The development of the conversation was quite unexpected for someone who had just woken up from a coma.
Kotori Itsuka swift and decisive action completely caught Tanjiro Kamado off guard.
The two had only met for less than a minute when the topic turned to joining each other's organization.
"Ra, Rato..."
Tanjiro Kamado tried his best to keep up with the pace and asked stutteringly: "Rato what? Sorry, the name is a bit difficult to pronounce."
"Ratatoskr, a term from Western mythology, means..."
Kotori Itsuka repeated it again, but then felt that it was too troublesome to explain, so she asked directly: "Anyway, the reason I saved you is to pull you into my organization, are you willing?"
"Is your organization an enemy of the Demon Slayer Corps?"
"No, at least I don't think so." Kotori Itsuka said, "I am not on the side of humans, but I am not on the side of Demons either. I just think that the war between humans and Demons has lasted too long, and it's time to end this farce."
"Finish..."
Tanjiro Kamado chewed on the word.
After a long while, he raised his head and continued to ask: "What does your organization do?"
To be honest, Tanjiro Kamado doesn't have many choices now.
Several years ago, his family was killed by the first demon, Muzan Kibutsuji, the ancestor of all demons. His only surviving sister, Nezuko Kamado, did not die, but her body was transformed into a demon.
In order to avenge his dead relatives and to find a way to turn Nezuko Kamado back into a human, Tanjiro Kamado chose to join the Demon Slayer Corps, the organization that has the closest relationship with Demons from ancient times to the present.
But now, after Nezuko Kamado identity as a demon was exposed, except for his closest senior brothers and master, everyone else in the Demon Slayer Corps has probably become his enemy.
If he had not been rescued by the strange girl in front of him, he would have been sent to the Pillars for trial and who knows what would have happened to him.
There is no place for him in the Demon Slayer Corps anymore.
But in order to achieve his goal, he can't stop here.
There is always a way out. When he was most desperate, another way appeared in front of him.
Added Ratatoskr.
Although this was a name he had never heard of before, since the girl in front of him had the ability to easily knock out ten members of the Hidden Corps, and knew about the existence of the Demon Slayer Corps and Muzan Kibutsuji, it at least meant that she was also from [this world].
Most importantly, the girl's wish is to end the war between humans and Demons.
This coincides with Tanjiro Kamado goal.
After all, as long as Muzan Kibutsuji is killed, the war between humans and demons will end.
The only thing he was unsure about now was whether he could trust this girl.
Even if he was being hunted by the Demon Slayer Corps and Demons , he was unwilling to join an evil organization.
Having heard the meaning behind Tanjiro Kamado question, Kotori Itsuka did not intend to hide it.
"The goal of Ratatoskr is to take in those Demons who can be saved and allow them to reintegrate into the human world." Kotori Itsuka said bluntly, "Although in the eyes of humans, Demons are all man-eating monsters, you and I both know that not every Demons is like this."
"You...want to save Demons?"
Hearing this, Tanjiro Kamado widened his eyes slightly.
This sounds unbelievable.
Although he also felt pity for Demons, it did not stop him from chopping off their heads.
Even though a considerable number of the evil Demons have sad pasts, since they have transformed from human beings into man-eating Demons, the only way is to eradicate them.
It is simply a fantasy to let them reintegrate into human society.
"Of course, I don't intend to let every Demons I see join my organization. Evil Demons should be killed, but why can't Demons with good nature live in peace with humans?" Kotori Itsuka said as a matter of course, "Just like your sister, she doesn't need to eat humans to survive, but she is still regarded as a disaster that needs to be dealt with by the Demon Slayer Corps. I don't agree with this one-size-fits-all approach."
"But... standing on this position, there is no benefit for you, right?" Tanjiro Kamado couldn't help asking, "Why do you want to risk becoming enemies with the Demon Slayer Corps and the demons and do all this?"
"Because I'm in the same situation as your sister."
Kotori Itsuka raised her finger and drew a bloody mark on her arm.
But soon, the purple flame burned on the wound, and the bloodstain began to wriggle at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it returned to normal in less than a second.
Seeing this scene, Tanjiro Kamado was stunned.
The tip of his nose twitched, as if he wanted to confirm something.
He was born with an extraordinary sense of smell. Not only can he easily identify any smell, he can even smell the smell of [emotions].
When he smelled the scent of the girl in front of him, his brows couldn't help but frown.
The smell of this girl is definitely not that of a human.
But he didn't smell the extraordinary bloody smell on her like he did on ordinary Demons.
It is certain that the girl in front of me has never eaten anyone.
At least, it had been a very long time since they had eaten anyone, so there was no trace of blood left.
As a result, Tanjiro Kamado guard against Kotori Itsuka suddenly decreased a lot.
Seeing that his expression had obviously relaxed, Kotori Itsuka couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth into a barely perceptible smile.
Although her true identity is an Spirit, it doesn't mean that she has to reveal her identity.
In the world of Bungo Stray Dogs, she is a psychic; in the world of World, she is a star god; in the world of The Aterisk War, she is in the Genestella.
In this world, she could naturally be a Demons.
She possesses the self healing flame, and to outsiders, she is like a Demons with self healing abilities.
There is absolutely no risk of being exposed.
Even if Muzan Kibutsuji himself came, he could only scratch his head and recall when he created such a strange Demons.
"So, are you willing to join my organization?" Kotori Itsuka invited again.
"Um."
This time, Tanjiro Kamado did not hesitate any longer.
Unlike him who had just joined the Demon Slayer Corps and had only a vague understanding of the Corps and demons, the girl in front of him obviously knew a lot.
Now, without the assistance of the Demon Slayer Corps, it would be difficult for him to find Muzan Kibutsujialone.
Since the other party's goal is also related to Demons, then following her will be beneficial to me rather than harmful.
"very good."
Seeing that this guy was tricked by her into joining Ratatoskr, Kotori Itsuka nodded with satisfaction.
Although, even if she didn't stop the prison van, he and his sister would not be executed in the subsequent trial by the Pillars.
Even though almost all the Pillar level members demanded the execution of Nezuko Kamado and the punishment of Tanjiro Kamado, the lord of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, went against the majority opinion and saved the two of them.
Kotori Itsuka intercepted these two guys midway.
However, she was not ashamed.
Follow her and you will have meat to eat!
Ahem, that's not right.
By following her, Tanjiro Kamado two goals can be accomplished faster.
"How many people are there in your organization, uh, I mean our organization now?" Tanjiro Kamado asked curiously.
"Including you, me, and Nezuko, there are three of us."
"Um..."
Tanjiro Kamado nodded slowly.
But he soon realized something was wrong and said in amazement: "Doesn't that mean there is no one here except us?!"
"Yes, you are the first batch of members." Kotori Itsuka patted his shoulder, "Work hard, young man, as long as you work hard enough, one day I will be able to fly a big spaceship in the sky."
Tanjiro Kamado suddenly felt that his decision was a bit hasty.
After struggling for a while with a headache, he finally said nothing.
Although the scale of the organization was not as large as expected and it was just a newly established organization, at least he and his sister did have a trustworthy partner.
"By the way, do you have any potential members you can recommend?" Kotori Itsuka asked intentionally or unintentionally, "The kind of Demons that doesn't eat people and doesn't get along with other Demons."
Tanjiro Kamado was silent.
He actually has two potential members who can join them.
However, he promised the other party not to reveal their whereabouts to anyone.
This put him in a dilemma.
After a fierce inner struggle, he said, "I do have two candidates I can recommend, but I need to ask for their opinions first. I can't tell you without their permission. Sorry."
"It's okay, you can ask for their opinions, I'm not in a hurry." Kotori Itsuka said generously, "When you meet them, just tell them everything I told you."
"Yeah." Tanjiro Kamado nodded, "Do you want to come with me? Although I can't take you to where they live."
"No, I still have things to take care of, you go first." Kotori Itsuka said, "By the way, since you are already my subordinate, it's time to tell you my name."
After coughing twice, she continued, "My name is Kotori Itsuka. Don't call me Itsuka or Kotori. Call me Commander."
"Commander...?"
For a charcoal-selling boy living in the mountains, the new words he heard today were a little confusing to him.
But he had no objection and nodded to show his understanding.
After the two agreed on the meeting point, Tanjiro Kamado stood up and carried the wooden box in the corner.
Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Kotori Itsuka.
"Wait, let me heal you."
"Do you know any medical skills?"
"No, but I have another solution."
A wisp of spiritual power transformed into a purple flame and appeared at the fingertips of Kotori Itsuka.
She flicked it lightly, and the flame flew into Tanjiro Kamado body.
Although his intuition told him that the flame was very dangerous and should be avoided, he did not think that Kotori Itsuka would harm him, so he did not move.
The purple flame merged into his body.
The next moment, he suddenly felt as if his whole body was on fire, burning from the inside out.
Beads of sweat appeared all over Tanjiro Kamado body, and even his expression became ferocious, and a painful growl came from his throat.
He subconsciously performed a breathing technique to disperse the intense burning sensation in his body throughout his body.
Breathing deeply accelerated the blood flow and metabolism throughout the body, which alleviated a lot of the burning sensation in the body.
Watching Tanjiro Kamado condition, Kotori Itsuka gained a better understanding of her own self healing flame.
"Sure enough, even a swordsman with breathing skills would find it difficult to absorb my spiritual power."
Each Spirit has their own special ability, and her most prominent one is the self healing flame.
The effect is also very simple. No matter how serious the injury is, even if the head is blown up, it can grow back.
Although this ability is not uncommon in this world where Demons exist, unlike other spirits, she can use her ability on others.
Anyone who possesses her spiritual power will also have the ability of self-healing flame.
In the original work, Shido Itsuka gained unlimited power to commit suicide because he sealed Kotori Itsuka spiritual power.
However, unlike Shido Itsuka, who was born to be a container for sealing spiritual energy, Tanjiro Kamado is just a powerful ordinary person.
And Kotori Itsuka spiritual power is the most violent among the ten elf girls, so it is naturally difficult for Tanjiro Kamado to bear it.
But fortunately, she only gave a little bit of spiritual power.
"Is this...your Blood Demon Art?"
After finally enduring the hellish torture, he wiped the sweat from his face.
And, of course, he mistook the self-healing flame for a special ability that only a few demons possess, blood demon magic.
After absorbing the purple flame, although he felt that his internal organs were as painful as if they were being roasted on a grill, he could no longer feel the internal injuries that would take several weeks of rest to heal.
In response to his question, Kotori Itsuka neither denied nor confirmed it. She just raised her hand, and a few more purple flames appeared in her hand.
"Would you like to come again?"
Seeing this, Tanjiro Kamado face turned pale with fright.
Although the effect was obvious, he didn't want to go through this torture, which was like the eighteenth level of hell, again unless it was necessary.
After the treatment just now, he is now able to walk normally.
"No, no, I'd better leave quickly. Don't you have things to do too?"
Tanjiro Kamado quickly waved his hand, picked up the wooden box, and slipped away as if he was escaping, leaving only the last words.
"See you in Asakusa then!"
Three hours later.
In a mansion somewhere in Tokyo.
"That, my lord, is the whole story."
A man in white clothes and with an elegant temperament was sitting on the tatami, listening to the reports from his subordinates.
The upper half of his face was covered with creepy purple tumors, as if he had been tainted by some vicious curse.
The man name is Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the current lord of the Demon Slayer Corps and the current head of the Ubuyashiki family.
"I didn't expect that the two children would be kidnapped along the way."
After listening to his subordinates reports, Kagaya Ubuyashiki expression remained unchanged, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
After a long silence, the man sighed helplessly.
"Notify the Nine Pillars that today's trial of the Pillars is temporarily cancelled." Kagaya Ubuyashiki said, "Let those children return to their respective jobs. Sorry for the trouble."
"yes."
The hidden member dressed in black bowed his head, accepted the order, and disappeared on the spot.
The room returned to its former silence.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something, or as if he wanted to see something.
"Another variable has appeared on the chessboard."
He muttered to himself.
"A Demons bathing in the sun... If it were true, someone would surely be unable to contain them self."