Zongman: Capturing the goddess from Demon Slayer

“Hahaha, who knows?”

“Maybe a bug crawled into her head…” Gyutaro said with an awkward smile.

Looking at her brother, whose tone and personality had suddenly changed, Daki was a little confused.

“Brother, we're demons, how could a bug get into our heads?”

“And the place where I live is so clean.”

“It's nothing like the dirty banks of the Rashomon River.”

Gyutaro was silent.

Memories from his time as a human caused him to make excuses that only applied to the Rashomon River area.

The past still influenced the present.

The reason he thought of his human memories when he heard the name 'Ume' was because Ume was too important to him.

She was his everything, the hope that kept him striving to live.

But… why would Ume know that name?

Who told her!

Gyutaro was furious.

Ume was doing well now, yet someone was trying to make her return to the past!

This kind of thing is unforgivable!

“That's not important. Sister, can you tell me who told you the name 'Ume'?”

“It was a customer. He just left recently. He's already booked me twice and will book me again tomorrow.”

Hearing that he had just left, Gyutaro wished he could rush out and kill him right now if he hadn't never seen what the man looked like.

But luckily, there was still tomorrow.

As for dignitaries?

Or celebrities?

Hahaha, laughable.

Even if you are a god! As long as you want to hurt Ume!

I will kill you!

“I see. Sister, can you tell me when he comes tomorrow?”

“I'll protect you by your side then.”

When a courtesan holds a parade, she needs bodyguards to protect her. It's not impossible for Gyutaro to become a bodyguard.

However, in Daki's opinion, her brother wasn't very good-looking and wasn't suitable to be a bodyguard. It would damage her reputation.

But Daki didn't know how to refuse.

Because she was really afraid that she was 'Ume'.

She didn't want to do anything to hurt her brother.

So Daki said:

“Brother, I can't decide about the bodyguard, but you can protect me secretly then.”

“Escort me.”

Hearing this, Gyutaro rubbed Daki's head and said:

“That's fine too.”

Just as Gyutaro was happy that his sister finally stopped mentioning Ume, Daki asked again:

“Brother, you haven't told me if you know Ume.”

Seeing that Gyutaro didn't answer, Daki said again:

“Brother, I am Ume, right?”

Was Daki Ume?

Of course, she was.

But Gyutaro didn't dare to say yes. He was afraid that once he said that Daki was Ume, Daki would remember her memories as a human.

And experience that kind of pain again.

However, Gyutaro couldn't say no either.

He couldn't deny his heart.

While Gyutaro was hesitating how to answer, Daki, who already understood that she was Ume, knelt on the ground and hugged Gyutaro tightly, saying softly:

“Thank you, brother.”

This soft-spoken 'brother' finally softened Gyutaro's heart.

“Ume, I'm sorry, brother couldn't protect you…”

A 'Ume', an apology.

Awakened Daki's long-sealed memories.

Memories from her time as a human flooded into Daki's mind like a tide.

Daki remembered her real name—Ume.

She was the little follower, the little pest, behind her brother Gyutaro.

“Wuwuwu~”

“Brother—”

Ume burst into tears, remembering what Lan Mingang said about her brother Gyutaro's ending after she was burned.

She couldn't help but blame herself. If it weren't for her.

How could her brother have ended up like that.

“My silly sister, you still can't change your crying habit.”

Gyutaro said lovingly, stroking Ume's head.

After a long time, Ume asked Gyutaro:

“Brother, let's run away. Let's not eat people anymore, okay?”

“Once Young Master Lan gives me the money tomorrow, we'll have money.”

“There's no need to stay here at all.”

“Let's escape from that…”

Having the memories of her time as a human, Ume's temperament also changed.

She began to feel disgusted with eating people.

“Shut up!”

Gyutaro covered Ume's mouth.

“Ume, don't try to betray that lord.”

“You'll die!”

If they could really escape Muzan Kibutsuji's control, Gyutaro would definitely be willing.

But they couldn't escape. They were demons!

Demons who eat people!

There was no place for them in this world!

Moreover, Muzan Kibutsuji would not allow this to happen. Once Muzan Kibutsuji knew that he and Ume had the idea of betraying him.

They would die miserably.

It didn't matter if he died, but Ume couldn't die!

“Even if you don't want to eat, you have to be patient and eat it!”

“Please, brother is begging you, okay, Ume.”

Being reprimanded by her brother for the first time, Ume was a little scared for a moment.

But seeing the fear in her brother's eyes, Ume knew that her brother was protecting her.

Ume nodded and apologized:

“I'm sorry, brother, I didn't mean to…”

“It's okay as long as you know you're wrong. Brother has never blamed Ume. Don't have this kind of thought again in the future.”

…

On the other side, Lan Mingang had already returned to Tamayo's house.

Inside Tamayo's bedroom, looking at Tamayo, who had already washed up and was lying on the bed waiting for him.

When the sun was high in the sky, Tamayo woke up, looking at the mess in the room.

There were traces of battle everywhere, which was very distressing.

After more than an hour of cleaning, Tamayo finally cleaned the bedroom.

Lan Mingang, who came back from a leisurely stroll, poured a cup of black tea, took a sip, and smacked his lips.

“As expected, I'm still not used to drinking it.”

“It's not as good as iced black tea.”

Holding the black tea that he had taken a sip of, Lan Mingang came to the bedroom and found Tamayo, who had just finished cleaning.

“Want a cup of black tea to moisten your throat?”

“It's good that you still have a conscience.”

Tamayo took the black tea and took a sip, feeling very comfortable.

After drinking the black tea, Lan Mingang hugged Tamayo and sat by the window where the sunlight couldn't directly shine.

Enjoying the beautiful scenery outside the window.

An hour later, Tamayo, whose mood had calmed down a lot.

Stroking Lan Mingang's cheek:

“Mingang, put me down, I'm going to do experiments.”

“Let's go, I'll carry you there and watch you do experiments.”

…