In Genshin Impact, I'm really not Muzan.

Before the fog at Heguan dissipates, only by entering from the entrance can one avoid getting lost in the fog.

As Suzumiya Yu and Takiki continued their journey, they encountered numerous monster corpses, including Hilichurls and Abyss Mages, which were likely the work of the Fatui.

Because traces of various elements could still be seen all around, this made Suzumiya Yui even more convinced that an executor had arrived at Tsuruga.

However, some of these monsters managed to escape. Just as Suzumiya and her companions were about to continue their journey, they saw several Hilichurls emerge from behind the mist-shrouded bushes.

It's worth mentioning that dense fog can weaken a person's senses, which is why Suzumiya Yu didn't notice these Hilichurls just now.

This surprised him quite a bit, and it also showed that these fogs were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.

"They're all yours now." Ryouji gestured to Taki behind him. His purpose in coming to Tsurukan was not only to find the executor of the Fools, but also to let Taki gain practical experience.

If you let a twelve-year-old child directly kill someone, it would probably put enormous psychological pressure on the other person. However, this wouldn't happen if the target was a monster like a Hilichurl.

Monsters cannot coexist with humans; this is common knowledge that even a three-year-old knows. Therefore, even if Taki were to kill them, he would not feel any psychological pressure.

Upon receiving the order, Taki immediately began to act. In fact, he had been itching to move ever since he saw those Hilichurls, and there was no need for Suzumiya Yu to give him any instructions.

Having endured months of grueling training in the hideout, Taki was eager to know just how strong he had become.

Takiki was well aware that Hilichurls were second only to the weakest slimes in terms of combat strength among monsters, so if he couldn't even defeat them, then he shouldn't even talk about catching up with Suzumiya Yu.

Chapter 119 Taki's First Real Combat

"Ya!"

Perhaps thinking that it would be easier to bully just two people, the Hilichurls shouted and charged towards Suzumiya Yu and the others with their wooden shields.

Taki took the lead, stepping forward a few paces while drawing his weapon from his waist. As the first Hilichurl approached him, he immediately swung his sword down.

Hilichurls are monsters with extremely low intelligence and poor combat ability. Even their reaction speed is incredibly slow, so they have no way to dodge Taki's attacks.

The sharp blade struck its mask, shattering it and spurting blood from within.

After a scream, the Hilichurl died instantly, and the remaining Hilichurls were stunned for a moment when they saw this.

Although they have very low intelligence, they know very well that human children are very weak and should not be so powerful.

Despite the obvious facts, they still firmly believed in their own ideas and chose to continue attacking Taki.

As expected, no Hilichurl could withstand a single strike from Taki; they were almost all instantly killed.

It seems that when facing monsters, Taki did not show any pity for them because of his young age. It is unknown whether he can maintain this decisive and ruthless mentality when facing humans.

The battle was not over yet. The commotion seemed to have attracted the attention of other monsters. Soon, two Hilichurl thugs wielding fire axes emerged from behind the bushes. Behind them, there appeared to be a wind-type and a water-type Hilichurl shaman, respectively.

Before Suzumiya Yu could give any orders, Taki rushed forward.

Hilichurls are very strong, but they are slow. Taki took advantage of this, and when one of the Hilichurls raised its fire axe high, she used her small body to weave back and forth under it.

This made the other Hilichurl thug hesitant to attack, fearing it might harm its own kind.

While it hesitated, Taki had already plunged the blade deep into the flesh of the Hilichurl thug.

The intense pain caused it to let out a scream, so loud it seemed to put a person's eardrums to sleep.

Fortunately, its screams weren't that loud; instead, they threw its companions into disarray.

Another Hilichurl raised its weapon, intending to save its companion, but its attack was dodged by Taki's skillful movement. Not only that, its fire axe also chopped off one of its companion's arms.

This left it bewildered, and it frantically threw its weapon on the ground, as if trying to cover up the fact that it had hurt its companion.

Taki didn't care about any of that. He seized the opportunity and was about to chop off the head of another Hilichurl thug when a whirlwind suddenly appeared beneath his feet.

These whirlwinds contain the power of the wind element, and the wind blades they generate can easily cut through a person's skin. Moreover, because of his light weight, Taki was blown directly into the sky.

If he had fallen straight to the ground like that, he would have been crippled even if he hadn't died.

He glanced at Ryou Miyabi not far away. The other person was also looking at him, but the cold look in his eyes clearly told him that he would not make a move.

Knowing this, Taki glanced at the Hilichurl on the ground that was about to finish him off, gritted his teeth, and took a deep breath.

"Water Breathing - Land Form - Twisting Vortex!"

The body twisted and turned in the air, and one water flow curve after another appeared with the twisting, gradually forming a huge water vortex.

The blade swung straight down to the ground, and as it landed, the vortex of water enveloped the bodies of the two Hilichurl thugs. After the vortex disappeared, only their corpses and fragments remained on the ground.

Taki stood there, panting. More than a month ago, Ryoumi had told him how to learn the breathing technique. Although she hadn't personally taught him, he had still learned the Water Breathing technique.

This shows that breathing techniques are not only for people from the Demon Slayer world; people from other worlds can also learn them if they master the methods.

It has to be said that Taki is indeed a genius. In just over a month, he has learned all eleven sword forms of Water Breathing. If he were to join the Demon Slayer Corps, he would probably become a Pillar in less than a year.

After calming his emotions, Taki turned his gaze to the last two Hilichurl Shamans.

The water-attribute Hilichurl shaman raised his staff, and a dark cloud appeared above Taki's head. Water droplets fell from the cloud, and although they did not cause any harm, they made his body extremely heavy after they touched his clothes.

As a result, Taki's movement speed will become slower, and with the Wind Sorcerer constantly creating whirlwinds on the ground, it will be difficult for him to get close enough to attack the enemy.

Water Breathing lacks ranged and dash sword techniques, making it the gentlest of the five basic breathing styles. If Taki had learned Flame Breathing, then there would be no need to worry about these.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs." Faced with this situation, he could only calm down and think of a solution.

He quickly came up with a plan, but it was quite risky; if it failed, he would be completely unable to resist.

Despite his inner hesitation, the thought of catching up with Ryouko Yuu made Takigaki firm in his decision.

He took a deep breath, then pointed his weapon forward, aiming at the Wind Hound Shaman.

"Water Breathing - Seventh Form - Shizuku Ripple Thrust!"

The next second, he threw the blade in his hand and accurately stabbed the Wind Hound Shaman.

The whirlwinds that formed on the ground disappeared because of the Wind Hill Shaman's injury, and Taki took this opportunity to continuously close the distance between himself and them.

The Water Spellshaman has no offensive moves, and even though it used water element to slow down Taki's movement speed, it couldn't stop him from advancing.

Soon, Taki ran to the Wind Hill Shaman who had lost his fighting ability due to injury. He pulled his weapon out of the other's body and swung it behind him.

"Water Breathing - First Form: Water Surface Slash!"

The water and sword waves drew a perfect arc in the air, and with a muffled thud, the last Water Hill Slayer Shaman fell to the ground.

The battle is over. This was Taki's first real combat experience. Although his opponents were not very strong, it was a good start for him.

The practical experience accumulated over time is the most valuable thing a martial artist has. When one's strength is inferior to that of an opponent, this combat experience often plays a crucial role.

Chapter 120 [Young Master] Dadalia

Ryou Suzumiya was quite satisfied with Taki's performance. After all, he was not a user of the Eye of God. Even though he had learned Water Breathing, he had only been wielding a sword for less than half a year.

To demonstrate such strength in less than half a year, Taki's future achievements are immeasurable, and he may even surpass Kujo Sara from the human era.

Before becoming a demon, Kujo Sara was considered one of the strongest humans. Unfortunately, she encountered Suzumiya Yui, and her top-tier human combat power was completely unleashed.

"Good job. Remember your mindset during the battle. No matter what difficulties you face, you can remain absolutely calm. If you can do that, then you have met my requirements."

After praising Taki briefly, the two continued their journey deeper into the Crane View.

Suzumiya Yui remembers that there seems to be an altar in Tsurukan dedicated to Capachelli, and that place is called Suganayama, which seems to be located in the central area of ​​Tsurukan.

However, relying solely on her memories from the game, Yui Suzumiya would absolutely not be able to find that place.

However, if the Fools want to awaken the remaining power of Capachelli, they must collect all five feathers, but one feather has been devoured by Suzumiya Yu, so they cannot complete their plan.

Moreover, they will not leave until they find the last feather, so Suzumiya Yui has enough time to search for Suganayama.

Moreover, Mount Sugana is easy to identify. As long as you can find the Mochi Festival, the mountain next to it is Mount Sugana, assuming that the terrain in the game is not too different from the terrain in reality.

......

Meanwhile, on the other side of Heguan.

The mountain looks huge and solid, but there's nothing inside. This is the Sugana Mountain that Yui Suzumiya and her friends are searching for.

At this moment, a young man stood before the altar of Capachiri, holding in his hand the three feathers that the Fools had finally found after much effort.

He was puzzled as to why he couldn't find the last two feathers. He had searched the entire Crane Pavilion, and even captured a group of adventurers who had come here to investigate something not long ago.

Unfortunately, he didn't find the remaining two feathers on those adventurers, and those guys didn't know anything about Capachelli.

This is not surprising. He Guan has been abandoned for thousands of years. No one lives there, and few people return. In fact, a group of twisted magical beasts from another world have appeared there.

Those are the beast-like magical beasts that only appear in Crane View. It is said that they come from the abyss, so like the abyss mages, they will attack humans indiscriminately.

In order to fight those monsters, the Fools lost many of their companions, because the monsters' attacks were very strange.

As long as a wound is left on the body, it will continue to cause harm until death. Only a small percentage of people can escape this fate.

But to this young man, those magical beasts were nothing more than ordinary monsters, not even worthy of igniting his fighting spirit.

Because he was none other than the last of the Fools' Executors—[Prince] Datalia.

The young master's real name is Ajax. He is the youngest executive officer. The other executive officers are either highly experienced combat masters or ancient monsters who have lived for hundreds of years.

But the young master is an exception. He is only about twenty years old and is a disciple of a mysterious swordsman from the abyss named Skirk.

Information about Skirk is only briefly mentioned in the game's background story. The only way to demonstrate her strength is that she can easily defeat the prince without using her hands.

Skirk is a descendant of the ancient kingdom of Kanria, but there is no information indicating that Skirk is loyal to the Abyss Order.

The known survivors of Kanria so far include: Dainesreb, [Gold] Rhinedoth, the chief executor of the Fools, [The Clown], and the previously mentioned Skork.

None of the three mentioned above were loyal to the Abyss Order, and Daines Reeb even made it his life's goal to eliminate them.

Of course, this is just speculation, since there is very little information about Silky, and it would be too early to draw conclusions now.

"My lord." At this moment, the advance team of the Fools, who had been sent out to find the remaining two feathers, returned.

They first knelt on one knee before beginning their report.

"I'm very sorry, we searched Heguan again, but... we still couldn't find the last two feathers."

Upon hearing this, the young master was not angry, as this was an expected outcome.

The Crane Pavilion appears to be only this big on the surface, but in reality, it contains all sorts of ancient relics. According to his guess, the remaining two feathers should be hidden inside these ancient relics.

However, these ruins are extremely dangerous; a slight misstep could trigger a trap and lead to death.

The young master had been to similar places before, so he knew very well how difficult it would be to find the last two feathers. Even if he risked the lives of all the Fools, he might not succeed.

But if we resort to some despicable means... such as using all our manpower and resources to lure those greedy guys from Narukami Island to Tsurukan and force them to explore ancient ruins for us.