Chapter 73: Blue Spider lilly and Kagura: The dance of fire god
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Aoki watched Giyuu leave.
What he was going to do next was quite sensitive, so it would be better to hide it from the Demon Slayer Corps.
This was not a question of trust or distrust.
As the old saying goes, if the king is not secretive, his ministers will lose; if the ministers are not secretive, they will lose their virtue; if the secret is not secret, it will cause harm.
Some things should be kept secret when they should be kept secret.
Nezuko tilted her head, a puzzled expression on her face.
Why did he leave?
The door behind her opened, and a woman wearing a white square-collared gown and a white headscarf walked out of the house.
"Nezuko, who are you talking to? It's Tanjiro… Huh? Who is this guest?"
A look of surprise appeared on Kamado Kie's face.
Because they lived in the mountains, they rarely had visitors.
This should be Tanjiro's mother… Aoki walked over and said politely, "Mrs. Kamado, Miss Nezuko, hello, my name is Aomura."
"Hello, Mr. Aomura." Kamado Kie bowed slightly.
Nezuko bowed along with her mother, her little head dazed and curious as to why he knew her name.
"Madam, I want to discuss something with you," Aoki said.
Although Kamado Kie was a little confused, she still enthusiastically brought Aoki into the house.
"The conditions are simple, please forgive me!"
"No need to bother, madam!" Aoki took the tea and asked, "Isn't Tanjiro at home?"
He had just seen a group of little children smaller than Nezuko, but not Tanjiro.
"Tanjiro went down the mountain to sell charcoal and hasn't come back yet. Does Mr. Aomura know Tanjiro?"
Kamado Kie tried to probe carefully.
"I've heard of Tanjiro, but Tanjiro probably doesn't know me."
Aoki smiled and asked directly without beating around the bush, "I heard that there is a blue spider lily nearby. Madam, do you know the location?"
"It turns out Mr. Aomura came here for the blue spider lily. I do know the location."
Kamado Kie was suddenly enlightened. "However, the flowering time of the blue spider lily is very short. It only blooms for two or three days when the sun is the strongest. Moreover, it does not bloom every year."
Aoki breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely, "Madam, please tell me the location!"
This way, even if the sun cannot be overcome through the power of the system, there is still hope of becoming the ultimate creature.
As for defects such as "short flowering time" and "not blooming every year," these are not problems.
He could wait.
Kibutsuji Muzan had searched for it for thousands of years but still couldn't find it. Waiting for two or three years was nothing.
"Sure!"
Kie agreed readily and looked out the window. "Tanjiro should be back soon. When Tanjiro comes back, let him take you there. Tanjiro knows the location better than me."
"Thank you, madam!"
Aoki took out a stack of coins and put them on the table. "This is the reward!"
"So much money?"
Kie was startled and quickly waved her hands. "No, no need! Mr. Aomura, please put it away. This is not a precious thing!"
"To you, it may not be a big deal, but to me, it is very important!"
Aoki said, "Besides, this is not just the money for the blue spider lily information. I also want two other things."
Kie hesitated for a moment. "There are two more things? Mr. Aomura, please tell me."
Aoki said, "First, I want a little bit of your family's blood. Second, I want to learn Kagura, the Dance of the Fire God."
There are two extraordinary powers in this world: the power of demons and the methods of breathing.
After experiencing extraordinary power, he of course thought about the breathing method.
However, the breathing method is in the hands of the Demon Slayer Corps, and it can even be said to be the foundation of the Demon Slayer Corps.
He and the Demon Slayers only have a cooperative relationship.
Just as the Demon Slayers did not explore his secrets, it was impossible for him to directly ask the Demon Slayers for the breathing method.
Maybe he could try it later when their trust level was high.
However, he had a better option.
The Breath of the Sun, the initial breath, the strongest breath, the source of all breathing methods, has been passed down in the Kamado family under the name of Kagura, the Dance of the Fire God.
Of course, the requirements for Sun Breathing are extremely high, and few people can meet the standards. Aoki was not sure whether he had this qualification.
However, compared to the issue of qualifications, he was actually more worried about whether he could use the breathing method.
The basic principle of the breathing method is to inhale a large amount of oxygen in a short period of time, speed up the heartbeat and blood flow, increase body temperature, and explode with power far beyond ordinary people.
The body structure of demons is hugely different from that of humans. Can demons learn breathing techniques?
Kokushibo and Akaza could use the breathing method because they had mastered it before they were alive. After becoming demons, their Blood Demon Art was also related to the breathing method.
But whether he could learn it or not was a question that needed to be considered later. For now, he just needed to get the breathing method.
"Blood? Kagura, the Dance of the Fire God?"
Kamado Kie looked confused.
Both requests were completely beyond her expectations.
Aoki took out the blood collection device. "Madam, please rest assured, I only need to take a little blood from each person, and it will never cause any harm to them."
"The blood is fine!"
Kamado Kie said that living in the mountains is bound to be bumpy, and a little blood is nothing.
"But Kagura, the Dance of the Fire God…"
"Isn't it convenient?" Aoki frowned slightly.
"It's not inconvenient."
Kie shook her head slightly.
In her opinion, the Dance of the Fire God is just a dance used to pray to the Fire God, not something precious.
Her husband only asked to pass on the Dance of the Fire God and never said it was forbidden to teach others.
However, she did not make a rash decision.
Kie said, "Mr. Aomura, I need to discuss this matter with Tanjiro first!"
Although Tanjiro is still young, he is the eldest son in the family and the one who masters the Dance of the Fire God. He has more decision-making power than her in this matter.
"Of course." Aoki did not force her, and stood up, saying, "Then I will visit again tomorrow."
"Wait a minute, Mr. Aomura." Kie hurriedly picked up the money on the table. "Please take this back!"
"Madam, for me, whether it is the blue spider lily or the Dance of the Fire God, they are treasures worth a lot of money. This little money is just a token of my gratitude; it is nothing."
Aoki said calmly, "I see that Nezuko's clothes are very old. You can use this money to buy some new clothes for the children."
Even if there was only information about the blue spider lily, he had gained a lot and would not be stingy with money.
He still had a lot of money.
In addition, the Demon Slayer Corps also paid him a salary, still according to the standards of the Hashira.
He was not short of money now.
Kamado Kie hesitated immediately.
She had long been accustomed to poverty, but she hoped her children could live a good life.
Not to mention the new and old clothes, they usually had difficulty filling their stomachs and often had to dig for wild vegetables. In winter, when there were no wild vegetables, they might go hungry.
"But, this is too much! Mr. Aomura, you… eh?"
Kamado Kie had made up her mind, but there was no sign of Aoki in the room.
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