[Lord Demon Slayer: Hiiragi of Kuhara]

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Jiuyuan Hiiragi had a dream. In the dream, he seemed to be only three or four years old, surrounded by that strange and familiar wooden house, and he was being hugged by a strange and beautiful woman.

"It's all mother's fault. Mother shouldn't trust that person." The woman's voice was trembling, almost choking, "I have caused you to suffer."

Kuhara Hiiragi realizes that she is Kuhara Atsuki.

Logically speaking, he should not know this woman, but seeing her crying, he felt inexplicably anxious.

"A stupid woman like me who is blinded by love deserves to end up like this, but God, please forgive my child, he is innocent and deserves a better life."

Don't cry.If you cry again, I won’t be able to remember what happened, and if you cry again, I won’t know how to get your son back.

Kuhara Hiiragi felt very sad, but he couldn't make any sound in his dream.

Since you were separated by ghosts, why don't I kill a few more evil ghosts in the future to accumulate virtue for you in the next world.Thinking of this, Kuhara Hiiragi felt the two arms holding him tighten again.

"A Hiiragi, even if your mother is gone someday, you still have to live well."

...?

what did she say?

Kuhara Hiiragi opened his eyes, next to the familiar furnishings of the wooden house, not far away, Sato and Giyuu were still sleeping side by side, he realized that he had woken up from that long dream.

Terrible.he thinks.

The reason why he is called Jiuyuan Hiiragi is because the mother of this body is surnamed Jiuyuan, and his original name is Taiwu Hiiragi, so the name is just put together.

That's right... that's right.

Then why did Atsuki Kuhara in the dream call him A Hiiragi?

He also once asked Master Linlong how he found himself in the first place.

"do not you remember?"

"Hmm." Kuhara Hiiragi told the truth, "I may have forgotten some very important things."

Even if he is not the "A Hiiragi" that Jiuyuan Yayueji said, even if he has no memories of getting along with Yayueji, his body, hair, skin and skin are given to her, and he gets a new chance from her.

How could it be unimportant.

However, Master Linlong was also silent, and after a while, he spoke slowly.

That day, Lin Taki left for the last time to kill ghosts in a village in the west, and when he returned, he passed a mountainside, and smelled a strong smell of blood from a long distance away.

"When I found you, you were lying beside your mother's grave."

Then he brought Kuhara Hiiragi back to Sagiri Mountain.

"Please tell me where that mountain is."

Lin Taki Zuo gave him a location recently, and then said, "Don't go back."

"But…"

"There was a flash flood there last year, and the location on the mountainside has been sealed off."

The candlelight flickered faintly, but Kuhara Hiiragi's eyes didn't seem to be able to reflect anything.

The clues are all broken.

"I see." He suppressed the anxiety in his heart and said as calmly as possible, "Thank you, Master."

"If you want to pay homage to your mother, just recite the Buddha's name in your heart for her." Lin Taki Zuojin said next time.

Kuhara Hiiragi nodded.

Give up thinking about this question for now, don't worry, maybe one day you will suddenly remember it.

When it was dawn, he was going to set off for the final selection at Fujishi Mountain with Makoto, and now he had such a dream.Even though it was still pitch black outside the window, there was no trace of sleepiness.

If you can't sleep, go out and do something.So he walked out of the wooden house to the training ground, habitually took a wooden knife from the knife holder, and stopped as soon as he held it in his hand.

Forget it, it will wake up others.

So he put the wooden knife back, looked around, and lightly jumped up a tree near the training ground.

The treetops in early spring sprouted new buds, and through the layers of branches, you can still glimpse the deep night sky.

He sits on a branch and rests with his back against the trunk.

"Brother."

"Brother Jiuyuan...!"

Someone called him softly under the tree, Jiuyuan Hiiragi lowered his head, and saw a black head by the moonlight.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka, who was wearing a crimson coat, was looking up at him from under the tree.

There was a trace of doubt in his heart, but he still said, "Come up."

Kuhara Hiiragi made room for him.The branch was very strong, more than enough to bear the weight of two teenagers, and it only trembled a few times before it stabilized.

"Sorry, I followed you out without authorization." Yi Yong put his hands on the branches beside him, lowered his head, and said, "Are senior brothers and senior sister Zhenmu leaving today?"

"Hmm." Kuhara Hiiragi thought for a while and said, "Did it wake you up?"

"No, it's because I'm a light sleeper... Brother, is it okay if I don't go to rest now?"

"fine."

The topic ended, and silence spread between the two people who seldom interacted with each other, but they seemed to be very comfortable with this atmosphere, without any discomfort.

Giyuu looked at Kuhara Hiiragi, not surprised to find that the man still had a dull face, his eyebrows seemed to be locked, and there was no expression at all.

I can't tell what he's thinking at all.

Obviously not an indifferent person, why do you always keep quiet?

"...I will speak when necessary."

Hearing Kuhara Hiiragi's answer, Giyuu realized that he seemed to have spoken what he was thinking, and he lowered his head in embarrassment, not knowing where to turn his gaze.Don't panic.He told himself that his brother wouldn't beat him up for no reason.

"You don't have to be so careful." Kuhara Hiiragi said.

"Ah,... yes."

After a while, Yi Yong raised his courage, "Brother, I heard from Senior Sister Zhenmu that you can use the breath of wood. What is that?"

"It's an extended genre of water breathing." Kuhara Hiiragi thought for a while, and replied, "But because there are relatively few people using it, the relevant moves have not been passed down, and Master Rinaki only saw it in ancient books. A line or two of text."

"Extended genre of Water Breathing?"

Kuhara Hiiragi nodded, "Flowers and water, clouds and wind, everything has its own breath."

Yi Yong is thoughtful.

"After Mako and I leave, don't slacken your training." Kuhara Hiiragi looked at the snow that almost never melted on the mountains in the distance, and continued, "Take care of yourself and don't let the master worry about it."

"Yes, I will learn more from Satoshi."

"Don't learn from him."

"Eh?"

"Mr. Rinaki is your master."

"..." No, he didn't mean to recognize Sato as his master.

However, Jiuyuan Hiiragi didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he said, and continued: "And Sato's path may not be suitable for you."

If we use water to describe it, Zhenmo is a stream that flows quietly and unknowingly spreads all over the mountain, Sato is a stormy sea that churns, and Yiyong is more like a lake that is blown by a breeze after a rain.

Although they all use water breathing, they are actually different. Only Master Rinaki, who has mastered water breathing for a long time, can clearly see the strengths and weaknesses of each child, and then teach them in accordance with their aptitude.

But Yi Yong seemed to have misunderstood what he meant, and quickly lowered his head.

That's right, when I was still practicing the basics, Sato was already able to fight against his senior brother.

Of course, I couldn't go the way Satu did.

He felt weak.

"I said it's not suitable for you, but I don't mean that you are inferior to him." Kuhara Hiiragi looked at his dimmed expression and explained, "You will also become very strong, so don't underestimate yourself."

Giyuu only thought that Kuhara Hiiragi was comforting him, and hummed lightly.

Kuhara Hiiragi sighed inwardly.

Sure enough, I shouldn't talk too much, and this is messed up.He thought, then raised his hand and tapped Yoshiyuki Tomioka's head lightly.

"As a man, you shouldn't be depressed because of such a trivial matter." Kuhara Hiiragi paused, "I think Sato will tell you that."

Yiyong stared at him blankly for a moment, then smiled.

Kuhara Hiiragi turned her head away.

Maybe it's because there is always some sadness before leaving?He thought, in the face of righteousness, he talked more inexplicably.

When the first ray of morning light shone on the Sawu Mountain, Zhenmo was wearing the cat mask with flower patterns carved by her master, and her eyes, which were always calm and gentle, shone with joy, as if she had found a treasure.

Rinaki Sakonji then handed Kuhara Hiiragi a fox mask engraved with tree branches.

At that moment, Kuhara Hiiragi remembered the letter written by Tanuki Susumu.

'In the past 40 years, it has not spared any child wearing a mask in order to avenge Master Rinaki. '

He knew what this mask would bring him, but he stretched out his hands to take it solemnly without hesitation, and put it on his head.

"I am leaving."

"Well, be careful on the road."

Rattan hits the mountain.

Under the moonlight, thousands of wisteria flowers that are invincible all the year round are shimmering, surrounded, and go away with the mountain road, like a desolate and grand festival.

There are a few passers-by on the road, facing this beautiful sea of ​​flowers, they seem to smile with admiration and love.

"It's so beautiful." Kuhara Hiiragi also said, although he had seen many wonderful scenery in his previous life, it seems that such a large sea of ​​blooming wisteria trees only existed in this life.

"Hmm..." Makoto nodded, but his expression seemed lost.

"You don't like it?"

Zhenmo looked a little dazed when she heard the words, she stopped, and lightly touched the hanging wisteria flowers with her fingers.

"I had a nightmare before." She carefully looked at the flowers in her hand, her voice was very soft, "I dreamed that I came to a place where wisteria flowers were blooming, and I couldn't find the way back. I walked along the sea of ​​flowers, And then into the darkness."

"There's no one there, no Master Lindaki. Nothing."

She lowered her eyes.

Kuhara Hiiragi said, "It's just a nightmare."

"Yeah," Makoto withdrew her gaze, she smiled, "It's just a nightmare, sorry for making you worry."

Jiuyuan thought of the hand ghost that Tanuki Nosumi had mentioned, and decided not to tell Mako about it, and when the assessment started, he rushed in and killed the evil ghost that had killed his brothers and sisters.

In terms of strength, he who once killed the incarnation of Xiangshu has almost conceited self-confidence.What's more, based on the information written to him by Tanuki Susumu, he already has a general understanding of the attack method of the hand ghost.

"I won't let anything happen to you." He said to Zhenmo.

Mamo looked at him for a few seconds, then raised her hand to pat his head.

"I'm the senior. I should protect you." She raised her eyebrows.

Step up the long steps like a shrine, pass through the vermilion torii, and come to a flat ground covered with stone bricks. There are some people standing here and there, most of them are teenagers.Everyone's complexion was not very good, and when they saw them approaching, they just cast nervous glances.

Everyone tacitly did not speak.

And standing at the front intersection is a person in a pitch-black ghost killing team uniform. Her clothes are wrapped from head to toe, only two eyes are exposed, she is looking straight in front of her calmly, holding a A lantern, like a stone statue.

After a long silence, the stone statue holding a lantern spoke.

"Thank you for participating in the final selection of the Ghost Slayer Squad."

Her voice was very soft, but it seemed as if she had finally connected this unreal Teng Shishan with this world.

"On this vine attack mountain, the ghosts captured by the ghost killing team are locked up, but because they are afraid of the wisteria flowers that bloom all year round, the ghosts can't leave." She turned sideways and motioned everyone to look at the end of the deep path, "But in this Ahead, there will be no more wisterias, and there will be ghosts. The qualification for selection is to survive in it for seven days."

After a brief introduction, she walked to the side of the road.

"I wish you all a prosperous martial arts."

The author has something to say:

At this time, the Lord's child should not have been born yet.

So I let a [hidden] young lady replace it.

Also, I really like the tired and gentle temperament of Makoto, she makes me fall in love and lose love.

(Don't think about it, Mako's favorite is Master Rinaki)

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