Life at Hunter x Hunter

Qingping Village, once a village, can perhaps be called a town now.

This village was fully developed only five years ago. Because traffic between the two places was opened up, the mountain road was repaired to make it easier for people to pass through.

For some traveling businessmen, it can save a lot of travel time.

In addition, since there is Qingping Village, people will choose to rest in Qingping Village, and as a result, the village has gradually developed.

In addition to the original locals, many foreign merchants began to do business here.

Only the Twelve Pillars came to this village, as for the other members of the Demon Slayer Corps, they were waiting for news outside the town.

They entered the town alone or in groups of two.

Rengoku Makijuro acted alone, and when he arrived in this small town, he had been observing the external environment.

Are there really ghosts here?

At first, the specific situation here was not clear, but after coming here, Rengoku Makijuro first had doubts.

Because there are many wisteria flowers planted in Qingping Town, in addition, there are also many wisteria flowers planted in the mountains near the town.

It can be said that wisteria flowers are planted wherever there are people.

You can even judge the probability of ghosts appearing in a place by the number of wisteria flowers there.

In places where there are few wisteria flowers, the possibility of ghosts appearing will be greatly increased.

With so many wisteria flowers, ghosts would be affected.

Ghosts hate wisteria flowers. Once the number reaches a certain level, it becomes a "poison circle" for ghosts.

The aroma and pollen alone could potentially kill them.

Otherwise, why can't the demons in Fujishiko Mountain, which were specially created by the Demon Slayer Corps, escape?

Of course it’s because of fear of death. If he wasn’t afraid of death, he would definitely want to leave Teng Xishan even if he felt uncomfortable and disgusted.

It is reasonable for Rengoku Makijuro to be suspicious in this situation.

There are also reports of foreign merchants and tourists disappearing here.

Rengoku Makijuro also discovered another anomaly, which was that there were obviously many disappearances here, so why was it still so lively?

Rengoku Makijuro also saw many children running and playing games on the streets with smiles on their faces.

It’s hard to imagine that there are ghosts in such a peaceful place.

Rengoku Makijuro began to inquire about the news here.

More detailed intelligence requires field exploration.

If possible, Rengoku Makijuro actually hoped that there were no ghosts here. After all, if there really were, it would make him feel even more terrifying.

Fortunately, there are enough outsiders in this town, so Zhu's behavior will not arouse suspicion. It is daytime now, and there are no ghosts to deceive them.

Unless one has special abilities, or unless it is verified by sunlight and wisteria flowers, it would be difficult to find the difference even if a ghost is standing in front of him as long as he does not expose himself.

Soon it was evening, and the devil's hour arrived.

The pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps discovered something unusual again. The village was still very lively, and of course the children had all returned home.

It's quite special.

Not to mention that Kyoto has been occupied by monsters, but in big cities like Tokyo, with the appearance of ghosts and monsters, now whenever the devil comes, people basically choose to go home and stay indoors.

If you can stay at home, do so, unless you are in some special areas that are guarded by special forces.

But Qingping Town shouldn’t belong to this example, right?

Thinking of some of the news he had heard in the village, Rengoku Makijuro had an even worse guess.

He recalled some of the things his brother had discussed with him.

"Brother, do you think there are any ghosts that don't eat people?"

When he first heard this question, Rengoku Makijuro took it for granted that there was no such thing. After all, in his family history, including when he first joined the Demon Slayer Corps, he had never seen such a demon.

Then Lu Qi asked for another condition.

"Is it possible that there are ghosts that selectively eat people?"

Rengoku Makijuro replied: "How can a ghost stay sane and not eat people?"

Some fixed cognitions are naturally the result of accumulated experience.

Perhaps some people have enough reason to resist when they first become ghosts, but as time goes by, desire will break their reason.

Once you start eating people, you will no longer be able to resist the temptation.

Nezuko and Tamayo are both extremely rare beings.

As time goes by, many ghosts will forget their past and eventually become complete man-eating ghosts.

Even when facing someone who can remain rational at first, the experience of the Demon Slayer Corps tells them that it is best to kill them to avoid causing a greater tragedy later.

Rengoku Makijuro guessed that the ghosts here might have this kind of "rationality".

According to the information he had heard, there were some rules here, and if you didn't follow them, you might die.

It's not a strict rule, as long as you don't do anything criminal in this small town.

It was only after hearing this news that Rengoku Makijuro realized that the order in the village was indeed very good.

This is also an important factor in business development.

Then the ghost here might have such intelligence, or even someone in this town might know about the existence of this ghost.

There are so many wisteria flowers, so the ghosts here are from the Twelve Ghost Months, so they won’t be affected that much?

Too much is just speculation.

At night, Zhudu returned to the gathering place they agreed on to discuss the matter.

I have heard a lot of information.

First of all, there are special medicinal herbs in a nearby mountain, which has attracted many people. There are also missing people in the mountain.

In addition, the opening of the mountain road did not seem to be the result of the efforts of Qingping Village.

Mingzhu has already made on-site observations and found that it is not something that can be opened up by human power in a short period of time.

Based on a lot of information, these pillars are not stupid people.

A result was soon obtained.

The town has developed to its current state with the help of ghosts.

Will ghosts help humans?

This was something the Demon Slayer Corps had never thought of. Even someone as experienced as Rinryu Sakonji could not understand the current situation.

Now that it's night, it doesn't seem difficult to lure the ghost out.

Because you only need to commit a crime in this small town to lure them out, to put it bluntly, it is a sting operation.

However, the pillars did not act immediately, but reported the information to their lord first.

The Ubuyashiki clan didn’t know whether it was because they were affected by the curse or because they were integrated with the priest clan, but sometimes they could see things about the “future”.

Be able to better guide their actions.

After a night's rest, they started to inquire again, and this time the search was no longer limited to the small town.

There are also mountains and forests outside the town.

The other party may possess the vampire magic with spatial ability, so he may not stay in the small town, but in the unknown space.

Shadow Kyoto.

Tamayo lived a stable life, a rare life that allowed her to calm her mind.

Of course the biggest change is that she can eat normal food now and no longer needs to worry about food.

Although she doesn't eat humans, she still needs human blood before she can transform into a youkai.

At the same time, I was surprised to find that the monsters living in Shadow Kyoto, if not for the difference in appearance, live a life similar to that of humans.

There are even some that are farmed in Shadow Kyoto.

In Shadow Kyoto, there is only night, and the moon is always hanging in the sky. The changes in its crescent shape tell her the change of the day.

She also gained the ability to enter and exit Shadow Tokyo.

The monsters did not restrict her and she could leave or stay at any time, and she also got to know some monsters.

This is a rare place where she feels at home.

Of course, her life soon returned to normal and she worked as a doctor in Kyoto. After all, money was required in Shadow Kyoto, and yes, Shadow Kyoto also used human currency.

At first, Tamayo was extremely shocked.

It seems that the monsters here are just living a simple life?

No big goal? But Tamayo always felt that it was not that simple, but she couldn't guess.

At least her life now makes her more satisfied.

Of course, she would not forget her goal, which was to kill Muzan.

Even if Muzan has become extremely powerful now, she will not give up, and she has also become a lot stronger, right?

Tamayo's research continues, and this time she will also be studying wisteria flowers.

But she just waited for her to buy research equipment.

A monster came to the door.

It was Rain Girl, and of course Tamayo also knew her name, Junko Kishi.

"Youkai who join us will obey any orders from the master. Come on, let's go on a mission together."

Junko Kishi's tone was much better than when they first met.

But his face still showed his dislike for Tamayo.

"Mission? What mission?" Tamayo knew that joining here would not be easy.

"I know what you are thinking. Adults are not so ruthless. Only the monsters transformed by the Killing Stone have important missions." Kishi Junko seemed to have seen through Tamayo's thoughts.

Junko Kishi is considered an old monster in Kyoto, and Tamayo is not the first one to have such thoughts and situations.

Every monster that was given the Killing Stone by the adults was suspicious at first.

For some weak monsters living in Kyoto, even if they have any tasks, they are just trivial tasks.

The only ones who really want to do anything are powerful monsters like these.

Tamayo left Shadow Kyoto with Amae.

Then they talked about their mission.

"The adults probably haven't told you, but you should have learned a lot of information about what we were like before we came into existence, and what our relationship with ghosts is like."

Tamayo did learn a lot.

Most of the Kyoto monsters are transformed from animals, but some are transformed from humans, or more precisely, ghosts of dead people.

Tamayo initially doubted the existence of ghosts, but when she thought about the appearance of monsters, it didn't seem strange.

Of course, when she first found out, she was heartbroken because she thought of her family.

In addition, there are also ghosts who turned into monsters like her, but their number is less than ten.

As for the attitude towards ghosts, it is neither good nor bad.

The first one is that the Nekomata and the Oni seem to be cooperating.

According to the monsters who have been following Tamayo for a long time, Lord Momiji of Killing Stone had given some things to ghosts.

As for the effect of the Killing Stone, I am an example of it, it makes ghosts stronger.

Without the power of Lord Nekomata himself, the demon will not turn into a monster after obtaining the Killing Stone.

As for the purpose, some monsters don’t care, but the smart monsters have now thought of it. It may be related to the "adult" behind the adult.

However, Lord Mo Ying never mentioned any cooperative relationship with ghosts.

Instead, it depends on personal attitude.

Basically they are divided into two categories, animal-type monsters, which we don't care about at all.

They don’t think eating humans is a problem. After all, don’t humans also eat animals?

It’s just that adults need order, and monsters are not allowed to eat humans, unless they are the kind of nasty ones.

As for the monsters that are transformed from human ghosts, it goes without saying that they are all annoying ghosts without exception.

After all, some monsters are eaten by ghosts and die.

Tamayo could also understand why Junko Amaegishi hated her.

After all, she is also a nasty person.

"One of the Twelve Demon Moons has been discovered by the Demon Slayer Corps, and our goal is to recover the Killing Stone from that demon."

Junko Kishi explained their mission simply and clearly.

Twelve Demon Months?

Tamayo has lived for a long time, but unfortunately her fighting ability is not her strong point. Not to mention a fight with the Twelve Demon Moons, most demons with powerful blood demon arts can beat her.

But if she wants to research the human transformation potion, she needs the blood of the Twelve Demon Moons.

Combining various pieces of information, Tamayo guessed that Muzan's increased strength should also be related to the "Killing Stone".

The Twelve Demon Months also have the Killing Stone?

No matter which situation it is, it will be beneficial to my research. Then I thought about the arrangement of the task. Is it because I want to do research that I was sent on the mission?

But before that.

Tamayo was still a little worried: "With the Demon Slayer Corps, are we the only ones who can reclaim the Killing Stone?"

This is what Tamayo is worried about, and she will also deliberately try to understand the situation of the Demon Slayer Corps.

After experiencing a situation like Tsugakuni Yoriichi, Tamayo once wondered whether there would be another person like Tsugakuni Yoriichi.

If he exists, she would meet him at all costs and tell him her information.

If I could meet Muzan, at least I wouldn't give him a chance to escape.

So she did find out about the situation of the Demon Slayer Corps, and her blood demon art was also suitable for exploring some information.

The Demon Slayer Corps now has twelve pillars.

Regardless of whether it is strong or not, the number alone is enough to show that it is extraordinary.

Although she had not experienced the time when the Demon Slayer Corps was first established, Tamayo had never seen so many pillars exist at the same time before.

Even in the "future" that we have seen, there are not so many of them.

Is this the original "future"? Or is it the "future" that has changed?

No matter which one it is, this seems to be an opportunity to gain some experience.

"Don't worry, we were the ones who revealed the news of the Twelve Demon Moons to them. At least now we have a cooperative relationship with the Demon Slayer Corps, and the Demon Slayer Corps is not stronger than us." Yu Nu was very confident.