In the endless attics, the dim lights shine together.

A woman with delicate makeup looked at the ghosts kneeling below expressionlessly.

All the lower strings bowed their heads and prostrate on the ground, beads of sweat the size of beans dripping from their foreheads, but no ghost dared to raise their hands to wipe them.

The absolute suppression from the bloodline made them have nothing but fear in their hearts.

"Non-...... I'm sorry, big ...... My lord, I ......" String Four raised his head slightly, wanting to say something.

But when I saw it, it was just a pair of scarlet eyes.

"Shut up! Who, allowed you to speak? ”

A loud cry came from the woman's mouth: "Don't open your mouth because of your uninteresting will! ”

"Answer only what I ask you."

"Yes...... Yes, my lord......" The fourth string lowered his head again with a frightened face, not daring to make any more sound.

Looking around, the woman continued:

"The half-tengu was killed, and it was the fourth of the upper strings."

"There's only one thing I want to ask."

"What's the point of the ghost of the lower string?"

"Being one of the twelve ghost months doesn't mean the end, it's the beginning."

"Start eating more people, start getting stronger, start helping me."

"However, in these hundreds of years, it has always been the winding ghosts who have buried the 'pillars' of the ghost hunters."

"But what about the lower strings? How many times have you changed it? ”

"What is the purpose of your existence?"

The words made the creeping ghosts tremble.

"I'm just going to give you a month."

"Within a month, the head of the 'pillar' came to me."

"If you can't do it, there's no need to exist."

……

Sunset over the West Mountains.

Ghost Slayer, HQ.

Because it was getting late, after a simple handover, Senjuro was arranged to rest in another courtyard.

"Squeak-squeak-squeak-"

In the middle of summer, the chirps are always so cheerful and tireless.

With nothing to do, Senjuro lay on his back on the beam of the roof alone, enjoying the tranquility of the moonlight.

"Moxi Moxi, wake up, Senjuro-kun~"

A warm breath appeared next to his ears, bringing a slight itch, and Chijuro turned his head to open his eyes, looking at the lilac eyes that were less than a fist away from him, and tilted his head back meaningfully.

"Sister Shinobi, you're so elusive, it's easy to scare people."

In the absence of hostility, Senjuro's perception of his surroundings is not always on the highest alert.

It's too tiring.

And the breath of the worm is already good at speed and stealth.

That's why he didn't notice.

Since someone came, Chijuro simply sat up, and seeing this, Butterfly Shinobu walked to his side and sat down.

"Ahh

She clasped her hands around her thighs, and there was a hint of a vague smile on her fair face.

Qianjurou shook his head with a wry smile: "Sister Shinobi, don't make fun of me." If it weren't for the luck of perceiving the body of the half-tengu this time, I would definitely be defeated. ”

This sentence is not false at all.

As a "doppelganger ghost", the doppelganger of Bantengu can consume ghost energy for ultra-high-speed regeneration even if it is blasted to slag even if the body is not dead.

This battle was won thanks to the seemingly inconspicuous skill of [Hunting Mark].

Otherwise, when the ten seconds of "Blazing Shura" are over, he will be the one who will die.

"Don't talk about this, Senjuro-kun, how can you be on the roof, aren't you lonely alone?"

"Well...... tilting his head and glancing at Butterfly Shinobi's face, Chijuro smiled: "It used to be very lonely, but now it won't." ”

Hearing this, the butterfly tilted its head unnoticeably, "...... Senjuro-kun is also starting to become less well-behaved. ”

The moon falls with silver frost, and the beauty is like jade.

I don't know how long it took, Butterfly Shinobu said softly:

"Tomorrow there will be a meeting of the pillars, and at that time, the lord will officially hold the 'pillar' promotion ceremony for you in front of all the pillars."

"Remember to think about your title in advance~"

"Pillar meeting, I see." Senjuro nodded.

"Then let's do it first~" Butterfly stood up with a smile and patted the dust on the feather weaving: "There may be some twists and turns tomorrow, please be mentally prepared." ”

"Twists and turns?" Chijuro turned his head to look at her suspiciously.

"Maybe it is~" The corners of his mouth outlined a deep smile, Butterfly couldn't explain, turned around and jumped off the roof, the back was like a butterfly flying in the moonlight.

Shaking his head with a smile, Chijuro didn't think much about it anymore.

The soldiers are coming, the water is coming to cover the earth, and he has a veritable "pillar"-level strength, so he doesn't need to worry much.

……

The next day, it was just dawn.

Chijuro, who was tempering his physique in the courtyard, saw a member of the "hidden" organization hurriedly walking in.

Seeing Qianjuro, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Mr. Purgatory, Lord Father invites you to go to the headquarters compound to carry out the promotion ceremony of the 'pillar', and the time is set for 9 o'clock in the morning. ”

"I see." Senjuro nodded in understanding, "I'll go change it after a while." ”

"Yes, I'll wait for you here, and I'll show you the way later."

Without further ado, Senjuro turned around and walked back to the room to change his clothes.

He still heard about the "Lord Lord" of the ghost killing team he was about to meet.

The head of the ghost killing team has always been the Sanyashiki family. The current head of the house is named Yaoya Sanyashiki, and he is a leader who is deeply loved by the "pillars", which can be seen from the respect that Butterfly Shinobu has for him and the behavior of Kyojuro when he mentions "Lord Lord" in daily life.

Being able to make the powerful "pillar" level swordsmen willingly driven by it, the ability and character of this "lord" needless to say.

Changing into a clean and tidy white robe, and taking care of his makeup briefly, Qianjurou walked out of the door: "After waiting for a long time, we can go." ”

"Mr. Purgatory, please go this way."

……

"Pillar" is the strongest combat power of the ghost killing team against evil ghosts.

Especially in the battle against the Twelve Ghost Moons, without the participation of the "pillars", the ordinary team members have almost no chance of victory except for waiting to be killed.

For hundreds of years, the twelve ghost moons that have been crusaded, without exception, have all been in the last wind.

Because of the "pillars" who encountered the "winding" ghosts, there have never been examples of survival.

In the face of the strength of the "upper winding" to the extreme, the ghost killing team has no other way but to retreat.

Therefore, when the news of the killing of the "Upper Quarter No. 4" Bantengu was transmitted back to the headquarters of the Ghost Slayer Team, the shock caused was unimaginable to ordinary people.

This means that mankind finally has the hope of exterminating the ghost race.

As a result, there was this unique "pillar" promotion ceremony.

Under the leadership of the members of the Hidden Organization, Qianjulang stepped into the headquarters compound, and greeted the ten pairs of eyes with different emotions that came to him, and he smiled slightly: "Sorry, it's late." ”

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