Chapter 203 "Seven Ghosts on the String"

The war in Infinite City is about to break out. Some people are unlucky and forced to separate, while others are lucky enough to gather together and act together.

Tanjiro is one of the lucky few.

Tanjiro, who was transferred to Mugen City, happened to be surrounded by two acquaintances who he usually got along with day and night.

These two acquaintances were Zenitsu and Inosuke.

However, the atmosphere between the three of them was not as harmonious as before.

In the past, Inosuke would have rushed to the front without thinking at this time, while Tanjiro and Zenitsu were hanging behind him in a panic in order to catch up with him and stop him.

But today, it was not Inosuke who rushed to the front without thinking, but Zenitsu.

I saw that this boy who was usually timid and timid, unwilling to go on missions or kill ghosts, for fear of encountering danger to his life, was striding forward without saying a word at this moment, with a cold face on his face.

Tanjiro and Inosuke were following Zenitsu, talking while they were following him.

"Hey, sleepyhead, what's wrong with you?" Inosuke was the most outspoken, shouting at Zenitsu, "You've been acting very strange recently. Did you eat the wrong thing?"

Tanjiro also understands this very well.

Zenitsu has been really weird lately.

Ever since he came to the Bladesmith Village and received the letter that changed his face drastically, Zenitsu has no longer been the timid, fearful, crybaby and timid person he was before. Instead, he has become taciturn, working out from dawn to dusk, and It was completely different before.

In the past, the training in the Bladesmith Village would have made Zenitsu miserable for three days, miserable for five days, and lying dead on the seventh day, looking like he was about to die.

But this time, not only did Zenitsu not complain and suffer, nor did he lie dead and deal with it, but he seemed to be driven by some obsession. He trained more harshly than Tanjiro and Inosuke, which really surprised many people who knew him. .

In this month, Zenitsu smiled in front of everyone only once.

That was the day when I found out that Nezuko turned back into a human.

After that, Zenitsu stopped smiling and exercised desperately every day. This look made Tanjiro feel very worried when he saw it.

Although Inosuke looks careless and gives off the impression of being reckless and playful, he is actually more perceptive than normal people and more sensitive to Zenitsu's changes.

That's why Inosuke didn't go on a rampage yelling today, but followed Zenitsu honestly.

Unfortunately, Zenitsu didn't seem to appreciate it.

"Don't make any noise, wild boar." Zenitsu didn't look back and continued to walk forward, saying with a cold expression: "You are so noisy that I can't hear you. You won't be able to find that guy. Just be quiet." ”

"So, who are you looking for?" Inosuke said reluctantly: "Did that guy make you unhappy? Tell me and I will chop him for you!"

"No need." Shanyi's face was still cold and he whispered: "That guy can only be killed by me."

"You..." Inosuke seemed to want to say something more, but was stopped by Tanjiro.

"Okay, Inosuke, calm down and don't get excited." Tanjiro first comforted Inosuke, then looked at Zenitsu and said, "What exactly happened, Zenitsu, please tell us."

Shanyi was silent and said nothing.

Looking at Zenitsu like this, Tanjiro showed a worried expression.

"Aren't we companions?" Tanjiro asked, "Nezuko is also worried about you, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Zenitsu's footsteps finally stopped.

Tanjiro and Inosuke immediately stopped together, staring at Zenitsu without saying a word, but they couldn't hide the worry in their eyes.

Seeing Tanjiro and Inosuke like this, Zenitsu clenched his fists and immediately sighed.

"You don't know, right?" Shanyi suddenly said, "I actually have a senior brother."

Senior brother?

Tanjiro and Inosuke were stunned for a moment.

"My master used to be Naruhashira of the Demon Slayer Squad."

Zenitsu told Tanjiro and Inosuke about this.

Ming Zhu refers to the pillar who is proficient in thunder breathing.

In the Demon Slayer Corps, a swordsman who is proficient in the Breath of Thunder and is promoted to a Pillar using the Breathing Style of Thunder Breath is not called a Thunder Pillar, but a Ming Pillar.

Zenitsu's master is the former Mingzhu, a pillar-level swordsman who has trained the breath of thunder to the pinnacle.

After he retired, Mingzhu of the Demon Slayer Corps was absent. As a result, among the five basic breathing methods, the other four major breathing schools all had pillars, except for Thunder Breathing.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Thunder breathing is a breathing style that is notoriously difficult to practice among modern breathing methods. Because it has the fastest speed and the strongest explosive power among all breathing methods, it requires very high physical fitness of the practitioners. The training requirements are so demanding that it can be said to be second only to the breathing of the sun.

In the history of Demon Slayer Corps, among the five basic breathing schools, the Breath of Fire and the Breath of Water have always had people become pillars and have never been absent. The other three breathing schools have all been absent, and the Breath of Thunder It is the Breathing School that has been absent the most, which shows how difficult it is to practice the Breath of Thunder.

Zenitsu's master is the former Mingzhu, and being able to become a pillar with the breath of thunder is enough to prove his strength.

However, when Zenitsu mentioned his master, he did not mean to say how powerful he was.

"I was deceived and owed a lot of debt. I was bought by my grandfather with money and became his disciple. He took me into the mountains to practice."

Zenitsu told his story.

"Grandpa is a very strict person. Because the Breath of Thunder is difficult to practice, he always trains his disciples very harshly."

"Because the training is too hard and the Breath of Thunder is too difficult to practice, I always avoid training and try to escape, but grandpa never gives up on me and catches me back again and again."

"But in the end, I only learned one form of Breath of Thunder. Even now, I haven't been able to master the other forms."

There are six sword types in Breath of Thunder, and among many breathing methods, the sword type is almost the least.

But no one would think that Thunder Breath is weak.

On the contrary, it is precisely because the Breath of Thunder is so strong that it only has six sword styles. These six sword styles are enough to kill evil spirits, leaving them with no way to go to heaven and no way to the earth.

However, Zenitsu only learned one type of thunder breathing, and he didn't learn any of the other five types.

"However, grandpa never blamed me. He even told me that if I could only learn this one sword type, then let it reach its peak and be trained to its extreme limit."

When talking about the master he calls his grandfather, Zenitsu's expression is no longer cold.

until--

"That person is different from me."

Zenitsu gritted his teeth.

"He is more talented than me, has better abilities than me, and started learning earlier than me. Even the Breath of Thunder, which is notoriously difficult to practice, he has learned all five sword types."

"If he continues to train and learn the last form, it is not impossible that he will inherit his grandfather's position in the future and become Naruhashira, who has been absent from the Demon Slayer Corps for a long time."

"I can't hold my head high in front of him, but I always feel that if someone takes Ming Zhu's place, it should be him."

"But……!"

Zenitsu's voice full of hatred and anger was suddenly replaced by a sneer.

"But, humans have their limits, so I chose to become a ghost, Zenitsu!"

When such a sound sounded, Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke turned around suddenly and put their hands on the handles of the swords at their waists.

In front of the three people, a person slowly walked over from the corner and caught their eyes.

He was a young man with black hair, blue eyes, thick eyebrows, and a magatama pendant and bracelet.

The young man carried a knife, had pointed ears, pale skin, black tiger stripes on his face, and fangs growing out of his mouth. As he grinned, they poked out from his mouth and were clearly visible.

There is no doubt that the boy is a ghost.

Moreover, he is not an ordinary ghost.

The proof is that he has numbers in his eyes.

But Zenitsu didn't care about this at all. The moment he saw the boy, his breathing suddenly became heavier.

"Hongyue!"

Zenitsu roared at the other party.

"Hey, long time no see, Zenitsu."

The young man named Yu Yue greeted Zenitsu. He was neither warm nor friendly, but rather viciously aggressive.

"As expected, you have also entered Infinite City, very good, very good." Zhuo Yue said with a smile: "After Lord Wuhan gave the order to kill all the Demon Slayers, I was thinking, in this case, Just leave it to me."

"Fortunately, we met successfully." Zhuo Yue's smile became ferocious, and he said full of sarcasm: "Otherwise, a weak guy like you will definitely be killed by those miscellaneous brats on the roadside, right? Bar?"

"You guy..."

Yu Yue's words did not make Zenitsu lose his mind, but instead made the impulsive Inosuke draw his sword.

"Wait! Inosuke!" Tanjiro stopped Inosuke again and said in shock: "Something is wrong, look at his eyes!"

Tanjiro's words made Zenitsu and Inosuke finally notice the numbers in Yugok's eyes.

One is engraved with "winding".

One is engraved with "Qi".

"Wangxianzhi...qi...?"

Everyone suddenly stood up in shock.

what happened?

Aren’t there only six windings?

Why did Shang Xian Zhi Qi appear?

"Ah? Are you talking about this?" Zhuo Yue touched his eyes and said with an undiminished smile: "Yes, I am Shangxian Zhiqi, the first ghost in history to be engraved with the number "Qi". "

"The Twelve Ghost Moons existed in name only when Xixian was disbanded, so Lord Wuhan reorganized the Ghost Moon not long ago."

"Because that adult doesn't need the useless lower string, Guiyue no longer has the position of lower string, but has added a seat to upper string."

"From now on, there will no longer be any twelve ghost moons in this world, only we, the seven winding ghosts."

""Seven ghosts on the string"——This is the new ghost moon. "