Chapter 17

"A lot of girls have run away recently."

"Suma from Tokito-ya, Hanae from Kyogoku-ya, who else?"

"I don't know, anyway, they are all very beautiful girls."

"Well, since Tokito-ya and Kyogoku-ya have lost their people, maybe our Ogimoto-ya will rise."

"Don't even think about it. Tokito-ya has the oiran Koika, and Kyogoku-ya has the oiran Warabihime. We at Ogimoto-ya can't compare to them. Besides, our oiran Maki hasn't left her room for a long time because she's been sick..."

The two girls were whispering to each other, and across the wall—

Gojo Satoru was listening attentively. His range of movement was limited, and getting useful information was crucial for them to resolve this predicament. Just when he wanted to get closer to hear more clearly.

Bang!

The teaching mother slapped Gojo Satoru on the head, and Gojo Satoru, who had no limit to his cursed power, was slapped hard.

Ogimotoya's mother angrily accused him of being absent from class: "Really? You and Inoko are the best looking of the group, how come you are so untalented in schoolwork?"

Gojo Satoru looked at the other person who was accused by the doll. It was indeed a beautiful face, but he was trying his best to hide something at the moment. Gojo Satoru suspected that he would collapse in the next second, but he tried his best to cut off the tail of a daisy and inserted it in the right place according to the doll's instructions.

One of the last-placed ones had already done his best, and the remaining five Satoru were about to be hit by concentrated fire, but fortunately he was quick-eyed and quick-handed and quickly arranged the flowers. The genius sorcerer was able to perfectly reproduce it in the illustration!

Seeing that today's teaching was quite effective, the mother dove nodded and announced that today's class was over.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuzi ran out, and Gojo Satoru hurriedly followed behind.

"Hey Pig, what are you doing? Wait for me." Gojo Satoru pinched his throat and shouted behind him.

The man running in front frowned, thinking that his voice had given up the conversation with the one behind him, and he had to check on Maki's situation as soon as possible.

However, the two of them ran as fast as they could to that room, and after opening the door, they found that all the windows of the dark space were sealed.

There was a slight sound coming from a hidden corner, and Zhuzi followed closely behind.

Inosuke Hashibira, a member of the Demon Slayer Corps who was sold to the Flower Street, entered the Ogimoto House to exchange information with the Sound Pillar's wife Maki. According to the voices he heard, Maki was probably abducted by a demon.

It was the man-eating ghost hiding in Yoshiwara! He must kill this evil ghost!

However, at the next corner, a wretched-looking man suddenly walked out. Inosuke Hashibira, whose way was blocked, did not stop and punched the man in the face, creating a huge hole in the wall.

Because of the momentary interruption, it was too late to speed up, and Inosuke Hashibira could only hear the sound gradually fading away.

The feeling of annoyance was beyond words, when suddenly a white figure rushed forward. Although its strength was not very strong, the being that was trying to stop it was not the real body.

Spell: Cang!

The ceiling suddenly exploded, and a colorful ribbon fell down, which seemed to depict a portrait of a woman.

"Tsk, you abandoned your prey and ran away?" After throwing the colored cloth to Inosuke, Gojo Satoru tidied up his messy clothes, "Now you can talk to me, right?"

Inosuke, who was pinching the cloth belt, made a little noise out of surprise, then suddenly covered his mouth with some fear and ran away in the other direction.

Gojo Satoru touched his chin. It was true that he wanted to find someone from the Demon Slayer Corps to cooperate with, but why was this Inoko so strange? He wasn't scary, so why did he run away so quickly?

But soon, Gojo Satoru found out the reason why Inosuke ran away. An oppressive footstep woke him up from behind, and a hand pressed hard on Gojo Satoru.

After showing off, Gojo Satoru, who had no energy left to go on a rampage, felt a sharp shudder in his heart. He had not experienced such a thrilling experience in a long time. He turned around and saw the returning udder mother, her eyes wide open, a bit like the evil spirit described in the biography.

The roar shook Gojo Satoru's eardrums: "Goko, do you want to go to heaven?"

Inosuke, who was running far away, heard the terrifying sound behind him, paused for a moment, and then ran faster. Anyway, let's leave this person to the sound pillar first.

While Inosuke was thinking this, he was suddenly pulled into a room by a pair of hands.

"Ah, sissy, what do you want?" After determining that the other party was definitely not a woman, Inosuke quickly prepared to attack.

The Curse Master, who thought he looked very similar, simply gave up the disguise. Geto Xiayou waved his hand to show that he had no weapon: "I have no ill intentions. Didn't my partner help you before? That was Wu Zi."

Seeing that Inosuke had not let down his guard, Xiayou Jie pointed at Makiu, who was held by Inosuke's arm: "And she should need some treatment now."

"Are you a doctor?" Inosuke asked.

Geto Xiayou nodded. Although it was not the case, he had learned some techniques of dealing with it in Mr. Hinawa's class. He originally thought that he would not use them, but he actually used them in this situation.

Thinking that he must listen to the class carefully when he returns, Xiayou Jie used the existing materials in the room to help Maki fix several bones that were broken by the belt.

After finishing all of this, the black-haired cursed spirit asked with the kindest expression: "Can you take me to meet the other members of your Demon Slayer Corps?"

Shinichi Hinawa was strolling along the streets of Yoshiwara entertainment district.

It was clearly night, but it was as bright as day. The streets illuminated by lights and the red-light districts were places where men sought pleasure, but also where women were buried.

When this city was still called Edo, Yoshiwara was a city within the city of Edo. It had its own laws, merchants erected high walls, and thugs patrolled day and night in order to trap countless girls like flowers in it. Countless secrets that could not be seen in the light grew wantonly here, making it a perfect place for ghosts to find food.

Shinichi Hirin walked through the busy streets and stopped only when he reached a place where there were few people. The city walls on all sides would never trap guests who came here to have fun, so he would not be restricted.

A gust of wind blew, and suddenly several fallen figures appeared on the empty ground. Hirin Shinichi glanced at the sea reeds that were gradually withering and dying in the distance, resisted the urge to look back, and walked towards the city again.

Perhaps after waking up, some of the girls here will leave the city forever and start a new life. But there will definitely be others who will return to the city that is linked to their fate, because the tamed birds have long forgotten how to live in the world outside the cage.

In my mind, the system's voice was very noisy: [Host, why did you destroy the granary of the fallen princess and get her out! ]

"If we don't get them out, are we going to just leave them there to die?" Shinichi Hinawa had a bad reaction.

The system whispered back: [The Demon Slayer Corps will come to rescue them. ]

"Wouldn't it be nice to save them some time?"

Not wanting to listen anymore, Shinichi Hinawa put the system in solitary confinement again. What the system said was right, everything here already had a script, the man-eating evil spirits would eventually be killed, and Yoshiwara's flower street would continue to operate smoothly until the end of history.

After all, this is just a dream, and everything that happened here has turned into the dust of history and disappeared.

Shinichi Hinawa understood all of this, but as a person from Tokyo, he felt truly sad.

Tokyo, no, Edo, once suffered such trauma.

"You said you want to help us investigate the clues about the ghost in Flower Street?" asked the man with exaggerated patterns on his face.

Through the self-introductions of both parties, Geto Xiayou already knew that he was the Sound Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. After comparing him to the top brass of the Jujutsu world, Geto Xiayou acted respectful: "Yes, we accidentally entered the Flower Street and learned that there are cannibal demons here, so we wanted to do our best to help."

After saying this, he also tried to suppress Gojo Satoru who was bickering with Inosuke, and wanted the two of them to bow together. In order to gain the trust of the top leaders of other organizations, Xiayou Jie believed that basic etiquette was necessary.

However, they were stopped halfway through the bend.

Xia Youjie looked over in confusion, only to hear the swordsman named Yu■Tenyuan laughing for a while, then he bowed to them with a sincere expression.

“No, you don’t have to…”

Geto Suguru was interrupted before he finished speaking. He heard U■Tengen say, "I am very happy that there are ordinary people who can bravely face the cannibal demons. This makes us believe that this kind of evil demon is not invincible. The hymn of mankind is the hymn of courage. I have heard from Inosuke that you are very powerful. If this operation can be successfully completed, I would like to invite you to join the Demon Slayer Corps."

Geto Suguru showed joy on his face. He did not expect that this cooperation could be reached so easily. If it were on those rotten oranges in the world of sorcery, it would be impossible not to put some restrictions on them.

However, Yu■Tianyuan changed the subject and said, "But, I hope you can go find those who have disappeared. If you encounter an evil ghost, please shout for help and leave immediately. I have good hearing and will rush to the scene as soon as possible."

This time, Geto Suguru didn't say anything, but Gojo Satoru was already unhappy.

As a genius sorcerer, he has always crushed his peers since he was a child. In order to make the most effective use of his talent, both his family and the Sorcerers Association would let him handle tasks that would be difficult for sorcerers of the same level.

Those who have strength must bear responsibilities that match their strength. Both he and Geto are used to being supporters of the weak. But this time, someone actually let them escape!

"No, we are at least stronger than your three team members. At least let us join the team that's looking for ghosts." Because of his limited strength, Gojo Satoru felt that he was already settling for the second best.

Xia Youjie also said: "Sir Yu■, you don't have to take care of us like this. We have our own means to deal with ghosts even if we encounter them."

But no matter how they begged, the Sound Pillar still rejected them: "You don't have the Sun Blade, and your strength is not at the Pillar level. The demon you met this time is an upper-rank demon, and swordsmen below the Pillar level are basically no different."

The senior duo wanted to say something to refute, but this time someone interrupted them again.

This time it was Tanjiro who was lurking in Tokito's house. The gentle boy still had a sunny smile, and the reason he gave was very reasonable. Not only because they had experience in dealing with demons, but more importantly, they were the Demon Slayer Corps, and it was their duty to protect others. "The breathing method we use was passed down for thousands of years to kill evil demons. I know you are very powerful, but now, our power is suitable for killing demons, and you are more suitable for protecting others."

"I believe that only power that can protect others is meaningful. Please help us to help others."

After he said this, he and his team members went to their battlefield without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)