Chapter 195 - Departure

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Two weeks later,

night,

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, shining white moonlight.

Uh-huh! Uh-huh!

A figure stood by the pool, waving the knife in his hand vigorously, and the sound of the blade cutting through the air kept coming rapidly.

"Seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-five, seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-six, seven thousand nine hundred..."

Chi Yan's hair swayed slightly, Purgatory Jinjuro stood in the moonlight, his forehead was already covered with sweat, he adjusted his breathing and tightened his increasingly weak arms.

Sweat slowly hung on the blade along the tangs of the knife, and was thrown out as the knife was swung again and again.

Swing the blade again!

"Eight thousand!"

Chi!

Purgatory Jinjuro inserted the blade of the knife slightly into the soil, put his hands on the handle of the knife, lowered his head, and breathed calmly.

After the training of the pillars every day, he would always practice swordsmanship alone for several hours at night.

Day after day, it has been like this every year since joining the Demon Slayer Corps.

He raised his head and looked east.

As Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, he must become stronger.

Before the sun that represents hope rises, it can turn into the burning light of the night.

Purgatory Jinjuro liked what one of his juniors said very much.

‘I want to share my happiness. ’

‘Everyone of us members of the Demon Slayer Corps are doing this to create a world that is truly full of happiness and peace, aren’t we? ’

The person who said this was Takehara.

The young man's tone was very sunny, but it contained a very cruel approach to himself.

"Huh... Takehara boy..." Purgatory Jinjuro let out a long breath.

He learned about Takehara's location from Shang Quanna a few days ago.

Takehara is in Mugen City and still alive.

When Purgatory learned the news, he almost instantly understood why Shang Quannai had to wait until this time to tell him.

——Stayed in the Infinite City, the base camp of the Ghost King, for nearly half a year and still survived.

There is only one possibility.

——Now Takehara may have turned into a man-eating evil spirit.

"Senior Purgatory! I can do it."

"Master Purgatory! Please don't worry about me!"

Takehara's voice echoed in Purgatory Jinjuro's mind, and he slowly lowered his head.

Creak...

The hand holding the handle of the knife became harder and harder, until it lost all color.

Infernal Jinjuro clenched his back teeth, his nose was slightly sore, and the anger in his heart continued to rise.

Chi!

He suddenly pulled the knife out of the soil.

Then he swung the knife again!

Wow——! Red flames spurted from the hilt of the knife!

Faintly, a strange blue-purple flame rose up for a moment, and then was covered by the red flame.

"Eight thousand and one!"

…

Shang Quannai's blood is basically harmless to humans.

But it is still the blood of ghosts after all.

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the other side.

Between paddy fields.

Uh-huh! Uh-huh!

Jiguo Iwakatsu was also bathed in the moonlight, waving the blade lightly.

Compared with Purgatory Jinjuro's calm momentum and great openness, Iwakatsu Tsukuni seemed extremely relaxed at this moment.

Although it is also a big opening and closing movement, it always seems to have a feeling of ease.

If you look carefully, you'll see it.

Tsukuni Iwakatsu swings his sword - without any backswing.

This is the subtlety of Jiguo's swordsmanship.

The body stiffness caused by the force withdrawal or exertion at the end of each move is cleverly transformed into the beginning of the next move, so that it can be used in an extremely coherent and smooth manner.

Swish, swish, swish!

After wiping the sweat from his forehead, Jiguo Iwakatsu exhaled and turned his head to look in the direction of the field not far next door.

There, the faint light of fire was flickering.

"...that guy Yanzhu..." He narrowed his eyes and curled his lips helplessly.

Ever since Shang Quanna pulled Purgatory Jinjuro and said something a few days ago, something has obviously become wrong in Purgatory.

I am more motivated than before, but my passion is not as capable as before - driving others.

"Trouble..." Jiguo Yansheng turned away, he no longer cared about other people's affairs.

At this time.

Snap!

A drop of water fell into the clear pool on the side.

Jiguo Iwakatsu glanced in that direction subconsciously.

He caught a glimpse of his reflection in the pool beside him.

"…that is?"

Jiguo Yansheng was stunned for a moment, then slowly put down the knife in his hand and slowly approached the pool.

He lowered his head and carefully observed his reflection.

His eyes were focused on his forehead and collarbone.

The faint traces of markings are imprinted there.

"This is...!" Jiguo Yansheng's pupils shrank, and he quickly reached out to touch his forehead, and a trace of joy rose in his heart.

——The same markings as Enichi!

That's it...that's it...

Recalling that Enichi has had markings since he was born, and that Shang Quanna also has markings, Tsukuni Iwakatsu touches his own faint markings.

He thought he seemed to have found the reason for the surge in power.

Is this - turns out to be a symbol of the strong?

Jiguo Yansheng admired the pool for a while, until he looked at himself in the pool.

The face that was too similar to Enichi's suddenly came into view, and the markings on his forehead made Tsukuni Iwakatsu subconsciously think that he saw Enichi.

"…vomit--!"

For a moment, he turned his head to the side in discomfort. His face turned pale, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised:

"Yuanyi..." Jiguo Yansheng's eyes were sharp:

"I'm getting closer to you."

…

…

With high-intensity training, time flies by.

A month goes by in a blink of an eye.

After all the pillars were familiar with the various changes in Mugen City and were fully aware of them, Naosen Nai and Ubuyashiki Sukeyo made a decision.

——Set off immediately to attack Infinite City.

Today's Infinite City is still in Kyoto, and these days, Yashiki Sukeyo has not given up on Kyoto.

Instead, members of the Demon Slayer Corps were constantly dispatched to ambush all around, trying to evacuate Edo Castle as much as possible.

But in this time of war, it is extremely difficult to evacuate people in a stable city.

Therefore, there has been no significant effect so far, and it can only reduce a small number of casualties.

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noon.

In the doctor's office.

The pillars have already begun to make the final preparations for personal weapons and are walking around the doctor's office.

In my wife Tamako's hospital room.

"Sancun, bring this and this."

Jiichiro was holding a bunch of things and stuffing them towards my wife Shancun with a worried look on his face:

“These definitely work.”

"well."

My wife Shancun looked very helpless. He took the thing from Jiyilang's hand and put the other hand back on the bed.

He looked at his sister Tamako, who was also sitting on the bed and looking for items for Jiichiro and handing them to him with a serious look on his face, and sighed even more helplessly:

"well…"

Then he pushed his hands violently to stop Jiichiro and Yuzi's movements:

"Okay! That's enough!"

My wife Shancun's rare expression was very serious. When he looked at Jiichiro and his sister, his expression was a bit hard to describe:

"How come at this time, you are more crooked than me."

With that said, he reached out and held Raikiri around his waist, and smiled confidently at Jiichiro Tamako and the others:

"I have Raikiri with me. This knife is enough."

"I'm here to kill Wuhan... bringing the others is just a burden."

"I know too..." Jiichiro frowned slightly when he heard this, and breathed a sigh of relief slowly: "But..."

Although he has witnessed Shancun's growth step by step, he is still very worried in his heart.

Facing such a ghost king...

Bang bang!

"Okay, okay, there's nothing to worry about."

My wife, Shancun, patted Ciichiro hard on the back. He put his arm around Ciichiro's shoulder and said with a smile:

"The person I am now is not the guy I used to be who couldn't figure it out no matter how hard I practiced."

He turned his head and looked at his sister, his eyes slightly moist.

Although he was smiling, he was also slightly scared.

My wife Shancun raised the corners of her mouth and said with a slight tremor in her voice:

"I am super strong now!"

"So...there's nothing to be afraid of!"

Jiichiro looked at my wife Shancun forcing a smile, but he said nothing.

Silently he stretched out his arms and hugged my wife Shancun.

Yuzi on the side also remained silent. She slowly came over and hugged the two brothers. Most of her memories had been restored.

My wife, Shancun, was hugged between the two of them and was a little dazed. After she realized what she was doing, she hugged them both tightly.

After a long time, the three of them slowly let go.

My wife Shancun stood up with a smile. He slowly retreated to the door and said to Jiichiro and Yuzi confidently:

"When I come back after killing that Wuhan, let's have a big meal together!"

After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.

Just after Jiichiro stared at the closed door for a long time, suddenly.

Creak!

My wife Shancun opened the door again and revealed her head from behind the door:

"Wait for me!"

Boom!

Closed the door again.

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outside the room.

My wife Shancun leaned against the door, panting heavily, trying to relieve his tension.

After successfully calming himself down, he looked towards the lobby of the doctor's office.

In the lobby, other pillars were also busy cleaning up.

"Hey Kazama! Why are you bringing nails?" Minazuki Shiro looked at Kazama Seiya who was holding some nails in a small sack with a puzzled expression.

"Shut up! I'm useful!"

Kazama Chengya turned his head and spat at him.

"Om, repair the power, repair the power, repair the power, save the power, save the power..." Iwami Inkstone on the side is kneeling in front of the Buddha statue in the doctor's hall, reciting the scriptures devoutly.

etc.

My wife Shancun narrowed his eyes, and he noticed something was wrong.

In the lobby of the doctor's office... I don't remember there being a Buddha statue like this...

Could it be that!

My wife Shancun suddenly thought of something, and his eyes widened in surprise.

This guy Yancijian is going to take that Buddha statue with him...

But the next moment, Yan Cijian's actions gave up my wife Shancun's thoughts.

He nodded piously to the Buddha statue, then stood up and left.

My wife Shancun looked at Iwami Inkstone's leaving figure with confusion.

But when Iwami Inkstone passed by my wife Shancun, he kindly reminded me: "The gathering time is coming soon, it's time to wake up."

My wife Shancun was stunned and quickly raised her head.

Only then did he realize that the two Feng Shui pillars had already left and had gone to gather early.

In the lobby, the only person sitting still was Purgatory Jinjuro.

He was sitting in the corridor on one side of the lobby of the doctor's office, looking straight at the Nichirin sword placed on the opposite side of the corridor.

That was the Nichirin sword he originally wanted to give to Takehara.

The flame-shaped sword is very visually attractive.

At this moment, Purgatory Jinjuro was struggling.

Do you want to bring this knife with you?

It would be too much of a hindrance if I brought it with me...

It would be a pity not to bring...

Just when Purgatory Jinjuro was struggling, a cry came from outside the doctor's office:

"Hey! Purgatory! It's time to go!"

Followed closely by the sound of rapid footsteps.

Snapped!

Kazama Nariya came over and patted Purgatory Jinjuro's shoulder hard:

"Let's go, everyone is waiting for you outside."

Purgatory Jinjuro nodded subconsciously, and then couldn't help but look at the Nichirin sword standing next to Zhu Shi's room.

…Feel sorry.

He turned around, stood up, and smiled at Kazama Chengya:

"let's go."

Da da da

After the pillars left.

Creak...

Zhu Shi opened the door, carefully staying away from the sunlight seeping into the lobby, and then looked out the door solemnly.

"Everyone... may your military fortunes be prosperous."

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on the street.

It happened to be noon at this moment, and the sun was very bright.

All the members of the Demon Slayer Squad participating in the battle were lined up together, including Zhu, A-class members, hidden members... and there were only a dozen of them if I counted them carefully.

But these dozen members can already represent the top combat power of the Demon Slayer Team.

Shang Quannai and Ji Guoyuan stood at the front of the team, counting the number of people.

"The pillars... five... are here, the hidden members... thirteen?"

Shang Quannai raised his head and looked at the crowd with some confusion.

There is one more person.

A quick glance.

He instantly saw a certain pink-haired miko who was hiding in the crowd, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly:

"Ganlu Temple... saw you."

Kanroji Sakurabake's figure trembled, and he slowly walked out of the team amid the frightened expressions of the hidden team members next to him.

She came over reluctantly, already holding the Odachi sword in her hand:

"Why don't you let me go."

Naizumi patted her shoulder righteously and said the words he had prepared long ago: "The residents of Samagiri Mountain need you."

This is the truth.

Kanroji Sakurabi looked straight at Shang Quanna, and finally could only sigh helplessly.

She has also made requests to Shang Quan Nai these days, but Shang Quan Nai just won't let her join the team.

Kanroji Sakuracake slowly turned around and looked in the direction of Mount Samagiri, then glanced sideways at Naosen Nai.

——I hope... it won't become the same as it was six hundred years ago... just fine.

She dragged the Odachi on the ground and slowly left here in the frightened eyes of other residents on the street.

Ji Guoyuan stood aside without saying a word.

Udo held the child in his arms and stood at the door of the doctor's office, waving goodbye to Yuanyi.

Yuan Yiyi uses the same action.

"Okay." Shang Quannai put away the roll call list and glanced at the team members in front of him who were ready to go.

He turned slightly sideways and waved his hand:

"Set off!"

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Outside the boundary.

Wow——!

The members of the Demon Slayer Corps walked through the barrier one after another, and the leaders were naturally Naosen Nai and Enichi Tsukuni.

As soon as Ji Guoyuan held the Sun Lun Sword at his waist, he took a deep breath.

Such a long time has passed, and he has not been out of this barrier for a long time.

Just when he wanted to move on.

A feeling of being watched came from diagonally above.

Ji Guoyuan immediately raised his head and looked in that direction.

"Don't look."

Shang Quannai looked straight ahead and led the team forward. He lowered his voice: "Go directly."

Ji Guoyuan was slightly startled, and then followed Shang Quannai's footsteps.

at the same time.

The direction that Ji Guoyuan wanted to observe just now.

An eyeball disguised as a flower slowly rotated as the Demon Slayers moved away.