[Lord Demon Slayer: Hiiragi of Kuhara]

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September.

Nearly three months have passed since the final battle against fate.

Although the lord had summoned all the personnel and announced the disbandment, most of the ghost killers who had been tense for a long time did not leave immediately. I don't know if it was the unreality of the sudden disbandment, or out of a sense of responsibility. Spontaneously, I have been on alert for some possible lurking danger for some time.

In the end, as more and more people left the team due to different reasons, and as the feeling of holding the sun wheel knife became a little strange, people seemed to realize that there were really no ghosts in the world.

When the dust settles, the ghost killing team will gradually be lost in the torrent of history, and the team members who fought against evil spirits on the front line in the past will also face a new life.

……

On a certain day and at a certain time, in a restaurant in a certain county of Tokyo Prefecture, more tables and chairs than usual were set up.

"……This is?"

Kurikarokana blinked her eyes, looking at Nezuko who had just entered the door with Tanjiro.

After noticing her gaze, the latter greeted her, and then put his hands behind his back in embarrassment.

The girl who had completely returned to her human form was wearing a light-colored kimono, dark brown leather boots and a long hakama, and her long hair was combed and draped obediently behind her back.

"It's the school uniform, and I came here before I could change it... Would Kana think it's strange?"

"No, I think it looks good."

Lihua Luoxiang Naihu's eyes are very serious.

"Does little Kanae want to go to school too?" Butterfly Kanae came from not far behind her, greeted Nezuko and looked at her step-sister with a smile, "Although the Lord only arranges for children under the age of 15 The children go to school, but it should be okay to ask."

"No, no need," the girl with light purple eyes shook her head quickly, and said to the righteous sister, "I would rather stay in the Butterfly House."

"By the way, have everyone from Butterfly House come too?" Nezuko asked.

"Unfortunately, only the two of us and Shinobu are here today," Kanae replied, "Although I also asked Aoi and Xiaonaho, they didn't really want to come and said that we, as team members, should get together. Just get together, they are responsible for guarding the Butterfly House... I'm really a little embarrassed."

"When you go back, bring a souvenir." Chanahu suggested.

The gentle woman in butterfly feathers nodded and looked at Nezuko again.

"If you want to find Xiao Caiho and the others, welcome to Butterfly House at any time, everyone misses you very much."

"Yes, I will definitely visit when I have time."

Listening to the conversation not far away, Usui Tengen, who came to the party with his three wives, touched his chin, and looked thoughtfully at Tokito Muichiro aside.

"I remember Shitou, you are also in school, right? How is school life?"

"Don't mind your own business."

The boy who was drinking tea put down his teacup with a bang, and lay down like a cat again, pressing his face on the wooden tabletop, expressing the word impatient to the fullest.

"Staying with a group of children is meaningless. If it wasn't for the request of the lord, I wouldn't listen."

Yu Sui smiled: "Obviously I am also a child."

Tokitomuichiro ignored his hurtful words, kept his posture lying on the table, and said to Kamado Tanjiro who was sitting not far away: "Tanjiro, I remember you said in your letter that you wanted to open a bakery, right?" ?”

"Huh?" Kamodo Tanjiro looked at him, and although he didn't quite understand the situation, he quickly replied, "Ah, yes! Although I am going to study at a bakery in the next town, I still want to open a bakery in the next town. own shop."

"Then I will work in Tanjirou's shop in the future, okay?"

"?"

"please."

The boy with red eyes was puzzled: "Does Mr. Shi Tou like bread so much?"

"Don't take it seriously, he is obviously too lazy to think, just find a place to hang out," Yu Sui Tianyuan said mercilessly, and then folded his arms under the young man's stare, "A kid is a kid, wait until you grow up When you grow up, you know how difficult the adult world is."

Muichiro snorted disdainfully.

As the people gradually arrived, the party officially began. Perhaps a stone fell to the ground in their hearts, and everyone seemed more energetic than usual.

The staff of this store are also insiders of the Demon Slayer Squad, so there is no need to worry about words that will disturb the lives of ordinary people. This is also a special choice of Ganroji Mitsuri, who is the initiator of the party.

"It would be great if I could invite my lord, but it's a pity that I was declined." The reason was that the other team members couldn't relax if he was present. Although it was a polite refusal, it was also true.Ganlusi Mili looked at the people present and said, "There are still some people who can't come, Mr. Beimingyu and Mr. Shanyi have something to do and can't come."

"That's a pity." Butterfly endured, "Let's get together again in the future."

"Ah."

There are no rules at the party, more like a normal break-up meal.Chatting and chatting, eating and eating, the topic is naturally inevitable about future plans.

Yu Sui Tianyuan poured himself a cup of tea, and looked at Lian Ji Xing Shou Lang, who contracted a whole beef hot pot by himself.

"Are you going to inherit the family business directly after Purgatory? What about your brother?"

"Hmm! Whether as a member of the ghost killing team or as the eldest son, I will fulfill my duties." The blond-haired young man put down his bowl and chopsticks, "Although there are no ghosts in the world, I still have the breath of flame passed down by my family." I will continue to teach it to future generations. As for Senjuro, no matter what he wants to do in the future, I will support him."

"Not bad." Yu Sui looked at him appreciatively.

"Well, let's not mention my matter for now, Sato, I heard that you opened a kendo gym?"

"Yes, in this county."

"Get kicked out?"

"what?"

The topic changed too quickly, Sato frowned suspiciously, and then heard Butterfly Kanae said: "I also heard the rumors, this matter was quite famous in that generation, and it was said that the newly opened gymnasium owner Single-handedly singled out more than a dozen opponents. It should be Mr. Sato.”

"This rumor is too exaggerated."

"Not only that, I heard that it knocked the curator 20 meters away." Shinobu added.

"... Then you will go to jail?"

"Please let me explain," seeing Satoshi's headache expression, Kuhara Hiiragi took the initiative to take the conversation, "He opened a gym in the town, and there is a hunting demon gym nearby that also teaches kendo, which has affected the source of students, so It's just a door-to-door challenge. But the owner of the Demon Hunting Hall has been convinced after learning Satu's swordsmanship."

"Kurama is also a person who likes swordsmanship, and he and I are just ordinary competitors." Sato said with complicated emotions, "Who spread the news of sending people flying 20 meters away?"

Aside, Tomioka Yoshiyuki suddenly seemed to think of something, thoughtful.

"Is there anything you want to say, Mr. Giyuu?" Tanjiro asked.

"No, I just seem to have heard the name Karama somewhere..." The black-haired, blue-eyed young man thought for a while, then raised his head, "The Japanese sword that Mr. Wright put in his office seems to be called Karama too."

At the end of that battle a few months ago, if Wright Wright Ryunosuke who was present had not reacted in a timely manner and convinced the guards and the public with his defense ability and Mikotowa Susato's courage, the Demon Slayer Squad might not have had time to evacuate Scholars will be regarded as active criminals who destroy the foundation, waiting for the lord to go to prison to fish.

"Mr. Tomioka is very familiar with that lawyer?" Butterfly Shinobi looked a little surprised.

"No, it's just that he happened to have a complicated case to deal with, and he might be in danger, so he asked me to work in the firm." There was nothing else to do anyway, so he agreed first, "They know that the Ghost Killing Squad It seems that he has conducted investigations after encountering ghosts in the past. It’s just strange that he often doesn’t allow me to accompany him, and he doesn’t let me speak during the investigation.”

"..."

The people next to him silently looked away, and the shop suddenly became quiet.

In the end, it was Kanae who kindly took the initiative to change the topic. She looked at Immortal Kawa Minya, who hadn't spoken but just ate silently: "What are Mr. Immortal Kawa and Genami-kun doing now?"

"Nothing else, Xuan Mi lives in the town, and I am serving as the guard of the lord's family."

Before the young man with short silver hair finished speaking, he received the attention of a group of team members.

"Huh? Did my lord actually agree?"

"No wonder Master Tianyin said that there was already a candidate when I went to apply, so it was you who took the lead?"

"Hmm! The job of a guard is really enviable!"

"Let's play a game, and if you lose, you will give up this position."

"Huh!? Try it if you have the ability!"

Undead Kawa Miniya smiled fiercely as usual.

"Everyone likes your lord very much." Kanroji Mitsuri, who was eating dessert, put a hand on the side of her face, and looked at the crowd who were arguing, "What is Mr. Iguro thinking? How about we go there too?"

Ihei Xiaobanei shook her head: "It's not necessary, my lord must have his reasons for letting Undead Chuan stay there."

"That's right." Hara Koiju, who was wearing a kimono, nodded, and then noticed the table and chopsticks in Iguro-chan, and asked, "Mr. Iguro, don't you want to eat something?"

"...No, I'm not very hungry."

"But Mr. Iguro feels a little embarrassed just watching other people eat." Mitsuri said, picking up the menu that was placed on the side of the table.

"Is there anything else you want to eat? I'll go and tell the back kitchen."

"No, I just want to order some light food and take it away after I'm done."

"Can't you get enough to eat here?"

"This is revenge, Mr. Yihei." The girl clenched a fist, blushing on her face, "It's too cunning for you to watch me eat, and I want to go back and watch Mr. Yihei eat... is that okay?" ?”

The young man with short black hair froze for a moment, and looked away with his eyes of different colors to cover up other emotions that flashed by.

Not long ago, at the insistence of Kanroji Mitsuri, Iguro took off the bandage and showed her the slashed corners of her mouth, but the girl didn't feel terrible or disgusting at all, but touched the two corners carefully with her hand. road scars.

"Will it hurt?"

"No, it doesn't hurt long ago."

"That's good." Ganlusi raised a smile, and his light green eyes were full of pure joy.

"Wouldn't it be scary?"

"Not at all." Ganlu Temple raised a smile, and his light green eyes were filled with pure love, "Eyes, mouth, and everything else, in short, people seem to think that Mr. Yihe is good at everything now!... Hehe , isn’t this a bit silly? Would Mr. Yihe despise him?”

how could be.

It's just... I can't love it more, I like it so much that I can't wait to keep this scene in my mind forever.

Can a person like me with a sinful blood flow have such a happy future?

If this is a dream, my God, I only hope it lasts longer...

Back to the present, Iguro-chan looked at Amroji Mitsuri who made a request to him, and nodded.

"After we go back, let's eat together."

Amroji Mitsuri who got the answer smiled and narrowed her eyes brimming with happiness.

Sure enough, rather than spending a lifetime with ordinary people in a certain place, it is really great to be with Mr. Iguro who has a shared experience and can entrust his life behind his back.

But before she could say anything, she heard someone's voice behind her.

"Oh! Are Lord Ganluji and Lord Iguo finally together?"

The one who spoke was the excited Ma Xu, who was also one of Yu Sui Tianyuan's wives.

"Eh!?" The girl was so frightened that she almost jumped up, but she blushed and waved her hands incoherently, "That, that...!"

"Wait a minute, Ma Xu, your question is too abrupt." The calmer Chizuru finished speaking helplessly, and apologized to Ganlu Temple, "Sorry, this guy likes to talk nonsense after drinking a little... But if there is news Please be sure to tell us, especially the date of the wedding. We and Lord Tianyuan are not planning to settle down somewhere, so it may take time to rush over."

"Marriage, wedding!?"

"Yes, after all, it is a major event in life." Makoto said with a smile next to her, "Has Mitsuri considered the style of the dress?"

"It would be better to be conservative, right? I feel that Ms. Ganluji is very suitable for Bai Wugou." Shinobu suggested, "But Western-style western clothes are also very popular recently."

Amroji Mitsuri was surrounded by a group of female soldiers and dragged into the center of the conversation, while Iguro Hanai next to her was sitting quietly like a stone statue.

I can't get in a word, no, it's better to say that I have gradually lost my understanding.

But if this continues, he will be involved sooner or later, Yi Hei's heart rang the alarm.If you can't answer, you will disappoint Ganlu Temple's expectations, and you have to find someone to change the topic quickly.

He turned his head to look at Yusui Tianyuan, but the latter was facing away from this side, so he silently skipped Tomioka Yoshiyuki and looked at Purgatory Kyojuro, but got a look and a nod with unknown meaning, as if to let He cheers.

...Purgatory, you will face these things sooner or later, and you will wait for that time.

His expression covered under the bandage was a bit gnashing of teeth, and at this moment, Satu who happened to be passing by here patted him on the shoulder.

"If you're a man, you should face all this well, Yi Hei."

The suggestion made by the silver-eyed swordsman was as honest and solemn as ever, as if there was nothing wrong with it, but...

"Wait for me, Satoshi."

Noticing the schadenfreude smile that was suppressed from the corner of the other party's mouth, Iguro-Hanai grabbed his arm with extreme agility.

Then, mercilessly asked:

"You should be very experienced, right?"

"Varied……!"

Sabito's pupils shrank, and at the same time, an alarm bell sounded in his heart.

Got entangled by a snake.

He tried hard to pull back his arm, but Yi Hei seemed determined to let him stay here, the veins on the back of his hand were popping out, and he didn't relax at all.

"What experience can I have, don't be kidding." He said righteously, "It is you who have to consider this issue now."

"Why, Ganlu Temple and I only started dating after killing Wumi. After all, you and Jiuyuan have been together for almost half a year. Can't you imagine that you don't even have any plans for the future?"

"..."

Yihei, you traitor, you actually used me to change the subject!

Sato gritted his teeth, but Lu Qi lost at this time.

……

What the hell are those two doing.

Kuhara Hiiragi looked away from them expressionlessly, looking at the tea in the cup.

The color is bright and the cord is complete.

Tea is good tea.

Just no water.

He just asked Sato to fetch some hot water, but he never thought that he would never come back.

The young man in a dark kimono could only look to the other side helplessly, and then saw Nezuko, Kanao, Inosuke, and Genya, who were not far away, chatting together.

Nezuko and Inosuke looked very happy, and Kano occasionally interjected a few words, but Undead Kawa Genya faced the two girls, blushing and unable to say a word.

"Everyone has such a good relationship."

Hearing someone's soft exclamation from the side, Kuhara Hiiragi nodded noncommittally and said: "It's a pity that my wife Shan Yi is not here, otherwise it will be more lively."

"Zenyi said that he was going to Grandpa Kuwashima to deal with some matters, and the place was too far away to make it." Speaking of his companion, Kamado Tanjiro showed a somewhat regretful expression, but he cheered up the next moment, " But he said in the letter that he would return to the town to develop later, and it happened to be in the same area as me, what a coincidence."

"That's really a coincidence, you can see each other more often."

Perhaps affected by the lively atmosphere, Kuhara Hiiragi suddenly had a guess in his mind, and blurted out in the next second, "Is he for Nezuko..."

"Haha."

A dry laugh interrupted what he hadn't said yet, and Kuhara Hiiragi froze for a moment, inexplicably feeling that the laughter was a little scary, but looking at Tanjirou's harmless expression, it seemed nothing happened.

He thought about it for a while and felt that Shanyi could only seek happiness for himself, so he changed the subject.

"Are you going to settle in the town in the future?"

"Well, I have such a plan." Speaking of this, the young man seemed a little embarrassed, "Actually, I wanted to go back to my hometown, but I felt that Nezuko couldn't live on the mountain for a lifetime, and even eating some Jinping candy had to be carefully calculated... Then I It’s too useless to be an older brother. So I’m going to learn some crafts to make money. My family sells charcoal, so I’m very good at baking and other jobs.”

"very impressive."

If only Inosuke was so motivated.He thought silently in his heart, but what if he didn't have something or a goal he wanted to do?He couldn't just throw people back into the mountains, so he could only entrust Butterfly Shinobu, who is good at teaching and rarely able to control Inosuke, to give him some common sense education.

At least he had to learn how to write letters, and he was free to do whatever he wanted to do afterwards.

...Wait, no.

Even if he does, can that guy really write?

Kuhara Hiiragi had a headache, and finally decided not to think about it for the time being, and then heard Nezuko's voice from the other side.

"Really, brother, why do you push all the responsibility and hard work on yourself?"

"Ok?"

As soon as Tanjiro turned his head, his eyes met the finger that his sister suddenly stretched out.

"pain!"

The girl's slender fingers slammed on her brother's forehead, making a bang that was hard to ignore.

Kuhara Hiiragi was stunned. He looked at Tanjiro, who was covering his forehead due to pain, and Nezuko, whose fingers were intact, and felt that this pair of siblings would always be beyond his imagination.

Can beat Tanjiro's head hurt, is it worthy of being a family?

"Please don't say that you are useless anymore," the girl with light pink eyes said seriously, "My brother managed to save some salary in the Ghost Killing Squad, and he just needs to do what he wants to do. And it was agreed before." The two of us will work hard together? I will also go to work, after graduation..."

The topic was completely controlled by the eldest daughter, Nezuko, who was full of strength.

"I didn't expect Gon Hachiro to have such a time." Inosuke, who temporarily took off his hood for dinner, looked at them with a strange expression.

"Nezuko, that's amazing." Kanai said.

There is no trace of being turned into a ghost at all, so it is great to look so energetic.

Kuhara Hiiragi's expression softened a little, and then suddenly remembered someone whom he had forgotten for a long time.

He turned his head to look at Sabito, just in time to meet his gaze.

So you still remember me.

——From Satoshi's unlovable eyes, I read such a message.

So he held back his smile, took out a few tea pots from under the table beside him, stood up and walked to the table where the discussion was in full swing.

In his previous life, in order to practice martial arts everywhere, he often gave gifts to people from various sects to build relationships. Although Shi An was basically in charge of inquiries and preparations, over time, he himself had some research on things suitable as gifts such as tea and wine.

There are not many people in the ghost killing team who are interested in tea, but there are a few. Kanae and Shinobu are quickly diverted attention, and Ma Xu and others are invited back to drink together by Yu Sui, and they soon get caught up in the middle of the topic Several people were freed.

"How did you get these teas?" Makoto looked at the ups and downs, clustered on the bottom of the cup, like Junshan silver needles springing up, a little surprised, "I didn't expect A Hiiragi to also research on tea."

"Just know a little bit. I plan to open a teahouse, so I got some channels in advance."

"teahouse?"

"Well, I want to inquire about something." Kuhara Hiiragi explained, "About the Jiuyuan family."

The Jiuyuan family, which was originally in business and had a certain family business, has dispersed after the head of the family turned into a ghost and died, and the second lady, Ya Yueji, disappeared before getting married.He later asked Miss Zhu Shi who knew his mother, but Zhu Shi didn't know much about it. He only remembered that Ya Yueji had an older sister who had been married long ago. He couldn't remember the name, but he only knew that she was in a certain county in Tokyo Prefecture. .

Even if he has nothing to do with him, he still hopes to meet, not only to find his relatives, but also to tell him what happened to his mother.

If the teahouse was opened under my mother's name, the other party would probably come over if they saw it.But it was also possible that she had moved away long ago, or was no longer alive.

In any case, the process of waiting and searching is already a very happy thing.

"Obviously with your kung fu, it would be great to come to work in my gymnasium."

Satoshi silently saw his somewhat heavy expression, and directly squeezed Kuhara Hiiragi's face with one hand.

"Anyway, they are all in the same county, can I help you find out?"

"It's called being prepared."

Jiuyuan Hiiragi frowned, patted his hand away, and put the Lushan Yunwu Tea into the boiling water. Immediately, the tea cup was shrouded in white mist, and a scene of steaming clouds and rosy clouds appeared.

"When you lose students because you are too strict and the gym is closed, there is still a way out."

Sabito let out a chuckle from his nose.

"Yes, yes, I wish you a prosperous business. Please remember not to turn the teahouse into a flower and bird market because of your obsession with fighting weaving. After all, your family has already fallen."

"What's your dissatisfaction with my things?"

"Don't dare, they are more valuable than me."

"If you talk like that again, I'll put the canister in your gym."

"..."

Sato stopped talking, and Kuhara Hiiragi felt a little more relaxed, then he suddenly remembered something, and handed a can of tea to Mako.

"This jar is Fangshan Luya. If you are going back to Sawu Mountain next time, can you hand it over to Master Lintaki for me?"

"Okay." Makoto smiled, "But you and Sato have to go there together."

"..."

……

It's getting late.

On the streets of the town, some stores have already reached closing time.

"Have all the appliances been turned off?"

"Well, don't worry."

Walking out of the bakery with the wooden sign of "Peach House", Takino Shin locked the door and looked at his wife waiting at the door, smiling.

"By the way, there will be a boy who will come to learn the craft recently, and he is still my classmate."

"It's your junior brother?" Taozhi thought for a moment, "Is that the kid named Tanjiro?"

Tanuki Shin was a little surprised, "You recognize him?"

"He is quite famous in our hidden army. After all, such a polite child is rare now," Taozhi sighed. Easily surpassed."

"Of course." Susumu Tanuki said, "But if a third person joins the store, it should be more lively than usual."

"It's the fourth person."

"Ok?"

Tanuki noshin raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and after a few seconds, he came to his senses.

Immediately afterwards, I felt the excitement that almost made my heart jump out of my throat.

"...Ah, you, me, you... this... when?"

I have become a father.

The overly intense joy made him almost lose his language function, but the moment he almost cried out, Tao Zhi covered his mouth with a snap.

"If you dare to yell or cry on the road, I'll beat you until you can't speak for a week."

Tanuki nods tearfully.

Then he hugged his wife and didn't speak for a long time.

……

In the mountains, a certain temple.

"Is Beiming Island crying at the fallen leaves?"

After the monks in the temple finished sweeping the courtyard, they looked a little surprised at the tall monk standing under the tree not far away.

"But I remember he was blind?"

"I don't know, but according to the master abbot, he used to be the one called... the ghost killing team?"

"Could it be that everyone in that team can watch the scene with their hearts?"

"Be careful."

The monks turned their heads and saw the abbot standing behind him with a serious face. They were ashamed of their actions behind their backs, and after whispering a few words of Buddha, they all turned around and left.

Seeing them like this, the abbot no longer pursued them, but looked at Beimingyu Xingming, thought for a while, and walked over a few steps.

"This tree was planted by my master, who was the last abbot in the temple." He put his hands behind his back, with a look of nostalgia on his face, "the temple was once haunted by evil spirits, and everything was almost destroyed, master Also reborn in bliss. But because the tree is far away, it escaped unharmed."

"...the world is unpredictable."

"Yeah, if it didn't happen that a member of the ghost killing team came to stay overnight, I'm afraid I would be blinded by that evil ghost in the end... It's been almost eight years since that incident, but now that I think about it, it still seems like what happened yesterday .”

"So that's why you asked me if I wanted to enter the temple after you saw me in the uniform of the ghost killing team." Bei Mingyu Xingming whispered a sentence of Buddha, "Anyway, thank you very much, Tao Trust the abbot."

"It was I who received your kindness first, so there is no need to thank you."

Just as Daoxin finished speaking, at this moment, he heard the laughter of children not far away. These children were all adopted by the temple without exception.

"Ah, it's Mr. Beimingyu!"

A certain boy with sharp eyes spotted the monk standing under the tree first, and ran towards him with some joy.

"Mr. Beimingyu, can you play the one from last time? It's the one that lifted me high and then put me down!"

"Mingzi wants to play too!"

"Mr. Beimingyu, can I find your cat?"

Looking at the tall monk who was surrounded by a group of children and finally smiled, Daoxin shook his head with a smile.

Indeed, things are unpredictable.

……

Momoyama, inside the wooden house of Hara Naruju.

While eating, my wife Zenitsu narrated to Jigoro Kuwashima what happened in the final battle.

"Really? You used your own Seventh Form."

"Yes! Although being beaten by the enemy was so painful that I don't even want to remember it now, I still fought with Senior Brother Yan Yue."

When he said this, he lowered his voice again.

"Sorry, Grandpa, I'm the only one coming back this time, but there's a reason for the senior brother. He has something to do, so... the three of us may have to wait until next time to eat together."

"Don't pay too much attention to this, Shanyi, you have done enough." Kuwashima Jigoro said unhurriedly, "Thanks to the battle between you and other team members on the front line, there will be no more people who are killed because of ghosts." Children who have lost important people, come to me to learn the skills of killing ghosts, and then fight with their lives for it, I am really grateful to you."

"Yes, is it..."

Hearing the compliment, the blond boy rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, but he couldn't take back the joy on his face.

Grandpa Sang Dao coughed: "Qian Yue wrote me a letter, and it arrived just the day before you came back."

"Huh!? Really? What did he write?"

Seeing the disciple's wide-open eyes and somewhat expectant gaze, the old man deliberately paused before continuing:

"He said that your screams in battle can penetrate the ghost king's mind."

Shanyi's expression froze in place for an instant, and then a cry that could blow over the roof broke out.

"What!!! Are you still suing me!? Thanks to me, I still speak well for him!!"

"Hahaha……"

……

On the country road, the sky is clear and cloudless, stretching slowly like a river.

"Yushiro, isn't the luggage you're carrying a bit too heavy, why don't you give me some..."

Juse looked worriedly at Yushiro who also returned to human form, but the latter just shook his head resolutely.

"I have no problem at all!" Yu Shirong said, and lifted his luggage up again to show that he was still very relaxed, "Compared to this, Master Zhu Shi doesn't need to call a car? You have also changed back to the old man now." Humans, walking this way should be tiring, right?"

"The next village is very close, so you don't need to take a car." Zhu Shi said, looking at the smoke in the village that could already be seen from a distance, "If there is a critical patient in the village, we may not be able to rest tonight. You'd better share some of the luggage with me, don't get tired."

Even if she becomes human again, she still lives a life of practicing medicine.

I just hope that while this heart is still beating, I can repay some of the sins I committed when I became a ghost.

Yushiro thought for a while, and handed a small medicine box to Zhu Shi.

"You."

Zhu Shi reluctantly held the small box that weighed little in his hands, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

And Yu Shilang looked at Zhu Shi's side face, looked at her unconscious smile at dusk, and there was almost no room for anything else in his mind.

Ahhh, Master Zhu Shi, who has turned back into a human, is still the same as before... no.

Noticing the happiness and anticipation of the days to come in that smile, he couldn't help thinking.

——This beauty is more than ever before.

……

Late at night, the party has come to an end.

"Then Purgatory, let's go to the hot springs together next time, and Fushikawa and Tomioka will also go together." Usui Tianyuan suggested as he walked out of the restaurant, "I know a few good natural hot springs here."

"Sounds like a good idea! Right Tomioka?"

"Bushichuan doesn't seem to be willing." Tomioka Yoshiyuki said calmly.

"Tsk! You bastard...!"

"Then let's take our leave too." On the other side, Butterfly Kanae said to Kuhara Hiiragi, "Inosuke will go back to Butterfly House with us today, after all, tomorrow's class can't be missed."

"Yes, sorry to bother you."

Inosuke didn't refute, but kicked the stones on the road with some displeasure.

Seeing this, Kuhara Hiiragi comforted him: "In two days, I will teach you how to throw stones like a lion roaring."

What is that, so handsome.

"I remember, you keep what you say!"

"Ah."

After a while, watching the boy who put on the wild boar headgear again gradually walk away, Sato who walked up to Hiiragi couldn't help but said: "You really know some strange kung fu."

"It's just that the more you learn, the doorway will naturally come out."

"Then you don't intend to pass on Taiwu's martial arts?"

"Taiwu was originally created to repel Xiangshu. Now that the Fuyu sword has disappeared, no one needs to bear that fate. Of course, I will write something appropriately." Jiuyuan Hiiragi said calmly, "As for teaching Forget it, do you want to pass on all your sword skills to someone?"

"makes sense."

What is to be passed on is never purely fighting skills.

……

Walking side by side on the way back, neither of them spoke for a long time.

Looking at the cloudless night sky, Jiuyuan Hiiragi suddenly felt a little emotional.

"It's incredible that I can walk on the road with you like this."

He stopped, looked at the bugs under the street lamp, and watched the fallen leaves blown together by the wind.

He used to think that fate arranged this way just to let him come and deal with the ghost king, at least he used to think that was everything, no matter how many lifetimes he would just be pushed away.

But this is wrong.

Destiny is just a concept, and if anything is real, it's just the fact that 'I'm alive'.

"What's wrong with you?" Satoshi asked.

"No, it's just that suddenly... there is a real feeling of being alive." Jiuyuan Hiiragi turned to look at him, "And as long as you exist in this world, I will think about living...even if the next meeting is It will be the same in a thousand years."

A swordsman with rare hair color went blank for a few seconds.

He blinked, and when he came back to his senses, he heard himself ask:

"You mean, you think I'm important?"

"Ah."

"Is this a confession?"

"Ah."

This guy... seems to be the first time to be so frank.

With the Milky Way pouring from the gap in the sky, he was a little surprised to see some kind of indescribable emotion in those eyes.

It's like a palace and pavilion thousands of years ago, trembling in the turbulent waves, and like a mountain deep in the mist taking a break during an earthquake.

Then he looked away, back into the cooling lingering warmth of the autumn night.

……

Again.

'You can't do without a good look at this guy. '

'Not without me staying with this guy. '

In fact, these are just excuses in the final analysis.

Although I have always felt that I don't need to rely on anyone