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A rock pillar… a request from Gyomei Himejima?!
Ryosuke's pupils suddenly contracted.
Yes! It can't be wrong!
Ryosuke's expression changed, and without saying goodbye to Jigoro, he grabbed his simple luggage and set off immediately.
We can't afford to delay! We can't afford to delay!
If they get there late, the Butterfly Sisters will be in big trouble!!!
The development of a drug that can poison ghosts and turn them into humans is truly a long way off!
Indeed, Ryosuke had no other thoughts about the two of them; his eyes were filled with a desire to kill demons.
The real thrill comes from the exhilaration of combat.
Late at night, everything is silent.
In a corner of Takinogawa Village, on the second floor of a pharmacy with a lantern bearing the character "medicine" hanging on it.
The male homeowner frowned slightly in his sleep, vaguely hearing soft noises coming from the pharmacy downstairs.
He gently woke his wife beside him.
"Listen...is there any noise downstairs? Could a thief have broken in?"
His wife groggily opened her eyes, listened intently, and her expression changed slightly.
"It sounds like there is a sound."
"Go to Shinobu and Kanae's room and watch the children. I'll go down and check on them."
The man got up and picked up a wooden stick from the side.
His wife looked worried and said, "Things haven't been peaceful in the village lately. Several people have gone missing. Be careful..."
"It's okay, I'll be careful."
The man gave his wife a reassuring look and tiptoed downstairs in the dark.
By the moonlight streaming through the window, he saw a twisted, deformed figure frantically rummaging through the medicine cabinet, muttering to himself.
"No...no! Why isn't it here either!"
"The medicine the master wants..."
"Where is the medicine that the master is looking for?!"
The figure was unusually large, with a greenish hue, and was definitely not human!
The man's breath caught in his throat, his heart pounded, and he instinctively took a step back.
But this slight noise made the person searching suddenly stop.
The demon seemed to sense something and suddenly turned its head.
A pair of eyes, gleaming with a bloodthirsty red light in the darkness, instantly locked onto the man!
"What...what are you?!"
The man was terrified and shouted angrily, trying to scare the other party away with his voice, while holding the wooden stick horizontally in front of him.
However, he was met with an angry growl and a swift, powerful attack!
That demon was faster than anyone could imagine!
The man only saw a black shadow flash by, and instinctively swung his stick to block, but felt a sharp pain in his chest!
A sharp claw easily shattered the wooden stick and pierced through his chest!
"Ugh..."
The light in the man's eyes quickly dimmed, and his body collapsed.
The demon withdrew its claws, let out an excited growl, and bent down to begin devouring the warm corpse.
The sounds of bones cracking and chewing were particularly jarring in the quiet pharmacy.
Upstairs, in the bedroom.
The wife held her two daughters tightly.
At that moment, they all heard their father's short, painful scream.
"Dad...Dad's in trouble..."
Kanae's voice trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
The wife, pale-faced, forced herself to hold her two daughters even tighter despite her immense fear.
"It's okay...it will be okay..."
However, things didn't go as planned, and heavy footsteps came from the stairs.
dong... dong... dong...
Every step they took landed on their hearts.
The wife bit her lip, tucked Shinobu Kocho into Kanae's arms, and whispered.
"Kanae, take good care of your sister! No matter what happens, don't come out!"
After saying that, she resolutely rushed out of the room, trying to buy her daughters time to escape.
Kanae gasped as she watched her mother's figure disappear through the doorway, overwhelmed by fear and worry that she could barely breathe.
She tightly covered her sister's mouth and hid her deep inside the closet, soothing her with a trembling voice.
"Little Ren, be good, don't make a sound... please don't make a sound..."
However, young Shinobu Kocho seemed to sense great danger and shook her head uneasily.
"Sister...no, don't go..."
A brief gasp and a muffled thud came from the hallway, followed by a sickeningly loud chewing sound...
Kanae's heart sank to the bottom, and tears silently streamed down her face.
She bit her lip hard to stop herself from crying out, and carefully opened a crack to look outside.
At that moment, Shinobu Kocho pushed open the closet door and stood behind her sister.
The two sisters just happened to see the evil spirit abandon its mother's headless body and look towards the room where they were!
The demon grinned, revealing its blood-stained fangs, and approached step by step.
Kanae's face turned pale, and she instinctively shielded her younger sister.
She held her with her slender body, closed her eyes in despair, and awaited the arrival of misfortune.
The demon roared, its claws rising and falling with a stench!
The door shattered, the evil spirit roared excitedly, and the girls huddled together tightly, with nowhere left to retreat!
The demon drew closer, greedily licking its right claw.
Just then, a loud crash shattered the wooden window!
Amidst the flying sawdust, a figure wreathed in dazzling lightning descended from the sky.
The gleaming white blade drew a cold arc in the air!
The blade flashed by, incredibly fast!
The greedy expression on the demon's face froze instantly, and its raised claws remained suspended in mid-air.
The next moment, its head flew up and fell to the ground.
In the last moment before his consciousness completely faded, he only saw the man's cold eyes.
[Slaying a mid-level evil spirit grants 1 year of lifespan. Current remaining lifespan: 1 year and 241 days.]
Ryosuke's figure appeared in the lightning, standing with his sword in hand.
He walked outside and saw the remains of the Butterfly Couple, then turned to the terrified girls in the corner.
I made it, but it also feels like I missed it.
Ryosuke rubbed his forehead, feeling guilty and overwhelmed by a deep sense of powerlessness.
Knowing the original story, he tried his best to hurry on his journey each time, but unfortunately, he always missed it by one step.
The tragedies that befell these people could never be stopped.
They seemed to be playthings manipulated by fate, slowly pushed toward their predetermined end by the constant turning of a giant gear.
Ryosuke clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to the two corpses.
May the living be free from sorrow, and the dead sleep forever...
He turned to look at the two of them, trying to keep his voice gentle.
"I'm sorry I couldn't save your parents, I'm too late..."
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The pharmacy was filled with a thick stench of blood and a deathly silence.
In the corner, the older sister, Kanae, was the first to recover slightly from her shock.
Her purple eyes filled with tears, and an overwhelming sadness surged forth.
But she held back her tears and simply hugged her younger sister even tighter.
Kanae looked up at Ryosuke, who stood silently before his parents' remains.
"No...it's not your fault, thank you for saving us."
Ryosuke paused slightly, then squatted down a few steps away from them.
Do you have any other family members or relatives you can rely on?
Kanae shook her head, then, as if remembering something, whispered.