Them? Tanjiro was lost in thought.
Could it be that Senior Aoyama could already distinguish the number of demons from the faint scent?
But the scent in the alley was weak, and there was indeed only one scent!
In front of the door of a wealthy family, Takeshi stopped and raised his hand to knock on the door, waiting for the people inside to open the door.
The door was opened from the inside by a middle-aged woman with lingering charm. Her good family background allowed her to look so exquisite.
"You are...?"
The woman held the door, her face full of vigilance. The town had been uneasy recently, and most of the people who had disappeared were young girls, and her own daughter was just sixteen years old.
Takeshi stepped forward and said, "We are swordsmen passing by. We want to ask to stay in your residence for one night."
The woman looked at the person in front of her with a wary gaze, and finally her eyes stopped on Mr. Kazumi, who was from the same town. Without saying a word, she slammed the door shut.
"Hey, hey, why did you close the door!" Tanjiro asked, puzzled.
Asking for lodging was originally a very normal thing. Whether the host gave lodging or not, they should at least say a few more words as an explanation.
But now, they didn't say a word and directly rejected them.
Takeshi sighed slightly, turned around, and his gaze fell on Mr. Kazumi. The reason was him.
Time slowly passed, and the sun slowly set.
Takeshi leaned against the wall with his sword in his arms, his expression serious, doing nothing. Unlike Tanjiro, who was searching everywhere for the scent of demons.
Mr. Kazumi followed behind Tanjiro, his intuition telling him that Tanjiro was probably more reliable.
Night fell!
For Takeshi, the good show was about to begin.
He jumped over the courtyard wall and sneaked into the mansion. In a large tree in the courtyard, he clearly saw a young girl saying goodbye to the woman and then returning to her room.
Tanjiro, who had been searching outside, returned to the front of this wealthy family's door again, and Senior Aoyama, who had been there when he left, was nowhere to be seen.
Mr. Kazumi reminded him, "Tanjiro! Your senior brother, he seems to be gone~"
His body trembled a little, and the words "disappearance" couldn't help but come to his mind. Fear suddenly enveloped his whole body.
"Mr. Kazumi, you don't need to worry. Senior Aoyama is very strong!" Tanjiro said with certainty.
A little while passed, and Tanjiro's keen sense of smell told him that a demon had appeared! He quickly drew the sword hanging on his waist.
"Mr. Kazumi! Please stand behind me. A demon has appeared!"
Just as Tanjiro finished speaking, he heard a scream from a young girl inside the courtyard. The birds in the surrounding trees fluttered their wings and flew away.
In the room, the young girl widened her eyes in horror, not daring to move, because directly above her head, a sword was stuck there.
Takeshi looked down and gave the young girl a slight smile, putting his index finger to his lips. "Shh~ Keep it down, don't scare away my prey!"
He pulled out the sword that was stuck and held it in one hand, his eyes falling on the side of the rack where the clothes were hanging.
Gurgle, gurgle—
A head emerged from the ground on the floor next to the rack. It had long hair, red eyes, sharp teeth, and three horns on its forehead.
Creak, creak—
Creak, creak—
The piercing sound came from the demon's mouth.
The young girl, terrified, grabbed Takeshi's leg, her whole body trembling in fear. How, how could there be such a thing? A demon, it's a demon!
The strange sound continued to ring. Suddenly, the demon submerged into the ground and disappeared without a trace.
Takeshi wasn't in a hurry to chase after it. He looked down and asked the young girl who was hugging his leg,
"Are you coming with me, or staying in the room?"
The young girl shook her head repeatedly. "N-No, no, I'll come with you!" How could she dare to stay in the room alone?
Right now, she couldn't care about the fact that a man had broken into her boudoir at night.
Takeshi, holding the sword in one hand and putting his arm around the girl's waist, rushed out of the room. What these demons wanted to eat was young girls.
It was good that he was taking the girl with him. He could protect her and also use her as bait.
The lights in the wealthy family's house all turned on at once. It was all because of the girl's scream, which had awakened everyone in the house.
Unfortunately, when they arrived at their daughter's room, the door was open, and the bedding had also been lifted, but the girl was long gone from the room.
Takeshi came to the alley behind the wealthy family's house and put down the young girl he was holding. At this moment, Tanjiro, with Mr. Kazumi, also came over.
Mr. Kazumi saw Takeshi again, and next to him was a young girl, who was the girl he recognized. He was about to shout when he heard Takeshi shout.
"Tanjiro! Take care of them. These demons are coming!"
"Yes!"
Tanjiro gripped his sword tightly with both hands, making a posture to attack at any moment.
The young girl's legs couldn't support her body, and she collapsed towards the wall of the alley.
A black vortex appeared on the wall, and at the same time, a pair of arms grew out, pulling the girl in.
"Still using this trick!" As soon as Takeshi finished speaking, the sword in his hand pierced into the black vortex, and his other hand pulled the girl back.
Ah—
A cry of pain came from the black vortex.
A cold smile appeared on Takeshi's lips. These little tricks were only good for one use. They wanted to use it again and again in front of him? How foolish!
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