Late at night.

Butterfly House.

Second floor.

Squeak –

The wooden door slowly closed, making a squeezing sound.

"Okay, the box is safe and sound on Miss Butterfly's desk."

Tanjiro walked out of Butterflyya's office, he moved lightly, as if celebrating victory, raised his arms and clenched his fist:

"A big success!"

After all, in the absence of Butterfly Shinobu and the other pillars, he successfully controlled the situation of the Butterfly House and arranged the personnel in an orderly manner.

It's one step closer to being an "adult" who can take care of my younger siblings!

Thinking of Midouko and Takeo, the corners of Tanjiro's mouth couldn't help but raise slightly.

This level of complacency, he believes is necessary.

When Tanjiro turned around and was about to leave the hallway, he was suddenly stunned.

"Then again..."

Looking back at Butterfly Shinobi's office door, there seemed to be some confusion in his eyes, and he said to himself:

"Today... It's weird. ”

Tanjiro took two steps, couldn't help but stand still, turned his head, and subconsciously looked at the dark sky outside the window:

"It's not just my father's absence."

"Miss Butterfly, Miss Shenki, the pillars who were there during the day didn't come back."

He raised his head, his hand full of grinding marks on the edge of the window, and unconsciously slowly and forcefully squeezed:

"Everyone... You okay. ”

In the dark red eyes, the trembling moon was reflected.

Although the cool night calmed people's hearts, a deep uneasiness rose in his heart.

Then.

Peng!

The door at the other end of the second floor was suddenly pushed open.

My wife, Zenyi, had yellow hair poking out from behind the door, and when she looked left and right, she seemed to spot Tanjiro in the hallway.

This was followed by a long sigh of relief and crying:

"Great, Tanjiro——!"

Tanjiro turned his head, but he happened to look at my wife Zenyi's hand pointing to the first floor, the door of the butterfly house.

"Listen to me, it's terrible! I'm alone in this ward! ”

"Super horrible! The body is stiff and can't move! ”

"And! There was a strange movement just now, and I had never heard anything like that-"

My wife Shanyi had tears hanging from the corners of his eyes, he cried, wiped the corners of his eyes with his burnt hands, his expression seemed to be a little scared, and he staggered over.

His ears twitched, and he stood beside Tanjiro, stretched out his other hand, pointed through the window to the door, and muttered:

"Just now, the sound that makes people's ears very uncomfortable has been ringing... Yes!! ”

"Here ——!!" Zenyi was so frightened that he forgot to cry, and jumped up on the spot, hugged Tanjiro's head, and screamed like a frightened cat:

"—something's at the gate!"

He shook Tanjiro's head violently and pointed to the gate.

"Shanyi! Come down! Tanjiro was holding his head, struggling to keep his balance and keeping his eyes on the slightly moving door.

Butterfly House Gate.

Creak...

The tightly locked door seemed to be nudged in from the outside.

Suddenly.

Smell.

Tanjiro's nose twitched slightly.

！！

Tanjiro's pupils shrank suddenly, his hands trembled unconsciously, and cold sweat broke out down his backbone.

He subconsciously took a step back.

The familiar smell of blood.

I hadn't smelled a second time since that night, so thick that I breathed and my throat ached!

At the moment, it is filling his entire nasal cavity!

His breathing gradually became short, and there was a slight tingling sensation on his body.

Almost instantly, Tanjiro understood the identity of the ghost outside the door.

That snowy night, the ghost king who wanted to sneak attack their family.

- Onimai Tsuji is no miserable!

……

……

Meanwhile.

The Sanyashiki Mansion.

Squeak - squeak -

Tiny insects hide among the blades of grass and chirp slightly.

on tatami mats.

"Ahem... Whoa..."

Yaoyashiki's face was pale, his eyes were closed, and the delicate sweat made his hair cling to his forehead.

His trembling hand clutched the futon beneath him.

"Yaoya!"

Tianyin sat next to Yaoya in the delivery house, the corners of his eyebrows furrowed, wringed out the towel in his hand, and wiped the sweat for Yaoya with a slight tremble.

Slowly, Sanyashiki's expression softened a lot.

“… I'm fine. He shook his head slightly, reached out to hold Tianyin's hand, and breathed a sigh of relief in a low tone:

"It's all the same as I predicted in my dream..."

Yaoya said, slowly opening his cloudy eyes:

"It's tonight."

Hearing this, Tianyin breathed a sigh of relief and sat back instead.

The moonlight slanted into the room from the courtyard, and the dark figures of the two of them snuggled against each other in the backlight.

"There are only two columns in... Really able to cope..."

Tianyin's hesitant voice sounded in the darkness.

She believed in the choice she had made, but there were still worries in her mind.

"—trust them."

Yaoyashiki's gentle and convincing voice followed, and it seemed that his smile could be seen even in the dark.

Hearing this, Tianyin was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said no more.

The Sanyashiki family, although there is a curse of short life.

But it is also a blessing in disguise.

Gained the ability to foresee the future from dreams.

Although the future is extremely short-lived, and often a frozen fragment, it is also an extremely crucial picture.

The huge amount of money needed to run the ghost slayer team also came from this.

And the maternity house is Yaoyashiki, since a few days ago.

I already knew in my dream that Wu Miao had arrived at the butterfly house today.

And told the news to the only two pillars that day who did not participate in the crusade against the first wind-

…

Butterfly House.

Roof.

Under the moonlight.

Two figures, one tall and one short, stood here, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

Click.

"Here we are."

The red-haired swordsman shook his hair slightly, his red eyes moved, his gaze fixed on the gate below, and his feet rested on the raised tiles.

Whoa——!

A feather weave with a flame pattern reveals the hilt underneath.

Flame Pillar - Purgatory Maki Shouro.

"Amitabha."

Beside him, the tall figure bowed slightly, whispered a Buddha name, and clenched the steel chain in his hand.

There were two lines of tears flowing under the white eyes:

"Don't be in a hurry."

"Our mission is just... Procrastination. ”

Swish! Swish!

The huge meteor hammer linked by the steel chain swung in circles and circles under the swing of its arm.

Rock Pillar - Sorrowful Singing Island Travels to the Underworld.

……

……

Under the eaves of two people.

Second floor.

"Hey! Tanjiro! Wait for me! ”

My wife, Zenyi, stretched out her hand and looked at Tanjiro who was running towards the stairs with a frightened expression: "Why did you suddenly run?!" ”

He watched in horror as Tanjiro ran farther and farther away in front of him.

Front.

Da Da!!

“… What to do, the current situation is..."

Tanjiro ran quickly through the hallway, breathing heavily, and looked through the window on one side of the hallway, looking anxiously at the courtyard gate.

Why did Wu Miao come here?

- There is no time to think about such a question now!

What to do!

With the rapid flickering of thoughts in the brain, the flow of time seems to slow down.

Think fast! Tanjiro!

He gritted his teeth, his body tensing up unconsciously from the tension.

- Now, what can be done!

Syllable!

He casually picked up the wounded swordsman's Hinawa sword standing next to the hallway.

And shouted behind him:

"Shanyi!"

"Huh?" Shanyi, who was chasing him behind him, was stunned for a moment.

Tanjiro turned his head and shouted very urgently:

"You go and inform everyone! Evacuate the wounded! I'm going to buy time! ”

Take a deep breath:

"Quick!"

He slammed on the ground!

Squeak——!

The screeching sound of the soles of the feet rubbing against the floor was heard.

Tanjiro clenched the Hinawa knife in his hand, covered his head with his arm, and jumped out of the window!

Peng!

The glass shattered by the impact suddenly scattered in midair, reflecting the dazzling moonlight.

In Tanjiro's vision.

Now the butterfly house is full of wounded people, as well as some hidden team members in charge of logistics.

The pillars are all out, and my father has not yet returned.

Even the Shitou brothers are also on a mission!

There is no combat power that can fight against ghosts at all!

Not to mention no misery!

In an emergency, it was the best he could think of.

Peng!

Dusty.

Tanjiro fell heavily on the floor of the courtyard, squatting slightly on his legs, shaking off the glass shards on his body and slowly propping himself up.

Click!

Holding the hilt of the Nikchakra with both hands, he erected the sharp blade that outlined the moonlight, and aimed it at the gate where the scent came from.

The corners of the mouth opened, and white hot steam overflowed.

Don't be timid!

His eyes were unwavering.

After continuous practice, and was taught by Tanjuro hand in hand.

Tanjiro's breath of the sun.

Although it has never been combated.

But it's already perfect.

……

Outside the gates.

Click——!

The wooden door suspended in mid-air slowly opened.

"This is it."

Wu Miao slowly poked out half of his head from it, revealing only two scarlet eyes, and his eyes swept over the butterfly house in front of him with great caution:

"Where the flowers are on the other side of the teal."

The corners of his mouth seemed to have some residual muddy marks.

(End of chapter)