Chapter 243 Ending? No Death
In the underworld, the wolf looked at the boiling black river below him and the howling phantom. The overwhelming howling reached his ears, and every howl turned into a collapsed and tearful face in his mind.
Covering his head, the wolf felt a pain. At this moment, every sad face turned into different blocks of color, filling the hidden picture in his mind.
“…I see…”
After hesitating for a moment, the wolf put down his hands that were covering his head and lowered his head slightly, making it impossible to see his expression at the moment.
Slowly raising the [long sword] in his hand and looking at the bumpy scarlet blade, Wolf recalled his days in Ashina.
Depressed, numb, soaked in blood every day, ears filled with the roar of killing, the only people who care about him are only a few...
But when he came into this world, a lot of things were different, and his mind replayed the experiences of these years.
He depended on Minako for three years, and later faced the evil spirit Douma together with the Butterfly sisters.
He became friends with Uzui, Fuzugawa, and the other two, Giyuu, who arrived later, during their trip to the swordsmith village.
Toshisaburo, whom I met at the swordsmith village, Koutsuka...
There are also journeys with Fuzugawa, Lady Amane, the Tokito brothers, and Inosuke.
Taking Xuanya with him, Zenitsu goes on a journey to hunt down evil spirits.
At this moment, when Wolf recalls the good memories, it is no longer just about the past with Minako. There are more and more people who love Wolf and the people Wolf loves...
Unknowingly, he had obtained something very valuable...
Thinking of this, the corners of the wolf's mouth curled up slightly, and beautiful memories flashed before his eyes. The scarlet karma was released from the blade of the [Bai Lei] in his hand.
"...I will take care of the last immortal..."
With the knife at his neck, the wolf murmured softly.
Wow!
With a powerful wave, not a trace of blood splashed, only crystal clear cherry blossoms floated onto the water, creating a circle of ripples filled with pink divine light, and wherever it went, the darkness dissipated.
The wolf's upright figure fell down, and its body fell into the clear river water, sinking continuously...
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I don't know how long it had passed, but it was snowing heavily and the temple was covered with snow again. Outside the dilapidated temple, anxious footsteps were heard and several figures rushed in from the gate. It was clearly winter but their faces were covered with sweat.
After the strange incident ended, everyone immediately received a message from Xiaonin and came to the temple.
Looking at the empty temple, everyone's faces were filled with anxiety, but when they saw the candlelight lit in the temple, a glimmer of hope flashed in their eyes.
"Hirata!"
"Mr. Wolf!"
Deng Deng Deng!
I rushed into the Buddhist temple with great expectations, but the light of hope in my eyes was instantly extinguished.
A huge Buddha statue was shattered all over the ground, the floor was stained with blood, and there was a wolf kneeling on the ground, with the wolf bursting out of its chest. Shinobu and Minako, who arrived a day earlier than them, sat beside them in despair, tightly holding a butterfly hair ornament in their hands...
The only intact thing in the entire Buddhist temple is the neatly arranged wooden statues.
Picking up the one that belonged to them, they seemed to be able to see the faint smile on the wolf's face when he carved them, and tears accumulated in their eyes.
Tears streamed from under Inosuke's hood as he cursed loudly.
"I haven't defeated you yet! Hurry up and stand up for me!"
As he said this, he was about to rush towards the wolf, but was stopped in time by Xuanya and Zenitsu behind him.
At this moment, even Fuzukawa's eyes were red. He turned his head to look at the little ninja beside him and asked in a muffled voice.
"Hirata, he..."
She didn't have the heart to say everything, but the situation was already clear. Xiaonin moved her lips stiffly and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"…When we…came…it already had no heartbeat…"
Hearing this, Busei fell to his knees helplessly, and let out a sad roar in a low voice.
"Damn it..."
Kanae, who was standing by, felt so distressed when she saw her sister and Minako in such a state. She walked forward and gently hugged the two distraught people in her arms. Although she felt sad as well, she still comforted them in a crying voice.
At this moment, although there is candlelight in the temple, the sadness makes it dim...
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"Cough cough!!"
But just as everyone was immersed in sadness, a violent cough sounded, attracting everyone's attention, and then their mouths opened wide.
The wolf, whose heart had already stopped beating, suddenly coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, then slowly opened his eyes. He first glanced at the surprised people surrounding him, his frown slowly relaxed, and he stretched out his hand to pull [Open the Door] out of his chest and threw it aside.
He took the gourd from his waist, drank a few sips of the medicine, and his face became rosy again.
She looked at everyone with her mouth slightly open, and just as she was about to say something, she was knocked down. Everyone threw themselves on the wolf, feeling the warmth of its body. Minako, who was crawling on the wolf's chest, could hear the wolf's strong heartbeat with tears on her face.
boom!boom!
"Well...Mr. Wolf is not dead!"
Then he cried and announced loudly, and the dim Buddhist hall became bright at this moment.
Being pressed down by the crowd, the wolf's mouth curled up slightly...
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In the underworld.
The color returned to its warm white color, and the phantoms were overjoyed. They looked through the clear river water at the benefactor who had saved them on the surface of the river, only to find that the figure was falling continuously.
His face changed, and at the same time, a large number of phantoms rushed to the wolf's body, raised their illusory arms, and with the help of tens of thousands of people, lifted the wolf's body and floated to the surface of the river!
When the wolf regained consciousness, the blood blocking his throat made him realize that he had returned to reality. Although he didn't know what was going on, the last remaining cherry-colored bead in the light curtain in front of him was covered by a mark of ink.
It's all over at last...
The burden on his heart was lifted, and the wolf, who was oppressed by the crowd, felt a sense of relief.
"... Let's... do some spring cleaning..."
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Tanjiro, who has returned home, is now cutting down huge trees in the mountains with his younger brother. Even though this place has been destroyed beyond recognition, they are going to build a new home here.
Seeing that every time Tanjiro chopped down a huge tree with his axe, his younger brother couldn't help but be stunned. A drop of cold sweat flowed down his forehead and he muttered to himself.
"Brother suddenly became so powerful..."
At this moment, a fishy smell came from behind him. Tanjiro immediately noticed it and turned his head to see a huge brown bear standing behind his brother, with red eyes, looking like it was awakened by hunger from hibernation.
"Roar!"
The brown bear let out a deafening roar, and the younger brother then realized that danger was behind him. Looking at the bear's paws flapping towards him, he thought to himself that he was doomed and subconsciously closed his eyes.
bass!
There was a flash of cold light, and when he opened his eyes again, his brother's figure was already blocking his way, with the axe in his hand dripping with a foul smell.
boom!
The headless bear fell to the ground with a thud, and my brother's expression was one of disbelief.
Tanjiro ignored the fallen brown bear's body and only saw two tombstones exposed by the snow that was blown away when the bear fell. He walked to the tombstones and read the words on them, his eyes reddened.
Although there is no trace of Kokushibo's presence here, Tanjiro can vaguely feel that he is also here.
"Ha ha…"
Suddenly he burst into laughter, clasped his hands together in front of the tombstone, bowed and worshiped, then straightened up and said with tears and laughter.
"Welcome... both of you... to our home..."