[Ghost Slayer] There is no me here

"what."

My expression turned blank in an instant, and even I myself didn't expect to have this power.Originally, I just wanted to try the feel of the hand, but a confiscation of strength made it like this.

I threw away the handle casually, and Kotetsu and Tanjiro ran back after a while, checking the doll in a hurry.

I helped the two of them lift the fallen Yuan-Zero-style from the ground. Although the dilapidated doll stood upright, it didn't move immediately.

"Not moving..." Xiao Tie lowered his head in frustration, "Sure enough——"

Before he could finish his sentence, the gears inside the doll suddenly turned crazily, making a rattling sound.Its body suddenly pressed down, and the remaining five arms holding the knife quickly opened, like a drawn bowstring, ready to go.

"It's moving! That's great! Little Tie-kun! He can still move!" Seeing this, Tanjiro clenched his fist and jumped up happily.

"Yes, Mr. Tanjiro, just use this to practice!" Xiaotie turned his head solemnly, as if there was a raging fire burning behind him, "I will do my best to help you! Ateng will also help supervise you!"

"......Um?"

"Ugh?"

Tanjirou and I were surprised together, helpless to get involved with myself, and at the same time, Tanjirou also looked bewildered.

So, in the following days, Xiaotie arranged a series of high-intensity training for Tanjiro.But after all, it is a child, who did not take into account the limits of the human body, and was even so harsh that he was not given food if he did not meet the requirements.

Humans are not like ghosts. It is fine if you do not eat for three days, but you will die if you do not drink water for three days.

Practicing in a state of starvation, without eating or drinking, will only create a vicious circle.

When Tanjiro was overturned by Type Zero again, and Xiaotie stepped forward to analyze his shortcomings, I looked at the tired and panting boy, and said with some pity: "Let him drink some water, he is tired." It's done like this."

Xiaotie shook his finger at me: "No, Atou, Mr. Tanjiro has not met the requirements yet."

I squatted down with my face in my hands, and poked a half-dead person on the kneeling ground with a branch: "Humans will die if they don't drink water for a long time. Do you want him to die?"

Xiao Tie scratched his hair in silence for a moment, as if he just realized the problem, and said coldly through the mask.

"You're right, let's give Tanjiro-san some water...ah, the meal will be free."

Tanjiro: "..."

As he said that, he went to boil water to make tea. The red-haired boy who was kneeling on the ground gave me a grateful look, his nose burst into tears.

Seeing his distressed appearance, I pondered for a while, bent down and picked up the knife that Tanjiro had dropped on the ground, and held it casually.

"Your foundation is very poor. This is what Xiaotie analyzed for you, but it will not be able to meet the requirements in a short period of time. It will take a long time of training and accumulation."

His left hand brushed against the thick blade, thinking about how much force he would take so as not to shatter the blade.

"However, speed and responsiveness can be improved in a short period of time. At this time, you have to learn to predict the opponent's next move."

I took a step outside, glanced at the young man who was listening carefully, and then used my hind legs to rush towards the zero-style puppet.

Because it is in accordance with Tanjiro's practice, the doll is holding a stick for practicing swinging the sword instead of a Taidao, which is exactly the same, and the doll is more harmless than before.

I habitually waved the knife in my hand, judging the trajectory of its swing based on a movement of the puppet's hand, and saw the moves.

In the past, I used an Owaki-sashi. I am not very used to using ordinary length knives but I can barely use them.My basic knife skills are still good, not perfect, but the speed is fast and the power is strong.

After demonstrating for a while, I will accept it as soon as it is good, otherwise one accidentally smashes the Zero Type, and Xiaotie will cry again.

I took advantage of the situation to retract the knife only to realize that I didn't hold the scabbard. Turning around with a wooden face as if nothing had happened, I saw the young man staring blankly.

"Okay, amazing!"

Tanjirou's eyes were shining, his eyes were fiery, and I was a little embarrassed to see it.

I coughed dryly: "This is also taught to me by others. It's not a big deal. Anyway, you can figure it out for yourself."

Seeing the flower tie-like earrings, I couldn't help but soften my tone a little.

"After all, you still have a long way to go, you can't stand still here, if it's you..."

If it were you, you must be able to achieve the unfinished regret of Yuanyi.

——Kill Wu Mian and destroy all ghosts.

I hate killing, I hate behaviors that despise life, and my best friend, Onimai Tsuji Muyou, has it all.Since he turned into another creature, his temperament has changed drastically, he has become indifferent, he has become disrespectful, and he will do anything to achieve his goal and trample on life.

For thousands of years, I chose to ignore his behavior.

I am running away.

I have asked myself more than once, why ignore?Why escape?

Knowing that what he did was heinous, why didn't he stop it?

Is it really because there is no position to stop it?

No, in fact, I just don't want to part with Wu Mi.

I once said that nothing has changed, but why haven't I changed?

It's just that we all retain our initial impressions of each other, and sometimes I can't tell whether I'm reluctant to die without misery or to completely disappear from my memory.

I have long forgotten what I looked like in the past.

As if as long as he exists, I can deceive myself that I am still the same me.

Wu Mi is right, he and I are the same kind of people, we are both cowards, and we are both running away.

It's time for me to face the problem, too.

Even if the body is smashed to pieces, even if the body is not covered.

So, Tanjiro, you must become strong, strong enough to fight against Wu Mi.

You are the last hope of the Sun's Breath, if I fail, then please end it all with your own hands.

Thinking of this, I laughed at myself.

After all, I still can't help my friend, and I expect a child to complete such a difficult task, and I have a hunch that he will be able to do it. This blind trust shocked me.

"Tanjiro."

"Huh?" The boy smiled and raised his head to look at me.

Seeing him like this, the words I wanted to say swirled in my throat, but finally turned into a few dry words: "Work hard."

As soon as the words fell, I could feel his mood suddenly becoming high, and I saw him nodding heavily and giving a thumbs up.

"I will!"

As if infected by this energetic smile, the corners of my lips slowly curled up under the mask.

After a while, Xiaotie came running towards us with a kettle and coffee table. When I heard the sound of footsteps, I threw the knife backhand to Tanjiro, standing aside and continuing to maintain my image of a good villager.

After drinking the tea, he regained some physical strength, and Tanjiro's spirit was obviously much better than before.It seems that my move just now inspired him, and his movement and reaction ability of swinging the knife have also improved a lot. He didn't just defend blindly, but started to try to fight back little by little.

After countless trials and predictions, Tanjiro finally avoided Zero's slash and successfully hit it——