A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 400
"Do you think so, Lin Taki? Lin..."

Steel Zhong raised his head and looked at Xuan Hao who came to the door, as if he wanted to get approval.

But he froze as soon as he called his name.

Because, the man in front of him is not the Lin Taki Zuo Jinci he is familiar with!

He and Lin Taki are old friends, and he was responsible for making the Sun Wheel Knife when this guy was Shuizhu, and he will never admit his mistake.

"you……"

Although the man in front of him was wearing Lin Taki's clothes and a tengu mask, he could feel the essential difference from his friends at a glance.

Thinking of sad things, Tanjiro lowered his head in frustration, not noticing the situation behind him.

"Shh-"

Steelzuka looked at the man wearing the tengu mask behind Tanjirou in horror.

The man slowly raised his fingers and stood in front of the mask, exuding an extremely terrifying aura, and the invisible majesty was locked on him through Tanjirou.

"Guru..."

Steel Zhong swallowed his saliva and swallowed the words abruptly.The face hidden under the 'Fire Man' mask was dripping with cold sweat at the moment.He felt that if he said one more word, he would die suddenly on the spot.

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha……"

Iron Tokahaha laughed to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"Knife... I have delivered the knife too, so I won't bother you, I'll take my leave!"

"Ugh?"

Tanjiro looked at Steelzuka who suddenly left with some doubts.

Because Iron Tomb was wearing a 'Fire Man' mask, he couldn't see the nervous expression on Iron Tomb at all, but felt that this man was strange.

"Aren't you going to sit in the house?"

"No, no, I have other things..."

Steel Tomb waved his hands while backing away, but just as he took a step back, his shoulders were held down.

"Don't say that, Steel."

Xuan Hao came to Iron Tomb and patted him on the shoulder, his hoarse voice came from under the mask, his gentle tone combined with his intimate movements, the two looked like friends for many years.

"It's all here, how can you leave without a cup of tea?"

"Yes!"

Tanjiro also simply agreed.

He heard the name "Lin Taki" from the steel mound just now, and now he heard the teacher call him "steel" affectionately, presumably the two should know each other.

"Mr. Steel must have been very hard all the way here! Why don't you sit in the first room? You and the teacher are friends, so you chat first, and I'll boil a pot of water and make tea!"

Saying that, Tanjiro hurriedly ran to fill water in a wooden barrel beside him.

"Okay... okay, then I'd rather be respectful than obey..."

Feeling the strength from his shoulders, Steel Tomb surrendered.

Tanjiro, who was busy not far away, didn't notice this side, Steelzuka turned his head to look at this man pretending to be his old friend Rin Taki Sakonji with some guilt.

He understood that the man's actions just now were warning him not to talk too much, but he still had some doubts in his heart, who is this guy?Why do you have to pretend to be Lin Taki! ?Where did the real Lin Taki go?

"Don't be so nervous."

Noticing the nervous gaze of Iron Tomb, Xuan Hao let go of his hand on his shoulder.

"The real Rin Taki should stay by Ubuyashiki's side to guard now. I just have to temporarily act as him for some reason. All arrangements are to deal with Onimai Tsuji. You'd better pretend that you don't care about anything." I don't know, do you understand?"

"Ming...understood."

Steel Tomb finally breathed a sigh of relief, he thought he would be murdered.

Although I don't know what's going on, but since this person doesn't kill him, there should be no reason to deceive him.

Soon, Tanjirou made the tea, and the three of them gathered around the table.

Tanjiro's eyes were now focused on the brand new Japanese sword on the table.

This is the first solar knife specially tailored for him. He wanted to take a closer look just now, but he was a little restrained because the teacher and Mr. Steel were there.

"Well, this knife is already yours."

As soon as the topic came to 'knife', Iron Tomb seemed to have forgotten everything that happened just now, and began to ramble again.

"Come here! Pull out the knife first and let me see!"

As he spoke, he stared intently at Tanjirou who was holding the scabbard.

Tanjiro was a little nervous when he saw such enthusiastic eyes.

"Okay... okay."

He didn't understand why this person was so excited, but he obediently pulled out the Sun Wheel Saber from its sheath.

"The sun wheel sword is a sword that changes color according to the owner's characteristics. Maybe you may have a chance to see the rare scarlet red blade!"

Iron Tomb rubbed his hands a little excitedly.

"Is there anything special about the red knife?"

Tanjiro was a little puzzled.

"Nothing special." Xuan Hao said, "It's just a different color, and it doesn't have any effect on the quality of the knife."

"Oh……"

The long knife was slowly drawn out of the scabbard, and Tanjiro looked at the knife in his hand half-understood.

The transparent blade slowly began to change color from the ordinary metallic color.

The deep black began to spread along the blade all the way to the tip, and in the end, the Sun Wheel Saber in his hand had completely turned into a dull, deep black, as black as a crow's feathers, and looked ominous.

"Huh? Black!?"

Steelzuka looked at Tanjirou with a little surprise when he felt the Japanese sword in his hand.

"What about black?"

Tanjiro still looked confused, didn't the teacher say that color wouldn't have any effect?But the color does look a little ominous.

Just now, Mr. Steel said that I am the son of the sun, which symbolizes auspicious omen... It seems that my luck is not very good.Thinking of this, Tanjiro became a little lost.

"No...it's nothing." Iron Tomb was a little disappointed, "It's just that black is rare. In a way, you are quite lucky, but... Damn it! I thought I could see the legendary scarlet blade Woolen cloth!"

"The legendary scarlet blade..."

Xuan Hao looked at the Japanese sword in Tanjirou's hand pensively. He thought that Iron Tomb might have misunderstood something. The red blade that existed in the legend did not seem to be the original color of the Japanese sword.

But 'He Dao'.

It was a technique that Ji Guoyuan had used before, which could make the blade turn red, and it seemed to cause additional damage to the ghost.

"Well, it doesn't matter what color it is."

Xuan Hao comforted Tanjiro, who looked a little lost, "The important thing is that from now on you are a real swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad. Don't forget your purpose of becoming a swordsman."

"Yes, teacher!"

Hearing Xuanhao's words, Tanjiro cheered up quickly, the teacher was right!My goal in becoming a swordsman is to find a way to turn Nezuko back into a human being, and the color of the sword is the same.

After confirming the color of the Sun Wheel Knife, Steel Tomb lost that excitement in an instant, and left after sitting for a while.

Not long after, it seemed that Tanjiro had obtained the Hirinto and became a swordsman, and his 鹿鹿 soon came to the wooden house with a mission to look for him.

"Quack quack—"

"Kamon Tanjirou! Go to the town in the northwest to hunt evil spirits immediately! This is your first job!"

"In the towns in the northwest, girls mysteriously disappear every night! Be careful!"

"So fast!?"

Tanjiro, who was not yet mentally prepared, was a little surprised. He subconsciously turned his eyes to his teacher, as if he wanted to seek advice.

"Teacher... what should I do?"

"How to do it? Of course it is to kill ghosts!"

Xuan Hao slapped him on the head, "Do you still need to ask me about such things?"

"No... you misunderstood, I want to ask... what should Nezuko do?"

Tanjiro held his head a little aggrieved.

He himself has no problem at all, the problem is how to arrange Nezuko.

When the Ghost Killing Squad was on mission, they lived outside all the year round, so they couldn't always entrust Nezuko to the teacher's care. After all, this was his sister, and as an older brother, he had to do something.

"Of course you should ask Nezuko directly about this kind of thing."

As a matter of course, Xuan Hao turned his head to look at Nezuko who was hiding under the covers with only one head exposed and watching them quietly.

"Ask Nezuko?" Tanjiro looked at Nezuko worriedly.

Nezuko's current state is very strange, unlike other ghosts who are bloodthirsty and attack humans, but her mind seems to have regressed to a very young age, and she can only understand simple instructions.

Is it really okay to let her make a choice in this state?
Regardless of Tanjiro's doubts, Xuanhao squatted gently in front of Nezuko, stretched out his hand and gently stroked her head.

Nezuko narrowed her eyes slightly, showing a happy expression.

"Nezuko, do you want to stay here, or go on an adventure with your brother?"

"Um-"

As if she understood Xuanhao's question, Nezuko got out of bed, ran to Tanjirou's side without hesitation and hugged his arm.

"Is that so..."

Seeing the decision made by Nezuko, Xuan Hao sighed slightly, "I understand."

Sure enough, as he expected, Nezuko and Erika are different.

The girl is able to make her own decisions.

Just like Yuya Ubuyashiki said, the future of human beings cannot be determined by others, and no one else can know how Nezuko can break free from misfortune.

Nezuko is a strong girl, her choice at this moment is to protect her brother.

She has lost many family members, and only this brother is left. Xuan Hao can understand this situation because he also feels the same way.

This is a pair of brothers and sisters who depend on each other for life, and they cannot lose each other in the future.

Perhaps for the current and future Nezuko, being able to be with the only relative is happiness.

"Since Nezuko has decided, then it is so decided!"

"Oh...wait a minute, teacher! Is this really okay?" Tanjiro seemed hesitant.

But Xuan Hao didn't pay attention, he took out the wooden box that had been prepared from the corner of the room under Tanjiro's sluggish gaze.

This is a wooden box made of 'foggy spruce', a lightweight wood, and the entire surface is coated with 'rock paint' to prevent light leakage and increase hardness.

"You can use this to carry Nezuko on your back during the day."

Xuan Hao stuffed the wooden box into the hands of Tanjiro who looked bewildered.

"Teacher, you have already..."

Tanjiro looked at the man in front of him with some surprise.

This man seems to have prepared everything from the beginning, just waiting for Nezuko's choice.

"Stop talking nonsense, remember to protect Nezuko."

Xuan Hao said something to Tanjiro, and then lightly touched the top of Nezuko's head, "Neidouko too, protect your brother when necessary. Neither of you can die."

"Well!"

Nezuko seemed to understand the man's advice.

"Don't worry, teacher!"

Tanjiro assured the man in front of him seriously, "I will definitely protect Nezuko."

"Not only to protect Nezuko, but also to ensure that I will not die."

Tapping Tanjiro's forehead lightly with his fingers, the voice from under the Tengu's mask was extremely serious, "I said, neither of you can die."

"Teacher...understood!"

Feeling the concern from the masked person in front of him, Tanjiro nodded with some emotion.

He didn't know what the person in front of him looked like, and he didn't even know whether 'Lin Taki Zuo Jinci' was the other person's real name, but he could clearly feel the kindness from this person.This is a person who is really good for him and Nezuko.

The afterglow of the setting sun scattered in front of the door through the woods.

In front of the wooden house, Tanjiro had already changed into a brand new uniform of the Demon Slayer Squad, and carried the wooden box prepared by the teacher on his back.

Holding the saber in his hand, he bowed deeply to the figure waving goodbye, then turned and left with Nezuko on his back.

Soon, there was only a slightly lonely figure left in front of the dilapidated wooden house at dusk.

Xuan Hao silently looked at the back who was leaving with the box on his back, and slowly took off the mask on his face.

"Although I said that, I still feel a little worried..."

Saying that, his figure disappeared in place.

Tanjiro's strength does have the ability to protect himself, but his personality makes him very worried about any accidents.

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It was already the afternoon of the second day when Tanjiro arrived at the small town in the northwest.

Just walking on the streets of this small town, he could feel the weirdness of the atmosphere.

This was supposed to be a very peaceful and quiet town, but at the moment the people in the town feel a little sad.

Tanjiro walked on the street and always heard pedestrians sighing from time to time.

"Alas... not a single night is safe and sound, I've had enough."

The women gathered together and whispered, their faces looked a little haggard, with dark circles under their eyes, as if they hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.

"Yeah... When it gets dark, young girls will be taken away again, right?"

"That's right, look, Kazumi is so pitiful, he is so emaciated..."

A girl pointed to a haggard figure staggering in the middle of the road.

"What can I do... After all, Lizi was by my side when he was taken away, but he didn't seem to notice anything. It's scary that a living person disappears by his side but he didn't notice anything."

"There will be no ghosts, will there?"

The women's faces grew more and more anxious.

"..."

Tanjiro followed their eyes suspiciously.

I saw the shaky figure walking in the middle of the road.

This man exudes a sad aura and looks crumbling. He should be what they call 'Hesi', right?

Tanjiro hurried to catch up.

"Mr. Kazumi!"

"..."

The man whose name was called turned his head silently, his eyes were dark and bloodshot, and there were bruises on his face as if he had been beaten.

"You are Mr. Kazumi, right?"

Tanjiro asked politely, "I have something I want to ask you, is it convenient?"

"..."

Kazumi listened to Tanjiro's words in silence, like a puppet who has lost his emotions.

But when Tanjiro asked about his girlfriend, he finally got a light in his eyes, but it was still more sad.

Kazumi took Tanjiro to a fence and pointed to the location beside the wall.

"Riko, she disappeared here... No one believes what I said..."

Saying that, Kazumi lowered his head sadly.

His girlfriend disappeared here, and Li Zi followed behind him at that time, but when he turned around, he disappeared out of thin air.

Although he was equally sad about Lizi's disappearance, no one believed his words, because he was the only person present, and he was even suspected of being the murderer. For this reason, he was beaten by Lizi's father.

"I believe!"

After listening to Kazumi's explanation, Tanjiro affirmed without hesitation.

"Huh?" Kazumi looked at the younger boy in front of him with some surprise.

"I know, Mr. Kazumi is not lying!"

Tanjiro was absolutely sure.

Because he asked about the disgusting taste.

It was undoubtedly the smell left by ghosts.

Under Kazumi's puzzled eyes, Tanjiro lay down on the ground and smelled it without hesitation, as if he wanted to find the ghost through the smell.

"..."

On the eave above where the two of them were unaware, Xuanhao looked at Tanjiro's actions a little speechlessly.

He knew that Tanjiro's nose was very sensitive, but he didn't expect to be able to use it like this. Is this kid a dog?
The sky darkened quickly.

And Tanjiro was still crouching on the ground, constantly looking for the direction of the smell.

Suddenly, a strong stench rushed into Tanjiro's nostrils.

"!"

The next moment, Tanjiro quickly sprinted in the direction of the smell.

"Quick! Hey! Where are you going?"

Kazumi, who had been following Tanjiro, hoping to find his girlfriend, looked at Tanjiro who suddenly ran away and asked loudly.

"The smell is getting stronger! A ghost has appeared!"

Tanjiro continued running without looking back. He smelled a strong smell that suddenly appeared in a certain direction, and he was sure that it was a sudden smell, which proved that a ghost must have appeared in that place.

"Hey...hey...wait for me..."

Kazumi followed Tanjirou far away, out of breath.

He found that the running speed of this boy who was younger than himself was far beyond that of ordinary people, and he couldn't keep up with all his strength.

"tread--"

What surprised him even more was that the boy suddenly jumped high and easily reached the two-story roof.

Kazumi froze in place, he had heard some strange rumors.

It is said that there is an organization called "ghost killing team" that has saved many people, but most people will not believe that there are ghosts in the world, even if those who have been rescued say it, no one will believe it. I always thought it was just a legend.

But now looking at the boy who jumped to the roof, he felt that his three views had been refreshed.

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(End of this chapter)