(DEMON SLAYER) -- CHAPTER 32: Kamado Kie

When Yuri regained consciousness, the salty sea breeze from the harbor blew into his face.

At this time, Yuri was in a rather prosperous port. The whistle of the Taisho-era ocean liner roared in the distance.

With his 'ninja' skills he quickly got some Yen from some unsuspecting pedestrians, spent money to find out where Sagiri Mountain was.

As for the reason, it was clear that it wasn't that Yuri had any interest in Urokodaki Sakongi's water breathing.

But in the anime, Tanjiro walked with Nezuko on his back and reached the ruined temple near Mount Sagiri in about a day or two, which shows that the two mountains shouldn't be far from each other.

If the plot has not started, Yuri can contact Tanjiro directly to gain some 'favors' and learn Hinokami Kagura, the ancestor of all breathing styles in Kimetsu no Yaiba.

[A/N: Hinokami Kagura=Breath of the Sun]

After two days of slow and boring old-fashioned train travel, as well as six or seven days of eating and sleeping outdoors, Yuri finally arrived at a small town at the foot of a mountain.

"Grandpa, I plan to stay in this village for a few days, can you tell me where I can get coal?"

After seeing a group of elderly people talking, Yuri came forward to ask.

"What do you plan to do in this small village?" One of the elderly asked curiously.

These elderly people looked at Yuri, who was dressed in bright clothes, and were a little confused as to why this kind of young man who seemed to have come from abroad would want to come to their small town.

"I'm a romance writer. I came here looking for writing inspiration and plan to stay for a few days."

Everyone was surprised after hearing this.

Turns out he writes novels, so it's no wonder.

They realized that he must really have a lot of money or come from some rich family, any normal person would have starved to death a long time ago while writing novels.

"Once you find a place to live, you can wait until tomorrow. The boy from the Kamado family comes every morning to sell charcoal."

Upon hearing this, Yuri finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Tanjiro and his family haven't been attacked by Michael Jackson yet, he still has a chance to obtain the sun breathing method.

In the following days, Yuri settled in this small town, and after a few days, he finally met Kamado Tanjiro, a kind-hearted young man.

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Next day

Yuri would climb the mountain and pretend to be lost when he met Tanjiro. That way, she could have the chance to create some relationship with him and get him to teach her sun breathing.

After climbing the mountain road for more than 20 minutes, Yuri, who was really lost now, doubted his life when he heard someone screaming in the distance.

"Help!!!"

"Is there anyone?!"

"Help!!!"

A woman's voice didn't come far away and Yuri immediately ran in that direction.

It turns out that a beautiful woman was carrying a basket and was surrounded by a group of wild wolves. In winter, wild wolves are the scariest. They dare to fight for food and attacking people is common.

[A/N: Interesting information, in the Taisho era in Japan, there was a species of wolf called the 'honshu wolf', unfortunately it became extinct at the beginning of the 20th century.]

Yuri seemed surprised to see the woman. A beautiful woman who lives in such a place has a good figure and a striking face.

"She should be Kamado Kie, right?"

Yuri immediately realized that this was a great opportunity for him.

This was the perfect opportunity for him to create some bond with the Kamado family, and learning Hinokami Kagura with her would be even better than with Tanjiro, after all, Kie was known for her excellent dancing skills!

Thinking of this, Yuri immediately ran over with a kunai in his hand.

"Miss, hide behind me!"

Yuri held a kunai in his right hand, and with his left hand, he pulled Kie and backed away towards a large tree, sandwiching her between him and the large tree.

Kie, who was scared to the point of being defenseless, just obeyed Yuri's orders.

When the surrounding wolves saw this, they began to become restless, especially when Yuri protected the woman behind him, they began to howl angrily.

In an instant, the six wild wolves charged towards Yuri.

Such a scene caused Kie's face to turn pale, and she tried her best to cover her mouth so as not to affect Yuri in front of her.

Seeing such a situation, Yuri preferred not to use any ninjutsu, but continued swinging his kunai, hitting and kicking the wolves.

He tried hard not to kill the wild wolf with one punch.

And these hungry wild wolves were also very attentive, even though they had several bloody holes opened by his kunai, they still rushed over and kept trying to bite him without fear.

During the fight, Yuri was left with several injuries on his body, Yuri tried his best to suppress the Sage Body's regenerative effect to prevent the wounds from healing.

The wolves continued to advance fiercely while Yuri 'did his best' to defend him, Kie who was being protected behind was moved by the scene. Her teary eyes reflected the figure of the man who desperately protected her, especially the handsome profile, and his steady eyes became even more difficult for her to forget.

Some more time passed and Yuri finally defeated the wolves with 'difficulty'.

The wolves that had been unable to attack for a long time finally became afraid. The alpha wolf among them howled again, and the wild wolves quickly fled with their tails between their legs.

After seeing the wolves running away, Yuri felt relieved and heaved a long sigh of relief.

Kie, who was behind him, quickly tore the ends of his kimono and bandaged Yuri's wounds. After looking at the scars, his eyes suddenly filled with tears.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me that you got hurt like that."

"It was nothing. I did it of my own free will. And I think every good-hearted person wouldn't let a beautiful woman like you die like that."

Yuri pointed to the bandaged wounds.

"Besides, your dressing also arrived on time."

Seeing Yuri comforting him so gently after suffering such an injury, Kie felt even more moved.

"I will never forget what you did for me. My name is Kamado Kie, may I know your name?"

"My name is Yuri Winters. I'm a romance writer. I just arrived from the United States, I'm living in the small town at the foot of the mountain. I'm planning to write a love romance to publish. I didn't expect to meet you while looking for inspiration ."

Yuri stood up with difficulty and said with a smile.

"Although there were some accidents, I also got the necessary inspiration for my new book, so Kamado-san doesn't need to feel guilty."

After that, Yuri began to climb down the mountain with difficulty.

"Please wait!"

Kie hurriedly chased after him and grabbed Yuri's hand.

"It's too dangerous for you to continue like this."

"With your injuries, it is very easy to be attacked by beasts alone and it is getting late. If you don't mind, please stay at our house tonight."

Despite being excited, Yuri showed some hesitation.

(End of chapter)

A warning, I will be updating four fics every day, two of them will be: MLS and MMS, while the other two will be alternated between the remaining ones.

If I have time to write, I will update everyone at the same time.