Chapter 056
In order to prevent the resting places of the dead members of the Demon Slayer Corps from being found by Muzan Kibutsuji, and even to prevent Muzan from destroying the cemeteries out of anger after finding them, the cemeteries where the Demon Slayer Corps members were buried were hidden.
The same goes for Qingxi. If she hadn't followed Ubuyashiki Kōya's family, she wouldn't have known where the cemetery was where all the Demon Slayer Corps members who died at the hands of demons were buried.
Walking on the bluestone path and following the two people in front, Qingxi looked up and looked around. As far as the eye could see, there were tombstones of all sizes, some new as if they had just been erected, and some so old that the surface was covered with moss.
Are all the people buried in this entire cemetery filled with tombstones Demon Slayers from the Heian period to the present?
Using the word "spectacular" is already a blasphemy to the people who rest here, so what other words should she use to describe it?
Tragic yet heroic? It seemed a little lighter.
As I followed them, I saw someone standing in front of a tombstone from a distance.
Qingxi leaned over to take a look and saw that it was the Wind Pillar Kitaya Xuanying.
But at this moment, he was more or less wrapped in bandages, and he looked as if he had fought a big battle with someone before coming here. Without seeing who he was fighting against, he now looked like the one who had lost the upper hand.
Qingxi had mixed thoughts in her mind, but then she immediately realized that the tombstone she was facing was that of the Water Pillar Hasegawa Naoto.
"My lord, are you here to see Hasegawa too?" Kitaya Genei asked.
"Well, I came to see my child." Ubuyashiki Kazuya put his hand on the tombstone, "And I wanted to tell him, thank you for your hard work."
Qingxi looked at Ubuyashiki Yoya, then at Kitaya Genei, and finally her gaze fell on the space between them where one person could stand. She thought about it and simply walked over with the lunch box in her hand.
She squatted on the ground and took out the dishes she had prepared before coming from the lunch box one by one, and finally did not forget to put a small bottle of wine.
"Oishi made with the book dust from the Sky Garden, tomato beef made with beef from the Golden Bull, curry chicken made with the special ingredient 'Curry Comet', seafood soup made with the Coconut Crab, the rice is jet-black rice, and the dessert is a dessert from the Dessert Tree..."
Qingxi murmured softly as she introduced the dishes she had brought out. When she placed the last dish, she paused, and finally took out a sealed small wine jar from her food backpack.
The moment the seal of the small wine jar was opened, a warm light like a ribbon floated out from the small wine jar, all the way upwards, as if wanting to connect with the sky.
"I'm not good at cooking, my specialty is brewing." With a flip of her small hand, she took out a wine glass. Qingxi held the small wine jar and filled it up, finally placing it next to the bowl of black rice. "This is a wine that I haven't fully brewed yet - Paradise Wine... For now, I'll give it to Mr. Hasegawa to try. Although it's called Paradise Wine, don't expect it to really take you to heaven, because it's a semi-finished product.
Maybe one day when I complete the remaining half, people who drink it will really be able to see heaven.
Of course, people won't die from drinking it, and it's not poisonous. It's just that the world of food is always magical, and it's more about bringing the spirit of the diners and drinkers into that sensory experience."
"I was thinking that we would have a chance to eat together in the future..." However, no one expected that death would be so close to the people around them.
After a brief farewell to Hasegawa Naoto, Kiyoki stood up and trotted back behind Ubuyashiki Tenon, standing with Jiro who insisted on coming with them.
Qingxi listened quietly to the conversation between Ubuyashiki Yoya and Kitaya Genei.
Then she learned one thing: only a part of Hasegawa Naoto's body was buried in this tombstone. As for why only a part was buried, even if they didn't mention it, Qingxi would understand after turning their words over in her mind.
The body of Hasegawa Naoto buried under this tombstone was "snatched" from the mouth of a ghost by someone who rushed over.
Thinking of this, Qingxi became even less motivated.
Animals can perceive the surrounding atmosphere and emotions better than humans, so after seeing Qingxi in a bad mood, Jiro and Kabutomaru, who used to act like natural enemies and say "Come on, let's fight" and "I'm afraid of you" as soon as they got close, became quiet and obedient.
It's over. You scratch the girl with your wings, and I rub her head with my body to silently comfort her.
Qingxi was also annoyed by the crow and the snake. She raised her hands to hold them down and signaled them to stop making trouble. Then her vision began to blur and she didn't know where it was going.
Not knowing what she was thinking of, she opened the Dialysis Eye.
She had seen ghosts in spirit form before when she opened the Eye of Dialysis, and now she didn't know if she would see Hasegawa Naoto's spirit if she opened it here—
“Wow—”
The girl's miserable and terrified screams echoed throughout the quiet and peaceful cemetery.
She hugged Jiro sideways, almost crying, and buried her head deeply in his black feathers, as if she would never come out again until her emotions calmed down.
Kitaya Genei, who was reporting to Ubuyashiki Kōya that they had only been able to rescue Hasegawa Naoto's torn body from the mouth of an upper-rank demon just before sunrise, frowned. "Why are you howling like a ghost? The cemetery is a quiet place. You were very rude just now."
Feeling the slight tremor from the girl's body, Jiro and Kabutomaru, who were suddenly hit in the face/by the bird's beak, were stunned for a moment, and big question marks popped up in their little heads at the same time.
When he regained his senses, Jiro began to feel a little restless.
The distance between me and this troublesome snake in front of me is only the distance of opening my beak, so should it open its mouth, open its mouth, and open its mouth? ! !
Just as a fierce battle between the crow and the snake was about to break out, Ubuyashiki Kōya calmed down Kitani Genei, who was about to step forward and tear the man off Jiro. Then he walked over, gently patted Qingxi on the back, and asked, "What happened? Can you tell me, Aki?"
After a while, the girl's voice came out muffled from Jiro's black crow feathers, "My lord, you may not believe it... Everyone here... They... haven't left."
After recovering from the shock of suddenly seeing the souls of a cemetery, Qingxi poked her head out from Jiro's feathers. She took a deep breath, and her tone became fluent. "I don't know if it's all of them, but there are many people, no, souls, they are all here."
Her blue pupils slowly moved, and two frightened tears hung in the corners of her eyes. Suddenly, the corners of her mouth twitched, and even her voice, which should have been very tragic, took a 180-degree turn. "I saw, Mr. Hasegawa, he is, eating the... offerings I brought here?"
No, what she said was not quite accurate. It should be said that Hasegawa Naoto, who had become a soul, was about to eat the meal that Qingxi prepared for him. However, when he picked up the chopsticks, he was so scared by her dry howl that the chopsticks almost fell to the ground.
It was as if a stopped machine had been started up by someone. As soon as Qingxi finished speaking, Hasegawa Naoto reacted and was about to pounce on her to cover her mouth.
But, some people, bah, some souls react faster than him. Isn't it rare that there is someone who can see them?
In this way, some of the demon hunters who were killed by the Twelve Kizuki and did not have time to pass on the information about the Twelve Kizuki can use the girl in front of them to pass on the information to the current manager of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Qingxi never thought that one day she would be surrounded by the souls of a cemetery, and it seemed that she was about to be pounced on by them. She was almost scared to death.
She had never experienced this situation in either of her previous or current worlds. Could this be the legendary saying, "The longer you live, the more you'll see all sorts of monsters and demons"?
"Aaaaaah, don't come over here!!!"
She clung to the person next to her like a koala. She didn't look mature, steady, or a reliable "adult" at all. She looked timid and humble.
Seeing that Qingxi was in this state, it was not a good time to ask her any more questions, so Ubuyashiki Yoya entrusted the person hanging on him to Kitaya Genei, who was almost drawing his sword.
Although it may sound unmanly to say this, his physical condition has been very poor since he was born. Although Qingxi had been recuperating from her injuries for some time and had been eating the ultra-light food prepared by Yagen Toushirou, she had not gained weight but had lost two or three pounds. But even if she had lost weight, she still weighed forty or fifty pounds, and it was still not something he could carry out of the cemetery by insisting on doing so.
Kitaya Xuanying picked up Qingxi with one hand and wanted to warn her not to cause trouble again, but when he realized that the girl under his hand was trembling and covering her eyes with her hands, as if she would never look at him again, the fierce look on his face gradually disappeared.
After all, it can't be really like what this girl said.
The souls of some of my deceased companions who were placed here may still be here.
Kitaya Xuanying was muttering in his heart, but seeing Qingxi looking so pitiful, he awkwardly changed from lifting her to hugging her, and the next moment he was almost strangled to death.
Kitani Xuanying tilted his head slightly, rolled his eyes, and slapped Qingxi's butt, "Let go of me a little, you're strangling me to death."
However, in response to him, the girl hugged his neck even tighter with both hands and buried her face deeper in his neck.
Kitani Xuanying's face gradually turned lightly red, and it was unclear whether it was because he was holding it in or because he was angry.
This girl definitely did it on purpose!!!
After Ubuyashiki Amane picked up the food box that had been dropped on the ground due to fright, the four people, one crow and one snake, left the cemetery first and returned to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
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