Shinobu could only offer an awkward smile. "Don't worry, I won't harm Nezuko. I promise!"
She raised her hand, emphasizing, "I promise I won't harm a single hair on Nezuko's head!"
Ryuji remained impassive, coldly replying, "You don't need to promise me anything, because I won't give you the chance."
Shinobu's insistence only made Ryuji suspect she still intended to harm Nezuko, so he remained unyielding.
Finally, Shinobu lost her patience. "Do you have to target me like this? I just didn't know the situation!"
"I'm not targeting you. Anyone who tries to harm Nezuko will die by my blade," Ryuji stated.
Shinobu understood Nezuko was Ryuji's taboo subject. She dropped the topic, saying, "Then, let's go down the mountain."
The {Hidden} division members were stunned. Shinobu, the Insect Hashira, had yielded to Ryuji's strong defiance—it was completely unexpected!
At that moment, Tanjiro, lying on the stretcher, remembered Inosuke. He urgently told Ryuji, "Senior Ryuji, Inosuke is in danger! We need to save him!"
"Don't worry. Inosuke's situation has been resolved. Now, let's go find him," Ryuji said with a faint smile.
Tanjiro relaxed.
Shinobu noticed Ryuji's tone with Tanjiro was vastly different from his tone with her. She sensed a familial resemblance to her sister's tone in Ryuji's voice.
Ryuji's faint smile surprised Shinobu; she'd assumed he was as stoic as Giyu.
She realized his smile wasn't feigned but genuine and natural. It reminded her of her sister.
Her curiosity about Ryuji intensified, and he gained a significant place in her mind.
They arrived at Inosuke's battle site, but Ryuji didn't see him. Only loose ropes lay where Inosuke had been tied up.
Inosuke couldn't have untied himself; someone must have been there.
As Ryuji pondered this, a {Hidden} member who knew him approached.
"Senior Ryuji, is the Inosuke you're talking about the shirtless guy with the boar head?"
Ryuji nodded. "Did you rescue him?"
"We happened to pass by before meeting you and saw him tied up, so we rescued him. Two others took him away," the member explained.
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