Rimuru's Journey In Kny
20. False dream
"We're in her stomach! This is a battle! "
"Shut up! "
"Dear!! "
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The wind blew strong that night, the atmosphere of the train that was a little quiet added to the worries of a man with a bento in his hands. Even so, he was unable to stop his meal.
The former bento was scattered on the floor, his mouth was full of rice and side dishes, had eaten that much his stomach was not full, whether his stomach was made of what to firmly accommodate all that.
Rimuru looked at him flatly, a crystal ball was before him. Rimuru looks at all the activities of Kyoujurou from start to finish, of course not including bathing activities, it is a matter of privacy.
Screaming his head while sighing, Rimuru was not out of thought. At times like this his student looks very relaxed, even though he knows his student does not relax his alertness, but would it not be better to build a more mature plan than eating?.
"What is your stomach actually made of? It almost matched my limitless stomach! " called Rimuru resigned to the behavior of all his students.
[Just calm down master, your stomach is bigger than his! If there is a race you will win! ]
"Ciel."." cried Rimuru limp, as if resigned to his life.
[I'm just kidding master, Hahaha]
"Ciel, do you think our plan will work"
[Of course, Master. The chances of success of your plan are 100%. Do you really want to help 'him'? ]
"of course. Didn't I tell you? Not always the creatures in this world are 'doers' but there are also 'victims'. You have to remember it's Ciel"
[Okay, Master]
"Diablo"
A silhouette of black shadow appeared behind Rimuru, his hands were on his chest, his head lowered in respect, answering with high honor.
"What's the matter, Rimuru-sama? "
"We're going to go to the cellar, there's something I want to ask a lump of meat in that cell"
"Well, Rimuru-sama"
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The slightly awkward atmosphere was on the left side seat of Zenitsu and Inousuke. One was extremely greedy while the other one was so shocked and a little awkward.
"So? What do you want to ask, son Mizunoto? "
Kyoujurou asked, he was already not continuing his meal, listening to some words that would come out of the mouth of the young man who was younger than him. The young man started to tell stories and then asked.
"Do you know about the fire god's waters? "
"Hmm? Oho! I don't know! This is the first time I've heard the fire god dance, I'm so happy to see you using your father's dance during a fight. But let's finish this story! "
"Huh?! Can I get more information?? "
"Be my disciple, I will train you! "
"Wait a minute! You see where?! " tanjiro squeals that feel unnoticed by kyoujurou
"The history of the fire breath is very long"
"Sword experts who can use fire and water have become pillars in every age without exception. The basic breath consists of fire, water, wind, rocks and lightning. Breathing other than this is her branching. The fog comes from the wind! " continued Kyoujurou explaining a little detail about breathing.
Tanjiro listened carefully, trying to understand the information that had just been obtained while thinking to find more detailed information from the person next to him _who has the status of Hashira.
"Son Mizoguchi, what color is your sword? "
Tanjiro flinched from his daydream, he swiftly answered the question decisively.
"My name is kamado and the color of my sword is black" he replied as he introduced himself to Kyoujurou.
"Black? That's hard! "
"Difficult? "
"I've never seen a black-colored swordsman become a pillar. Moreover, you definitely do not know what kind of sword technique you are mastering"
"Just calm! I'll train you at my place so you can calm down now! "
"He's really a helpful person" Tanjiro thought with his surprised face.
"Yawow!! "
A shrill, ear-damaging scream came from right Kyoujurou and Tanjiro. Inousuke shouts in excitement when he learns of the creature (?) the one he was riding walked quickly.
His head covered in a pig mask came out of the window, the wind blowing fiercely crashed into his head making the mask almost fly.
Zenitsu tried to calm her absurd friend down, pulling her body back to sit on her chair. He endured the embarrassment of having to be seen by the crowd when Inousuke threw a tantrum.
"That's dangerous stupid! Stupid has its limits! " peek Zenitsu
"That's dangerous! I don't know when the devil will appear! "As usual Kyoujurou said with a tone of spirit.
"Huh?! " Zenitsu turned her head quickly as her hearing caught something she disliked.
"You're kidding. A demon will appear on this train?! " the cry of Zenitsu overcame Inousuke's voice, his veins had already disappeared somewhere.
"Yes! "
"Yes? Nooo! So we are not in the place of the devil but the devil who appears here?! Nooo! I'm going down!! " whimpers
"In a short time 40 people disappeared from this train. We sent some demon hunters here but no one came back. That's why I'm here as a pillar! " Kyoujurou tried to explain this mission to the 3 young men.
Zenitsu was still whining, her fake tears came out_ looking disgusting. He replied to Kyoujurou's words still with screeches damaging the ears.
"Huhhhh?! Didn't she? I'm going down!! "
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Tests... Tests
The sound of water droplets entering through small bars in the basement ___ pool forming a puddle of water that is deep to the feet.
Two figures walked together, the figure had different height. The eyes of the two figures were lit up in the darkness of the night, the light from the candle could not illuminate the completely dark darkness.
Draper...
The footsteps came to a halt in front of the prison bars, a box of wood containing fresh meat writhing disgusting. His eyes that were separated from his cavity began to move looking at someone who was visiting him.
The detached mouth also wanted to move but there was no sound in return from his efforts. The figure with the short body smiled faintly, then faced the person behind him, still maintaining his thin smile.
"You're so cruel Diablo, how am I supposed to interrogate him? "
"I'm sorry, Rimuru-sama"
"No" Rimuru shook her head, her outstretched hands touching fresh meat with blood lumeran like meat decorated with tomato sauce __ looks delicious.
"Your actions are right, it's just that after torturing her at least let her head remain intact, if this is how she can't talk, you understand Diablo? "
"understand"
"Let's start the interrogation. Tell me everything you know, dear Douma~"
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"Yeah! "
Shouts of all ages sounded terrifying in one of the train carriages. A demon with many horns all over his body walked closer to the conductor who had just checked the entrance ticket of Kyoujurou and Tanjiro et al.
Its huge body as well as many mouths and eyes, made the demon really quite terrifying. Kyoujurou stood up from his seat his left hand stretched out to protect the conductor, his right hand holding the sword hilt to prepare for battle.
"If you point your fangs at an innocent man. Then, the Rengoku red-flame sword will burn you to the ground! "
"Fire breathing first: sea of fire"
A second later all that remained was Kyoujurou's shadow, the flames blazing on his sword directed right at the devil's neck until it escaped from his body. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inousuke were stunned on the spot.
The three of them approached Kyoujurou, ignoring the demon that was slowly turning to ashes. Let the victory be sung together.
"What a great you, aniki! Make me your student! "
"Sure! I'll teach you to be a great swordsman! "
"Me too! "
"Me too! "
"Everything I'll educate you directly! "
"My aniki! "
"Aniki! "
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Akhh....
Dark rooms, prison cells, cold iron bars, water droplets, crickets, and wolf howls do not frighten the two who torture their prisoners.
"Curtain! It's in vain that I use my powers to make your body whole, if you're still keeping your mouth shut"
"Let me act, my lord"
"Bahhh.... It doesn't matter if the torturous way can't open his mouth then the way to forcefully break the memory is the last thing I can do"
"Why not use the skill of seeing the future? "
A blond man stood up while folding his hands, leaning against the bars. His eyes looked flat at the prisoner, then turned to be puzzled when he saw the silvery blue haired person.
"Can't, Veldora. The last time I used my power during aura control, it had already left this world almost destroyed. For the sake of maintaining the balance of this world I really have to control my strength, try not to wear it too often"
"Don't breaking down memories also need magic? "
"Yes that's true, it's just that it requires a little magicule so it shouldn't matter. We're in this world alone and it's upsetting the balance of the world"
"You're lying, Rimuru"
"Hmm? "
"It's true if you save your energy to keep this world from collapsing, but you can still see the future. Looking to the future for creatures like us only requires a little magic power. What exactly is your reason? "
"They make misery, make many people lose, take innocent victims without being counted. So, am I going to be quiet? Although I hate 'they(humans)' but that doesn't mean I can turn away when innocent people lose their lives. Therefore I took the action of reducing the use of magic, at least I reduced the impact of death from the creatures of this world"
"I'm still confused, Rimuru. Who are you really helping? A devil? A human? Or a mixture of the two creatures? "
"I'm not on anyone's side, Veldora.
Because, basically, I don't know what kind of creature I am. The slime? A human? A devil? Or dragons? "
Seeing the confusion of his friend he tried to leave him alone, to seek the answer of his own question. In the middle of the journey he stopped, saying a sentence that made Rimuru eager to face the world and warmed his heart.
"No matter who you are, no matter what race you are, no matter what your nature and treatment. I will continue to support you because I am your best friend and from this moment on I am your only family"
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Silence.....
That is what can be described in the chariot against the night wind. Smooth snoring like the song of an owl, quite soothing.
Kyoujurou, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inousuke are all cradled in the skyline, leaving a beautiful view of the fairytale region in the middle of nowhere.
On the other hand, a figure of a man stood proudly on top of the carriage. The wind that blew did not make the guts he had disappear. The unraveled hair fluttered like a soft scarf, so dazzling.
"To be able to die while asleep is a gift"
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The sparrows leave a bunch of wood and leaves form a nest, foraging for their small family. Flowers blooming on the expanse of green grass, butterflies go around sucking the nectar of flowers. Helps pollinate the flower.
I clasped someone's hand, it was like a dream that I always wanted, could not be said with words and could not be expressed easily, just one as a representative, I was so happy.
Running while holding hands, the sunlight at that time did not feel stinging nor did it dim because it was cloudy. His hands felt soft and it made me opiate.
"here, here. There are a lot of peaches here, and the peaches are delicious. There were also white clover flowers blooming here" I chanted what I wanted to tell her, she smiled happily at me and my heart warmed.
"There's a river up ahead, the water's shallow, it's okay, right? "
"the river? " he stopped, made my steps stop.
"Zenitsu-san, what should I do? I can't swim"
His face turned to be disappointed, I could not bear to see him. Just wait!! Isn't this an opportunity?. A brilliant glimmer of idea popped into my head.
"I'll carry you and we can jump over him! It was just a river" I said as I bowed before him, my back I pointed right in front of him.
He was stunned for a moment, then happily his hands hugged my neck. I could feel his body, especially his chest. The fragrant smell of her unraveling hair oozed.
I stood up straight, my hands pointing back to jump his body, so that he would not fall when I started running across the river. Uhh... It was a dream that turned into such a beautiful reality.
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I opened my eyes, a man who looked like me was lying down. The smell of sake filled this room. I feel like I've forgotten something, but unfortunately I don't remember it.
Researching my clothes made me realize. If I come here to tell someone who is lying down it's good news.
"Dad, I came here to report that I've become a pillar! "
"What if you become a pillar? It means nothing... Not important. We're not going to be big guys, either you or me"
I was petrified when I found the answer. Pretty spicy and painful, but I can't blame her. Don't want to bother her, I'm out. Shift fusuma, walk slowly.
"sister"
A little boy came up to me, his head first poking behind a wooden pillar. He looks like me, maybe this is a gene from my family that has a unique and similar face and hair.
"Did you like hearing that? If I were to become a pillar, maybe dad would acknowledge me as well"
He looked at me with curiosity. I don't know what to do, my dad wasn't this guy. He was a passionate person and also a pillar.
But one day he suddenly stopped swinging his sword. Suddenly. He was the one who educated us with passion, but why...
Although I thought about it, I felt that it could not be ignored. The situation faced by my sister named Senjurou was even more severe.
She has no memory of our mother, who died before she learned to remember. Plus a father who is in this state.
I looked at him wistfully, my fake wide smile plastered clearly. I crouched down while touching his shoulder.
"I'll be honest, I'm not so happy"
The look on his face became sad, this was painful but could not be hidden. I don't want him to hope and end up hurt.
"But! My spirit won't die just because of that. The fire in my heart will never go out! I won't be disappointed! You are different from me Senjurou, you have your brother and sister trust you! No matter which path you choose, you will become a great person! Do your best! Even though you're lonely! "
She started crying, I held her tight. My white robe was getting wet from her tears. It is undeniable that he warmed up because of my words. From that moment on I promise to always be with you, my sister.
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My footsteps rang out in every hallway of the cave, I stomped my feet hard while exclaiming. Behind me are two brats who are my subordinates. Follow me faithfully, every second and every moment.
"Boss! "
They both called me, I looked at them. I named them Chuuitsu and Ponjirou.
"What's wrong? "
"I smell the master of this cave"
Ponjirou told me, his big teeth were moving funny. His hands continued to point to the north of the cave. By the way Ponjirou also has a great sense of smell.
"I also heard his snoring! "
Chuuitsu chimed in, his ridiculous face was truly disgusting. However, he was also reliable due to his sharp hearing.
I nodded in understanding, turned around and prepared to attack the lord of this land. If I win I can become the ruler here, isn't that profitable?
When I turned around, I accidentally saw a little rabbit curled up on the ground. His knees were bent and his hands wrapped around his knees. She looked lonely so I invited her to join me.
"Hey you're there! Come with me, I'll give you shiny acorns later"
He stood up and nodded obediently, followed closely behind and began to sing a spirit cry.
"Explorer! Explorer! "
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I opened my eyes, the cold directly pierced my bones. I looked down, finding my feet soaked in cold, shiny critals, like shaved ice.
Looking left and right, I felt like I knew this place. A place I will never forget in my entire life. On my back was an empty basket I used to sell charcoal.
Still unsure, I crouched down. Touching the cold crystal under my feet.
"Salju." I murmured slowly.
"Sister! Welcome aboard! "
"Have you sold all the charcoal? "
I was confused when I heard a familiar voice in my mind. I quickly looked ahead, finding two figures that I somehow missed so much. This feeling was undeniable, I ran and hugged them.
My tears came out. They were surprised by my treatment. The longing that rushes cannot be stopped even though I have embraced them, as if they have departed from the world.
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Sretti...
A straw rope was firmly tied around each of Kyoujurou and Tanjiro's right hands. The 2 boys and 2 girls had dark circles under their eyelids.
Their faces are pale too. However, it was not as pale as one boy who tied the rope in Tanjiro's hands. They started to get ready to do something.
"Good sleep.... Forget about breathing... Khuk"