"Miss Kanae, is the sword you are holding in your hand the sword used by samurai in the past?"

The two of them ran out of the village for some distance, and then Yamasuke finally asked what he had been worrying about.

He still remembered that the so-called killing of ghosts meant cutting off the ghost's head with a special knife.

When he thought of that scene, he couldn't help but feel horrified.

"Yes."

Kanae nodded, removed the cloth bag outside the scabbard, and stuffed it into the pocket of her uniform, revealing the dark purple scabbard.

"This is the standard sword of our Demon Slayer Corps. It has the power to kill evil spirits. Because you didn't seem to like hearing similar words before, so I didn't mention it."

Saying that, Butterfly Chanel smiled: "Why, little brother Yamasuke, are you afraid that I will hurt you?"

"Don't worry, the Demon Slayer's sword will only protect humans and will never be used against them."

"This is our rule and our mission."

"As for the fierce man you said before who threatened the villagers, I guess he was just trying to scare people. Please don't take it seriously."

Kanae had already guessed who that person was.

It really suits your style, Mr. Fusukawa.

Yamasuke tilted his head thoughtfully, with a doubtful expression on his face.

In the end, he did not choose to answer the call, but asked as he walked: "So, why did the uncle faint before?"

He was talking about Jinji Sase who was knocked unconscious by Kanae.

In Yamasuke's mind, among the three people to deal with, this weak-looking girl should have been the easiest to deal with.

Although he didn't see the whole scene clearly, Yamasuke had a vague feeling that maybe that was not the case.

However, if they are a team, they shouldn't have conflicts, right?

So Yamasuke decided to ask clearly.

"You mean Mr. Sase..."

Butterfly Kanae's eyes flickered and she pretended to look around. She couldn't lie with a straight face.

That's the specialty of someone like Genichiro.

Of course, she couldn't tell Aosuke, "He went to arrest your parents." She could only bite the bullet and explain: "He seemed to have seen a strange animal on the roof, so he wanted to find out, but the result was...

Be careful and fall off the roof."

"Yeah?"

Yamasuke seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Yes, in the past two days, it seems that many people have said that they saw strange things on the roof. The village chief also said that they look like the kappa in the story."

"is that so?"

Butterfly Kanae didn't expect that she could be a blind cat and bump into a dead mouse.

"Hey, why have I started to lie to others?"

Guilt filled her heart.

In fact, the kappa, as the villagers call them, are a group of people who go from house to house day and night looking for information.

Under such high-intensity work, it was not hidden well, and traces of it were discovered, and they are also being cleaned up.

However, Butterfly Kanae's answer finally completely dispelled Yamasuke's doubts. He almost thought that this woman was a very powerful character.

"Maybe this time I don't need my brother to take action, I can do it myself..."

He knew that his brother almost only rested for one or two hours a day in order to maintain the temperature of the hot spring.

If he is always summoned to deal with these bad guys outside the village, his brother's rest time will be sacrificed.

If I can do more things for my brother, it will definitely make him feel a little more relaxed.

Yamasuke secretly glanced at the butterfly Kanae from the corner of his eyes, brewing a "justice" plan in his heart.

In this way, with their own thoughts in mind, the two quickly passed through the gloomy old forest on the south slope and arrived at the valley behind the slope.

"Right in front, that's the best hot spring in our village."

Yamasuke pointed forward, "When I left in the morning, Mr. Genichiro was still soaking in it."

It was exactly two o'clock at noon, and the sun was hanging directly above the pool of clear spring water, completely rendering it into a beautiful bright golden color, which was very dazzling.

Seeing the sun, Butterfly Kanae finally felt relieved.

Moreover, her eyesight was very good, and she could see Genichiro's very bright and gorgeous belt hanging on the blue stone at a glance.

She remembered clearly that it seemed to be a gift given to Genichiro by a girl, with the complete story of the Taketori Monogatari embroidered on it. It would be an exaggeration to say it was a precious work of art.

"Genichiro, are you in the hot spring? I am Butterfly Kanae."

In order to prevent embarrassing things, Butterfly Kanae shouted over there from a distance of more than ten meters.

However, a few seconds passed and she received no response at all.

The little hope that had just been born was extinguished again.

"Then I'm going over there!"

Butterfly Kanae no longer waited, frowned slightly, and walked forward.

After walking around several large bluestones, she discovered with concern that there was no one in the huge hot spring.

Only Genichiro's dark brown gold-embroidered haori and white yukata float in the water.

There is also a pair of small Western-style underwear.

If it weren't for the clear water in the spring, she would have thought that Genichiro had drowned in it.

"Where has he gone?"

Although it was daytime, there were animals in the mountains, which made Butterfly Kanae couldn't help but ask.

But even ordinary animals cannot be Genichiro's opponent.

In the morning, the falling red leaves all over the courtyard appeared in front of the butterfly Kanae from time to time.

"Mr. Genichiro, will you go wandering around?" Yamasuke said, "The scenery here is very good."

"Even if he is wandering around out of curiosity, he should put on some clothes, right?"

Butterfly Kanae shook her head.

"With clothes floating in the water, it's obvious that something unexpected happened. Could it be that we met Kumamon Bear?"

"Bears are hibernating this season."

Yamasuke slowly approached Kanae and said tentatively, "He must have gone near the spring of the hot spring. The water there is deeper and it is easy to slip and get burned."

Sure enough, Kanae saw the bubbling place on the other side of the pond and decided to go over and take a look.

However, in this case, water will inevitably enter.

At this time, Yamasuke said considerately: "It's inconvenient for Ms. Kanae to carry a knife. I'll hold it for you."

"Then I'll trouble you."

Kanae said gratefully and handed over the Nichirin Sword.

She didn't think much about it. It just happened that she could lift her pants with both hands in the water to avoid getting too wet and affecting her movements after landing.

As for Haori, she stayed directly next to Genichiro Kishibe's belt.

Only then did Yamasuke notice that this woman had a gentle face, but her figure was not thin, and she was considered tall among women.

"Even so, she is just a woman..."

With this thought in mind, Yamasuke followed Kanae into the water and waded towards the diagonal spring.

However, he stared at the big word "annihilation" behind Kanae and suddenly slowly pulled the knife out of the sheath.

However, he is a newbie after all——

"Hang!"

Although the knife was only five centimeters out of its sheath, it still made a short friction sound.

Yamasuke's heartbeat stopped for a beat.

As expected, Kanae looked back and thought it was just a child being naughty: "Don't play with the katana randomly, you will cut yourself."

Looking at the face that was still concerned about him even now, Yamasuke was frightened by the thought of being discovered, but also had other emotions.

Do you really want to kill her?

She seems to be a completely good person, different from those before.

"I've never seen a katana before, I'm just... curious."

He explained in a panic, inserting the knife back.
To be continued...