Kasugai Crow's hoarse voice broke the tranquility, but Shinobu merely stopped her hand's movement, seemingly not caring about the interruption.
"Please speak, Mr. Kasugai Crow."
Shinobu's gentle voice echoed within the room, her eyes like water looking towards the Kasugai Crow parked in front of the window.
"Today at noon, a team of five hunters arrived at Shimokawa village. After investigation, all villagers were killed; no one was spared. It was determined to be the work of demons."
As soon as it said this, its whole body shivered. The girl's gradually fading smile in front of it made him feel a lot of pressure, and he hurriedly continued its report.
"The strange thing was that, when the team arrived, all the villagers' bodies had been buried; not a single one was swallowed by demons. Based on the scene, the team's captain, Yamashita, initially judged that a non-member of the demon-slayer corps had driven away the demon. Of course, we could not rule out the possibility of the demon being killed. So, we marked this report as urgent and asked Lord Kocho to make a decision."
"Can you achieve this without the Nichirin sword and the breathing technique? What a powerful person."
Hearing Kasugai Crow's report, Shinobu's face once again bloomed with a smile of the past; there was an unconcealable surprise in her gentle voice.
After pondering for a moment, Shinobu finally made a decision.
"I understand, Mr. Kasugai Crow. Regarding this matter, I will personally go to investigate. Can you bring this news to 'Oyakata-sama'?"
"Caw! The mission will be completed, Lord Kocho!"
Watching the crow fly towards the sky, and gradually disappearing, Shinobu also turned her gaze away and began to pack away the medicinal materials and tools on the table.
At this moment, her ears twitched slightly as she heard slight movements outside the door.
"Ara… is it little Kanao?"
Hearing the sudden panicked breathing outside the door, Shinobu's eyes curved slightly. It was only now that the smile on her face became truly warm.
"Did you hear that? It's okay. I may have to go outside for a while, so can I leave the Butterfly Mansion to little Kanao?"
Shinobu's voice reached the door, seemingly causing the figure outside the door to pause. After a moment, a sound like metal being thrown was heard, followed by a female voice as soft as breathing replied.
"En."
Looking at Kanao's actions, Shinobu shook her head, feeling quite helpless. After all, the troubles that Kanao had were not something new, as they stemmed from Kanao's childhood experiences.
"I hope I can find a solution when I return."
Shinobu thought in her heart as she placed her Nichirin blade on her waist and started the investigation.
However, Shinobu's investigation was completely out of her expectation…
There was no fierce battle, but somehow, it was twisted to the point of being "weird."
Two months, two whole months. The other party's actions were very clear; it was to slay demons, slay more demons, slay even more demons.
Almost every four or five days, Shinobu would receive reports from the Kasugai Crow on how many demons the other party had killed. After two months, according to Shinobu's calculations, the number of demons killed by the other party was close to fifty!
Although none of the "Twelve Demon Moons" being killed was reported, it had to be known that this was done without a Nichirin blade and breathing technique!
Such an achievement surprised Shinobu while at the same time increasing her urgency in finding the other party…
Regardless of the tricks used by the other party, as long as he or she joined the Demon Slayer Corps, it would be great news.
But here was the problem.
"The clues are broken again…"
Shinobu looked at the mountain road that had become muddy due to rain in front of her and could only sigh helplessly.
During this period, this was not the first time she encountered this kind of situation…
Key clues that seemed to be at her fingertips were gone due to various unexpected situations.
Sometimes, the only witness had moved far away due to the incident, making it difficult to follow up. Other times, the clues were there, but when she was just about to start the investigation, she would encounter other demons, disrupting the scene. Sometimes, like at this moment, the clues were washed away due to weather factors.
"Ara… Could it be that I have been unlucky recently?"
However, it seemed even "God" could not stand Shinobu's "bad luck" and gave her a chance.
"Caw! Caw!"
A pitch-black Kasugai Crow hovered down from the sky and landed on Shinobu's right shoulder, reporting key information.
"Lord Kocho, the target 'unidentified person' was seen around five miles northwest of here, currently battling a demon, rough power estimation to be of lower rank with blood demon art similar to thunder breathing! Please, Lord Kocho, make the decision!
"Understood. A demon slayer who had turned into a demon…"
The moment she heard this information, the smile on Shinobu's face gradually disappeared, replaced with a calm and cold countenance.
At this moment, she was no longer the gentle and charming Shinobu, but the poisonous wisteria that all demons feared, one of the nine pillars... the Insect Pillar.
"Mr. Kasugai Crow, please lead the way."
"Caw! I obey!"
The black Kasugai Crow soared into the sky. Under the moonlight, a "butterfly" also began to dance gracefully.
Thirty minutes later.
Near the place described by Kasugai Crow, Maple was resting in a shelter he built himself, while turning on his spiritual vision and checking his system panel.
"[System panel]:
Current sequence: Sequence 7 [murderer]
[Strength]: D+ (↑)
[Endurance]: D+ (↑)
[Agility]: C- (↑)
[Magic]: C-
[Spirit (Spirituality)]: C-
[Ability]:
[Energetic (D+)], [Dark priest (C-)], [Brand of suffering (C-)], [Weapon of War (D)], [Danger sense (D)] (↑), [Killing talent (D)] (↑), [Soul magic (C-)], [Dark magic (C-)], [Magic (D+)]
[Noble Phantasm]: [Fiendfyre thestral (E)] (↑), [Weapon of war (currently none)] [World effect]:
[Dharma ending]: Weak world where unless the world's exclusive power system was found, all extraordinary abilities would be suppressed, and consumption greatly increased."
"The three basic attributes have improved by one rating, and two beyonder abilities have also been improved. These two months of battle could be said to be worth it.
Maple pondered in his heart, his green eyes reflecting the bonfire in front of him. But quickly, he seemed to remember something.
"It's just the potion digestion speed; why is it rather erratic… sometimes fast, sometimes slow?"
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