Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

At dawn, under the trees where golden rays first appeared, Chigusa, gripping her Nichirin Blade, practiced the Water Breathing Technique taught to her by Li Lei, her brow beaded with sweat, over and over again, tirelessly.

On an open space not far away, Chihiro lay flat, basking in the morning sunlight, looking quite content.

"Brother, don't you get bored practicing the breathing techniques the adults teach you every day?"

Lying flat, Chihiro looked up at her brother Chigusa, who was focused on his training, and asked him in confusion.

After all, I can't cultivate every day; cultivation is nothing compared to lying down and basking in the sun.

"Ah! What a beautiful day."

"Chihiro, if you keep training like this, only sporadically, like a salted fish, you won't be able to help the master in battle in the future."

"Why don't you start learning from me now, spend one or two hours every day practicing the Water Breathing Technique, strive to become stronger, and prepare for when adults need power in the future?"

Chigusa stopped her training and spoke to Chihiro, who was sunbathing.

Hearing her brother mention her, Chihiro stretched and yawned while lying down, then slowly sat up.

"Brother, you've been cultivating for almost ten years, yet you still can't compare to a third of the strength the adult had ten years ago."

"But your strength is now far greater than it was ten years ago. What use is your little bit of strength to you now?"

"It's better to just lie down like me, accept your ordinariness, and enjoy the beauty of life."

"Chihiro—! How could you think like that? You haven't forgotten who saved us from the shadow of death."

Chigusa asked Chihiro sternly.

"How could I possibly forget!"

Chihiro's mood suddenly turned somber. She clenched her fists tightly and answered firmly.

"How could we forget such a life-saving grace! But what's the use of remembering? The master doesn't need our strength; our strength is far too weak for him."

"I really want to help the adults, but I am neither smart nor strong, so I am a useless person to them."

"What can I do?"

Chihiro...you!

Chigusa suddenly realized that she had been a bit too harsh on Chihiro.

"Gah~ Gah~ Gah~ Chigusa Chihiro, your master needs to speak with you."

"Gah! Chigusa Chihiro, your master needs to speak with you."

The little bird's cry rang out above their heads.

Upon hearing the sound, the brother and sister both looked up at the little bird that had already landed on the branch.

"Little Wu, what does the master want with us? Can you tell us?"

Chigusa asked the little crow in the tree, while Chihiro looked at the crow expectantly.

Xiao Wu looked down at the two of them and then spoke up:

"Call me Lord Little Wu, or I won't tell you."

(ー_ー)!!（~_~）

The brother and sister were speechless upon hearing this.

"Um—Master Little Wu, can you tell us what our master wants to see us about?"

Suppressing her dissatisfaction, Qiancao asked Xiaowu.

"Well! Since you're somewhat sensible, I'll reluctantly tell you."

"The adults are waiting for you at the original house, saying they have something important for you to do."

"?? Uh...that's all? Is that all the adult has to say?!"

Chigusa continued to ask Kou.

That's all, just this one sentence.

Xiao Wu replied.

"Little Wu, you..."

Chigusa suddenly realized she had been deceived.

"Goodbye, Chigusa Chihiro, I have to go now, bye-bye!"

Before Chihiro could react, the little crow immediately spread its wings and flew away.

"My brother ran away."

"I know."

"Then aren't we going to chase after them?"

"We're not going to pursue it anymore; things with the adults are more important."

……

"My lord, I heard from Xiao Wu that you were looking for my brother and me. Is there something you need?"

In a two-story Japanese-style wooden house, Chigusa and Chihiro stood side by side on the first floor and asked Li Lei a question.