Chapter 60 I'm not stupid!
Meanwhile, Tanjiro arrived at the scene of the siblings' quarrel and covered Gyutaro's mouth with his hand, stopping him from saying any more hurtful words.
"It's a lie, you don't mean it, it's all a lie, just make up!"
"You are siblings who rely on each other!"
"No one will forgive what you've done. All those people you killed will hate you and curse you."
"So at least among yourselves, don't speak ill of each other."
As soon as Tanjiro finished speaking, Daki's kettle began to boil.
"Ughhhhhhh! So annoying!!"
"Don't lecture us, you brat!"
"Get lost, go away!!"
"I'm so frustrated, so frustrated! Think of something, Onii-chan!!"
"I don't want to die, Big Brother!! Bro..."
Daki hadn't even finished her sentence before she turned into ashes and disappeared.
In her final moments, Daki's repeated calls of "Big Brother"
finally made Gyutaro remember that his sister's name was not the unpleasant "Daki," but rather...
"Ume!!!"
At the same time, elsewhere, the Serpent Hashira, Iguro Obanai, wearing a black and white striped haori and possessing heterochromatic eyes, was commenting to Uzui Tengen and Tomioka Giyu:
"Hmph, I see. Hmph, the Sixth. The weakest of the Upper Ranks, the Sixth. And you defeated him with Tomioka's help."
"Still, it's commendable that you finally defeated an Upper Rank, even if it's the Sixth."
"I can give you some praise."
Tomioka Giyu completely ignored him. Iguro Obanai's mouth was as venomous as a snake's.
Of course, this excluded Kanroji Mitsuri.
Uzui Tengen was speechless. "Who cares about your praise..."
"You're so slow to arrive~" Makio retorted.
"Exactly!!" Suma stepped forward, pointing at Iguro Obanai and shouting,
"You, you, you're dead slow! You came way too late!"
Hiss---!!
"Ah!!!!" Suma recoiled in fear from the white snake wrapped around Iguro Obanai's neck.
"Hmph, do you think I have a lot of free time?"
Not long after, a faint light appeared on the horizon. Dawn was coming!
Tomioka Giyu leaned exhaustedly against the ruins, somewhat relieved. "Phew~ At least I won't need rescuing this time."
Around the same time, at the residence of the Master,
the Kasugai Crow immediately reported the good news to Ubuyashiki Kagaya.
"Is that so? You defeated an Upper Rank! Well done, Tengen, Giyu, Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke!"
Cough, cough, cough, cough-------
Perhaps because he spoke too eagerly, Ubuyashiki Kagaya, whose body was already severely ravaged by the curse, suddenly coughed up a large mouthful of blood.
"Master Kagaya!" Amane quickly stepped forward to support Ubuyashiki Kagaya.
But Ubuyashiki Kagaya paid no attention to this and continued to speak.
"A hundred years! The unchanging situation of a hundred years has finally changed!"
"Amane!" Ubuyashiki Kagaya excitedly grabbed Amane's wrist, his excitement undisguised in his tone.
"Do you know? This is an 'omen'! It portends a massive change in destiny!"
"Cough, cough! These ripples will gradually spread, engulfing their surroundings and causing great upheaval!"
"Ultimately, it will reach him, Kibutsuji Muzan!"
"We will definitely eliminate you in our generation! Eliminate you, the only stain on our clan!"
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Overly excited, Ubuyashiki Kagaya began to cough uncontrollably again. Amane quickly instructed,
"Quick! You, go boil water! And bring the medicine and a handkerchief!"
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At noon, at the Butterfly Mansion, Kocho Shinobu was carefully bandaging Tomioka Giyu's wounds.
Tomioka Giyu smiled and asked, "How is it? I wasn't seriously injured this time, right?"
"With Mr. Uzui accompanying you, if you still got seriously injured, then I suggest you retire."
"Oh!" Tomioka Giyu feigned a sigh and said faintly, "I really miss Kocho Shinobu on the rooftop that night."
"Where is she? Could you please call her out?"
"Hiss, ouch ouch ouch!" Tomioka Giyu quickly tried to cover his tightly bandaged left arm.
But he was immediately stopped by Kocho Shinobu, who had a smile on her face.
"Don't touch the wound, Mr. To-mi-o-ka!"
Tomioka Giyu's hand awkwardly gripped the air.
He then retracted it, thinking, what a beautiful yet dark smile.
Kocho Shinobu "hmph"ed, pretending not to care. "Let's go, I'm hungry. Accompany me to eat!"
"Alright, I'll treat you!" Tomioka Giyu chuckled softly, stood up, and walked out of the room with Kocho Shinobu.
As they were about to leave the Butterfly Mansion, Kochou Kanae happened to return from a mission.
Behind her, Shinazugawa Sanemi followed with a somewhat displeased expression.
The four met and were all momentarily stunned.
Kocho Shinobu glanced at Shinazugawa Sanemi, a little puzzled. "Why is Mr. Shinazugawa here?"
"Him? I met him on the way. Mr. Shinazugawa was planning to come to the Butterfly Mansion because he was poisoned during a mission."
"And you, Shinobu, what are you and Mr. Tomioka going to do? (ㅇ ㅅ ㅇ ❀)"
Kocho Shinobu's eyes darted away, not daring to look at her sister, and she said casually,
"Oh, me? I was a bit hungry, and Giyu was also hungry, so we're going to eat together."
Tomioka Giyu turned his head, saw Kocho Shinobu's demeanor, and suppressed a smile, teasing her,
"Is that so? But it was clearly you..."
Hiss---!!
Tomioka Giyu hadn't even finished speaking when he felt a pain in his waist.
Immediately, he dodged to the side, clutching his waist.
"No, what are you doing?"
Kocho Shinobu had a faint smile on her lips, and her voice was "gentle."
"There was a bug, I helped you pinch it dead!"
"Alright, alright, Shinobu, don't be so violent with Mr. Tomioka ╰(* ´ ︶ `*)╯"
Kochou Kanae's eyes were smiling as she looked left and right, then said,
"You two go eat quickly. I also need to prepare an antidote for Mr. Shinazugawa. Bye-bye~"
Until the four parted ways, Tomioka Giyu and Shinazugawa Sanemi did not say a single word.
Tomioka Giyu actually wanted to say hello, but for some reason, Shinazugawa Sanemi didn't look at him at all.
At the restaurant, Tomioka Giyu ordered his usual, while Kocho Shinobu ordered a plate of ginger-pickled vegetables and a bowl of noodle soup.
After sitting down, Tomioka Giyu smiled and teased, "I'm hungry, accompany me to eat!"
Hearing Tomioka Giyu say that, Kocho Shinobu immediately gave him a glare and stomped on his foot.
"Hmph, if you don't want to accompany me, you can leave! o(´^｀)o"
"Alright, let's eat. It was just a joke, how could I possibly leave?"
"And also, can you step a little lighter? It hurts a lot!" Tomioka Giyu protested.
"Hmph hmph, no, it would be better if I stomped you to death. That's for making me angry! (▔dish▔╬)"
Her appearance made Tomioka Giyu involuntarily laugh out loud.
"You're still laughing!" Kocho Shinobu stomped her foot angrily. "Do you believe I'll stomp you again!"
"Haha, I'm laughing because you're cute, you idiot."
Tomioka Giyu's eyes did not waver as he smiled and met Kocho Shinobu's gaze.
After only three seconds, Kocho Shinobu's face turned red, and she backed down. She quickly picked up her chopsticks, ate a few mouthfuls of noodles, and then mumbled softly,
"I'm not an idiot! (⁄ ⁄ • ⁄ ω ⁄ • ⁄ ⁄)⁄"