The hermits posted the task in the courtyard.

The hermits with hurried expressions were walking back and forth and shouting and communicating.

"Hey! Butterfly House is short of manpower again! ”

"I'll ——!"

"How's the mission on Lord Water's side?"

"There is a risk of the existence of the Upper String Ghost, so it is recommended to send additional personnel to deliver a letter to Mr. Kamato."

"Yanzhu's mission, location, Kii, let's go!"

"Yes!"

Groups of hermits in black uniforms walked out of the courtyard, walked past Senjuro, and walked in the direction of the mountain.

"This is Hide..."Senjuro turned his head and looked at the back of the Hide, who was gradually moving away.

-- The speed at which intelligence and information are collated is so fast.

This is the logistics unit of the Ghost Slayer Team.

I... Can it be done too?

He withdrew his gaze, lowered his head to straighten the hem of his clothes, and walked to the courtyard.

Then he timidly poked his gaze into the courtyard.

Chijuro held on to the threshold, looked nervously at the door, and raised his voice as much as possible:

"That ——!"

But before his voice could be heard in the crowd for a moment, it was drowned out by the humming crowd.

"There are still two people missing from the butterfly house!"

"Why is it that no one wants to take the safest butterfly house!?"

The hermits were busy walking in the courtyard, and the discussion of the task was shouting, and no one seemed to hear Senjuro's weak voice at all.

“…… Yes. ”

Seeing that no one heard him, the corners of Chijuro's eyebrows drooped, and he sighed helplessly.

I clenched my fist like an encouragement.

- Everyone is so busy that they don't notice themselves, and there's no way around it.

Then.

Trample.

"Oh! It's the child of the purgatory. A passing Yin stopped, and he subconsciously glanced at Chijuro's bright hair color:

"What's the matter?" He thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pointed to the group of hidden people who had already gone out:

"Are you looking for Lord Yanzhu?"

"The hermits who followed Lord Yanzhu have just gone out, and it may be too late to chase them now."

"No, it's not." Seeing that someone stopped in front of him, Qianjuro hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand:

"Is the logistics office here that joins the hidden?"

He lowered his head, grabbed the hem of his clothes with his hands, closed his eyes tightly, and tried to speak:

"I want to... Become a member of the Hidden Brigade. ”

Hear the words.

The one was stunned for a moment.

He remembered that Lord Yanzhu's second son was probably only twelve years old.

- Don't you plan to be a swordsman?

He glanced at Chijuro with some confusion, scratched the back of his head in puzzlement, but still nodded:

"That's right."

Turning his head, he shouted in the direction not far behind him:

"Sadai ——!"

"Come over here!"

Yin put his hand to his mouth and shouted, "Today is your job of recruiting team members!" ”

Senjurou raised his head and followed the hidden gaze to look ahead.

"Oh!! Here it is——! ”

Sayo, who was already dressed in a hidden uniform and her face was covered by black gauze, shouted excitedly, and she raised her hands and waved them high.

Da-da-da-da!

And squeezed a few people away, and ran in small steps towards this side.

After seeing the general appearance of the visitor, Chijuro was stunned.

Because.

- The man seemed to be about the same age as himself.

It turns out that there are people like myself who have already joined the hidden?

Thinking like this in his heart, Chijurou was born with a trace of yearning for the future life of the hidden organization.

In an unfamiliar environment, it is often much easier to have people with the same personality or ideas.

"Hello! Is it you who wants to join the hidden? ”

Shadai greeted her seniors, turned her head and nodded at Senjuro, she smiled and said very cheerfully:

"It's noisy here, come with me here."

……

Soon.

Logistics Service.

Senjuro looked curiously into the room, and he sat down.

Shadai stood in front of him.

"So-"

She held a small board in her hand, on which was the "roster" used to record the members:

"-Please tell me your name, age, and why you want to join the hidden."

I recall how I was flustered by questions from my seniors when I first joined the hide.

How!

Have you ever been intimidated by this strict atmosphere!

Shadai looked at Senjuro with a faint smug look in his eyes.

Let's get flustered and nervous~

It's okay, it's okay~ Every newcomer will go through this paragraph...

Hmph~

To her surprise.

"I see." Senjuro nodded, took a deep breath slightly, and spoke in a calm tone:

"My name is Purgatory Senjuro, and I'm twelve years old."

"The reason for joining the hidden is..."

Chijuro smiled, and he replied casually:

"I want to help others."

Senjuro, who was born in a kendo family, has received an excellent education since he was a child, and etiquette is not a problem.

When answering other people's questions, you should not forget to smile and look at them directly.

- Be sure to look each other directly with fiery eyes! In order to make others feel respected!

This is what the elder brother taught.

Front.

Smack.

Sayo blinked, not noticing that the pen in his hand had fallen to the ground.

So smooth!

The same age as yourself!

Sayo listened to the fluent answer of the child in front of her, who was a head shorter than herself, and her face was suddenly shocked.

I think back to how embarrassed I was when I answered.

She took a half-step back and looked at Senjuro warily.

Wow——!

It's your own complete defeat!

She grabbed the clothes on her chest, looking like she was in pain.

After Chijuro finished speaking, he didn't forget to look at the stunned Shadai, and asked curiously:

"What about you, senior? Why should you opt in to Hidden? ”

He looked up:

"Is it also to help everyone?"

"Me?" Shadai was stunned for a moment, since she joined Yin, she has been asking everywhere where there is a tall thin monk surnamed [Beimingyu].

But no one has ever taken the initiative to ask themselves about it.

No, no one asks questions to the examiner when they join the team!

“… I'm not like you. ”

"I joined the hidden for myself."

Shadai's active mood sank slightly.

In such a comparison, I suddenly seem so selfish.

Squeak –

The hand clenching his chest tightened harder.

……

Soon.

“… After that, I gathered information and finally came to the Demon Slayer, but I never found him... That's it. ”

Sayo and Senjuro sat on a stone bench at the entrance of the courtyard of the logistics office.

With her hands on her hakama and her waist straight, Senjurou sat in a very standard position – a stark contrast to the casual sittings of Sayo next to him.

Listening to Shadai's word-by-word memories and explanations, Senjuro nodded with a sudden understanding:

"I see."

He looked back:

"It's okay, Senpai."

"It's not selfish, it's guilty."

"Guilty?" Shadai turned his head in confusion.

"That's right, because I couldn't explain it clearly in time, it caused an irreparable misunderstanding, and I didn't apologize properly."

Chijuro said his feelings, and he recalled his father who once knelt down in front of his mother's shop and cried bitterly:

"That's why I feel so guilty."

"You must explain it well while you have time."

It seems to be aware of Shadai's somewhat depressed mood.

"Don't worry, senior—it's never too late for this kind of thing, no matter what time it is."

He slowly turned his head, smiled and lowered the corners of his eyebrows, and looked at Shadai beside him:

"Keep what you believe in your heart, and tell the man."

"While the process can be difficult... But—"

For some reason, my mind seemed to flash the appearance of my father no longer being decadent and reinvigorated.

The corners of Chijuro's mouth couldn't help but rise, and he said softly and casually:

"—he'll forgive you and get back up."

"After all, it was Shadai who said, such a brave and kind person."

After speaking, Chijuro smiled apologetically:

"I'm sorry, senior, I'm sorry, I called you by your name abruptly."

Sayo looked at Chijuro's smiling appearance, she didn't know what to say with her mouth open for a while, and she choked in place.

choked for a long time, and finally could only purse his mouth vigorously.

Syllable!

A handful of clothes grabbed at his chest.

Yes!

This kid!

Shadai lowered his head and closed his eyes.

- No doubt it's an angel!

"That's right."

As if remembering something, Senjuro turned his head, looked at Shadai, and asked in a friendly manner:

"Senior, is it convenient for me to tell me the monk's name?"

The tips of the red flame-colored blonde hair shook slightly, and in the sunlight falling from the tips of the wall, some of Shadai's eyes were trance, and the young man smiled:

"Maybe I can do a little favor in my capacity."

Come back to your senses.

"By name..."

Sadai raised her head, she fell into memory, her eyes lowered:

"Everyone calls him Sensei, and I just know a surname."

She turned her head to look at Senjurou and said the man's last name:

"It's the surname [Beimingyu]."

"I've only heard from the servants that the teacher seems to have been rescued by the lord, and the rest..."

"Even if he's in the Ghost Slayer team, it's just my speculation."

Shadai's eyes gradually dimmed.

It's been so long, and there's not a bit of news.

The teacher is already thin and weak, and he only eats a little bit every day, and if he still works in the ghost killing team-

Her face grew paler.

- Could it be that the teacher has died in the mouth of the ghost...!

Sayo was startled by his thoughts, and stretched out his hands slightly in disbelief to cover his mouth, and his expression gradually became frightened.

Hear the words.

“… Grief Mingyu? ”

Qianjuro's expression suddenly became a little strange, he was stunned for a moment, and confirmed again in disbelief:

"——The monk surnamed Beimingyu?"

"Ahh Well! Shadai's face turned pale, she was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded in affirmation, and stretched out her hand to gestify:

"That's right, very tall, and very thin..."

After hearing the words [Sorrowful Mingyu] [Monk] [Gao], Qianjulang nodded directly.

One of the Demon Slayer squads fits these traits perfectly!

- Rock Pillar: Sorrowful Singing Island.

He simply ignored [Skinny].

Smack.

Chijurou stood up and looked down at Shashiro:

"Senpai."

He nodded vigorously affirmatively and firmly:

"I know that person."

Half a day.

"Huh?"

Shadai was stunned, she blinked her eyes, tilted her head suspiciously, and her tone was aggravated:

“… Huh? ”

The young man stood up and blocked the sunlight in his eyes, obviously in the shadows, but his determined expression was extremely dazzling.

Sadai .exe stopped running.

……

……

After a while.

Purgatory doorstep.

"Column... The teacher has become a pillar..."

Shadai lowered his head, his trembling eyes full of surprise:

“… And it's also the strongest column. ”

Thinking back to the blurred back that once stood in front of him, constantly waving his fists.

Her eyes gradually covered with a mist.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Sayo sobbed quietly and leaned against the wall.

At this time, Shadai suddenly had a spirit,

"Hey! Senjuro, is it okay? ”

Sha Dai panicked, she was a little overwhelmed and arranged her hair, looking left and right uneasily:

"Are we really going straight to Teacher Beimingyu's house like this?"

Although I usually look forward to it.

But it was really a sudden moment, and it was not as exciting as I imagined.

On the contrary, I was extremely worried and entangled in my heart.

- If, Teacher Beimingyu does not accept his apology...

- If, again, the teacher doesn't care anymore...

- or, simply forget about us...!

“… What to do. ”

Sayo anxiously walked back and forth in place, his eyes always fixed on the ground.

in front of her.

"Karma! Karma! ”

The crow slowly flapped its wings and fell, landing on the eaves of the door plaque of the Purgatory House, and lowered its head to look at Senjuro:

"Lord Yanzhu is at home, and he hasn't gone out on a mission, so he can visit!"

Hear the words.

"Thanks, excuse me."

After Chijurou thanked the crow, he smiled and turned back to Shadai:

"Look, the crows say it's all right."

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced in his heart.

- Great, Mr. Beimingyu is at home.

Born in a purgatory, he has a particularly sharp heart, and he can clearly perceive the fragility of the girl in front of him at this moment.

"Let's go."

……

Inside the castle town.

Grief Island Residence.

"Meow~"

The white cat stretched out comfortably, arched up, and stuck out its tongue.

Just as it was comfortably preparing to find a place to lie down and sleep.

"Toot ——!!"

A hollow blowing sound came from the yard, and the frightened white cat jumped up violently, meowed, and exploded:

"Meow!!" It screamed, venting its frustration.

As if sensing the white cat's discomfort, the unpleasant blowing sound stopped for a moment.

Soon.

"Toot ——!!" As if unwillingly, it sounded again.

This time, it's no longer the fried hair of a white cat.

In the house next door, there was an old angry scolding:

"Bastard Sorrowful Mingyu! Stop blowing your broken shakuhachi!! ”

Bang!

The door to the courtyard was opened, and the gray-haired old woman stood in the doorway, holding a broom in her hand.

Some cloudy eyes looked at the sorrowful Mingyu who was standing in the middle of the courtyard with tears in his eyes.

"Amitabha..."Sadness Mingyu silently recited the Buddha's name.

He was holding the shakuhachi, preparing to blow it.

Swish!

"Bring me shakuhachi!"

The old woman shouted, waved her broom and rushed forward.

Seeing that this was wrong, Wai Mingyu hurriedly dodged, and in order to prevent the cats at home from suffering.

His muscular body spun and rushed from his home to the street in an instant.

Thereupon.

Just arrived at the two of Shadai and Senjuro near the house of Sorrowful Mingyu.

And he saw—

"Stop!!"

The old woman brandished her broom, shouted angrily, and chased after the mourning island.

"Nan Wu ......" Sorrow Mingyu had tears in the corners of his eyes, folded his hands, protected his shakuhachi, and ran ahead.

Sayo watched in amazement as the two of them passed by him.

She trembled, reached out and pulled the corner of Senjuro's clothes beside her:

“… Senjuro. ”

Her tone trembled, her mood collapsed, her brows furrowed tightly, and she turned her head in disbelief and shouted:

"That guy is definitely not Teacher Beimingyu——!!"

(End of chapter)