The man in the column is perished, and the beginning of the treatment is not miserable

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Between the slopes of low mountains.

A well-decorated wooden house is located here.

now.

There was a thin man holding an ax, with long dark red hair tied up, and a shallow scar on his left forehead, standing at the door of the wooden house.

The man with a sallow face and thin muscles raised his head slightly, squinted his eyes and looked at the distance in the sky.

He looked at the light that penetrated the clouds, and said to himself in a calm voice:

It's almost dawn.

Clenching the ax in his hand, the man slowly breathed out a sigh of relief: Huh...

It is obviously the dawn of summer. Although the temperature is lower than during the day, it is still much hotter than autumn and winter.

But the breath he exhaled turned into steam-like white mist, slowly drifting away.

Just when the man was about to take steps towards the bottom of the mountain.

Creak...

The door of the wooden house behind him was slowly pushed open.

A child with crimson hair, rubbing his groggy eyes, appeared behind the door. The boy sounded as if he hadn't woken up, and said in a sticky tone:

...Father? Are you already going to chop wood?

Hearing the sound, the thin man turned around and glanced at the boy who was still awake as he walked out the door.

He spoke in a gentle tone, smiled and nodded:

Well, that's right, Tanjiro wants to come too.

As he spoke, the man slightly raised the ax he was using to chop wood.

Hearing what his father said, Tanjiro, who was still looking sleepy at first, immediately became energetic:

Can I come together? He opened his eyes and his expression became happy: Really? Is it okay?

The man smiled and nodded: Well, it's okay, come on.

The sleepiness of young Tanjiro was instantly swept away. He opened his mouth and exclaimed happily:

Thank you! Father!

With that said, Tanjiro opened his legs and ran towards his father excitedly.

Then he stood next to his father.

The father stretched out his rough hand and gently rubbed Tanjiro's head. Then he picked up the ax and the father and son slowly walked towards the forest at the foot of the mountain.

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Inside the wooden house.

call……

Several children were huddled together, hugging each other and sleeping soundly.

The slightly older one was a girl. She was sitting up in a daze, rubbing her hazy eyes.

Ha-ah... stretched.

Turning his head, he looked at the wooden door with its crack exposed, and there was some dazzling light coming from there.

The girl tilted her head slightly, glanced at the empty seat next to her in confusion, and said to herself:

…elder brother…?

After sitting for a while, she still seemed a little sleepy, and the girl's body swayed back and forth a few times.

thump!

Then, he lay down again, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

My mother, who was also sleeping next to me, naturally woke up.

After waiting quietly for the girl to fall asleep again, the mother slowly sat up and stood up with her hands and feet.

Looking back at the sleeping children, she smiled.

Then he slowly left the room.

Her long hair was pulled into a low bun behind her head and tied with a white headscarf.

Putting on a white apron, my mother walked outside the room to the stove in the entrance and began to prepare breakfast for the day.

Hmph~

Humming a ballad.

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Near the bottom of the mountain.

There is a narrow path.

Directly leading to the small wooden house on the hillside.

Should...have gotten up already.

Shang Quannai was walking leisurely through the mountains and forests, carrying a wine bottle. He looked up at the mountainside, which was still some distance away.

He said to himself:

Well, it's almost dawn.

After saying that, he continued to move forward slowly and leisurely, as if taking a walk.

That's right, the people Shang Quanna came to visit this time were the Kamado family.

The Kamado family, because Sumire Kamado joined the Demon Slayer Corps and Tankichi's various reasons, the current Kamado family is not the original Kamado family.

Although he is still doing his job as a chaihu, it seems that the eldest son joins the Demon Slayer Corps has become a common practice of the Kamado family.

That is to say...

Now the backbone of the Kamado family - Kamado Tanjuro.

Now, he is actually a member of the Demon Slayer Corps who has retired and returned home.

Now, there are only three people who can use the Breath of the Sun.

But Shang Quannai has never met him because he has been traveling.

In Demon Slayer Squad, although there are lessons about historical figures from the past, the portraits in the picture books are very different from the real ones.

Hard to tell.

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In the mountains and forests.

The thin man and the young Tanjiro were standing in the forest.

Although the man looked weak, sallow and thin, he wielded the ax with unexpected strength and ease, making him look so handy.

Pong!

The ax was held in the man's hand, making a perfect arc in mid-air, and struck hard into the tree trunk.

The tree trunks vibrated slightly, and the sound of swaying leaves came from overhead.

The young Tanjiro stood aside, holding a small wooden ax in his hand, watching his father's movements, a decent imitator.

Creak...

With a slight tilt of the ax blade, the ax broke away from the tree trunk. The man raised the ax again, preparing to swing it again.

Just when the ax was about to swing down.

Yo!

The voice of greeting came from a direction not far down the mountain.

The thin man immediately stopped what he was doing, and he and Tanjiro looked in the direction of the sound.

Shang Quannai was standing on the mountain road. He smiled and waved his arms to the two of them, and raised the wine in his hand:

Hello.

The thin man standing in the forest looked at Shang Quan Nai - he had not seen Shang Quan Nai.

However, there is a vague feeling of familiarity in my heart.

But out of politeness, he smiled and nodded:

Hello.

The man glanced at the wine jug in Shang Quannai's hand. He smiled and said, Are you going up the mountain to bury the wine? There are indeed a lot of people coming to bury the wine recently. If you don't hurry up, there won't be many places left.

No. Shang Quannai shook his head. He denied the man's statement: I'm not here to bury the wine.

I'm here to find you.

As he said this, Shang Quannai looked at the man and his tone was very calm and natural:

Long time no see, let's have a drink together.

In Shang Quannai’s vision,

The thin man's expression looked a little confused.

On top of the man's head, several golden fonts were faintly floating:

Kamado Tanjuro

Under this line of font, there is another line of characters.

If you look carefully, you can still see it clearly.

It's - Following the fate of the country.

...Long time no see? Kamado Tanjuro was a little confused. Although he felt a familiar aura from Shangquan Nai, he did not remember any memories related to her.

He seemed a little hesitant,

But there wasn’t much caution.

Tanjiro on the side grabbed the hem of his father's clothes, and he tilted his head to look at Shangquan Nai.

Sniff.

The tip of his nose twitched slightly.

First, a light fragrance comes, mixed with the scent that represents a happy mood.

then.

A strange smell instantly penetrated Tanjiro's nasal cavity, causing the young man to cover his nose and cough:

Ahem! Ahem!

…what does this smell like?

Tanjiro covered his nose and looked a little uncomfortable. He raised his head and looked at Shang Quanna.

——It's like...a mixture of decay and fragrance.

——Rotten vegetation!

…

Despite this, Kamado Tanjuro still generously brought Shangquanna into his home.

By the time a few people arrived at the house with a pile of firewood, it was already early morning.

The children of Kamado's family have also woken up and are now running back and forth in front of the wooden house.

The older girl, with her hair tied up in a bun, was carrying a baby-like child on her back, who was still sleeping. She smiled and looked at the other brothers running in front of the wooden house.

——Kamado Midouzi.

Another girl who looked smaller was sitting next to her sister. She had straight long hair that was not tied up.

——Kamado Hanako.

Takeo! Run slowly! Midouzi, the elder sister, reminded the running people.

I know! Sister! Zhuxiong replied while running, panting and shouting.

Stop! Haaa-! Another boy chasing behind Zhuxiong was imitating holding a wooden sword, and kept pretending to lift it to chop:

King Zhuxiong Ghost! Now you will fall under my sword!

Hearing this, Zhu Xiong turned around in triumph and hummed:

Hmph! Kenshi Shigeru! Don't be too careless!

I am the Ghost King!

As he spoke, Zhuxiong, who was running, suddenly squatted down and shouted:

watch out!

Uh-huh!

Zhu Xiong grabbed a handful of weeds from the ground and threw them towards Mao behind him.

Wow! Despicable Ghost King! Kamado Shigeru immediately pretended to be hit and staggered back two steps.

Snap!

Mao suddenly stood firm, his eyes became sharp, he held the hilt of the sword in the air, and shouted:

But! I won't give up just yet!

at this time.

The younger sister who was sitting next to her sister at the door suddenly stood up.

He pointed in the direction of the mountain and said:

Father! Father and brother are back!

Father? Zhuxiong and Shigeru immediately put aside their playful thoughts and looked down the mountain.

I saw.

Kamado Tanjuro was carrying a basket of firewood.

Holding Tanjiro's hand.

They were talking and laughing, conversing with an unknown person on the side.

Who is that person next to father?

Takeo looked at Shigeru next to him in confusion.

Kamado Shigeru shook his head. He looked at Shang Quanna's appearance and opened his mouth very hesitantly.

But in the end, he still said hesitantly:

...I seem...don't recognize you?

Ah? Why is there such an answer?

have no idea.

…

Shortly after.

Kamado Tanjuro and Naosenna were sitting in front of the wooden house, holding small wine glasses in their hands and sipping the wine.

Brother Nai...were you also a member of the Demon Slayer Corps before?

Tanjuro held the wine glass. His body was much better than Shang Quanna imagined.

It seems that because Yushiro has specially treated and strengthened the foundation of his body, most of his physical symptoms have been cured.

Well, that happened a long time ago. Shang Quannai nodded and took a sip of wine.

The two of them were just like this, chatting with each other.

This kind of conversation seemed very boring to others, but the two of them were surprisingly very comfortable.

Uuuuuuuuuuah!! Kamado Shigeru and Takeo were still running back and forth at the door.

Tanjiro, on the other hand, held Takeo by the back of his collar, reached out to catch Shigeru's figure, and shouted:

Stop it! Mao! It's time to eat!

Mao was full of confidence: No, I don't need to eat! I am a swordsman who can defeat the Ghost King!

Hahaha!

Mao!

Hearing such shouts, Shang Quanna turned his head subconsciously and glanced at the children running behind him.

Kamado Tanjuro also turned around. He looked at Shangquan Nai's expression and extended his hand to introduce his child:

That child... his name is Kamado Shigeru. He is a naturally lively child. Even Takeo, a usually calm guy, will become reckless after meeting Shigeru.

Shang Quanna's eyes stayed on the young Kamado Shigeru. After hearing the name, his expression froze slightly. He nodded slightly and murmured:

Shigeru... Kamado Shigeru...

He glanced at the head of the boy named Kamado Shigeru.

It seemed that the names overlapped, but also seemed not to exist. Shang Quannai saw no trace of the second name.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Kamado Tanjuro:

Good name.

Kamado Tanjuro smiled back.

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Time passes slowly.

Shang Quanna stayed at Kamado's house until the afternoon, then slowly waved goodbye to a few people and left the area.

It took a while to come out.

After going back, be prepared to be taught a lesson by Ganlu Temple.

Well, I've finished my wine.

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In the courtyard with the wisteria pattern,

Kanroji Sakurabi put her hands on her hips and looked at Shang Quanna with an incredulous expression:

You went to see the reincarnation of Yuanyi and you didn't ask me to come with you?

You also met a suspected reincarnation of Mao?

Next time...I'll take you there next time.

No, I'm going now...

Okay, okay...

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The door of Zamon's house.

Kamado Tanjuro, who was about to go down the mountain to sell firewood, looked surprised. Looking at Naosen Nai who came back, he asked in surprise:

Huh? Naijun?

He looked at the Ganlu Temple Sakura Cake next to Shang Quanna.

Oh...oh, please come in.

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