Chapter 84: Swordsmith Village (9th update, please subscribe!) (Ch 84)

The young boy, Ken Shibata, looks young, only two or three years older than Takeo.
He has some talent to be able to become a Class C player at this age.
But in Takeo’s eyes, Shibata Ken’s gaze was as if he was looking at an idol, which made him very uncomfortable.
Some members of the Demon Slayer Corps have an extraordinary admiration for the Pillars, and Takeo knows this.
But when he actually met a member of the Demon Slayer Corps who worshipped him as an idol, Takeo was a little at a loss.
He has never considered himself an idol, and he doesn’t think that what Shibata Ken did was right.
But from Takeo’s point of view, he couldn’t say anything to the boy in front of him.
After looking at him deeply, Zhu Xiong finally said to him: “Lead the way.”
“yes!”
The boy responded in a very energetic voice, and then took Takeo towards the village chief’s house.
There is nothing much to say about visiting the village chief.
The village chief is just an old man and his speech sounds a little strange.
And I don’t know if it’s Takeo’s illusion, but this little old man always reminds him of some lewd old men in the old anime he had watched before.
For example, Master Kame, for example, Hachihosai…
These anime are really old…
In short, Takeo’s first impression of the village chief was not good, but it was not bad either. Compared to this, he cared more about the quality of his knife.
So, under the guidance of other people in the swordsmith village, Takeo met his swordsmith, Tie Daosen.
“Oh…oh oh!! Isn’t this Master Kamado!! Welcome Master Kamado!! I didn’t expect that Master Kamado would become a Pillar in such a short time! I, Tetsudo Mori… could actually forge a Nichirin sword for a Pillar. It’s really… woooo!
“Master Kamado, please be patient. I will definitely make the best Nichirin Sword for you!!”
Tie Daosen seemed quite excited to see Takeo coming.
A member of the Swordsmith Village nearby explained:
“Ever since he knew you became a Pillar, Tie Dasen has been so excited. After all, this is the first time he has made a knife for a Pillar in so many years. Please understand.”
Tie Dawson, wearing a fire man mask, was forging red-hot steel next to a scorching iron furnace.
Zhu Xiong nodded slightly, without saying much, and was about to find a place to stay in the Swordsmith Village, but he heard a member of the Swordsmith Village next to him say:
“The hot springs in our village are very good and can relieve fatigue. If you have nothing to do, Lord Kamado can go and soak in the hot springs.”
“Hot spring…?” Hearing that there was a hot spring to soak in, Takeo paused for a moment and finally nodded: “…Okay.”
If we talk about the most distinctive things in Japan, hot springs are undoubtedly one of them.
Maybe Japanese hot springs are not very famous in reality, but in anime, I believe many anime will have scenes of hot spring bathing.
Therefore, when it comes to hot springs, Takeo is really curious.
He has never been to a hot spring.
There wasn’t any in the previous life, and it seems like there isn’t any in this life either.
At least not in my memory.
The resident of the Swordsmith Village who was accompanying Takeo, after learning that Takeo wanted to take a hot spring bath, enthusiastically took Takeo to bathe and change clothes first, and then waited until Takeo changed into a bathrobe before taking Takeo to the hot spring.
The closer he got, the more Takeo could smell the faint smell of sulfur.
In fact, he smelled this smell when he came to the Swordsmith Village, but at that time he didn’t know where the smell came from. Now it seems that it came from the hot spring.
Saying goodbye to the resident who led the way, Takeo walked up the steps towards the top of the hot spring.
But when he arrived at the hot spring to change clothes, Takeo discovered that there were already clothes in the clothes frame.
It was the same bathrobe as the one Takeo was wearing. Judging from the appearance of the bathrobe, the person taking a bath should be a man.
Seeing someone around, Takeo frowned.
He actually didn’t really want to take a bath with anyone, but since he was already here… and besides the smell of hot springs, there was also a familiar scent in the air. In the end, Takeo chose to take an empty frame, put down his clothes, and wrapped his body with a bath towel before walking towards the hot spring in the distance.
As soon as he arrived at the hot spring, Takeo saw Tokito Muichiro leaning against a rock with his eyes closed.
“……”It was indeed him.
Muichiro had just become a pillar, and his sword was being reforged, so it was not surprising that he was in the swordsmith village.
I just didn’t expect to meet you here by chance.
Seeing Muichiro here, Takeo said nothing. He pulled off his bath towel and entered the hot spring from the other side. Feeling the heat of the hot spring, Takeo narrowed his eyes slightly.
Before this, Takeo thought there was no difference between soaking in a hot spring and taking a hot bath.
At most, one is natural and the other is home-heated.
However, after soaking in the hot spring, Takeo retracted his previous opinion.
Although I’m not sure, it’s definitely different from taking a hot bath.
It was as if all the fatigue in my body was relieved.
After soaking in the hot spring for a while, Wuyilang suddenly asked him:
“Are we going to fight later?”
Takeo opened his eyes and looked at Muichiro who was resting with his eyes closed. After a few seconds of silence, he nodded:
“Can.”
“This time, use a real knife.”
Wuyilang said again.
Takeo was silent again, and after a long while he said, “…This is against the team rules.”
Fighting each other with wooden swords is just a form of training and is not considered a violation.
But using a real sword… would definitely violate the rules of the Demon Slayer Corps.
The Demon Slayer Corps does not allow their companions to attack each other, and fighting with real swords is even more prohibited. Especially now that Takeo and Muichiro are both Pillars, any damage to either of them will be the loss of the Demon Slayer Corps.
If they used a real knife, even if it was something both parties agreed to, they would definitely be punished if they were discovered.
“It’s okay.” Wuyilang responded.
Zhu Xiong was helpless: “This is not a question of whether there is a relationship or not…”
“It’s okay.” Wuyilang repeated again.
“…”
Feeling Wuyilang’s determination, Takeo sighed softly. He looked up at Wuyilang and confirmed that he had no intention of changing his mind. Finally, he could only nod:
“All right.”
In fact, Takeo also felt that fighting with wooden swords was somewhat lacking in interest.
The wooden sword feels very light and brittle. One of the reasons why Muichiro lost last time was that the wooden sword could not withstand such a fierce confrontation.
Perhaps it was because of this that Muichiro wanted to fight with a real sword.
The two of them agreed on a time to discuss their differences and then started talking about other things.
It was Takeo who spoke first.
He looked at Wuyilang who had his eyes closed and suddenly said, “You actually come to a place like this.”
Wuyilang did not answer.
Takeo continued, “You’ve always been about efficiency, don’t you think it’s a waste of time now?”
“The hot springs here can relieve fatigue. Soaking here for a while will allow you to train longer afterwards.”
Muichiro gave a concise explanation.
Without Takeo’s strong recovery ability, ordinary people would need other assistance if they want to train continuously.
Either medicine, or something else that can speed up the body’s recovery.
There are also hot springs with special effects.
“I see.” After knowing the reason why Muichiro came here, Takeo nodded and said nothing more.
The hot spring became quiet again.
After soaking for a while, Muichiro stood up first. He walked outside and said to Takeo:
“Okay, let’s go to the back hill now?”
“good.”
Takeo didn’t need as long a recovery time as Muichiro; he just came here to experience the feeling of the hot spring, and now that he had experienced it, he didn’t want to soak in it for too long.
It is said that soaking in a hot spring for too long will cause dizziness, but I don’t know if it’s true or not. Takeo doesn’t want to feel dizzy during the next battle.
Muichiro got up first to change his clothes, and Takeo followed closely.
After leaving the hot spring, the two men first returned to their respective rooms to change into their team uniforms, then asked the knife maker for three spare knives and headed towards the back mountain.
Picking up the real sword and feeling the weight of the sword in his hand, Takeo couldn’t help but become more serious and earnest.
The feeling of fighting with a real sword is different from that of fighting with a wooden sword.
Takeo didn’t think too much about it before, but now that he actually held the knife in his hand, Takeo felt a different kind of heaviness.
Or worry…or other concerns.
He would start to think whether he would hurt Muichiro or accidentally seriously injure him.
After all, the opponent is not a ghost, and does not have such a strong recovery ability as Takeo. Even if the breathing method can enhance his own recovery ability, it is still far from Takeo.
Once you are really injured, it will probably take a long time to recover.
If you are hit in a vital part, you may lose your life.
With such worries in mind, Takeo and Muichiro stood facing each other. The two looked at each other, and Takeo hesitated and said:
“Why not just forget it…”
“Are you going to escape?” Wuichiro asked back.
“No, I just think using a real knife…”
“Oh, so you’re afraid of losing to me?”
Wuyilang tilted his head and said.
The corner of Takeo’s mouth twitched slightly.
No, why does this scene in front of me at this moment look so familiar?
Have you ever said something similar?
Exhaling lightly, Takeo grasped the spare Nichirin sword in both hands, and without further ado, he took a stance towards Muichiro.
“Come on, then.”
As he said this, Wuyilang’s figure disappeared into the mist.
Breath of Mist – Halo.