Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Next, Kanae Butterfly carefully examined Li Lei's hands and feet, meticulously checking for any injuries. The examination was thorough; she looked at every visible part of Li Lei's skin, leaving no wound unchecked.

"You're tired, but apart from some abrasions on your back, hands and feet, you're fine."

"After examining Li Lei, Kanae said softly."

"It's a bit strange. Where did all the blood on your body come from? I didn't see any serious wounds on you during the examination. There shouldn't be a lot of blood from your superficial injuries alone."

"Unless it's someone else's blood that jumped onto your body, that's the only explanation."

Kanae took out some topical wound medicine she always carried and wiped Li Lei's wound, saying casually.

Kanae was startled. "Blood from other people? Yes, there's so much blood on Rei, only blood from other people could be enough. Anyone would have fainted from losing so much of their own blood."

Kanae: "Σ(っ °Д °;)っ"

"Kanae, what's wrong? You don't look well. Why don't you rest for a bit?"

Seeing that Kanae's face suddenly turned a little pale, Li Lei, who was rolling up his sleeves and waiting to apply medicine, spoke up with concern.

Upon hearing Li Lei's words, Kanae, who was already somewhat frightened, immediately unleashed her potential, using both her hands and feet to quickly move away from Li Lei.

"Kanae, why did you run so far away? I'm not going to eat you." Li Lei stepped forward and explained.

"Ah—don't come any closer."

Seeing Li Lei approaching, Kanae, her breathing quickening, spoke to him, her body taking a step back under the influence of her mind.

"You're covered in blood, did you kill someone?"

Kanae suppressed her fear and pointed at Li Lei with trembling fingers, asking him a question.

"No, how could I kill someone casually? Kanae, you're overthinking it. With my thin arms and legs, it's already a blessing if I'm not bullied by others. With my weak body, how could I dare to kill someone?"

Li Lei explained calmly, without the slightest hint of panic.

"Then whose blood is all over your body? It can't all be yours, can it? You don't have any wounds that could cause so much bleeding."

Kanae shook her head, indicating that she did not believe Li Lei's nonsense.

Hearing Kanae's question, Li Lei couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He shouldn't have wiped so much blood just to look pitiful. Now he didn't know how to explain it.

"That's it! I've got an idea!" At that moment, Li Lei had a flash of inspiration and came up with a solution.

"Kanae, this blood is really mine. I'm usually very weak and have a lung disease, so I'm prone to getting injured and coughing up blood. This blood is from when my lungs are uncomfortable."

"The doctor who examined me said that my lung cancer was in the late stage and incurable, and that I didn't have many years left to live."

Cough—cough, cough, cough…cough.

As Li Lei finished speaking, he immediately began to cough. To make it more realistic, he added some blood. Li Lei inadvertently showed the blood he had just coughed up to his palm to Kanae.

Upon seeing Li Lei cough up blood, Kanae immediately ran over to check on his injuries, showing no sign of the fear she had shown earlier.

"Are you alright? I shouldn't have said that to you. I didn't even see the actual situation, and I suspected you based on the amount of blood on you. That was wrong of me."

I apologize to you here.

Looking at Kanae, whose face was full of self-reproach, Li Lei smiled kindly and replied:

"It's okay, Kanae. As long as you're not afraid of me and are willing to be my friend, that's fine. I don't have any friends because of my health, and you're my first friend. How could I possibly blame you?"

"But I misunderstood you just now. Aren't you angry? I judged you to be dangerous based on just one guess, and thought you would kill someone."

Kanae said, not quite understanding.

"It's normal for friends to have minor disagreements, and besides, the way I look right now, covered in blood, makes me very suspicious."

“You don’t mind that my blood has stained your nice clothes, and you’re willing to heal me, a stranger you’ve only known for a short time. What do I have to be angry about?”

Li Lei looked into Kanae's eyes and spoke with sincerity. Kanae lowered her head under Li Lei's direct gaze.

"Oh—! I see, I understand, it's because we're friends," Kanae said, looking down.

"Hey—sister! Who's this person next to you? Is he a new friend? I've never heard you mention him before."

Hearing someone call Kanae's name, Li Lei curiously turned around to see who it was. He then saw a girl who looked somewhat similar to Kanae but was a little younger walking up behind him, who looked at Kanae with a happy expression and asked her a question.

The newcomer was none other than Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira of the future Demon Slayer Corps, who was the one who poisoned herself and caused Doma's death.

"Shinobu, what brings you here? Shouldn't you be at home minding the shop?" Kanae asked casually.

“Mom and Dad have already bought the medicine and came back. They found that you hadn’t returned from delivering medicine to the guests yet, so they asked me to come and find you.”

As a child, Shinobu Kocho looked at her older sister Kanae and suddenly tilted her head, saying that she looked incredibly cute, as if she had grown up eating cuteness.

Upon hearing the word "ninja," Li Lei instantly understood who the newcomer was: Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira, the only swordsman in the Demon Slayer Corps who uses poison to kill demons.

Li Lei looked at this future ruthless person with great curiosity. He was about to find out what kind of person Shinobu Kocho was when she was a child.