"Inosuke! It's so good you're okay!" Tanjirou moved his body to Inosuke's bed.
However, Inosuke was unusually quiet, his whole body exuding a sense of decadence, his hands limply hanging on both sides. In the past, when Inosuke heard Tanjirou's words.
He would definitely jump up and point at Tanjirou, refuting loudly.
How could this great Inosuke be defeated by such a weak demon!
Now, Inosuke's voice was weak, as if he had suffered a severe blow.
"I'm so weak, sorry…"
"Zenitsu, what's wrong with Inosuke?" Tanjirou asked.
Agatsuma Zenitsu waved his long sleeves and shook his head.
"I don't know, he's been like this since he came back."
"Is that so, then I shouldn't disturb him."
After changing into his patient clothes and lying on the soft hospital bed, Tanjirou's tense nerves finally relaxed. He listened to the sounds of birds, beasts, and insects outside at night, and the pure white moonlight poured into the room through the window.
He supported his head with his hands crossed, staring at the ceiling, then turned his head to look at Inosuke sleeping beside him and Zenitsu snoring. Tanjirou smiled easily.
"It's great, everyone survived."
He closed his eyes, and the steady sound of breathing echoed in the room.
"Miss Kochou said that this room can be used freely by Yoizumi-ge and Nezuko."
After pulling the curtains to block the sunlight, the room fell into darkness. Yoizumi and Nezuko came out of the box together, with Nezuko holding Yoizumi's hand and refusing to let go.
"Nezuko is very attached to Yoizumi-nii."
Hearing these words, Yoizumi looked at Nezuko, who was leaning on him with her eyes closed. She seemed to be asleep.
He carried her to the bed and sat beside Tanjirou. Tanjirou brushed away the hair falling in front of Nezuko's eyes and touched her little head.
"Thank you, Nezuko, for protecting your brother."
"And thank you, Yoizumi-nii."
Yoizumi shook his head to indicate that there was no need to thank him. His eyes looked at the familiar layout of the room. Yoizumi remembered that this was the room he stayed in at the Butterfly Mansion before. The layout here hasn't changed at all.
The only thing that changed was.
His family was here.
"Yoizumi-nii, can't you change back to your original form now?" Tanjirou looked at the small Yoizumi. This Yoizumi-ge was very cute, but he was more used to the original Yoizumi-nii.
"Yeah, I'll stay like this for a while, until my strength recovers." Yoizumi covered Nezuko with the quilt, tucked in the corners, and looked at the afterglow of the evening through the gap in the window.
"I will work hard to become stronger. Thank you for protecting me this time." Tanjirou clenched his fists. He was still too weak. If he was always in a passive position and waiting for others to save him, how could he defeat Kibutsuji Muzan.
"Not only that, but even Mr. Urokodaki and Mr. Tomioka risked their lives for me and Nezuko."
"Everyone takes such good care of us, I can't always be so weak."
"Even this time, it was thanks to Master."
Feeling a small hand tightly holding his hand, Tanjirou looked over and met those clear sapphire eyes. No matter how many times he saw them, Yoizumi-nii's eyes were always so special.
Such a personality, yet with eyes that you can see straight through.
Yoizumi-nii is always like this. He won't express himself with words, but his actions explain it.
His brother has been like this since the day they met.
It hurts so much.
Once the body relaxes, the pain inside will attack. The Hinokami Kagura side effects are too strong.
He only used it for a while, and he couldn't move. However, it seems to be very harmful to demons, so maybe he can consider practicing it more.
He can't wait for someone to save him anymore!
A warmth surged from his palm into his limbs. The hand he was holding with Yoizumi-nii glowed, and all the fatigue in his body was swept away. The crimson pupils reflected the light, and he felt a sudden weight on his arm. Yoizumi leaned on his arm.
Tanjirou nervously checked and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that he had fallen asleep. He carefully laid Yoizumi down on the bed, lying with Nezuko, and covered them with the quilt.
His gentle gaze focused on the two little people.
"Good night."
Although it is very painful and uncomfortable, he will work hard. After all, he will one day grow up and eventually become an old man and die.
In that case, Nezuko, who is a demon, will be alone. That would be too lonely, right, Nezuko.
That is what he doesn't want to see, leaving Nezuko alone in this world, all alone.
Before he reunited with Yoizumi-nii, Tanjirou had thought about it this way.
But now.
Yoizumi-nii is back, even if he dies, Nezuko and Yoizumi-nii can accompany each other.
The crusade against Kibutsuji Muzan will be a long and hopeless road with no turning back. He may lose his life if he is not careful.
As long as Yoizumi-nii and Nezuko are alive, he will give everything for it.
That endless life, they can accompany each other.
But can they really accept the pain of losing the people around them again and again?
Tanjirou doesn't know.
He sighed and prepared to get up and leave the room, but his wrist was grabbed. The sleeping Yoizumi had unknowingly grabbed him again, and Nezuko beside Yoizumi was also hugging Yoizumi tightly.
Ah… Tanjirou thought, if he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it.
He only understood one thing.
Rather than using infinite life to do limited things, he would rather choose.
To choose to use a limited life to do infinite possibilities.
I will definitely turn you into humans!
I promise!
..."Are you going to set out?" Shinobu called out to Kyoujurou Rengoku, who was about to leave, from behind.
"Yes! I just got new information about a demon. The swordsmen who were sent seem to have been killed."
"Is it a Twelve Kizuki?"
"Probably, maybe it's an Upper Moon!"
"Although it's a difficult task, if Mr. Rengoku goes, there's nothing to worry about." Shinobu said with a smile.
"Kochou! What do you want to do by keeping that Young Kamado under surveillance?"
"I won't catch him and eat him, it's okay~"
"That's true." Kyoujurou Rengoku laughed and turned around, his haori with flames dancing as he strode forward.
Listening to that hearty laughter, Shinobu looked in the direction he left.
"Be careful on the way."
She turned her head and walked in another direction, her footsteps light.
She had to go talk to Yoizumi~
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