A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 374
But what was unexpected was that Yin did not give up because Xuan Hao was a little heavy, and even trotted with him on his back without saying a word.

This made Xuan Hao feel a little surprised, these Yin who were responsible for the behind-the-scenes work seemed to be working very hard.

He thought that these Yins must have received regular training. Although they did not have the strength to fight ghosts, their physical fitness was far superior to ordinary people. Otherwise, even if he could control his body weight, this Yin would not be able to trot behind him.

But listening to the panting voice, he should still be quite tired.

"Do you do all these hard work every day?" It was the first time for Xuan Hao to come into contact with these behind-the-scenes hard work since he came to this world, just like what Yuan Yi wanted to tell him, maybe slowing down can feel the same Usually something different.

"Yes...that's what we should do..."

Yin's voice was still smiling, even though he was out of breath from exhaustion, he didn't seem to complain at all.

As hidden, all they can do is support the swordsmen who are fighting desperately to protect them on the front line, and it is common for those swordsmen to be injured and unable to move. They must have enough physical strength to complete the support task.

"Master swordsmen are fighting desperately in the dark to protect weak people like us. This is the only thing we can help..."

"That's how it is, thanks for your hard work."

……

"Master Swordsman...here we are..."

A panting voice sounded.

Xuan Hao felt that he was let down, and he finally reached the end after going through at least a dozen rotations along the way.

"Thank you."

Xuan Hao took off the black cloth that was blindfolded and handed it to Yin to thank him.

"You're welcome, it should be!"

Yin scratched her head, although she couldn't see his face and expression under the veil, she could probably hear that he was smiling now.

"Mr. Swordsman, turn left from that intersection to the village chief's house, remember to say hello first!" He dutifully pointed the way for Xuanhao, "Also, there is a hot spring on the mountain over there, sir There should be injuries on your body? You can go to take a bath, it will help your body!"

"Forehead……"

Seeing Yin who was panting in front of him and pointing to the distant mountain peak, Xuan Hao suddenly felt a burst of warmth.

This voice sounds like a young boy who is so tired and can still notice and care about the abnormalities of his body at the same time, which is really surprising.Xuan Hao thought that maybe he accidentally saw the bandage wrapped under his sleeve when he was carrying him on his back.

Everyone along the way seems to him to be very kind, and they are all people who are as warm as the sun.

"I see, Yuanyi, is this what you want me to see?"

Xuan Hao suddenly had a little understanding in his heart, he thought that he might know the reason why Ji Guoyuan fought, it must be to protect these simple and kind people, right?
"Then, Master Swordsman, I will take my leave first." The members of the Yin Department bowed slightly to Xuan Hao.

After bidding farewell to this member of the hidden tribe, Xuan Hao looked at this small village hidden among the mountains, and sporadic iron strikes could be heard from the wooden houses from time to time.

Following the direction indicated by Yin, Xuanhao soon found the house where the village head lived.

"Oh, hello, hello, swordsman who came from afar, I am the village head here, Kubota Shiro." The village head greeted Xuanhao very warmly, "The news about your coming has been passed by Master Yanzhu. The crow told me."

"Hello, I'm the first-class swordsman of the Ghost Killing Team, Xuan Hao." Xuan Hao looked at the man in front of him who sounded unusually calm. For some reason, everyone here seemed to be wearing masks. Judging from the shape and voice, this is probably a middle-aged man.

"Master Yan Zhu said that you have a special need for weapons, what kind of weapons do you need specifically?" the village chief asked straight to the point.

"I need a spear, preferably a little heavier." Xuan Hao said after thinking for a while.

"A long spear?" The village chief pondered for a moment, "It's rare for someone to use this kind of weapon to kill a ghost... It's very difficult to cut off a ghost's head if you don't know the distance of the spear alone."

"Don't worry, this is my best weapon." Xuan Hao said.

"Well, I understand." The village chief didn't refuse anymore, "Master Yanzhu said that you should be promoted to the column rank soon, so let me recommend someone to be your exclusive swordsmith. My son, Masato Kubota, although he is not very old, I can assure you of his casting skills, if you don't mind, let him be your swordsmith?"

"Ok."

Xuan Hao has no objection to this, and it doesn't matter who makes weapons for him, he just wants to go around the village and find someone by the way.

"Then there is no problem," the village head said with a smile, "The boat is exhausted, please rest in the village and leave your saber by the way, I will let my boy take care of it for you , I will send that kid to you when the forging of the weapon is completed."

"Uh...Okay, that's troublesome."

Xuan Hao untied the saber from his waist, a little speechless, the people here are very polite, he obviously rode on others all the way and didn't feel tired at all.

"May I take a tour of the village?"

"Of course, the hot springs in the village are good for your health. You can try it if you have time."

"Okay, thanks."

After thanking the village chief, Xuan Hao left the room under the guidance of the guide arranged by the village.

The guide took him around the village, but unfortunately he didn't find the person he was looking for.

"Sir, go up this ramp to the location of the hot spring."

The person who led the way for Xuan Hao pointed to a path leading to the mountain and said.

"Please go and enjoy the hot spring first, I will prepare a meal for you below."

"OK, thanks."

Xuan Hao followed the mountain road to the hot spring in the mountain, took off his clothes, untied the bandages wrapped around his body, and walked into the spring water.

Taking this opportunity, he also needs to reconfirm his current physical condition.

There are still fine lines on his body, and the power of destruction lingers on it, as if it wants to tear his body apart. If he doesn't expect, when these lines spread all over his body, his body will probably collapse completely. Time will surely usher in the end of death.

Fortunately, there is another power in him, this power has always protected his soul from being corroded, even if the body is constantly destroyed, it can be repaired immediately so that he will not die.

After sleeping for more than 50 years of research, he probably knew the nature of the two forces in his body.

These are two opposing forces.

The power of destruction symbolizes death and the power of creation symbolizes life.

Before his body was corroded by the power of destruction, the creative power that originally existed in his body had been in a dormant state, only passively protecting his soul from being corroded, and only when he was injured or his body was destroyed, this A force will appear like a stress response to repair his body, and continue to adapt to the oppression of the outside world.

But now the invasion of the power of destruction has been threatening his life, which has also prevented the power of creation from being as lazy as before. Now this power seems to be in a relatively active state to ensure that he is still alive.

The advantage of this is that he can feel and study this power more clearly.

The bad thing is... If one day this power is weak enough to be unable to check and balance the power of destruction, then he will be finished.

As for why Xuan Hao felt that this power was only in a relatively active state?Because he felt that this guy didn't work hard at all!Like a toad, poke and jump.

Sure enough, it was something that kind god added to him. This power is as unreliable as praying to God!

Because this force is obviously much stronger than before the destruction that invaded his body, but it just doesn't work hard.

He even feels that if he fights with all his strength or dies from a serious injury, then this force will completely strike and say to him, 'destroy, I'm tired'.

You must know that this guy almost went on strike more than 50 years ago and he was finished. If he hadn't fallen into a deep sleep to try to communicate with him and shouted '666' frantically, he would have finished playing by now.

In order to completely solve this situation, it seems that the only way to control it is to let it exert its maximum effect and completely crush the power of destruction.

But the difficulty of controlling this power can be imagined, this is the supreme power of law.Living in his body now is like an 'uncle', he doesn't dare to mess with him at all, he can only serve him well, lest the old man 'unhappy' just leave him alone anytime.

Xuan Hao's current feeling is that he clearly knows what kind of power it is, but he still can't figure out how to control it, and even if he tries to communicate with the other party, he ignores him at all.

"How to create life? Do you want me to find artificial dolls?"

I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out at all!
"Ah... Gulu Gulu..."

Xuan Hao gave up the treatment and submerged his whole body in the hot spring, spitting bubbles.

"boom--"

While he was in a daze, there seemed to be the sound of a blunt object hitting something in the forest not far away.

"Ok?"

Xuan Hao got up from the hot spring, walked straight towards the direction of the voice wearing only his underpants.

The continuous clanging sounds are obviously someone fighting in the woods. Could it be that a ghost has discovered the location of the swordsmith village?
"It's not right... Where did the ghost come from during the day?"

When he arrived at the source of the sound, he found that someone was indeed fighting, no, it would be more appropriate to say that they were being beaten.

He saw a girl holding a wooden knife, who was struggling to resist the attack of a puppet with the wooden knife in her hand.

"This is?"

Xuan Hao looked at the puppet curiously, with some surprise in his eyes.

Because the appearance of this puppet reminded him of a person—Jiguo Yuanyi.

This is a mechanical puppet with six arms. The head of the puppet seems to be carved according to Ji Guoyuanyi's appearance, and even the markings on the forehead are clearly depicted.

It held a wooden knife in each of its six arms, and it used its sword skills to attack the girl in front of it. The sword skills performed by the mechanism doll also made Xuan Hao feel very familiar.

If he's not mistaken... it should be the sword skill of 'Breath of the Sun'. This puppet looks very precise. To imitate Ji Guoyuan Yiyi's inhuman slashing speed, the person who made it installed it. He has six arms, but even so, the sword skills he uses are quite rough.

No, it should be said that it is too rough, not even as good as him, and it is completely incomparable with Ji Guoyuan.

"What kind of technology tree do people in this world have..."

Xuan Hao scratched his head, he couldn't understand at all why such a sophisticated mechanical doll appeared in such a technologically backward world.

As if noticing Xuan Hao's arrival, the girl who was being beaten stopped the mechanism doll.

"Who are you? Why did you come here naked? Pervert!?"

The girl frowned and looked at Xuan Hao.

At this moment, Xuan Hao only had a pair of underpants all over his body, so she could clearly see the shocking scars on Xuan Hao's body.

The girl's heart was extremely shocked. She had never seen someone who was injured like this and was still alive. The scars on the person in front of her were like cracks on the ground that had been dried by the scorching sun. They spread from the torso to the wrists, and the whole body was covered with underpants. Only the face was left intact in the covered area, and there were more or less such dark scars in the rest of the area.

"I'm a member of the ghost killing team. I heard the sound of fighting and thought there was a ghost, so I came here to take a look."

Xuan Hao covered his body in embarrassment, who knew there would be a little girl here! ?
"you're lying!"

The girl looked at Xuan Hao with some vigilance, "The swordsman of the ghost killing team thought there was a ghost? Then why didn't they bring a sword? And it's daytime now!"

"Forehead……"

Hasty, Xuan Hao covered his face, "Aren't I afraid of special ghosts appearing? As for my sword... it's a little rusty, and it has been handed over to the swordsmith for maintenance."

"You lied! How can a swordsman's sword rust!?"

The girl looked contemptuous.The swordsmen of the ghost killing team will definitely take good care of their sabers, because it is equivalent to their lives. When facing ghosts, if the sword breaks, it is equivalent to death.

"Who said you have to use a sword to kill ghosts?"

Xuan Hao shrugged helplessly. He only said that he was a member of the Ghost Killing Squad, not a swordsman.

"Without a sword?"

The girl seemed to think of something, "You are the one who kills ghosts with bare hands as rumored by the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Squad!?"

"Didn't expect me to be quite famous in the Ghost Killing Squad? If there's no one else like me... then it's probably me."

Xuan Hao pondered for a moment, it seemed that no one really taught him how to kill ghosts with bare hands.

The girl looked at Xuan Hao in surprise, wondering if this is how the scars on this man's body came about! ?

Abnormal!But thinking of this, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Are you really as powerful as the rumors say? Can you really kill ghosts with bare hands!?"

"It's just... a little bit powerful... Don't learn from me, children."

Xuan Hao looked at the girl with shining eyes and scratched his head in embarrassment, whose child is this?Could it be that he wanted to learn how to kill ghosts, so he practiced against dolls here?But this is too small!Underage!Looking at that weak arm, I'm afraid it doesn't even have the strength to cut off the ghost's neck.

"I'm not a child!" The girl stared at Xuan Hao angrily, as if she wanted him to take those words back.

"I'm already 15!"

"Isn't this just a child..."

Xuan Hao whispered, although he didn't know how old the children in this world were, but to him they were considered children.

"you!"

The girl seemed to hear Xuan Hao's whispered complaints, and instantly became angry from embarrassment.

'tread--'

She stepped forward, and the wooden sword in her hand slashed at Xuan Hao's face, as if she was trying her best and didn't want to hold back her hand at all.

"Ugh……"

Xuan Hao sighed helplessly. Although he doesn't know the same knowledge as a child, such a brat needs to be educated!

"Little sister, you don't use the sword like this."

While speaking, Xuan Hao slowly stretched out his hand to catch the wooden sword, and then glared at the little girl in front of him 'viciously'.

The girl was surprised to see that her full-strength slash was gently clamped by the man's two fingers, and she couldn't move.

She felt that the man's tone of voice was completely different from before, extremely indifferent, as if he was really angry.

"Didn't you say you don't use a sword!"

"Although I don't use a sword, but if I'm not mistaken, the swords of the Demon Slayer Squad swordsmen should never swing at humans, right?"

"I don't care, anyway, I'm going to join the Ghost Killing Squad!"

The girl held back the tears from the corners of her eyes and stared at the man in front of her, as if she wasn't afraid at all.

"Ugh……"

Xuan Hao sighed helplessly. He originally wanted to scare the kid, but he didn't expect this girl to be unexpectedly stubborn.

"Do you want to join the Ghost Killing Squad?"

"Yes……"

The girl bit her lip and looked directly into those oppressive eyes.

Now she has completely believed that the man in front of her is a member of the Ghost Slayer Squad, because although she is not strong, no one in the village of swordsmiths can easily receive her full-strength slash.

She has been here day and night to fight against 'Yuichi Zero Type', isn't it for the purpose of being able to become stronger one day and join the Demon Slayer Squad?

"Ghosts can't be killed with your strength."

Xuan Hao frowned and looked at the little girl in front of him. Such a weak sword could not cut off the neck of a ghost. This girl swung the sword completely with brute force. Perhaps because of regular exercise, she was indeed better than ordinary people. But how can a little girl who doesn't even know how to breathe kill ghosts by human power?

This is not to kill ghosts, but to deliver food, let alone pass the 'final selection', maybe you will be eaten by ghosts on the way to participate in the selection.

"I know……"

The girl lowered her head and lightly released the wooden sword in her hand.

"That's right."

Xuan Hao threw down the wooden sword in his hand with satisfaction, it's not good for children to wield swords and guns.

The girl bit her lip and lowered her head, her hands clenched into fists, her voice seemed choked.

"But I won't give up joining the Ghost Slayer Squad!"

"why?"

Xuan Hao's brows that had just been relieved frowned again, why is this kid so brainless?

"I am the daughter of a swordsmith..."

The girl stared into Xuan Hao's eyes, "Unlike you swordsmen, we swordsmiths can neither fight nor save others. We are useless except for forging iron."

Aren't you very clear about this...

Xuan Hao looked helplessly at the girl in front of him. This girl seemed to know her position very well, and she spoke perfectly.But that's what makes people feel helpless.

When a person knows that he can't do something but still wants to do something, in the eyes of others, he will always feel that this person is beyond his control.

But Xuan Hao can understand this feeling very well, because he is the same, he is trying to save his sister who can't even be resurrected, so who is really overconfident?

But people cannot be generalized, Xuan Hao is also very clear about this.

He knows that he is lucky, but not everyone is as lucky as him to have the opportunity to change their destiny.

At least he couldn't see anything special about the girl in front of him. He could tell from her fight with the puppet just now that this girl was not a genius, and even a little clumsy. dead.

"Swordsmiths are not useless," Xuan Hao shook his head to comfort and convince the girl in front of him, "Without the swords you forged, those swordsmen would not be able to defeat ghosts."

"But..." The girl looked at Xuan Hao with some doubts, "Aren't there people like you who can kill ghosts without using a knife?"

"..."

Xuan Hao was a little speechless, it was really difficult to reason with children.

"What I mean is that whether it is a swordsman or a swordsmith, they are all in different battlefields in their own way, fighting their own battles. Although the methods are different, they are not useless."

"I know this……"

The girl clenched her fists tightly, "But you know what? The swordsman I know fights to protect children like me, to let us grow up with a carefree smile! He looks like he can Blown down by the wind..."

The girl said turning her head to look at the doll behind her.

"Now that I've grown up, I don't want to be that protected person anymore..."

She couldn't hold back the tears at last.

"I want to be a swordsman who can protect others!"

Xuan Hao was stunned, and looked towards the girl's line of sight. It was a puppet based on Ji Guoyuanyi. This puppet seemed to have the shadow of the person who once fought for the world, looking at it in the sunlight It shines brightly.

Ji Guoyuan died a few years ago, this girl is now 15 years old...

So you know that man too?Xuan Hao looked at the girl in front of him and already had the answer in his heart.What a magical man, even though he is dead, has his will been passed down like this?

"I understand."

Xuan Hao nodded slowly, stepped forward and pointed at the puppet in front of him.

"Can you tell me about the origin of this puppet?"

"This is a puppet made by my father, based on a powerful swordsman." When mentioning this girl, the eyes seemed to shine with pride, "He is the benefactor of me and my father."

"He is an incredible old swordsman, even though he is old, he is still extremely powerful. In order to imitate his movements, my father even added six arms to the doll, but even this could not fully restore his movements. "

Said here the girl seems a little lost.

"Do you remember his name?" Xuan Hao asked softly.

"Of course!" The girl turned her head and wanted to stare at Xuanhao, thinking how could she forget her benefactor's name?
"His name is Ji Guo Yuan Yi..."

But when she saw the expression on Xuan Hao's face, she suddenly froze.

Because she saw this man smiling inexplicably.

"what are you laughing at!?"

"nothing……"

Xuan Hao smiled and shook his head, picked up the wooden sword he threw on the ground just now and walked to the open space.

"Since you want to become a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad, then I will teach you something."

"Really?" The girl's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard his words.

"I'll only demonstrate it once, and it's none of my business whether I can learn it or not."

As he said that, Xuan Hao raised the wooden sword in his hand and began to dance.

Yes, dance.

The beauty of the "breath of the sun" combat technique is even enough to make people forget to breathe.

Zeng Jiguoyuanyi didn't look like a mortal when he used the "breath of the sun", but was more similar to some kind of elf.

Xuan Hao couldn't do what he did, but it was enough to shock the girls around him.

The girl opened her mouth wide and looked at the dancer in front of her with tears in her eyes.

Because the person in front of her is using the sword skill used by the benefactor who saved her and her father. Although the last time she saw such a sword skill was when she was very young, the dance like an elf is always engraved in her mind. Never forgot.

"Snapped."

The wooden sword tapped lightly on the girl's forehead, making her recover from her surprise.

"What are you dazed about?"

Xuan Hao handed the wooden knife to the sluggish girl, "Next, I will teach you the breathing method, and I will only teach you once, remember it clearly."

"Ah? Hmm!"

The girl nodded vigorously with the wooden knife in both hands.

She carefully wrote down every word the man in front of her said. Although she didn't know why this man used the same sword skills as her benefactor, she knew that this was probably the only chance for her to become stronger. She might be able to become a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad.

"Okay, that's it."

Xuanhao showed the little girl all the breathing techniques and sword skills that Ji Guoyuanyi had given him.

"Next, you can continue to practice here. When you can beat that puppet, you can go to the 'final selection'."

As he spoke, he waved his hand lightly, and left without looking back. After all, he was only wearing a pair of underpants, and if he stayed here for a long time, it would cause unnecessary misunderstanding if people saw him.

"Thank you, sir!"

Holding the wooden knife, the girl bowed and thanked the man in front of her, "What's your name, please?"

And Xuan Hao just waved his hand to say goodbye.

The girl was a little puzzled, because the man didn't ask her what she was called, nor did he leave his own name, he just taught her sword skills and breathing techniques and then left indifferently.

But this question won't trouble her, as long as she goes down the mountain and asks the village chief, she will be able to know the man's name.The girl thought so.

However, she did not go down the mountain immediately, but began to practice and strengthen according to what Xuan Hao taught, and then continued to hone her sword skills against the puppet.

After Xuan Hao put on his clothes, he went to the side and glanced quietly.

"Yuanyi...she should be qualified to learn your 'breath of the sun'?"

He quietly watched the girl swinging the knife as she fell and got up again and again. Although she looked a little clumsy, her gaze was unusually firm.

'Breath of the Sun' is not something everyone can master, Xuan Hao knows this very well, but for some reason, he always feels that this girl can learn it, and he feels some kind of cause and effect from this girl inexplicably, that is Ji Guo The seeds left by Yuanyi may one day take root somewhere.

In the next few days, Xuan Hao lived very peacefully in the village of swordsmiths.

He asked the village chief about the girl while he was waiting for the village chief's son Kubota Masato to build a weapon for him.In fact, he has the ability to understand the situation by himself, but to peek at a girl's past by himself... It's not good to think about it, right?

The village chief said that the girl was called 'Ka Kamikawa Maya', where Ka Kamikawa was her surname and Maya was her first name.

It turns out that this girl didn't want to join the Ghost Killing Squad after being rescued by Ji Guoyuanyi, but she wanted to join at first, and the appearance of Ji Guoyuanyi strengthened her belief.

And the reason why she wanted to become a swordsman of the Ghost Killing Squad since she was a child was probably influenced by her father.

Kagamikawa Maya's father, Kagamikawa Shohei, is a very special craftsman in the swordsmith village. He likes to tinker with some delicate things. The fighting dolls were born in the research of this father.

His purpose of making this kind of puppet is very simple, that is, he wants the puppet to kill ghosts instead of him.

"You are just swordsmiths. You can neither fight nor save others. You are useless except for forging weapons."

Although there are very few people, there will always be people who look down on these craftsmen who can only forge iron, so he is very unwilling.But Naihe really doesn't have the ability to fight ghosts, so he wants to make a doll to replace himself.

Such a concept naturally affected the young daughter.

It was under the influence of his father that Kagamikawa Maya gradually formed the ideal of "must become a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad".

Until their father and daughter met Ji Guoyuanyi, their ideas changed slightly.

……

It was a night that everyone in the village of swordsmiths will remember in their hearts.

The dense night seems to herald ominous.

Although the village of swordsmiths often changes addresses, accidents are inevitable.

In that night, a ghost found the village of swordsmiths hidden in the mountains.

The ghost found here is very strong, at least none of the members of the ghost killing team stationed nearby can block it.

After the swordsmen died, it was the swordsmiths who suffered the most.

Although they have many knives in their hands, they really do not have the ability to kill ghosts.

At this time, the dolls made by Shohei Kagamikawa played a role. Although the dolls were not strong, they could continue to fight as long as they were not broken, and there were a lot of them.

Relying on the advantage of numbers, he used dolls to block the ghosts who broke into the village for a moment, buying precious time for the villagers to evacuate.

At this time, Shohei Kagamikawa once thought that his ideas were correct.

"Who dares to say that we are not capable of fighting?"

Shohei Kagamikawa laughed as he watched the ghost being stopped by him.

If he hadn't made so many dolls, the village might have been destroyed, so he is also the one who can save others!
The puppet needs to be controlled by someone, so he is naturally left behind, and now he is probably a hero.

But as time went by, he gradually realized that the situation was not good.

Because he is not a swordsman, and even has no combat experience, he can't control the people he created to kill ghosts like an idol swordsman. Even with his control, his lack of experience still makes him unable to fight ghosts in actual combat. Kill the ghost.

Moreover, a puppet is a puppet after all, and it is far from a real swordsman. How could it be possible to deal with this ghost that the guarding swordsmen can't do anything about?It can only be destroyed blindly, and finally...

Only himself was left.

"You look proud, don't you?"

The ghost's terrifying voice sounded behind Shohei Kagamikawa.

He could almost feel the icy breath behind him, and his entire back was drenched in cold sweat almost instantly.

He turned his head dully, and saw the ghost looking at him playfully.

He thought he was dead, but what happened next made him more desperate than death.

"father!"

His five-year-old daughter ran back at some point, still holding the wooden knife she used to play with.

This is the scene where Kagamikawa Maya confronts a ghost for the first time.

The ignorant girl faced the ghost in front of her with a wooden knife, maybe she wouldn't feel anything wrong until death came.

The ghost looked at the girl in front of him jokingly, as if he was very interested in such an ignorant child.

But it hates that which does not fear it.

then……

"Crack-"

The wooden knife in the girl's hand was broken.

"Hahahaha-"

Eerie laughter enveloped the father and daughter.

The girl whose wooden knife was broken seemed frightened by such laughter, and began to cry loudly.

Looking at this scene, Shohei Kagamikawa just wanted to slap himself, why would he instill such a concept in his daughter! ?People like them who have no fighting power meet ghosts...should they run away?
Seeing the ruthless claws swinging towards his daughter, the smile on the ghost's face seemed to be taking pleasure in teasing him. As a father, is there anything more hopeless than watching his daughter die in front of his eyes?
Without knowing where the power came from, Shohei Kagamikawa tried his best to push his daughter away from the claws of the ghost.

Bright red blood spilled on his daughter's face, and Shohei Kagamikawa's arm was pierced.

"Maya! Run with all your might! Support from the Demon Slayer Squad should be here soon! You'll be safe if you meet them!"

He didn't know if his daughter could understand, but now he could only shout desperately.

"But... if father is alone..." Maya Kagamikawa looked at the blood streaming down his father weeping.

She seemed a little overwhelmed, but still held the broken wooden knife in her hand.

Seeing that his daughter was still holding the wooden sword until now, Shohei Kagamikawa suddenly realized that he was wrong, very wrong, because his stupidity would kill his daughter.

But at this point, even telling the daughter to put down the sword and run away is of no avail, right?And he has no time to explain to his daughter.

"run!"

So he yelled wildly, "Don't you still want to become a swordsman of the Ghost Killing Squad? How could you die here!?"

The daughter seemed to understand what he said, and finally turned and ran away.

His luck is also very good, because this ghost is still looking at their father and daughter jokingly.

Shohei Kagamikawa turned around and looked at the hideous ghost in front of him, for some reason he suddenly felt abnormally peaceful in his heart.

"Ah... I'm dead now." He even said this with a smile.

The ghost in front of him seemed to be angry because of his smile, but just as it happened, this was exactly what he wanted.

But... why do you still feel unwilling in your heart?Shohei Kagamikawa felt a little regretful, it should not be like this... Did I really choose the wrong path?Or should we really be honest?
"Did i do something wrong?"

Holding his injured arm, he stood in front of the ghost and asked questions.

But the only response to him seemed to be a playful smile on the ghost's face.

Kagamikawa Shohei was stunned, why did the ghost, who was clearly still angry just now, look at him like this all of a sudden?

"Ah ah ah ah ah!--"

The yelling behind him made him feel a little desperate.

"Stupid! Why are you back!"

He cried out in despair because it was his daughter's voice.

Kagamikawa Maya did not run away.

She was looking for a knife, and from among the wreckage of those puppets, she found a sun wheel knife that was still in good condition.

The girl ran towards the ghost holding a sun wheel knife that was longer than herself.

And the ghost in front of him just started laughing when he saw this funny scene.

In its eyes, the two people in front of it seemed to be just toys.

"Father said... the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Squad will not abandon their companions and run away!"

Seeing his daughter crying and waving the knife half-understanding, Shohei Kagamikawa was stunned.

"asshole!"

He was scolding himself, he was scolding himself for what the hell he had instilled in his daughter.

hateful!hateful!hateful!Shohei Kagamikawa is crazy inside, why am I so useless?Is it like what those swordsmen who looked down on me said?Nothing but crafting weapons! ?

I've tried my best, but nothing has changed, and I still can't protect others, not even my beloved daughter.

"Damn ah ah ah ah!!"

He growled and stared at the ghost in front of him.

The ghost was waving its sharp claws and approaching his daughter.

"Am I really doing something wrong?"

"You did nothing wrong."

A voice responded to him like this.

Then he saw the most beautiful dance in his life.

A flame as warm as the sun meanders behind him, and time seems to have forgotten to flow because of this beautiful dance.

"The breath of the sun, the shape of the nine, the setting sun turns around."

A calm voice echoed in his ears.

The god-like old man swung his knife and turned around without even looking at the ghost from the beginning to the end.

The old man turned around gently and stood in front of the girl. The blood flying all over the sky was swallowed by the flames, and only beauty was reflected in the girl's eyes.

"Without the knives you forged, we couldn't kill ghosts. The reason why we swordsmen have fought so far is because we want to protect those who need protection like you are doing now."

The old man's eyes seemed to see through everything.

Kagamigawa Shohei followed the eyes of the old man. He saw the swordsman who came to support him, and he also saw the men from the village he saved. They also came back with swords after they settled down their families. .

"So this is ah."

Shohei Kagamikawa suddenly realized.

Later, the people in the village wanted to thank the swordsman for staying him as a guest. After talking with the swordsman, Shohei Kagamikawa knew that the name of the swordsman was Ji Guoyuanyi.

Ji Guoyuan is not a member of the Ghost Killing Squad, he was even expelled by the Ghost Killing Squad, but he still fights because he fights only to protect the beauty of this world.

Shohei Kagamikawa understands that he doesn't need to feel unwilling because of those gossips. There is indeed filth in this world, but there are also things worth protecting. He just needs to do his best and that's enough.

After that, in order to remind himself not to forget all the time, Kagamikawa Shohei created the 'Egenichi Zero Type' according to the prototype of this swordsman.

And this girl named Kagamikawa Maya who was rescued by Ji Guoyuan also redefined her ideal.

She no longer just wants to be a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad, what she really wants is to be able to protect others tenderly like Ji Guoyuanyi.

Just like Ji Guoyuanyi's smile she saw that night, it was as gentle as sunshine.

……

After listening to the village head's narration, Xuan Hao nodded slowly, "After the sword I brought is polished, I will give it to this girl. Also, if this girl goes to participate in the 'final selection', please ask the village chief Long you can notify me through the crow."

"Okay." The village chief was stunned for a moment, as if he understood what the man in front of him meant, and nodded with a light smile.

　Thanks: Thunder Meniscus for the reward
　　
　
(End of this chapter)