AWB Chapter 41 The Crow
Chapter 41 The Crow
When all the surviving contestants heard this, they silently wept with joy.
Without exception, they were all survivors whose families had been harmed by ghosts.
Some chose this path of exterminating demons without hesitation, driven by revenge, while others did so to save more people from harm.
Now, they have officially joined the Demon Slayer Corps and can fulfill their heart's desire.
Nezuko and Zenitsu both breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that the selection process was over.
They exchanged a glance, and then Mizuko remembered that Zenitsu had something to say earlier.
Zenitsu also felt that this was the best time to say it.
But just as the two of them were about to speak, an untimely remark interrupted them.
"Hello!"
When Zenitsu heard that it was a boy, his expression turned gloomy, and the veins on his forehead began to bulge.
[Where did this third party come from, daring to chat up Mi Douzi in front of me? Believe me or not, I'll chop you up!]
Zenitsu gritted his teeth and roared inwardly, his head turning slowly like a machine as he looked over.
But when he took one look, he was stunned!
A boy with a missing arm was seen dragging his mutilated body towards Mizuko.
Midouzi looked at the boy and found him very familiar, but when she saw his severed arm, she couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Your arm?"
The boy gave a wry smile upon hearing Mi Douzi's exclamation.
"I was injured by a ghost. If you hadn't saved me, I might have died."
Nidouzi remembered that this boy was the one who was injured by the Hand Demon and ran away without making a sound.
Midouzi didn't blame him; instead, she asked with some concern.
"Are you really okay?"
"It's alright, I came to thank you and also to apologize. I'm sorry for leaving you there alone to face the dangerous ghost!"
"What? You're leaving Midouzi Jiang there alone to face the ghost?"
Zenitsu, with his keen senses, heard the news and couldn't help but shout.
Then, Zenitsu's expression turned cold, and he silently began to draw his sword with a gloomy face.
"Leaving such a cute little bean sprout to face the demon alone is unforgivable! I'll chop you down right now!"
Seeing Zenitsu's sudden change in expression and the aura that truly seemed to want to cut him down, the boy quickly shook his head.
"I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to!"
"Enough with the nonsense, kid, you're dead!"
Zenitsu ignored the boy's explanations and raised his head to draw his sword!
"Zenitsu, I'm fine. He was already injured, and staying would have made him more likely to get hurt. I'm alright, aren't I?"
Seeing that Zenitsu was about to stand up for her, Mizuko quickly reached out and stopped Zenitsu's hand from drawing his sword.
The boy looked at Zenitsu, who was more terrifying than a ghost, and then heard Nezuko speak up for him, so he nodded quickly.
Zenitsu, however, paid no attention to any of this; his attention was now focused on Nezuko placing her hand on his.
His previously gloomy face immediately turned red, and it seemed as if steam was rising from the top of his head.
【Nie Douzi held my hand! Nei Douzi wants to hold my hand and get married!!!】
However, just as a minor incident occurred here, an unexpected event happened at the Ubuyashiki messenger's place.
"Hey, hey, now that the selection process is over, why haven't you given me my Nichirin Blade yet?!"
The boy in purple stepped forward menacingly, grabbed one of the messengers by the hair, and spoke with obvious impatience.
Those around them tried to stop him, but after seeing the fierce expression on the purple-clad youth's face, they all retreated.
"Tell me quickly, when are we going to receive our Nichirin Blades? I need them now, and I want to join the Demon Slayer Corps right now. Give me missions, I want..."
"Let go!"
Just as the purple-clad youth was grabbing the envoy's hair and speaking fiercely, a rough yet slender hand seized his wrist.
Zenitsu, standing in the crowd, looked with some concern at Mizuko, who had suddenly disappeared from his sight, and then quickly came up behind her.
"Where did you come from? Mind your own business!"
The purple-clad youth spoke in a fierce tone to Ni Douzi, who had come to stop him.
However, Nidouzi was not frightened; instead, her expression turned a little fierce.
"Let her go, or I'll make sure you can never hold a knife again!"
"Hmph, you try it, you weakling... huh?"
Just as the purple-clad youth was about to say that Mi Douzi was a weak woman, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his wrist.
He then looked incredulously at Ni Douzi, who was even fiercer than himself, and snorted coldly before releasing his grip.
Seeing that the purple-clad youth had released his grip, Ni Douzi relaxed a bit as well.
"You must not be rude to people!"
Mi Douzi glared at the purple-clad youth, then turned to tenderly tidy the messenger's hair.
Zenitsu also snorted coldly at the purple-clad youth, and then helped Nezuko tidy up the envoy.
Upon seeing this scene, the purple-clad youth couldn't help but twitch his lips.
"If there are no problems, I will deliver the basic accessories for the Demon Slayer Corps to you."
At this moment, another envoy who had been watching the farce slowly spoke.
Midouzi and everyone present couldn't help but raise their heads and look at the envoy.
The messenger clapped his hands, and several ravens circled above the heads of the selectors.
Mizuko looked at the scene with some confusion, but under the intense senses, she saw a raven wearing a pink scarf circling above her head, staring at her.
Before long, the raven was in her palm.
"This is……"
As soon as Mizuko finished speaking, everyone around her had a Kasugai crow in their hand or on their shoulder, except for Zenitsu.
"Huh? Why is it a sparrow here?!"
Zenitsu shouted exaggeratedly at the messenger, but the sparrow in his hand was startled and then flapped its wings and pecked Zenitsu's face hard.
"Ouch!!!! It hurts so much!!!"
Mizuko watched the scene with a sly smile. Although Zenitsu was very unhappy that he was a sparrow, he did not abandon the sparrow even though it bit him.
When she turned to look at the others, the boy in purple just stared blankly at the raven on his shoulder, and didn't seem to notice anything!
The elegant girl standing alone in the distance remained calm, looking at the raven wearing a flower on her hand.
However, Mizuko turned her head and tilted her head to look at the kasugata crow wearing a pink scarf standing in her palm.
"These are Kasugai crows, our partners used by the Demon Slayer Corps to deliver information and distribute missions! Each person has only one! Please treat them as partners who share life and death!"