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OPI Chapter 155: Encounter at the Eternal Paradise
🕑 Added 2024-05-06 01:05:38 +0000 UTCFifteen days ago, after Hozumi passed the Demon Slayer Corps' last assessment, he selected the ore to forge the Nichirin Sword.
Because she needed to give an address to receive the sword, she simply put in the address of the village chief's house, which she and Laskey had found at the beginning, and then returned to the village.
Meanwhile, Laskey played the role of a samurai father awaiting the return of his daughter. When she came back from her he took her to practice fencing every day. During the break, Hozumi casually held the short pistol in her hand, her eyes swept across the ceiling, and said in surprise: "Father, the crow seems to be gone..."
Since they were acting, she naturally became the daughter.
For Hozumi, who lost her parents when she was young, this experience was very wonderful, especially Laskey's personality was very cold and serious, but occasionally he would show some concern during training, which made the family affection feel stronger.
Hozumi was really enjoying these days.
"You're too careless, the crow left yesterday afternoon, our observation period was already over!" Laskey sat cross-legged on the stone steps.
Laskey had long thought that Hozumi would be exposed if he participated in the final evaluation as an unregistered person, so he had been seriously playing the role of samurai father and daughter these days.
What he didn't expect was that the Demon Slayer Corps didn't seem to care that much about that kind of thing. Since she left Mount Fujikasane, no one has come to investigate or investigate.
An attitude that as long as you are a human being and can kill demons, it's fine...
As for the crow that seemed to try hard to 'act' like a common bird but sometimes gave meaningful glances, Laskey with his Kenbunshoku Haki had figured it out from day one.
"Someone is coming." Laskey suddenly stood up and walked with Hozumi to the gate of the courtyard. Because the village chief was working in the field, there were only the two of them here.
As soon as they came out, they saw a figure hidden under a straw hat and black robe slowly approaching.
"My name is Kozo Kanamori, I am a swordsmith, responsible for delivering the best Nichirin Sword forged by me to Hozumi!" This person revealed his carefree tone immediately, instantly destroying the deep and solemn atmosphere.
"I am Hozumi, and this is my father." Hozumi smiled slightly, and Laskey said in a serious tone: "Please come in first, we will talk in the house..."
"No need, the sunshine is very good now, and the first encounter between the Nichirin Sword and the owner should take place under the brightest sunshine!" Kozo Kanamori raised his head and looked at the sky, then took down the long sword tied tightly behind his back.
The mysterious swordsmith directly pulled out the Nichirin Sword.
"So beautiful..." Hozumi muttered to herself.
Then Kozo Kanamori put the Nichirin Sword into Hozumi's hands.
""Come on, take it out and look at it. The Nichirin Sword will show different colors according to the characteristics of the owner."
Hozumi nodded obediently and gently took out the sword from its sheath, then looked curiously at the blade, but saw nothing extraordinary.
Suddenly, a faint blue appeared from the bottom of the blade, and in the blink of an eye, under the gaze of the three people, it turned into a completely black samurai sword with blue veins on the surface.
"Wow, what a mysterious and beautiful color! It's the first time I know of a sword that changes like that. It looks like the blue of Breathing Water, but its background is black..."
The swordsmith pinched his chin and said in confusion.
But he didn't notice that Hozumi and Laskey's eyes became a little strange.
"By the way, the lord asked me to convey a message to you." Kozo Kanamori suddenly remembered something.
"The lord said not to worry about the fact that Hozumi has not been trained as a swordsman by an instructor. The purpose of the final evaluation was to select children with the potential to kill demons."
"Hozumi can pass the assessment without mastering the breathing style, which shows that she has extremely strong qualifications, which is what we need."
"But it is extremely inappropriate for Hozumi to not know the breathing style and swordsmanship, so he will send a trainer to teach her. Thank you very much for joining the Demon Slayer Corps."
Hearing these words conveyed by the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, Laskey and Hozumi felt that this man was quite nice and reasonable, which they found comforting.
Kozo Kanamori sighed in relief and said with a smile: "I have been carrying this message for a while, I have finally completed my mission."
"I heard that this time there was another child who accidentally entered Mount Fujikasane in the final selection."
"He had developed a breathing style by himself and also snatched the Nichirin Sword from a member of the Demon Slayer Corps guarding the mountain. I have to say that he is also a rare genius~"
After saying that, he tidied his clothes and bowed to the little girl.
"Okay, everything has been explained. I have to say goodbye. Please cherish this Nichirin Sword. I trust you!"
"Of course, I'll make sure to take good care of this sword!" Hozumi shook his hand and promised.
"Thank you very much!"
After a moment, Laskey retracted his gaze from the swordsmith's back, and then used his Kenbunshoku Haki to scan the surroundings. After confirming that there were no suspicious birds, small animals or people, he took out a small Den-Den Mushi.
"Follow the blacksmith and find out where he goes."
"Yes!"
After that, Laskey reported the news to the command center about Hozumi obtaining the Nichirin Sword, her upcoming training in the breathing style and about the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps...
Meanwhile, Horobi followed Captain Steve Gus to a place called the Paradise Town.
"It's really peaceful. It seems that people in this world live very happily..."
Horobi stood by the window of the hotel room, looking at the men and women laughing and talking on the street in a trance.
Because it was night, there were red lanterns hanging everywhere, and the light they emitted illuminated this small town very beautifully.
"I think the people on our side can live this kind of life now, right?"
"When this mission is over, you can take a leave and go back. I heard that the Kabane in Hinomoto have been cleared out by the army." Gus approached Horobi inside the room, looking at her beautiful back with a light smile.
Hearing his voice, she turned and asked: "Army... How is Biba-sama?"
"He's an advisor at the army staff office, what else could he be doing? He's at army headquarters. Besides, you're no longer part of the Karikatashuu, so you don't really need to call him honorifics."
Gus curled his lips in dissatisfaction, then changed the subject and said: "I walked around the town. There is a temple called 'Eternal Paradise' in the town. It does not have anything special."
"I asked around. Their doctrine is to live a happy life with a calm attitude. There is no need to force yourself to do things that make people uncomfortable or cause pain."
"It doesn't look like a cult at all, and I didn't sense any aura different from that of humans."
Horobi nodded simply.
In fact, Horobi had noticed Captain Gus' feelings for her, but she still had feelings for Amatori Biba in her heart, so she decided to act as if she didn't notice.
"I really want to see what the demons Laskey said are. Although this world is very lively, it is a bit boring~"
Captain Gus walked to Horobi's side and looked with her at the night market scene below, but she naturally moved away from the window after a few seconds.
This left Gus very helpless, but at this moment, the two turned their heads almost at the same time to look in the direction of the hallway outside the door, where a person was walking up the stairs.
The key is that this person's breath is very strong, and there is a rotten bloody smell.
"Excuse me, where are you two from? How about making friends? I am the leader of the Eternal Paradise Faith, my name is Doma~" The visitor leaned lazily against the door, looking at Gus and Horobi with interest. "Especially the beautiful lady, your hair is really beautiful, you seem destined for me~"
He is one of the Twelve Demon Moons under Kibutsuji Muzan. He had already noticed the strange aura of this couple during the day, and finally decided to approach them now.
Obviously, the two people looked a bit like demons, but the smell was close to burnt. If he hadn't seen them walking in the sun with his own eyes, he would have guessed that it was some kind of blood demon art that made the smell special.
So now it is basically certain that they are humans with rare blood.
And finally... that golden-haired woman, she looked quite good, a new prey for him!
"Are you... a demon?" Gus was a little excited. He didn't expect that the target they were looking for would actually run to him.
Since more and more Cipher Pol members have poured into this world, the scope of each group's exploration has been divided into more detailed areas.
There are people in charge of the royal family, government, army, navy, economy, culture and other industries.
And they, CP-Nue and CP9, are responsible for intelligence related to demons.
