Sauichiro: rebuilding Ashina from the obliteration of the pillar

Chapter 211 The meeting with the two sword masters (final)

Early the next morning, it was still dark.

Kamado Tanjiro got out of bed early as a habit, and after stretching quietly, he immediately found that the mat next to him was empty.

In the not-so-big room, only he, and the two children Takeo and Mao were left.Nezuko, Hanako, and Butterfly Shinobu slept in the next room.

Although their family is very poor, they built their houses by themselves, so that everyone would not have to huddle together (unless it is winter, huddling together can save charcoal).

"Did Genichiro get up so early? Or did he not fall asleep at all yesterday..."

Tanjiro whispered to himself, looking a little worried.

"It should be alright, right?"

Genichiro slept next to him last night.

But Tanjiro can smell that since Genichiro came back from the sea of ​​flowers in the back mountain, his mood has been very unstable, and he seems to be making some difficult choices, and he is very urgent to accomplish something, otherwise there will be very serious problems. Bad things happen, like an elephant chasing after Genichiro, driving him to run forward desperately.

Tanjiro, who had never had a similar experience before, was so disturbed by the other party's violently fluctuating mood that he couldn't breathe, and later fell into a deep sleep due to mental exhaustion.

Thinking of this, Tanjirou's eyebrows drooped.

"If even I, a bystander, felt so powerless, how would Genichiro feel?"

"Yesterday evening, what happened... I thought that taking him there would relieve his burden, but now it seems that I did something bad instead."

Tanjiro blamed himself, stood up, put on his coat and went out the door.

"Let's go find him."

the other side.

"Squat down."

Genichiro looked at the sky that suddenly lit up in the east, and took the Suzaku red lotus umbrella out of Ninyoshi's hand, unfolded it, and covered Zhu Shi's back.

He has tried it before. Only completely opaque objects can protect the ghost from the direct sunlight, and the red lotus umbrella can also resist the heat brought by the sun. There is no more suitable anti-sun treasure than this.

In addition, Zhushi's body is extremely petite. After the red lotus umbrella covers her, there is still a lot of space inside. It shouldn't be a problem to put another Butterfly Ninja.

Genichiro originally wanted to ask Butterfly Shinobu to come with him, but she told the two girls a ghost story (literally) too late last night, so Genichiro didn't wake her up.Anyway, when the time comes to go back to Hirata, she still has to study with Zhu Shi, and sooner or later she will know what's going on here.

Her main task these two days is to follow Tanjuro to learn how to penetrate the world, so it's better not to distract her.

"Okay."

When the sun slowly shone on the hillside, Genichiro woke up, and Zhu Shi immediately pulled himself together, staring at the gray and white dead branches that were dyed golden red by the sun in front of him. .

The next moment, as if absorbing water from the sun, those plants that seemed to be dead all night gradually became fuller, the decayed gray gradually turned into blue, and the thin petals that were hanging down became like bones. scroll up...

In just a few seconds, the hillside, which was still a dead area just now, instantly turned into a blue lake.

The sacred and pure posture of the blue Bianhua made Zhu Shi forget to breathe, staring at the front with his beautiful eyes, a little at a loss.

After a long time, she said in a distraught manner: "So, this...isn't that bastard's fantasy..."

But then, Zhu Shixiuwan furrowed her eyebrows ferociously, and her expression became a little ferocious, which for the first time made people think "she is still a ghost".

"Master Genichiro, we must seize this opportunity and uproot these Higan flowers!"

The anger in Zhu Shi's heart escalated rapidly in just a few seconds, "Once Kiwu Tsuji finds him here, neither we nor the Ghost Killing Team will be able to come up with any way to deal with him."

"..." Xianichiro pondered for two seconds, "Calm down first. After all, we are still not sure whether the function of this thing is what he imagined."

"If yes, how much is needed to allow him to overcome the sunlight? Should he eat it directly, or synthesize a new thing with other things?"

"Besides, if this flower can really make ghosts overcome the sunlight, don't you want to solve your own problems first? Then, apart from needing to drink blood, you will be no different from normal humans, right?"

"!" After Zhu Shi was asked this question, the resentment towards Guiwu Tsuji Wumi gradually receded in his heart and temporarily hid it.

After a while, she lowered her head and sighed: "Forgive me, I was too excited. These flowers still have research value."

Then she said: "Next, we need to collect some flowers and find some weak ghosts to do experiments on."

"Well. The flower only blooms during these two days of the year, and it only survives during the day. Onimai Tsuji can't get it."

Xianichiro raised his hands and settled down: "But this also requires you to do the experiment as soon as possible. However, even if it is really possible to make ghosts overcome the sun, I don't recommend that you use it immediately. Judging from the memories provided by Butterfly Ninja , when the girl named Nezuko showed that she could overcome the sunlight, Oniwu Tsuji Wuchan set her mind on her. If you all overcome the sunshine, Oniwu Tsuji Wuchan will only have to devour all of you One, you will be able to achieve this ability..."

"So, I can't take that risk."

Zhu Shi nodded without any surprises, "I understand, they won't have any complaints, of course, except Luo Ji—"

Listen, she suddenly made a turn, as if deliberately trying to avoid some difficult guys.

"By the way, mentioning Kamado Nezuko..."

Zhu Shi suddenly asked, "You should have seen her, right? What's so special about that child? Why in Butterfly Shinobu's dream, she could suppress her desires and even overcome the sun when she just became a ghost? Could it be that , is it related to the Bianhua here?"

"There should be some."

Having said this, Genichiro's expression became a little strange.

"I just noticed during dinner last night that the Zaomen family seems to have a tradition of using this plant as an ingredient."

"Bianhua?" Zhu Shi gently covered his mouth, but the surprise in his eyes could not be concealed, "You said that this family feeds on blue Bianhua?"

Genichiro nodded.

Of course he knew why Zhu Shi had such an expression, after all, Japan is a country that very taboos death (and at the same time likes the premature death of geniuses).

Poisonous plants like the Bianhua flower, also known as the flower of hell, are basically synonymous with ominousness and death. It is hard to imagine that anyone can use it as a food.

"This should be a family tradition that has been handed down for a long time. It was taught to Mrs. Zaomen by her mother-in-law."

Xianichiro explained, "The ancestors of the Zaomen family seemed to think that since the red Bigan flower grows in a damp place and is called the flower of hell, then all the characteristics of the blue Bigan flower are opposite to it, and it should be the flower of heaven. Flowers. If you eat a small amount every year, you can gain merits and virtues like practicing deeds, and eliminate disasters and evil spirits. It is also easier to become a Buddha after death."

"However, the children of the Kamado family don't seem to like the taste of Higan flowers. Only Kamado Nezuko and Kamado Tanjiro eat the most."

"So that's how it is..." Zhu Shi nodded, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seems that the specialness of Nezuko should be related to her special choice of food.

"and also."

Genichiro emphasized that, "If this flower is boiled, it will not change color even after dark, but I don't know if it will have the original effect. So, you should try to keep at least one blue Higan flower, Let it last forever."

Genichiro faced the sun, his face was illuminated golden, and even his long black hair was like flying golden threads.

"Once I've learned the Breath of the Sun and mastered the He Dao or Zebra, I'll try to use this thing to lure Ghost Dance Tsuji out."

"Judging by his character, although that guy may not be fooled, we can't give him any more time to change."

As he spoke, he knelt down and looked into Zhu Shi's eyes with expectant eyes.

"So, these two days, please devote all your energy to studying these flowers."

Of course, what he didn't tell Zhu Shi was that if he awakened He Dao and Zeban at that time, but still couldn't defeat Guiwu Tsuji Wumi, or the "real enemy", then the blue Bana flower left behind would be Will be his last hole card.

Grandpa's wish is for him to defeat the opponent as a human being, and of course Genichiro will go all out to do it.

But wishes are wishes because nine times out of ten they never come true.

Xianichiro is not as free and easy as Yixin, he must be prepared for the worst.

Moreover, he vaguely thought that the pair of "Storm Controllers" swords drawn last time was probably something he had prepared for himself...

That is to say, even if he really will release the "lion" as Yixin said, he will definitely prepare the cage to hold the lion.

"You don't say I will do the same." Zhu Shi nodded happily, "Then please collect more of these flowers for me."

Genichiro nodded, and immediately moved into action.

He walked around the sea of ​​flowers, picked 56 taller Bianhua flowers on the periphery, and tied them into a bunch with rope.

However, because Zhu Shi had to hide in the fire umbrella, Genichiro could only kneel down and hand it over to Zhu Shi in order to facilitate it.

Therefore, when Tanjiro walked up the slope with a bamboo basket containing firewood on his back, he happened to see the scene where Genichiro presented flowers to "Zhushi".

One person and one ghost looked at the uninvited guest at the same time.

"...Eh, that..."

Tanjiro showed an awkward and shy smile on his face, "Sorry, I interrupted..."

Then, Tanjirou immediately disappeared in place, and went to cut firewood in the forest of the hardwood Zatsui in the middle of the mountain.

Tsushima and Genichiro looked at each other and laughed in unison.

……

At ten o'clock at noon, when Genichiro returned to Zaomen's house after finishing today's training, Tanjuro and Butterfly Shinobu had been waiting for a long time.

Smelling the faint burnt smell on Xianichiro's body, Butterfly Shinobu immediately guessed that this child should be practicing the breath of flame.

If today's "memory exploration" goes well enough, Genichiro will become the first man who has mastered the four breathing methods like no one before (Demon Slayer Squad doesn't know that Genichiro and the ghost of Naruju learned to thunder).

Within less than a year of knowing each other, Butterfly Shinobi watched Xianichiro go from being at odds with himself to killing Tong Mo and subduing Yiwozao.

Although she has also learned ninja body and illusion in the past six months, unlocked various poison formulas, and even perfected the breathing method to become a worm pillar, but she is very clear that the Genichiro in front of her is already another level of existence.

When he learns the breath of the sun, and the initial breathing method that is said to be more than twice as powerful as the breath of flame... how powerful will it be?

Butterfly couldn't help looking forward to it.

"I've kept you waiting."

Genichiro greeted him and sat down opposite Tanjuro.

On the surface, this man was as tired and pale as yesterday, but if he observed through the transparency, he would find that the scorched blackness of Tanjuro's lungs had shrunk back by two millimeters.

"When Butterfly Ninja completes this operation, I will treat you immediately. If you feel any discomfort during the operation, please don't force yourself to be patient."

Tanjuro nodded with a faint smile, "I see, I believe Miss Xin's ability, there shouldn't be any problems."

Having said all of this, seeing that this man really didn't have the slightest intention of backing down, Genichiro said to Butterfly Shinobi: "Let's get started."

Butterfly nodded silently, took out two extremely thin thousand books from her sleeve, and connected their tails with a thin silk thread.

This silk thread is not an ordinary thing, but a spider silk produced by Robert (tired) according to the needs of Madame Butterfly using vampire technique.

When he distributes his power to his family, he uses this filament to transmit power, which is very suitable as a medium for triggering ninjutsu.

Butterfly Shinobu took a deep breath, stood between the two people sitting face to face, pointed the two Senbons connected by threads, one left and one right, at the temples of Tanjuro and Genichiro, and then inserted it like a bamboo stick into tofu. Yes, I slowly handed Qianben in, without encountering any blockage, and no blood flowed out.

Genichiro immediately entered a black screen state.

Butterfly Shinobu had cut off his own visual, auditory, and olfactory nerves, and instead connected them to Tanjuro's.

Genichiro knew it until the white light spot appeared, and he successfully entered Tanjuro's memory.

And those light spots, like a game CG, show Tanjuro's memory.

These memories are arranged in order of clarity, numerous and complex.

And those memories that are farthest away are things that Tanjuro himself does not know he remembers, such as the faces he only met once when he was a child, the faces of strangers, and even what meal he ate in the past I remember everything clearly.

It can be said that people will not forget anything, but they often cannot extract useful memories.

"God of Fire Kagura... God of Fire Kagura..."

Xianichiro recited key words silently in his mind, and the innumerable spots of light immediately changed positions, the ones in front receded to the back, the ones in the back moved in front, they pieced each other together, and finally turned into a big jigsaw puzzle.

"So many..."

Genichiro's consciousness scanned these images, and found that there were nearly ten thousand memories of "Holy Music of Fire" in Tanjuro's mind!

Some of them are his own feelings and thoughts when practicing, and the earliest ones are movements demonstrated by Tanjuro's father.

Genichiro entered the earliest memory, carefully watching the movements demonstrated by his father from the perspective of Tanjuro.

At first glance, it is indeed difficult to find the shadow of swordsmanship.

But if these movements are deliberately made faster, that is, at triple speed, and the magic weapon in the dancer's hand is replaced with a knife, then there will be some shadows of swordsmanship.

Because the flow of time in human consciousness is very slow, Genichiro read it one by one in a leisurely manner, and clearly understood the fifteen complete "Kagura Dance" performed by his father in Tanjuro's memory, and remembered those movements. It's almost inseparable, presumably when I return to my consciousness, the system has formed a new move book, and I only need to spend skill points to light it up.

But when Xianichiro was about to leave, he found that among the tens of thousands of memories searched, there was actually a black spot.

【What is this? 】

Genichiro stretched out his tentacles with his consciousness and touched the black light spot, but the latter found no reaction at all.

[Is it the deliberately forgotten part, or some lost part? 】

Xianichiro is very curious, why there is a locked existence in the memory related to "Fire God Kagura".But since it is locked, it should have some extremely important meaning, especially when it is related to the breath of the sun, so Genichiro naturally refused to give up on it.

How do you open it yourself?
Suddenly, he thought of the experience of "heart-to-heart" with Tanjuro yesterday - when the two of them breathe in sync, there will be a feeling of not distinguishing between you and me.

Today, almost whenever Tanjuro is awake, he will use the life-protecting breath Yin to stimulate the body's self-healing ability.

【As long as I do the same...】

Genichiro did what he said, and immediately adjusted the breathing method to life-protecting breathing. Sure enough, after a while, he felt that his consciousness became more flexible and less resistance in Tanjuro's memory.

He stretched out his consciousness tentacles from the black locked memory again, and finally found a gap on the surface that he could pass through.

Xianichiro thought about it for a moment, and immediately let his consciousness slip through the gap, and then he was surprised to find that this place is still a place full of light spots, and there are thousands of memories about Kagura, the god of fire!

But after only watching two, Genichiro understood!

This locked memory does not belong to Tanjuro himself, but from Tanjuro's father!

The so-called black spots, the so-called locked memories, actually belong to the memories of Tanjuro's ancestors!
After getting this judgment, Genichiro immediately searched as before, and soon found a black spot in the memory of Tanjuro's father.

Genichiro repeated his old tricks and entered the next level.

Unsurprisingly, memories are also piled high here, but fewer in number than the previous two floors.

【If it is true as we guessed, the Zaomen family is the descendant of Ji Guoyuanyi...】

Genichiro became excited, 【As long as we search layer by layer like this, wouldn't we be able to find his own memory of the Breath of the Sun? 】

Thinking of this, Genichiro acted immediately, breaking into the past memories of the ancestors of the Zaomen family layer by layer.The further you go, the less memory you have about Kagura, the god of fire, which should be due to the loss caused by the continuation of the blood.

But every generation of the Zaomen family remembers at least one complete Kagura dance demonstration.It is also for this reason that the movements of Kagura, the god of fire, have not changed much so far.

After breaking through more than 20 layers of memory in a row, Genichiro finally entered a space with only one spot of light.

Here is the bottom and end of the ancestor memory inherited by Tanjuro.

[Will this be the memory of Ji Guoyuan alone? 】

Genichiro slowly entered the only light curtain with some expectation.

Immediately afterwards, he found himself entering the perspective of a young man named Tanji.

A 20-year-old man with flame marks on his forehead was squatting in front of "myself", holding a child with wide-eyed eyes and crying.

The sun shines from the two big trees on both sides of the path, and the tears overflowing from the corners of the man's eyes are smudged into beautiful orbs.

This face gradually overlapped with the painting made by Zhu Shi.

He is Ji Guoyuan alone!

　rest tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)