Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

"Sister, stop sighing and complaining. Think of something quickly. If Kanao continues like this, she'll be bullied by others."

The impatient butterfly kept urging her on.

"It's alright, Shinobu. Time will heal everything. Kanao just has a bigger inner trauma, so it will take her a little longer to heal."

"With Shinobu watching over and taking care of her, Kanao definitely won't be bullied by anyone else."

Looking at Shinobu, whose personality hadn't changed much from before, Kanae smiled gently and reached out to wipe away a speck of dust that had appeared on Shinobu's face.

"Sister, have you received another mission? Can you tell me what it is?"

Shinobu Kocho stared at her older sister Kanae with curiosity, seemingly unconcerned about the speck of ash on her face.

"Shinobu, this mission requires secrecy, so I'm sorry I can't tell you. Let's go and see how Kanao is doing."

"While I still have some time, I'll see if I can cure her psychological problems, or at least alleviate them."

Kanao listened quietly to her two older sisters' conversation, indifferent to what they were saying about healing her.

Just being able to stay by their side made her feel good, Kanao thought as she quietly enjoyed a moment of peace.

A pair of delicate hands suddenly came at her, and Kanao felt herself being lifted up by the owner of those hands.

"well--?"

When Kanao realized that the person who lifted her up was Kanae, she was momentarily surprised.

The usually dignified Kanae actually disregarded her image and lifted herself up and spun around like a child.

Kanae's actions left Kanao bewildered, and even her usually unchanging face showed a hint of panic.

"Shinobu, look at Kanao's expression, it's changed. And it looks so cute now."

Kanae, like a child who has received a reward, held up the slightly panicked girl in her hand and kept showing her off to her younger sister, Shinobu Kocho.

"Hey—it really is, but why didn't she react when I hugged her before?"

Shinobu Kocho, who had performed the same action, was puzzled but couldn't figure out why.

Having had her fill of playing, Kanae put down Kanao. She half-squatted down in front of her and reached out to tidy up Kanao's slightly disheveled hair.

She said gently and carefully:

"Xiao Hu, do you still have feelings?"

"Xiao Hu, don't suppress your feelings like this anymore. With your older sister here, I won't let you get hurt again."

"Let's let the shadows of the past slip away like the wind in my hand, okay?"

Kanae looked at Kanao intently and patiently, waiting for her answer.

Smelling the floral fragrance emanating from her older sister Kanae, Kanao, who was so close to her, turned her gaze away with a slightly flushed face and nodded.

It indicates that you understand.

Seeing Kanao nod in response, Shinobu and Kanae exchanged a smile, both overjoyed. "Great, there's still hope for this child."

The next morning, in the Demon Slayer Corps Master's room, the Stone Pillar Gyomei Himejima and the Flower Pillar Kanae knelt side by side, looking at their Master and his wife, Lady Amane, opposite them.

Looking at the solemn expressions of the rock pillar and flower pillar, Tianyin pondered for a moment before speaking:

"Just last night, Kagaya received guidance from the gods that a monster similar to Muzan had been born somewhere in the world. If this monster is not eliminated as soon as possible, it will cause great harm to the country and even the world in the future."

"I summoned you two by summoning you through the raven for this very reason. I hope you can find and eliminate this monster that was born unexpectedly for some unknown reason as soon as possible."

Amane bowed forward and pleaded with Himejima Gyomei and Kanae. At this moment, Amane knew how rude his request was, after all, even though a being equal to Muzan had only just been born, its power was already terrifying.

Finding and killing him is no less difficult than defeating an Upper Moon demon alone. And no Pillar has managed to kill an Upper Moon demon in the last few centuries.

Just as Tenon was feeling incredibly guilty, the Rock Pillar, Himejima Gyomei, seemed to sense her emotions.

"Madam, there is no need to blame yourself for this. As Pillars, it is our duty to kill demons and eliminate Muzan. Since our lord has already foreseen that the emergence of a monster similar to Muzan would cause harm to the country and even the world, we cannot allow it to become a second Muzan."

"Gyomei Himejima said comfortingly. Although the Stone Pillar Gyomei Himejima has long been blind, he has reached the state of clarity, so he can clearly perceive everything around him even without his eyes."

“Mr. Gyomei is right, I agree with his idea. As a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, we must not allow a second Demon King, Muzan, to appear in the world again.”

Kanae, who was kneeling gracefully, spoke up to express her agreement with Iwasaki's idea.

"But the problem is that we have no idea where the monster is, what it looks like, or what its weaknesses are."

Kanae voiced her question.

“Miss Kanae, don’t worry. Kagaya even predicted what the monster would look like. He had already drawn it before you arrived.”

As she spoke, Amane took out a pre-drawn monster portrait from her bosom and handed it to Kanae.

"This is!"

Picking up the portrait handed to her by Amane and taking a closer look, Kanae's face lit up with shock and an expression of disbelief.