Chapter 23 Interest on Borrowing a Knife

Chapter 23 Interest on Borrowing a Knife

Minako's somewhat anxious voice reached Wolf's ears, and Wolf then noticed that the situation in the room was different from what he had imagined.

The believers and the Fujiwara couple, who were wearing the same attire, collapsed to the ground, while Minako stood aside with an anxious look on her face, her eyes shifting back and forth between herself and the female swordsman.

He turned his head to look at the long-haired female swordsman who had just exchanged two moves with him, his big pink eyes now filled with a hint of confusion and surprise.

Pink eyes... so strange, is this the person who saved Minako... and if you look closely, the uniform under the haori is the black uniform of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Thinking of what Murata had said before, Wolf spoke calmly to Kanae Hui.

"Are you the Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps? I'm Hirata Sekiro. Thank you for saving Minako."

"Ah, my name is Kanae Kocho, the flower pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. I thought a cultist had discovered us, so I wanted to knock the person unconscious. Sorry!"

Seeing that Wolf was thanking her sincerely, Kanae, who was already gentle, blushed as she apologized for her sneak attack.

The wolf shook his head to indicate that it was okay. Instead, he felt that Kanae in front of him was a little fussy. If it were him, he would have directly inserted the wedge ball into the person's neck and let the other person die silently.

As he simulated the imagined scene in his mind, the corners of his mouth in reality rose slightly.

"Mr. Wolf, you finally came to save Minako!"

! !

Minako's small figure threw herself into the wolf's arms, waking up the wolf who was immersed in killing in his mind. The wolf looked around and saw Minako in his arms. His face returned to calm and he gently touched her head.

But in my heart I felt scared about what I had just thought.

What's wrong with me... Is it because of the Shura Fire again... But after the Paper Man System is unlocked, karma shouldn't be able to interfere with me.

Although Kanae was curious about the wolf's illusory figure and his strength that was inconsistent with his age, she closed her mouth and couldn't help but smile when she saw the two people hugging each other in front of her.

But they couldn't continue in the evil ghost's base camp. Minako understood this and let go of the wolf's hand.

The wolf took Minako's hand and prepared to leave quickly, but Minako had no intention of following the wolf. She looked at the wolf in front of her with evasive eyes.

"Mr. Wolf, please help Sister Kanae. She has to kill the evil ghost living here by herself!"

Wolf frowned slightly. The purpose of his trip was never to defeat the evil spirits, but to take back Minako and prevent her from being eaten by the evil spirits. If he did not leave at this time and instead helped the pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps to kill demons, something might go wrong.

A ball of red flame was flickering in a place that the wolf didn't notice. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refuse, But Kocho Kanae beside him spoke before he could say anything.

"Thank you for your kindness, Minako-chan~, but I won't bother Mr. Hirata. Besides, I told you that it's just a lower-rank demon, and you, Kanae, can easily handle it~"

As he spoke, he bent down and touched Minako's little head, then stood up and looked at the wolf who was standing silently beside him.

"I wanted to arrange for our Demon Slayer Corps' logistics personnel to take her away for protection, but she said she was afraid you would worry, so I brought her here to reunite with you. Mr. Hirata, please protect Minako."

Looking at the smiling Kanae Kocho in front of him, Wolf now realized that the pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps in front of him was not a fussy person but a truly gentle person to the core.

Without saying anything else, he took Minako's hand and walked out the door. The effect of the Moon Hidden Spirit's Descent had not yet dissipated, and Minako was petite, so there was no need to worry about being discovered by the cultists.

The figures of Wolf and Minako completely disappeared from the sight, and the footsteps gradually faded away. Even though Wolf did not intend to help her kill the ghost, Kanae did not have a trace of resentment in her heart. It was just a pity that she did not understand that the pink magic paper might be a new method to kill ghosts.

See you again if we are lucky enough.

Just as he was about to set out to explore the upper floors of the temple to find out the details of the Lower Moon Demon, footsteps were heard outside the house and finally stopped outside the shoji door.

Just as he was thinking of using his old trick to knock the other person out with his sword, the door slowly opened and Kanae put down her hand on the hilt of the sword again. Her expression changed from solemn to with a hint of a smile.

"Hello again, Mr. Hirata."

"..."

The somewhat illusory figure of the wolf appeared at the door.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't come back to help you kill demons, but I just forgot to return something I borrowed from a member of your Demon Slayer Corps named Murata."

As he said this, he took off Murata's Nichirin sword which he had been carrying on his back, and handed it to Kanae under Kanae's puzzled look.

After taking the knife, the smile in Kanae's eyes became even brighter, and she spoke to the wolf with a smile.

"Okay Mr. Hirata, I will definitely return the sword to Soldier Murata!"

Looking directly into Kanae's eyes filled with smile, Wolf's expression remained calm. He reached into his arms but actually concentrated his mind on the light curtain.

He took out an exquisite wooden box from his possession and handed it to Kanae again.

"... Just call me Sekiro. This... is just the interest for borrowing my knife."

She took the box in her hand and opened it under the wolf's gaze. The pink light from the box illuminated her pretty face.

Looking at the piece of paper in the box that was shining with pink divine light, Kanae was shocked. Could this be the magical paper that Minako had mentioned?

"【God's Flying Snow】, if you can't defeat the evil ghost, grab half of it and throw it in the air, the divine power in the divine paper will attach to your sword and help you kill the evil ghost."

After saying that, Wolf turned around and was about to leave without waiting for Kanae to speak, and stopped just before going out.

"I heard that the evil ghost left here not long ago. I don't know what he did there, but he just came back today."

As soon as the words fell, the wolf had already left the room, and Kanae didn't care whether the wolf could hear her or not, and hurriedly called out in a low voice.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Sekiro!"

He looked at the divine flying snow in his hand, picked up a piece of divine paper, placed it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.

"I don't understand...Take this back to show the lord and Shinobu, they are much smarter than me."

...............

Outside the temple of the Eternal Paradise Cult, Minako hid in the corner of the house and looked in the direction of the temple, completely unaware that there was a figure standing behind her.

"Wow!"

Suddenly she felt a hand touching her head and she cried out in fear. Even though she was scared, she did not forget what the wolf told her before it left, asking her to be careful not to attract the believers.

When he looked back, he found that it was the illusory figure of the wolf who had appeared behind him without him knowing when. He curled his lips in displeasure.

"How did you learn to scare people, Mr. Wolf? And how did you do such a magical thing?"

"..."

It’s so annoying that Mr. Wolf doesn’t speak!

"Then you just said you forgot something and had to go back to the temple. What exactly did you forget?"

"..."

gas!

Although Minako had long been accustomed to the wolf's silence over the years, she still felt depressed now.

Looking at the deflated girl in front of him, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, not knowing whether it was because of Minako or the gentle female swordsman, but Wolf felt relieved at this moment, and the red flame burning deep in his soul dimmed.