#163: Discovered trail
In Riegel starts to run for the Hermit scabbard, in the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, in Ubuyashiki Family's mansion, a dialogue is also in progress.
When the place in previous Riegel met with the Ubuyashiki Kagaya courtyard.
„Did Tsugikuni Yoriichi-shi's practice finish finally?”
Ubuyashiki Kagaya then again arrives is connecting on the corridor of courtyard, is listening to the report of kneeling on one knee front Kochou Shinobu, thought aloud.
„Yes.” Kochou Shinobu closes one's eyes, has the smile, lowers the head the report saying: „This is the matter of oneself personally acknowledgment, will not have the mistake.”
„So good.” Ubuyashiki Kagaya is using the gentle intonation, asked: „That you look like, Tsugikuni Yoriichi-shi this practice achievement how?”
Facing this issue, Kochou Shinobu replied not a hesitation.
„should be as you wished.”
These words are what meaning, probably only then Ubuyashiki Kagaya and numerous Hashiras can understand.
Kochou Shinobu's implied meaning is, those words that Ubuyashiki Kagaya previous time spoke here, is not an empty talk.
„Right? Do you also think so?”
Ubuyashiki Kagaya seemed happy.
„Does not have the means that as sees that practice achievement person with own eyes, I really could not imagine have anyone to win Tsugikuni-kun.” Kochou Shinobu said in a low voice: „If our enemies compare such Tsugikuni-kun to be strong, that is really desperate.”
Kochou Shinobu spoke of this situation the words.
She really felt, if the enemy is stronger than Riegel, that Demon Slayer Corps dismisses simply considers as finished, how human was impossible won such monster.
But in other words , ———
„If the opposite party does not have Tsugikuni-kun to be strong, perhaps that Demon Slayer Corps long-cherished wish, in our this generation, most is close to be completed.”
At this point, Kochou Shinobu in the eyes also cannot help but reveals complex and mood of hope.
„absolutely will.”
Ubuyashiki Kagaya opened the mouth categorically.
„Saw with great difficulty settles all these turning points to appear, we must make all tragedies finish in our this generation.”
„Ubuyashiki Clan stain, I and other shame, must be good in this generation scrubbing.”
„This time, we must kill him.”
Ubuyashiki Kagaya's voice then resounding slowly.
„Must kill that Oni King, Kibutsuji Muzan.”
hearing this, Kochou Shinobu lowers the head again.
„Yes.”
The sound of reverberation response in the garden, has not fallen for a very long time.
............
At the same time, to a Ubuyashiki Family mansion not far remote mountain, several people are moving something, transports direction that to the small town.
They wear the unified uniform/subdue, on the face wear the headgear, wears a mask, seems a little the specialists of probably secret organization.
The fact is also so.
These people are hidden.
So-called hidden, the refers to Demon Slayer Corps post processing army, specifically is responsible for Demon Slayer Corps and Oni fights the odd job outside later conclusion handle work and fight.
in other words, hidden is Demon Slayer Corps Unit logistics that the non- combatants compose, the internal member many by not having Sword Technique can team member constitution, the condition and Butterfly Mansion of composition are somewhat similar, in the rear area supports Demon Slayer Corps power.
At this time, several hidden members are transporting a number of commodities to go to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
„Careful, do not knock, this inside may be the living materials that Lord and various Hashiras must use.”
„Must move to mansion to go directly?”
„Who comes to trade with me starts.”
They urged mutually, while turned toward the direction of small town to go.
only, in these people, some quick people detected anomaly.
„What is that?”
A pushing a cart hidden member is pointing at the front mountain road, is astonished to make noise.
People simultaneously looks.
„Pot?”
„Is this pot?”
„How to present a pot in the center of road?”
Hidden people look at each other in blank dismay.
As they said like that in the most central place of mountain road, the pot appeared.
That pot looks very fine, appears was incompatible in this remote mountain Old Daoist very much, let alone it such vertical in a group of center, making people think is also strange, is towering.
„Pot where comes?”
Going forward of hidden member then somewhat impatient, prepares to move away the pot.
But in this instantaneous, astonishing matter happened.
„Hū!”
Sees only, in that fine pot springs a hand suddenly, held that hidden head, drew in it the pot.
„Puchi!”
One group of blood splashes blast out in pot's mouth immediately, that person of pitiful yell sound is also first resounding of sharp, immediately stopped suddenly, lost all sounds.
„What......!?”
„Is and is Oni!?”
„Is Oni! Oni came!”
Remaining that several hidden fell into the scared condition immediately, escaping of conditioned reflex, by oneself far away from that pot.
Only pitifully, in their simultaneously crashing in thick patch of grass, in a while, pitiful yells then made a sound one after another, crossed returned to a while normal.
At this time, that in pot that stained the bloodstain also drilled one person.
„xiū xiū xiū, it seems like that this time held the big fish.”
So covers mouth laughing is not teenage girl, but is a specially ugly heterogeneous type.
His whole body passes white, was wriggled the fish like one, in the top of the head long has the fish fin of purple, mouth long in the eyes position, eye long on forehead and mouth, the eyeball is yellow, the lip is the green, the several places of head and body long have several small hands arms, is a thorough heterogeneous type, least bit human this/should does not have the characteristics that.
Carefully looked, his long in the eye on forehead and mouth also inscribes the writing.
An eye is carving ——— 『Five』.
An eye is carving ——— 『Upper Rank』.
Upper Rank Five ——— Gyokko in precisely Twelve Kizuki.
„Has not thought, originally is presents the order of Muzan-sama to trace that swordsman named Tsugikuni Yoriichi us, unexpectedly will find the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters in this process, this may really be big merit, xiū xiū xiū.”
Gyokko in high spirits is swaying from side to side the body, and turns toward the direction of thick patch of grass to make noise.
„Did you say? Hantengu?”
Following Gyokko's extremely excited voice, in the thick patch of grass, a form crawled slowly.
After that is eyes turns, in the eyes does not reveal the digit, forehead is tumescent, the top of the head grow the horn, the facial features just like the wisdom common old man.
„Fearful...... really fearful......”
Named Hantengu old man trembles, while lies to bend down on the ground, spoke like this.
„Originally the opponent only has one, now actually turns into entire Demon Slayer Corps, was too fearful, hiiiiii......”
Hantengu was frightened cries at the scene the performance.
„Aiya, you, if said that that this time merit I took a person to have sole possession, like this Ok? xiū xiū xiū!”
Gyokko stretches out the long tongue, there sways from side to side, while smiles.
„hiii......” Hantengu shrinks one group on the ground, coweringly said: „Do you also want to bully me? Bullies my weak one? Fearful! Fearful!”
„xiū xiū!” Gyokko is licking saying with a smile of lip: „Do not crack a joke, Hantengu, you have Oni of digit above me, how to be the weak one?”
„hiii.” Hantengu hid in the thick patch of grass, resembled has not heard the Gyokko words to be the same, tremblingly said: „Must the matter report that knows to Muzan-sama, such Muzan-sama will protect my weak one.”
„Do not forget that raised my name Oh?” Gyokko to shout in the direction of thick patch of grass, immediately looked to the direction of small town, said with a smile: „In it seems like my collection quick can a good art.”
„Which Hashira/pillar can with manufacture the new pot?”
„Must consider, xiū xiū xiū.”
............
„What? Found the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters?”
In a study room in mansion, a dark and dangerous voice resounded.
„Tracing that did human that says is Tsugikuni Yoriichi, instead find Ubuyashiki Clan's supreme headquarters finally?”
The person in darkness sneered.
„Also good, Demon Slayer Corps that flock of flies pestered my so many years, was the time eradicates this being an eyesore thing.”
Saying, this person pondered a meeting, just now to void, said one.
„Hantengu, you and Gyokko await orders there temporarily, I let Daki in the past that side you.”
„Ubuyashiki Clan's supreme headquarters, the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, inside would several Hashira/pillar leaving stationed, if keeps there Hashira/pillar is too many, on you two make a move, may present fish slip through.”
„This time your three same place make a move, give me to bring to come back the Ubuyashiki head/number of people, don't let me down.”
The ice-cold sound falls, in this person of heart, Hantengu's voice also followed to make a sound.
„Compliant, Muzan-sama.”
timid voice then vanishes.
„Ubuyashiki......”
In the study room, is full of the cruel low sound of talking reverberation.
„This time, you were finished.”
............
„Muzan-sama makes us await orders, waits for Daki to come the support, hiii.”
In the remote mountain, Hantengu crawled again, crawls half body, called to Gyokko's direction hiii.
„Daki? That useless courtesan?” Gyokko stopped swaying from side to side of body, said quite sarcastically: „she's coming for what? Holds back?”
„hiii.” Hantengu coweringly said: „This is the order of Muzan-sama, the words that violates will be very fearful, is very fearful.”
„...... Good.” Gyokko said somewhat not too happy: „Since Upper Rank Six must come, that this time was absolutely safe.”
„Three Upper Rank together make a move, unseen in hundred years, has not had.” Hantengu wept in a low voice: „Has over two Upper Rank previous time in the same place, 113 years ago that time convenes, 113 years later, in Upper Rank has half to carry out Quest unexpectedly together, half...... three...... the odd number......! Fearful! Fearful!”
„xiū xiū xiū, I was actually excited Oh?”
Gyokko opens both hands, turns the body, the sound became more and more stimulated.
„While this opportunity, I must make several works.”
„Then was the operating time.”
„xiū xiū...... xiū xiū xiū......”
In darkness, the appalling laughter does not fall for a very long time, seems revealing soon oncoming of storm.
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