Kamikatsu Village

In the Taisho era, many streets were still dirt, only in big cities the roads were asphalt.

Rio was currently walking the path following the Kasugai Crow who was leading him on a mission to eradicate Demons in a remote village.

"Demon Slayer Corps' clothes are very comfortable to wear. From the explanation of the person who gave the uniform, this uniform is not only waterproof and non-flammable, but also durable."

"To be able to make a uniform like this in the Taisho era, the person who made this uniform must be a genius."

Rio was very satisfied with the uniform given.

Currently he is wearing the Demon Slayer Corps uniform which consists of a buttoned shirt with a white framed collar having the kanji Destroy engraved on the back of the shirt pocket above the left chest and a white t-shirt, white belt and hakama pants, and tabi socks.

"I have completed Quest 1, it seems the Reincarnation Room is also counting the number of Demons I exterminated on Mount Fujikasane."

"Now I just need to focus on Quest 2 and Quest 3..."

"Quest 2's time limit is 2 months and Quest 3's only 1 month... Basically the player must complete all quests within 2 months."

"It's a bit troublesome."

Rio wasn't worried that he couldn't be promoted to Kanoe Rank in 2 months, he was more concerned about Quest 3 which was killing the Players on the Demon side.

In addition to Quests, the hologram screen also displays the current number of players.

[Remaining players : 52/100]

﹝Players on the Demon Slayer Corps side : 15 Players﹞

﹝Player on Demon side : 33 Player﹞

"48 Players died in the Preliminary Quest... Whether it was killed for failing to complete the Quest or due to other factors, almost half the Players died in the early stages."

The Preliminary Quest's penalty is very heavy, that is death!

Rio guessed that there were many users who failed to complete the Preliminary Quest and were killed by the Demons on Mount Fujikasane. Of course there was also the possibility that players who died had a hard time surviving in the Taisho era, after all, modern people have a hard time living in the ancient era.

"The Demon Slayer Corps side is at a huge disadvantage… That means that among the 18 Demon Slayer candidates who passed, only 13 players survived?"

It's been 2 days since the Final Selection, after measuring the clothes. Every novice Demon Slayer waited for their Nichirin Sword to be forged.

Since Rio and Charlotte already had the Sword of Nichirin, they both immediately got the task of exterminating the Demons.

"But Quest 3 is the most difficult, it's really troublesome to meet one of the 33 players on the Demon side..."

Japan has an area of 377,975 km², Demons are scattered all over Japan, it is very difficult for Rio to meet a Player on the Demon side.

Transportation in the Taisho era relied on coal-fired trains, but most Demons hid in villages, so Demon Slayers had to travel on foot instead of taking trains.

"Koak Koak"

Kasugai's Crow voice warned Rio that their destination was near.

Rio woke up from his daydream, in the distance he saw a small village and residents who were still active.

It is still daytime, the villagers are still working, some are planting rice in the fields, housewives are cooking and drying clothes, as well as the cheerful laughter of children playing.

The peasants waved and smiled warmly upon seeing Rio's arrival but seeing the Katana on his waist, the peasants became frightened.

Japan's feudal era ended in 1868, there were no samurai in the Taisho era. Hardly anyone carried a katana openly, otherwise that person would have been arrested by the police.

But Rio didn't care, there were no police in this remote village, so he had no intention of hiding the Nichirin Sword.

This is also a form of provocation to the Demon hidden in the village. Because according to Charlotte, the reason for the high death rate of Demon Slayers is because Kibutsuji Muzan the Demon Ancestor ordered the annihilation of the Demon Slayer Corps.

So the Demons who meet the Demon Slayer are required to kill the Demon Slayer when they meet.

"Young man, is there any need for you to come to this remote village?"

When Rio arrived at the village gate which consisted of only a wooden fence, a hunchbacked old man walking with a stick asked him.

"Who are you?" Rio asked nonchalantly.

"My name is Naohiro Fukushima, I'm the head of this Kamikatsu village. If I may know what is your purpose in coming to this village."

It turned out that this old man was the village head, he received reports from housewives that a young man brought a katana to their village.

As the village head, Naohiro Fukushima came forward to question the other party's goals.

"Kamikatsu Village Huh... The village head need not worry, I am a traveler, I want to rest here for a day, tomorrow I will continue my journey." Rio lied without guilt.

"Oh it turns out to be a traveler, this is only a small village, there is no inn here. How about you stay at my house."

Since Rio's expression was so hard to read, the village head didn't know whether the other party was telling the truth or not. But just in case the other party commits a crime in the village, he offers the other party to stay at his house so that it can be monitored.

"Alright, thank you very much." Rio accepted the village chief's offer.

Then Rio headed to the village head's house, the village head served Onigiri as lunch.

After lunch, Rio chose to take a nap so that he was in top condition to face the Demons at night.

Seeing Rio taking a nap, the village head was relieved the other party had only really come just to rest. The other party didn't ask about the incident or the situation of the village as if he wasn't interested, the village head now believed Rio was just a traveler.

People in the Taisho era went to bed very early, except in big cities, people living in villages usually went to bed at 8.30 pm.

After all, there is no entertainment like television in the village, and after a long day of activities, the villagers are very tired and they choose to sleep early.

At the village chief's house...

After having dinner in the form of Oden, Rio who was asleep on the floor suddenly opened his eyes.

"Are you impatient?"

<Danger Detection> gave him a warning of danger, Rio immediately got up. He slipped from the village head's house without anyone noticing.

Rio immediately ran away from Kamikatsu village, he didn't want to cause innocent victims.

As Rio was running, the figure of a skinny man with horns like a cow on his head and wearing only pants chased after Rio.

"You can't run from me! You will be my meal tonight!"

Even though it looks thin, the Demon runs very fast and doesn't lose to Rio who has 20 AGI points.

After feeling far enough away, Rio stopped running and waited quietly for the Demon to come.

"Have you given up?" The Demon licked his disgusting looking lips.

Rio didn't say anything, he pulled Peddnag Nichirin by his waist and aimed at the Demon.

His intentions were clear, it was impossible for him to give up!