As a general, she cannot be a good daughter of Kage.

Tanjiro slumped feebly on the stool next to him... The running along the road made him a little sleepy. He set out in the direction of 'south-east and south-south' as ​​the crow said, and arrived here after a day's walking.

I still had some strength at first, but I didn't expect that all my strength would be exhausted in an instant just like that. It was so miserable.

"Huh...I've never been to a place like this."

He couldn't help but murmur...

"There are too many people."

Just thinking about the scene just now gives me goosebumps all over my body!

"……(sleep)"

Nezuko next to him was still sleeping... Sitting there motionless, he sighed slightly, life was really not easy.

"Guest, your yam sauce udon."

The boss behind him lifted the curtain and handed him a bowl of udon noodles.

"Ah...thank you."

Tanjiro immediately turned around, held the warm bowl in both hands, and thanked him.

"Hi~hoo..."

He carefully placed the bowl on his lap, rubbed his hands, broke his chopsticks and took a bite of the egg...

"Hmm~ It's so delicious..."

Sure enough, this is a favor after a tiring day... a favor to reward yourself!

Hiss~!

Then he took another sip of ramen...so authentic!

Suddenly craving for soup, he carefully picked up the bowl and planned to put his lips to the edge of the bowl to take a sip, but -

"!!"

He took it off, that's right!For some reason I let go of the bowl in my hand...

Scrap! !

The bowl containing the udon noodles fell to the ground without mercy, making a crisp cracking sound and all the food inside was wasted.

pat!

He quickly stood up and his face instantly turned pale, showing fear like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth!

At the moment just now, he inadvertently smelled a smell that frightened him. The smell alone showed how powerful the opponent was. It was completely different from other ghosts, and the recognition was particularly high. The most important thing was... this smell made him Very familiar!

"That's the smell!"

He had smelled it in his home before, that unique smell that lingered in the house after his family was killed! !

"!!"

Tap! !

His face gradually became angry... He picked up the Nichirin Sword lying beside him with one hand and rushed out without caring about Nezuko, who was still sleeping in his seat, pursuing the source of the smell like a hound!

"This smell...huh...why does it suddenly appear in this place?!"

That smell is in the city!Just among the crowds in this bustling city!The other party is lurking among them! !Is that guy still living here? !

He was running quickly back the way he came, and his destination was the urban commercial street just now!

He ran through the residential alleys, passed through the dark alleys, and returned to the crowds of people passing by like traffic. The dazzling city lights kept shaking his eyesight, making him squint in discomfort.

"!"

He desperately pursued the smell again and ran in the direction of the crowd. This smell!

It's getting richer!

It's getting close!

Coming!

See you soon!

The dense forest-like crowd was gradually pushed aside by him, and he saw the source of the smell, a man in a suit with round eaves and polite clothes, who was walking forward with the crowd with his back to him.

Ghost dance Tsuji no misery! ! !

pat! !

He put his hand on the other person's shoulder.

The atmosphere froze for a moment...

"..."

Tanjiro didn't move at this moment...

"Ok?"

The man in the hat paused for a moment and then stopped. His red eyes glanced at the palms on his shoulders, and then he turned slightly and slowly looked at the young man behind him with his red eyes.

Tanjiro saw this and immediately wanted to draw his sword, but——

"dad?"

"!!"

He was stunned for a moment after hearing this childish voice.

dad? !

The man turned around to reveal the little girl in his arms to his sight...

"Dad...what's wrong?"

asked the little girl.

"It's okay...it's nothing."

The man comforted softly... His red eyes looked even deeper under the brim of his hat.

This guy...this guy is pretending to be a human being? !

This fact successfully washed away his outlook, and the palm holding the handle of the knife gradually began to tremble.

"Do you have anything to do with me, please?"

The man looked at Tanjiro again, and during this period, his eyes quickly glanced at the decoration on the other man's earlobe, but only for a second.

That earring…

His eyes became slightly colder in the darkness.

"I think you seem quite panicked..."

"!!"

Tanjiro took a small step back, trying to take a posture to slow down the trembling of his hands. However... what happened in the next second made him feel that his senses were completely destroyed again.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ~ Self-cultivation as Naruhashira: Chapter 22 I, Demon Slayer Tsuji Muzan, just want to live a peaceful life

clatter...

"What? Honey...what happened?"

At this moment, a woman in rich clothes came to the two of them. She looked at her daughter and then at her husband and asked in confusion.

"mom!"

The daughter also called the other party, and the other party gave her a mother's smile.

"Huh...huh..."

Tanjiro kept panting during this period, as if he wanted to calm down. He slightly covered his mouth with his palm, and grabbed the skirt of his clothes with his other hand, glaring fiercely at the man in front of him.

This woman and girl both smell human!Don’t they know Kibutsuji’s identity?Being kept in the dark?Or was he kidnapped and threatened?Or maybe... this woman knows the other person's identity and is indulging him?

"Anyone you know?"

The woman glanced at Tanjiro and asked in confusion.

"I don't know...I can't remember."

The man - Muzan Kibutsuji... looking at the boy across from him, his eyes narrowed, obviously seeing something, but he didn't say anything at the moment.

"Of course it's possible that he recognized the wrong person."

After saying this, his red pupils instantly locked onto a certain couple passing by him. He looked at the back of the husband's neck, and sharp nails grew out of the palm of his hand that was hanging down.

"..."

In the blind spot between the girl and the woman, she struck out very quickly and instantly slit the back of the husband's neck. This didn't take more than a second, and no one even had time to react... They were still walking back and forth.

"!!"

However, Tanjiro noticed it this time, and he looked at the man over there who had been done to someone who didn't know what he had done——

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuah!!"

At this moment, the other party felt a sharp pain in his neck spreading throughout his body. He lowered his head and covered the back of his neck with his hands, kneeling on the ground and groaning in pain.

"Husband... what's wrong with you?"

The wife on the side noticed something was wrong with her husband and hurriedly knelt down to express concern.

The scratches on the back of the neck were surging like worms, and red blood was constantly flowing out.

"husband?!"

The wife shook the other person's body in a panic. The other person could no longer lift his head. The blood vessels in the wound began to swell and spread to his face. The original black and white pupils began to glow with blood red, and were gradually covered with blood and turned into ghosts. There will be eyes.

During this period, people on the street also noticed the strangeness and subconsciously stopped and looked over...

"Leave him quickly!!"

Tanjiro couldn't care less about what happened to Muzan at the moment. He felt that the injured man was in danger now...because he was going to--! !

"Eh?"

The wife was stunned for a moment...but——