The following morning.
Kazami Town.
Teiichi sat alone outside a small restaurant, gazing in one direction, quietly chewing a rice ball in his hand.
Soon, a familiar figure appeared before Teiichi.
Muichiro silently sat down in front of Teiichi.
"Boss, give me four more of what I just ordered!"
Teiichi waved his hand to order the food, then looked at Muichiro.
"So, how's it going? Have you gathered any information?"
Muichiro nodded quietly. "Yes, based on the information we've gathered so far, all the missing persons are women!"
"Besides being female, what other characteristics do you have?" Teiichi asked.
Muichiro shook his head. "Except for the elderly, we have everyone else, regardless of height, weight, or appearance."
"Where is it at the address where she went missing?"
"Both inside and outside the town."
"In which direction is the area outside the town mainly located?"
Teiichi asked Muichiro questions one by one. The two of them had rushed over after lunch yesterday and arrived in Kazami Town shortly after nightfall.
The two then separated and wandered around the town, meeting up again after a uneventful night.
Teiichi sent Muichiro to gather relevant information, and he has been doing so ever since.
"So, my main focus after this is searching the eastern and southern parts of the town?" Muichiro asked, looking at him.
Teiichi. According to the information gathered by Muichiro, the demons are more likely to appear in the east and south.
Of course, it could also appear in other places.
After all, ghosts are alive and can appear anywhere!
Now we can only prioritize our work based on the information we have.
Muichiro looked up at Teiichi and asked, "Master, will all the demon-hunting missions be like this from now on?"
Hearing Muichiro's words, Teiichi chuckled and asked, "Is this not the demon-hunting mission you expected?"
Without replying, Muichiro nodded slightly.
Teiichi, "You think ghost hunting is simply about going to a place, finding a ghost, fighting it, and killing it, and that's how the mission is completed?"
Upon hearing his master's words, Muichiro seemed to realize that his idea was a bit off, but he still nodded, admitting that he had indeed thought that way before.
"Low-level ghosts may indeed be like that. They are not very good at hiding their tracks. If you have good hearing or a good sense of smell, you can find the ghost's traces."
But the more advanced ones, especially those with Blood Demon Art, have all sorts of methods when they want to eat people.
Like a ghost I once encountered that burrowed underground.
He runs out of town as soon as he catches someone. Unless you're incredibly lucky and happen to run into him, you'll never catch him in town!
Muichiro nodded. "So how did you kill that Burrowing Demon back then?"
"He... he had already escaped from me, but he couldn't swallow the fact that I had seriously injured him, so he wanted revenge. He was so reckless as to ambush me, and then I killed him."
Teiichi sighed, "Speaking of this, when you're not strong enough, if you encounter a demon, try your best to kill it directly without knowing its Blood Demon Art!"
Otherwise, some of the Blood Demon Art are rather strange, and if a Blood Demon Art with one, it might not be easy to kill it!
Muichiro asked, "Like that Burrowing Demon you mentioned?"
Teiichi nodded. "Yeah, like Burrowing Demon! If it doesn't come out, even I can't do anything about it now. After all, it can move freely underground; I can't exactly hollow out the ground!"
Muichiro nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.
The lonely moonlight shone down.
Muichiro walked alone quietly on the deserted street.
Just when Muichiro thought the demon hadn't come out again today, a faint sound of footsteps reached Muichiro ears.
The footsteps were steady and regular, and apart from being rather heavy, they were no different from those of a normal person walking.
Is it a person?
Ghosts wouldn't leave so peacefully!
Thinking this, Muichiro still turned around and walked towards the direction from which the footsteps came.
It's good to confirm, since we haven't found anything else unusual!
As the two approached, the person who had made the footsteps earlier clearly heard Muichiro's footsteps as well.
The person making the footsteps immediately stopped.
Muichiro ignored it and continued walking in the direction from which the footsteps were coming.
Soon, as they rounded a corner, a figure came into Muichiro's view.
Ah... it's a ghost!
Muichiro thought to himself.
It was a man about two meters tall, dressed in fairly exquisite clothes, and looked no different from an ordinary person.
But what really interested Muichiro was the... well... fat guy he was carrying on his shoulder.
And the words " Lower Rank" and "land" are engraved on his eyes.
Lower Rank, a title that alone can instill fear in non- Hashira Rank members of the Demon Slayer Corps, causing them to abandon their missions and flee.
This Muichiro's first mission.
but...
But nobody told Muichiro to run away when he saw the Lower Rank!
bass!
The Nichirin Blade was drawn.
On the other end.
Lower Rank Six's gaze swept over the figure running towards him, then he gave a disdainful smile.
Hmph, Demon Slayer?
He might have been worried if it were Hashira Rank being, but this kid really had nothing to worry about.
Thinking this, he threw the fat man on his shoulder backward with a thud.
Then he clenched his fist.
With a whooshing sound, dark blue flames swirled around Lower Rank Six's arm.
Is this... flame?
fine.
It's not the difficult Blood Demon Art that Master described; just be careful not to get burned!
Muichiro thought this, he quickened his pace.
" Mist Breathing, Fifth Form: Sea of Clouds and Haze!"
As soon as he finished speaking, colorful clouds surged forth, rushing towards Lower Rank Six.
Lower Rank Six's gaze swept across the surging clouds rushing towards him, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.
He couldn't find any trace of the Demon Slayer!
The sea of clouds continued to surge forward, and soon, the figure of the Lower Rank Six was also submerged within it.
Just as the sea of clouds had completely obscured Lower Rank Six's figure, a flash of cold light followed immediately.
Clang!
The attack was blocked, Muichiro was not surprised. He quickly withdrew and retreated, fading into the colorful clouds.
The next moment.
Whoosh--!
The dark blue flames swept across the spot where Muichiro had just stood, evaporating the colorful clouds in the process.
Looking at the newly added colorful clouds, Lower Rank Six Riku couldn't help but frown.
Damn it! How could that brat's attack be so powerful?
It was more powerful than any attack I'd encountered from other Demon Slayer before!
Before he could think it through, a cold glint flashed again.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
laugh!
"Ah--!"
Blood splattered out, accompanied by a cry of pain, and an arm fell to the ground.
After several sneak attacks, he finally succeeded in striking.
However, before Muichiro could even feel happy, Lower Rank Six moved swiftly.
Dark blue flames swirled rapidly around him before erupting.
The intense heat swept through, burning away all the colorful clouds.
Then Lower Rank Six quickly turned around and ran away, and Muichiro quickly followed.
Lower Rank Six ran to the fat man's side and grabbed him.
"Hey! Demon Slayer! This guy's not dead yet! If you dare take another step forward, I'll kill him right now! Hehehehe..."