Chapter 298

He glanced at Tamayo, saw her clothes were completely unharmed, and couldn't help but feel a quiet sigh of relief.

Still, he couldn't stop himself from asking Tamayo with concern, "Lady Tamayo, are you alright? That guy didn't do anything... rude to you, did he?!"

Tamayo heard his words, couldn't help but frown, and scolded, "Yushiro, what kind of unseemly things are you saying in front of our guest? Apologize to Mr. Luo En at once."

"Lady Tamayo..."

"Hurry up!"

Yushiro looked at Tamayo's icy expression, could only clench his fists, and with an ugly face bent at the waist toward Luo En, shouting loudly:

"I am truly sorry for the rude words I spoke to you!"

Luo En completely ignored him, looked toward Tamayo opposite and smiled, "Miss Tamayo, take me to the room to have a look."

Tamayo nodded, "Alright, please follow me."

Just as she was about to rise.

Yushiro came to his senses, immediately raised his head to look at Tamayo, his face full of disbelief, "Eh?!!! L-Lady Tamayo, is he going to stay here?!"

"Mm, Mr. Luo En will be staying here temporarily, I've already agreed."

Tamayo's calm words struck Yushiro's heart like a bolt of thunder, leaving him utterly stunned.

Tamayo led Luo En past Yushiro's side.

As Luo En passed by him, he patted his shoulder, "Yushiro-kun, could you go buy me a curry rice?"

Yushiro slapped his hand away, just about to refuse harshly, when he turned his head and met Tamayo's gaze.

He immediately softened.

Yushiro gritted his teeth and held out his hand to Luo En, "Money."

Luo En placed the money in his palm and smiled, "Make it spicy."

Yushiro took the money and ran out of the house, sprinting toward the city, shouting nonstop, "Dammit dammit dammit dammit..."

Luo En, led by Tamayo, arrived at a room on the second floor.

Luo En sat down on the chair by the window, felt the softness, narrowed his eyes, his face full of enjoyment.

Tamayo stood at the doorway, looking at him as if wanting to speak but holding back.

Luo En opened his eyes and looked at her, "Miss Tamayo, is there something else?"

Tamayo looked at him and asked softly, "Kibutsuji Muzan... has he truly taken on human form and is hiding somewhere in this town?"

"Mm, but don't worry, he hasn't discovered this place yet."

"That's not what I'm worried about." Tamayo shook her head, a flash of killing intent and anger passing through those beautiful eyes, "If possible, I want to erase that fellow who toys with life so wantonly from this world as soon as possible."

Luo En, looking out the window, picked up his gourd, took a swig of wine, and said, "There are a great many humans here who are essentially supplies to that guy, so this isn't a good battlefield for you."

"Perhaps so, but this is also a rare chance. If we miss it... that fellow will definitely go into hiding again."

Tamayo's pearly teeth gently bit her lip, her eyes filled with absolute hatred for that fellow.

She raised her head to look at Luo En, a hint of pleading in her eyes.

"Mr. Luo En, you know so much about Kibutsuji Muzan, you found Kibutsuji Muzan's hiding place, and you possess such tremendous power... With your help, our chances of eliminating Kibutsuji Muzan would surely increase greatly."

"Will you assist us? As long as Kibutsuji Muzan can be eliminated, I am willing to pay any price!"

Luo En withdrew his gaze from outside the window, turned to look at the pleading Tamayo, and smiled, "This is our first meeting, and you already trust me this much? Trust my strength?"

"From you, I felt the same presence as that person from before."

Tamayo looked at him and said earnestly.

"The swordsman from four hundred years ago who wielded a red blade, who once defeated and nearly killed Kibutsuji Muzan—the same presence as Yoriichi Tsugikuni!"

"The founder of Sun Breathing, Yoriichi Tsugikuni..."

Luo En nodded slightly. As a user who had mastered Sun Breathing to its utmost perfection, the aura he now carried might indeed bear some resemblance to it.

"Having me make the move would truly be dull."

Luo En stood up, stepped in front of Tamayo, looked down at her gentle, faintly pink-mist-hazed eyes and smiled, "Kibutsuji Muzan has a grudge against all of you, right? It really is better to let you kill him yourselves."

The light in Tamayo's eyes dimmed slightly.

But Luo En's next words made them shine anew.

"However, depending on the situation, I don't mind helping you out a bit."

…………

Luo En took up residence in the mansion.

Yushiro was treated as his errand boy.

Every day he was either running errands or on the way to run errands.

And what made him even angrier wasn't the errands themselves.

It was that the guy actually said he would study demon blood together with Lady Tamayo, and told him not to disturb the two of them sharing a room?!!

Yushiro's lungs were about to explode with rage.

But there was nothing he could do, so he could only go run errands for him in utter frustration.

"Dammit dammit dammit dammit dammit bastard!!!!"

Finally.

By dusk that day.

Yushiro seized the moment when he and Lady Tamayo were apart, cast a Blood Demon Art that obscured vision on himself, hid his presence, and from behind delivered a flying kick at him.

But just like last time, he kicked nothing but air.

Then he was suddenly kicked from behind by the guy who had appeared behind him, sent flying out of the mansion, and crashed heavily into the alley outside the courtyard wall, over a dozen bones in his body shattered.

It could only be described with one word: miserable.

……

That night.

Luo En and Tamayo were drinking tea while discussing the recent research progress on the blood of demons.

Tamayo listened to Luo En's analysis and explanation with a rather serious expression.

Yushiro stood in a corner nearby, watching the handsome young man and beautiful young woman at the table, the corner of his eye twitching uncontrollably.

"So close, so close, isn't that too close…"

He stared fixedly at Luo En beside Tamayo, his gaze seeming as though it could devour a person.

Luo En suddenly stopped, turned his head to look outside the mansion, a somewhat surprised expression on his face.

"What is it?"

Tamayo asked curiously.

"It's nothing."

Luo En smiled at her and said: "I'm hungry, let's go take a stroll down the street together."

…………

At this moment, on Asakusa Main Street in Tokyo Prefecture.

Tanjiro, carrying Nezuko, stared at the bustling street before him, his face full of blankness and bewilderment: "The buildings are so tall! What is that!"

"The city… has the city already become like this?!"

8, a figure

Inside an elegantly appointed restaurant.

Luo En and Tamayo, along with Yushiro who insisted on coming along, sat in a window-side private room on the second floor.

Because demons had no need to eat, nothing was placed before the two of them.

Yushiro watched Luo En eating heartily, grinding his teeth in anger.

This guy actually made Lady Tamayo come specially to keep him company for a meal!

Damnable!

The quiet and dignified Tamayo gazed at Luo En, a flash of envy and sorrow passing through her gentle, water-like eyes.

…………

Everything in the bustling city before him brought an enormous shock to Tanjiro, who had come from the countryside.

Carrying Nezuko and running left and right, darting about the bustling streets like a headless fly for a while, the two of them finally managed to run out of the bustling city district and arrived in front of the noodle shop run by that bald-headed boss.

"Huff huff huff… finally ran out, a big city really is terrifying."

Tanjiro panted heavily.

Nezuko, meanwhile, sat on the bench, feeling a bit drowsy and sleepy.