Kimetsu No Yaiba: Storm in Hell, Strongest Story of Marechi

Maturity? I don't know

The birds hummed cheerfully, indicating that the sun had ascended its throne. The pots have been steaming since half an hour ago, indicating that the homeowner has been busy cooking since a while ago.

While waiting for her cooking to cook, an orange-haired woman opened all the windows in her house, letting the fresh morning air fill her humble home. The honey-brown woman took a deep breath, trying to fill her lungs with fresh oxygen coming from the dense pine forest around the house.

The graceful-faced lady ran over small when she recalled the soup and rice that were being cooked. After checking the ripeness of the rice and the taste of the soup, the woman smiled with satisfaction. Delicious as ever, and his cooking was a prima donna for the whole family as well as his clan members who only had two families left.

The woman who still looked slender turned off the furnace, and intended to set the table for breakfast. But when the two beads in the same honey color catch the table is ready, a smile is etched on her graceful face. His eyes could also see the three children, who had always done all the housework without him knowing, were now smiling widely, as if they were proud of their work.

"Kaa-chan, look! aniki and I are great, right?"

"Hikari, stop. It's just setting the dining table!"

"Let your sister Hikaru, at least she deserves it."

The orange-haired woman chuckled stiffly and nodded, confirming the statement of her energetic youngest daughter. When he was laughing, unknowingly his two sons had taken food in the kitchen and cutlery. A sincere smile broke out on her graceful face, then sighed. All of his children did not talk too much, but all three were good children. Even his eldest son, had slowly learned to cook and do homework.

The woman helped her three children to set the dining table. Although only three, but this family always leaves one more portion. It's like waiting for someone to go out at night and come home in the morning. Just as the three were talking about the figure, the voice of the figure, who was a man with a baritone voice fighting cheerfully, had reached home.

"Accept!"

As the black-haired man exclaimed, a smile instantly flashed across his sad face. Everyone who was eating exclaimed for the man to sit down and eat. Excitedly, the grass-green sliced man, who was a head of the family, joined his son and wife with a carefree heart. It was as if his fatigue disappeared instantly upon seeing his beloved family.

"Tou-chan, how's tou-chan doing today?"

"Did that oni-oni hurt tou-chan?"

"Geez, Hikaru, Hikari. Tou-chan is obviously tired and hungry, let tou-chan eat first!"

The man laughed out loud with the reaction of his eldest son. Although the words of his eldest son, who could be said to be his true duplicate was indeed true, but the tall and sturdy man felt fine as long as what bothered him were the people closest to him.

"Harada, stop. Tou-chan doesn't matter," said the black-haired man. While his eldest son immediately puffed his cheeks.

Despite saying that, he understood what Harada meant. Because all the gentleness in this family comes from him. But the head of the family, who goes by the name Akechi Matsuda, also passed on his intelligence to his three children. While the wife, Akechi Hitomi, bequeathed her tenacity and hospitality to her three beloved children.

Although he must admit, if Harada is the most quiet compared to the two twins. Maybe it was because Harada felt she had to help her father in taking care of this family, or maybe it was because the 10-year-old was the smartest of her children?

No one knows. But be it Hitomi or Matsuda, both agree that Harada is a genius who is too fast growing up. Or maybe Harada's maturity comes from Matsuda's status as Hashira? Yeah, it's all possible.

Because at the age of 10 years, Harada has mastered the breathing that became the legacy of the Akechi clan, namely Hell Breathing. Even according to Hitomi, her eldest son, who is also above average in height, is making his own breathing now. Meanwhile, Harada's twin sister, who is only 7 years old, Hikari and Hikaru, has more empathy when compared to her brother. But the twins were experts at throwing things.

Maybe one day he will ask for help Sakonji or Shinjuro, considering he always gets dangerous missions. Even among other Hashira, Matsuda is labeled as the nightmare of the demons. In addition to being the strongest Hashira, he is Muzan's main target because of his status as the owner of rare blood or marechi.

After the small family had breakfast, everyone was seen doing their own activities. Matsuda who was exhausted after the patrol chose to rest. To supplement her income, Hitomi would cook some food and sell it from house to house. Harada helps her a lot, but it is not uncommon for Hikari and Hikaru to help while their sister sharpens her sword skills.

Like this moment too. When Matsuda falls asleep tired, Hikari and Hikaru help his mother cook a lot of food. Harada is training hard near the kitchen. So that both Hitomi, Hikari and Hikaru could still see Harada's flexible, nimble, yet sharp and powerful movements from the kitchen. A smile was again engraved on Hitomi's graceful face when she saw Harada.

Because in addition to growing up to be a strong and handsome child, his eldest son is also very charming in his own way. Hitomi chuckled stiffly, then smiled bitterly. While the confused Hikaru and Hikari only looked at each other, then shrugged their shoulders.

"Kaa-chan, what is kaa-chan thinking?" ask Hikaru. Hitomi regained her senses, then looked at the clumsy two twins.

"Ah there is no. Kaa-chan just feels complicated," Hitomi replies briefly. The twins looked at each other, then shrugged and focused on cooking again.

At least that's how they spend their time. Hikari and Hikaru will help her mother while Harada is training until the afternoon. While Matsuda is tired, can fall asleep until noon without bathing and or just change clothes if you are really tired. When he woke up, the black-haired man would only do three things when he was at home.

Train his eldest son, play with his twins, then enjoy the atmosphere of the house by cooking. This family does have 3 reliable chefs, so this family will at least always be full with good food.

As it is today. If Matsuda notices, it's already one in the afternoon. His wife and twins are going around selling food, and Matsuda is setting the lunch table. Now the black-haired man chose to have lunch outside, close to Harada who was very focused on training.

Unbeknownst to Harada, Matsuda takes a tatami table to the courtyard, just below a maple tree whose leaves are still green. The man made green grass also brought food and cutlery one by one out.

Although only the two are at home, Matsuda is not actually living alone. Right next to his house, there is still another house, then there is a stone fence that surrounds the two houses. The house next door is known to belong to his younger brother, Akechi Yoshinori.

His younger brother was also a Kinoe-level demon hunter, so his younger brother was a bit more frequent to be at home. As proof, now the two brothers immediately prepare lunch under the maple tree.

Only after everything was ready did Matsuda pat Harada on the shoulder who was focused on thinking and about doing one of the moves. As a result, Matsuda is almost hit by the shinai that Harada uses for training. For the record, even though he was wearing shinai, Harada always exerted his full strength during training.

"Tou-chan, at least make out!" grouse Harada. Matsuda chuckled stiffly.

"I'm also testing the reflexes you have, Harada. Nice work!"

Harada turned his face to the maple tree, and was a little surprised to find two tatami lined up there. On it had stored some food. In addition, his uncle and cousin had been waiting at the dinner table. They are all now talking about Harada because they are too focused when practicing.

The grass green bead Harada looked at his father straight. While Matsuda just chuckles stiffly, and reminds Harada to relax a little. Yoshinori called out to start her lunch immediately. Harada and Matsuda eventually join Yoshinori and his family for lunch together.

During lunch, Harada is constantly bullied by her cousins. But all of them, who are also only 7 years old, helped him and his father to clean up. At least everything is breakeven, that's what he thinks.

While washing dishes with his cousin, Harada can hear that his father is now talking to his uncle, who is not as lucky as his father. Yoshinori had lost his wife while giving birth to his two cousins, who were also twins. Unlike his younger brother, his cousin is both a boy, Hideo and Hideki are the names of Harada's two younger cousins. Both of them are very energetic, so Harada believes they will both be hardworking and have excellent physique.

"Hara-nii, are you planning on becoming a demon hunter?" tanya Hideki is short.

"Yes, that's right. If it doesn't help baa-chan you must always practice! Play with us!" Hideo grumbled, while Harada could only cackle stiffly.

"I got here just to survive and protect you, not to mention I'm a marechi."

Hideo and Hideki nodded slowly. The two green beads of Harada grass could catch the dissatisfaction in their eyes, but that was the fact. Harada's family is pure Akechi. Such status increases the likelihood of becoming someone who is of rare blood or marechi. But considering that the entire Akechi clan is a marechi, of course what the Akechi clan thinks is rare blood has a very large value.

The owner of blood like this will appear once in a period of several tens of years. They call this rare blood as Kusangada no Musuko, or the child of the desires of hell. The value of this blood is 45 marechi. So that if the demon lackeys get that blood, there are two possibilities that will be achieved. Destroyed due to his corrosive blood character, or would instantly gain strength equivalent to the Kizuki Juunis.

To determine that, it could be seen from the mastery of Hell Breathing. If someone manages to master the 15 styles that are in it, then that person is the person with the special blood. Because of all these facts, Harada became very active as he is today. Because when he managed to master all the moves in Hell Breathing, Hitomi realized this and immediately reported to Matsuda.

The two ask Harada to immediately master the other breathing as camouflage. It is also known by the Hashira, even Urokodaki Sakonji directly seduced Matsuda to give Harada to him. But Matsuda, who already knows Harada doesn't like such a thing, says Harada will study when she feels the need.

At least that's the explanation of Kusangada no Musuko. Although that figure possessed immense strength, yet his responsibility would also be immense, even that would have to be borne by the entire clan. After lunch, Matsuda and Yoshinori also tidied up the tatami table that had been taken out.

Harada made green tea for her father and uncle, who were talking while looking up at the blue sky. After that, again Harada told the two men to go to Mount Sagiri, which is actually very close to the Akechi clan area. More precisely this clan inhabited the foot of Mount Sagiri since it was under the protection of the Ubuyashiki clan. Matsuda and Yoshinori sighed softly.

Matsuda allows Harada, though she is desperate to prevent him from letting the grassy green-sliced boy rest. But on the other hand, Matsuda himself realized that Harada must be the strongest at this time.

"Yoshi, do you have a mission tonight?" ask Matsuda. Yoshinori.

"Absolutely not aniki, what is it?" Yoshinori asked back.

"Please take care of everything for me. I need to track down the Jogen."

Yoshinori turned her head towards her brother with two round eyes. Even subconsciously, the young green sliced man unintentionally pursed his lips. Matsuda smiled gently, then ruffled his sister's brown hair that was more handsome than her.

"Because that's. At least you should lead everyone on the run if suddenly Jogen appears," Matsuda chimed in on his own words.

"I hope you don't leave too soon, aniki," Yoshinori said.

Matsuda laughed, although in fact both his eyes were emitting a bitter feel. The short black-haired man patted his sister on the back, saying he would be preparing for patrol later that night. Yoshinori decides to go back into her house and play with her children.

When Matsuda was wearing his zori sandals outside, Hitomi, Hikaru and Hikari had reached home with happy faces. To his surprise, however, his Crow Kasugai was perched on Hitomi's head. The crow with the scar on the eye flew straight to Matsuda's right shoulder, and tried to make himself comfortable.

"Anata, I hope you don't leave today" Hitomi said. Matsuda chuckled while hugging his two spoiled twins at his waist.

"I'm sorry baby, but this is my duty" Matsuda said. Hitomi looks pouted.

"Then can you bring something home?"

"I'll try. Oh yes, Harada is training on Mount Sagiri. Maybe he'll be back in two days."

Hitomi is getting sullen. Matsuda, however, kissed his wife's cheek, then took a break to the three of them. The orange-haired woman let out a long sigh, and felt that tonight would be quite boring. Because in addition to no Harada who often becomes his vent, Matsuda also went to work.

As her honey chocolate bead realizes the day is getting late, Hitomi immediately tells Hikaru and Hikari to enter the house. Not to forget the three of them will close the doors and windows tightly, then light incense made of wisteria flowers as protection from the devil. Or at least, that's what they do every night.

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While training at home, Harada does wear shinai. But while training in the mountains, Harada will bring the nichirin that his father gave him. Since the age of 7, Harada has been trained to swing nichirin by Matsuda.

Until now, the 10-year-old boy, who is perfecting his own artificial breathing, seems to have fused with the legacy of his beloved father nichirin. But when Harada smelled a stench, the grass-green boy did not hesitate to leave his training ground. Although the oxygen in this place is very thin, but Mount Sagiri is the place to play since long ago. So that Harada can find out if there are strangers coming in.

After running to follow the stench for an hour, the two green eyes of Harada grass immediately rounded perfectly. Right in front of his eyes, there was now a faded blonde demon who was staring at the cliff. Harada was choked because she could still smell the blood of the woman who was coming out of her mouth. When the rainbow demon turned to Harada, the tall, sturdy boy clasped tightly onto his nichirin grip.

"From your very sweet smell, you must be Kusangada no Musuko. Am I right?" said the demon, who seemed to want to make sure first.

"Sorry anyway. I don't know what it is, second-ranked Jogen Kizuki, Douma," Harada clearly said at the moment.

"Geez, you know me! Glad to be recognized by Kusangada no Musuko!"

"Shut up you son of a bitch! Arashi no Kokyu, san no words:Senpuha!"

Harada spun around to create a tornado measuring five meters. With little effort, Douma split the tornado in half horizontally. But the tornado was only a diversion, because now behind it, appeared a light blue ice dragon enveloped by lightning.

Douma re-used both of his fan in full force. Because from what the faded blonde demon felt, Harada's power for him was equivalent to that of Hashira's. Yet again, the lightning-clad ice dragon was just a diversion. Because at this time, Harada again gave a surprise by appearing exactly three meters above Douma's head.

"Arashi no Kokyu, juu no words:Zachokuraen!"

"Well, you're strong! Then, Kekkijutsu:Ending Renge!"

"so! Jigoku no Kokyu, san no words:Hiryu!"

"Hono no Kokyu, go no says:Enko!"

Harada's eyes were back together. With a roaring breath, the bead as green as the spring grass could only stare at the white haori whose bottom was patterned in silence. If Shinjuro Rengoku's classmate was here, the boy was sure that something was indeed going on.

Despite being severely injured, Harada gulps, and emboldens himself to stand next to Shinjuro. Meanwhile on the other hand, Douma looked excited. Although Harada now can not smell anything at all because of his fight with Douma who managed to freeze a lot of plants around him.

His fire dragon attack and Shinjuro's fire tiger, also decorate the frozen battle area with a hint of blazing fire. Douma again attacked by popping out numerous ice spears. Shinjuro easily melted all of that with his flame breathing, as well as Harada who continued to use the third technique of hell breathing to dispel the demonic blood technique from Douma.

"Harada, can you still go down the mountain?" ask Shinjuro. Harada could see that Shinjuro was now very worried.

"If I go down the mountain, what about you, Shinjuro Ji-chan?" Harada asked back. While the pillar of fire chuckled, confused by the reason of Harada's reaction.

"Don't worry. I'm gonna hold it, and my element is opposite to this jogen kizuki."

"Alright then, be careful, Shin Ji-chan."

Harada immediately walked away from the fight. Shinjuro grinned, and again prepared to put on his full strength. Just as Douma was about to bring up many more ice spears, Shinjuro hastened to dispel all of that, and at least tried to put an end to this jogen kizuki before him.

In fact, Douma is not easy to beat. While now, deep down, the orange-yellow-haired man hoped that his four fellow Hashiras would be fine by now. At least a clan with this kind of special ability should be saved.

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Meanwhile on the other hand, right in the courtyard of the Akechi Clan's residence, a very unusual sight was unfolding. The two wooden houses that had been standing upright this afternoon were now flat on the ground.

Four Hashira and two Kinoe-level kisatsutai were on standby in front of four children and one woman who was very frightened. Besides Yoshinori, Kagami the Flower Pillar also came along just in case. Meanwhile right before them, stood two demons whose forms were still intact. Only the clothes of those two demons were messy, as well as their moods.

Because the two strongest demons in this world, Muzan and Kokushibou, were already very careless with all the efforts of these six kisatsutai to protect the five Akechi clan members that were at the very back. It was not enough that the five Kisatsutai before him were also trying to protect the Wind Pillar, also dubbed as the Pillar of Hell, Akechi Matsuda.

Quite different from the six kisatsutai, which are now injured all over the body. Even the Tengu mask Sakonji always used had broken, revealing his calm face like flowing water. Jigoro and Matsuda were also very overwhelmed. However the three of them should at least let the one behind him survive.

"Geez, I told you that I will release you if you hand over Kusangada no Musuko to me" Muzan said. Jigoro grinned, as if mocking.

"Step over my body and Sakon if you want to!" jigoro Tukas.

"Ho, that? Kokushibou, you know your part."

Even at a speed that Jigoro could not keep up with, the six-eyed demon shot up and beheaded Yoshinori. As if not enough fun, Kokushibou cut Jigoro's right leg from the knee down. Matsuda.

The grass-green sliced man leaped onto Kokushibou's head, and prepared to attack the six-eyed demon. But not yet had Matsuda do the manager, Kokushibou also jumped up and fought each other's swords with Matsuda.

Sakonji, who sees a gap, calls out to Kagami to immediately retreat while carrying the children and Hitomi. But Muzan did not bother. The black-haired demon took out its poisonous roots, and directly stabbed Matsuda from behind. Right in his heart. Hitomi who has not gone too far hysterical, as well as the children.

After throwing Matsuda's body into the forest, Muzan's roots lead to Kagami. The user breathing the flower swiftly rushed at him. While giving Kagami time to escape with Hideo, Hideki, Hikaru, Hikari and Hitomi, Sakonji and Jigoro again launched a very strong attack.

"Mizu no Kokyu, juu no words:Seisei Ruten!"

"Kaminari no Kokyu, san no words:Shubun Seirai!"

After the technique, Sakonji rushed after Kanae while carrying Jigoro like a sack of rice. Having already lost a lot of blood, Jigoro did not resist at all and lost his consciousness in Sakonji's shoulder.

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Meanwhile, on the other hand, Harada immediately turned her head when she saw what was going on in her house. From a distance he could see his father being pierced by a root right in the heart, then just thrown into the forest next to the house. The smell of extremely sweet blood was exuding violently, making his chest and breath feel extremely heavy.

After which, what he saw was a sea of lightning and a huge amount of water attacks. The black-haired boy could still smell the devil in his house. As Harada was about to return to running, someone grabbed her right shoulder. Harada looked back, and found Shinjuro who was full of wounds as well as roaring breath was standing there while shaking quietly.

Harada's heart rate is getting faster. He is upset not playing. The boy tries to break away from Shinjuro's grasp, but the man sliced into honey chocolate hugs him instead. Harada immediately revolted. Shinjuro took off his embrace, but still held both of Harada's shoulders while looking at the boy straight.

"Shinjuro ji-chan, why are you holding me back?" ask Harada. Tears have washed both of his cheeks.

"Don't waste your father and uncle's sacrifice, Harada. I'm sure there are survivors" Shinjuro said. Tears wet both cheeks of Harada.

"But ji-chan. That's not yet"

"That's it. Urokodaki, Kochou and Kuwajima were there. You calm down."

Harada was crying. He can't stand all this. The worry of his family filled his little heart. But on the other hand, Harada realized that he should not be caught. Shinjuro hugged Harada, then carried her.

Harada who was still crying soundlessly immersed her face into Shinjuro's chest while slightly pulling her kisatsutai uniform. Shinjuro let out a long sigh, then decided to take Harada to the kisatsutai headquarters. Because come to think of it, Harada will feel comfortable with the new kisatsutai leader leading for three years, 7-year-old Kagaya Ubuyashiki.