Demon Slayer: Tanjuro Kamado returns from Sekiro

Chapter 78 – The Flute and the Road
Time passed slowly.

The clear sunlight passes through the gaps between the dense forests, forming beams of light that gently fall on the ground.

"It's over...it's over..."

As if he had lost his soul, Ichiro followed behind the crowd feebly, walking forward unsteadily.

Muichiro supported him with a worried expression on his face.

soon.

Several people came to a clearing in the dense forest.

There stood a small wooden house.

Around the wooden house, there are cut stumps everywhere, as well as deep knife marks left on the stumps.

now.

A thin figure was squatting beside the stream in front of the wooden house, holding a small wooden basin in his hand, peeling something.

"smoke!"

Shi Tou only Lang waved at the man, and shouted with a smile.

When Shi Touxun heard her husband's voice, she turned her head slowly, and wiped the sweat from her forehead with her hand.

Seeing that her husband and two children came back without incident, she smiled, stood up slowly, and raised her hand high: "Only Lang!!"

"Look!" She held the wooden basin and showed the contents, her tone was very cheerful:
"I picked so many chestnuts today!"

"Have fun!"

Shi Touxun smiled and walked towards several people.

"You can't eat too much at one time." With a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, Wei Weilang took the wooden basin from his wife, and there were many green fur balls in the wooden basin.

"Yeah." Xun put her hips on her hips and nodded as if something happened: "Of course I know."

After this period of cultivation, Shi Touxun's body gradually recovered, even healthier than before.

As she said that, she poked her head out of her husband's side in doubt, and looked at the three Tanjuro who followed:
"...These three are?"

"Guest." Wei Weilang smiled gently, leaned over and whispered something in his wife's ear:
"Come and see..."

"So that's how it is!" Xun showed an expression of sudden realization, but then became confused again: "But Mr. Ji Guo has already..."

Wei Weilang didn't speak, he just turned around and greeted:

"Everyone, come on, this is my home."

In front of the cabin.

Makijuro and Beimingyu stood at the door.

Ichiro and Muichiro stood in the corridor near the door, and they watched the door nervously.

Tanjuro stopped in an open space not far away, but he didn't move forward.

As he guessed.

Hei Si Mou, probably left here directly after being with his side in the forest.

That's why he was so blatant and left traces of him here. ——Attracted the people from the Ghost Slayer Squad to come here.

In the field of vision that penetrates the world—the figure of Hei Si Mou was not seen in the house.

Purpose…

Probably--

Tanjuro's eyes moved slowly, staying on Ichiro, Muichiro, and Yuirou not far away who was beating Mouri with a wooden stick.

creak...

Makijuro stretched out his hand and gently opened the wooden door.

Sunlight poured into the dark room through the gap opened by the wooden door, and hot breath poured in instantly.

Bang!
The wooden door was pulled open completely.

"no one."

Looking around the room, Makijuro frowned, and slowly let go of the handle of the knife.

"Nanwu..." Beimingyu moved the beads, loosened the chain, and silently recited the Buddha's mantra, without much emotional ups and downs:

"Did you escape..."

Ichiro, who has been paying attention to this side, was suddenly relieved, and at the same time, he was also puzzled.

—Isn’t it daytime now?

He looked towards the direction outside the corridor, which was filled with the warm sunshine of early spring.

——Uncle Six Eyes, where can he go?
At this time.

house door.

"Two."

Shi Toukun was holding two small cloth bags wrapped in wisteria patterns, and she shouted behind Makijuro and Beimingyu:

"Are you friends of Mr. Jiguo?"

Ichiro dragged Muichiro to the door at the same time.

When he heard his mother's words, he couldn't help but hesitate.

Ichiro's gaze stayed on the meteor hammer that Beimingyu hid in his monk's robe.

He thought——should no one would bring this kind of thing to meet his friends.

Shi Touxun was lowering his head, carefully distinguishing the wisteria-patterned cloth bag in his hand, which seemed to have a note with his name on it.

She hesitated for a moment, then raised her head and asked the two of them:
"Excuse me... two, which one is Mr. Gohachiro?"

heard.

Beimingyu and Makijuro glanced at each other.

The two remained silent in unison.

"...It's me." Tanjuro walked from behind Toukun Tokun at this moment, he called softly, his earrings swaying slightly as he walked.

Makijuro looked at Tanjuro with some surprise, and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But he choked on the edge of his mouth again and swallowed slowly.

"Ah, this."

When Shi Touxun heard it, she turned around and handed Tanjuro one of the two wisteria-patterned cloth bags in her hand:
"This is what Mr. Jiguo told you to give to Mr. Ganghachiro."

"Please put it away."

Tanjuro took the bag, and the note stuck to the mouth of the bag had the words "Gohachiro" written on it.

When he opened the cloth bag and took out the contents.

——?
Tanjuro froze for a moment, and slowly opened the heavy paper that had been folded several times.

……

Shi Touxun turned around again.

He stretched out his hand and greeted Ichiro and Muichiro:

"Ichiro, Muichiro, this side, this side."

"This is your share."

The remaining small cloth bag was given to the two brothers.

"We have too?"

Ichiro took the bag, and he weighed it.

After finishing these, Shi Touxun straightened up expectantly, clasped his hands together, tilted his head slightly, and looked at his two sons:

"Why don't you open it and have a look?"

"Mr. Ji Guo left it for you two."

heard.

The two brothers looked at each other blankly.

Then together, they slowly opened the belt on the mouth of the bag.

sand--

When the bag is unrolled,
wrapped inside.

——It is a wooden flute that is roughly made, but in a very new condition.

The holes on the wooden flute are crooked, and the rough lines can even scratch your hands.

But it seems to be made with great care - there are many traces of modification and modification on it.

"…what is this?"

Ichiro frowned suspiciously, he reached out to pick up the wooden flute, and looked around, not knowing why.

When he picked up the flute.

Muichiro suddenly stretched out his hand, pointing to the place that was originally pressed under the flute:
"Brother! There is a note here!"

He picked up the note and smoothed it out with his fingers. The handwriting on it was very rigid.

Ichiro stared at the contents, and read softly:

"Those who are poor in their way will return to the same place."

After reading, he frowned dully:
"Oh…"

——This sentence, he listened to the six-eyed uncle nagging all day long.

"Brother, there are more below."

"It says...Ghost Killing Squad...choose by yourself..."

……

at the same time.

Next to the two brothers.

Makijuro and Beimingyu joined Tanjuro.

"What is this?" Makijuro looked at the huge paper held by Tanjuro with doubts:

"A map?"

On the spread paper, the appearance of the building is densely drawn, and even some moving symbols are marked.

Tanjuro didn't speak, his eyes scanned the entire paper, and finally stopped on the three small black characters at the top of the middle of the paper.

——[Infinite City]
(End of this chapter)