[Lord Demon Slayer: Hiiragi of Kuhara]

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That happened about thirty years ago.

The street at night, the blood on the corpse, the cold light of the knife, and the last Shura-like figure wearing a red tengu mask and swooping towards it.

——Rin Taki Zuo Jinci.

During the days of wandering in the Fuji Mountain, its memory was worn away a little bit, but it still gnashed its teeth countless times, like crushing a stone, and said the name.

The first time it ate an assessment child, it grew a new arm.

The moonlight was bright that day. After eating people, it looked at the moon in the sky and stretched out its hand for some reason.

If it wasn't for Lintaki, I could, I could...

The half-stretched hand stopped in mid-air.

What can it do?

It can't remember.

Ah, it's all your fault!In the end, it could only think bitterly, you brought me to this isolated vine attack mountain, so that I couldn't run out and eat people.Even the year number changed without my knowledge!

This feeling of restlessness is constantly fermented with the boundless appetite, and then one day, it saw a child wearing a mask running into Fujishishan. mask.

It's that guy's apprentice.It realizes.

Then, as fate would have it, the child stood up to protect the others, and it grabbed the throat.

"Crack."

From then on, the last trace of hand ghost's fear of Lintaki dissipated without a trace.

"Deserving it."

It looked at the unrepentant corpse, and at that moment, an unprecedented joy surged in its heart. It didn't know whether it was talking about the child in front of it or Lin Taki.

But it didn't take long before the anxiety swept over again.

not enough.It realized that it had to eat more apprentices of that guy Rinaki.Even if it can't get out, it must make the enemy feel painful.

After that, as the number of people eating it gradually increased, more and more arms grew on it, and its strength became stronger and stronger.

But no matter how many people were eaten, the anxiety still couldn't be calmed down.

Not enough, not enough, not enough.

Bite down, blood splashed everywhere.

The corpses piled up like a mountain, piled up into a mountain-like monster that exudes the smell of carrion.

Those new shoots that were supposed to shine in the future were swallowed by it one by one.

Then it hibernates in the Flower Prison, quietly waiting for the next masked child.

To this day, Hand Ghost looks at the black-haired and black-eyed boy in front of him, almost trembling with excitement.

The opportunity came.

As long as the kid in front of him dies, the escaped civet cat will definitely tell Lintaki about it—although he is a coward, he will definitely do this, otherwise more juniors and younger sisters will be sent over into its mouth.

Will Lin commit suicide in pain after learning the truth?Surely it will?After all, there are so many beloved disciples.

As for whether Lintaki will run over to kill it first, it doesn't matter anymore, because after so many years, it finally, finally can——!

The hand ghost has almost seen the scene of revenge, but now is not the time to be happy, it has to find a way to kill the little ghost in front of it.

It's a breeze.It thought, this kid has already started to waver, and it is still a little bit late.

"You said that if you die here, will that civet cat kill itself directly?"

Hand ghost twisted his fingers and narrowed his eyes happily, "But he may not have the courage at all, after all, he is the worst disciple of Lintaki, and he only wanted to run away after knowing that his seniors were eaten. What an unkind and unrighteous scumbag!"

There seemed to be a cold light flashing in front of his eyes.

The hand ghost lowered its head, and it saw the black-haired, black-eyed boy with his dark eyes wide open, pointing the blade at his neck.

"Huh? Huh~? Finally angry? Don't be angry, I am reluctant to eat you, because Lintaki will definitely come to avenge you," Hand Ghost said with a smile, "That civet cat will tell him about it. "

"I'm going to tear you into pieces and save them, so that Lin Taki can see how his apprentices died when he comes over!"

"To shut up."

"Hahahaha, it must be very interesting, right!" It controlled its arms and dived into the ground, "Do you think you master and apprentice will be reunited in my stomach..."

It shut up abruptly, because it saw that the kid had already flew towards him.

Close at hand.

Ahhh.

The hand ghost stared at those black eyes that reflected the moonlight.

Hooked.

"Pfft—!"

Accompanied by a disgusting sound, several arms grew from all directions of the mountain-like body in an instant, and even giant python-like arms emerged from the ground behind the boy, blocking all his escape routes from top to bottom, and then Those hands gripped his limbs.

It has almost felt the vitality from its hands, the fresh temperature, and the flow of blood, and the starving brain felt a burst of ecstasy.

Just eating it is not enough, it always likes to grab people like this and tear them into pieces, it seems that this fresh life can completely belong to it.

But in the next second, his hand was empty.

"Varied……!"

Prey escaped?No, not right.

The hand ghost's brain, which was excited about the success of revenge, finally calmed down. It failed to catch the kid at the beginning!

Where is he?Thinking of this, Hand Ghost suddenly felt a chill coming from behind.

A sense of crisis that had not been seen for a long time erupted in my heart, making the small head that did not match this huge body bulge with blue veins.It opened its eyes wide in horror, and tried to escape with all its strength, but found that it could no longer stretch out enough arms to twist its clumsy and huge body, nor could it allocate more strength to protect its neck.

In the end, all I could see was a cold light that skipped over my neck.

Immediately afterwards, the world spun.

Just like facing the mask I saw more than thirty years ago, this time it met a pair of eyes as calm as a deep pool.

"The breath of wood--the shape of four..."

The boy turned around and landed, and gradually dissipating vine branches and tree buds could be vaguely seen around the blade.The blade of the blade reflected the moonlight, but the temperature of the light seemed extremely soft.Just like those distant days, the rainy days, the light days behind the clouds.

"——Huangliang Dream."

The hand ghost's head spun a few times in the air and fell to the ground with a bang.

This is the only one of the breath of wood comprehended by Kuhara Hiiragi that does not have the slightest lethality. It can only be used to confuse opponents who are not clear-sighted in a short period of time, so that they cannot distinguish their true intentions, and then cooperate with other The moves will become unfavorable.

Master Lintaki told him that ghosts used to be human beings, but they became what they are now because they were infused with the blood of the ghost king, living in the world with endless appetite.

Maybe he was the victim at the beginning, but driven by his mind-blowing desire, he gradually became unforgivable.

The boy turned around and took a look at the huge body of the hand ghost that was gradually disintegrating and dissipating, then turned his eyes away and began to alert his surroundings.There was a lot of movement in the battle just now, and there was a bloody corpse next to it. There must be some ghosts who want to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Thinking of the person who was rescued by him but still died in Huangquan, Jiuyuan Hiiragi's eyes darkened a little.

The evil spirit has been beheaded, please become a Buddha.He prayed in his heart.

On the other hand, the hand ghost's head still opened its eyes in confusion, looking at Jiuyuan Hiiragi who should have been crushed to death, but stood there intact.

So it is, so it is.It finally realized.The one who takes the bait is me.

The moonlight is bright tonight, and the consciousness that has gradually dissipated seems to be able to hear the sound of the wind blowing through the rice fields. He remembered that he used to hold the hands of his relatives and walk on the path with fireflies at night.

That's great, it's much better than Fujiyama.He thought, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, I knew nothing.

Even if the biggest threat is eliminated early, after seven days, only a few people will pass the final assessment.

"First of all, I will distribute the team uniforms to a few people. I need to measure the size of the body first, and then engrave the rank." The demon slaying team member belonging to the hidden department said, "There are ten ranks in total, and everyone is the lowest rank now. the deca level."

Because they were not injured, Kuhara Hiiragi and Mako prepared to go back to Sagiri Mountain after getting the letter crow and choosing the jade steel used to make the Japanese sword.

"Please stay a little longer, the two wearing masks over there."

Kuhara Hiiragi and Mako turned their heads at the same time, and looked at the hermit soldier who called them to stop.

"Is there anything else?" Makoto asked.

"That mask, you guys are disciples of Lord Ryotaki? I remember the names are... Kuhara Hiiragi and Mako?"

"How do you...?"

"Don't be so cautious, just call me Taozhi." The female soldier with only eyes exposed took out a pen and paper and began to write on it, asking as if in a secret sign while writing, "How about it, did you kill that guy?"

Makoto looked puzzled, while Kuhara Hiiragi nodded.

"Okay, then it's all right." Taozhi stopped writing quickly, folded the letter and tied it to his crow's leg.

"That boy Tanuki asked me to write to him the results of your assessment, and he said that you two must rush back to Sagiri Mountain before thinking of writing."

Makoto, who is eager to return home, smiles embarrassedly, "Do you know Tanuki Shin?"

"Well, I met last year."

"Thank you." Kuhara Hiiragi said.

"You are too polite." Without the deliberate indifference during the assessment, Taozhi, who looked like a big sister's head, had a smile in her tone, and then she turned her head and said to herself, "Let's take it as compensation."

Kuhara Hiiragi realized something, "Is it you..."

"Um--?"

"No, nothing."

...It seems that the person who broke Tanuki Shin's leg has been found.

Returning to Sawu Mountain, Zuo Rinaki looked at the two apprentices who were almost unharmed for the first time, and finally let go of his heart that had been hanging for a long time.Sato took this result for granted, he patted Giyuu on the back, and said, look, I said they'll be fine, and you were so worried that you couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.

Yi Yong smiled, and then asked, since you fell asleep, how did you know that I was still awake in the middle of the night?

Satoshi didn't speak anymore.

Kuhara Hiiragi told Master Rinaki what happened during the assessment, and the content naturally avoided the hand ghost. He just told the master that because of his own mistakes, someone who should have survived died.

"The key is not whether you succeeded in saving him," Lin Taki said, "but whether you have a clear conscience."

Kuhara Hiiragi nodded with a half understanding, but at the same time, he also remembered something that made him feel "ashamed".

So after dinner, Kuhara Hiiragi found Mako.

"Sorry, I have something to hide from you."

Zhenzhu was stunned for a moment, and then asked him: "Miss Taozhi's 'that guy' refers to a ghost?"

Although Kuhara Hiiragi and Tanuki Shinosum didn't want Mako to know about the hand ghost, Mako seemed to have vaguely guessed.

Kuhara Hiiragi showed a hesitant expression.

"Don't say it if you don't want to say it, but don't rush out without saying anything in the future." Makoto looked at him and smiled, "This expression doesn't suit Hiiragi at all."

"Yes," Kuhara Hiiragi replied, "There will be no next time."

At that time, the clouds over Mt. Sagiri spread like ripples.

People can't help but look forward to tomorrow.

The author has something to say:

The assessment part is over, and it took more than 2 words. Next, I want A Hiiragi to do some tasks.

Soul quest: When will I be able to write until Tanjiro grows up.

Taozhi is an original character, a member of the Hidden Army, who can't use a knife, but is also very destructive when angry (Tanuki: It's true)

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