Why is Miyashiki-sama like that?

When Atsushi Nakajima was walking on the road, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Akutagawa.

When he turned his head for about the third time, Akutagawa finally got bored: "What do you want to say?"

"I... Why did you take the initiative to tell Teacher Sangdao to come out with me? I thought you didn't like me very much."

Now it was Akutagawa's turn to stare at Atsushi Nakajima, but with an inquiring, knife-like look.

"I want to know why my lord thinks so much of you." Akutagawa said.

"what?"

Akutagawa withdrew his gaze: "There are indeed some similarities between you and me, such as the past full of hunger; knowing the horror of being weak; unable to resist sugar, because it was an extremely precious thing; and both have overcome with the help of others Twelve ghost months."

Usually this statement is followed by a "but".Atsushi Nakajima thought.

"But, other than that, I learned breathing faster than you, and I am more aggressive. Even when it comes to the strength and proficiency of using abilities, I think I am far better than you."

Sure enough, Akutagawa said "but", and pulled out the Japanese sword that Mr. Kuwashima borrowed temporarily from the inventory, and pointed the tip of the knife at Atsushi Nakajima: "Renhu, you are still not good enough to command Earth driving ability. I can't figure it out, why does my lord value you and personally recruit you?"

"I want to know too..." Atsushi Nakajima, sweating coldly, stretched out his fingers cautiously, tried several times before successfully turning his hand into a tiger, and carefully pushed away the too sharp tip of the knife.

Akutagawa put the knife back into its sheath, turned around and continued walking.

Although this probably means that there will be no more conflicts, Nakajima Atsushi always has a bad premonition that Akutagawa will continue to be with him.

This hunch was quickly confirmed at night, they found a ghost together, and then Akutagawa directly used his ability to throw Atsushi Nakajima in front of the ghost.

"Renhu, let me see your strength!" Akutagawa said as he stood in the distance with ease.

This kind of behavior is not a backstab, but it is better than a backstab.

Probably because he did have some hunch, Atsushi Nakajima did not lose his temper or have a mental breakdown. On the contrary, when he was suddenly in danger, he found that his combat level was actually higher than in usual practice.

His body reacted much faster than his brain, and before he figured out how to fight back, he had already chopped off the ghost's head with [Thunder's Breath One Type·Thunderbolt Flash].

By the time he felt terrified, the ghost had already turned into flying ashes and disappeared, and this terrified emotion was also discounted.

Akutagawa commented thoughtfully: "It's unexpected and neat. Then, I'll kill the next ghost. Remember to stand far away and don't interfere."

So what kind of a two-person team is this?Atsushi Nakajima really wanted to go back to Taoshan, but Mr. Kuwashima had already ordered him not to return early unless he and Akutagawa could reach an agreement.

This is equivalent to saying that he can't go back.

Too bad, who will save him?

About the first few days, they encountered the ghost killing guerrillas led by Yoshiyuki Tomioka.

That team is not huge, obviously following the route of an elite team.

Although the two sides met for the first time, after talking with each other, they got along very well for some reason.

As for how to talk about it, it is roughly like this:

Akutagawa: "Renhu and I plan to go south, traveling and killing ghosts along the way."

Atsushi Nakajima: "No, I don't have that plan."

Tomioka Yoshiyuki: "So that's it, if you want to travel all the way to kill ghosts, don't go south."

Akutagawa: "Why?"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki: "We just came from the south, and all the ghosts along the way have been wiped out."

Akutagawa: "Then where will you go from now on?"

Yoshiyuki Tomioka: "West side."

Akutagawa: "Thank you for letting me know. Renhu, let's go east."

Atsushi Nakajima: "."

Anyway, Atsushi Nakajima has realized that he will not have the right to speak when he is with Akutagawa.

The two of them didn't look for ghosts to kill every night. After straying into Sagiri Mountain, they temporarily stayed with the breeder named Rinaki Sakonji.

Mr. Ryodaki is currently teaching the two disciples of the Shitou brothers, who are just in the critical stage of mastering the breathing method. After watching from the sidelines, Akutagawa volunteered to ask for a partner, and Mr. Ryodaki did not refuse.

Atsushi Nakajima got a little respite, and borrowed Mr. Lintaki's crow and Mr. Sangshima to report his safety, while his thoughts drifted to the days when he went from Natian Spider Mountain to Butterfly House, and from Butterfly House to Taoshan.

Thinking about it carefully, what Akutagawa said "personally recruited by the lord" should actually be "just in time for him to force him into a thief boat" is a more accurate description, right?

He had no idea about the Ghost Killing Squad at the time, so he made a lot of jokes, which is actually very funny in retrospect.

What kind of person is the Lord Master?

When I first met him, I thought it was scary, and he was a smiling tiger who would use him as bait.But later, all the people around him were full of respect and love for the lord, and that terrifying image gradually blurred in their hearts, and finally it was frozen into a gentle voice and a warm hand caressing his head.

"Today, I have indeed become a person who protects others, right?"

Atsushi Nakajima thought of the orphanage, and Mr. Dean, those past events that would make him have painful convulsions in his dreams gradually blurred and faded like old yellowed photos.

The gentleness of the lord lord is like a protective shell, covering him lightly. He can't remember how he gradually became stable and stable, and how he accepted himself who can transform into a white tiger, but when he regained consciousness, , I have obtained too many things that I didn't dare to think of before.

In addition, although he was forced at the beginning, he gained more from his recent travels: not the skills in combat or the talent in life-saving, but the gratitude of others.

He did protect many people with his own hands: he eliminated ghosts several times and saved people who were almost eaten by ghosts.

It turns out that killing ghosts is not that difficult.In other words, it turned out that everything was not so difficult.

"Now I am already protecting others." Atsushi Nakajima finally confirmed this.

He didn't know yet, although Akutagawa didn't say anything, he had generally approved him.

People who have also come out of suffering and poverty have a feeling of sympathy for each other. Akutagawa doesn't particularly hate Atsushi Nakajima, but just looks down on Atsushi Nakajima's usual submissive appearance.

Now, after all the practical experience of killing ghosts, Atsushi Nakajima has quickly faded away from his youthfulness, and he has gradually begun to look like an adult, and he no longer always speaks disgusting things that are swayed by gains and losses.

Such progress is really good.

Akutagawa didn't really resent the fact that Atsushi Nakajima was personally recruited by the lord, because he was actually recruited by the lord's brother himself, didn't he?

It's just that that person was left in Yoshihara forever.

Akutagawa never dared to forget what happened in Yoshiwara that night, and the man who died so tragically outside his door.

The fearless gesture of a man who regards death as home.

And the anger and pain that I can't do anything to stop.

And the last words of the prostitute Taro before he died, and the look in his eyes that seemed to be entrusting something when he looked at him.

If a weak man is destined to be robbed of everything, then he will walk unswervingly on the path of being stronger.

This time it was not to vent anger, nor to pursue victory, but to protect everything in his hands.

The lord once said to him: "What exactly a person is fighting for, you should know best."

At first, Akutagawa didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, but after spending several months on Peach Mountain and the experience of going out after that, he suddenly realized it.

Just like he can never go back in time to save Uchiha Kyousya, he will never be able to defeat the whore Taro by himself.

There are too many things that can't be regretted, once they happen, they can only be firmly remembered.

The lord has already seen through these things, and has already prepared answers for him.

Ever since the lord forced him to go to Taoshan to receive training, that answer had been placed in front of him in advance.

The feeling of being "looted" and "lost" is too bad, so what is the meaning of living in the future?It is the word "guard".

Guarding his younger sister Xiaoyin, guarding each of his coats, guarding this body that no longer coughs easily after exercise, guarding... In short, guarding everything he owns, fighting for it, and constantly becoming stronger.

He accepted the answer.So he also recognized the lord.

Since the will of the lord is to eliminate all ghosts, then he should work hard to kill ghosts and dedicate to the lord a world without ghosts.

"Renhu, it's time to go."

"So fast?" Atsushi Nakajima was shocked, he was still discussing carpentry skills with Mr. Rinaki.

"Wait!" Shitou Muichiro, who had just mastered the breathing technique in sparring, ran over, "I'm also going to participate in this year's selection, so can you bring me along in your training?"

Yilang leaned against a tree with his arms crossed, turned his head and refused to look over, and said coldly, "You guys take my younger brother, my talent for swordsmanship is limited, Wuichiro shouldn't be dragged down by me. After all... The 'nothing' of 'Muichiro' is the 'nothing' of 'infinite'."

When he said the last sentence, there was inexplicably a touch of warmth in Ichiro's icy voice.

For a long time after that, Muichiro was so absorbed in thinking about his brother's words that he looked like an idiot.