Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Why...

Tanjiro felt a little embarrassed. Uzui-san was so tall and handsome, he thought it was normal.

However, Zenitsu's resentment was so powerful that everyone had to temporarily avoid his attacks.

Faced with Shinobu's concern, Ikuko gave a stiff smile: "I'm fine."

"That's good." Shinobu Kocho smiled slightly and said to everyone, "Come in first."

Although everyone appeared to be unharmed, their exhausted looks were undeniable.

Take a good rest.

As she spoke, her gaze swept over the crowd behind her, eventually landing on the Nichirin Blade at Tanjiro's waist.

The style of the hilt... has changed.

Is that Yuko's knife?

Shinobu Kocho quickly realized what was happening but didn't say anything more.

……

Back at the Butterfly House, time seemed to slow down again.

Although everyone was fine, they still spent a few days in the Butterfly Mansion's ward. However, a certain pig-headed boy kept jumping around in the room, making it impossible for the others to get a proper rest.

Fortunately, there were quite a few butchers in the Butterfly House, and after each beating, he would be able to calm down for a while.

Everyone, including Uzui Tengen and his three wives, rested well at the Butterfly Mansion for a few days.

This morning.

Yuko woke up from her meditation.

Unlike humans, demons, except for Nezuko, do not need sleep to recover from physical exhaustion.

Yuko would occasionally rest like a human, but as the struggle between humans and demons intensified, she had no choice but to return to her cultivation.

Zen meditation is a form of meditation training that can be helpful in improving and developing swordsmanship.

Yu Zichang exhaled a breath of stale air; the rest she had taken these past few days had largely replenished the energy she had expended during her trip to Guo.

She opened the door to the room, and a suspicious figure was kneeling outside.

Yuko glanced around the corridor, then blinked and asked, "What are you doing?"

Uzui Tengen knelt at the doorway, respectfully saying, "Please teach me! How to activate the markings!"

Yuko's eyelids twitched: "...You don't need to do that, I will teach you anyway."

Uzui Tengen quickly shook his head: "No, no, after all, you're quite stingy, I think it's best to..."

Yu Zi interrupted expressionlessly: "Do you want to die?"

"Ahem, anyway, I'm counting on you!" Uzui Tengen clasped his hands together.

To be honest, he was devastated.

As a Pillar, although he didn't consider himself the strongest and never thought he could easily kill an Upper Moon, he couldn't accept the fact that he was completely defenseless against an Upper Moon.

He didn't want to experience the helplessness and trembling he felt when faced with that monster again.

Only by confronting fear can one understand its true meaning.

“I accept. Come find me when you have time.” Yuko casually closed the door behind her. “I’ll help you with the training to activate your markings.”

"I'm free right now!"

“…Then let me wash up first.” Yu Zi could understand this eagerness.

Back then, she was tortured to the point of death by Yoriichi. Every time training ended, she would want to continue with him, but Yoriichi would always drag her home.

Then every day after dinner, before Yoriichi could even put down his chopsticks, Yuko would drag him out the door.

The main focus is on being positive.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Uzui Tengen's three wives were conducting ninjutsu training, throwing kunai everywhere.

Upon seeing the two figures, Suma, who had been seriously fighting against the other two older sisters just a second ago, instantly forgot about the kunai that had been shot at by Maki, and waved to Uzui Tengen with a silly grin.

"Lord Tianyuan..."

Uzui Tengen's eyes snapped open: "Idiot..."

He flashed to Suma's side and caught the kunai that was being shot at her.

Uzui Tengen turned around and flicked Suma on the forehead, scolding, "You better take training seriously!"

"Hehe." Suma covered his head with both hands and stuck out his tongue in a silly manner.

Ikuko: "..."

She didn't come here to watch you two show off your love.

However, I was so focused on the battle that I didn't pay much attention before, but now that I look closely, these three look alike, just like Tanjiro and the others.

Suma and Maki, in particular, are practically carbon copies of Inosuke and Zenitsu.

They just have completely opposite personalities.

Hinatsuru and Tanjiro aren't that similar, but they are similar in personality.

After explaining the situation to his three wives, Uzui Tengen returned to the corridor and said, "Let's begin."

The three women left the courtyard, with Suma bringing up the rear and cheerfully greeting Ikuko, "I'm entrusting Lord Tengen to your care~"

Yu Zi smiled slightly: "Okay, leave it to me~"

Uzui Tengen inexplicably felt a tingling sensation in his back.

what's the situation?

……

Time flies, and when Tanjiro finished lunch and strolled into the courtyard, he saw Uzui Tengen sitting on the corridor in the distance.

"Mr. Uzui, noon..." Tanjiro paused, intending to greet Uzui Tengen.

What's going on?

Why does your whole body look so pale and gray?

Uzui Tengen struggled to lift his head, looking utterly exhausted: "Ah, it's Tanjiro..."

Tanjiro asked with concern, "What's wrong, Mr. Uzui...?"

Uzui Tengen sighed: "You said..."

"Hmm." Tanjiro sat down next to him, pretending to listen.

"Do you think I'm not qualified to be a pillar?"

Tanjiro: "..."

……

"Haha, Tanjiro! You're here! Come with me..." When Inosuke came to the courtyard full of energy after lunch, he saw the two sitting on the side with their faces ashen.

Tanjiro scratched his pig head in confusion: "What's wrong with you guys?"

Tanjiro looked up wearily: "Inosuke... tell me, am I too weak?"

Inosuke: "..."

……

"What are you three doing sitting here?" Zenitsu asked as he came to the courtyard after lunch. "By the way, did you see Nezu... Hey, what are you doing?"

Faced with the three people's numb gazes, Zenitsu trembled.

Inosuke spoke in a muffled voice: "Zenitsu, tell me, aren't we a bit too weak?"

Zenitsu's face froze for a moment: "Are you all idiots?!"

"Nezuko-chan~ I'm here~"

He left with cheerful steps.

……

"Oh, it's quite glamorous, isn't it?" Uzui Tengen looked smugly at himself in the mirror, stroking the musical note-like markings on his face. "I was initially worried about being disfigured..."

Yuzui Tengen activated his markings in a shorter time than Purgatory, successfully activating them in just three days.

Yuko probably thinks it's related to the fact that he had already experienced a crisis when he faced Kokushibo directly before.

So it will be faster than Purgatory.