Chapter 207 Gathering
"Wow! So fast! Where did it go?"
Unable to keep up with the speed of the man in red, the old man looked everywhere for the other's disappearing figure, but he couldn't find him. He could only sigh that there were so many talented people in this world, and then turned around and went into his own shop to rest for a while.
But just as he was about to open the door, a flash of lightning flashed in his peripheral vision, and then disappeared without a trace.
"Ok?"
With a slight hesitation, the old man looked up at the clear sky above his head and muttered to himself.
"It just rained heavily a few days ago, it shouldn't continue..."
Then he thought he had seen it wrong, shook his head and lamented that he was old and useless, then walked into the house.
On the rooftop that he could not see, a golden flash of lightning passed by, and a figure so fast that it was blurry followed closely beside the lightning. From his relaxed appearance, it could be seen that he had not yet used his full strength.
In front of the two, a burly figure was jumping and shuttling between the rooftops with movements that did not suit his size. Even with a beauty under each armpit and another hanging behind him, it did not affect his speed.
But in the flash of lightning behind him, a faint sound of teeth grinding could be heard.
In the flash of lightning, Zenitsu's ferocious face with gnashing teeth appeared. If others saw his red eyes, they would really think they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
“Crack! Crack! Why is that guy carrying three girls by himself? And I can only carry Xuan Mi on my back? It’s not fair… It’s not fair!!”
Xuan Mi, who was squinting his eyes to protect himself from the strong wind, glared at him when he heard this and made a speechless complaint.
“What do you mean… And they are Mr. Uzui’s wives… Isn’t that normal…”
Hearing this, Zenitsu, who was already extremely angry, felt even more furious.
"Damn it!! Why does he have three wives!!!"
Lying behind Zenitsu, Xuanya thought for a moment and seemed to have come up with the most correct answer.
"Maybe it's because Uzui-san is so handsome..."
puff!
His heart seemed to be pierced by a sharp arrow, his face turned pale, and a streak of blood flowed from Zenitsu's mouth.
"Besides, the salary of the Hashira is very high... Mr. Uzui also looks very rich..."
puff!puff!
Two more sharp arrows were fired, and a drop of blood slowly fell from the corner of Zenitsu's eyes.
"Ah... now that I think about it, the most money we've ever received in our lives is probably the operating expenses that Mr. Hirata gave us... but I didn't spend a penny of it, hehe!"
puff!puff!puff!
Zenitsu, who had spent most of his funds to enter Kyogoku-ya, felt a pain in his heart as if it was pierced by thousands of arrows. But Xuanya behind him seemed to want to say something, so he quickly swallowed the blood that flowed into his mouth and spoke out to stop Xuanya from continuing.
"We're here, stop talking!"
"is it?"
Feeling that Zenitsu had stopped, Xuanya asked in confusion and stuck his head out. He indeed saw that Uzui, who was leading the way, was now stopped at one of the few inns built in the area.
Looking at the hotel in front of him, Xuan Mi felt a sense of unreality and whispered in disbelief.
"Brother... is he here..."
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On the other side, the dizzy Tanjiro slumped on the floor of the hotel, looking around in confusion.
"Where is this?"
Tanjiro was dragged here by Yoriichi and didn't know when they entered the hotel or when they paid the money. He arrived here without even realizing it.
"But this time the hotel is really luxurious... because I don't have to save money to buy train tickets..."
Fortunately, thanks to his mastery of the Sun Breathing in recent days, Tanjiro recovered from the dizziness in a short moment and stood up from the ground.
“Hey, ahh!!”
Just as he stood up, a broken blade pierced through the wall of the wooden box behind him, and the sharp tip of the blade poked Tanjiro's back, and blood instantly flowed out from the tiny wound.
There was no sunlight in the hotel. Tanjiro gritted his teeth and threw the box to the ground. He rubbed his back hard, hoping to reduce the pain. At the same time, he cried softly to the box on the ground with a bitter face.
"I just said that Mr. Kokushibo was in the way when I was sorting things out... Did you have to keep stabbing me with the tip of the knife?!"
As soon as Tanjiro finished speaking, the box full of knife cuts trembled slightly and then stood up straight. The short arms pushed the wooden box open and jumped out, while six eyes stared at Tanjiro.
"After all... I am your teacher... You said your teacher was a hindrance... You deserved to be stabbed..."
He really wanted to refute Kokushibo's words, but Tanjiro thought that he was just celebrating his increasing proficiency in Sun Breathing, and his proficiency in Sun Breathing was really inseparable from the "encouragement" of Kokushibo who had a serious face in front of him.
I could only sit helplessly on a chair in the hotel, grimacing in pain.
Just then, Yoshiichirō pushed open the door and walked in. He first handed the exquisite ointment in his hand to Tanjiro, then straightened his eyes and spoke to the man and the ghost who were staring at him blankly.
"I'll leave the task of finding Tamayo to you... I won't leave this room unless it's absolutely necessary..."
Although he didn't know why Mr. Yoriichi did this, Tanjiro still rubbed the ointment on his back and nodded seriously in agreement.
"Ok!"
And Kokushibo on the side frowned slightly.
"…Tell me…the reason for doing this…is it because of those little demon slayers and that ninja from another world…"
Looking quietly at his brother with a fierce look in his eyes, Yuanyi sighed and said.
"…Yes…"
After receiving an affirmative reply, Kokushibo still didn't buy it and said coldly.
"…Why did you ask me if you could contact Muzan before…"
When Yoshiichiro heard Kokushibo suddenly asking about what happened that night a few days ago, he was stunned and spoke with some uncertainty.
“…I don’t know…I feel like something big is going to happen…”
Knowing that his brother could not lie, Kokushibo's frown relaxed and he continued to stare at Yoriichi. Looking into those pure eyes, he really wanted to ask him why he was helping him, but he couldn't open his mouth.
Sitting quietly on his box, Kokushibo closed his eyes and rested, not knowing what he was thinking about.
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And in a more spacious room two floors above Yuanyi's room, two figures were sitting at a round table and talking from a distance.
"According to the information given by Tomioka and the Lower Rank captured by the Rock Pillar, there are several Lower Ranks plotting something in Asakusa."
"Can ghosts' words be trusted..."
"It should be reliable... After all, the Rock Pillar captured the demon alive and tortured him. It is said that the method was so cruel that many people vomited..."
"Hmm... Lord Rock Pillar treats demons very differently from his own people..."
After the conversation ended, the room fell into silence. As if unable to bear such an uncomfortable atmosphere, Busei asked after muttering for a long time.
"Well...has your sister contacted you in the past few days?"
boom!
A small fist slammed hard on the table, and Shinobu's forehead veins bulged as he yelled at Busei Kawai.
"Can you please stop mentioning my sister to me all the time!"