The perverted knight also wants to protect the world

(At this time, in another city, Aoyagi was chasing a twisted figure that seemed to have the attributes of a sports girl all over the city: "A-choo! That brat Kanye is scolding me again!")

Forget it, I’m tired, let’s solve it quickly.

"Tanjiro." Glancing at Kokushibo, who for some unknown reason had been standing still after suddenly attacking him, Kan'ya called out softly.

"Yes, Izumi-kun, what's the matter?" Tanjiro responded.

"I'll leave this guy to you." Gan Ye turned around and signaled to Zizi to hold him tightly with his eyes.

"Hey, Izumi-kun you..." Tanjiro asked with some surprise. His nose moved slightly, and in his sense of smell, the smell of Izumi Kan'aya had changed.

Compared to the smell that was almost the same as theirs at the beginning, it began to become more strange, and the aura on its body gradually became stronger.

"I'm going to find the coward who is hiding right now. Please hold him back." Gan Ye tensed up all the muscles in his body, facing the hill not far away, and slowly lowered his body.

"What are you talking about? It's too dangerous. Let's do this together..."

"Tanjiro." Mikiya interrupted Tanjiro, then turned around and looked at him with a smile on his face, "Anyway, thank you for being considerate of Tanjiro's body and not using that kind of power."

“……” Tanjiro was silent.

That’s right, just as Mikiya said, Tanjiro is not in his strongest state now.

He did not dare to use the Sun Breathing at its full strength to fight, because that would damage the body he possessed. He also did not dare to use actions that were too beyond the reach of ordinary people, for the same reason as above.

The most important thing is the stripes...

He is not in the spotted state now like before.

Although the markings can be activated at any time, this cannot be done. Although the qualities of the current body are getting closer to Tanjiro himself, it is still Tanjiro's body in the final analysis.

Those who have the stripes activated will not live past the age of 25.

Tanjiro doesn't know if activating his markings will affect Tanjiro, and he can't take the risk.

Naturally, Gan Ye, who has carefully read about these settings, also knows this.

He was not planning to let Tanjiro go with him to fight Muzan.

"Although we haven't known each other for long, I can feel that you are a very trustworthy person, Tanjiro, so..." Kanye smiled confidently, "Please believe me, I will definitely send that guy back to hell!"

"...I understand. I'll leave it to you then." After a moment of silence, Tanjiro nodded heavily.

"Thank you. Be careful then." Kanye nodded gently to Tanjiro, then restrained his smile and looked towards the mountainside not far away with a stern expression.

You are Muzan Kibutsuji, right? Wait, I’m going to kill you now.

(Inosuke: Tanjiro, who is that guy? He looks super strong.

Tanjiro: It’s Mikiya Izumi-kun, the Demon Slayer Corps of this era… who is it?

Zenitsu: zzzz... Hmm, where is this place? Eeyore!!! Ghost!!!)

Chapter 208: Trust

"Um, is it really okay to just ignore them like this?"

“Emmmmm, maybe it’s a little shameful to abandon teammates, but this is the only way.” Kanye looked back at Miko who seemed very worried about Tanjiro and the others, and smiled, “Besides, do you think I’m the kind of person who would abandon my friends when their lives are in danger?”

Miko shook his head.

"Thank you." Gan Ye slowed down his pace a little so that Jianzi on his back could feel a little more relaxed.

He looked at the Sun Blade at his waist.

Just now, the One Upper Moon Kokushibo suddenly jumped out and attacked him. The terrifying speed really surprised Kane, but he still drew out the Nichirin Sword to defend himself.

Then, he took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack.

Kokushibo is extremely powerful, and one can sense it just by looking at his aura.

Whether it is Akaza or Douma, although they are equally powerful and it is difficult for them to defeat the opponent alone using their mortal bodies, they are not completely powerless.

With his strong physical fitness and the power of the attribute crystal, he is confident that he can kill the opponent at a certain cost.

However, Kokushibo is different.

That kind of momentum made him clearly feel that if he didn't transform, he would have no chance of winning alone.

However, even with this powerful enemy, facing Gan Ye's hasty counterattack, he was hit even though he could have easily avoided it.

It was as if two people were fighting for control of the body, making Kokushibo's reaction extremely slow.

Although he seems to be an extremely difficult enemy, in fact, with the current Tanjiro, I am afraid he can deal with him even without activating the mark.

Plus the two new members, and the other pillars who are rushing here.

"No matter what, they have experienced countless battles before, so they won't be easily defeated by a guy of that level."

Although they only met for a short period of time, everyone along the way, including Tanjiro:

Rengoku Kyojuro who looks very reliable at first glance, the three Butterfly Sisters with stunning looks, or the pillars who intercepted the other upper ranks later, even the Love Pillar who looks like a love-brained girl, all give him a very reliable feeling.

Don't doubt them, just trust them.

"Jianzi, don't you have this feeling?" he stopped and asked.

Jianzi didn't answer, but her eyes already told Ganye the answer.

It was strange, because most of the ghosts she had encountered before were full of maliciousness and creepy.

But in just one night, the girl with the yin-yang eyes saw a lively soul full of kindness, as if she were still alive.

Although he saw several other upper-rank evil spirits, Jianzi didn't have the chance to tell them.

The invisible little hands that kept grabbing each other's clothes, trying to stop Akaza from running away; the evil ghost brother and sister who were both controlled and lost their minds, but still protected each other; and the two figures who kept tearing each other apart in that hideous body.

Why? Why did they choose me? Is there any reason why I got such eyes?

Jianzi was unclear and didn't know if he could really return to his daily life.

If she really can't go back, then shouldn't she try to accept it and understand these things that she has never known before?

"Okay, we're finally here. Jianzi, this is the place, right?" Kanye's voice brought Jianzi back to his senses.

He was carefully put down from Ganye's back, and staggered two steps with the help of the young man. The two stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up at the sky.

A bloody mist was spreading.

An extremely thick blood mist shrouded the hillside.

Stretching out a white jade finger, Jianzi pointed to the place that was constantly absorbing the blood mist like a whirlpool, which was right in front of them.

"That's it."

"Really? But... there is no road. Isn't it said to be inside the shrine?" Ganye tilted his head and looked at the rugged mountain road in front of him.

If it is a shrine, there will be a long, old staircase leading to the abandoned shrine.

The way it looks now, it doesn't look like a shrine at all.

"No, it seems like there is indeed something..." Jianzi said uncertainly.

In her sight, there seemed to be something wrong with the rugged mountain road in front of her.

What is that distortion?

She raised her head and looked at Kanye, as if to confirm what Kanye meant.

Kanye's eyes flashed with the light of enhanced spiritual vision, and then he shook his head helplessly.

He cannot see.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as one person sees it, it’s enough.

Under Kan'ye's protection, Jianzi stepped forward one step at a time, facing the unnatural distortion of the air in front of him, and took a slightly stiff step.

call--

In an instant, the scenery changed.

The space around them twisted strangely, like a disappearing mirage in the mirror, and an old and dilapidated staircase leading to the torii gate above appeared at their feet.

"Emmmmm, the Muzan recorded in the records doesn't seem to have this ability." Ganye touched his chin and analyzed.

The road leading to the shrine appeared, but Gan Ye did not step on it immediately. Instead, he turned around and looked at Jianzi seriously.

There was no need to say anything. Jianzi knew what he meant when she saw Ganye's eyes full of gratitude and a little concern.

The girl nodded heavily, with great determination in her eyes:

"It's okay, let's go up together."

"Jianzi, you are really brave."

There was no need for further persuasion. Gan Ye drew out the Sun Blade from his waist, and with his other hand he tightly grasped the attribute crystal. Together with the courageous Miko, he stepped onto the long staircase.

……

Passing through the torii gate, what came into the eyes of Kan'eya and Miko was a dilapidated shrine.

The dilapidated wooden building, which had fallen into disrepair over the years, looked like it could collapse at any moment.

Stepping on the gray-white old stone brick floor, Izumi Kan'ya glanced around vigilantly and protected Jianzi behind him.

Strange, why is it so quiet?

The old shrine was surrounded by dense forests. There was a rustling sound of leaves in the evening breeze. The moonlight shone through the branches and onto the ground, casting shadows of the trees that looked like demons with bared fangs and claws.

The extremely eerie atmosphere is perfectly suitable as a filming location for horror movies.

However, I couldn't sense any breath.

Whether it was the possible small demons or that Muzan Kibutsuji, Kan did not find any signs of the existence of any demons.

"Kyubi?"

"...hiding. That guy is so cautious. I didn't expect that you two wouldn't dare to show up casually?"

Gee, that’s really troublesome.

There was a hint of speechlessness in Ganye's eyes, and then he looked at the quiet shrine under the night sky, without any hesitation, and walked forward decisively with clear steps.

He raised the Sun Blade in his hand high, and then chopped it down on the shrine's money box.

Click!

As the money box shattered, the surrounding air twisted in the sight of Kan'e and Miko, but the figure still did not appear.

That's right!

Gan Ye nodded slightly, and at the same time confirmed his guess in his heart.

Why did Muzan Kibutsuji choose an abandoned shrine as his lair, why did he gain new strange abilities, and why even though the Demon Slayer Corps had locked on to his location, he still didn't leave or fight, but just delayed by eliminating his controlled subordinates.

The answer to everything is this shrine in front of you.

"It seems that Muzan has merged with the guy enshrined in this shrine." A somewhat ferocious smile appeared on Kan'ye's lips, and he raised the Nichirin sword in his hand again, and slashed it horizontally on the pillar next to him.

Kaka!

As a pillar broke, the already decayed shrine trembled violently and became even more shaky.

Then, the air twisted again.

"Oh, if that's the case, then let me see how long you can endure!" Gan Ye sneered.

Then, after listening to Kan'ye's explanation, Miko began to wave the Nichirin sword in her hand and dismantle the shrine in front of her, with an unknown look in her eyes.

The air around was twisting violently, but still no breath was revealed.

After all, although Kan'ya had already learned from Kyubey that Muzan Kibutsuji was a coward, he did not expect it to be to this extent.

Even though his own house was smashed, he was still able to remain calm and continued to hide in order to speed up the integration with the things enshrined in this shrine.

No, that alone is not enough.

Jianzi had a lot of thoughts in her mind. She put her hands in front of her chest and looked at the empty world around her. She clenched her teeth, as if she was struggling.

"Izumi-san."

"What's wrong?" Gan Ye turned around and looked at Jianzi who was looking at him with a somewhat withdrawn look.