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

Since the goal was to take three Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen with her, Ikuko had Shinobu Kocho inform Ubuyashiki and obtain their permission.

The next morning, the three people and two demons set off for Tanjiro's hometown.

……

It was summer, and the weather was incredibly hot. Today, the sun was high overhead, and the air seemed to be distorted and swaying as if it had been boiled.

"It's so hot~" Zenitsu walked wearily behind the group, his back hunched and tongue lolling out.

Tanjiro wiped his sweat and comforted him, "We'll be there soon, Zenitsu just held on."

Yuko watched this scene expressionlessly. If anyone was hot, it should be Tanjiro carrying Nezuko on his back, and that idiot wearing a pig's head mask on such a hot day.

Why would someone wear a hood in such hot weather?

Yu Zi hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back.

But that idiot Inosuke, even though it was so hot and he looked so listless, still refused to take off his hood.

They really are a bunch of idiots.

Yu Zi sighed, "Let's go quickly."

Just as Tanjiro said, we're almost there.

When we arrived in town, even though it was a hot day, the streets were still bustling with people, and being busy was the most common sight.

"Huh? Isn't that Tanjiro?"

This kind-hearted charcoal seller was already famous throughout the town, so as soon as Tanjiro entered the town, people called out his name.

Tanjiro recognized the person in front of him and greeted her with a smile: "Ah, Aunt Tomoe, it's been a long time."

"What do you mean 'long time no see'! You've been away from home for over two years!" Aunt Yuhui said, then noticed Ikuko next to Tanjiro and paused for a moment.

"Hey, who are you?"

Yuko smiled and nodded at her, then looked at the townspeople gradually gathering by the roadside and said, "Tanjiro, I'll take the two of them and go ahead."

She wasn't very good at handling these kinds of situations; being able to smile and say hello was already her limit.

Zenitsu and Inosuke also looked exhausted and didn't want to linger there, so they followed Ikuko without saying a word.

Tanjiro was left alone and stopped by the village's intelligence center, who seemed to be about to interrogate him.

Tanjiro wasn't an idiot; he quickly dealt with everyone and caught up with them.

"Wow, everyone is so enthusiastic."

Zenitsu stared blankly ahead, not wanting to speak.

Inosuke walked like a zombie, staring blankly at the sky, not even looking at where he was going.

Tanjiro sweated.

Yu Zi laughed and said, "Doesn't this show that you're popular?"

Tanjiro scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Zenitsu groaned, his lips cracked, "How much longer?"

Yu Zi pointed to the high mountain on the edge of the town: "Climb that mountain, and it will take about ten or twenty minutes to get there."

Zenitsu stared blankly in the direction Ikuko was pointing, then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Zenitsu!!!" Tanjiro rushed forward in a panic to help him up.

Zenitsu, his eyes vacant, gripped Tanjiro's arm: "Let me die here..."

Ikuko: "..."

crunch~

Perhaps the noise of the crowd disturbed others, for the door in front was opened and a head peeked out.

Upon hearing the sound, everyone instinctively looked up.

Tanjiro's worry turned to joy: "Hanako!"

The person who opened the door was Tanjiro's younger sister, Hanako Kamado.

Two years have passed, and Hanako has grown a lot taller.

The moment Hanako saw Tanjiro, the curiosity on her face immediately turned into excitement: "Brother!"

Then she turned and ran, as if she had made up her mind.

Tanjiro: "..."

"Mom! Brother! Brother's back!" Loud cheers came from inside the house.

Zenitsu stared at the mansion gate in shock: "Tanjiro, is your house this big?"

"Die!"

Inosuke screamed and hopped into the yard, looking left and right like a bandit.

Tanjiro said somewhat awkwardly, "No, this is Miss Yuuko's house. We are just staying here temporarily."

Yuko didn't say much. To her, this was just a place to rest, not home.

She entrusted the house to the Kamado family to ensure their safety, and also to imply that she was entrusting the house to Kamado Hime.

But I know I'll be rejected if I say that.

"Behave yourself!" Yuko entered the yard and left a big red bump on Inosuke's head as he looked around. "You scared the little kid."

Her gaze fell on the corridor, where a child of about three or four years old was hiding behind the house, quietly watching them.

Tanjiro looked at him with some confusion: "Rokuta?"

The sixth son of the stove family, the sixth wife of the stove family.

When Tanjiro left home, he was just a little boy carried on Nezuko's back. More than two years have passed, and Rokuta Kamado's face has gradually grown up, to the point that Tanjiro hardly recognizes him anymore.

Childhood memories are always hazy, and Rokuta Kamado looked on nervously at the suspicious group that had broken into his house.

But he had a vague feeling that the person in front of him was familiar, and that he looked a lot like Brother Zhu Xiong and Brother Mao.

Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Hanako finally pulled out the kitchen mummy.

Kamado Aoi's appearance is exactly the same as it was two years ago. Although she is already a mother of six children, she is only in her thirties and is in the prime of her life.

Zenitsu, his lips chapped and his eyes lifeless, said, "Um, could you give me some..."

"Tanjiro..."

"Mother……"

Seeing the mother and son embracing each other, Zenitsu swallowed back the words he was about to say.

I have a feeling that disturbing someone at this time will bring divine retribution.

Kamado Aoi didn't forget the others. After a deeply moving hug with Tanjiro, she looked at Ikuko with a touched expression.

"Miss Yuko, it's been a long time."

Yuko smiled and nodded: "Long time no see, Aoi-nee-san."

Seeing that the topic had finally been brought back on track, Zenitsu quickly said, "Could I have a drink of water?"

Kamado Aoi was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Please come in."

"Hanako, go and fetch some water."

"Yes!"

Tanjiro was completely unfamiliar with Ikuko's house and could only follow behind his mother.

"Ah~ I'm alive~" After drinking the water that Hanako brought him, Zenitsu lay down on the tatami without any manners.

He had just lain down when Yuko, expressionless, grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up.

Shanyi: "..."

"Hello, sister." He greeted the sunflower branch by the stove respectfully.

He wanted to call her "Auntie," but she was too young...

As expected of Nezuko-chan's mother, she's so beautiful!

"Hello, sister." A certain pig-headed boy imitated her.

"Hello." Aoi responded gently, her gaze lingering on Inosuke's hood for only two seconds.