Chapter 5 Kibutsuji Muzan.

"...Giyu?"

"...Stay overnight...?"

Urokodaki Sakonji paused when he heard the words, he looked at Kie in front of him, and the five children behind her.

He was silent for a while.

.....Five children, and even one is very young.

.....Looking at the mud stains on their bodies, they should have been walking for a while.

.....Although the clothes on their bodies are stained with mud, they are not worn out, but they do not carry any other items.

.....Rushed out?

.....But... there is no smell of demons on them.

At the same time.

Takeo, Shigeru, Nezuko, standing opposite Urokodaki Sakonji, were also secretly observing him.

Scared, scared me to death!

Kamado Shigeru was sweating profusely, he touched his chest, breathing deeply, he was just standing next to his mother.

His expression was a little weak.

The old man in front of him "swish!" suddenly appeared!

Silent! It's already dark now!

And wearing a red tengu mask!

Scary!

Shigeru looked at Urokodaki Sakonji in panic, and subconsciously moved closer to his mother.

Compared to Shigeru, Takeo seemed to be more stable.

..... If you throw away the cold sweat in his palms.

Nezuko was slightly surprised to look at Urokodaki Sakonji.

Kamado Kie's expression gradually became serious, she was a little nervous at this moment.

Now that the Urokodaki Sakonji mentioned by her husband really appeared, then...

What is the danger on the mountain...

Tanjuro...

Kie clenched her hand.

After a while.

Urokodaki Sakonji's eyes hidden under the mask were slightly drooping.

The surrounding breath was permeating, he could smell it.

He raised his head and looked at Kamado Kie.

.....Panic, uneasy.

.....It's the smell of lying.

.....It's not Giyu tell them come here.

He quietly looked at Kie.

After thinking for a while, Urokodaki Sakonji waved at Kie and others:

"Come with me."

Although he could detect that Kie was lying, but he also detected that Kie was not a bad person, so Urokodaki did not break Kamado Kie.

He turned around and sighed softly.

Giyu.

"Thank you very much!" Kamado Kie bowed slightly, and Shigeru on the side quickly learned to nod and thank.

...

Time slowly passed, and it was night before I knew it.

Kamado's house.

Down the mountain.

"It's already so late."

Kamado Tanjiro, carrying an empty bamboo basket, was slowly walking in the snow, heading towards the mountain. He was laughing and talking to himself:

"It's great that I could sell everything."

Creak...

At this moment.

Next to the road leading to the mountain, there was a small house.

A figure appeared at the window, shouting at Tanjiro's back:

"Hey! Tanjiro!"

"Are you going back to the mountain? It's too dangerous!"

"Come back, it's too late, come and stay at my house."

...

...

Not far away in the town.

Creak...

A black leather shoe stepped on the snow.

"...Hmm, from Asakusa all the way here."

The man was wearing white slim-fit trousers, a black suit jacket, and a white top hat.

The black suit had unobtrusive but gorgeous patterns, obviously expensive.

He reached out his hand, slightly adjusted the brim of his hat, his pale skin made the veins on the back of his hand clearly visible.

Snowflakes fell on the back of his hand, but did not melt.

His plum-red pupils observed the deserted snowy street, his voice low and eerie:

"The experiment will end here..."

He looked up, feeling the human breath filling the town, and slightly frowned.

On the way here, the humans living in towns and villages had all been experimented on by him.

— Not to mention overcoming sunlight.

— Without exception, not a single individual survived.

The face hidden under the shadow of the top hat had a hint of anger, his nose twitched slightly, feeling the surrounding breath.

— The smell is the same as what I've seen before, so the humans in this town should be the same.

— Extremely fragile.

Humans are very weak, just give them a little blood, and their cells will collapse, turning into a puddle of rotten flesh mixed with blood.

Weak.

"Tsk."

He didn't plan to continue wasting his blood here.

Slowly walking, his gaze fell on a mountain outside the town.

His plum-red pupils looked in the direction of the mountain top.

Unusually, a hint of interest appeared in the man's pupils.

People living on the mountain top...

He remembered, the stubborn Demon Slayer Corps used... what kind of sword was it?

It seems to be also forged from the ore on the mountain top.

Then, people who live on the mountain top all year round, will they be different...

The man's experimental spirit seemed to be exhausted, now he, just simply found a reason for his own amusement.

...

...

On the other side.

Mount Sagiri.

Inside Urokodaki Sakonji's hut.

"Huh..." Urokodaki Sakonji blew out the candle, he looked back at the few children who had already fallen asleep, the Tengu mask blocked his expression.

A few lively children, really gave him a lot of trouble.

Thinking like this, he stood up and walked towards the door.

Stepping out the door.

Creak...

The wooden door behind him was slowly closed by Urokodaki Sakonji.

Outside the door.

Kamado Kie was standing with her back to the hut, looking up at the moon in the sky.

"What's the matter?" Urokodaki Sakonji looked at Kamado Kie who called him out: "The children have already gone to bed, and it's not early."

Kie turned around, thanked Urokodaki.

"Excuse me, Urokodaki-san."

Kamado Kie bowed slightly, her tone was a bit urgent, she straightened up, her expression serious, she spoke frankly:

"Actually, I don't know the swordsman named Giyu, I lied."

"...I know." Urokodaki Sakonji's voice came out from under the mask, sounding a bit dull, obviously he was choked by Kie's words.

He felt very strange.

Urokodaki originally thought that Kie, in order to avoid enemies or something, had heard of Giyu's name, so she came here.

— After all, Giyu is an honest child.

— As long as someone asks, he will say 'I am Giyu of the Demon Slayer Corps' or something like that.

It seemed that Urokodaki had noticed her confusion, and Kie continued:

"...My husband told me that there is danger on the mountain where we live, and he must stay behind."

"He asked me to find Urokodaki-san and tell him the name of Tomioka Giyu."

"He said that he didn't have time to explain, and after telling you this, you would tell me what's going on."

Kamado Kie stared straight at Urokodaki Sakonji's red tengu mask, and said a lot of words in one breath, panting slightly, obviously a bit excited:

"Excuse me." She unconsciously swallowed, and her eyes were full of anxiety when she looked at Urokodaki:

"Can you please tell me what's going on?"

..... This is the truth.

Urokodaki Sakonji could perceive it.

The situation - it seems different from what he thought...

After listening to Kie's words, Urokodaki Sakonji stared at Kie blankly, and did not answer her question, but raised another question with a serious tone:

"...I will solve your doubts, but before that."

"Kamado-san, please tell me first."

"Your husband, no, where is the mountain where you live?"