"Really? Will it really be cured? How does it work? Explain it to me in detail! If I don't use it, will I turn back into a human-spider?" Zenitsu's incessant questions poured forth.
The girl, unable to stand it any longer, stepped into the room and slapped Zenitsu—not his face, but his backside. It wasn't intentional; Zenitsu's constant rolling had caused the intended blow to his stomach to land on his rear instead.
The slap caused Zenitsu to spasm uncontrollably, his body seizing up like a glitching computer.
The girl warned, without a hint of politeness, "If you don't behave and cooperate with your treatment, I'll tie you up!"
Ryuji approached Zenitsu's bed, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Zenitsu, it seems you have other plans; are you preparing to marry another girl?"
The sudden question jolted Zenitsu out of his spasms. He stopped abruptly, waving his already atrophied hands, and stammered an embarrassed explanation to Ryuji.
"Senior Ryuji, that's impossible! I was just trying to scare them. Didn't I say, in the end, that my soul and body belong only to Nezuko?"
Ryuji, of course, didn't believe a word Zenitsu said. The guy's pronouncements were mostly nonsense.
"Stop the nonsense and get treated. If you become disabled, you won't be able to protect Nezuko, and someone who can't protect Nezuko is unacceptable to Tanjiro! Nezuko needs protection!" Ryuji said, lightly slapping Zenitsu's bottom for emphasis.
He surveyed the room. Inosuke lay on the bed next to Zenitsu. The other beds were empty; Zenitsu and Inosuke had been placed in a separate room because they couldn't share a space with others.
Turning to the two Hidden members still carrying the stretcher, Ryuji instructed, "Put Tanjiro on a bed. Your work is done."
They efficiently placed Tanjiro on a bed and then bowed to Ryuji before departing, "Ryuji-sama, we shall take our leave."
The girl who had slapped Zenitsu then approached Ryuji, stating, "Take off your clothes."
Ryuji looked at her in astonishment, finding it unbelievable that a girl, seemingly around twelve years old, would ask him to undress.
He could understand such a request from Shinobu, but from a pre-teen girl, it was highly unusual.
"Little sister, why should I take off my clothes?" Ryuji asked, confused.
"To check your wounds, of course. And my name is Aoi Kanzaki, not 'little sister'," Kanzaki Aoi explained, adding her name for good measure.
Ryuji couldn't help but smile at Kanzaki Aoi's forthright personality.
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