Chapter 242 Blue Blossom
In the outside world, many days have passed.
Kokushibo and Tanjiro set out on their journey again and met many poor people in similar situations to Tamayo along the way. Although Tanjiro wanted to help, he had no clue where to start.
He could only watch those people suffer mental torture. Fortunately, being alone with Kokushibo was easier than Tanjiro had imagined, so he could only travel at night.
Today is the last stop of the journey. After finishing tonight’s work, the agreement between the three of us will be fulfilled.
It was still Kokushibo, who had the ability to see through the world, who was doing the technical work, while Tanjiro relied on his physical strength to clean up, and the two of them quickly finished their work tonight.
"This is your wages, please accept it~"
The boss handed the two money bags to the two men with a smile on his face. With the craftsmanship of "Yuanyi", the business of the store has been booming these days. Although "Yuanyi" will not be in the store tomorrow, a large number of customers have been attracted and he still makes a lot of profit.
Thinking of this, the boss suddenly remembered the comments of the customers in the store these days and flattered "Yuichi".
"Mr. Yunyi is really amazing~ His style has changed so much in a few days, but he is still the same haha~"
After borrowing the purse, Kokushibo heard the boss's flattery, but was suddenly dazed. He did not come to his senses until the boss, who had not responded for a long time, smiled awkwardly and left.
He threw the purse to Tanjiro beside him, and was about to leave regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, but at this moment, Tanjiro's shouting sounded behind him.
"Mr. Kokushibo!"
Hearing the voice, after hesitating for a long time, Kokushibo finally stopped and turned to look at Tanjiro, only to see that the other person was looking at him with a sad face.
"Please... and Mr. Yunyi... come to our home often..."
After speaking, he bowed slightly.
Hearing Tanjiro's sincere words, Kokushibo felt a sudden warmth in his heart. Kokushibo didn't know what this feeling was, and subconsciously clenched his shirt with his hands.
Scenes from the trio's journey flashed through her mind, and she left silently without responding to Tanjiro's words.
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The sword energy that was powerful enough to tear the sky apart slashed towards Wuzan. His already pale face was filled with fear, but his huge desire to survive made him grit his teeth and gather the several thorn whips behind him in front of him.
Boom!
It's all in vain.
Faced with the terrifying sword energy of the Sakura Dragon, Muzan's desperate resistance could only hold out for a moment. The last of his whip broke into several pieces, and his entire deformed and twisted figure was carried high into the sky by the sword energy, wriggling in panic in the air.
But just as he straightened his body, the slender figure of the Sakura Dragon had already appeared in front of him, opening its huge dragon mouth. Muzan could even see the Sakura Dragon's sharp dragon teeth in the air.
"Roar!"
With a roar, Wuzan fell into the mouth of the Sakura Dragon, and the Sakura Dragon's huge mouth closed at this time.
Peng!
The dragon's mouth opened, and Muzan fell into the tattered body. The huge body of the Sakura Dragon turned into a sea of red light, and a figure holding a long sword broke through the red light.
In the blink of an eye, it rushed to Muzan and pierced his chest with the sharp red blade. Muzan's only remaining gray eye suddenly widened and looked at the wolf who was tightly holding the hilt of [Bai Lei].
Wow!
Scarlet karma gushed out from the blade of [Bai Lei], wrapping around the falling figures of the two. Just like that, Wolf lowered his miserable and broken body, like a scarlet meteor, falling from the sky into the dark river!
boom!
It fell heavily on the river surface, and the impact of the fall splashed up a huge curtain of water. Drops of water fell on the wolf's back, but the wolf didn't care at all.
He stared at the breathless Muzan beneath him. After a moment, he pulled out [Bai Lei] from his chest and slowly exhaled a breath.
"call…!"
But at this moment, Muzan suddenly stretched out his hand and tightly grasped the blade of [Bai Lei]. The wound was so severe that the bone was visible, but in his gray eyes there was only resentment towards this world.
“…I…want to…curse…this world…”
As soon as the words fell, Wuzan's broken body floating on the water began to fall...
Seeing that the situation was not good, the wolf stretched out his hand to fish it out, but no matter how hard he tried, his hand could not break through the water.
In less than a moment, the water surface began to boil, and countless phantoms that were glowing white were now dyed black. They rushed out of the water wailing and struggling to call for help, but in the end they could only drown in the bottomless river!
On the boiling river, the wolf looked around at the numerous wailing shadows that were as numerous as the stars in the sky. Every wailing sound drilled into the wolf's mind, giving him a headache and frowning deeply.
[Prayer] Is this what is hidden in the last scene?
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In the dilapidated temple, the moonlight illuminated Yuanyi who was lying quietly on the ground. At this time, a dark shadow walked into the temple. After seeing Yuanyi on the ground, his pupils trembled and his fingers clenched.
But when he saw the smile on Yoriichi's face, his clenched fists slowly loosened and he walked under the moonlight. Without saying anything, Kokushibo silently carried Yoriichi's body on his back.
His eyes lightly swept over the wolf kneeling on the ground in the temple, and the [Open Door] on the wolf's chest. Kokushibo's gaze stayed for a moment, and then he walked out of the temple.
He carried Yuanyi across one mountain after another, and finally, he stopped at a hilltop that was in ruins. He followed his memory and found the tombstone that remained clean in the ruins.
This is the tombstone he found when he followed the breath of Shura Fire after the battle between Yoriichi, Wolf, and Muzan here. It was clearly written on it.
The Tomb of My Wife's Poems, Enshrined by Her Husband, Tsugumi Yoriichi
He put Yuanyi down, stretched out the samurai sword made of flesh and blood from his hand, raised the blade, and looked at his normal self reflected on the blade.
Then, next to the tombstone, he used the long knife in his hand, which represented his obsession and glory, to dig a neat grave, gently placed Yunyi in it, took out the broken bamboo flute from his arms, and placed it in Yunyi's arms.
After filling the soil, he carved out a tombstone, cut his finger with a knife, and used his blood as ink to write on it:
The tomb of my brother, Yoshiichi Tsugukuni.
After thinking about it, Kokushibo did not leave his name in the end, so he erected the tombstone on the grave. After doing all this, the sky was already slightly brighter, but Kokushibo had no intention of leaving. He knelt beside the grave, looking at the rising sun, and murmured in his heart.
...The meaning of life...maybe I will never know it again...
The soil beneath him suddenly stirred, and blue flowers grew out. He was stunned and picked a Kokushibo flower and held it in front of him.
"Blue...Higanbana..."
The flower that he had been searching for for hundreds of years now bloomed in front of Kokushibo's eyes, but after confirming it, he put the flower back into the bushes. The sunlight fell on Kokushibo's body, and his skin had begun to burn.
Turning his head to look at the tombstone beside him, Kokushibo said softly in his heart.
If there is an afterlife...I hope you can tell me...the meaning of life...
Wow…
Under the sunlight, Kokushibo's body turned into ashes and disappeared. The red spider lily under him also withered at this time, quietly waiting for the next bloom tomorrow...
On the way home, Tanjiro looked up towards his home, tears streaming down his face...