Chapter 65

Splat!

With a swing of his sword, the demon in front of him was instantly beheaded by Tanjiro and turned into ash!

Yesterday, according to the Kasugai Crow's instructions, he arrived at the mission location, and after a day of investigation, plus the scent his nose had tracked.

He finally caught the culprit of the 【Missing Girl Case】 at night.

It was a swamp demon that could use Blood Demon Art to sneak underground, along with its two clones.

During the process, he incidentally saved a young girl who was almost killed by the swamp demon.

With the help of his sister who had become a demon—Nezuko, he dived underground and fought the two clones of the swamp demon for a whole night, finally beheading its two clones!

After Tanjiro returned to the ground, he saw the swamp demon's main body had hurt Nezuko, and in his anger, he cut off its arms with one strike.

Although very angry, while completing the mission, Tanjiro still didn't forget to ask the demon about Muzan Kibutsuji's whereabouts!

Upon hearing Muzan Kibutsuji's name, the swamp demon's mind conjured up that figure that made it very fearful, and what he had said!

Its body couldn't stop struggling and trembling there!

Tanjiro also smelled the fear emanating from the swamp demon that made even its bones tremble!

The swamp demon took advantage of Tanjiro's moment of distraction, completed arm regeneration, and launched a surprise attack on him.

But he dodged it, then with a swing of his sword, beheaded it with one strike!

And just not far behind Tanjiro, there was a young man kneeling on the ground, looking at the sky in despair!

Beside him, there was also the young girl Tanjiro had saved.

"Satoko..."

The young man muttered a girl's name; that was his fiancée,

who had already been killed by the swamp demon...

"Mr. Kazumi..." Tanjiro put Nezuko back into the box on his back, came to the young man's side, and said: "Even if we lose more things, suffer greater blows, we can only continue to live..."

Hearing this, Kazumi angrily grabbed a corner of Tanjiro's haori collar and scolded: "You little kid!! How could you possibly understand my pain! What I lost was my fiancée! Do you think there could be anything more painful, more of a blow than this?!!"

Tanjiro didn't lose his mind because of Kazumi's anger, but smiled gently at him and gently took Kazumi's hand off.

He took an item out of his bosom and handed it to Kazumi.

This was something he had picked up when he was fighting the two clones of the swamp demon and beheading them; it was full of women's accessories.

Every time the swamp demon ate a girl, it would keep one of her accessories as a souvenir.

"Take it, I must go."

"I hope you... can find Miss Satoko's memento in here..."

Afterward, he bowed to Kazumi and turned to leave.

Under the illumination of the sunrise, Tanjiro's figure was stretched out quite a bit.

Kazumi looked at the things in his hand, then looked at Tanjiro's back, filled with sadness.

"Could it be that you are just like me... lost your loved ones?" Kazumi thought to himself.

Tanjiro lost his father, and his mother and siblings, if it weren't for Zero, would have almost been killed by Muzan Kibutsuji.

And one of his sisters also became a demon...

The pain of losing loved ones, Tanjiro could also empathize with, so for Kazumi's encounter, he expressed deep sympathy and apology.

"I'm sorry!! I said such excessive things!! Please forgive me!! I'm sorry..." Kazumi shouted at Tanjiro not far away.

Tanjiro turned his head, smiled gently, waved at him, and responded: "Mr. Kazumi, I leave that girl to you!"

When Kazumi saw Tanjiro's hands, he felt even more heartbroken!

On those thick little hands, they were covered with calluses formed from training, making people feel heartbroken just looking at them...

A teenager's hands shouldn't look like this...

Kazumi thought to himself.

Along the way, Tanjiro was full of anger in his heart, and he clenched his fists, making a "creaking" sound of joints.

He thought to himself: "Muzan Kibutsuji, I will never let you go!"

"Caw! Next, head to Asakusa, Tokyo Prefecture! It is said that demons are lurking there! Head there immediately! Head there immediately! Caw!"

Before he could think too much, Tanjiro's Kasugai Crow sent another mission notice.

"Eh? A new mission already?! Can't I rest for a while?"

"No!! Depart immediately!!"

"Wait a moment..."

"No! Can't wait! Depart immediately!!"

The Kasugai Crow pecked Tanjiro's face hard, indicating he couldn't rest and must depart immediately to the destination!

Two days later, Asakusa, Tokyo Prefecture.

"Has the town developed to this extent!? It's clearly night, yet it's still so bright!!"

"The houses are so tall! What is all this!! Is the big city all like this..."

Looking at the brightly lit, bustling streets, Tanjiro was like a country bumpkin entering the capital, shocked!

It made his head dizzy, and he was almost unable to tell the direction.

Nezuko had also been let out of the box by him in advance, and he held her hand and walked in another direction.

But her state was still sleepy.

Passing by a small alley, lewd panting sounds that made one's imagination run wild came from inside, making Tanjiro blush.

"L-let's go in another direction, Nezuko."

Finally, they arrived at a relatively quiet street, where there was less foot traffic.

Not far away, there was also a bald boss selling noodles, smoking a pipe.

The emaciated Tanjiro held Nezuko and came to the noodle stall cart, saying to the bald boss: "Please give me a bowl of yam udon..."

During the wait, Tanjiro sat on a chair, holding a cup of hot tea and drinking it.

For Tanjiro, who had come to such a prosperous big city for the first time, it was undoubtedly the most headache-inducing.

Sniff~ Sniff~

"Such a familiar scent? Seems like I've seen it somewhere?" Following the scent, he found the source was a bag on the side, which seemed to contain a large pile of fabric for new clothes.

The scent stained on it made Tanjiro feel particularly familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere?

The figure of that person appeared in his mind; he didn't know where he was now? Was he also on a mission?

Soon, the yam udon was ready, and the bald boss placed it in front of Tanjiro.

"Boss, what is that bag?"

"You mean this~ it was dropped by two customers just now, I figured they would come back to look for it if they discovered it, so I waited here.

But those two customers were really not ordinary; the older brother looked very beautiful, and his younger sister was also very cute!"

"Is that so? That's how it is..."

Thinking about it, it was possible it was just a similar scent, how could it be the same person?

Just as he was about to try a bite of the yam udon, he suddenly shook! The bowl he was holding fell to the ground!

Tanjiro smelled another scent coming from the air! This scent, he would never forget even in death!

It was the scent of the person who almost killed his family and turned Nezuko into a demon back then!

"This scent!! How could he appear in this place?!!"

Not caring about the confused Nezuko, he rushed out directly and found the source following that scent.

"This is the scent that was left at my house before!"

"Muzan... Kibutsuji!!"

Passing through the crowd, he soon found Muzan Kibutsuji!

Wearing a suit and a western hat.

"It's this guy!!"

He placed his hand on Muzan Kibutsuji's shoulder from behind and shouted: "Muzan Kibutsuji!!"

Muzan Kibutsuji turned his head and found it was just a little kid, but when he saw the Hanafuda earrings on Tanjiro's ears, his body paused significantly.

It seemed he remembered some bad memories!

Just as Tanjiro was about to take out his Nichirin Sword, a childish voice came over.

"Daddy, who is he?"

Tanjiro only then saw clearly that there was a mother and daughter beside Muzan Kibutsuji, the woman holding a four or five-year-old little girl in her arms.

"Don't know, probably recognized the wrong person?"

However, what made Tanjiro even more incredible was that he never thought Muzan Kibutsuji would actually disguise himself as a human and live the life of an ordinary person!!

The mother and daughter beside him clearly had the scent of ordinary people!

"Honey, who is he?" The girl's mother asked.

"Not clear, at least I have... no impression of this child at all. Must be... recognized the wrong person, right?"

Although he said so, Muzan Kibutsuji clearly showed a trace of impatience in his eyes, reaching out his hand, preparing to inject his blood into a random passerby, create some chaos, and take the opportunity to leave.

But before he could act, his shoulder was grabbed again, and he even felt a trace of pain, as if his blood was being drawn!

"Long time no see~ Muzan Kibutsuji! Hehehe~"

When Muzan Kibutsuji turned his head and saw clearly who it was, his eyes were filled with even more terror!

His body couldn't stop trembling there!

"I say Xiao Yue, you are too careless, right? Actually dropping the fabric I bought to make clothes at that noodle stall!"

"Sorry, Master, I didn't mean to either."

"Alright, alright, I'm not blaming you, after all, we agreed to come out and play today, let's go back and see if it's still there~"

"Mm, okay~"

These two people in the conversation were naturally Zero and Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue activated the 【Growth Function】 and turned into a 1.4-meter-tall little loli.

Blue hair, blue and white clothes, plus the blue hat on her head, made her look very playful and cute.

Zero would abide by the agreement with Xiao Yue every one or two months and take her out to play together.

He originally wanted to take Kanae, Mitsuri, and the Kamado Kie family out to play together.

But he was informed by Kanae that she had a mission and couldn't accompany them for the time being.

Mitsuri was the same.

The Kamado Kie family wanted to stay at home; last time Zero took them around, they bought a large pile of supplies and snacks.

The family, accustomed to being frugal, hadn't finished using those things yet, so they refused.

Returning to the bald boss's noodle stall location.

They saw the bald boss pointing at a little girl and lecturing her.

"What do you mean by your brother? Why did he smash my bowl!? Don't you know that wasting food is shameful behavior?!"

"You're enough too! What I'm struggling with now isn't about money!"

"It's fine if your brother eats a free meal! But you refuse to eat the udon I made!! I absolutely cannot tolerate this!!"

"Also, what the hell is this bamboo you're biting in your mouth! Take it off immediately! And hold the chopsticks properly! Do you hear me!"

Suddenly, Zero noticed that the little girl looked very familiar, stepped forward to take a look, and knew he hadn't seen wrong!

"Nezuko?! Why are you here? And, where did your brother Tanjiro go? Why did he leave you alone here?"

Seeing Zero, Nezuko stood up and pounced into Zero's arms, her little face affectionately rubbing against Zero.

Regarding Nezuko's action, the bald boss was even more furious, just wanting to open his mouth to teach Nezuko a lesson, when he noticed the two customers who had eaten several bowls of yam udon at his place just now.

"Yo, customer, you finally came back! Your things were dropped here, I've been waiting for you two for a long time!"

"Thank you, Boss, by the way, what happened just now? Why was she left here alone?"

"Speaking of this, I get angry! Her brother actually ate a free meal, and ran away while eating! But that's not the problem, the problem is she actually refuses to eat the udon I made!"

"Then Boss, in which direction did her brother run just now?"

"Seems like he went in that direction~"

"Okay, I know!" Immediately turning his head to Xiao Yue: "Xiao Yue, trouble you to look after Nezuko, I'll be back soon, I'll tell you about any problems when we go back."

"Understood, Brother, go and return soon!"

Swiftly, Zero ran in the direction pointed out by the bald boss.

Arriving on the street, it was full of noisy sounds.

"Muzan Kibutsuji!!"

Just at this moment, shouting sounds came from not far away; hearing this name, Zero confirmed the direction and hurriedly rushed over.

Pushing through the crowd, sure enough, he saw Muzan Kibutsuji and Tanjiro.

"Hehehe~ since we met, then let's "borrow" some more blood from you and give it to Tamayo for research!"

Taking a specially made small syringe from the 【Nano Space】, he slowly approached Muzan Kibutsuji.

Reaching out his hand to hit Muzan Kibutsuji on the shoulder, his other hand quickly inserted the specially made small syringe into Muzan Kibutsuji's body.

Drawing a small tube of blood, then quickly throwing it into the 【Nano Space】.

"Long time no see~ Muzan Kibutsuji! Hehehe~"

Muzan Kibutsuji turned his head and saw Zero, and recalled that incident in the Infinity Castle again!

His trembling body and that terrified expression deeply betrayed him.

"Separation after that battle in the Infinity Castle, I've missed you so much~"

【Battle Mecha, activate!】

【Muzan Kibutsuji, are you ready to bear my anger?!】

Muzan Kibutsuji's mind couldn't help but conjure up that battle.

Recalling it now, it was still fresh in his memory!

"Hmm? Looks like you don't remember, then I'll help you recall it again~"

"Battle Mecha, acti..."

Splat!!!

Hearing Zero was about to activate that steel monster again, Muzan Kibutsuji instantly split himself into 1,800 pieces, blood splashing everywhere!

Such a bloody scene, the pedestrians on the street were scared and fled in all directions after seeing it.

"Damn! Muzan, this coward!"

Zero didn't care about the gazes of the others on the street, instantly took out the Nichirin Scythe, and activated 【Transparent World】.

Swinging the Nichirin Scythe rapidly and rotating, in an instant, he eliminated about 1,000 of those flesh chunks.

The excessive rotation speed of the Nichirin Scythe even produced small airflow fluctuations and sonic booms, leaving only bursts of rotating afterimages.

And the rest took advantage of the chaotic crowd and mixed into it to escape...

Tanjiro on the side was like being frozen, opening his mouth and widening his eyes, his face full of shock!

"Eh... just wanted to scare Muzan Kibutsuji, didn't expect him to be such a coward!" Zero helplessly complained in his heart.

It's just that the next thing...

"Don't move!" Several police officers ran over from not far away, holding guns aimed at Zero and Tanjiro.

The commotion just now was so big, it would be hard not to notice.

"You two, put down your weapons immediately! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!" The leading police officer warned Zero and Tanjiro.

Zero was too lazy to pay attention to them, preparing to step forward and grab Tanjiro, returning to Xiao Yue and Nezuko's side.

Just a bunch of little dolls, the guns in their hands were no different from scrap metal.

"Bewitching Blood. Visual Dream Fragrance!"

Just at this moment, there was still a fragrance permeating the air.

Anyone who smelled this fragrance would see the scene around them change, as if it were a pile of patterns.

Without needing to guess, Zero already knew who had come.

"Long time no see, Tamayo."

"Yes, long time no see!"

Not far away, Tamayo scratched her arm, released Blood Demon Art, and confused the people around.

Yushiro guarded behind Tamayo, his gaze toward Zero was somewhat evasive, seemingly afraid.

"This is not the place to talk, let's talk after returning to my villa, Zero."

"Okay, see you in a while, I still have something to deal with."

"Mm, since that's the case, then Yushiro and I will wait for your arrival."