Chapter 254 The slasher

Ichigo acted as a snack seller, like Rengoku had suggested.

And to avoid any suspicions, he had to ride the train alone.

Rengoku stayed at the station with Tanjirou and everyone. He would find more information while Ichigo investigated the Mugen train.

Ichigo could sense something that he could not, so it was logical to leave the matter of investigation to him.

"Eto, we are going to the shed right now, sir."

The ticket officer noticed him, and then he came to speak to him politely. Normally, the passenger would not be allowed to enter the shed.

"Oh, don't mind me. I just brought the snack bentos to the workers."

Ichigo told him that he was ordered by the head of the station to send the snack bentos to workers who took care of the Mugen train.

When the ticket officer heard that, he was confused then he told him.

"But the Mugen train isn't in the shed we are heading to. It had been sent to the different shed over there."

The office pointed toward the shed, not far from the moving train. He thought that no one had told him about it.

"Well, my bad. No one told me anything about it."

The officer wanted to help him and was about to suggest to him that he could ask for a ride from the other officer at the shed they were heading to.

However, he was shocked to see that there was no one there with him anymore.

Even the snack bentos were gone as well.

"G—Ghost!"

The officer almost fainted from the shock. He ran away from the current cabin as fast as he could. Now, there would be another mystery among the others around the train station again.

Ichigo had shunpoed out of the train and arrived at the shed where the Mugen train was. He didn't know what he just did would give someone a scare like that.

He spotted many workers busy working on the train. Ichigo could smell the foul smell again. He was sure that there was a demon in this shed.

"Hey, you can't be here. This place is off-limits," a worker shouted at Ichigo.

He walked straight to him.

Ichigo looked at him and then showed him the snack bentos.

"I have brought snack bentos to give you all by the order of the head of the station," Ichigo explained. He was really into the role of a snack seller.

The worker's expression got softer as he realized Ichigo was here to deliver the late night snack, not cause trouble.

He then called for everyone to take the snacks.

While they were busy eating snacks, Ichigo checked the surroundings. He then found someone different from normal.

"Hum, so that is a demon?"

Ichigo could see through everything and saw a demon sneak around inside the shred. He was very fast by human standards, but to him, he was as slow as a snail.

He aimed to harm a young worker who didn't know the danger lurking nearby.

Ichigo noticed that, and he swiftly intercepted the demon before it could attack the young worker.

The demon was shocked. He didn't think that someone would be fast enough to stop him. And he stopped him with just his bare hand.

"Who are you? You are not the demon slayer."

The demon said it with enmity. He could tell that Ichigo was not a demon slayer. He couldn't sense that Ichigo was far stronger than him.

This must be because demons weren't supposed to exist in nature. Unlike Yokai, who was bound by rules and limitations, they could then perceive him for who he was.

Ichigo also wore a normal outfit, not from the demon slayer corps. The demon known as Slasher also didn't see him carrying any Nijirin blades.

He laughed and thought that Ichigo could not kill him, even though he was a bit fast.

"You should not interfere with my work. Now it would be you to die!"

The slasher attacked Ichigo.

He thought that he could kill him with his strength and speed, but Ichigo just stood there and let him attack. The demon couldn't even touch his clothes, as his entire body was packed with spiritual energy.

This was just his normal state when he wasn't using his Shinigami powers. And the demon couldn't even do anything.

This was the gap between the low class and the god tier class. The disparity in power was overwhelming.

"D—demon, but he can't do anything to the snack seller!"

All of the workers heard the commotion, and they came to see what happened. What they saw right now had blown out their minds.

They didn't think they would see a demon trying so hard to kill a snack seller, but he couldn't even do anything to him except be a wind blower for everyone.

Ichigo didn't kill the demon right away even though he knew that this demon wasn't innocent. He just smacked him on the head hard.

The demon felt the world spin before everything went black. He was knocked unconscious by a mere slap.

"Well, I will deal with him later. Everyone, please enjoy your late night snacks."

Ichigo would bring the demon to Rengoku first. Maybe he could get more information if he interrogated this demon.

He was sure that there must be something more to it. His sense for troublesome things would never fail him, not even once.