Looking at this unfamiliar middle-parted boy with an unattractive appearance and an ordinary temperament and image, Genichiro felt a sense of happiness.

That feeling was just like the feeling I had when I met Ashina when he was about to be killed by the inner warriors.

Although it was not that strong, somehow, Genichiro felt that his fate seemed to be turning around.

It should be a good thing.

[It seems that the moment this Murata came in, my lottery was completed...]

【Could this person be my noble one?】

However, before Genichiro could respond to Murata's greeting, a shining yellow human-shaped piece of paper flew out of Murata's uniform and went straight into Genichiro's heart, leaving only a cold feeling.

[Obtain consumable paper figurine*1]

[The host can use consumable paper figures to perform moves that are unable to be used due to physical reasons. After obtaining a prosthetic hand, consuming the paper figures can also offset the loss of the prosthetic hand. 】

[Item description: Floating paper figures. Not limited to humans. If the deceased is thinking about something, their consciousness will sometimes appear in the form of a phantom. 】

In other words, paper figures mean "remnants of the soul".

Where there are paper figures, there are dead people.

In "Sekiro", when the wolf kills an enemy, it will automatically replenish the paper figures.

When entering Hirata Manor and passing by the houses, the residents who were killed by the bandits will also contribute paper figures to the wolf. Through the paper figures, the wolf can use incredible ninjutsu to kill people; through the paper figures, the wolf can use Ashina in one day.

A unique skill developed by Isshin for many years; through the paper man, the wolf can directly exchange it for the props needed for Shinobi's prosthetic hand.

After all, this is obtained in exchange for the soul of the deceased. In this way, the wolf will have the three professions of ninja (resident effect, whose function is to increase the upper limit of the paper man).

It is precisely because the wolf has gathered too many souls in its body (in the hands of Ren Yi) that it is possible to become a "Shura" in the later stage.

That's because too many people have been killed, and there is no way to suppress the riot of the fire of resentment (i.e. the soul).

Shura is similar to Manus, the Lord of the Abyss in "Dark Souls 1" and Gale in "Dark Souls 3".

Genichiro was stunned for a moment, then looked into Murata's small eyes and asked directly: "Have you killed anyone recently?"

[This person doesn’t look like he’s capable of killing people.]

[However, judging from the muscles of the neck, it is indeed much stronger than the average person. 】

However, after Genichiro asked this question——

quiet.

The entire detention room immediately fell into dead silence, without even the sound of breathing.

Genichiro learned Isshin's breathing method from a young age, taking a breath every 30 seconds. In this way, he can hold on for a longer time, so not breathing is normal.

Nobu Hirayama held his breath because he was afraid. After all, Murata was arrested for "bringing a knife into a house to commit murder," and he was afraid that he would hear some secret!

Compared with these real bad guys, I am far behind!

Sure enough, this kid is really causing trouble all the time!

Those three guys had just left and were discussing such a sensitive topic with a murderer!

Boss! Come and save me! I don’t need this month’s salary!

I don’t want the next month’s, and the month after that!

Hirayama Shin held the railing tightly with both hands and shook it desperately. All his hatred for Genichiro turned into fear of the current situation.

Murata, on the other hand, had no idea what was going on and forgot to breathe for a moment.

"Why do you ask that?"

Murata's small, pitiful eyes were almost wide open.

Correspondingly, his pupils became smaller and smaller, turning into a tiny dot.

Even as a child, it is really strange to ask a stranger like this as the first thing you say when you meet him.

Especially based on the look in the other person's eyes, Murata, who has always been cautious and observant, felt that the other person was not asking, but rather certain.

This kid decided that he had murdered someone.

I didn't kill a person, I killed a ghost two days ago.

Murata comforted himself.

This time it was Genichiro's turn to feel strange: "Can't you see?"

[Such a big paper man flew towards me...]

[Could it be that only I can see this paper man?]

[It should be right, I have never seen paper figures in Ashina in the past, but Kuro's ninjas can use that thing...]

【So, it’s not surprising that these people can’t see the paper figures.】

Murata opened his mouth, a little confused.

can not see?

Can't see anything?

However, at the next moment, Murata seemed to have thought of something, and immediately showed a look of horror, jumped up from the ground, and then slapped his body desperately with his rough palms, as if there were some insects scurrying around in his clothes.

It's just that the slapping method is very messy, but the attack is quite heavy, and it makes a non-stop sound.

【This man is quite powerful.】

Genichiro was even more certain that Murata must be a trainee.

In fact, Murata has always considered himself a timid person with no talent.

It has been almost two years since he joined the Demon Slayer Corps. The Tomigaoka Giyuu at the same time are already A-level members, but he is still a poor Ren-level (second-to-last level). This situation occurs because, on the one hand, he is not good at swordsmanship.

Related, after all, his trainer is not the former Shuizhu; on the other hand, he has an overactive imagination, sees everything as a threat, is naturally timid, and has to wait for a group of low-level team members to act together on every mission.

He is not afraid of being killed by demons when he acts alone. Every demon slayer team member has the consciousness of sacrifice.

He was just afraid that when he was walking through the mountains alone, he would encounter the kind of real ghosts - the kind of resentful ghosts that remain because of resentment. Murata heard that those resentful ghosts were once innocent people who died at the hands of the Warring States samurai.

Those who wield swords alone will be chased and killed (actually this was a horror story promoted in some areas during the Meiji period to implement the abolition of swords).

Although the wild ghosts outside are very dangerous, at least they can be dealt with in their turn, and Murata can still have some sense of security.

But if it is the legendary resentful ghost, that is the real terror. It cannot be seen or touched, but you will die inexplicably.

Therefore, when Genichiro asked "Can't you see?", he subconsciously thought of the messy content in his mind. Combined with Genichiro's previous sentence "Have you killed someone recently?", Murata couldn't help but think more.

Especially in folklore, children can see things that adults cannot see because of their pure hearts!

Only in this way can we explain that this child would ask such a presumptuous question even though it was just their first meeting!

Murata was convinced of his idea!

It must have been when I was on my way that I was haunted by those resentful ghosts who were hacked to death with samurai swords!!!

"I said how could I be so unlucky today? The team members I was working with were late, and even I was arrested by the police. I had to trouble my lord to rescue me!" Murata cried while slapping his body.

All the bad things that have happened recently have been put on the head of the "Ghost of Resentment". "Mr. Fugang and I are the same age, and we are about to become pillars now, but I have to be criticized every time, and now I am still haunted by the Ghost of Resentment."

Got it! God is so unfair to me..."

As he spoke, he stopped patting himself. Instead, he knelt down with his head against the wall and burst into tears, while he kept hammering the wall with his hands (he was a comic character after all); "It's so unfair!"

Genichiro: "..."

Hirayama Nobu: "As expected, they are all crazy! Please let me go! Please let me go!"

Seeing Murata's appearance, Genichiro suddenly became less convinced of the blessed feeling he had just felt.

However, several key words in Murata's dialect, such as "lord" and "pillar", caught Genichiro's attention.

There is also the big word "annihilation" on the back of Murata's jet black uniform.

This is not an auspicious word. There must be a reason for wearing it like this.

Those college students told Genichiro that there are no ninjas and samurai in Japan today.

But both "lord" and "pillars" are in line with the ancient Japanese monarch-minister relationship framework. Samurai called their lords "lords", and the generals and think tanks who could play a supporting role among their subordinates were praised as "pillars"

"A category to show the lord's reliance on it.

For Genichiro Ashina, his Hashira was once his teacher, Masataka Kiba.

[It seems that Japan today is not as simple as those college students said.]

Looking at Murata who was still complaining, Genichiro was not in a hurry to satisfy his curiosity.

While the other party was in a mood, he planned to take a look at the specific results of his lottery.

After all, it is still just a Renqiu ball. Only by knowing the specific results can we know whether the "koi" in front of us really played a role and was not his temporary delusion.

【Two Paper Man Renqi Balls!】

[But be sure not to be a dog or a random person!]

Genichiro prayed silently to Murata.
To be continued...