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

The person who opened the door was an elderly man who looked to be over sixty years old; he was probably a housekeeper or something similar.

"You are?"

Namiko nodded slightly: "Hello, I am a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps."

The old man's face immediately lit up with joy: "Please come in, both of you! Please come in! This is exactly what has been troubling the master!"

The old man turned around and led the two inside, his steps hurried and his figure slightly unsteady.

Yu Zi lowered her eyelids slightly, gazing at the old man's body, which was inexplicably trembling.

The world was already clear in her eyes. This old man was just an ordinary person, but his heart rate and pulse were frighteningly high.

It wasn't like excitement; it was more like... fear.

Yu Zi calmly looked around. This place was no longer as prosperous as when the country was at its peak. The entire mansion was empty and desolate.

Along the way, the two did not see any servants or family members.

Namiko couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, where are the people in the mansion?"

The old man trembled slightly, barely perceptible, and sighed with feigned composure: "Alas, it's all because of that incident that everyone is in a state of panic and has fled."

He could only fool Namiko; under Ikuko's penetrating eyes, he had nowhere to hide.

I was so nervous my heart was about to jump out of my chest.

At this point, Namiko couldn't help but ask, "Besides the samurai's wife, has anyone else disappeared these past few days?"

"That's all, everyone else has left."

Namiko felt much more at ease.

The old man led the two into a room.

"Please wait a moment, I will go and call the head of the family."

The old man closed the door and left.

Namiko looked around at the room's decor and said to Ikuko, "Miss Ikuko, don't you think something's a little strange?"

Yu Zi felt a little ashamed.

That's too slow! The reaction is terrible!

Regardless of the transparent world, the atmosphere is clearly off!

Namiko murmured twice, circled the room a couple of times, and then went to the door to open it.

She pushed the door, but it didn't budge.

"Huh? The door won't open."

Yu Zi said helplessly, "That old man must have colluded with the evil spirits here."

Namiko exclaimed in surprise, "How could that be? That old man was clearly human!"

“Some humans are more hateful than demons.” Yuko looked out the window with a calm expression.

Namiko was about to say something when she subconsciously followed Ikuko's gaze and looked out the window.

A dark shadow flashed past the window.

Namiko immediately drew her Nichirin Blade from her waist in a tense moment.

Yuko shook her head inwardly.

No, this child won't do.

Soon, a series of loud noises came from the roof, like some kind of creature moving rapidly across it.

Namiko gripped her Nichirin Blade tightly with both hands and looked up nervously: "It's up there!"

boom!

The skylight was broken open, and a demon in the shape of a centipede descended from the sky, coiling itself on the beam of the room. Its hundred legs, resembling sharp knives, stretched out side by side, and were at least ten meters long.

The centipede was coiled on the beam, its head hanging down, revealing a hideous human face.

The centipede with the human face gave the two a sinister smile: "Two demon hunters~"

Namiko's eyes were somewhat unfocused, and a hint of fear appeared on her face.

She had killed evil spirits before, but she had never seen one as bizarre as this before, which was truly terrifying.

Yu Zi remained silent, then took half a step forward: "You've already eaten all the samurai here, haven't you?"

"Ah, so delicious~" The blue tongue slid over, as if savoring something.

"So all that intelligence was fake, right?"

"No, it's true." The centipede with the human face looked down at Yuko, a strange smile playing on its lips. "I really made everyone disappear."

"The literal meaning of disappearance, everyone has disappeared into my belly." Its deformed hundred legs all point to its narrow abdomen, looking very strange.

Namiko's voice trembled slightly: "Miss Yuko."

Yuko slowly drew her Nichirin Blade and said without turning her head, "Stand still."

As Yuko drew her Nichirin Blade, the centipede-faced sword alarm went off. Unlike the weak-legged brat behind her, this swordsman in front of her had markings.

His intuition told him.

very dangerous!

The centipede with the human face writhed rapidly, its hundred legs climbing quickly up the beam, its dense footsteps making a clattering sound, as if it were a locomotive charging towards Yuko.

"Watch out!" Namiko saw this and tried to pull Ikuko away.

"Water Breathing, Seventh Form, Shizuku Ripple Thrust." With a breath resembling water ripples, Yuuko raised her sword with one hand and thrust forward swiftly.

Water Breathing is not the optimal solution, but Snow Breathing is too much of a burden for her at this moment.

Just then, the centipede with the human face charged forward, and the Nichirin Blade struck the centipede's brow.

The centipede with the human face instantly froze, its undulating body almost arching upwards.

"Water Breathing - Form Three - Flowing Dance".

Taking advantage of the centipede's stiffened state, Yu Zi's figure, flowing like water, swiftly advanced towards the centipede's torso, her blade flashing as if it were a lifelike water dragon.

"No...impossible!" The centipede's shocked expression froze on its face. Its body, which had been slashed by Yu Zi, was broken into pieces, including its neck.

Its massive body gradually vanished under the decapitation of the Nichirin Blade.

"Cough cough..."

Namiko was awakened by Ikuko's soft cough and couldn't help but show a look of longing.

She exclaimed excitedly, "Amazing! Miss Yuko!"

Yuko calmed the pain in her lungs and said calmly, "Namiko, if you only joined the Demon Slayer Corps to repay a debt of gratitude, then I suggest you leave the Demon Slayer Corps."

Minako's excited expression froze instantly, and her mood visibly somber.

"I'm sorry... I couldn't help at all..."

Yu Zi shook her head: "I don't mean to blame you, but you'll get yourself into trouble sooner or later if you stay in this state."

Too slow to react.

The vast majority of the Demon Slayer Corps members have had their loved ones harmed by demons, and they have an irreconcilable hatred for these demons.

This is why they keep coming forward, and it is also the destiny of generations of ghost hunters.

If you can't disregard life and death, you can't fight the evil spirits.

Namiko was quite downcast after being praised like this by her benefactor: "I just wanted to help others as much as I could."

"You don't necessarily have to fight on the front lines to help others. Isn't the Demon Slayer Corps now establishing a support force called the Hidden Force?"

"I think that one is more suitable for Namiko."

Since Iwakatsu killed his lord, the Demon Slayer Corps has hidden its residence and established a support force called the Hidden.

Namiko took a deep breath: "I will take the exam seriously..."

Her words abruptly stopped, and Yuko looked up in confusion.

Namiko looked terrified, her face almost collapsing, her jaw trembling as she stared behind her as if some terrifying being lurked there.

Namiko spoke in a trembling voice, "Yu..."

"Breathing of the Moon - Second Form - Pearl Moon Dance!"

Yu Zi's eyes narrowed slightly. She quickly turned around and unleashed two gusts of wind, two round blades carrying tiny crescent moons that swung behind her.

Before she could fully turn around and see what was behind her, a dignified voice rang out.

"Breathing of the Moon, Third Form, Aversion to the Moon, Erosion".