Volume 5: Demon Slayer Chapter 21 Yoshiwara Flower Street
The reason Hephaestus came to the Demon Slayer world this time was just to win over the swordsmith.
After all, her roots are in Orario, and she can't stay in this world for long.
Now that her goal had been achieved, she naturally had to go back. And this time she was not going back alone, there were several people following her, going back with her.
There is no need to talk about Shinobu Kocho, she wants to go back with her and join the Mihe clan.
In addition to Shinobu Kocho, there are several other pillars who will follow her, namely Rock Pillar Haiming Island Gyomei, Love Pillar Kanroji Mitsuri, Wind Pillar Fushigawa Minoru, and Water Pillar Tomioka Giyu.
As for the remaining few pillars, they have to stay in this world and fight against the demons of this world together with Ubuyashiki Yoya.
They couldn't all follow Hephaestus back.
The pillars that go to Orario will enter the dungeon, become stronger as quickly as possible , and then return to this world to replace the Mist Pillar, Flame Pillar, Sound Pillar, and Snake Pillar who remain in this world.
To be honest, it was definitely a big deal for Ubuyashiki Yoya to send five pillars to Orario at once.
Because in this way, the Demon Slayer Corps will lose five pillars, and the pressure will inevitably increase dramatically.
In addition to the five pillars, Ubuyashiki Yoya also mobilized a group of elite members of the Demon Slayer Corps to join the Hephaestus family. There are about twenty people in total, who will follow Hephaestus back to Orario.
In addition to the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, a group of swordsmiths from the Swordsmith Village also decided to go back with Hephaestus to absorb Orario's more advanced forging technology and strive to create powerful weapons.
In Emiya's opinion, this was a complete gamble.
When these people leave, the strength of the Demon Slayer Corps will inevitably drop by several levels.
However, once the Demon Slayer Corps can survive this period of time and hold out until this group of people return from Orario, the strength of the Demon Slayer Corps will definitely increase dramatically.
By then, the end of Muzan Kibutsuji will be here.
Of course, Ubuyashiki Yoya dared to do this because he was confident. If it weren't for Hephaestus passing down the method of practicing Nen, he wouldn't have been so crazy.
It is precisely because of the practice method of mindfulness that Ubuyashiki Yoya made such a decision.
Hephaestus also took advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money. Not only did she take away a large amount of gorilla scarlet iron, she also took away some good knife makers and a large number of adventurers with good potential.
There is no doubt that this is a win-win situation.
Emiya did not refuse and sent this group of people to Orario without hesitation.
But he did not stay in Orario for long. After seeing this group of people off, he returned to the world of Demon Slayer from Orario.
Mainly because I can’t bear to leave the ghosts here.
One Lower Five provides Emiya with a considerable amount of vitality. If he can devour the Twelve Kizuki one by one, then he will definitely be able to elevate his Nen to the level of Netero, the president of the Hunter Association in the Hunter World.
From this we can see how amazing the vitality of the Twelve Demon Moons is.
Of course, this also proves from the side how perverted Netero is.
He is worthy of being the top expert in the hunter world.
Unfortunately, the whereabouts of most of the Twelve Kizuki are erratic, and Emiya can only confirm the whereabouts of two of them.
One of them is the Lower Five who had been killed by him, Lei.
The other one is the Upper Six, Dakimaki and Gitarou.
At first glance, it sounds like two names, but in fact, the Upper Six are the rarest twin demons among all demons. The sister Daki and the brother Gitarou join forces to form the Upper Six.
In order to kill the Upper Six, unless both of them are beheaded, they will not die even if one of them is beheaded.
If Emiya remembered correctly, the current Upper Six should be an oiran in Yoshiwara red-light district.
If he raided the Upper Moons Rikudaki and Gifutaro in Yoshiwara Flower Street, would Kibutsuji Muzan send other Upper Moons to support them?
Emiya was very interested in this.
After returning to the world of Demon Slayer from Orario, Emiya first spent two days thoroughly refining the vitality of Lower Moon Five Kei and increasing his own Nen.
Then prepare to go to Yoshiwara Flower Street.
However, Shirou was not familiar with this place, so he found a guide.
The sound column is the origin of the universe.
This guy was born a ninja. Unlike other single pillars, he was the only one who had a wife, and he married three wives at once, all of whom were ninjas.
Definitely not an ordinary winner in life.
Especially at the end of the story, most of the other pillars died, but this guy survived.
Although he had a broken arm and lost an eye, he still managed to survive and retired to the second line with his three wives.
He was one of the few men among the Pillar Slayers who had a good ending.
You should know that in the original plot, Insect Pillar Shinobu Kocho was absorbed by Upper Moon Two's Douma, and Flame Pillar Rengoku Kyojuro was killed by Upper Moon Three Akaza in the Infinity Train .
After Muzan was defeated, Love Pillar Kanroji Mitsuri and Snake Pillar Iguro Obanai confessed their love to each other, and eventually died in each other's arms due to their serious injuries.
During the battle between Kasumihashira Tokito Muichiro and Kokushibo, he was cut in half by the blood demon technique released by Kokushibo and died from excessive blood loss.
Rock Pillar Gyōmei Hirumi released his markings in the battle with Muzan Kibutsuji, overdrawing himself, and refusing treatment due to his severe injuries, eventually dying.
Therefore, among the nine pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, only three survived to the end.
The Water Pillar Tomioka Giyu, the Wind Pillar Fushigawa Saneya, and the Sound Pillar Uzui Tengen who is now standing in front of Emiya.
After learning about Emiya's purpose in looking for him, Uzui Tengen's eyes lit up, "As expected of you, Lord Emiya. What a brilliant idea."
Emiya: ...
He didn't understand, what was the connection between going to Yoshiwara Flower Street and being gorgeous? But when he thought that gorgeous was Uzui Tengen's catchphrase, he got used to it.
"Let's go." Emiya urged.
Uzui Tengen nodded, asked for instructions from Ubuyashiki Yoya, and then took Emiya straight to Yoshiwara flower street.
Yoshiwara Flower Street is one of the most famous streets in Japan at this time. Today, Yoshiwara Flower Street can definitely be said to be a famous red-light district in Asia.
But in 1966, this street was banned.
However, during the Taisho period, Yoshiwara red-light district was still prosperous, and it could definitely be said to be a place where men could indulge in pleasure and debauchery.
When Emiya, led by Uzui Tengen, first entered this street, he was also shocked.
This place can be described as magnificent and golden, with high-rise buildings lined up one after another, red lanterns hanging high, clusters of flowers in all seasons, and girls in the lattice houses holding pipes and charming smiles that make people lose their minds.
Uzui Tengen seemed to be very familiar with this place, and he introduced the characteristics and customs of Yoshiwara flower street to Emiya in a casual manner.
For example, most of the girls here, especially the oiran, have been carefully trained.
Any food that is harmful to the body or skin will never be eaten.
When taking a bath, be sure to put spices in it and fumigate your clothes.
Those who can become an oiran have good innate conditions, and with such long-term maintenance, they naturally have a fragrant and beautiful body.
Not to mention that their speech and behavior have been professionally trained, which is completely different from modern hostesses.
When Emiya saw that Uzui Tengen knew the situation here very well, he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
I didn't expect that this sound column is also a person of temperament.
When he thought about the fact that the other party had three beautiful wives, Shirou felt a little enlightened.
"Master Emiya, I recommend that one because it's the most gorgeous one on this street..."
"No."
Just when Uzui Tengen wanted to recommend a more reliable place to Emiya, he was interrupted by Emiya, "I'm not here to have fun."
Uzui Tengen was stunned.
Emiya continued, "From now on, you start evacuating the people here. I'll go find a guy."
Uzui Tengen couldn't help but ask, "Who does Lord Emiya want to see?"
Emiya showed a happy smile, "The Twelve Demon Moons, Upper Moon."
The next second, Emiya flew up into the air and crashed into a building called Kyogoku-ya, smashing the window into pieces and rushing in.
The moment he landed, Emiya sent out dozens of telekinetic hands, grabbed men and women one after another, and threw them out of the gate of Kyogoku-ya, landing on the street outside.
"If you don't want to die, get out of here!"
Emiya shouted angrily and deployed his Observation Haki, and in the blink of an eye he captured a beautiful woman with an unusually charming temperament.
Although this guy hid very well, his identity was still exposed under Emiya's observation Haki.
The Upper Moon, Dakimaki.
This person seemed unaware that he had been exposed. When he saw Shirou rushing in and looking at him ferociously, he trembled with fear, looking extremely terrified.
Emiya smiled slightly, and a Sun Blade appeared in his hand.
Breathing of the Sun, First Form: Round Dance!
Emiya started with the Breathing of the Sun, slashing in an arc towards Daki's neck. The blade rubbed against the air, and brilliant flames burst out.
As soon as Daki saw it, she knew her whereabouts were exposed, and she quickly jumped back to avoid Emiya's attack.
"You are a swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps."
Emiya didn't answer, but took a step forward and swung the Sun Blade in his hand again.
Breathing of the Sun, Type 3: Blazing Red Mirror!
A deep red flame burned on the blade, similar to the first move, Round Dance, but with a wider range, and in an instant it slashed towards Daki's neck again.
Daki was immediately enraged, and eight ribbons emerged from her body, hitting Emiya on the head.
Blood Demon Art: Double Slash.
Naturally, Emiya would not retreat. He swung his Nichirin Sword and collided it with Dakimaki's ribbon, making a crisp sound of tinkling.
These ribbons look soft, but they are actually quite hard. Even the Sun Sword created by Emiya cannot cut through them in the first place.
The first round of the clash between the two sides seemed to be a draw.
