Chapter 92 Protection
"Damn bastard!!"
Seeing his younger brother being "bullied" by Busui Kawai, Ichiro roared and rushed towards Busui Kawai, but Busui Kawai's expression did not change at all and he did not take Ichiro seriously at all.
Seeing the two like this, Muichiro, who was arranged by Fuzukawa to practice swordsmanship, had no intention of continuing. He was in a panic and anxiously stood between the two to explain to Yuichiro who was rushing over.
"Brother, Mr. Busikawa and Mr. Sekiro are not bad people. They came here just..."
"Shut up!"
Seeing his brother being beaten and still favoring the other party, Youzhilang's original heartache suddenly turned into anger at his lack of resistance, and he cursed in his heart.
Stupid brother!!
Then he nimbly dodged Muichiro who was trying to intercept him, snatched the wooden sword from his hand, rushed to Busei Kawai and swung it vertically.
"Go to hell! White-haired evil-faced man!"
When Busei heard the nickname that Yuichiro gave him, his face darkened. His original plan to just dodge changed, and he raised the wooden sword in his hand and whispered ferociously.
"interesting!"
Then he gently swung the knife in his hand towards Youzhilang's chopping knife.
Boom!
A dull sound was heard, and Youichiro felt a huge force from the wooden sword pressing down on him like a tidal wave. Then his thin figure was lifted up high and fell beside Wuichiro.
The wooden sword in his hand flew out and stuck straight into the grass.
Hearing the sound, the wolf who carved the wooden sword looked up and saw Busei who easily blocked Ichiro and sent him flying, and thought to himself.
...I'm getting pretty good at it, but...using this against a child isn't like Busui's style...
At this time, Muichiro also ran to his brother and wanted to help him up, but his brother angrily pushed his hand away.
After being pushed away by his brother, Wuyilang looked a little lonely, but he still completed what he had not said just now.
“Mr. Busikawa and Mr. Sekiro are not bad people. They came here just to find Sister Tianyin. And it was because of them that we were able to survive last night…”
"So... I told them about Sister Tianyin's visit..."
Yuichiro, who had been silent, was slightly stunned after hearing what Muichiro said, and then he sneered as if he suddenly realized something.
"By the way, tell everyone what that woman said about our talent in swordsmanship, right?"
After saying this, regardless of Muichiro who wanted to say something, he turned around and yelled at Busui and Wolf.
"I will never let Muichiro join your Demon Slayer Corps, never!!"
Wolf did not feel any emotion when hearing Ichiro's loud roar. Firstly, he was not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. Secondly, he came here only after hearing what Ya Ya had told him. He wanted to find Amane as soon as possible to see if there was any way to solve Minako's problem.
He...was not willing to wait too long...
What surprised Wolf was that the usually irritable Busei was not angry this time. Instead, he looked at Youzhilang in silence with a complicated expression.
...The Busou River has become strange...
Could it be... that's why Kanae asked him to help her even though he had no mission?
But when leaving the Butterfly House, Busei didn't seem to be disgusted...
Not understanding the reason for the change in Busui River, Wolf continued with the work at hand.
Just at this time, Busei spoke in a deep voice.
"Your brother...didn't tell us that Master Tianyin once said that you have talent. I just noticed it, and he seemed very interested, so I taught him."
Knowing that he had misunderstood Muichiro, Muichiro still refused to give in. He stared at Busei Kawai stubbornly without any wavering.
"So what! Anyway, I won't let Muichiro join your Demon Slayer Corps!"
Hearing this, Busei finally changed his expression slightly, but the look in his eyes was not anger, but rather the same look that Ichiro gave Muichiro just now.
He walked forward with a knife in hand, picked up another wooden sword that was stuck in the lawn, and regardless of Ichiro's resistance, he picked him up like a chicken and walked towards the forest not far away.
But when he saw Muichiro standing in front of him, he paused, sighed softly, and then began to explain.
"It's just a few words. I'm sure he wouldn't want you to hear it."
Just like that, Busei-Kawa and Ichiro disappeared from sight.
Suddenly, Wolf and Muichiro were the only ones left on the grass, and the atmosphere gradually became tense. Although Wolf didn't care, seeing Muichiro gradually becoming at a loss, Wolf couldn't remain silent.
"……then."
Muichiro hurriedly caught the new wooden sword thrown by the wolf and looked at the wolf in some surprise.
"…Do you want to try it…in actual combat?"
Faced with Wolf's proposal, Muichiro was also somewhat curious about the strength of this person who killed the evil ghost and saved his brother, so he nodded slightly to show his willingness.
Seeing him nod, Wolf reached out his hand and slowly climbed up to the handle of the wedge-shaped knife at his waist. He exerted force on the handle and then pulled it out. The sharp blade shone coldly in the morning sunlight.
He swung his knife while Muichiro was stunned. The strong wind blew Muichiro's hair up, and the wolf's low voice was heard.
"bring it on…"
In the deciduous forest on the other side, Busei stopped moving forward and casually threw Ichiro in his hand onto the fallen leaves.
Click.
The sound of countless fallen leaves breaking was heard. He rubbed his sore butt and glared at the rude white-haired guy, wanting to give him a cold shoulder, but the other's serious eyes stunned him.
"Do you think... you can protect Muichiro just by not letting him join the Demon Slayer Corps?"
Busei's questioning voice was calm, but it accurately hit the feelings hidden deep in Ichiro's heart. He looked at Busei with some disbelief, and his eyes seemed to ask why he knew that.
"This……"
Ichiro opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word, while Fuzukawa continued to speak.
"Hiding in the deep mountains and forests with your brother, helpless in the face of evil spirits that appear at any time, is this your way of protecting your brother?"
This time, Ichiro lowered his head completely. What happened last night was the best answer to this question...
It was at this time that Busei threw the wooden sword in his hand next to Ichiro, and raised the wooden sword high up. His eyes returned to their previous ferocity, but this time there was something else in the depths of his eyes.
"Stop joking! Pick up the sword! Be strong! Strong enough to protect your brother!!"
As he said this, he chopped off Youyilang's head with a knife!
Facing the oncoming knife, Youzhilang picked up the knife and quickly rolled sideways. The knife fell to the ground, stirring up a large number of fallen leaves.
The flying fallen leaves stuck to Youichiro, giving him a fright.
Even if it was just a wooden sword, the blow to the head just now was quite terrifying.
This guy is really...
Thinking of this, Ichiro stood up, raised the wooden sword in his hand, his breathing became a little rapid but his eyes looked at Busei Kawana calmly.
But when Busei saw this, he smiled.
"Very good...come on!"
………………
By the time the four of them gathered again, the sun had already climbed to the top of the sky.
Ichiro, with a head full of bruises and a wooden sword in his hand, followed Busei back to the lawn with difficulty, but saw Muichiro lying on the lawn unharmed, and the wolf was nowhere to be found. Only smoke was rising from the wooden house.
With a frown on his face, Busei Kawai walked to Muichiro and shouted at him who was lying on the ground.
"How can you just lie on the ground and be lazy?"
Hearing Busei's scolding, Youichiro felt a little bit reluctant but still didn't say anything. However, Muichiro's next words made him feel a little bad.
"Just now, Mr. Sekiro proposed a real fight, but he didn't attack me once. He just blocked me and I was in so much pain that I couldn't stand up..."
Listening to his brother's words, Youichiro was thinking how could Muichiro lie? Even if he was tired and wanted to rest, he couldn't lie like this!
Now the white-haired, evil-looking man is going to get angry again...
But what surprised Youichiro was that Busei's frown relaxed and he nodded thoughtfully.
"Is that so... Then there's really nothing we can do about it."
Then he ignored the two of them and walked into the house.
Yuichiro was left standing on the grass, looking dazed.
Could it be that... this guy is actually very easy to fool?