Chapter 159 Departure from Yoshihara
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In another town, a wolf sitting in a small restaurant looked at the steaming salmon and radish that had just been served in front of him. He picked up a piece with chopsticks half-believingly, and his eyes lit up when he put it in his mouth.
Then he picked up another piece of fish and placed it in front of the angry owl. Seeing the owl hesitate for a moment and then eat it with a human-like happy expression, the wolf felt helpless.
When the wolf was on the road, he forgot the existence of the owl. He was only focused on killing the evil ghost before it could commit a crime, and forgot to bring the owl with him.
It was not until the wolf threw the pills and the purse to the Kamado family and left that the wolf remembered it. However, the wolf did not care at the time. After all, it was not the first or second time that he had dropped the owl.
However, this time, the owl was quite tough after catching up. The wolf wanted to know what was discussed in the meeting. The owl angrily wrote on a piece of paper:
If I don’t give you food, I won’t tell you!
Afterwards, the wolf had no choice but to take the owl into a small town again. He went to a restaurant and ordered a salmon and radish dish that should be delicious. This filled his own stomach while also satisfying the owl's request.
I saw that his fat body was extremely agile. He took out a pen and paper from somewhere and wrote a long list of words while standing on the table.
Picking up the paper, Wolf looked at what was written on it carefully. To sum up, this meeting of the Pillars mainly talked about the great riots caused by the Kizukis less than a month later, and the matter of Fushigi and Kokushibo resurrecting Yoriichi.
What puzzled Wolf was that after learning about the markings, everyone who attended the Pillar Meeting, except Giyuu, expressed excitement and asked their lord about the specific method of opening the markings.
At the end of the meeting, Uzui took the initiative to put forward his guess about where Kigetsu is hiding.
This was the Yoshiwara that Owl had heard about before. Uzui was still hesitant at first, but now there was no time, and he immediately arranged for his three wives to go to Yoshiwara for a hidden investigation.
Seeing this, the wolf tore the paper into pieces and threw it into the bowl with some remaining soup. According to the information currently known, it has been confirmed that the frequent deaths of mountain people have been caused by no reason, and the only piece of information about Yoshiwara has not been verified.
As for Yoriichirō... although he didn't know why he appeared in the mountains, and it seemed that he had a close relationship with that simple family, but some things that happened during that time were enough for Wolf to judge that if he understood the meaning of his words, he would not take the initiative to approach the Demon Slayer Corps.
After paying the bill and leaving the restaurant, I held the owl and looked at the busy streets. The wolf's next goal was quite clear...
Yoshiwara, flower street!
However, having said that, Wolf didn't know where Yoshiwara was, let alone what the red-light district was for. He just saw the contempt in the eyes of women and the vulgarity in the eyes of men when he asked passers-by.
He could roughly guess that it was not a good place, but it was consistent with the place where evil spirits hid in the wolf's heart.
Finally, after learning the general direction of Yoshiwara from a wretched old man, the wolf set out on the road to Yoshiwara, but before he had gone far, an unexpected incident occurred...
Just as he walked out of the town, Wolf looked in the direction described by the wretched uncle among the passing crowd, thinking that this place should be some distance away from Yoshiwara. At this moment, a thin little boy passing by him reached out and pounced on the owl in his arms.
The frightened owl kept hooting. It was just a robbery by a skinny little kid. The wolf reacted naturally. It raised its foot and gently retreated, and the skinny figure missed and fell to the ground.
The thin boy got up from the ground in a panic, a trace of shame flashed across his face, and then he immediately raised his legs to run away, but the wolf didn't care and the boy still ran away.
But before the thin figure could run a few steps, his body went limp, his eyes closed, and he fell face down to the ground again. The distance he slid was painful just by looking at it.
The wolf glanced sideways, not intending to pay any attention, but after seeing passers-by avoiding the child, he stopped and walked forward. Before he could help the child up, the sound from the child's stomach let the wolf know the reason for his coma.
"..."
………………
"Hey? Sir, you are here again!"
Not long after, another serving of salmon and radish was placed on the table. The thin child smelled the fragrance and sat up straight without being woken up by the wolf. Regardless of the heat, he lay on the table and chewed the radish in big mouthfuls.
After he had eaten half his fill, he noticed the expressionless wolf at the table across from him. He raised his head and looked at the wolf somewhat embarrassedly.
"Sorry... I just wanted to steal your chicken..."
Hearing the other party's apology, without waiting for the wolf to speak, the owl standing next to the table waved its wings angrily and hit the boy's skinny arms.
The wolf stroked his chin and looked at the other's face. There was a shallow scar from falling to the ground just now, and a long scar that the other had originally had. At this moment, his face looked a little hideous because of the owl's slap. The wolf thought secretly in his heart.
It always looks familiar...
Seeing the wolf's thoughtful look, the boy thought the wolf was angry, so he stood up, bowed deeply, and explained to the wolf.
"I was originally working as a handyman in a family in the town, barely able to make a living, but a few days ago, the family kicked me out because there were too many handymen in the house... I was really hungry after a few days..."
Seeing the other party's sincere and polite look, Wolf frowned and had a new opinion on his previous guess.
No...I shouldn't be so polite...
A boy who was bending over secretly raised his head to observe the wolf's expression, but found that the wolf was thoughtful and even frowned. Worried that the wolf might call the police, the boy gritted his teeth and decided to tell the wolf his secret.
He stood up, and slowly walked to the wolf's side under his gaze, carefully looked around, and after making sure that no one noticed him, he leaned close to the wolf's ear and spoke to him.
"In fact... In this world there are evil creatures called demons... And there are also a group of people with lofty ideals who fight against them. They gather together to form the Demon Slayer Corps!"
At this point, the boy paused slightly, as if he had something else to say, but when he saw that the wolf still had a calm expression, he felt unsure, and finally spoke after hesitating for a moment.
"I originally wanted to spend the winter in that family's house, so I walked to the place where the Demon Slayer Corps was selecting members to participate in the selection... because my brother should also be in the Demon Slayer Corps..."
The boy, who was observing the wolf's expression as he spoke, finally saw an expression of disbelief on the wolf's face, and the wolf asked him at this time.
“…What’s your name?”
The boy was a little dazed and said subconsciously, not expecting the wolf to ask him this question.
"Fuzuigawa Genya."