Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

Arakawa Akihiro roughly described what the Hiko Dojo would teach, which also gave Su Mu a deeper understanding of the Hiten Mikenryu style.

Without a doubt, this "Flying Sword Style" is the same "Flying Sword Style" that Su Mu knows from "Rurouni Kenshin," and it is no weaker than the Demon Slayer Corps' "Breathing Techniques."

However, the Demon Slayer Corps' "Breathing Techniques" are more focused on dealing with demons, while "Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu" is more focused on dealing with humans.

Arakawa Akihiro, who had arrived late at night, spoke for about half an hour before stopping. Su Mu knew that the other party needed to rest, so he took his leave.

However, before leaving, he asked Akihiro Arakawa to demonstrate the so-called "Flying Sword Style" to him.

Arakawa Akihiro hesitated for a moment, but then agreed.

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Arriving at the open space again, Arakawa Akihiro looked at Su Mu, then turned to a straw figure made of rice straw on the ground.

At this moment, Arakawa Akihiro placed his hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, leaned forward slightly, and his expression became extremely serious, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Although they weren't facing each other directly, Su Mu vaguely sensed a sharpness that seemed to be coming straight at him.

In just a moment, Arakawa Akihiro took a step forward.

He drew his sword, unsheathing it.

The standard starting stance in the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu style of swordsmanship is also the most essential part of the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu style, and is also known as the draw-slash.

In the dim night, a cold light flashed out in an instant. The sharp blade sliced ​​through the air almost instantly, and the slash was made even when the blade was barely visible.

Only after Arakawa Akihiro sheathed his sword did Su Mu realize that the straw doll had been cut in half.

After briefly demonstrating the so-called "Flying Sword Style" to Su Mu, "Arakawa Akihiro" turned around and went back into the house. It was late enough, and he needed to rest.

When Arakawa Akihiro returned, Su Mu also came to the straw doll. The cuts were smooth and neat, which made him think of Arakawa Akihiro's knife.

As a demon, his physical attributes, strength, eyesight, and perception are undoubtedly far superior to those of humans. In fact, he has already broken the limits of human beings. However, he didn't even see Arakawa Akihiro's slash just now.

He could sense that Arakawa Akihiro's physical abilities were much stronger than those of ordinary people, but far from being able to break the limits of the human body. However, in that instant, even he could not see the speed at which Arakawa Akihiro drew his sword.

With his physical abilities far surpassing those of Arakawa Akihiro, he believed he could also unleash a sword strike that fast. However, that was only because he relied on the Oni's formidable physical abilities, while the Oni was able to strike with his frail body alone. One relied on the body itself, while the other surpassed it. The two were completely incomparable.

If the "Flying Sword Style" can be so powerful when performed by a human body alone, what kind of power would it have if I were to perform the "Flying Sword Style" with the powerful body of a demon?

Thinking about all this, he felt a surge of excitement.

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After leaving the "Biko Dojo", Su Mu met up with several merchants in the town. These merchants, who had traveled all over the country, were well-informed and knew a lot.

Although Mount Sagiri is not a very famous mountain range, I still learned its specific address from a merchant. In fact, I not only learned about Mount Sagiri, but also the locations of Mount Fujikasane and Mount Natagumo.

Fujikasane Mountain is the Demon Slayer Corps' testing ground for swordsmen. Only by passing the test at Fujikasane Mountain can one become a Demon Slayer Corps member.

As for 'Natagumo Mountain', it is now the territory of 'Rui', the 'Lower Moon Sixth Rank' of the Twelve Demon Moons. Merchants say that 'Natagumo Mountain' is very dangerous at night, and several merchants have 'disappeared' when passing through this place.

The so-called "disappearance" is obviously due to encounters with evil spirits. It is clear that Rui, the sixth of the lower moons of the Twelve Demon Moons, has not yet been eradicated, otherwise, so many merchants would not have gone missing at Mount Natagumo.

This gave Su Mu a clearer understanding of the current stage of the story he was in.

The only pity was that they didn't learn anything about Tanjiro Kamado from the merchants. After all, who would care about a family that sells charcoal deep in the mountains?

Although he was somewhat disappointed not to know Tanjiro Kamado's address, now that he knew the location of Mount Sagiri, finding Tanjiro Kamado's residence would not be difficult for him; he would simply need to search around Mount Sagiri.

I believe it shouldn't take too much time.

However, he needs to be careful during the search, since the Demon Slayer Corps' "Water Pillar" Sakonji Urokodaki is also living in seclusion in Mount Sagiri. If he discovers this demon, he might have his neck cut off.

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After getting the information from the merchants, Su Mu looked up at the sky. It was getting late, and his body was instinctively sending out warning signals—an instinctive fear of sunlight.

Clearly, the demon's instincts were reminding him that he must find a sheltered place from the sun as soon as possible before sunrise.

So Su Mu quickly turned back.

As a ghost, one possesses formidable physical strength and tireless nature, making travel a breeze.

As the sun slowly rose, its rays pierced the darkness and brought light to the earth. Almost all the creatures active in the darkness hid themselves away, and Su Mu also rushed back to the cave when the sun rose.

The cave was damp and dark. Su Mu walked silently forward, encountering skeletons that were like carpets spread on the ground along the way, but he remained silent.

As a former human, he felt uncomfortable seeing his fellow human beings treated like this, but now he was a demon, and for demons, these were just food.

Just like the chicken and duck meat that humans eat, for demons, this is a necessary food, and can even make them more perfect.

However, even knowing all this, he still couldn't get used to it and felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Just as he closed his eyes, preparing to continue walking forward, he suddenly stopped.

Among the skeletons spread out on the floor like a carpet, there was another skeleton still glistening with fresh blood. Of course, this was not what attracted his attention. What caught his eye was the torn clothing next to it, and... a knife.

Although the clothes were torn, it was still possible to vaguely discern that they were the standard uniform of the Demon Slayer Corps.

And that sword... is the Demon Slayer Corps' weapon for Demon Slayers, called the "Color-Changing Sword," also known as... the Nichirin Blade.