Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Time rewinds slightly.

In front of the Kyogoku-ya where Zenitsu disappeared.

"Oh, you're here."

Tanjiro looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, Mr. Uzui, I'm late."

Uzui Tengen gazed at the twilight on the horizon: "No, you've come at just the right time."

"Yosh, let's go!!" Upon seeing Tanjiro arrive, the boar-headed boy brandished two Nichirin Blades and swaggered towards Kyogoku-ya.

"Idiot!" Yu Zui Tianyuan's face darkened, and he pulled him back. "Calm down!"

"Listen up, you two stay here and wait for my signal."

Tanjiro nodded seriously: "I understand."

Inosuke: "Eh?!"

"Hey my ass! Just behave yourself and don't cause any trouble!"

After giving Inosuke a good scolding, Uzui Tengen let out a long sigh of relief.

This guy is such a worry.

In comparison, Tanjiro is obviously much more pleasing to the eye.

Uzui Tengen concealed himself and sneaked in through the window, pressing a kunai against the shop owner's neck.

"To make a long story short, what happened to Yoshiko and Hinatsuru?"

The shop owner broke out in a cold sweat: "Yoshiko is missing, and Hina Tsuru is sick and has been sent to a short-stay hotel..."

Uzui Tengen: "Tell me everything you have. Who is the most suspicious?"

The shop owner's eyes bulged, and he hesitated.

Seeing this, Uzui Tengen pressed his advantage, saying, "Believe me, I will definitely kill that guy and avenge you."

A few days ago, Mitsu, the proprietress of Kyogoku-ya, was found to have fallen to her death from the building.

There have been countless suicides in the Flower Street area, so the landlady's death is nothing new. It was talked about as a topic of conversation for a few days, so it's not surprising anymore.

Recalling his wife's appearance, the shop owner gritted his teeth and said, "She was a courtesan named Warabi-hime, who lived in a room on the north side where the sunlight couldn't reach her..."

Upon hearing this, Uzui Tengen was almost 90% certain that the courtesan was a ghost.

If only I had used this method from the beginning, Zenitsu wouldn't have been in danger as well.

He released his grip and vanished from the room in a flash.

……

Outside the shop, Uzui Tengen returned to the two and instructed, "Listen carefully, you two go to the hourly room to rescue Hina Tsuru, leave this to me."

"If I don't find any trace of the ghost, I'll catch up with you quickly."

"Mr. Uzui, please be careful." Tanjiro nodded immediately and left with Inosuke.

Watching the two leave, Uzui Tengen took a deep breath and sneaked into Warabihime's room through the north window.

"Is nobody here? Are they out looking for food..." His gaze swept from right to left, his pupils slightly contracting.

Someone is here!

I couldn't sense any presence at all.

A tall figure dressed in a purple kimono knelt on the tatami with his back to Uzui Tengen. His deep red hair reminded him of Yuko's face. His dignified posture was like that of an imposing general, and a samurai sword was placed beside him.

Even though he was just facing away, it sent a chill down Yuzui Tengen's spine, and every cell in his body seemed to be resisting.

Not Warabi-hime...

who is it?

A samurai?

"I've been waiting for you." A slow, deep voice rang out, and a tall figure dressed in a purple-black kimono slowly turned around, exuding the aura of a superior.

Upon seeing the figure clearly, Uzui Tengen's trembling pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints, and his heart began to pound rapidly.

The sequence etched on the eyes...

Upper Moon... One...

It's actually number one?

He no longer had the mind to think about how this ghost looked so much like Yuko.

Kokushibo slowly rose to his feet, displaying the composed demeanor of a superior.

Uzui Tengen instinctively reached for the bomb at his waist, but...

I can't move my body!!!

What a joke! !

Uzui Tengen then realized that his body was trembling slightly.

Just facing this guy...

Every cell in my body is resisting.

Kokushibo tucked his sword into his waistband and looked up at Uzui Tengen: "I have a question..."

Before he could finish speaking, Uzui Tengen, having bitten his tongue, broke free from the oppressive aura and pulled out a bomb from his waist, throwing it at Kokushibo.

Kokushibo stood motionless in place.

This monster... doesn't it try to dodge?

A hint of surprise flashed across Yuzui Tengen's face.

boom! ! !

An explosion rang out, and the Nichirin Blade behind Uzui Tengen was unsealed, using the blast wave to escape the room and descend onto the street.

That woman... she even said she had a gut feeling that the ghost was over there!

Uzui Tengen muttered a couple of curses to himself, then looked at the exploded room, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

A cloud of dust is rising over there.

Although the bombs were specially made and powerful enough to injure demons, and many Lower Moon demons had suffered setbacks from them, Tengen Uzui knew very well that this guy was different…

Uzui Tengen grinned wryly, "So, how do we stall this monster..."

"A question..."

A calm and slow voice sounded from behind.

Yuzui Tengen trembled, and without thinking, he turned around and slashed his twin swords horizontally behind him.

when! ! !

The slender katana, along with its scabbard, was held against Kokushibo's face, and Uzui Tengen's tightly gripped twin swords struck the blades with a crisp sound.

Just one hand...

Uzui Tengen's arms trembled uncontrollably from the intense effort, yet he couldn't budge the blade before him even slightly.

Kokushibo blocked Uzui Tengen's twin swords with one hand, his terrifying eyes fixed on Uzui Tengen: "Where is Yuuko?"

It takes immense courage to look directly into the eyes of such a monster.

Upon hearing Kokushibo's words, Uzui Tengen was slightly taken aback.

That's how it is...

The monster, aside from its eyes, looked almost exactly like the woman.

but……

Adhering to the principle that the enemy's displeasure brings him pleasure, Uzui Tengen sneered: "Who knows?"

"Why don't you go to hell and look for it?"

With that woman's wicked nature, she's definitely going to hell!!!

Kokushibo frowned, about to speak, when Uzui Tengen leaped back, drawing a semicircle with his twin swords as he charged forward.

"Sound Breathing - First Form - Boom!"

Uzui Tengen raised his twin swords high and slashed at Kokushibo.

Kokushibo didn't draw his sword; he simply held it in front of him without drawing it.

As their blades drew ever closer, Uzui Tengen grinned.

boom!

A burst of white smoke from the explosion engulfed the two figures.

The corner of Kokushibo's clothes was blasted with some black marks, but it was restored to its original state in just a moment.

A ghost's clothes can be made from its own flesh and blood.

Kokushibo was somewhat stunned; the sword strike had actually produced an explosion?

Is it because those two knives are special?

Before he could think, a whooshing sound rang out from the dust and smoke.

Dozens of kunai pierced through the dust and smoke, shooting towards Kokushibo.

interesting……

Is this a ninja's technique for killing?