Chapter 3 Zhenzhen , today we are going to the headquarters to buy ...

After shopping , the fireworks show came to an end , the performance over there also ended , and the crowd on the street gradually dispersed .

In one hand , Zhenren was holding the pastries bought by Bo Yezhu , as well as some small items he had just bought from the grocery store . With his other hand , he was holding Bo Yezhu 's hand and following the crowd out of the city .

Uroba Nagisa grumbled that the show wasn't as good as he had imagined , but the fireworks were pretty good .

There is no longer any ghost smell in the city . The area they are responsible for patrolling also includes the vicinity of the city , including some small villages and woods .

After patrolling the area several times , it was almost dawn .

Tonight the stars are twinkling and the moon is shining on the earth . It is a beautiful moonlit night .

This was not their first time here , so the two were familiar with the road conditions .

After leaving the city , the number of people coming and going decreased significantly , so Bo Ye Zhu and Zhenren ordered a bag of snacks .

Zhenren told him about the ghost he had encountered tonight : " It 's more powerful than any we 've encountered in the past two years . I have a feeling the ghosts are about to make a move . "

The wind blew up Uroba Nagisa 's high ponytail . He held a biscuit in his hand , listened to what the real person said , and nodded , a little worried . " I don't know which pillar we 'll be assigned to . I don't want to go to the Wind Pillar ; he's too fierce . "

The increased frequency of ghost appearances means that the risks of their patrol missions have greatly increased , and they have less time to slack off .

He just wants to be a small- time member of the Demon Slayer Corps and spend his days hanging out with Zhenzhen .

Even if the sky falls , there are still pillars to support it .

Masato : " According to the order , the Flame Pillar should be this year , and the Wind Pillar wo n't be until the first half of next year . "

But it will be soon .

After the protagonist Tanjiro has gone through a few plots , he will have to undergo hard training as a pillar . It is not yet known whether his lower - level teammates should train together ... After all, most of them died in Spider Mountain during the same period .

Bo Ye Zhu's eyes lit up : " Is it the Flame Pillar's turn ? That 's not bad . "

Although the Flame Pillar is also very strict , he is very cheerful and very powerful .

The two walked around the village , just as a stroll , but they couldn't get close to the village for fear that their voices would disturb the villagers' rest .

No ghosts tonight .

The sky was turning pale , and the third round of patrol was over . Today 's mission ended here .

Most of the snacks in Zhenren 's hand had been eaten . It was rare for Bo Yezhu to be energetic all night , perhaps because he slept for an extra hour during the day .

The two of them have endless things to talk about . Zhenren talks a lot , and Bo Yezhu will ask him questions with great interest .

A lot of what the real person talked about were the past plots of Demon Slayer World , such as the birth of Muzan and the betrayal of the Sun and Moon Twins . He would pause after a while to recall the plot .

He does n't know much about Demon Slayer .

Sometimes he would also tell stories from thousands of years ago , such as Sukuna and Inuyasha that he had read before , and pick and choose to tell them to Uroha Nagisa .

Bo Ye Zhu was actually not interested in these stories , but he liked listening to real people talk .

Even if the real person said that the rabbit on the ground would fly into the sky , he would nod in agreement happily .

And real people need a listener .​

A few years ago , when he first opened his eyes in this world , he was faced with the scene of evil spirits eating people .

He never thought that he would travel through time , nor did he think that time travel was not the worst , he even changed his species .

For a long time at the beginning , no one could see him . He was a curse , and even ghosts ignored him .​

The first thing he encountered was great loneliness and being forgotten by the whole world . He had met Muzan once , and the Demon King could not see him . He was a curse hidden by the Demon Slayer world .

Until one day , he was wandering in Tokyo Prefecture , without needing to eat , and there were no other cursed spirits here . He went to the Kyoto area and there were no Three Great Families either .

He returned to the Tokyo area aimlessly .

In the crowd , a silver-haired boy bent down to take the bag handed to him by the pastry shop owner , then stood up and looked to the left front with his orange -yellow eyes .

Seeing the little Zhenren squatting at the intersection , Bo Yezhu was a little puzzled as to why the child was not wearing a shirt , as it was late autumn .

But he hesitated for a moment and followed the old servant .

The real person seemed to realize something and turned his head .

Bo Ye Zhu grabbed the old servant 's sleeve , holding the bag of pastries in his hand , and looked back .

That night , the old servant ran away with a sum of money . The real person was lying at the door of Bo Yezhu 's house and was picked up by a silver-haired boy and taken home .

When the real person almost decided to forget his past memories , someone finally caught his attention .​​

At daybreak , the two returned to the water column station hand in hand .

Giyu Tomioka hasn't returned yet , but he did come to greet them with the other team members assigned with them .

Those people have already packed their luggage and look like they are ready to set off .

" Last night the crow came to tell us where to go , " one of them said , " and a few of us are going to the Serpent Pillar . "

After bidding them farewell , the crows of Bo Ye Zhu also flapped their wings , stood on the roof , and shouted to them : " Return to headquarters— "

Bo Ye Zhu : " Okay , let's pack our bags and go back . "

When he saw his own crow , he immediately thought of the real crow and asked the people around him , " It seems like I have n't seen your crow in a while . "

The real person looked up : " Really ? Maybe he went out to play somewhere ? "

His own crow had long been transformed by Wuwei .​​

Bo Yezhu remembered that Zhenren Jiao Ya had a cold personality , but he didn't think too much about it . His left hand was stained with crumbs from eating snacks , and after washing it in the river , he always felt a fishy smell .

I simply let the real person go back and clean up while I went to wash my hands .

Just in time to try out my new soap !

Humming a tune , Bo Ye Zhu was thinking about what to buy when he returned to their room at the headquarters .

The team members have their own rooms at the headquarters , but given the Demon Slayer Corps ' astonishing casualty rate , the rooms are often unoccupied .

Often the previous one would die during the mission not long after staying there .

Bo Ye Zhu 's room is adjacent to Zhenren 's . Zhenren has no requirements for the decoration of the room , but Bo Ye Zhu was very enthusiastic for a while and always asked Zhenren what to put in the room .

He liked to talk but not do anything , so Zhenren wrote down his ideas and when they were free , they would go and buy everything Bo Yezhu wanted during their spare time .

After decorating the room , Bo Ye Zhu would be too lazy to do any more decoration for a long time and would completely lose interest .

Shift your attention to something else .​

But his interests are cyclical . For example , now he is interested in renovating his room again .

And the real person never spoils his fun .

After washing and drying her hands , Nagisa Uroba walked towards the room . On the way, she met a team member who was resting today because Giyu Tomioka was not there .

They still had childish looks on their faces , and were a little exhausted due to the intense training during this period . When they saw Bo Yezhu , they all greeted him .

In any case , Bo Ye Zhu 's current level is higher than theirs .

Bo Ye Zhu asked them : " Hey , didn't Master Shuizhu say when he would be back ? "

" I heard from Yin that he would be back this morning , but Yin just told us that the Water Pillar is still training with the other Pillars at the headquarters . " said one of the young men .

Without Mizuhira , their training can be slower , at least not as stressful as when Giyu Tomioka was there .

So these young men looked tired , but their eyes were sparkling .

Bo Ye Zhu nodded and said goodbye to them .

Returning to the room , he opened the door and went in . Seeing that Zhenren had almost packed his clothes , he smiled and talked about what happened with the team members just now .

" Are the Pillars training together ? " Zhenren folded his clothes and put them into the bag , then looked up at him .

Bo Yezhu took off his shoes , sat cross -legged beside him , and nodded his silver head .

Masato : " Then most of the Pillars should be at headquarters . However, in previous years , it should have started next month . "

Bo Ye Zhu helped him open the buckle of his luggage and thought about it . It was indeed the case .

However , these small fry wo n’t know much about the arrangements made by the headquarters .

He shook his head . " Those people didn't explain it clearly . Maybe they were just training a few Pillars together , not all of them . "

Real Person : " In that case , we might have to join the training . "

" Huh ?! " Bo Ye Zhu opened his eyes wide , his orange pupils full of resistance : " Training at headquarters , then doesn't that mean we won't be able to catch any fish ? "

The real person nodded .

Bo Ye Zhu felt that this was terrible news . He didn't want to train and just wanted to go on patrol with Zhen Zhen . He wasn't afraid of encountering ghosts as long as Zhen Zhen was there .

But at the headquarters , we were training under the watchful eyes of several senior swordsmen , so we had no time to slack off , and everyone was extremely demanding !

The silver-haired young man had a bitter face . The real person over there had almost finished packing . He checked the buttons of the luggage and patted Bo Yezhu .

" Okay , it 's time for us to go . "

Looking at the sad Bo Ye Zhu , Zhenren laughed and gave him some good news : " Maybe we can go watch the new talent selection . "

" The new talent selection isn't good either . " Bo Ye Zhu sighed , and followed the real person out .

The two were ready to go . Before leaving, Bo Ye Zhu went to submit his registration information to the hermits at the Shuizhu station , and Zhenren was waiting for him at the gate .

Bo Yezhu moved quickly and ran out hurriedly . When he saw the real person waiting for him at the gate with luggage on his back , the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously and he ran over excitedly .

He had a red umbrella in his hand and said it would be very hot when the sun came out .

The base here is some distance away from the headquarters . It is still early now . Bo Ye Zhu has been eating snacks all night and does not feel hungry at all . As a cursed spirit , Zhenren does not need to eat .

They set out on their journey back to headquarters .

Ghosts do n't appear during the day , so it is safest to return to headquarters during the day .

Two people were walking on the road , Bo Yezhu was holding an umbrella and Zhenren was carrying luggage . Because they had to hold the umbrella , the two did not hold hands .

But they were so close that their shoulders were almost brushing against each other .

Bo Ye Zhu was humming a song in a good mood . He had been exposed to these things since he was a child and knew many tunes .

The real person listened quietly .

The scent of soapberries wafting from the young man 's clothes , mixed with the smell of sunshine , the air in this era was still quite fresh as they walked on a country road .

The grass at my feet held the morning dew that was about to evaporate , and unknown wild flowers bloomed all over the field .

A few birds flew out from the distant forest .

Further ahead is the headquarters .