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Chương 101: Long lost cousin?

Author : Double chapters.

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[Seiji's POV]

The Kamado family lived in a modest house that was not too big yet not too small. The size seemed to be just right for a family of seven.

There was this very homey vibe to it that made me feel welcomed. The children all hid in the other room, peeking out curiously from the corner of a door and such.

"Please, do tell me more about my husband and his letters," Kie asked as we sat in the living room.

She was a beautiful woman with long silky black hair tied in the back and kind eyes the shade of purple. She wore a white kimono with subtle patterns that gave off the feeling of an earnest mother and wife.

I replied, "Since my mother married to another family, she and her blood-related family did not have much contact with each other. We were living in the city of Tokyo while most of her relatives lived in rural areas,"

"Your husband, Tanjuro rarely made contact with her but three or so years ago, letters started coming from him to my mother. In those letters, he stated how he was plagued with an incurable disease and would like to meet her again before he passed," I said while she listened carefully.

"Unfortunately, my mother passed a year ago as well due to an accident. So I came here in her stead," I said with a slight bow.

"I see. I'm truly sorry for your loss," Kie said, bowing lower than me.

"Although you already knew them beforehand, let me introduce my children," Kie said before turning towards the small kids who were peeking from the far corner.

"Tanjiro, Nezuko, please would you and your siblings come here," Kie asked gently and all of the Kamado children came to me shyly.

I smiled seeing them, especially Tanjiro and Nezuko who were not shy, unlike their siblings.

"My name is Tanjiro Kamado," said the main character of this world. He looked exactly like I expected him to be, kind and good.

I tried not to stare too much at him and looked at the other children also.

"And these are my siblings, Nezuko, Takeo, Hanako, Shigeru and that little one is Rokuta," he introduced his siblings with a bright smile.

"Nice to meet you!!" they said in unison with a bow.

"Nice to meet you too. My name is Seiji Shigan, and I am your cousin from your father's side. I guess that makes me kind of like a big brother to all of you," I said and with the mention of blood relation, they seemed more comfortable.

They had stars in their eyes while looking up at me.

Cute. Who doesn't like well-behaved kids?

"Seiji-san, please do spend the night with us for today," Kie invited me. It was tradition for a relative who came visiting from another town or village to spend the night since things like hotels or inns were not available in most rural areas so I did not find her invitation to be weird.

"I'd be happy if you are willing,"

"That's great then," Kie smiled. Then she turned to her children "And kids, do behave well in front of Seiji-san,"

"I will leave you for now as I need to start preparing dinner," she bowed and left for the kitchen with Nezuko.

And that left me with the main character of the world and his four siblings. I took another look at the boy with a scar on his forehead.

...he was so weak and innocent. I couldn't imagine him fighting against the likes of Upper Moon as he was now.

Well, with my existence this time, he shouldn't need to do that.

"I-Is it true that you are a Samurai, Seiji-san?" was the first question Tanjiro asked.

I guess whatever time you may be in, Samurai were always cool.

"Of course. I am a Samurai working directly under the head of the Ubuyashiki family," I said, much to their giddy excitement.

"See this sword?" I said and took my sword which Kie had laid down beside the small table in the living room.

"It was forged for me by a great blacksmith when I reached the highest rank a samurai can reach," I said as they oohed and awwed in amazement.

"But why is your katana so long?" Takeo asked, the eldest brother beside Tanjiro. He had a buzz-cut hair with brown eyes. He looked to be around 8 or 9.

"Not a katana, my sword is called an odachi," I said, "A two-handed sword that can only be wielded by exceptionally strong samurai," I boasted.

"Can I touch it?" the little girl, Hanako asked.

"Sure." I said, why the hell not?

And they soon gathered round me, wanting to get a look at the sword. I was no master at handling kids but I could easily play the cool uncle and entertain them.

The children had a lot of questions, their immense curiosity barely contained by thier manners. They asked me about the city, about my family back there, what we do for a living, and how I got my scars. If I had clashed with another samurai and so on.

After an hour of spending time with the children, my eyes noticed a conversation between Nezuko and Kie cooking in the kitchen.

I wouldn't go into detail about the exact conversation but basically, the Kamado family were poor. They no longer had a father to provide for them and their only source of income was selling charcoal - which was not too good of a business in summer.

There was no meat or expensive food that they could offer me. That was their main concern.

"Tanjiro," I called and stood up with my sword.

"Yes?" the young protagonist beckoned with a tilt of his head.

"Let's go for a walk shall we," I said but I was already walking towards the door.

"Seiji-nii where are you going?" little Hanako asked us.

"Doing some samurai things," I joked, "We'll be back soon,"

I walked out of the house and slowly made my way toward the thick forestation nearby. Before long, Tanjiro also ran out of the house and caught up to me.

The reason why I asked Tanjiro to follow me was mainly because I wanted him to get familiar with me - which by the way seemed to be an easy task with his good nature.

"Do you know if there is a hill nearby?" I asked.

"A hill?" he tilted his head in confusion but in the end, he did not ask why I wanted to know such things.

He simply flashed a smile, "Of course, it's this way, follow me!!"

He ran past me and started leading me to where I asked.

I wonder, would it be bad if I got attached to this family? I would do everything in my power to protect them from the fate that awaits them but it seemed stupid to get attached to people specifically targeted by the Demon Lord himself.

...

Heh, who am I kidding?

The answer was obvious.

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(A few minutes later: On top of a nearby hill)

"Seiji-san, what are you doing?" Tanjiro asked me with his innocent questioning face.

"Infinite food glitch," I answered, "Tell me Tanjiro, when was the last time you had meat?"

"I actually caught a green pheasant recently in one of my bird traps. So the last time I had meat was like only two weeks ago," he said.

Meat was quite a luxurious food during this time. Animal husbandry was not too prominent and even if people had animals, they usually do it for their own sustenance and not for profit.

So eating meat was rare if you couldn't hunt.

I hummed at his answer while looking around at the thick forest. My vision was undisturbed by distance or coverage. I could see everything perfectly and more.

"What kind of meat do you prefer? Pig, deer, rabbit or birds?" I asked.

"Well, I personally like rabbits but since my sisters don't like eating them for being too cute, I'd want a deer," he answered without much thought.

"I see," I said with a smile. I ignored all other animals in the forest and focused on the three deers within my field of vision.

In the end, I picked the second nearest one. The closest one was a stage - male deer - and those had a very intense smell, especially during their mating season which was coming soon.

So I picked the female deer. My eyes locked on it.

"Step away a little," I said and Tanjrio took a step back.

"A little more," I said and he took three steps back.

He had a smile on his face and seemed to not want to get too far away from me/

"A little more," I said again and he took two more steps back.

That was still too close but fine, I hope he doesn't get blown away.

I was going to unsheath my sword but then I stopped mid-action. Throwing around my sword like that was a horrible way to destroy it. Instead, I looked at Tanjiro and the small dagger he had on his belt.

"Pass me your dagger," I said and Tanjiro threw it at me.

After I caught the dagger, I got myself familiar with the balance and weight before I nodded in satisfaction. This would do.

I grabbed the weapon at the blade and fixed my posture to throw the blade. I pulled my arm back and inhaled copious amounts of air.

"Thunder Wind Breathing,"

The world stilled.

"Unerring Lance!"

Then it exploded at the command of my action. The atmosphere seemed to rupture as hurricanes came alive on the spot.

I threw the small dagger towards the female deer I saw in the distance.

The sound barrier was broken two times, by my arm and by the projectile. My arm created a whip-like sound while the dagger exploded like a jet, piercing through the layers of air.

Objects in my vicinity, and even Tanjrio himself were blown away by the shockwave while I remained on the spot.

The world moved in slow motion as I watched the dagger hit the deer in the ribs and pierce right through it. The animal died without even having the chance to feel pain.

"Nice," I said.

"Seiji-sani!!!" Tanjiro screamed while getting up after he was blown off. He came back running to me.

"What was that?!" he questioned in astonishment.

"Hmmm? You saw it right? I just threw the dagger," I said like it was obvious but inside I was holding back a laugh.

He stared at me with a dumbfounded face, "Is that what happened? How?"

I shrugged.

"And my dagger..that was my father's,"

"Don't worry, we'll retrieve it," I said. It logged itself perfectly on the dirt so I knew I had not broken it.

"Let's go," I said and we both went towards my kill.

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We reached the place in a few minutes and Tanjiro froze when we came upon the scene.

"This...how is this possible.." he asked when he saw the deer beside the dagger.

"You have no idea what's possible," I said with a hidden smile.

There was a reason why I showed this to Tanjiro. He was the main character, which was synonymous with trouble magnet.

Even though I did not want him to fight against Upper Moons, Muzan, or bear the burden of ending this war, I was still going to train him so that he would be able to protect himself and his loved ones.

"Are you even human?" he turned to me and asked with nervous sweat dripping from his cheeks.

*Bam!*

I karate chop his head, "That's rude. Of course, I'm human,"

He winced in pain while rubbing his head, "But humans can't do this,"

"They most definitely can. Your father could do it, and so can you," I said.

"Me?'

"No, I'm talking about 'Yu', an acquaintance,"

"Oh,"

"I'm kidding, Yes, you," I said and pointed at him.

I walked away from him and collected the dagger and deer. Tanjiro just stood in his place, watching me while thinking over my words.

"Let's return," I said, "And don't tell anyone about this,"

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"What is this?" Kie was waiting outside the house, worried that I suddenly brought Tanjiro out so she was waiting for us to return.

She was shocked upon seeing the deer I was carrying on my shoulder.

"Sorry for borrowing Tanjiro without your permission," I said, "I just couldn't take advantage of your hospitality without contributing anything."

I said and dropped the deer on the ground.

It will need proper skinning and butchering but I knew how to do that, so I immediately started getting to it.

The family simply watched me while I did my work.

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Chương 102: The ugly side of the night

[3rd POV]

Seiji butchered the deer like an expert hunter, cutting off the best part of the meat to make for dinner while also making sure to preserve the rest of the parts so that the family could enjoy it even in his absence.

With the help of his eyes, such things as slicing the skin off the meat, gutting the intestines or slicing meat off the bone was an easy skill to mimic.

After that was done, Kie and Nezuko took the meat back to the kitchen to make a stew out of it. From the small smiles Seiji saw on their faces, the girls really appreciated his effort.

The delicious smell of food soon permeated the house, making the children grow hungry while Seiji entertained them with a made-up story of how he caught the deer.

The other dishes were already done and after another half an hour, the deer stew was also done. Everyone gathered at the table in the living room and enjoyed dinner together.

Much to his surprise, Seiji was sat in the place where Tanjuro used to sit. That was a great show of appreciation for him.

The family were quite lively even during meals, the children were young so even though well-mannered, they couldn't help speaking and playing while they had food. The children seemed to already accept him as a part of their family, there was no awkward atmosphere.

Seiji was smart and with his ability to read people, he was quite adept in social interaction even though he was unaware. So the children got along with him easily.

By the time the eventful ordeal of having dinner was over, the sun had already sunk into the horizon.

There was nothing much to do after the sun had fallen so the younger kids quickly fell asleep after dinner with full bellies.

Seiji and Kie stayed up for a few more hours before they too decided to rest. Seiji was given a futon and was told he could sleep anywhere he liked, whether that be in the living room, the guest room, or - since it was summer - outside on the balcony in the cool air.

In the end, Seiji laid his futon in the corner of the living room where he had a clear view of both the family and the entrance door.

Still, Seiji did not sleep just yet. He was used to staying up the whole night, fighting demons so his body had adapted throughout the years. He found it difficult to fall asleep.

So he went outside and sat on the balcony. He allowed the cool breeze of summer night to caress his skin while deep in thought.

That was until a young boy around the age of 13 came out of the balcony. It was Tanjiro, he peeked out from the door and looked at the back of Seiji who was sitting peacefully while gazing at the stars.

Tanjiro couldn't sleep. Well, how could he, after the thing he witnessed just that afternoon?

The scene of Seiji throwing the dagger and killing a deer kilometres away played vividly in his mind while his words also lingered in his ears, like a catchy song that wouldn't leave.

'Your father could do it, and so can you,'

That sentence in specific, left the young boy with endless questions. He was introduced to a world of the supernatural now, with what Seiji had shown and what he said to him.

 

There was this one question in particular that he just couldn't get out of his head.

His father once told him, 'Where there is strength, there is also an adversary. One cannot rise without the other.'

So if Seiji had all that strength, he wondered...what was the adversary?

"Seiji-san," he called out from behind yet the man did not heed to his voice. It was like he did not hear him at all.

"Seiji-san," he called again, yet still no response.

"Seiji-san?" he slowly sneaked up to Seiji from behind and that was when the man finally noticed his presence.

Seiji felt the vibration in the wooden floor and he could vividly smell Tanjiro with the breeze. He turned around to look at the young boy with a smile.

"Tanjiro, please don't sneak up on me next time, or else I might slice off your head on accident," he said in his uneven tone and smile that made the statement extremely unnerving.

Tanjrio froze on his spot before gulping loudly, "Okay."

The instincts of a trained warrior were not to be tested. Tanjiro could feel that it was true.

"Can't sleep?" Seiji asked.

"No, not after what I saw today," he answered.

"Oh? So it is that surprising, haha," Seiji laughed.

"Come, sit with me," Seiji said and pat the floor beside him. Tanjiro cautiously came up to him and sat down on the floor.

"Look at that.." Seiji started and pointed towards the stars, "...aren't they beautiful?"

Tanjiro did not have special eyes that worked like a telescope so he could not comprehend the true beauty of the galaxies. But what he could see with normal eyes was also breathtakingly beautiful.

In a world that was still not destroyed by air pollution or light pollution, the starry night sky was a beauty like no other. It made one feel both small and big to be living in such a gigantic existence.

"They are almost equally as beautiful as the day, or the rising sun. It's just that there are still some things tainting this wonderful time of the day, after I wipe those away, the night will be perfectly beautiful." Seiji said, more to himself than the boy next to him.

"Yes, they are indeed beautiful," Tanjiro said with a sigh. His heavy mind plagued with questions, felt relief for a moment.

"You know, my father told me that our ancestors turned into stars so that they can look down at us - their descendants - and guide us," Tanjiro said. It was not actually a real belief but a story his father used to tell him when he was young.

"Pftt-hahahaha," Seiji laughed out loud much to Tanjiro's embarrassment. "Whatever you say Simba, but it seems like your father obviously doesn't know his stars,"

He then pointed towards the western sky and Tanjiro followed the direction of his finger.

"Those two giant stars are; Arcturs the orange star and Spica the white star," Seiji named them with a smile before moving his finger elsewhere.

He points towards the eastern part of the sky.

"There, that is the red star Antares," he said. He moved his hand once more and showed the centre of the sky. Tanjiro followed the movement and saw three stars making a triangle shape.

"Those are the Summer Triangle, Vega, Altair and Deneb," he said and finally opened his hand.

"Then we have the the galaxy, Milky Way,"

The two of them spent some time like that in peace. Seiji was happy to name each of the beautiful stars he knew. Stars were beautiful, especially with eyes that had an inbuilt telescope so he knew a lot of them.

Tanjiro sat beside him, listening very carefully as if to memorize them, one by one.

After a while of stargazing, the two sat in silence once more and that was when Tanjiro finally asked his question.

"Seiji-san, why are you so strong?"

"Hmmm," Seiji raised an eyebrow, "Why? You are not asking me how?"

"Is that strange?" Tanjiro said. He was more curious about why Seiji needed to be so strong instead of how he got that strong. An obvious hint that Tanjiro was not a power-hungry person.

"I figured you wouldn't be that strong for no reason, so there must be a reason why you need to be so strong," Tanjiro said, "It's kind of scary, to be honest,"

It was like seeing a giant wall, at first you marvelled at its might and magnificence but at the same time, you wondered what the wall was keeping away.

"I see, you really something huh" Seiji said with a curve of his lips but not a smile.

"Come, I will show you something," Seiji said and suddenly lept off the balcony.

Tanjiro gulped, the last time he followed him, he saw something that completely broke his worldview. he wondered what it would be this time.

"I've shown you the beauty of the night, now let me show you the ugly side," Seiji said ominously while his eyes glowed purple, a sign that he was looking at everything and more.

Searching for demons.

Or a more fitting word...Victims.

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