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For example, start by learning from your sister and liking to smile?
Suddenly, Shinobu Kocho recalled the conversation she had with Li-san at Sagiri Mountain a few days ago.
At that time, I said, "Only after you die can I become like my sister."
So……
Does it count this time?
"Well, let's try to change. If I were like my sister, I wouldn't stop being a child, right..."
Chapter 69: Aftermath 3
Rengoku Shinjuro is the modern-day "Flame Pillar", but of course, he is now a thing of the past.
He retired.
Retiring before the age of 30 seems rare. 30 is the prime age of life. But the reality is just like that.
——He lost the qualification to fight.
Now, he felt chest tightness from time to time, and actively using breathing techniques would cause piercing pain in the lungs. On weekdays, he couldn't even carry heavy objects. Rengoku Shinjuro was probably useless.
Cruelty is the nature of reality.
"At least, I am lucky."
Rengoku Shinjuro sat alone in his backyard, muttering these words in a low voice.
He is still alive and can see his descendants, which is a great happiness. Most of the "pillars" of the Demon Slayer Corps died in battle.
The "pillars" are the cornerstone of the Demon Slayer Corps. They go after demons that other Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen cannot defeat. They also go after demons that other Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen can defeat but have casualties.
——This is the swordsman’s fate.
"Father. How is my practice going?" The person asking was his eldest son, Rengoku Shinjuro, who was now thirteen years old.
When he saw him, Rengoku Shinjuro couldn't help but think of Li Mo's last words before he left.
He said that Kyojuro was a genius, and in his opinion, Kyojuro would become the next generation of Flame Pillar.
"Flame Pillar".
It is the name of the "pillar" that the Purgatory family has been known for generations.
"Kyojuro, you've practiced well."
Thinking back to the present from past memories, Rengoku Shinjuro recalled Kyojuro's previous training, the Flame Breathing Sword Style. He had mastered the first few moves, but only the second half was left before he could fully master it.
——When I was Kyojuro’s age, I couldn’t do this.
Rengoku Shinjuro asked: "Kyojuro, what do you think of Li Mo's disappearance?"
"If it's my brother, then I believe he will come back." Rengoku Kyojuro looked sincere.
It seemed that he never thought that the word "missing" might be false.
This child's thinking is exactly that of a Purgatory family.
Just like before.
After going through so much trouble and being on the brink of death, Rengoku Shinjuro found himself becoming much more indecisive.
"Father, when will mother come back?"
Rengoku Kyojuro's voice awakens Rengoku Shinjuro.
Rengoku Ruka is not at home now, but is going to the Butterfly House for treatment. The doctor named Tamayo from Tokyo is treating her. Before meeting him, Rengoku Shinjuro never thought that this doctor would be a ghost.
The Demon Slayer Corps and the demons are cooperating. It seems wrong to think about it. This should be wrong. But after understanding each other, he realized that this cooperation is necessary.
——Everything, to kill Muzan Kibutsuji.
"I will be back once Ruka has recovered. In the meantime, Kyojuro, you must train well. Once you have completed all the sword forms, you can participate in the "Final Selection."
"Yes! Father."
……
Giyu Tomioka and Santo have risen several levels in recent times.
Because they are good at killing ghosts, the two complement each other, and their tacit understanding allows them to cooperate to defeat ghosts that are much stronger than themselves.
One day, while killing the ghost in the ruined temple in the mountains and taking a rest, Xuantu couldn't help but ask Yiyong: "Yiyong, what do you think of the news from Senior Sister?"
After a long while and several breaths, he finally heard Tomioka Giyuu's answer: "Hmm?"
If he hadn't grown up with Yiyong, Xuantu would never understand what Yiyong said. He said, "Do you think this information could be false? Disappearing in front of your companions, what does that mean? Could it be that Senior Brother really didn't die in battle?"
"It's true." Tomioka Giyu's answer was again a few beats slow.
That was the way he spoke. Every time Xuantu asked, he would wait patiently.
Hearing Yiyong's calm tone, Santu couldn't help but smile, put his hands behind his head, and said: "That's true, senior brothers and sisters won't lie. Yiyong, how about we become "pillars" before senior brother comes back?"
The night was very quiet, and for a moment the only sound was the crackling of the fire.
……
Masachika Yamano was an ordinary swordsman. At least compared to that adult, he was ordinary.
He thinks so.
But the little guy next to him didn't think so.
Fushigawa Saneya is a "rare blood".
The so-called "rare blood" has a fatal attraction to ghosts, and after eating this kind of people, the ghosts' growth effect is comparable to that of eating a hundred people.
When Kenno Masakin met this white-haired child, the other party used his "rare blood" identity to catch ghosts. The process was basically bleeding, attracting the ghost to be addicted to the fragrance of the blood, and then... defeating the other party.
This reminded Masachika Kenno of the missing "Sun Pillar".
That adult killed demons when he joined the Demon Slayer Corps.
"Mr. Kayano, you said that someone has killed a demon without rare blood or a Nichirin sword?"
"Of course, that one is the Sun Pillar."
"Oh, is that the missing 'pillar'? Missing? I think he's dead."
Then, Fushigawa Saneya was hit on the head by Masachika Yamano: "The Sun Pillar master conquered the Upper Rank, and this is the first Upper Rank to be conquered in a hundred years. Saneya, how can you be so rude to the master?"
"I know, I know. When I pass the "final selection", I will also become a "pillar". "
Ye Kuangjin couldn't help but shook his head. As for the "Sun Pillar", he hoped that the other party was "missing", but his reason told him that the master was in danger.
Then the bragging of this kid, Shigeya Busei, may not necessarily be bragging.
Looking at his child who was like a younger brother to him, Kuangjin Ye couldn't help but think.
……
……
"Butterfly House", medical room.
Tamayo walked in through the gate and took off her surgical gown and gloves. Yushiro asked, "Master Tamayo, how was the operation?"
"The operation was successful. Yushiro, how is Miss Rengoku's condition? Is it getting worse after taking the medicine?"
Yushiro is the ghost that Tamayo turned into, and is also her assistant in medical research. But since coming to the Butterfly House, his assistant's duties have been replaced by Butterfly Kanae.
"Miss Purgatory's condition has not worsened."
"That's good. This is a patient introduced by Li Mo. It's great that he can be cured."
Tamayo said gently.
Yushiro fell silent because the man's name came up in the conversation. The man who was so frivolous as to say "You are so beautiful" to Miss Tamayo.
Yushiro hates him, but he also sincerely admires him. As a demon, he knows how terrifying the "Upper Ranks" are.
And that man almost single-handedly defeated the "Upper Rank".
What a feat this is...
"Yushiro, come and do research with me later. With the blood of the Upper Rank, we can continue to make breakthroughs in medicine research. I hope that by the time Li Mo comes back, my poison will be ready."
"Lord Tamayo, do you really believe what Miss Butterfly said?" Yushiro asked.
"Why don't you believe me? Yushiro, do you remember the first time we met Li Mo? He was willing to believe me the moment he saw me, no, before he saw me. If he really is someone from the future, then it makes sense."
Tamayo said: "What's more, he is the successor of "Breathing of the Sun". "
"How could the successor of that master die so easily?"
……
One gear disappeared, but this did not affect the operation of the Demon Slayer Corps' precision machine. In other words, after he completed the feat of "suppressing the upper strings", the machine burst out with even more powerful vitality.
The fate that has lasted for thousands of years finally has a glimmer of hope of being solved.
Everyone is working hard, expecting, and waiting for that moment to come.
Chapter 70: Aftermath 4
Regarding the disappearance of the Sun Pillar, most people believed that he died in battle. It was normal for him to die of exhaustion after doing something that was almost unprecedented. This is how the Demon Slayer Corps is, and they are always accompanied by death.
If the Demon Slayer Corps are already accustomed to the death of the "Pillars" in battle, then for the demons, the death of Akaza means "change".
Infinite city.
This is a place that can only be reached with the help of Mingnu's blood demon art. In recent years, the gatherings of the "Twelve Demon Months" have been held here.
This time, it is a gathering of the "Upper Ranks".
"Oh, everyone is here? Hey, why isn't Akaza here? Did he die in the battle? No way, no way. I remember he was supposed to be the first to arrive."
Douma, the second Upper Rank, arrived late. When he saw that there were only five Upper Ranks in the room, and a warrior was missing, he laughed.
Next to it, a ghost like smoke came out from the jade pot, "Douma-sama, we haven't seen each other for more than ninety years. Lord Akaza really didn't come? Maybe he was late?"
"It's terrible, so terrible. It's been such a short time since we last met. Yuhu, can't you even count? It's been one hundred and six years since we last met. It's a number that can't be divided evenly. It's terrible, so terrible."