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"Come with me quickly~ Rest."
"Come with me quickly~ Rest."
In the sky, Tanjiro's crow was squawking as it flew. Uchiha Nagi was quite envious of these intelligent auxiliary birds that could not only communicate but also serve as scouts.
Large summoning beasts could be used as combat power, but when it came to small summoning beasts, those that could fly were definitely the first choice. He hoped to have such an animal partner when he joined the Demon Slayer Corps.
As for large summoning beasts, Uchiha Nagi frowned. The Three Great Sacred Mountains were clearly out of the question. The wild ones were too weak for him to care for, and while there were some in the original story, he didn't know where they were in the Naruto World.
What he was even more unsure about was how much Chakra it would take to summon a summoning beast to the Demon Slayer World. If it was several times more, then he'd be out of commission as soon as he summoned one, and wouldn't be able to fight.
Thump!
Thump-thump!
"Hey, Xiao Zhuzhu, what are you doing again?" Uchiha Nagi looked at Inosuke, who was repeatedly running into a wall, in confusion. This guy's brain didn't seem to work very well...
"Bastard, my name is Inosuke, not Xiao Zhuzhu~" Inosuke roared in anger.
"Can you write that out?" Tanjiro shouted.
"It's written on my pants pocket."
"..."
Probably feeling a bit embarrassed, Inosuke shouted "Pig Assault" again.
Then he charged forward once more, crashing into a large tree this time, knocking himself out.
"Nagi-aniki, don't mind him. When you weren't here just now, he challenged Tanjiro, but was knocked out by Tanjiro's headbutt. Then this guy, unwilling to admit defeat, started vigorously training his head..."
[This guy, there really is something wrong with his brain...]+3
Uchiha Nagi covered his face. Three problem teenagers: one was incredibly timid, had a dual personality, and could only fight when he was asleep.
Another was incredibly brave, but because he was too handsome, he wore a boar's head mask to hide himself, and was also a one-track mind.
And then there was the main character... Tanjiro, the main character, was relatively normal, except for being a bit naive.
"Southeast-south, Wisteria House."
"Southeast-south, Wisteria House."
Tanjiro's crow kept squawking in the sky. Tanjiro could only wave his hand and say, "I know, I know, stop shouting."
The crow then flew down and perched on Tanjiro's shoulder, still squawking loudly, "Wisteria House, rest, treatment~"
A hand suddenly reached out and grabbed Tanjiro's crow. "Huh, this bird can talk. Can it be eaten?" Xiao Zhuzhu Inosuke had woken up again, and he rubbed his stomach. "I'm hungry, let's roast it and eat it!"
The crow was scared stiff; it could understand human speech. "Tanjiro, help! Tanjiro, help~"
"Who is Tanjiro?" Inosuke turned his head and asked curiously.
"It's me! Haven't I told you, my name is Kamado Tanjiro?" Tanjiro pointed to himself and shouted.
"Nonsense, you clearly said your name was Gonpachiro Kamaboko!" Inosuke roared in anger.
"Baka, are you a pig?"
"I'm not a pig, I'm Inosuke~"
Uchiha Nagi covered his ears, "Alright, stop arguing. The Wisteria House is just ahead. That's probably a logistics base for the Demon Slayer Corps, a place where we can rest and eat."
Uchiha Nagi pointed to a manor not far away, with a wisteria pattern carved on its gate.
There were no other houses nearby, but many different varieties of wisteria flowers were planted around. These flowers were poison and excrement to demons, so they generally wouldn't approach such a place, even if they knew there were people inside.
By the time they arrived in front of the Wisteria House, an old woman was already waiting for them.
"Ah a monster" Zenitsu shrieked in terror, immediately hiding behind Tanjiro.
"You're being rude, Zenitsu." Tanjiro said, displeased.
"Are you all members of the Demon Slayer Corps? Welcome to the Wisteria House. Please follow me, everything has been prepared for you all." The old woman smiled and bowed, then led the way.
"What has been prepared?" Tanjiro asked.
"Food, of course, and clothes, as well as a doctor to treat injuries, right?" Uchiha Nagi asked.
"Yes, yes, this young man is truly clever. This is the Demon Slayer Corps' logistics center, all for your accommodation and rest."
The old woman smiled and led the group into a room, where several clean clothes had already been prepared.
"Please wash up and then dine in the living room. Food has already been prepared for everyone there. I hope you enjoy it."
As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman disappeared—
"Ah, ah, ah, a monster! She just vanished! I told you she was a monster, didn't I, Tanjiro?" Zenitsu once again hid behind Tanjiro in terror.
"It's a Breathing Technique. The other party should be a retired former member of the Demon Slayer Corps," Uchiha Nagi said calmly.
Anyone who could disappear in front of Tanjiro and the others was definitely not an ordinary person. The answer, of course, was a retired former member of the Demon Slayer Corps.
There were ten ranks: Kinoe, Kinoto, Hinoe, Hinoto, Tsuchinoe, Tsuchinoto, Kanoe, Kanoto, Mizunoe, and Mizunoto. Tanjiro and his friends had only just attained the lowest rank.
As for the human body, after thirty, it would decline year by year, and by forty, it would basically only regress. Demons in this world, however, were always at their peak, so it was not surprising that young members were needed.
If one's physical strength couldn't keep up, the Breathing Technique naturally couldn't be maintained for long, because the Breathing Technique was not omnipotent; it required physical strength to drive it.
This old woman, clearly in her fifties or sixties, was naturally a former member who retired due to age.
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"Mmm, mmm… delicious, delicious…"
At dinner, Zenitsu, Tanjiro, and Xiao Zhuzhu Inosuke were feasting. It had to be said that young people got along quickly; those who were fighting an hour ago were now eating together.
"Hehehehe…" Inosuke stared sinisterly at Uchiha Nagi and Tanjiro, then suddenly, his hands shot out like lightning, grabbing the meat in front of both of them and stuffing it into his wide-open mouth.
"Hehehe… Ugh, cough, cough." After glaring provocatively at Uchiha Nagi and Tanjiro, the next second he choked from eating too quickly, and kept slapping his chest.
Uchiha Nagi wordlessly handed over his sake. Inosuke gulped it down in a few mouthfuls, sending the food down and avoiding choking to death.
"Here, if it's not enough, I have more." Facing Inosuke, who had snatched his food, Tanjiro not only wasn't angry but generously gave him some more of his own food.
Xiao Zhuzhu Inosuke was stunned. This was completely different from what he had expected.
"Ah, ah, ah—!" Inosuke pulled at his hair, going crazy—