Destiny to meet in hell

In the early morning, the sun, which still had a bit of dampness at night, fell on the misty mountains, and it felt wet due to the mist in the woods.Only a few rays of light passed through the dense branches and leaves, although some darkness was dispelled, but the thick mist could not be dispelled.

The fog hazy the distant scenery into different shades of dark green, making it difficult for people to discern the direction and see the road ahead.

Everything around is quiet, so quiet that one can hear a drop of morning dew falling on the leaves, smashing to the ground and making a soft patter.

Until the appearance of a hurried footstep broke the silence among the woods in the early morning.And following the sound of footsteps, a red-haired boy dressed in a black and green checkered haori appeared.

The boy ran up the hillside with a knife.The movements can be said to be proficient in avoiding the traps that suddenly appeared in the forest.Sometimes these traps are a huge log falling suddenly, sometimes a few green bamboos pop up suddenly, or deep pits hidden under dead branches and leaves, and sharp knives flying out from all directions...

These traps are the problems that the trainer Rin Taki Sakumi gave Kamado Tanjiro for the first time, in order to train his ability to run around with a knife and avoid traps.

Fortunately, after many days of training, Kamado Tanjiro has basically been able to avoid these sudden attacks.At least so far, his descent has been smooth.

Kamado Tanjiro thought he could finish this training early—until a boy holding a wooden knife and wearing a fox mask stopped in front of him.

Kamado Tanjiro was stunned for a moment, before he could react, the boy with the wooden knife appeared in front of him, and drew the back of the wooden knife towards his knee.

With such a swift blow, the sound of the air being cut could almost be heard, and at the same time as the sound of breaking the air, the boy's voice full of sarcasm: "It's too slow!"

Tanjiro Kamado's pupils trembled, and he dodged the blow in embarrassment. Before he could stabilize his body, the next blow appeared in front of him again.

While attacking him, the fox-faced boy said in a cold tone: "Too slow, too slow, too slow—!"

He directly knocked Zamon Tanjiro away with a wooden knife, then looked down at the red-haired boy who was blocked by a tree trunk after rolling a few times in the mountains, and coldly reprimanded: "If you don't report the determination to die, go down!" Chong, don't even think about going down the mountain to see your sister again!"

As soon as he heard "sister", Kamado Tanjirou, who was lying on the ground and curled up because of the pain, raised his head reflexively, supported his upper body with his hands, and stared straight at her with shocked and anxious eyes. The fox-faced boy: "How do you know my sister Nezuko... who are you!"

The fox-faced boy didn't answer him, he just knocked on the back of his hand with the wooden knife, causing a red mark on the back of Zamon Tanjirou's hand, and then let go of his hand, and the knife he was holding fell to the ground.

"You can't even hold a knife, how do you want to protect your sister?"

The fox-faced boy said: "Pick up your knife and stand up. Then go down the mountain with all your strength."

……

By the time Kamado Tanjirou finally went down the mountain and returned to Ryodaki Sakonji's residence, it was already afternoon.

Except for going down this mountain for the first time, Kamado Tanjiro never spent so much time on it.After I came back, my whole body was sore and my back ached, and the dust on my body from rolling in the forest was fine, and many places were covered with paint.

On the other hand, the fox-faced boy with the knife hanging on his waist looked refreshed and clean.

Tanjiro Kamado looked at him, thinking in a trance: What an amazing boy!It doesn't look very old, and it can reach this level.It's just... the smell on his body is really weak, so that it is difficult for him to judge all the attacks of the young man just now.

He followed the fox-faced boy into Lintaki Zuo Jinci's residence, and before he had time to ask questions, he saw Lintaki Zuo Jinci sitting with two people he didn't know.One was a cute girl with a pair of blue-green eyes that had been pushed up to her forehead with a fox mask, and the other was a black-haired young man wearing a hat.

At this time, the three of them were holding a cup of hot tea each, and they didn't know what they were talking about.After hearing the movement here, they looked here in unison.

Tanjirou Kamado seemed to have noticed something, he was slightly stunned, and then subconsciously looked at Ryotaki Sakinji.

The smell of Mr. Ryotaki... It should be a smell of joy and excitement, but why does it still feel a little sad?

"You're back."

Ryodaki Sakinji's voice recalled Tanjiro Kamado's thoughts: "A little earlier than I thought."

He introduced Zaomen Tanjiro again: "These two are Sato and Mako. They are the children I teach, and they are also your senior brothers and sisters."

"As for this one..."

Ryodaki Zuo looked at the black-haired young man for the last time, with a bit of hesitation in his tone, as if he was not sure how to introduce him.

The black-haired young man took the words at this time: "My name is Physalis, and I am a friend of your senior brother and sister."

Kamado Tanjiro is still at a loss, especially since each of the three smells weirder than the other.The smell on his senior brothers and sisters was so weak that he could barely smell it, while the young man who called himself "Physalis" had a strong herbal smell, as if he was deliberately covering up some smell.However, after the introduction, he still greeted them very politely.

Rinaki Zuo recently said that his subsequent training will be accompanied by his two seniors and sisters.

From that day on, Kamado Tanjiro felt that the gates of hell had opened to him—he thought that Mr. Ryodaki was strict enough, until he met Saitu.

For a long time afterwards, he didn't see the black-haired young man again, but Sato and Mako showed up on time every morning to train his various abilities - the posture and speed of swinging a knife, the ability to respond to surprise attacks, and There is endurance endurance, and even the later breathing method and so on.

Sabito was really strict with him.Not only was he strict when training him, but he was also very strict when scolding him, making him almost doubt life many times.But his swordsmanship made him extremely admired, every move was clean and neat, without the slightest countermovement.Kamado Tanjiro really admires him.

Compared with Satu, his senior sister Zhenko is much gentler.She will patiently point out his shortcomings, encourage him with a smile and give him trust.And her appearance is closer to a little girl than a girl, which makes Kamado Tanjiro, who is the eldest son of the family, feel very close, and can't help but think of his sister.

The belief in avenging his family and helping his younger sister become an adult supported Kamado Tanjiro, and he survived such high-pressure training.The body also breaks through the bottleneck and reaches another height in the limit time and time again, and the progress is even more rapid.

Time just flowed silently in the accumulation of bits and pieces, and it entered late autumn in a blink of an eye.

It was a sunny morning, and the leaves in the mountains and forests were dyed yellow by autumn, adding a layer of warmth to the falling sunlight.Kamado Tanjiro saw the black-haired young man named Physalis again.

The black-haired youth brought a handsome male swordsman with a high ponytail.

"After that, he will teach you swordsmanship."

"Eh?"

Tanjiro Kamado was stunned: "Mr. Kerintaki..."

The black-haired young man said, "Don't worry, this is also Mr. Rinaki's idea."

Then, the black-haired young man took his leave quickly and left in a hurry.

To be honest, Kamado Tanjiro was a little flattered.He didn't know why he was so lucky. Mr. Rinaki taught him the sword skills of slaying ghosts, and Sato and Mako accompanied him to train, so that he could really remember what he learned with his body.Now, another swordsman who looks very powerful comes to teach him other sword skills.

"Don't think too much."

The swordsman with red stripes on his left forehead said in a low voice, with an imperceptible sense of comfort: "I am your father's friend, and it is my duty to teach you sword skills."

"...Are you my father's friend?"

Ji Guoyuan was convinced: "Yes."

You must know that before he came here, he chatted with Zaomen Tanjuro, and asked him about his parenting experience——Ji Guoyuan always felt that his children were too quiet. Like the boys from Kamado Tanjuro's family, it would be better if they were more lively.

Ji Guoyuan, who is not lively at all, is looking forward to it.

And the third son, who is several hundred years old, only looks like a teenager because he grew slowly in hell: "..." Father, you are really hard on me.

I didn't know that Kamado Tanjiro, who became friends with Ji Guoyuan only after the death of his father, didn't smell the smell of lying on him, and he felt warm when he was facing such a person. , he was subconsciously unwilling to doubt.

Then he asked, "What's your name?"

Regarding this question, Ji Guoyuan was silent: "..."

He remembered that before he returned to this world, Sixteen forcibly threw his earrings to the third son, and then kept whispering in his ear: "I know you can't lie, but are Satu and Makoto dead?" I don’t know many people for a long time, so it’s fine to use your real identity when you go back. You are a person who has been dead for hundreds of years and you are such a famous person, so don’t join me in this fun. It doesn’t matter if your appearance doesn’t change, but at least Give me a fake name, I beg you, if you can't think of a good name, I can give you some advice, you see, how about I call Physalis and you call Lantern Grass..."

For Ji Guoyuan, who has a negative experience in lying: "..."

When he came back to his senses, looking at Kamado Tanjirou's clear and clean eyes full of trust, Ji Guoyuan said with difficulty: "...I am just a ghost-slaying swordsman driven by responsibility."

"As for the name...it's not worth mentioning."

Kamado Tanjiro: "...??"

The author has something to say:

When Rinaki, Sato and Mako took Tantan for training camp.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka wrapped his haori in silence, feeling as if he had been squeezed out (by the Mizuho group).

【Did you persecute Yiyong today】

【persecuted】

PS: I forgot to mention it before. In fact, the biggest bug in this article is Yuanyi’s current appearance, not his old appearance (purely the author’s selfishness, hahahaha), you just treat Yuanyi as the ghost after the death of the ultimate creature is also at its peak It looks like the period (Although Enichi is always in the heyday, huh)