A few days later, early in the morning.
Knock, knock - The door to the room was knocked.
Takeshi, who was in the room, had just opened his eyes, and the system notification sound in his ears disappeared.
He got out of bed and opened the door. Only Rengoku was standing outside, and no other pillars were in sight.
Takeshi sighed in relief. It was a good thing that all the Hashiras hadn't appeared at his door again.
In the past few days, besides Giyu who had come once, the others had been coming almost every day, wanting to get news about Kibutsuji Muzan.
It was a bit strange that only Rengoku had come today.
Rengoku raised his hand to greet him. "Haha, Takeshi! The weather is nice today. Would you like to go see my home?"
Before Takeshi could answer, Shinobu suddenly appeared behind Rengoku, gently patting his shoulder. "Mr. Rengoku, are you secretly coming alone to take Takeshi-kun away?"
Rengoku turned his head and said with a smile, "Shinobu! You're keeping Takeshi here. Are you planning on making Takeshi your adopted son?"
Rengoku always said what he was thinking directly, without beating around the bush.
Shinobu was not only taking care of the injured Tanjiro, but had also let Takeshi, who wasn't injured, stay at the Butterfly Mansion. This made Rengoku think about the possibility of him becoming an adopted son.
Hearing Rengoku say this, the expression on Takeshi's face was indescribable. Being an adopted son was never something he had considered.
Shinobu covered her mouth and giggled. "Mr. Rengoku, you're joking! Takeshi-kun's expression has changed, you know?"
"Hahaha!"
Rengoku let out a hearty laugh.
Accepting Rengoku's invitation, Takeshi left the Butterfly Mansion with him.
Shinobu, who was standing in the back, watching the two people leave, her expression lost in thought. A butterfly slowly flew, finally landing on her shoulder.
Takeshi had thought that Rengoku had asked him to come to his place to spar, but after arriving, he realized that he was wrong. It wasn't what he had thought.
Under a romantic and beautiful cherry blossom tree, sitting were not young and beautiful women, but a group of big men!!! Just a group of big, rough men!!!
Uh... Takeshi stood there in a daze, unwilling to take another step forward. He suddenly wanted to go back to the Butterfly Mansion.
Under the cherry blossom tree, sitting were all the Hashiras except for Shinobu and Mitsuri who hadn't been invited. Giyu, who hadn't been invited, had probably been excluded by them.
The male hormones here were too strong. It wasn't a good place to stay for long.
Rengoku raised his hand and patted Takeshi hard, pushing him forward.
"Takeshi! Let's have a man-to-man talk today! Hahaha! That way you'll be willing to share what you know about Kibutsuji Muzan with everyone."
Uh... So this was the so-called 'the drinker's heart is not in the cup'! Takeshi wanted to curse in his heart, but he held it back. About Muzan, no matter how much they asked, there wasn't much he could tell them.
A man-to-man talk... Takeshi suggested that they should have less of this kind of talk.
In Zenitsu's words, what was the point of a talk without pretty girls!
Shinazugawa was a bit different today. Because his hair on the top of his head had been shaved off, he was now wearing a headband with diamonds, just like Uzui Tengen.
It strangely added a lot of humor to his appearance.
Shinazugawa noticed Takeshi looking at him. He sat to the side, lowering his head, and kept pouring alcohol into his mouth, regretting that he had accepted the headband that Uzui Tengen had given him.
"It's another flashy day! Today's Shinazugawa is even flashier! Woo hahaha!"
Uzui Tengen's words were the last straw. Shinazugawa's face turned red, and he grabbed the headband from his head, slamming it hard on the table in front of him.
"I'm not wearing it! My hair will grow back. I don't need this headband!"
Shinazugawa suddenly became angry.
Uzui's face showed displeasure. He had given this headband to Shinazugawa to make him look flashier since he didn't have any hair. And he had actually thrown his flashy headband.
This was unforgivable!
Gyomei, who was holding a cat, stopped stroking the cat's body, and tears streamed down his face. "Ah... Angry people, are you going to fight?"
Eh! Takeshi's expression froze. Was this old man trying to stir things up? Then, a smile appeared on his face.
The Sound Hashira and the Wind Hashira fighting, that should be a good show. He poured himself a cup of sake, waiting for the two to draw their swords and fight.
Just as the two were about to draw their swords, Rengoku stood up and stopped them. "Have you forgotten the purpose of our gathering today?"
Saying this, he looked at Takeshi.
Takeshi took a sip of sake and said, "Isn't the purpose of today is to drink and enjoy the flowers?"
He pointed to the cherry blossoms blooming overhead.
Instead of trying to get information about Muzan from him, it would be better to go outside and wander around more.
Maybe they wouldn't run into Muzan, but they might run into a member of the Twelve Kizuki.
But speaking of Muzan, Takeshi's eyes changed slightly. He was also looking for that guy. He had actually arranged for demons to ambush him. He would settle that debt sooner or later!
"Tch—"
Obanai, who hadn't been speaking, snorted.
Following his gaze, he saw Giyu, who had a blank expression on his face, arriving.
It was clear that Giyu Tomioka had really been excluded by them. That's why Obanai looked like that when he saw Giyu arriving.
With an uninvited person arriving, the atmosphere suddenly became cold, colder, and colder.
The first to stand up and leave was Obanai Iguro, who was probably the one who had the most problems with Giyu.
Next to leave were Shinazugawa and Uzui Tengen. The two of them didn't want to see each other's faces for the time being because of the headband incident.
"Order! Order! Rengoku Kyojuro is requested to go to Lord Oyakata-sama's place! Immediately, right away!"
A crow landed on the cherry blossom tree, calling out.
Having received the order, Rengoku Kyojuro immediately stood up and left. There must be a new demon slaying mission.
"Ah... Poor people, harmed by demons again, Namu Amida Butsu!"
Gyomei, with tears flowing, stood up and left, going back to chant sutras for the dead.
Tokito, who had been looking down at the cherry blossom petals on the ground, came back to his senses. Seeing that everyone had left, he stood up and left.
Under the cherry blossom tree, which had been so noisy, now only Takeshi and Giyu Tomioka were left, sitting there, staring at each other.
Awkward!
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