Demon Slayer: I Level Up Alone

Chapter 25

When Akito and Ritoruho returned to the small town,

He found that the town, which should have been lively, was still as quiet as before.

"What's going on? Isn't Hana Oni's blood demon art already lifted? Where have all the townspeople gone?"

Just as Akito was puzzled, an elderly voice called out to him.

"Hey, young man, can you help this old lady? I want to go throw eggs at that scoundrel!"

Akito looked over to see an old woman trembling with a cane, as fragile as a candle in the wind, ready to fall with a single blow.

"Elder, what's the matter?"

Akito supported her and asked.

"Young man, you must be from out of town. Fortunately, you just arrived here today; otherwise, you might have been eaten by a monster…"

After she said that, Akito understood. It turned out that after Hana Oni's blood demon art was lifted, the residents woke up and were now looking to settle accounts with someone.

"Elder, where are they?"

"They all ran to the town square. I can't move well because I'm old, but I still want to see that scoundrel's fate for myself."

The old woman's face revealed an expression of anger.

Akito had already vaguely guessed who that person was, and then he helped the old man to the square.

"Kill him!"

"We should have killed him years ago!"

"This scumbag! Colluding with demons to harm people! Kill him!"

...

The entire town was gathered in the square.

In the center of the square knelt the leader of the Kashin organisation.

Everyone was cursing at him while throwing rotten vegetables and stinky eggs at him.

The man kept his head down and remained silent, his body tightly bound.

"Silence!"

"Yamamoto Yoichi, do you have anything to say?"

The man standing next to Yamamoto Yoichi spoke up.

"Hahaha, what is there to say? It's really funny; I wish I could kill all of you!"

"I hate you all, I hate this world. Why was I born so ugly, why is my family so poor?"

"All of you look down on me, despise me, and wish I would die every day..."

"But on the contrary, I want you all to die!"

Yamamoto Yoichi laughed maniacally.

Combined with his face covered in purple sores, he looked terrifying like a Demon.

"Why can you all eat well and be full while I can only live like a dog? I am really jealous of you; this world is truly unfair!"

Yamamoto Yoichi continued to roar.

"You're talking nonsense! We never treated you like that; on the contrary, we even lent you a helping hand, brought you food, and gave you clothes to wear!"

"But people like you are not only ungrateful but also forget the kindness shown to you!"

"Hahaha, is that what you call help? It's really laughable! You only throw me food meant for animals and give me your old clothes; is that called help?!"

Yamamoto Yoichi shouted.

"I wish I could kill all of you, drink your blood, peel your skin, and pull out your tendons!"

"Fortunately, I met the Kashin; she was so beautiful and understanding, giving me the power to kill you all, hahahaha!"

"You despicable creatures should obediently become the blood food of the Kashin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd around the square became restless, even the old man supported by Akito stopped trembling.

In anger, they took out the rotten eggs from their baskets and threw them at Yamamoto Yoichi.

At the same time, Akito saw the boy and his father also in the square. However, they did not step forward to beat Yamamoto Yoichi like the others.

"Father, that's the big brother..."

The boy said to his father.

The boy's father looked over and happened to meet Akito's gaze.

Akito nodded slightly and then no longer looked at the two of them.

In the end, Yamamoto Yoichi was covered in injuries. Akito saw that his hands and feet had been beaten to the point of fracture, and blood was continuously oozing from his mouth.

"I did nothing wrong... I did nothing wrong... You are the ones at fault..."

Yamamoto Yoichi mumbled.

"Truly without a sense of remorse... A pitiful person must have their despicable traits..."

Akito said, looking at Yamamoto Yoichi, who was about to lose consciousness.

Soon, Yamamoto Yoichi was taken away by the local police station.

Perhaps they also knew that if they did not let the residents vent their anger on Yamamoto Yoichi, it might not quell their fury.

It was good this way; it vented their anger without turning the town's residents into murderers.

"The matter is settled; let's go, Ritoruho."

Akito said as he picked up Ritoruho.

Akito did not know that for a long time, this town had hardly seen any flowers.

Just as Akito was about to leave the town, he was called out.

It was the local soldier.

"Mr. Akito, we really appreciate you getting rid of the monster; it has allowed us to regain our freedom."

"Please let us thank you properly for a few days!"

The soldier said respectfully.

After a moment of silence, Akito nodded in agreement.

Then Akito was arranged to stay at the best hotel in the area.

"Ah~"

"This hot spring is really so comfortable..."

Akito sighed lightly while soaking in the hot spring.

Various fruits and drinks were placed beside him.

"Indeed, the life of the wealthy is extravagant..."

"But... I like it..."

Gradually, Akito began to fully enjoy himself, after all, the hot springs are not to be underestimated.

At first, the inn manager wanted to arrange for a few maids to serve Akito, but he refused them one by one, for a simple reason: Akito had not immersed himself in the open hot spring culture.

Akito stayed in the small town for a total of three days, during which he truly experienced a life of luxury.

Lost in the sounds of adults... not at all!

After packing his things, Akito took advantage of a moment when no one was around to make his getaway.

During these three days, it was unclear who had gone missing, but upon learning that it was Akito who had come to their rescue, people began to visit him one after another.

Some wanted to be his disciples, some wanted to befriend him, and others even wanted to marry off their daughters to him.

Akito knew he could no longer stay here.

The three days of luxurious living had significantly reduced the number of times he practiced with his sword.

"Cow... Cow...Akito Dono, there seem to be traces of Demons in the western forest, please hurry there!"

Kuro landed on Akito's shoulder alongside Ritoruho, one black and one white on either side.

Just the day before, Akito had taught Kuro the Beast Breathing Technique, but compared to Ritoruho, Kuro's aptitude was lacking, and it had used up the remaining two chances before successfully mastering it.

At the same time, under Ritoruho's guidance, Kuro learned to control its size, transforming from its original small body to a big size.

Yet that small body was filled with power.

With the enhancement of its intelligence, Kuro had completely become Ritoruho's follower.

It happily followed behind Ritoruho, learning the breathing technique.

"Why don't we... experience flying in the sky this time..."

Akito turned his gaze to Kuro.

Kuro: "…"