Chapter 26: Mother-complex Yushiro

Yushiro led Zero to the room on the second floor to rest.

During this period, Zero used the 【Analysis Glasses】 behind him to analyze the data about Yushiro.

【Analyzing... Analysis successful】

【Name: Yushiro—Male】

【Age: 32 years old】

【Person he likes: Tamayo】

【Pet: Chachamaru】

【Enemy: Kibutsuji Muzan】

【Blood Demon Art: Blindfold】

【Personal Information: In the past, Yushiro received Tamayo's help when he was seriously ill, and was turned into a demon by Tamayo's blood when he was dying. He only needs to drink a small amount of human blood to survive. Because he was saved by Tamayo, Yushiro has been admiring Tamayo ever since.】

【Note: This demon has a crush on Tamayo and is a severe mother-complex! Every sentence in the diary he writes cannot leave Tamayo.】

Looking at the data information on the 【Analysis Glasses】, Zero finally understood why Yushiro gnashed his teeth and became a bit irritable when he heard him call Tamayo's name, it was because of this.

Coupled with what happened just now, he also understood why Yushiro was always so disgusted with others talking to Tamayo.

"So Yushiro likes Tamayo, has a crush on her, so he is like this... Still a complete mother-complex!"

Zero didn't deliberately hide this sentence and said it directly.

Yushiro in front heard this sentence and fell to the ground with a stumble, quickly climbed up, turned around and shouted at Zero: "You stinky... you guy, do you want to listen to what you are saying!? How... how could I... be..."

He wanted to call Zero a stinky kid, but as soon as he saw Zero's demon-killing eyes, he immediately remembered the three different types of roasted chestnuts just now, and immediately changed his words.

But Yushiro's nervous expression had already betrayed him, which could be said to be a confession without being beaten.

"I don't know who is writing a diary, every sentence can't leave Tamayo, and even when Tamayo calls a demon's name, he immediately becomes like a child?"

Yushiro's pupils shrank, and the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat and couldn't be said. He didn't understand why his secret would be known by Zero!?

Could this guy see through his thoughts?

Zero: "Roar~ Why? Did I guess right?"

Yushiro: "I..."

Zero: "Tell me, do you really like Tamayo? Have you confessed to Tamayo?"

Yushiro was already blushing, unable to say a word for a long time, and could see a heat coming out of his head.

Zero: "Strange? Whose hot water bottle is open? Oh, it turns out to be you, Yushiro!"

Yushiro stopped talking, fearing that if he continued, even the color of the underwear he wore would be revealed, so he turned around and took Zero to the room to rest.

"Here, it's here, you rest in this room tonight!" He took Zero to a room and turned to leave.

Just as he was about to leave, Zero stopped him: "Yushiro! If you really like Tamayo, you can try to confess directly! Anyway, you won't lose a piece of meat! It's better than leaving regrets!"

Yushiro heard this and walked away quickly, but his heart kept thinking about what Zero said just now, and the more he thought, the more irritable he became.

"Tch, I don't need you to tell me! You stinky kid, I know what to do!" Yushiro complained in his heart, but the result...

Duang~

A few minutes later, Yushiro went to the underground laboratory with a super-large roasted chestnut on his head to assist Tamayo in research...

At dawn the next day, Tamayo left the laboratory early, changed into a clean kimono, and came to the door of the room where Zero was.

"Zero, are you still resting? I'm coming in!"

"Coming, wait a moment!" Zero heard Tamayo's voice and got up to the door.

Just as he wanted to open the door, he found that the window of the room where he was resting was facing the sun, and the sunlight shone in through the glass.

Tamayo was a demon now, so she definitely couldn't see the sun, so she ran over and pulled the curtains, and after seeing that no sunlight penetrated, she felt relieved.

Afterward, he turned on the light and opened the door to let Tamayo in.

Tamayo saw the situation in the room and revealed a smile: "I didn't expect you to be so careful."

"You're welcome."

"I'm here to fulfill the condition I promised you last night."

"Mm, you say."

Afterward, Tamayo sat in front of Zero and told Zero some information she knew about Kibutsuji Muzan.

Zero took out a notebook and pen from the 【Nano Space】 and recorded all this.

According to Tamayo, Kibutsuji Muzan's characteristics are: pale skin, thin figure, blood-red pupils, and long black hair.

He can also change his appearance, sometimes as a man, sometimes as a woman, sometimes as an adult, and sometimes as a child.

These words also confirmed Zero's guess last night.

Not only that, Tamayo also told Zero that Kibutsuji Muzan could share his blood with humans to turn them into demons. When she was turned into a demon by Kibutsuji Muzan, it was like this.

If it weren't for Kibutsuji Muzan seeing her exquisite medical skills and keeping her by his side, she probably wouldn't exist in this world.

And Tamayo also told Zero that during the Warring States period, when Kibutsuji Muzan took her out, they met Tsugikuni Yoriichi and fought with him.

At that time, because Kibutsuji Muzan couldn't beat Tsugikuni Yoriichi, he split himself into more than 1,800 pieces and fled directly, which saved his life. Later, he had been shrinking and refused to show up.

It was also because of that time that Tamayo felt that Kibutsuji Muzan's control over her had become smaller...

"These are the little

"Furthermore, his attacks all carry his own blood, so if you encounter him in the future, you must be careful!"

Recording the information Tamayo provided, he closed the notebook and put it back into the 【Nano Space】. Although it wasn't much, it was enough; the rest would have to be explored slowly on his own.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before he could find the answers he wanted.

"Tamayo, thank you for telling me all this; this is enough for me!"

"You're welcome, it is I who should thank you, because the blood you brought has pushed my research a step further!"

"Rest assured, if I collect the blood of an Upper Rank demon again in the future, I will pass it on to you. I also hope you develop the medicine to deal with and defeat Kibutsuji Muzan soon!"

"Thank you!"

Afterward, Zero stood up, picked up his weapon, and prepared to leave. According to the route from Asakusa back to the Demon Slayer Corps, it would take about half a month to walk back, and he could clear out those "unprofessional" evil demons who hid whenever they saw him along the way.

"Are you... leaving now?"

"Yes, after all, I still have to clear the curse inside the body of the Demon Slayer Corps' Master."

"In that case, take care of yourself!"

"Mm."

"Yushiro, see Zero out!" Tamayo called out toward the door.

"Yes, Lady Tamayo!"

Courtyard.

Since it was daytime, Yushiro could only see Zero to the courtyard, where the sunlight could not reach.

"You can leave by walking forward from here."

"Thanks. Oh, right, this is for you!"

Zero took out a rectangular, exquisitely packaged box and handed it to Yushiro. Inside was a red rose. He said, "Yushiro, give this to Tamayo yourself. I also wish you success in confessing to Tamayo soon!"

Yushiro took the box, but after Zero dropped that line on him, he blushed once again.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go! I know what to do!"

"Hahaha, then I won't disturb your and Tamayo's private time! I'm off!"

However, before Zero had walked a few steps, Yushiro called him back again: "Zero... take care of yourself! Don't die!"

This time, Yushiro called Zero by his name directly. Seeing this, Zero just smiled slightly, not expecting Yushiro to have a tsundere side, and responded: "Thanks! Goodbye!"

Watching Zero leave, Yushiro returned inside. Looking at the red rose in the box in his hand and thinking of what Zero had just said, he didn't know what to think.

"Yushiro, has he left?" Tamayo appeared behind Yushiro at some point and asked.

"Ah? Yes, Lady Tamayo, he has left!"

"What are you holding in your hand?"

"This... this... this is a gift from Zero for you!" As soon as he said this, Yushiro regretted it.

But words spoken are like spilled water; they could not be taken back.

"A gift from Zero for me?" Tamayo took the box from Yushiro's hand and looked; it was a red rose.

"It really is beautiful!" Tamayo looked at the red rose, liking it more the longer she looked. Afterward, she found a small vase and kept the red rose in it.

Seeing this, Yushiro felt some regret; why did he have to say the wrong thing...

"No! Help! I don't want to die!" An evil demon who had lost its limbs was struggling desperately, but the effect was minimal.

The demon's hair was clutched in Zero's hand as he dragged it toward the cave entrance step by step.

Seeing the sunlight filtering into the cave entrance right before his eyes, the demon felt only despair. He didn't know how this demon hunter had found such a hidden place.

He had been hungry for several days and had finally waited for someone to walk right into his trap, but when that person approached, he discovered his appearance and the scythe in his hand!

Only then did he realize, this wasn't a human? This was clearly that terrifying demon hunter, the Grim Reaper come to claim his life!

He wanted to run, but he couldn't escape!

The cave was surrounded by stone walls; there was simply no other way out...

"Shut up! Who told you evil demons not to have the awareness of being evil demons? Do you know that by hiding, you only make me have no performance results!"

Zero carried the scythe on one shoulder and clutched the demon's hair with the other hand, arriving at the cave entrance. Looking at the warm sunlight, he swung his arm with force, throwing the demon under the sun!

"Aaaaaah!!!" Just like that, under the scorching sun, the demon turned into ashes.

"Really, I just let you come out to sunbathe and you're screaming and shouting. Do you have any awareness of being an evil demon? Being so unprofessional, watch out or that Kibutsuji Muzan will cut you all off first!"

During the few days from Asakusa back to the Demon Slayer Corps, every time Zero walked a certain distance, he would start searching for hidden places nearby, then go inside to see if he could run into some evil demons who didn't respect their current profession.

It turned out there really were some. Look, performance results delivered to his door; he couldn't help but complete them! Although those evil demons were forced into it...

But the evil demons didn't think so. If they knew of Zero's thoughts, they probably wouldn't hide, but would just wait for the sun to come out and commit suicide.

Compared to being tortured by Zero, letting the sun burn them to death was the gentlest way to die!

They had never seen such a hardworking demon hunter!

But what they didn't expect even more was that, besides being hardworking, he actually walked back along the same path...

But this was only the beginning; every day thereafter was almost a day of despair for the evil demons.

Days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.

One night, Zero was on his way, but while passing by a small village, he discovered two sneaky guys outside the fence of a house not far away.

Out of curiosity, he quietly approached a spot not far behind them, wanting to see what they were actually going to do.

"Hey, are you sure we won't be discovered?"

"Definitely not, that demon hunter hasn't appeared for half a month; he must have left here already!"

"Then let's hurry, I've been hungry for several days, that demon hunter is just too terrifying! Let's take this chance to grab a few people to fill our stomachs and then leave immediately!"

"Right! Let's do it quickly! I have a bad feeling! I keep feeling like someone is watching us from behind!"

Standing not far behind them, Zero heard the conversation between the two evil demons and immediately felt the urge to toy with them!

He was seen carrying his scythe, walking on tiptoes to their backs, reaching out his hand to poke one of the evil demons on the back with his finger.

"Don't touch me!"

"I didn't touch you!"

Seeing this, Zero directly placed one hand on that evil demon's shoulder and said, "I'm hungry too, can you count me in?"

"Get lost, get lost, get lost! We don't even have enough for ourselves, why should we..." The two evil demons originally thought it was one of their own and turned around, preparing to teach Zero a lesson.

But they didn't expect it wasn't one of their own, but a demon hunter even more terrifying than their own kind!

"Two little demon dolls, can you take me with you? Hehehe~"

The eyes of the two evil demons grew increasingly terrified; they sat on the ground with a thud and shouted simultaneously: "Ghost! Aaaaah!!!"

This scream also startled the household. Zero immediately swung his scythe, precisely and accurately slicing open the chins of the two evil demons, then dragged them by one leg each and instantly fled the scene.

"Who is it!? Not sleeping in the middle of the night, what are you screaming like a ghost for!!" The door opened, and a hunter walked out from inside, holding a hunting rifle in his hand.

But he found that there was nothing outside the door.

"Strange? Did I hear wrong?" He simply didn't think about it anymore, returned to the house, closed the door, blew out the lamp, and prepared to rest.

Zero dragged the two evil demons to a secluded forest, but the evil demons didn't have it so easy; their heads kept having intimate friction with the ground, and their heads were rubbed by the ground until less than half remained.

"(╬◣д◢) You two hateful guys, you almost got me discovered, just you wait!"

He took two ropes from the 【Nano Space】 to tie them to a tree, then took out two scalpels, waiting for their heads to finish regenerating before finding ways to teach them a lesson!