"Ando, the era of sorcerers has come. Many sorcerers have appeared in Tokyo." Suzuki Kawa's ambiguous words fell, and Ando Tsukasa's pupils shrank behind him.
The blond young man stood at the doorway of the living room, looking at the wide-open courtyard gate in front of him. The smile on his face did not fade, and a strange color flashed in his purple eyes: "Since there will be a battle after all, let's regard it as the final curtain call of the Breathing Sword Technique."
Since the Warring States Period, Tsugumi Yoshiichi created the breathing sword technique, which has given the Demon Slayer Corps its greatest support in a thousand years. It has truly gained the confidence to fight against demons. Over the past three hundred years, talented swordsmen have emerged one after another, and the current generation is particularly outstanding.
A genius swordsman who only appears once every few decades, there are more than a dozen of them this year. The five major breathing methods and their derived breathing methods constitute the strongest nine pillars in history.
Not to mention Tanjiro Kamado, who inherited the Sun Breathing.
"It is indeed the strongest generation." Suzuki Kawa murmured in a low voice.
The system said that each pillar has the power to kill a lower-rank character alone, and even an upper-rank character can be defeated, and they also like to fight against more than one.
Outside the yard, a group of cannibals stood in a black mass. Each of them maintained their human form, with neat and uniform clothes, standing in an orderly manner, staring at the front with their scarlet eyes, and dared not look around.
At the front, six figures stood side by side.
Standing in the middle was Kokushibo, who was wearing a dark purple riding hakama and had a hollow crying god slung around his waist.
Ando Tsukasa stood behind Suzuki Kawa, looked up at the scene, and said, "We have thousands of demons in Infinite City who can match the strength of the Lower Moons."
"From the Warring States Period to the Taisho Period, I have gathered and trained all the demons, both those who were sent out and those who remained in the Infinite Castle, for the past two years, sir."
【All the pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps have been dispatched. 】
Suzuki Chuan raised his eyes, looked at the crescent moon in the sky, and said, "There's still an hour until dawn."
He opened his hand, and a white light flashed on his hand. Then a longbow made of branches appeared in his hand, and the crescent moon mark was clearly visible.
He drew his bow and arrow, and suddenly shot the white arrow into the night sky.
Ando Tsukasa watched the arrow disappear into the night sky, unable to hide his astonishment. The night seemed to have not changed at all, the moon just now disappeared, and he felt that his strength had suddenly increased a lot.
"Now, there are still ten hours." Suzuki Kawa raised the corners of his lips.
"Enjoy the battle."
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