Unsurprisingly, Ichiro achieved his goal.

Actually, he could have allowed Tanjuro to enter the phantom gallery to demonstrate Kagura Dance, but considering his physical condition, he couldn't do it with all his might, so it was inevitable that there would be non-standard movements.

For a rare powerhouse of Ichiro's level, even the slightest angle of inclination of the wrist can greatly affect the power of the sword shape, so standard movements are very important. Looking for it in Tanjuro's memory, it is always safer to compare the movements of Kagura Dance many times.

In addition, Genichiro can also gain this charcoal burner's understanding of the breath of the sun through memory, as well as his understanding of the transparent world over the years.

In this way, Koichiro will be able to save a lot of time and digest a valuable asset.

Of course, he didn't reveal that idea.

Although Tanjiro felt something and looked at him curiously from time to time, he only knew that Ichiro was hiding something, but he had no ill will towards his father.

"By the way, Mrs. Aoieda, Mr. Tanjuro, can we stay here for the next few days?"

After the "deal" was closed, Genichiro made a suggestion rather abruptly.

"Huh?!"

Butterfly Shinobu turned around with some surprise, "Aren't we going back?" ”

She also hopes to return to the Phantom Gallery to continue to challenge the Nest and find a further way out from the trials of life and death.

After all, when you come here, you just need to find a ghost cat to put nearby at night as a coordinate teleportation, isn't it very convenient?

So in the Butterfly Ninja Figure, there is no need for them to stay here at all.

As everyone knows, not letting her go back and continue the deathfight is one of Ichiro's plans.

"I know what you're thinking, but why bother?"

Ichiro looked at Butterfly Shinobu with a deep gaze.

"Mr. Tanjuro has been in that state for many years, and there are many things that Mr. Iwazuki and I can't explain, but it is possible for him."

"Instead of going back and wasting your time, why don't you just calm down and take your time to observe?"

"Wait......"

Butterfly's eyes widened in surprise, and her gaze wandered back and forth between Genichiro and Tanjuro, "Difficult, isn't it ......?"

No wonder - no wonder this person is like this, but he can still drag the stump body and use breathing.

That's because after mastering that realm, you can naturally avoid some subtle mistakes to adjust the breathing rhythm, which makes the burden of breathing extremely low.

According to Yan Zhu, if you enter that realm, you can even change the flow rate of your own blood by relying on your consciousness.

Even those who have been seriously injured and enter this realm can use subtle movements to temporarily exert their strength when they are healthy—because they can always use the least amount of energy to complete each action.

It's just that Tanjuro is still a little late in entering the transparent time, and the irreversible damage has already been caused when he forcibly learned Kagura Dance when he was young.

"Well, that's what you think."

Genichiro gave an affirmative answer, "Do you still want to leave now?" ”

"I'm not leaving." Butterfly forbearance is really fragrant.

"Of course, whether we can stay here or not depends on the owner's consent......

Only then did the two of them withdraw from the encrypted call that others couldn't understand, and looked at the stove door couple in unison.

Tanjuro is okay, he roughly understands what the two of them mean, and Ichiro should want him to use his own way to teach Butterfly Shinobi to enter that transparent world.

"That's unbelievable. It just so happens that I'm going to teach Tanjiro something too. ”

Although Tanjuro didn't have any expression, his tone still sounded quite approving, "If Miss Shinobu doesn't dislike the humble house, she can stay." ”

Although it was an honor for her husband's life-saver to stay here for a while, a more realistic problem was that there was not so much food at home.

And these two guests are all richly dressed nobles, according to their own food, it is inevitable that there will be inadequate hospitality.

So Kwai Zhi was a little speechless and stopped, thinking about whether to go down the mountain and buy some cooked food on credit.

Naturally, she couldn't hide this little bit of thought from Genichiro who used to live in the mountains.

But if he provides food, he will definitely make the stove door sunflower branch unhappy.

So......

"That's right, Tanjiro."

He turned his head and asked gently, "Do you and your brother want to learn how to hunt?" ”

"Eh, this ......"

"Yes!" Before Tanjiro could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an excited Takeo, "Brother Genichiro, can you really teach us to hunt?" ”

obviously didn't say a word, but this big brother was called.

Ichiro smiled helplessly. Children are children, bring them some freshness, and they will like it.

"Of course, I can also teach you how to make a simple hunting bow."

With that, Genichiro stood up.

"If you want to go, let's go now, and we'll be back before dark. If you're fast, you'll have a nice treat to enjoy tonight. ”

"Wow! Brother Genichiro, you're amazing! More handsome than my brother! ”

Takeo was full of praise, but he didn't forget to look at his parents, "Mom and Dad, can I go?" ”

"Hmm...... There is no danger, but be careful not to trip over the roots. ”

Tanjuro doesn't have much of an opinion. When he imitated Genichiro's breathing before, he had seen Genichiro's terrifying physical fitness with a clear vision, which was beyond his comprehension.

Let's just put it this way, the biggest bear in the mountain and Ichiro slap each other at the same time, the bear should be directly knocked off the head, and Ichiro's head will be tilted a little.

So, at least don't worry about the kids being attacked by wild beasts or something.

As for the ghosts, Koichiro has already said that he will come back before dark, so naturally there will be no problems.

"Since Dad has no opinion, then I agree."

Aoi Ae Kamado smiled and settled, "Tanjiro, you have to be optimistic about Takeo and listen to Ichiro's words." As for Shigeru and Hanako, they should stay at home honestly, and you will have to paste tomorrow's soul lantern. ”

The faces of the two little ones who were eager to try immediately drooped, as for You Douzi, she had planned to stay and help her mother work, and there was no regret that she couldn't go.

“……”

Tanjiro was stunned for a while, and then remembered that his parents didn't know the age of Genichiro, so he nodded stunnedly, indicating that he would definitely be obedient.

"Also, if there's still the sun when you come back......"

Before Ichiro led the two of them out, Aoi Eda Kamado added, "Can you go and help me collect some more of those flowers?" It tastes so good in the rice balls that I want to give the guests a try. ”

Tanjiro knew what his mother was talking about "that flower" and immediately nodded his head.

"I see."

In this way, under the sun in the middle of the afternoon, the three of them left here.

Butterfly Shinobu looked at the back of Genichiro who was far away, and there was some confusion in his eyes.

Because taking the kids out to play is not like something that Genichiro would do......

What was he thinking?

……

Sharp arrows glowing with silver-white light slashed through the air, directly shattering several elms in the middle.

Those sharp fragments were scattered in all directions, and a stag within the explosion range "pierced the heart with ten thousand arrows".

A strong smell of blood began to permeate, and the deer collapsed without even letting out a wail.

"......" Ichiro looked at the Iron God Arm Bow glowing with white light in his hand, and was a little speechless for a while.

It was not easy to find a prey with a suitable amount of meat, so Genichiro subconsciously took a bow and shot arrows, and even forgot that blessing the weapon of the qualitative change would cause an explosion.

Unconsciously, it seems that even his instinctive reaction has become what it was at that time.

In order to survive, the opponent must be killed before the prey reacts, or else you will have to go hungry and struggle to find the next target......

Memories of his childhood have never haunted Ichiro so clearly as they do now.

"Wow, that's too powerful! The sound was like thunder. ”

When Takeo and Tanjiro saw their prey falling, they hurriedly walked towards that side with the small wooden bow they had made earlier.

Tanjiro looked at the broken trunk like a dog's tooth, and was secretly frightened.

He's not Takeo he's never seen anything, and Saburo, an umbrella maker who lives near the mountainside (the one who let Tanjiro stay for one night in the first episode of the original book), also hunts, but he definitely doesn't make such a big noise.

And the death of those prey was only submerged by the arrow.

But the deer in front of him seemed to have a giant snake directly penetrating his chest, and blood gushed out like a spring, and his body was covered with wooden thorns.

Although the meat is edible, the skin is no longer sold for a good price.

"I'm sorry to show you a bad example."

Ichiro walked slowly, expertly grabbed the deer's two hind legs, lifted them with one hand, and then with a slight shock, the wooden thorns that had sunk into the deer's skin withdrew one after another and fell to the ground.

But it was also because of this action that Takeo realized that there seemed to be something different about Ichiro's left hand.

"Brother Ichiro, your hand ......"

He took two steps forward with some curiosity, and his eyes flashed with disbelief, obviously not yet understanding what this bone-like prosthetic leg was.

As for Tanjiro, he noticed it from the first time they met, but because there was an uncomfortable smell on his hands, he didn't ask much.

But just when Ichiro raised his hand, he suddenly noticed that it was not just a prosthetic hand, but the entire forearm.

"Did the ghost do it?" He asked softly, a look of pity in his eyes.

Obviously, he had already sketched a tragic picture in his mind of a ten-year-old boy who lost his left hand while fighting demons to protect humans.

"No, it's a snake."

Ichiro looked stiffly and joked, "When I was hunting, I accidentally got bitten on the arm by a poisonous snake. ”

Then he looked at Takeo with a frightened expression, "Then the doctor told me that this arm can't be used, and it must be amputated." ”

A bad premonition surged in Zhu Xiong's heart: "What is 'amputation'?" ”

"It's with a knife, or like the axe you use to chop wood at home......"

Ichiro pulled Takeo's arm and gestured to slash at the latter's elbow with a hand knife, "Click, chop off the poisoned arm!" ”

"Bah-"

Takeo was so frightened by this picture that he shuddered all over his body, and jerked his hand back, as if he had really been cut off on the arm.

"So, you have to remember that when you see something like a snake, you must run far away."

Genichiro touched Takeo's head, "We're good hunters, but snakes are the best hunters in the mountains and forests." ”

"I, I see."

Takeo nodded earnestly, he remembered these words forever. Although he won't necessarily be a hunter.

On the other hand, although Tanjiro knew that Genichiro was lying, he seemed to be teaching his younger brother not to provoke snakes, so he didn't mean to debunk it, but looked at his younger brother jokingly, and turned pale because of his crankiness.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a smell rush into his nostrils, and the smell was so deep and strong......

It was a tsunami of grief!

Tanjiro suddenly turned his head to look at Ichiro on the side, who was staring blankly ahead, stunned.

Just now, Ichiro suddenly remembered that what he said to Takeo just now seemed to be ......

It was his father, a hunter, who had spoken to him.

"Taro, we are guests in this forest. And those beasts are the real masters here. ”

"Especially snakes, you have to stay away from them, they are the best hunters in this forest, your grandfather and uncle were killed by snakes."

"Once a person is bitten on the arm or leg by a poisonous snake, even if they are cut off, they may not survive......"

"So, you have to remember."

That was what his father said when he started learning to hunt on his first day.

As the memories of the past were suddenly activated, the faces that had been forgotten by Ichiro, the faces that had not been seen in twenty years, seemed to come alive again.

Father, Mother......

Younger brother and sister......

Those who were buried in the depths of his memory seem to have become so familiar with the arrival of Koichiro at the Kamato house today, as if their death was only yesterday.

Is it because his family and the Zaomen family both live in the mountains and live a poor life?

Or is it because, (in the original fate), their homes have been bloodbathed for no reason......

As Genichiro's thoughts were swept into the whirlpool of memories, Tanjiro's throat tightened, and the sadness like the deep sea was suddenly wrapped in a thick layer of blood, almost making him vomit on the spot.

"It's family...... Genichiro's family ......"

He covered his mouth and used the smell to analyze useful information.

"He's thinking about something, very bad things, almost...... I'm going to cry. ”

But just as Ichiro's heavy sadness was about to explode, Tanjiro was keenly aware that a mountain of heavy responsibilities fell with a bang, directly blocking the emotional dam that was about to collapse.

Ichiro still chose not to think about those things.

But Tanjiro remembered the moment.

He couldn't believe that a person of his age could carry such a terrifying burden that he could forget the pain for a while.

But this burden is just another kind of pain.

What Ichiro is doing is just an escape.

For the next period of time, Tanjiro was preoccupied and did not say a word, and Koichiro regained his previous appearance and patiently taught Takeo to fight a hare.

His attitude was gentle, as if Takeo was his own brother.

This rabbit and the deer should be enough for all of them to eat for two days.

At this time, there was still about an hour and a half before dark, and the three people who had achieved their goal set out on their return journey.

However, before arriving home, Tanjiro first asked Takeo to carry the rabbit home and inform his mother to set up the flames, and then stopped Genichiro.

"Genichiro, can you accompany me to the hillside behind me and pick some flowers for my mother's cooking?"

Tanjiro sent out the invitation, giving a harmless smile, "I almost forgot about it." ”

"......" Genichiro was slightly stunned, shook the deer in his hand, and said that he still had something to take, "Can't you go alone?" Sounds like it's not far off. ”

"Aren't you able to put things in shadows? Let's do it first. ”

Ichiro frowned: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Tanjiro's expression was a little solemn, and he struggled for a while before continuing: "Genichiro, you missed your family before, right? ”

Genichiro's face gradually became gloomy, he knew that Tanjiro's nose had some special functions, but he didn't know that he could even smell it.

"It has nothing to do with you."

"I know the smell, and my father smelled that when my grandmother left, so I can't be mistaken."

Seeing that Ichiro's expression was not healing, Tanjiro's tone became firm.

"So, please come with me."

"Mom said that kind of flower is the flower that connects heaven and the present world, and I have smelled grandma in the vicinity, so I believe her words."

"If you are a member of the family of Genichiro's death, do you have any thoughts that you want to convey to you, or do you have any ...... that you want to tell them?"

"There, it's most likely."

Speaking of this, Tanjiro once again earnestly invited.

"So, Ichiro, please don't disobey your will anymore, and don't let them wait any longer."

"The person you want to see the most must have been waiting for you there......"

(End of chapter)