In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 125 Heavy Snow
In Tosho-cho, inside Fujiya.

Qingshui took a booklet from a hermit who was covered in a black robe.

This is all the information about ghosts in this area in recent times.

On November 28th of the first year of the Taisho era, Sakano Ryoma, an old bachelor who lived alone on the outskirts of Tosho Town, disappeared.

On December 3, hunter Odajima Tsutomu disappeared while hunting in the mountains.

December 6th...

People started going missing in this small town about half a month ago, and the number and frequency of disappearances have increased significantly in recent days. When the police were searching in the mountains, they found blood-stained and torn clothes, which were then reported to the local police headquarters, and handed over to the Demon Slayer Corps.

"That is to say, this ghost has eaten six people. It hides in the mountains during the day and comes out to hunt at night. However, it may have increased its strength recently, and has even broken into residents' homes and killed people and taken them away."

Qingshui concluded after reading the file.

"He must have eaten more than six people."

The hermit replied.

"According to past experience, ghosts that dare to break into towns and rob villagers at night are generally not low-level ghosts. This ghost is likely to have fled here from somewhere else half a month ago. At first, it just committed crimes less frequently because it was unfamiliar with the environment."

"We will do our best to help you find this ghost as soon as possible. Otherwise, if we let it escape again..."

Qingshui nodded slightly.

"I see. So the problem is how to find this ghost, right?"

As for whether the ghost can be killed, Qingshui thinks there is no suspense.

With his current strength, except for the Twelve Demon Moons and the Demon King Muzan, other demons can be easily killed.

"Next, just leave it to me."

Shimizu put away the file, went to the police station in Tosho Town, and showed the certificate given to him by Uesugi Sakai.

"An inspection by the Shiga Police Headquarters? A cross-regional joint investigation?"

The patrol leader in the police station looked at Qingshui with suspicion, and then looked at the long knife on Qingshui's waist.

"Anyway, just do what I say, and after tonight, no more residents will get into trouble."

"Okay, what do you want to do?"

the inspector general asked.

"Organize the men in the town, led by the police from the police station, to patrol at night. If you find anything unusual, immediately beat the gong and drum, and I will take action to solve it."

With no other options, the police officers at the police station had to do as they were told.

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As night fell, Dongsheng Town was brightly lit, and more than a dozen teams composed of police officers and local young and strong people were patrolling the streets.

On the roof of a house in the center, Qingshui was kneeling cross-legged with his eyes closed, and making a seal with his left hand to perform the Kazemi Jutsu.

Without the supernatural powers of his original body and his incarnation in the DC world, Shimizu can only use this method to perceive a larger range.

"Will this work? Some members of the Demon Slayer Corps have done this before, but they usually create such a big scene that the demons can no longer hide, and they end up returning empty-handed. The people in this town still have to work during the day, so it's impossible to organize such training for a long time."

Yin, dressed like a beekeeper, stood in the yard holding a lantern and asked Qingshui.

"What I want is that the ghost has no way to start."

Qingshui opened his eyes.

"If you were a ghost and you were unable to kill someone, and you accidentally found a lone person outside the town, what would you do?"

Qingshui smiled at Yin.

"Eh? But you're alone?"

"Who says one person can't act as two people?" On the outskirts of the town, Shimizu's shadow clone used transformation techniques to disguise herself as a young farm woman in simple clothes, walking on a flat path.

Young women and children taste better to ghosts.

"It's finally here..."

The shadow clone looked at the evil ghost rushing towards him and formed seals with his hands.

"boom!"

The shadow clone turned into white smoke and dissipated, leaving behind the evil ghost who was still drooling and rubbing his eyes in disbelief.

How could such a big person disappear in an instant?
The evil spirit was searching frantically around the wheat field like a madman.

"Shh!"

The clear water on the ivy roof disappeared in an instant.

"Breath of Thunder·One Shape·Thunderbolt Flash·Sixth Chain!"

Qingshui formed a seal with his left hand, held the sword with his right hand, and turned into a ray of lightning that passed through the town in an instant.

Thunder Breathing has the fastest burst speed among the five breathing methods, and Form 1 is the fastest among the six sword forms of Thunder Breathing.

Coupled with the bonus of chakra and wind speed technique, Shimizu's speed is certainly not as exaggerated as the Flash's, but at close range, it is impossible for ordinary people to catch it with the naked eye.

In just a dozen seconds, Qingshui rushed to the place where the shadow clone disappeared.

And the ghost was still looking for the missing peasant woman.

A second later, the ghost head fell to the ground and turned into gray smoke and dissipated.

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The day after killing the evil spirit, Shimizu packed his bags and headed towards Yamanashi Prefecture.

It's already December, and no one knows when Muzan will come to Tanjiro's house.

Strictly speaking, the life and death of this family has nothing to do with Qingshui, but Qingshui doesn't know whether his arrival will have a butterfly effect.

What if Tanjiro also died at Muzan’s hands, or turned into a demon?

Then the Breathing of the Sun would be completely lost.

Although, I have not made any major changes to the direction of the world so far, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

However, when Shimizu arrived in Saitama Prefecture, which is only separated from Yamanashi Prefecture by a mountain, the thing that Shimizu least wanted to see happened.

In the night, fine snowflakes fall, appearing crystal clear, white and pure under the moonlight.

Qingshui's expression couldn't help but become somewhat ugly.

Without any hesitation, Qingguo decisively stopped and moved into a Fujiya in Saitama Prefecture.

Although he didn't know whether the accident happened during the snow, he didn't intend to gamble.

What if Muzan is nearby now?

Although he has now mastered the Breathing of Wind and the Breathing of Thunder, Qingshui does not think that this is enough.

If Tanjiro really encounters an accident, he can only continue along the existing path, relying on his original body and the incarnation in the DC world, to at least practice Wind Breathing and Thunder Breathing to the peak.

That way he could at least become a pillar, and even as the amount of chakra in this body increased, combined with ninjutsu, he might not be able to defeat Muzan in the future.

"But no matter what, I still hope that what I'm worried about won't happen."

In the Fujiya, Qingshui sighed and decided to wait until the snow stopped before setting off.

(End of this chapter)