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

"Um, I'm so sorry." As Yushiro went to get his luggage, Ikuko clasped her hands together above her head and apologized to Tamayo.

Tamayo smiled and said, "It's alright."

“Tamayo~” Ikuko looked up, moved.

“I feel really bad about taking so much blood from Yuko before.”

Yu Zi's touched expression froze for a moment; she had completely forgotten about this!

Give her back her gratitude!

Tamayo noticed her resentful little look and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle: "How about it?"

Yu Zi's eyes were blank: "What do you mean, how?"

"How does your body feel?" Tamayo said with a faint smile. "Even though it's just blood, it should relieve your hunger, right?"

After a moment of silence, Yu Zi nodded slightly: "...Yes, to be honest, I'm much better."

The feeling of being hungry and the feeling of being full are completely different things.

Tamayo sighed, "Really, you can endure that kind of hunger."

Even with their modified bodies, she and Yushiro couldn't completely escape the need for blood and needed a small amount of fresh blood to survive.

Yuko was able to endure not eating for two hundred years.

Yuko shrugged: "Well, you know that people's physical constitutions can't be generalized, right?"

This wasn't an excuse at all; if an ordinary ghost were starving, it would have lost its mind long ago.

At worst, she'll be like Nezuko, needing to sleep to replenish her energy, and her intelligence will drop to kindergarten level.

Where else can you find someone like her, acting as if nothing happened?

Tamayo hesitated, then could only give her a helpless smile: "You're still the same as ever."

Yuko blinked and touched her face narcissistically: "Is that so? That's probably the only advantage of becoming a ghost."

Tamayo shook her head helplessly.

As Yuko said, she did not think that suppressing her appetite for two hundred years without eating was something that could be easily dismissed as a matter of having a special constitution.

Yuko has always been like this, always downplaying her grief.

"Lady Tamayo, everything is here." Yushiro's arrival broke the two's reminiscing.

Judging from the other person's panting, carrying a large bag on their back and a suitcase in their hand, they were clearly in a hurry.

Yuko couldn't help but suspect that this person was jealous of her private chat with Tamayo.

Tamayo nodded slightly and stood up: "Then let's go."

Yuko proactively extended her hand: "Give me the suitcase."

Yushiro refused, saying, "No need, these are Lady Tamayo's clothes, I can take care of them."

“…” Yu Zi’s lips twitched again and again.

Is it really time for the plot to begin?

I feel that these people are becoming more and more in line with the modern mindset.

abnormal.

Yuko was happy to travel empty-handed, and led the two ghosts on a journey through the night.

After two nights of travel, they arrived at the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters, even though the two demons were in poor health and were carrying a lot of stuff.

As they approached the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters, they could see a petite figure waiting at the entrance from afar.

"Butterfly?"

Yuko had contacted the Demon Slayer Corps in advance to say she would be coming tonight, so she wasn't surprised that someone would be there to receive her.

After all, this is the first time in hundreds of years... no, perhaps since the Demon Slayer Corps was founded that they have cooperated with demons, so they should at least show some respect and welcome them.

In particular, Yuko wrote a very impressive resume for Tamayo in her letter, describing her as an old doctor with hundreds of years of experience and a miracle worker.

Shinobu Kocho is not tall; from a distance, she looks like a child when she's leaning against the doorway.

Upon seeing Yuko and the others, she went out to greet them, saying, "Miss Yuko, it's been a long time."

“Butterfly.” Yuko nodded slightly in response.

Shinobu Kocho smiled and said, "Just call me by my name."

"Then you can call me by my name too." Yuko nodded in agreement; it's common for friends to address each other by their names.

Shinobu Kocho's face lit up with joy: "Then I won't stand on ceremony, Yuuko."

"Mmm." Yu Zi smiled softly, pursing her lips.

"Oh right, let me introduce you." Yuko belatedly realized and took Tamayo's hand, saying, "This is Tamayo, the doctor I mentioned to you before."

"This is Yushiro."

"Hello, both of you." Shinobu Kocho greeted them with a smile.

"Hello." Tamayo was a little surprised. Just as Ikuko had said, these members of the Demon Slayer Corps accepted their identities very naturally.

Even Yushiro simply replied with a curt "hello".

Shinobu Kocho beckoned the demons inside: "Our lord has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me, all three of you."

Yu Zi asked doubtfully, "Isn't it still evening? Isn't this too hasty?"

Shinobu Kocho shook her head: "No, my lord is looking forward to this meeting."

Looking forward to it?

Tamayo's expression shifted slightly.

As Yuko said, this era... seems to be really different from before.

Shinobu Kocho led them to Kagaya Ubuyashiki's residence.

Neither the Ubuyashiki couple had slept; they sat upright in their room waiting for their arrival.

After bringing everyone in, Shinobu Kocho bowed slightly and prepared to leave.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki suddenly spoke up: "Shinobu, stay."

Shinobu Kocho paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "I understand."

She turned a corner and sat down next to Yuko.

Yuko glanced over instinctively, and Shinobu Kocho returned her a gentle smile.

"..." Something felt off. Was it just her imagination?

Yushiro sat up straight, worried that if the woman sold them, he might not be able to rescue Lady Tamayo from this place.

Tamayo was observing Kagaya Ubuyashiki, or more precisely, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's face.

What a strange scar... At first she thought it was a burn, but upon closer inspection, it was completely different.

She noticed the young man's lifeless eyes and realized that he was blind.

After everyone was seated, Kagaya Ubuyashiki solemnly said, "Ms. Tamayo, Mr. Yushiro, welcome to the Demon Slayer Corps. It is my honor."

Tamayo: "You're too kind."

"The Demon Slayer Corps has existed for nearly a thousand years in order to kill the great evil Muzan Kibutsuji." As Kagaya Ubuyashiki was speaking, he suddenly coughed twice, and Amane Ubuyashiki, who was sitting next to him, quickly stepped forward to help him.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki waved his hand and continued, "For thousands of years, every demon slayer has joined the Demon Slayer Corps with hatred in their heart, and in the end, they all died with hatred in their hearts."

"I never question the mission I have taken on, but I also cannot see the future of Muzan's execution."

"But the arrival of the three of you has given me unwavering confidence."

"The tragedy caused by Muzan Kibutsuji will surely end in this era."

"I am here to pay my sincerest respects to the three of you on behalf of all the swordsmen who have fought against Muzan for thousands of years."

After saying that, he lowered his head with utmost respect.

Throughout history, it has been rare for someone in a superior position to bow down to someone in a subordinate position.

The head of the Demon Slayer Corps showed him the utmost respect.

This truly surprised Tamayo.