"Looking at it this way, it is indeed possible that it was caused by a ghost!"
White Feather nodded. "What you mean, my Oyakata-sama, is that this incident could have been caused by a ghost, but it could also have been caused by a human."
At this point, White Feather paused, then said seriously:
"Investigate. If it's a ghost, eliminate it. If it's a person, hand it over to the police!"
Teiichi, his expression becoming more settled.
Were all the missing people merchants?
White Feather shook his head, "I don't know yet!"
"Then go and have the Hidden members investigate tomorrow, and let me know the results when they're out!"
I'll get ready and head over there now.
"Okay." White Feather nodded, then spoke up to stop him.
"There's no need to go now. Shoura Island isn't close to here, and by the time you get there, it will be dawn the day after tomorrow. You might as well get some rest tonight and go tomorrow during the day!"
Upon hearing White Feather's words, Teiichi moment before slowly nodding.
Now that we've finished asking about the mission, let's move on to the letter. Teiichi asked.
Where's the letter?
Upon hearing Teiichi's words, White Feather gently flapped its wings and took off from Teiichi's shoulder.
Teiichi, Dingyi raised his left hand, and the White Feather drew an elegant arc in the air before landing steadily on Teiichi's outstretched left hand.
Teiichi reached out and tore the letter from under White Feather's feet. Before he even opened it, a smile had already crept onto his lips.
As the letter was unfolded, Kanae's familiar and gentle handwriting appeared on the page, and Teiichi's gaze was quickly drawn to the words in the letter.
Teiichi- kun, how have you been lately?
The number of wounded soldiers being sent to the Butterfly Mansion recently has decreased slightly compared to before; there aren't as many as before.
That would be wonderful. If only the number of demons could keep decreasing, then there would never be anyone injured fighting demons again.
Hehe... I know I'm just daydreaming!
If Muzan Kibutsuji die, new demons will always appear and harm humans.
but.
If only we could Muzan in our generation...
In this way, people can live safely from now on!
The Demon Slayer Corps no longer needs to fight to the death!
Oh, right, the Demon Slayer Corps has recently assigned me another mission!
I've already gone off to carry out a mission.
This mission...
Teiichi Yi smiled slightly and read through Kanae's letter word by word.
He slowly folded the letter, Teiichi mind. Just as he was about to go back to his room to write it, he remembered that White Feather had brought not only a letter, but also a mission.
He looked up at White Feather.
"Please deliver this reply after this mission is completed."
"Good!"
The following evening.
The setting sun poured down like molten gold onto the shimmering sea, dyeing the sky a brilliant orange-red.
Teiichi walked slowly across the ancient bridge connecting Nagashima and Shoura Island.
Shoura Island is a gently embraced island by azure waters, and this bridge is the only passage to this island.
As for taking a boat there?
Perhaps in the past, when the technology was insufficient to build this bridge, people still traveled between Nagashima and Shoura Island by boat.
But now that there's a bridge, who would want to waste money taking a boat?
At this time, there were a dozen or so people scattered on the bridge, some carrying bundles and others driving oxcarts.
They all went from Nagashima towards Shoura Island; none of them went from Shoura Island to Nagashima.
They all went to Nagashima during the day to make a living.
We traveled from Shoura Island to Nagashima in the morning and returned from Nagashima to Shoura Island in the evening.
Although transportation is not as convenient as it is in later times.
However, Shoura Island is just too close to Nagashima; it only takes one or two hours to walk there.
"Greetings, sir!"
Abrupt words came from beside me.
Teiichi turned his head and saw a man who was over 1.6 meters tall, dressed in plain cotton clothes, and looked to be around 30 years old.
"Hello!" Teiichi nodded to him. "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Sir, you're not a native of Shoura Island, are you?" the man asked.
Teiichi shook his head. "No."
"Are you here to visit relatives?"
"No?"
"Does he have someone he knows on Shoura Island?"
"No."
So, what brings you to Shoura Island?
Teiichi didn't reply, but instead looked the man up and down.
Seeing that Teiichi didn't reply and was looking him up and down, the man worried that Teiichi might misunderstand, so he spoke up.
"Sir, please don't misunderstand. I see you're not from Shoura Island. If you enter the island at this time, you probably won't be coming out at night and will be staying on Shoura Island."
However, since you are not from Shoura Island, you may not know that Shoura Island is very small and doesn't even have a proper hotel.
If you don't have anywhere to stay inside, why don't you come stay at my place?
Upon hearing this, Teiichi suddenly understood.
Considering that the details of this mission are unclear, and that he might not be able to stay on Shoura Island for very long, it would be good to find a place to stay.
So he asked, "How much?"
Upon hearing the young man in front of him ask the price, the man grinned and held up his fingers to indicate the price.
"It's not expensive at all, only 100 coins."
Teiichi, agreeing that it wasn't expensive at all.
Seeing Teiichi nod without hesitation, the man's face twisted in anger.
Oh no, I've already claimed a loss!
I should have added another 100!
Seeing the man's face contorted in pain, Teiichi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you?"
Upon hearing Teiichi's question, the man quickly replied, "It's nothing! It's nothing!"
I kept trying to comfort myself.
It's okay, it's okay, the room's empty anyway!
We've already made a profit as long as people live here!
Seeing that the man's face had returned to normal, Teiichi stopped paying attention and instead asked, "What's your name?"
The man replied, "Sir! My name is Matsumoto Kenichi!"
Teiichi. "You're older than me, so I'll call you Brother Matsumoto from now on! My name is Kato Teiichi, you don't need to call me 'sir,' just call me Kato."
Matsumoto said, "I wouldn't dare. I'll still call you Mr. Kato!"
Teiichi nodded, no longer dwelling on the form of address, and asked, "Is Shoura Island really that small? How come there isn't even a hotel?"
Upon hearing Teiichi's question, Matsumoto Kenichi explained:
" Shoura Island is indeed not large, but it can't be called very small either."
The main reason is that there are too many mountains on the island, and not many places are habitable, so there are not many people.
It's not really a tourist attraction; most people who come to Shoura Island are visiting relatives.
So even if a hotel were opened on Shoura Island, no one would stay there!
In addition, Shoura Island is so close to Nagashima that if something really happens, you can stay on Nagashima and then set off for Shoura Island earlier the next day!