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Ron walked through the town streets at night, drinking and pondering.
"Does this mean the story hasn't even started yet?"
"Or is it that Tanjiro hasn't joined the Demon Slayer Corps yet?"
"Well... forget it."
"Let's go explore other places first."
…………
After he left the town.
As dawn approaches.
Shinobu Kocho, one of the Nine Pillars and the Insect Pillar, arrived here.
Inside a room.
The female team member Liu Tian, whose injuries were less severe, was treating the wounds of the short-haired male team member Xiuyi and the tall, thin male team member, giving them simple bandages.
Upon seeing Shinobu Kocho, she immediately exclaimed with delight:
"Lady Shinobu Kocho."
The tall, thin male team member lying on the bed opened his eyes, saw Shinobu Kocho, and respectfully greeted her as "Shinobu-sama."
The short-haired male team member is still unconscious.
Wearing a butterfly haori and holding a slender Nichirin Blade, Shinobu Kocho looked at the three people still alive in front of her and couldn't help but feel relieved, but more than that, she was puzzled.
"Didn't they say a supernatural being appeared? Did you guys defeat the supernatural being?"
The female team member shook her head: "No."
"That supernatural being is dead. It was killed by a mysterious person."
The tall, thin male team member looked up at the ceiling and spoke, his eyes still filled with the deep shock he had felt from what he had seen and heard the previous night.
"Mystery man?"
Shinobu Kocho became increasingly confused.
As the female team member and the tall, thin male team member recounted everything that had happened the previous night.
Shinobu Kocho was also shocked.
"The ability to manipulate ice."
"Incredible swordsmanship."
"The superhuman was killed with a single blow."
Upon hearing about the ability to control ice, Shinobu Kocho's first thought was of the demon who killed her sister Kanae, Upper Moon Two, the Ice Demon Doma.
But as the two of them recounted their stories...
Shinobu Kocho realized that this was not the case.
Moreover, if it were Doma, none of the three of them could have survived, especially this young female team member...
According to their description of the mysterious person.
The mysterious person doesn't have any demonic features and can wield a Nichirin Blade, so it's very likely that he's not a demon, but a human!
And he is someone with incredible power who is not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps!
As Shinobu thought of this, her beautiful purple eyes lit up slightly.
"Oh, right, he asked us a question as a way of repaying his life-saving grace."
The female team member said to Shinobu Kocho.
"what is the problem?"
"He asked us if there was a person named Tanjiro in the Demon Slayer Corps."
Butterfly's eyes narrowed slightly.
"What was your answer?"
The female team member and the tall, thin male team member exchanged a glance. The female team member then replied to Shinobu Kocho, "Our answer is no."
The tall, thin male team member nodded: "I don't think so. I've never heard of that name in the Demon Slayer Corps."
Shinobu Kocho shook her head: "No, there are."
The female team member and the tall, thin male team member both looked at Shinobu Kocho, their expressions somewhat surprised.
"Really?"
Shinobu Kocho nodded: "Yes. Among the five Demon Slayer Corps members selected this year, there is a boy with that name."
"This year's selected members..."
The female team members and the tall, thin male team members looked at each other in bewilderment.
Shinobu Kocho pinched her chin, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.
Why did that mysterious person inquire about the boy named Tanjiro?
What is the relationship between the two?
And that mysterious person.
If it's a human, why would they possess the power to control freezing?
Shinobu Kocho raised her head, a glint of light flashing in her beautiful purple eyes.
Her intuition told her.
This matter definitely needs to be investigated!
5. Asakusa, Tokyo Prefecture
Shinobu Kocho used the "Katsura Crow," a teleportation device used by the Demon Slayer Corps, to send the information back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, who has severe burns above his eyes, was somewhat surprised and astonished when he learned that Shinobu Kocho had brought him back.
"A mysterious human capable of controlling ice and possessing astonishing swordsmanship, able to kill a superhuman with a single blow?"
His wife, Ubuyashiki Amane, who was taking care of his daily life, placed food on the table in front of him and spoke.
"This is the first time I've heard of this."
Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded slightly: "Yes...it's worth investigating."
He was a little bothered by it.
Why would that mysterious person who can kill a supernatural demon with one blow want to investigate Tanjiro's information from his Demon Slayer Corps teammates?
Did he find out something?
After all, that boy was a demon-slaying swordsman who wielded a demon...
soon.
A Kasugai crow carrying a message from the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps found Shinobu Kocho.
"My lord commands! My lord commands! Insect Pillar Shinobu Kocho is ordered to investigate this matter and find out the person's background and purpose."
Subsequently.
Kasugai Crow then reported to Shinobu Kocho the latest whereabouts of Tanjiro Kamado, a regular member of the team.
After learning of this news, Shinobu Kocho...
He immediately set off for that place.
………………
the other side.
Ron traveled east and west, passing through several towns and villages every day, and soon grew tired of the traditional dishes and drinks in the towns and villages.
Yearning for novel foods.
Ron arrived in Asakusa, Tokyo Prefecture, currently the most prosperous area in Japan.
It was much more prosperous than other places, with Western clothes, electrical appliances, rail steam cars, and other Western gadgets appearing widely on the streets.
Even at night, the place is brightly lit, bustling with cars and people coming and going on the streets.
Compared to this place, the people in other towns and villages seem to be living a hundred years ago.
This night.
Ron found a brightly lit restaurant, where he drank soju and ate freshly fried pork cutlets, his face beaming with enjoyment.
"Meat is definitely the best."
"Oh, sir, you know a lot."
The burly shopkeeper smiled and placed a dish of sauce in front of Ron.