[Ghost Slayer] There is no me here

"Hit...hit!—uhhh!!"

Tanjiro held his aching chin because of the failed landing, and although he was crying from the pain, he still looked very excited, and his whole face was contorted by crying and laughing.

I clapped my hands and walked out of the shadows, and said with a smile, "It's not easy, the progress is fast."

Because he finally succeeded in fighting back, Xiaotetsu rarely agreed to give Tanjiro food, and his physical strength recovered better than before. After a short rest, he picked up the knife and started practicing again.

Perhaps because he already had experience in hitting a single blow, Tanjiro's physical flexibility and responsiveness were better than a few days ago, and he also knew the doll's fixed movements, and his every move looked a little bit like that.

Tanjiro jumped into the air, and the black blade whirled around, about to hit the doll's neck.

"Cut it off! Mr. Tanjiro!" Xiaotie uttered at the right time, breaking his hesitation, "It doesn't matter if it's broken, I'll fix it!"

"So, cut it off!"

click-

The blade slashed across the neck of the puppet Zero, and soon, the puppet's head split from the middle and fell to the ground, revealing the inner structure.

A knife was stuck in it.

From the outside, this knife is very old, and the wrapping on the handle is so damaged that it looks like it has been out of use for a long time.

And I recognize this knife.

Couldn't be more familiar.

Because it was the owner of this knife who once cut off my neck. I didn't expect to meet here again hundreds of years later.

"This... this is at least 300 years ago!"

"Yes, yes! It's really... really amazing!"

Xiaotetsu and Tanjiro were so excited that they couldn't help themselves, dancing and dancing.

At this time, Tanjiro who approached the puppet and pulled out the knife made a suspicious voice: "Oh? Why is there another one below? It seems to be a wakizashi..."

"what?!"

I paused for a moment with a surprised expression, then stepped forward to push Tanjiro away, and looked at the Wakizawa hidden below in disbelief.

Unexpected, really unexpected.

The saber, which was thought to never be found again, will reappear hundreds of years later.

Yuanyi...

I have received your gift.

With trembling hands, I took Wakizashi out of the doll, hugged it and ran into the depths of the forest, leaving the two behind me far behind.

This knife is mine, and no matter what anyone thinks, I can't lose it again.

Because this is the only remaining thought that person left me.

Whether it's hate or love, the song is over, and only this knife is left.

Store a knife that someone misses.

I pulled out the knife, and as I expected, I found that the blade had been embroidered all over, and I could only vaguely see a rattan flower pattern near the handle, which was limited to the extent that I could see the outline.

Cut a hole in the palm of my hand, let the bleeding wound stick to the blade, I just wiped it along the arc of the blade, and the place wiped by the blood returned to its original silvery white color, completely untouched by the previous rust. look.

I took a deep breath and held the handle of the knife with both hands. Just by holding this moment, I could feel the spontaneous excitement from the depths of my soul, and I couldn't wait to chop something off to test the sharpness of the knife.

Sure enough, his own knife is still in hand.

This wakizashi is not a Japanese sword, just an ordinary metal product, but obviously, this knife is more suitable for me.

Even though I haven't had much time with it.

When I lost control and wounded someone and was beheaded, this knife also disappeared into the dust of history.

Thankfully, I got it back.

Now that I have the weapon at my side, my goal has been achieved, and the journey to Forge Knife Village can come to an end here.

In the middle of the night, the bright moon is in the sky.

I changed back to my original adult size, and sneaked into the room where Tanjiro was resting in the dark. The room was spacious and bright, and the boy and the girl were sleeping next to each other, looking very warm.

In the rustling, the girl opened her pale red eyes and looked at me with doubts, as if she didn't understand why I appeared here.

I smiled and waved to her in greeting.

After a while, Tanjiro also woke up.

He rubbed his eyes: "Mr. Saki? What's the matter so late?"

I rubbed Nezuko's hair, and the girl rubbed my palm obediently. This look reminded me that my brother's daughter was also so clingy and lovable.

"Well, I'm here to say goodbye."

"Oh?" Tanjiro was stunned, and quickly asked, "Are you leaving now?"

"Yes, because I found what I lost."

I lowered my head and rubbed the handle of the wakizashi at my waist, showing a slight smile, and Tanjiro smiled happily when he saw my expression.

"That's really great, it must be something very important!" He looked at my waist, "This is the wakizasa in the doll."

I nod my head in acquiescence.

"I'm leaving. It won't be good for me to stay here alone."

As he spoke, he thought of something again, and tilted his head: "Oh, by the way—it's better not to go out casually at night."

"why......"

Before Tanjirou finished speaking, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and I quickly jumped out of the window and climbed onto the roof.

It was the little guy from before, who seemed to be asking Tanjiro about something.

It was so close that I discovered that the blood of this pillar... seems to be the offspring of that bastard.

That man himself betrayed the Ghost Slayer Squad, but his descendants joined the Ghost Slayer Squad.

What is this, is the wind and water turning?

I sat on the roof and yawned boredly. Suddenly, I seemed to sense something, and looked towards the ground reflexively.

A ghost with a stooped figure like an old man crawled slowly towards the house.

Winding Four - Half-day Dog.

Is it here so soon?

With a solemn expression, I suddenly jumped down from the roof and blocked his way. Before I could touch him, he let out a babbling cry.

"Your Excellency, Saki, I actually met you here." For a long time, the dog lay on the ground, unable to straighten his waist, "My lord is very angry with your actions, and ordered us to bring you back——ah!"

I put the knife back into its sheath, and watched indifferently as his head was separated, and a new individual grew out of the split part.The image of the old man no longer exists, replaced by two young ghosts, holding a leaf fan in one hand and a tin staff in the other.

There was so much commotion outside, and the people in the house were successfully lured out. Tanjiro and the kid with two ponytails looked at us vigilantly with their knives in hand, and Nezuko also looked worried.

"Beheading or something when you come up, this meeting ceremony is awesome."

The ghost with the fan in his hand laughed and asked the ghost beside him, "Are you right, accumulating anger."

"Shut up, Coke." The angry ghost in a monk-style costume had a grim look on his face, and veins popped up in the hand holding the tin staff. "What's so funny, it's really hot to be with you."

After speaking, he looked at me, waving the tin staff in his hand.

"My lord has an order to destroy the knife forger's village—"

"At the same time, bring back the Winding Zero who fled outside."