Kimetsu No - Yaiba: Kage

Demon Hunter Selection

A young man fell asleep on the edge of the rice field. The people around who were intending to handle their fields and rice fields were bewildered by the sleeping young man while tightly hugging a sword and a pitcher.

The old man aged four heads tried to wake the young man up. Slowly but surely, the young man woke up and he realized that there were some farmers who looked at him in wonder and wanted to laugh at his stupid face that had just woken up.

“You okay son?”

Asked the old man who helped the young man stand up. The young man introduced himself, Ibusaki Yuuji that was his name. He also apologized for sleeping in his rice field and he immediately left this place.

However, his drowsiness attacked again until he lost his balance and fell. The farmer who saw her behavior was immediately startled, Yuuji tried to stand back up and apologized again with his small smile.

If recalculated, it would take a few more hours to get to the test venue that will be held today. While looking for food, Yuuji trained his breathing and held his stomach which had been asking for food.

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Before the test and the specified time begin. Yuuji filled his stomach with food that had enough energy, moreover he used his last money lent by his teacher before leaving and now he did not have any money.

Entering the mountainous region, go deeper and there are wisteria flower trees that surround this mountain region. The smell of her fragrance made Yuuji's breathing stop, he was amazed because everywhere there were wisteria flowers.

Walking towards the top, there is nothing easy especially there are already many people gathered at the top. His age was not so far away with Yuuji, his current age was seventeen and his ability was enough to become a Demon Hunter.

When he looked back at the participants, he found the person he had met before. Wearing a yellow kimono and blonde hair was already seen striking from other participants.

There was one of the participants whose head was tied to a fox mask. Blue kimono with a water flow pattern, if seen again he has a scar on his forehead. Yuuji sighed, he realized there were some people stronger than him.

There are two women who have black and white hair. They both welcomed the arrival of the participants who were about to undergo this test of my Demon Hunters.

They both explained that on Mount Fujika that they are currently studying there are Oni who were captured alive and they can not go out because of the effects of wisteria flowers that are hated by them. They both also explained that the test that will take place at this time is to survive for a whole day in a forest full of Devils.

After that explanation, they both resigned their retreat and a tense atmosphere of silence began to look at each other.

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First night in Fujika Forest ...

Yuuji looked for a safe place first, although looking for it would not be easy because the explanation earlier about the forest filled with Oni was enough to make goosebumps let alone survive for seven days. Surviving without food can still be done, but if the Devil continues to arrive will make him overwhelmed.

“It looks like working with other participants will become easier.”

Yuuji thought as he sat behind a boulder, he sighed and then set his breath back and he intended to sleep for the night. With his right eye open, he could still rest his body which was quite exhausted just going towards this place.

But his intention failed, the screams of one of the participants echoed in this Fujika forest and it seemed like he was killed. Yuuji could not help them because there was no guarantee for him to survive, let alone this was only the first night and wasting his manpower was a stupid thing to do.

But if he wanted to survive for the night, Yuuji undoes his intention to sleep and runs towards the East. Since the sun would rise faster in the east then this reason was enough to make Yuuji move.

While running, the air tonight pierced his hands that were not covered in his kimono. He could not do so, his left hand was busy carrying the sword while his right hand was preparing to pull from the sheath.

Rindou stopped running and he hid behind a tree. He could not move any further because his survival instinct signified danger ahead if he advanced any further. So with such a sign, it is not wrong that there is an Oni who is after him.

It was too dark to see the Oni's figure. Yuuji focused on his hearing and instinct, in an instant he immediately crouched down and there was a hand swung towards him that he could avoid.

The sound of a cracked tree trunk was clearly heard above him. Yuuji instantly drew his sword and swung it forward, but his attack could be avoided and the Oni figure hid in the darkness.

Yuuji smiled slightly, to the Shadow Breath user it looks like he was ridiculed. Exasperated by the demonic behavior, the barbaric soul buried within Yuuji's body slowly came out.

He stood with his right hand holding the handle of his nichirin katana. The shadow is a friend to him, so it is possible that the shadow will betray him.

Showing his guard off guard, the Devil who made up earlier came out of the darkness and pounced on Yuuji from the side with his gaping mouth showing his sharp fangs. But to his surprise, Yuuji turned to him with a big smile and a katana he held he swung quickly before the Devil moved more freely.

His attack was extremely powerful, the energy Yuuji unleashed with his Full Breath Technique made his physique increase. With just one proper swing, he could decapitate a Devil with a flash.

As the disturbance was gone, Yuuji continued on his way to the East while putting his sword back into the sheath. Every step was always careful, because this was the Oni lair let alone the cries of the Demon Hunt participants filling this Fujika Forest.

Yuuji, who is usually barbaric, is now calm. However he had a unique thought, if he killed many Devils then in the following days the Devils would be reduced and he could sleep quietly.

Kill the Devil, run out, sleep quietly, the heart is happy. Yuuji smiled slightly then laughed loudly which made the Oni around him head straight towards the source of the laughter.

There are four Oni surrounding it. They regard Yuuji as a prey to be fought over, yet they make a mistake and that is only one. They themselves do not consider that they are the prey of Yuuji himself.

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For several days, Yuuji rested while training his body repeatedly in an area filled with wisteria flowers. This place was the safest of all places, and today was the last day of the test ending.

There was a young man Yuuji had noticed earlier, he was wearing a blue kimono with a water flow pattern. He was able to survive in other words he was one of the strong people, before Yuuji also found a barbaric young man using a jungle babik mask and attacked the Oni blindly.

Therefore, Yuuji did not need to work harder to eradicate Oni who was chasing after him because it had been wiped out by the masked barbarian youth of the forest.

Yuuji and the other participants gathered at the place where they had first been gathered. Yuuji counted the escaped participants and the few people he had seen could survive especially the young man wearing the yellow kimono.

“One .... two ... three ... four and one more barbaric man where to go?”

“Everything because I fainted at that time.”

Said the man wearing a blue kimono, his forehead was injured and bandaged using a white bandage even though his blood was seeping out.

“I'll die, definitely die by now. Even though I survive now, I will still die.”

Said the yellow kimono youth while slightly bowing pessimistically, it seemed like he was going through heavy days that made him unable to bear.

The two girls who had previously welcomed them back stood before them with gazes that made Yuuji intimidated.

“Welcome back and. We are glad to see you guys are okay.”

“Then? What am I supposed to do now? Where's my katana?”

Asked the young man with a scar on his nose to the right cheek let alone his hairstyle like a chicken crest.

“First of all, we will provide uniform for you guys. We will take your measure which then your rank will be honed. There are ten levels overall ... ”

The two girls explained it in turns. It was quite strange that Yuuji had just seen something like this.

“Kinoe, Kinoto, Hinoe, Hinoto, Tsuchinoe, Tsuchinoto, Kanoe, Kanoto, Mizunoe and Mizunoto. At this time you are at the bottom of the ranking is Mizunoto.”

“And our katana?”

“Today we will let you choose metal for your swords. However, the sword took ten to fifteen days to complete.”

“You're kidding?”

Complain young man who has a scar on his nose to his cheek, the point is he has a sad face from other participants.

Yuuji who heard his explanation while peeling began to think that the sword he got from his teacher would be replaced with a new one. But because the residence of his teacher was far away which was two days away from this place made him reluctant to go home.

“But first ... ”

The white-haired girl clapped her hands twice. There were a few crows coming towards us, but strangely only the young man wearing the yellow kimono got the little bird.

“We will give each of you the Raven Kasugai. Crow Kasugai can be used to communicate.”

“You said crow? But see whichever bird I get this bird Pipit?”

Asked the yellow kimonoed young man with an astonished look towards the two girls who were before them. The Kasugai Crow that chose Yuuji directly occupied his head.

“Don't joke!? Who cares about that stupid crow you guys are talking about!?”

The man who previously started to hurry, he walked forward and grabbed the hair of one of the children whose hair was white.

“I want katana! Quickly give it now! Katana the Exterminator of the Devil! Katana Changed Color!”

Suddenly, the young man who was injured and wearing a blue kimono clasped the right hand of the determined young man. The radiance of his eyes revealed the determination of his powerful soul.

“Remove your hand from her. If not, I'll break your hand.”

“Who are you!?”

Reply to the young man who grabbed the white-haired girl. The young man wearing the yellow kimono started to panic and he looked in various directions.

“Ba-ba-how is this?”

The young man who grabbed the girl refused to let go of her hand. The young man in blue kimono inhaled a breath and strengthened his grip until the hand he held felt would be broken.

The young man with the face of the sangar let go of his hand while screaming in pain and then retreated while holding his right hand.

“What's the chat done?”

Asked the black-haired girl, she pulled out a cloth that covered a table behind her. There are several metal ores that they have prepared and will be selected by participants who pass the last selection.

“Iron for katana ... who will slash Oni and protect you is your own choice.”

“Palingan ... soon I will die.”

Complaints of the young man wearing a yellow kimono, the Pipit bird perched on his right shoulder seems to have begun to get familiar with him.

After long enough thinking to choose iron ore. One of the young men wearing a blue kimono patterned on a stream of water chose his iron ore. Followed by the others then Yuuji took the last one.

To Be continue ....