The Warrior of Love

Even a straight man like Jiang Liu has to admit that Nezuko's cuteness has reached a level that can be sublimated into an inherent skill.

She was not wearing any gorgeous or exquisite clothes, just a kimono made of ordinary material with a simple coat on the outside. Her dressing style could even be said to be a bit rustic.

But in comparison, no one can deny her innocent temperament and beautiful appearance.

After becoming a "ghost", her body did not develop any inhuman features, except that her skin became paler, her pupils became vertical, and the ends of her long hair were dyed a red lotus color.

It was very different from the evil spirits Jiang Liu had seen so far. Perhaps the saying "appearance reflects the mind" was really true.

Jiang Liu is also a normal man. When he sees a cute girl, his attitude will naturally be gentler. He doesn't have any reservations at all because the other person is a ghost.

However, although Nezuko maintained a certain degree of rationality and had accepted psychological hints and would not attack humans, she was also affected by this and her communication with others was greatly hindered. She had never gotten along with anyone except Tanjiro, so she only showed a little silly confusion at Jiang Liu's words.

"Well...it seems that we still need to build a good relationship first."

Jiang Liu smiled, and under Tanjiro's subtle gaze, he skillfully took out a small paper bag from his arms and opened it to reveal the candy inside.

"Come, brother will give you some—"

Suddenly noticing the gag on Nezuko's mouth, Jiang Liu was stunned, and then his face changed drastically.

"This all-purpose trick is actually useless?!"

As expected of Tanjiro, he actually made preparations in advance to prevent his sister from being kidnapped by bad guys - at this time, Jiang Liu completely forgot that Nezuko was a ghost.

Chapter 35: Future Determination

"Gah... Next we're going to Asakusa in Tokyo!

Gah... Next we'll go to Asakusa in Tokyo! Rumor has it that there are ghosts lurking there!"

"I know, it's so annoying!" Jiang Liu waved his hand impatiently to drive the crow away.

No matter how many times I hear this noisy sound, I can never get used to it.

"Let's go, Tanjiro, and Nezuko."

"Well--"

"it is good!"

After the rescued girl woke up, Jiang Liu and his companions sent her back to her home. Afterwards, Jiang Liu chose a place to bury the remains of the murdered girl.

As a result, he and Tanjiro had no time to rest at all. They immediately received a second mission to investigate in the Asakusa area of ​​Tokyo Prefecture.

However, Jiang Liu did not complain much, because he knew in his heart that his goal was about to be achieved...

Although the Tokyo Prefecture in the Taisho period did not have the monster-level size of later generations, it was already a very prosperous city in East Asia. Only Shanghai and Hong Kong could be compared with it.

It is extremely difficult to find a person whose appearance and name you don't know in a place like this. Jiang Liu doesn't even know the other person's disguised identity. It is extremely difficult to find him by himself.

Therefore, he could only follow Tanjiro and Nezuko closely and place his hope on the unknown "fate".

If there really is such a thing as "cause and effect", then there must be a thin red thread connecting Muzan and Tanjiro, but it's not love but bloody hatred.

Even without the so-called fate, Nezuko is a rare "uncontrolled" demon. If Muzan noticed her, he might even come to her on his own initiative.

As long as Muzan and Tanjiro meet, the gears will naturally start turning...

To use the words in the game, if you act with Tanjiro, the chances of unlocking the "main storyline" will be much greater.

Besides, Nezuko is so cute, there’s no harm in looking at her a few more times!

"Ooooh - this is the big city..."

Tanjiro stared at everything in front of him in amazement. Nezuko, with a confused look on her face, stood in the middle of the crowd, as helpless as a lost lamb.

Living in the countryside, the Kamado siblings had probably never seen so many humans in the same place. Even the gatherings during the New Year holidays were definitely not even one-tenth of the scene before their eyes.

Lots of people?

The crowd was like a flowing river that never stopped. Even in the middle of the night, there were still so many people in a hurry and tourists who seemed to not need sleep. The steel mechanical creations separated the crowd along parallel tracks, spewing white mist and emitting continuous roars that shocked the young man's heart.

This was the first time Tanjiro saw a so-called "train".

"Isn't it night time now?" In this brightly lit world, the boy obviously couldn't find his way.

"It's night, come with me."

Jiang Liu rescued the brother and sister who were almost swept away by the crowd, and with a slight smile, he led them through the busy streets.

Holding one in each hand, Jiang Liu looked like an older brother taking his younger brothers and sisters shopping.

Tanjiro looked around anxiously: "Why are there so many people here? It's hard to squeeze in. How can we get through?"

Jiang Liu was calm and said, "Isn't the sidewalk very spacious?"

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Although there were two little "country bumpkins" holding them back, Jiang Liu had experienced the baptism of the steel forest of the 21st century, so this little scene couldn't scare him. He quickly led the two to a sidewalk where the crowd was less.

"Uuuu! Sorry!"

As soon as he stood firm, Tanjiro saw a couple being intimate in a small box. The innocent boy's face turned red and he apologized loudly, which scared the couple.

Jiang Liu's mouth twitched, and he had no choice but to change the position of the brother and sister again.

After walking for another fifteen minutes or so, they finally left the bustling downtown area and came to a quieter place.

"Huff, huff, huff...I'm so tired."

The red-haired boy, who had never complained when fighting the evil spirit, was now sweating all over his face.

"I thought I would never be able to get out. Big cities are so scary."

"Woo woo (Brother is right)." Nezuko looked at her brother with concern.

Jiang Liu held his forehead and sighed: "Your reaction is just like that of ancient people who traveled to the modern times. Even if you are from the countryside, it's too exaggerated."

"Crossing?"

"Don't worry about it." Jiang Liu shrugged, then asked seriously, "What are you going to do next? Let me tell you in advance, I have no experience in disguised investigations."

"Me too... huh?"

Tanjiro was about to speak when he suddenly raised his nose and sniffed, a bright smile appearing on his face.

"Jiang Liujun, let's not talk about that for now. It's getting late now. Let's eat something to fill our stomachs."

Jiang Liu was stunned for a moment, and was led by Tanjiro to walk across half of the park. After he found a ramen stall in a corner, he suddenly realized and then laughed.

"No matter how many times I hear it, it's still amazing. Your nose is really good."

"Just a little stronger than the average person." Tanjiro touched his nose embarrassedly.

Jiang Liu's emotion came from the heart. If they were in a battle, he believed that he would not lose to Tanjiro in "perception". The precision and reaction speed of mental perception were far higher than that of olfactory detection.

But when it comes to long-distance tracking and searching, Jiang Liu can't catch up with Tanjiro even if he tries hard. This boy is almost like a mobile human radar...

"Boss, give me three... two large bowls of tonkotsu ramen." Jiang Liu called, "I won't put chopped green onions in mine."

"Jiang Liu, don't you eat chopped green onions?" Tanjiro asked curiously.

"I really can't eat it. I just can't stand the taste for some reason." Jiang Liu pouted, "But it's not that I hate the taste. I like it very much. I just can't stand the taste."

"Oh." Tanjiro nodded. No one knew what was going on in his little head, but he suddenly smiled and said to him.

"You have some weird things too."

"Is it weird?" Jiang Liu frowned slightly, "It's normal to like something or not like something."

“I don’t really hate any food.”

Tanjiro's portion was already ready, and the boy held the steaming bowl of soup and said nostalgically, "As long as it's my mother's cooking, I like to eat it all."

"Uh..." Jiang Liu was silent, looking at the hot soup in his bowl with a layer of grease floating on it, feeling inexplicably sad.

Not to mention that his parents died early in his previous life, he could hardly remember what his mother's cooking tasted like in this life. As for his father's cooking skills... that's why Jiang Liu learned to cook.

It was his stepmother who later filled the gap in his memory about household cooking.

But even the dad who always made a mess of dinner, the stepmother who always smiled gently, and the kind and lovely stepsister...are no longer seen now.

Muzan and Goetia, these two people should have no similarities at all.

In terms of personal strength, Muzan would be killed in an instant by the human Tsugikoku Enishi, while Goetia is a world-destroying existence.

In terms of charisma, Muzan is useless as he relies purely on demon blood to control his subordinates. Goetia is united as one, which is itself a collection of the seventy-two demon gods and does not need charisma at all.

In terms of their own ambitions, one only wants to continue to survive, while the other wants to overturn the entire human history and start over again.

There is no comparison at all!

However, at this moment, Jiang Liu still discovered the few similarities between them.

——They are all damn bastards!

"Uu——"

Jiang Liu took a sip of the boiling hot soup and let out a long breath.

You bunch of bastards, clean your butts and necks and wait for me!

Chapter 36: Passing By

"Clang!"

A crisp breaking sound was heard, and the boiling hot soup and white noodles were scattered on the ground. The boy's hands were burned red but he was unaware of it, and his body was stiff and stood there.

"Hey, what's the matter?" The shop owner questioned Tanjiro somewhat unhappily.

Regardless of whether he was speaking from the perspective of a businessman or a cook, the store owner had enough reasons to ask for an explanation. However, Tanjiro, who was always polite and gentle, ignored the boss' words and his face was as pale as a dead person.

Jiang Liu looked at the boy deeply, and he swore that this was an expression he had never seen on Tanjiro's face since he met him.

Pale, cold, stiff, and full of disbelief, with uncontrollable anger and murderous intent released from his bones, as if he could transform into a Shura at any time.

After a moment, a hint of color finally appeared on the boy's face. He subconsciously sniffed the air with his nose tip, and put his hand on the hilt of the sword without saying a word.

"Ugh!" The shop owner was frightened by this action and almost hid under the table, but he soon found that he was worrying too much, because the young man in front of him did not kill or rob. Instead, he left the ramen stall without hesitation and turned around and ran away.

"Please, Toyama-kun, please look after Nezuko for me!"

Without waiting for Jiang Liu to answer, the boy's figure disappeared under the dim night light.

"Sigh..." Jiang Liu sighed helplessly, looked at Nezuko who still had a confused look on her face, and forced a smile.

Then he put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and said calmly: "It's rare to come across such delicious ramen, what a pity."

Jiang Liu casually took a picture of the amount enough for compensation and payment, apologized, and took Nezuko to chase in that direction, leaving the confused boss at a loss.

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This smell... there's no doubt about it, it's that guy!

The blood was so hot that it seemed to be on fire. The well-trained hands began to tremble slightly uncontrollably. Even when running, there was a feeling of exhaustion, as if I would faint at any moment.

He didn't care about the direction or the road at all. His body became a puppet of his sense of smell. He just followed the faint smell and moved forward persistently. When he met a crowd, he forced his way in. When he saw a building, he jumped over it. He didn't even dodge when he saw a vehicle. He looked like a madman who was determined to die.

However, after several years of training under the tutelage of his predecessor Shui Zhu, the boy had already developed instincts deeply rooted in his body. Even when he was about to lose his mind, he could still move quickly and nimbly among the crowd.

"It's almost there...it's almost there...I'm about to find it, there's no mistake, this must be the mother in heaven guiding me!"

Tanjiro walked against the crowd on the brightly lit city streets. The smell became more and more obvious, irritating his nasal cavity and brain all the time.

Finally, he found the source of the smell——

"That's you!"

"Ok?"

The young man roared in grief and anger, but when the man turned around, he was unable to utter any words.

That was a very common Western gentleman's attire in that era, with a well-fitting suit and top hat, the color combination was steady but not frivolous. This pale and handsome man looked like an ordinary businessman.

However, this is not important. What is important is that there is an elegant young woman standing next to him, and the man is holding a young girl in his arms.

Father, mother, and daughter, it's obvious who is looking at this happy family.

——It’s human.

Although the man in the top hat exuded a familiar evil spirit, the mother and son were undoubtedly human, and Tanjiro was confident that he was not wrong.

It is naturally impossible for evil spirits to live with ordinary people or even give birth to children - ordinary people are just bread to them.