Ghost Shadow Legion Makes Its Debut

Tamayo's daily blood supply came from her patients. While treating them, she could collect a portion of their blood as food to sustain the energy she needed for daily life.

Rota temporarily bid Tamayo farewell and returned alone to the Celestial Master Mansion. With the Tougen Family's help, the Celestial Master Mansion welcomed quite a few fresh faces.

Most of these young people came from Sakuragi Town. They greatly admired Rota's formidable strength, and with the Tougen Family spreading the word, they were the first to sign up for the Celestial Master Mansion's assessment.

As for how these young people had learned of Rota's strength, that began with the Cherry Blossom Demon. There was no way to keep the Cherry Blossom Demon incident hidden. The battle between Miyamoto Ichiro and the Cherry Blossom Demon drew the attention of many townsfolk. Though they did not go outside to watch, they could still see everything happening beyond their homes.

That naturally included the scene of the Old Heavenly Master utterly crushing the Cherry Blossom Demon with a single palm strike. Just like that, Rota's deeds spread throughout the modest-sized Sakuragi Town.

Since the existence of demons had already been exposed, the Tougen Family saw no need to keep hiding it from the public and straightforwardly laid everything out in the open.

Looking at it now, it was a good thing. Once the residents learned that demons existed, their awareness of danger increased considerably. After nightfall, almost no residents could be seen outside, though Tamayo's small clinic was an exception.

The Demon Slayer Corps also dispatched ten swordsmen to guard Sakuragi Town. All of them were Ranked Demon Slayer Swordsmen A. Though their strength could not compare to the Hashira, they were more than enough to protect Sakuragi Town.

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