Murata's grief and self-blame at this time have also been experienced by Koichiro.

During the reign of the Nachifu in that year, the family was a hunter in the Susui area, and their lives were basically self-sufficient, and they were both some distance away from Ashina and Hirata Castle. Even if conflicts break out at the foot of the mountain, the family's life is not affected much, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are out of the way.

Later, however, after being reported by some ruffians who had been taught by Koichiro's father, a samurai led people to break into his house and killed Koichiro's parents and younger siblings on the grounds that "we generals don't eat meat, so why do you eat meat" (ancient Japanese people believed in Buddhism and Shintoism, believing that eating four-legged animals would reincarnate as animals, so they did not eat the meat of most land animals). Only Genichiro, who went out to practice archery, escaped.

He was just over eight years old.

When he returned home from his sword practice, he hid in the distance, and watched with tears as the warrior ordered the animal skins, food, and homemade bows and arrows to be removed from his house, and then burned down the simple and cozy house.

The past is gone.

It's not that Genichiro is afraid to show up.

It's just that if he dies rashly, he can't get revenge.

His father told him that patience is better than courage for hunters, and that the right timing is more important than everything.

In this way, for a whole year, the "patient" Ichiro did not find a chance for revenge.

Unable to avenge his family, guilt and self-blame often intrude on Genichiro's spirit.

"I'm so useless, why am I the one who survived?"

It's like Murata now.

By coincidence, Murata was unfortunately arrested, but because of this, he and his companions were not caught in the net.

Although the death of the team member has little to do with him.

But there is no one who can afford not to take all the blame for himself (especially in this case, Japan).

Ichiro looked at Murata with tears flowing quietly, and didn't mean to disturb at all, until the other party's gaze regained a little.

As I said before, hunters need to know timing.

Especially when Genichiro has a lot of questions to ask.

Now the time has come.

"Are you really going to do what the bird says?"

Murata turned his head a little stiffly, wiped his eyes with his hand, and hid the panic in his heart, "What do you know as a child?" ”

It's not the first time he's been so "lucky".

It's just that in the past, even if his teammates died, his usual way of "surviving" was to receive treatment for serious injuries.

As long as he was wounded, he believed that he had indeed contributed to the killing of demons, and that he had not done anything (in fact, sometimes it was almost the same).

This time, however, he was so lucky that his entire body was intact while his teammates were wiped out.

In extreme contrast, what is the difference between such a way of "surviving" and escaping?

"I just heard it all, what twelve ghost moons, what team members ......"

Slowly, like approaching a white-tailed deer, Genichiro slowly approached Murata's side, "What do you mean by all this?" And the crow, why does it talk? ”

He looked like an ordinary child who was curious about everything, which made Murata's mood gradually lighten.

Hirayama Shinya over there pricked up his ears curiously.

After all, it's a talking crow, something that only exists in yokai legends.

Despite being a little scared, Hirayama was curious.

As a result, a humble stage has been set up for Murata.

Murata sighed.

Maybe it's a good idea to distract yourself a bit.

"That bird is a crow bred by our ghost killing team, and it was specially issued with orders from above. Many of the team members were illiterate, so they were taught to speak. ”

[What he means is that it is easier to teach a crow to speak than to teach people to read......]

"Ghost Slayer?"

Another keyword.

"Hmmm......"

Remembering the embarrassing scenes of introducing the Ghost Slayer several times before, Murata asked in advance, "By the way, do you believe that there are 'ghosts' in this world?" ”

"Ghosts?" Hirayama shrank when he heard this, "You mean, the kind of demon that Emperor Xiang Chongde?" ”

The so-called Emperor Shotoku is an emperor of ancient Japan, who died depressed because he was forced to abdicate, and cursed the Japanese imperial family before his death that he would never be able to grasp the real power. And it just so happened that after his death, Japan began the tradition of military intervention in politics, and it was not until the Meiji period that this "curse" was broken.

Because of this curse, this Chongde Emperor is also known as the "Great Demon King".

Now, in order to alleviate the "resentment" of Emperor Chongtoku, the Japanese people have enshrined him in the shrine to seek peace in the country, and he is the representative of the resentful spirit in Japanese legends.

Hearing Hirayama Shin say this, Murata remembered the previous suspicion that he was haunted by ghosts, so he explained more, "I'm talking about ghosts, not the kind of lonely ghosts in Japanese legends, nor the kind of spirits offered in shrines, but a kind of monster that treats people as food." ”

"Cannibalism?" Not only was Hirayama Shin frightened, but even Ichiro felt a little outrageous.

The whole reed name, maybe interested in cannibalism, is only the lion ape and the white snake lord.

But they don't specialize in staring at people either.

"Gee, I know you're having a hard time believing it. But you've always read the newspapers, haven't you reported it? Often people are missing here and there, and there are some hidden incidents and so on, most of them are done by these ghosts. ”

Ichiro didn't know what a "newspaper" was, but Nobu Hirayama did.

"You're saying that the recent disappearance of the Navy is because they were eaten?"

Hirayama immediately thought of the contents of the newspaper and shouted, "But the newspaper says they are deserters!" ”

"How else can you write a newspaper?"

Murata complained speechlessly, "Anyway, this matter is not small, and it has attracted the attention of the head of our ghost killing team, so he sent us over to investigate." ”

Ichiro asked, "So your ghost killing team is a team that specializes in killing ghosts?" ”

"It sounds incredible, but it's true. When we find someone missing or killed by an animal, we go over and look into the situation. If it is determined that it is the work of the ghost, then there will be an official team member to go out and kill the demon! ”

"Then the government doesn't care?" Hirayama couldn't believe that there was such a terrible thing as a ghost in this world.

But he had to believe it, after all, there was a talking crow just now.

"In the past, during the shogunate, they cooperated with the Demon Slayer Squad, and even Emperor Xiaoming was willing to support us." Murata said with some resentment, "After the Meiji era, those officials who had studied abroad were unwilling to believe us. They only listen to foreigners now, and even if they know, they don't care. ”

"Why is that?"

"Ghosts also have brains, and they never attack important people." Murata shook his head, "So, the only one who is willing to help ordinary people kill evil spirits is our ghost killing team." ”

[It seems that the change here is not too obvious.] 】

[It's still an era when the "samurai" don't care about the lives of the common people and civilians.] 】

"Do the ghosts only eat people, or are humans just one of their food?"

Ichiro asked a key question.

"Ah, speaking of which...... We've seen animal-eating ghosts, but they're all very weak ghosts. Murata made a thoughtful look before he said, "But most demons only eat people, because only human flesh and blood can make them stronger." Those weak ghosts will be cleaned up because they are useless. ”

"Clean up", Genichiro grabbed a few more suspicious points, "Was it killed by your ghost team?" ”

Murata's face suddenly became solemn.

"Whether it's strong or weak, ghosts are ghosts, and they are all targets to be eliminated by the ghost killing team."

Murata emphasized, "But most of these weak ghosts, ghosts who don't want to eat people, were personally disposed of by the Ghost King. ”

"Ghost King? They also have a leader. ”

"We don't know if it's the leader, but the ghost king is the ancestor of all ghosts, that is, the only guy who can turn humans into ghosts!" Murata explained.

"Wait," Ichiro was shocked, "you mean, these ghosts used to be human?" ”

[How do you feel familiar with the game......]

[Didn't those deformed monsters in the Source Palace also once be human? 】

"Yes." Murata recalls the words of the cultivator, "Before the ghost king became a ghost, he was also a human. But because of an accident, he became a monster who is immortal, but needs to live by eating people! And as long as the ghost king distributes his blood to humans, they will also become all kinds of ghosts. Some people become ghosts by actively seeking immortal power, while others are forced. ”

[Immortal and immortal! 】

[Blood? 】

[Seek the power of immortality!] 】

When Ichiro heard these familiar words, he finally understood why he had come to such a world.

[In this world, there are also the same ...... as Long Yin]

"The Curse of Immortality......

These words were uttered by Ichiro Chorus.

Murata gave him a surprised look, "Yes, it's indeed a curse to become a ghost. Although they are very strong and have some hard skin like steel, they are no longer humanoid and usually appear ugly. In addition, ghosts can only feed on human flesh, and over time, they will forget most of the memories they had when they were humans. On top of that, they are afraid of the sun, and when they are exposed to it, they will immediately turn to ashes! ”

To be honest, Genichiro had even been thinking about "ghosts" before.

But when he heard this, he was actually a little disgusted.

[This kind of immortal power, there are inevitably too many weaknesses......]

[Long Yin is also immortal, but the only weakness is only those two immortal slashes......]

[There is also the matter of cannibalism, it is easy to be targeted, at least Long Yin still knows how to absorb life force silently! ] 】

Thinking about it, Genichiro even had a trace of sympathy for this "ghost king".

The effect is not as good as the weakened water used to give birth to the red ghosts.

"Since they have such obvious flaws, they can't be stupid enough to go out during the day, right?"

"If they attack humans at night, what will you Demon Slayer do?" ”

"You ......," Murata raised his eyebrows, "why aren't you scared at all?" ”

The kid asked a question, and he was too directed at the ghost, and he seemed too calm.

Isn't it true that normal little ghosts should be so scared that they can't sleep?

And Hirayama Shin directly rolled his eyes when he heard Murata's question.

"I've seen anything like that."

Ichiro glanced at Murata casually, "That's why I thought you had killed people in the past few days." Now it seems that you must have killed a ghost. ”

[Because ghosts are transformed from people, that's why things like paper people are dropped......]

“…… Uh, yes, the last ghost, just two days ago......"

Murata only said as he felt a gust of wind drift behind him.

After coughing twice, Murata then began to answer Genichiro's previous question: "As you said, we can't see ghosts during the day, and only at night when they take the initiative to attack do we have a chance to kill them." ”

"But don't worry, although there is no sun at night, the swordsmen of our ghost slayer team will each be equipped with a Japanese wheel sword. The ore used in the Hinawa Knife is collected from the high mountains close to the sun, and it contains the power of the sun, so if you take the Hinawa Knife and cut off the neck of the demons, you can kill them! ”

[An ore that contains the power of the sun? 】

[Sounds like a similar thing to adamantium.] 】

Diamond iron is a kind of metal that contains divine karma in the reedy mountains.

If a person with divine karma uses a weapon made of diamond iron, he can call thunder and lightning.

[If there is such a thing as a ghost in the world, it is very important to have a Nichiren knife. 】

[I don't know how powerful this so-called "ghost" can be now. 】

Koichiro can probably guess that judging from the opponents that the wolf has to deal with in "One Wolf", the main threat he will face is unlikely to come from humans. As a result, only these ghosts are left who can evolve by eating people.

"And your knife?"

"It was confiscated." Murata sighed, "It's a fat cop who seems to be interested in my knife. ”

Only then did Ichiro remember that the fat policeman he met today was a knife collector.

I received another knife, and I guess the fat man should be happy.

[But that way, I know where to find the Nichiren knife.] 】

As he spoke, Ichiro sensed the location of some diamond iron summoning thunder, and found that the other party was no longer nearby, but somewhere in the south.

Koichiro lowered his head slightly, and began to think about what he should do next.

First of all, although I'm a little sorry for Murata, his Nichiren knife, Genichiro is determined to win.

Otherwise, if he accidentally encounters a creature like a ghost at night in the future, he will seem helpless.

Second, Genichiro felt that he needed to touch this ghost, probably figuring out what kind of strength the ghost was.

There are the eagles and the moon hidden candy, at least he can't beat him and can run.

Genichiro has a hunch that if he wants to grow, he will probably have to start with these ghosts.

Next, Koichiro asked Murata a lot of questions in a scattered manner.

Murata has always been a marginal figure in the Ghost Slayer Squad, and although it is not honorable to be the central role of the detention cell, it is also a rare experience, so I answered them one by one. People have also recovered from their previous state of depression, at least they finally have a smile.

That was until he talked about the Demon Slayer Trials.

"Then if I want to join the Demon Slayer......"

Genichiro's eyes lit up when he saw Murata.

"If you're really going to do this," Murata glanced at Koichiro's outfit and roughly understood that the child might be a wanderer, fatherless like most of the Ghost Slayer, "I can introduce my breeder to you!" As long as you have trained for about half a year and mastered a breathing method, two to three sword types, you can go to Fuji Raid Mountain to participate in the assessment! ”

"Fuji Raid Mountain?" Koichiro remembered the place name, "Are there a lot of ghosts there?" ”

"Yes, every year, our ghost killing team catches some ghosts who have only eaten one or two people and imprisons them in the vine attack mountain. The climate is mild, and wisteria flowers grow all year round, and they have no way to escape, so they can only be locked up in it and starve. So there's a lot of people in there who aren't very powerful, but they're hungry and crazy. ”

Murata remembered what happened to their assessment, and his eyes were a little sad, "Our ghost killing team organizes two assessments every year, and as long as you can survive in the mountains for seven days, you can become an official team member." ”

"So, where exactly is this vine attack mountain?"

Murata did not doubt that he had him, and replied obediently: "It's near the hot springs in Oita Prefecture." ”

Ichiro nodded silently.

Although he didn't know where Oita Prefecture was, it didn't affect anything.

In the streamer's words, he seems to have found a safe area without "elite monsters".

If he wants to improve his strength as soon as possible, then this vine attack mountain, he is determined to win!

Now, all the questions that can be thought of, Genichiro has the answer.

Next, just leave here, take the turn of the knife man, and then go to see the power of demons, and then settle down in Tokyo with Kuro!

So, Koichiro looked at Murata: "By the way, do you want to try jailbreaking?" ”