Chapter 144: Big Brother Will Help You!
When Ren woke up, the sky was already nearing dusk.
His injuries had completely healed. On top of that, with the assistance of [Omnipotent Tempering], Ren's blood production was exceptionally efficient.
In just one day, his body had recovered seventy to eighty percent of its condition.
In a moderately sized bedroom, Ren sat up in bed, his mind still somewhat muddled.
He recalled what had happened that morning.
Of everything that had happened, what concerned Ren most was the change in his own body.
A ghoul.
This peculiar state of existence.
Did it belong to humanity, or to demons?
This was Ren's first time entering the realm of ghouls, and his first time coming into contact with something resembling a Blood Demon Art.
To be honest, Ren felt that cultivating a Blood Demon Art had far more potential than ordinary swordsmanship...
But if he continued using Blood Demon Arts, could he still be considered human?
Ren stopped thinking about it.
Dwelling on it now would only give him more headaches. If he had the opportunity, perhaps he could talk to Sanemi's younger brother, Genya Shinazugawa, about it.
However, Ren decided that he had to be extremely cautious when using this Blood Demon Art.
First, it consumed an enormous amount of blood.
Second, its success rate was relatively low.
Early that morning, when Ren had used the Blood Demon Art to save Tengen Uzui, he had mentally rehearsed the process tens of thousands of times before finally succeeding.
Therefore, Ren decided that unless a critical situation arose in the future, he would not use it.
"Yo! Looks like Ren's awake in quite a flashy fashion!"
Suddenly, the bedroom door was thrown open with a bang, accompanied by a booming voice.
There was no mistaking the man who entered.
It was none other than the most flamboyant man in the Demon Slayer Corps—Tengen Uzui!
Behind him were Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma.
The three women looked radiant, clearly having suffered no serious injuries yesterday.
It could be said that Ren had been the absolute main damage dealer during yesterday's battle. If he had not drawn the majority of the demon's fire, the two of them would probably have either died or been crippled!
With four people entering the room at once, the moderately sized bedroom immediately felt cramped.
At the very front of the group, Tengen Uzui looked as energetic as ever after a day's recovery.
The moment Tengen saw that Ren was awake, he immediately leaned over and asked, "Ren, how are you feeling? Can you move?"
Ren nodded.
"Yes. Thank you for your concern, Brother Tengen."
Tengen waved his hand.
"Don't mention it. If you hadn't stepped in to help me today, whether I'd still be alive would be a completely different question."
Then Tengen grabbed Ren and tried to pull him outside.
Ren asked, "Where are we going?"
"Out to have some fun!"
Tengen put on an exaggerated expression.
"As far as I know, little brother Ren, you've never been in love before, have you?"
"As far as I know, the Kyogoku household under Hinatsuru's management has plenty of beautiful women!"
The corner of Ren's mouth twitched involuntarily.
"Am I not still a minor? If you keep doing this, I can report you for inducing a minor into prostitution!"
Tengen burst out laughing.
"Brother Ren, what are you talking about? You're a man!"
"Although members of the Demon Slayer Corps have to devote themselves to training and exterminating demons, there's nothing wrong with indulging yourself once in a while!"
"Today, your big brother Tengen is going to make sure you enjoy yourself! I've already booked some geisha for you!"
Ren abruptly pulled his hand away.
"I'm not going. If you want to go, go yourself."
"Enough!"
Hinatsuru stepped forward and lightly smacked Tengen's arm, unable to hold herself back any longer.
"Tengen-sama, please stop teasing Lord Ren!"
"Exactly."
Makio immediately joined in.
"Who in the Demon Slayer Corps doesn't know that Lord Ren's standard pairing is Shinobu?! Tengen-sama, aren't you afraid Shinobu will beat you to death?"
Suma nodded vigorously.
"Makio's right!"
"It's fine."
Tengen still refused to give up. He continued trying to persuade Ren.
"Ren, no one will know about this today. You know how good shinobi are at keeping secrets."
"Besides, Shinobu isn't here. What are you afraid of?"
Ren shook his head so firmly that he might as well have been ringing a bell.
"No. I'm not going."
Ren's attitude was already crystal clear.
He wasn't going.
Period.
"Hahahaha!"
Hearing Ren's answer, Tengen burst into uproarious laughter.
"I knew it!"
"As the God of Festivals, how could I possibly fail to see through something like this? I was merely testing Ren's attitude toward the beautiful women of the Demon Slayer Corps!"
"Looks like I was right after all. Brother Ren, you already have someone in your heart, don't you?"
Ren rubbed his forehead.
He had known this was coming...
Tengen continued, "Ah, what a pity. There are quite a few girls in the Demon Slayer Corps. If they found out about this, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to sleep at night, would they?"
"Do you know who the last person was that had all the girls in the Demon Slayer Corps thinking about him day and night?"
"Me—the dashing, womanizing Sound Hashira!"
"Brother Ren really hasn't disappointed my expectations!"
For a moment, Ren could barely maintain his composure.
He stammered, "Brother Tengen, I really have to thank you. How can a Hashira like you still be interested in these kinds of romantic affairs?"
Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma all nodded in unison.
"Exactly!"
"Hey!"
Tengen, however, looked thoroughly displeased.
"Ren, just look at yourself. How old are you already? How can you still not take the major affairs of your life seriously?"
"That was just a little test!"
"And the result was obvious! Looks like you really care about Shinobu. Otherwise, why would you refuse the geisha from the Kyogoku household just to avoid doing something for her?"
Ren still refused to admit it.
"Come on! Could it not simply be because I'm only fourteen and don't have that kind of need?"
"Oh?"
Tengen smiled.
"Little brother, don't lie to me. When I was with Hinatsuru and the others, I wasn't much older than you."
Tengen looked Ren up and down.
His height, weight, muscles, speed—even his bearing—were all first-rate.
You were telling him that someone like this was only fourteen?!
His height was almost the same as Tengen's. How could someone this energetic possibly not have such needs?
Impossible!
Tengen wore an expression that every man could understand.
"Brother Ren, I understand. You're only fourteen right now, but you still have needs."
"And you know the average age of the Demon Slayer Corps members. So, in my opinion, you should take care of this matter as soon as possible."
"But don't worry. If you're shy, your big brother will help you!"
The next moment, Tengen suddenly pulled his three wives into his arms.
With a smug grin, he declared, "Before you go back today, I'm going to give you a secret weapon to help strengthen your relationships!"
"A secret weapon?"
Ren muttered under his breath.
For some reason, an ominous feeling welled up in his heart...
The next moment.
Hinatsuru and Makio suddenly took several things out of the wardrobe and then walked over gracefully.
The moment Ren saw what they were holding, his pupils contracted sharply.
"What is that?!"
Ren was genuinely stunned.
He absolutely never expected it to be this!