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

The northern post station.

Inside a pharmacy.

"A man-eating bear?" A mature yet sweet voice rang out.

The pharmacy owner explained, "We also call them 'cave beasts' here, and many hunters in the mountains have been eaten by them."

No wonder the atmosphere at the inn was so tense.

"Sir, I'm doing this for your own good. Could you please leave immediately?"

"Well, it's rare to have free time, and it's a bit inconvenient to ask someone else to buy raw herbs. Besides..." The girl, holding a pastry, wearing a butterfly hair ornament, a floral kimono, and a butterfly feather shawl, chuckled, "I'm also very interested in working with her."

"Please let me know if you have any orders to place."

Shinobu Kocho's calm demeanor left the pharmacy owner speechless.

at this time.

"You went to the mountains alone again, didn't you!"

Shinobu looked over and saw a group of hunters arguing in the street.

“It’s not just me, there’s also Taro!” the girl holding the hunting dog retorted.

"Isn't Taro a dog?!"

Seeing the argument escalating, Shinobu asked the proprietress in confusion, "What's that?"

"Yae? She's the daughter of the hunter Yazou, attacked by a bear, her father and companions were killed before her eyes..."

"After that, apart from coming down to the village to buy supplies, she spent all her time searching for her enemies in the snowy mountains. I really couldn't bear to watch..."

Shinobu's eyes darkened slightly, grieving for the girl's experience.

Suddenly, the corner of her mouth twitched.

"That idiot..." Butterfly sighed.

Seeing that Giyu Tomioka's interactions with the hunters were becoming increasingly dangerous, Shinobu Kocho finally couldn't help but step forward.

Just as she was about to step out of the store, a figure wearing a straw hat and with long, wine-red hair cascading down the back of his head came into view and instantly caught her attention.

Shinobu's purple eyes slowly widened, a faint light flickering within them, as if she had witnessed something incredible.

……

Since there was no malicious intent, Yuko ignored it, but she didn't expect the other person to grab her clothes.

Yuko turned around and saw a girl wearing a butterfly feather kimono, clutching the hem of her dress with one hand and clenching the other in front of her chest, her gaze flickering slightly as she looked at her.

Shinobu Kocho?

Yu Ziwei was taken aback; she still remembered the Insect Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps.

She is one of the few characters in hundreds of years who evokes a vivid image in her mind.

In addition, considering the battle between Doma and her sister two years ago, the two have essentially exchanged greetings.

“You…” Looking into those peculiar eyes, Butterfly Shinobu’s eyes flickered, and she parted her lips slightly, “I’ve been looking for you…”

Ok?

It was about saving her sister, wasn't it?

Yuko understood after a moment's thought.

"Take him away! Hand him over to the police!"

'I am Tomohiro from the Demon Slayer Corps…' The background noise gradually faded away.

Shinobu Kocho's purple pupils, like a galaxy in the sky, shimmered with tiny lights: "I want to thank you for saving my sister."

"It's okay." It was just a coincidence, and it happened right after she decided to change something, and then she happened to use her breathing technique.

You could say it was luck.

Shinobu Kocho: “…”

This woman is so cold.

The hunter girl beside her, suddenly feeling ignored, couldn't help but speak up: "I said, what exactly are you guys...?"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly went black and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Yu Zi was right beside her and caught her with quick reflexes.

The sudden situation also relieved the strange atmosphere from before. While Shinobu Kocho was still in a daze, she quickly stepped forward to investigate.

The hunter girl's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and her cheeks were flushed and burning.

"She has a fever, we need to find a place for her to rest." Shinobu Kocho finished her examination and looked up at Ikuko. "Could you please help me?"

"Mmm." Yuko stepped forward and picked the girl up in her arms.

Shinobu Kocho's envious gaze flashed across her eyes as she pointed to the other side of the street: "Go to the pharmacy over there."

The two moved the girl to the home of a pharmacy owner on the side of the street.

The girl was placed on the tatami mat.

As Shinobu Kocho wiped the girl's forehead, she said to Ikuko, "Could you please boil some water for me?"

For a fleeting moment, Yuko felt as if she had returned to the time hundreds of years ago when she went out to treat patients with Tamayo.

"Just call me Yu Zi." She nodded slightly, turned and went out.

“Yuko…” Shinobu murmured twice.

A very nice name...

Yuko went outside: "Mr. Yiyong, can you..."

Quiet~

What about people? !

Weren't we following them the whole time?!

Ikuko's pupils were shaking.

Entrusting the task of boiling water to the pharmacy owner, Yuko hurriedly went out and ran along the street, finally stopping the crowd at the entrance of the police station. With considerable effort, she rescued Tomioka Giyu from their clutches.

Yuko's eyelids twitched: "Are you an idiot?"

Giyu Tomioka: "They won't listen to explanations."

"..."

Yuko was too lazy to waste words with him and took her people back to find Shinobu Kocho.

"Oh, Mr. Tomioka, I was just wondering if you were lost." Shinobu Kocho, carrying the medicine, muttered to herself and sat down next to Ikuko in the corridor.

Yi Yong: "..."

Shinobu Kocho handed a vial of medicine to Yuuko: "Would you like some?"

"It can prevent and treat colds."

“No…” Yuko replied subconsciously, and then she saw the girl leaning closer, supporting herself on the floor, with a slightly expectant look in her eyes.

?

What are you expecting?

Also, they were too close.

Yuko could even see the individual, delicate eyelashes on her eyes.

After a moment of silence, Yu Zi removed the white cloth from her face, picked up the medicine, and drank it all in one gulp.

Human food tastes pretty much the same once it enters our mouths; there's no question of whether it tastes good or bad.

As for preventing and treating colds, she had almost forgotten about the lung disease that had plagued her the most.

Shinobu Kocho was slightly lost in thought; she was surprised that the white cloth had been removed so easily.

She thought that being dressed so conservatively meant it wouldn't be so easy to say.

but……

It looked good as expected.

Her delicate nose, fair skin, and unique patterns on her cheeks are all pluses.

He was a little more mature than she had expected, looking to be in his early twenties.

Shinobu Kocho asked, "How did you and Mr. Tomioka meet, Miss Ikuko?"

“It was a matter of fate.” Yuko untied her Nichirin sword from her waist and placed it in the corridor.

I never expected him to go home with Tanjiro.

Shinobu's gaze swept over the blade beside her.

They even wrapped the knife in white cloth; isn't that being overly cautious...?

"I want to meet with the head of the Ubuyashiki family through his introduction."

Recommended?

"Miss Yuko is..."

"I am the successor of the Snow Breathing technique."

People in this era are not very accepting of those who are different. It would be better to talk to Ubuyashiki first and then explain to them.

It would be awkward if they rejected me.

After all, the Ubuyashiki family frequently changed their residences to avoid Muzan's pursuit, making them not so easy to find.

Shinobu Kocho, of course, had no idea what Ikuko was thinking; she almost instinctively gasped in surprise.

"You mean that weird breathing technique?!"

Yu Zi's expression froze, and her mood plummeted instantly.

Messy... a complete mess...

Yes... maybe a little bit...

But it is a breathing method that has been passed down from the Warring States period!

Please show her some respect!