Chapter 79 Discovering Aoki
One day, two days... seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Aoki looked up at the sky.
Light gray clouds covered the sky, and fine rain fell from the sky, with a faint earthy fragrance in the air.
It was raining.
Moreover, judging from the weather, it would probably rain for the next three days.
The sunniest days of the year were over.
The blue spider lilies had not bloomed.
"Looks like I'll have to wait until next year." Aoki got up.
Because he was mentally prepared, he wasn't particularly disappointed.
He hadn't wasted these past few days.
Since the blue spider lilies only bloom during the day, he ran around at night practicing "spatial imprint travel."
After seven days, he could basically use it freely.
He also had a few more spatial imprints.
Aoki took one last look at the weed-like blue spider lilies and prepared to leave.
As for moving them, he hadn't even thought about it.
The blue spider lilies had extremely high requirements for their growing environment, and there were probably only a few in the whole world, making them almost impossible to transplant.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, and following the original storyline, these blue spider lilies shouldn't be damaged for at least two hundred years, so there's no need for unnecessary trouble.
"Mr. Aomura! Mr. Aomura! Mr. Aomura!"
Familiar shouts came from beyond the flower field. Aoki turned to look.
A young boy and girl stood outside the flower field waving at him, their faces beaming with innocent, sunny smiles.
It was Tanjiro and Nezuko.
This was Tanjiro's third visit in the past seven days.
Apparently, it was because of the money; their family was no longer struggling financially, and he wanted to teach him Hinokami Kagura as soon as possible.
This was also Aoki's main focus during the day this week.
Currently, things weren't looking good.
Despite his control over his body, seven days had passed, and he hadn't felt any improvement.
Of course, it's also possible that he's not suited to Sun Breathing.
Aoki walked outside and soon reunited with the Kamado siblings.
Tanjiro asked, "Mr. Aomura, are you preparing to leave?"
Aoki replied, "Yes, the strongest sunlight of the year has passed, and the blue spider lilies haven't bloomed yet; we'll have to wait until next year."
Nezuko looked up at him, her eyes curving into crescents: "Perfect timing! We bought a lot of food yesterday when we went down the mountain. Mr. Aomura, please stay for dinner!"
The three chatted as they walked back, arriving at Tanjiro's hut in the evening.
Aoki politely declined the Kamado family's invitation to stay for dinner.
Kamado Aoi said, "Mr. Aomura, are you in such a hurry to leave? The nights in the mountains aren't safe. Why don't you wait until dawn before going down?"
"No need, I have urgent business and must leave immediately!"
Aoki said, "However, don't worry, Madam, I'll be visiting you often in the future. I hope you won't find it annoying."
He still needed to learn Hinokami Kagura, and he would definitely have frequent contact with the Kamado family in the future.
However, he wasn't lying when he said he had something important to do.
He needed to deliver the blood of the Kamado family to Lady Tamayo so she could study it and leave spatial imprints in various places to serve as teleportation points.
He also needed to discuss with Kagaya Ubuyashiki how to fully utilize "spatial imprint travel" to quickly kill demons.
In short, he had many important things to do.
If the blue spider lilies didn't have fixed blooming times, he wouldn't have stayed here for so long.
Kamado Aoi smiled: "Of course not. You're welcome to come anytime."
Aoki waved to Nezuko.
"Mr. Aomura."
Nezuko ran over.
Aoki took out a jade pendant; on one side, silver patterns outlined a complex rhombus design, looking beautiful and mysterious.
"This is a talisman I made myself, I'm giving it to you. Be sure to wear it, and if you encounter danger, break it."
"Thank you, Mr. Aomura." Nezuko accepted it with both hands, her face flushed.
Aoki waved to them and turned to leave.
The Kamado family watched him leave.
After Aoki's figure disappeared, they swarmed around him.
"Sister, what did Mr. Aomura give you? Let me see!"
"Wow! This is so pretty."
"Me too! Me too!"
Nezuko looked nervous: "Be careful, don't break it!"
Kamado Aoi watched with a smile: "Mr. Aomura seems to really like Nezuko."
She didn't think much of it.
First, the age gap between the two was too big, and second, Mr. Aomura wasn't just kind to her eldest daughter, to be precise, he showed extra affection to both her eldest son and eldest daughter.
"Yes!" Tanjiro smiled broadly.
Kamado Aoi called out: "Alright, alright, stop playing, it's time to eat, there's lots of meat today!"
Hearing that there was meat to eat, the little ones' attention was immediately diverted, and they swarmed around Kamado Aoi.
Because Kamado Tanjuro was in poor health, their family had always lived a difficult life and rarely ate meat.
Nezuko carefully put away the jade pendant, a smile appearing on her fair and delicate face.
"Nezuko, come eat!" Tanjiro waved.
"Coming!"
Nezuko skipped over.
Aoki was incredibly fast, covering several meters in a single stride, quickly leaving Mount Kumotori.
He returned to the town he had passed through before; it was still eerily quiet, without a single light.
"I was thinking of buying some sake,"
Aoki said regretfully, about to leave when he suddenly stopped.
A light drizzle was falling, making the night exceptionally dark.
However, thanks to his demonic dark vision, he clearly saw a strange eyeball appear out of nowhere on the town's street.
"What's this?"
A strong sense of déjà vu washed over Aoki.
The next moment, the eyeball turned, meeting his gaze.
The large character "陆" (Riku) was clearly visible in the center of the eyeball.
"This is... Nakime? Six? Upper Moon Six?"
Aoki's pupils contracted.
Had Muzan Kibutsuji promoted Nakime to Upper Moon Six?
What happened to the Demon Slayer Corps?
Could they have been wiped out while he was in seclusion?
Meanwhile,
in the Infinity Castle,
Nakime suddenly looked up.
"Lord Muzan, we've found the traitor!"
Muzan Kibutsuji, who had been calmly sitting in his chair, stood up, unleashing a powerful aura.
"Excellent! Finally found him! Proceed according to plan!"
"Yes!"
Nakime responded, plucking the strings of her biwa. *
Clang! *
The thought that the Demon Slayer Corps might have been wiped out made Aoki's heart skip a beat, but he quickly dismissed the idea.
It wouldn't be difficult for the Demon Slayer Corps to find him.
If they were truly wiped out, there would have been a reason for no one to notify him.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared.
His body was covered in sinner tattoos, with peach-pink hair and golden eyes.
"Akaza?"
Aoki asked in surprise.
"The traitor!"
Akaza didn't hesitate and lunged at Aoki.
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