Chapter 18: Northern Snow Mountain
Chapter 18: Northern Snow Mountain
For various reasons.
Kamado Tanjuro decided to separate from his family first and travel with Tomioka Giyu.
There are two reasons.
First.
He must have been targeted by Muzan now.
Going to Mount Sagiri to reunite with Kie and others is undoubtedly leading the wolf into the room.
As long as he keeps attracting Muzan's hatred, his family is safe.
Second—Dragon Cough.
In the world of Sekiro, whenever he truly dies, and there is no "resurrection power" on his body.
He will be reborn in front of a statue called "Demon Buddha".
And this kind of rebirth is to absorb the life force of surrounding creatures to obtain a new life.
Such consequences will cause people who have absorbed life force to develop a disease that is difficult to cure.
—Dragon Cough.
People who suffer from Dragon Cough will slowly die in the pain of the disease due to the loss of life force.
Dragon Cough is difficult to cure, and it requires an object called "Dragon's Blood Droplet" to cure it.
In the world of Demon Slayer, I don't know if there is such a thing.
But.
As long as he has the "resurrection power", and uses the "resurrection power" to resurrect when he dies, he will not absorb the life force of surrounding creatures.
The way to obtain the "resurrection power" is also very simple.
—Killing.
By killing to obtain life force, instead of absorbing the life force of others when dying, this is... reasonable.
He had died once before.
It's just that he had a resurrection power on his body at that time.
So, he did not absorb the life force of Tanjiro and Goto to resurrect.
A blessing in disguise.
And this consumed power of resurrection, Tanjuro wasn't quite sure how he obtained it.
Before he passed out, he didn't have the power of resurrection.
...
At the foot of the mountain.
Under a pine tree.
Snow accumulated on the pine leaves, falling rustlingly. The pitch-black crow circled in the sky, occasionally shouting at the ground below:
"Caw!!"
Under the shadow of the tree, two people stood.
"How did it... come about..." Tanjuro's deep red eyes were downcast, his hand propped up his chin. He leaned against a huge rock, with thick snow at his feet.
He was talking to himself, his mind constantly thinking.
He had already changed his clothes. His previous yellow and black feather weave was shattered, and now he was wearing a dark red feather weave.
It was the clothes that Goto carried with him.
Tomioka Giyu was standing next to him. He observed the surroundings, then slowly locked his gaze on the Kusabimaru at Tanjuro's waist.
After hesitating for a while, he observed Tanjuro's eyes a little, and said hesitantly:
"Kamado."
Upon hearing his name, Tanjuro slightly turned his head, his sleepy eyes looking at Tomioka Giyu, waiting for his next words:
"Hmm?"
Tomioka Giyu slowly stretched out his hand to point at the wedge pill, and looked at Tanjuro, questioning with an unquestionable tone:
"Your sword... is not a Nichirin."
"Can it slay demons?"
His question came from the heart.
Upon hearing this, Tanjuro also lowered his head to look at his own Kusabimaru, casually pulling it out of the scabbard:
Clang!
The pitch-black and shiny sword reflected Tanjuro's tired expression. Seeing his own expression, he was slightly startled.
That's right.
The Kusabimaru is just a hard-forged sword.
It was able to hurt Muzan before, purely because it was burned red and became a bright red sword.
But he can't burn a sword for an hour backstage before every performance.
Thinking of this.
Kamado Tanjuro looked sideways at Tomioka Giyu, his face kind, a tired smile appeared on his face, and his red high ponytail swayed slightly in the cold wind:
"Indeed..." his tone was gentle.
"So many things have happened, my brain can't keep up."
Saying this, Tanjuro nodded at Tomioka Giyu, agreeing with his idea.
"...?"
Tomioka Giyu's rippleless pupils reflected Tanjuro's smile. He suddenly frowned and stood still.
For some reason, Tomioka Giyu felt a chill rise from his body.
Creak... creak...
He took two steps back, his stepping on the snow, making a creaking sound. He slightly opened his mouth, his mouth corners drooping, looking at Tanjuro with a disgusted face.
Tomioka Giyu just kept this expression, staring at Tanjuro.
Kamado Tanjuro's smile stiffened on his face, and his forehead bulged with blue veins.
He has always been good-tempered, only yesterday he was a little cold after exhausting his mind.
Just now, he was just trying to recover his usual mood after noticing his cold and tired expression.
Unexpectedly.
Tomioka Giyu is far more difficult to communicate with than imagined.
Taking a deep breath, Tanjuro sorted out his emotions, then.
"You."
Kamado Tanjuro's forehead bulged with blue veins, he pointed at Tomioka Giyu, and said astonishingly:
"You must be often hated by other people!"
"!!" Tomioka Giyu's disgusted expression gradually became shocked, he slightly opened his mouth, seemingly choked, looking at Kamado Tanjuro.
Just as the two were at a stalemate.
"Caw!! Caw!!"
In the sky, the black crow circled down, swooping towards Tomioka Giyu, and cawing loudly:
"Order! Tomioka Giyu!!"
"Quickly to the northern snow mountain! Hurry!"
"Caw!!"
The crow was sprinting at extreme speed, then with a flap of its wings, it stopped just before it hit Tomioka Giyu.
But it still forcefully pecked at the top of Tomioka Giyu's head, and kept shouting:
"Giyu! Oyakata-sama has given an order!"
"...I know, Kanzaburo." Tomioka Giyu raised his head, made eye contact with his crow, and nodded.
Upon hearing this, the crow named Kanzaburo finally felt relieved, flapped its wings, and flew high again:
"North! Ahead north!"
...
...
Because demons generally do not appear during the day.
So, the members of the Demon Slayer Corps are usually on the move or investigating during the day.
Time slowly passed, and dusk slowly fell.
The dark night gradually rose from the other side of the sky, covering the dazzling sunlight.
Northern snow mountain.
There have always been rumors of demons hurting people in this area, but the Demon Slayer Corps sent members to investigate many times, but they all returned without success.
After a series of continuous incidents of people being hurt, Tomioka Giyu, one of the strongest forces of the Demon Slayer Corps, was dispatched here.
Ready to eradicate the chaos here once and for all.
Night.
The small town under the snow mountain.
The snow had already covered the ankles, so there were not many people on the street.
...
...
In a dark room on the second floor.
"Roar...!!"
The brown figure squatting on the ground with its back to the door was lowering its head, its shoulders shrugging, and the sound of chewing kept coming.
"Gulp...gulp..." The sound of swallowing echoed in the dark room.
The black and red semi-coagulated blood slowly flowed under the brown figure, overflowing in the direction of the door.
Suddenly.
It seemed to have noticed something.
"...Hmm?" The brown figure stopped chewing, he slightly turned his head, his face full of bulging veins faced the door, and his scarlet pupils quickly twitched and scanned.
In his hand, he was holding a foot that had been cut off from the calf.
The hideous face, the dense veins that do not conform to human characteristics, and the disgusting single horn that grew out of the top of the head.
All indicate the identity of the brown figure.
"Heh cough...ha..."
In the corner of the room.
A young man whose clothes had been soaked with blood and the original color could not be seen, was leaning against the wall, sitting half-lying on the floor with his head down.
His eyes were lifeless, only half of his face was left with black blood stains, he was moaning unconsciously, and the hoarse voice was particularly horrifying in the quiet environment:
"Heh..."
"...Run..."
"...Demon..."
In his hand, he was holding a crude pistol, his fingers twitched slightly, as if he was using the last bit of strength to pull the trigger.
Bang!
With a momentary bright spark, it illuminated the entire room.
The bullet spiraled and hit the "sandbags" stacked in the corner of the room.
Then.
"Boom——!!"
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