Traveling with Indra

In the suburbs of a city in the Taisho era, there was a dilapidated old house. A huge green tree seemed to be about to crush the house. The thick branches on the tall tree were like a towering umbrella, blocking the house from any sunlight. There were a lot of hair hanging on the tree, and the pungent smell of blood and corpses filled the area, making it nauseating.

There were many people working down there, wearing black uniforms with the word "Hidden" on their backs. They took away the people they were holding and collected and buried the bodies on the ground.

A short, beautiful girl was circling the tree, looking upward as if searching for something. She had a confused expression, then suddenly realized something and started laughing.

"Mr. Butterfly, what's wrong?"

"Wait a moment." Shinobu Kocho comforted her subordinates, jumped up and climbed up the huge tree trunk, and after a few jumps, she arrived at a branch more than 20 meters above the ground.

A young girl was lying here, she seemed to be fast asleep, her breathing was shallow, her black hair was scattered on the bark, she was wearing a rare plain pink dress, with a few drops of blood on her chest.

"Why is she on such a high tree?" Shinobu Kocho tilted her head and looked for a while. She was just an ordinary human. Looking at the mud marks on her fingers, she wondered if she was scared by an evil spirit and climbed up there.

That's still really amazing.

No matter what, if you find a human being in an area where evil spirits are present, you need to rescue him. Shinobu Kocho picked him up, stepped lightly on the tree trunk and jumped down, and told the people in the Butterfly House to take her to check.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse. Today is a good day. The ghost hunter came back alive with only some minor injuries. The victim lost a hand and may encounter many difficulties in the future.

In the corner of the female ward, Ming Luo, who had slept soundly for two days, woke up because she was woken up by someone. She looked around blankly, her dark eyes full of confusion, and she had three standard questions in her mind.

who am I?

where am I?

What am I going to do?

"Are you awake?"

"Are there any discomforts?"

"Are you hungry?"

Ming Luo looked very obedient, quietly looking for information, eating, taking a shower, and starting to help the people in Butterfly House. Although she didn't know how to bandage wounds and didn't want to do the laundry, she could help with the cooking.

As an orphan with nowhere to go, Mingluo became a cook here. She knew that this was a small base for fighting evil spirits, and she was thinking about whether to join in. This was a great place to practice her skills, since she was now an alternative "immortal body".

But...what if someone discovers this little secret?

"Mingluo, Mingluo——"

"Coming." Mingluo took off her apron and went outside to take a look.

It turned out that something big had happened. There had been a lot of casualties recently, and the people in the Anbu were overloaded with work. This time there was a place called Spider Mountain, and many ghost hunters had gone there and never returned. This time the lord had also sent Zhu there.

"What do you want me to do?" She was just a cook.

"You have good stamina. I hope you can change shifts and help carry someone."

"Huh?" Ming Luo was shocked. She was not ready yet.

"Don't worry, my stepson Kanao-sama will keep the support staff safe."

So Mingluo went with them. She wanted to leave the Demon Slayer Corps and live on her own. But... as an illegal resident, it was actually inconvenient for her to go anywhere. Here, food and accommodation were provided, and wages were paid. It was also convenient for her to collect the wisteria flower liquid that could kill demons.

In this age where evil spirits are crawling all over the place, you won't feel safe without this stuff.

Spider Mountain is a dense forest, covering a large hilly area. Yin was divided into several groups and moved forward. Mingluo followed them slowly and carefully. The further they moved forward, the stinkier it became, and there were spider silk all around.

There was a spider with a human head on the tree, as if it was in a horror movie. The baby-like bald head, pale skin, and dull face that seemed to show no emotion or joy frightened Ming Luo's heart. A scream came from the left, and the spider opened up right at her face!

Kanao, who was wearing pigtails in front, turned around and drew her sword to rescue, then she saw Mingluo turn around and kick the spider, sending it flying onto the tree trunk.

She even walked forward, stepped on the spider's body, took out a needle, pierced it into the neck of the "human-faced spider", and squeezed out the purple liquid inside.

"What is that?" Kanao stared blankly and didn't speak.

"Wisteria flower essence." Ming Luo loosened her legs. She was not afraid of being pricked anyway, and these things could not break her defense.

The 'Human-faced Spider' was not killed by the poison immediately, but showed strange signs. Kanao looked at it for two seconds, indicating that this person might still be saved. The contact with the venom of the wisteria flower actually caused the poison in his body to retreat.

"So these are all humans?" Ming Luo was shocked. Can evil ghosts transform humans?

"Is this person okay?" The member of the Hidden Department who was frightened just now huddled behind Ming Luo and said timidly.

Emma, ​​it's so scary!

It was almost on his face.

"Wrap it with a bandage and transport it out." Kanao thought for a moment and gave the order. This person also needed rescue.

"Yes!"

Mingluo did not move, she was destined to carry someone. She walked to the corner and saw a person lying on the ground. She looked at the big word "kill" on the back of the black uniform and squatted down to drag the body out.

The man was dead, his neck was broken.

"Shall we go out first?" Mingluo knew that the spider and the corpse had to be taken away, and it was not safe to leave them here. The corpse was placed on a mountain full of evil spirits, and they would eat it when they had time.

Well, I have become a strong man who does not change color when facing a corpse!

The breeze blew through the jungle, bringing with it a strong stench. The shadows of the trees could hide anything. Kanao knew there was something else around, so she asked the two to wait here for a while, and then she disappeared in a flash.

Ming Luo thrust a needle into the person next to her, and if the evil ghost came, she would kick him away. "You go and get a needle right away, okay?"

"I...I...OK." The man next to him trembled, holding the syringe and taking a deep breath. "My name is Watanabe."

Ming Luo clenched her fist to cheer him up, and looked around to see if there was a "big baby" jumping out from the shadows of the trees. She picked up the broken Sun Blade on the ground and tried to repair it in a place that blocked her view.

But... a knife is different from ordinary iron tools. After being hit many times, the composition of iron atoms is difficult to adjust and restore. The blade connected in this way is not strong at all and it is easy to break again.

Sure enough, a "big baby" jumped out of the bushes. She was a female ghost with long snow-white hair tied into four braids, spider spots on her cheeks and clothes, and an evil smile on her face.

Ming Luo held the broken knife, lowered her body, and looked ready to launch an attack.

"What can you do to me with a broken knife like this?" The ghost lady sneered, mocking Mingluo and the trembling Watanabe, and the spider silk in her palm flew away. "Go to hell!"

She didn't see the broken blade flying up quietly behind her and piercing into the back of her neck at such a high speed.

Pfft!

The female ghost's face was full of astonishment. The burning pain in her neck was too sudden. She touched the broken knife that pierced her throat and looked at Ming Luo with horror.

"It's you……"

"Crush it." Ming Luo controlled the broken blade to rotate, making a big hole in the ghost girl's neck, and then rotated it to cut off the neck.

blah blah blah!

A beautiful head fell to the ground, and the female ghost died with her eyes wide open.

Ming Luo dragged the frightened Watanabe back, hooked her finger on the broken blade, and pointed at the ghost girl's motionless body in vigilance.

Watanabe: Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!