As the Insect Hashira, Butterfly Shinobu naturally kept some of her insects in the Swordsmith Village.
That was also why Kagaya Ubuyashiki had chosen to send Butterfly Shinobu.
For one thing, Butterfly Shinobu seemed like a gentle, sweet girl, and the other party was a man.
With her there, communication should have gone more smoothly.
The other reason was Butterfly Shinobu's special ability.
She could communicate with all sorts of butterflies.
She could even use butterflies to relay information.
That would help them verify their intelligence more reliably.
As for Giyu Tomioka...
Kagaya Ubuyashiki simply wanted him to come along and learn how to get along with people.
Giyu Tomioka still had some issues with his personality.
He just hadn't expected the situation to turn out like this...
Three days later.
Giyu Tomioka and Butterfly Shinobu had reached a particular spot.
Once they passed through this forest, they would reach the entrance to the Swordsmith Village.
But when they reached this point...
Butterfly Shinobu sensed some familiar demonic auras.
"Demons passed through here."
"Some traces of their auras remain, though the scent is very faint now."
"They belong to Upper Rank Five, Gyokko, and Upper Rank Four, Hantengu, from the earlier reports."
"And one of those auras is very weak..."
"It looks like the Upper Ranks met resistance in the Swordsmith Village. The intelligence was right."
Although Giyu Tomioka had earlier been arguing with Butterfly Shinobu over which of them was more popular, he really did become dependable once they got down to the mission.
Having professional skills applied to a professional task like this was rather reassuring!
"Yes."
"There are only traces of them leaving, so... with the Upper Ranks driven back, the enemy probably hasn't sent any other demons here for the time being."
"That's good news