Chapter 5: Meeting Ubuyashiki Kagaya

"Is that so? Kanae... she really tried her best!"

"Shinobu, no matter what, I hope you can live well. I don't want to see you leave me! I can be replaced, but you are irreplaceable."

Hearing this, Shinobu Kocho couldn't help but clench her fists, but quickly loosened them. Recalling the way her sister once said she liked to see her smile, and hoping that humans and demons could get along well, she immediately knew what she had to do.

"I understand Master! I will inherit my sister's last wish and live well." Then she got up and left the courtyard.

Looking at Shinobu Kocho's back as she left, the Master of the Demon Slayer Corps felt sad. He could feel the anger in Shinobu Kocho's heart at this time.

He could already guess that Shinobu Kocho might live like Kanae Kocho in the future, but she would definitely be more painful than she is now.

"Amida Butsu, Master, I will also retire first!"

"Gyomei, if possible, I also hope you can persuade Shinobu well, she will only be more painful like that."

"Yes, Master!"

As Gyomei Himejima left, the head of the Demon Slayer Corps fell into deep thought.

"Upper Moon demon, actually so powerful! Kanae, my child... Muzan Kibutsuji, one day our generation will personally eliminate you and atone for those who died!"

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After dawn, Wisteria Flower Family.

"Respected demon-slaying lord, what are your orders?" Matsui Kuju said.

"Trouble you to prepare some food, the injuries on Kanae's body have been treated by me, now she needs to replenish some nutrition."

"Okay, please wait a moment!"

Matsui Kuju left to prepare some meals. Zero entered the room and opened the treatment pod, took out a shirt and a pair of pants from the nano-space, and said to Kanae Kocho inside: "The injuries on your body have been healed, you put on these clothes first, your uniform has been taken to be washed by the servants here! You can wear it before tonight."

"Thank you!" Kanae Kocho reached out a hand to take the clothes Zero handed over, but didn't dare to reveal it completely, but once she thought that she had been seen all over early in the morning, it seemed that she wasn't so embarrassed.

Zero turned around and sat on the tatami with his back to Kanae Kocho, waiting for her to change clothes.

After a while, Kanae Kocho changed her clothes and came to Zero.

"Your clothes are a bit small!" Wearing Zero's clothes, Kanae Kocho looked like she had another style, with an exquisite and tight figure, protruding forward and backward.

Looking at the Kanae Kocho in front of him, the shirt on her upper body seemed to be wrong?

The shirt was his own size, so it was a bit small, revealing her flat lower abdomen, and the pants wrapped around her long legs, making her look even more charming.

Suddenly Zero thought of something, it seems Kanae Kocho is in a vacuum state now?!

"Finished, I actually forgot about this!" Zero thought to himself, and quickly moved his gaze away.

"These are clothes I made casually when I had nothing to do. Although they are a bit small, they are still new, so you don't have to worry!" Zero didn't dare to look at Kanae Kocho. Thinking of Kanae Kocho's state now, his face felt a burst of heat for some reason.

Kanae Kocho saw Zero's embarrassment, and felt a little small joy in her heart, and had some thoughts of teasing Zero.

"Ah la, I quite like Zero's new clothes, but why don't you dare to look at me?"

Kanae Kocho crawled over like a little kitten and approached Zero. The two were close at hand, and they could even smell each other's body fragrance.

"I... what do I not dare to look at... I just... just..." Zero said while retreating, finally leaning against the wall with no retreat.

Kanae Kocho's teasing heart was great, and she supported her hands on both sides of Zero, so there was no retreat at all.

Slowly approaching Zero, she whispered in his ear: "How do you plan to compensate me? You saw me all over, you have to be responsible for me! Hoo hoo~" After saying this, she even blew a breath in his ear.

Xiao Yue hid in the quilt and watched her master being wall-pinned by Kanae Kocho, looking at it gossipingly, thinking to herself: "Hee hee, it seems Master also has spring!"

"You... how do you plan to let me compensate you? As long as I can do it, it's all fine!"

"Ah la, this is what you said, then go back to the Demon Slayer Corps with me to see the Master!" Kanae Kocho still didn't give up the idea of letting Zero join the Demon Slayer Corps.

Similarly, she also felt relieved about her sister, but this time she seemed to have other thoughts about letting Zero join the Demon Slayer Corps.

"Sigh~ Alright, then I'll go with you to the Demon Slayer Corps to see the Master you mentioned... but can you let me go first!"

Kanae Kocho then discovered that her hands didn't know when they had become holding Zero's face.

"Ah la, sorry, eh heh!" Kanae Kocho tapped her head as if acting cute.

Dong dong! There was a knock on the door.

"Demon-slaying lord, the meal you want is ready, I'll put it at your door, if you have anything, please order me at any time!" The head of the Wisteria Flower family outside the door said, putting the food at the door, preparing to go to the next room to wait for orders.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work!"

He opened the door and brought the food in front of Kanae Kocho, saying: "You replenish your strength first, your clothes will be dry by tonight, and I will go to the Demon Slayer Corps with you then."

"Don't you eat together?"

"I'm not hungry, besides, it doesn't matter if I don't eat for a few days."

Then he put the treatment pod into the nano-space, opened another room door to the courtyard, sat at the door, not knowing what he was thinking.

Kanae Kocho looked at Zero's back, not knowing why she felt a sense of vicissitudes, as if she had experienced a lot of life and death, loneliness, and hesitation.

Xiao Yue flew out of the quilt and came to Kanae Kocho, looking at her eyes looking at her master from time to time, not knowing what to think.

"Ah la, Xiao Yue, do you want to eat together?"

Kanae Kocho quite liked this little doll that could talk.

Xiao Yue just wanted to refuse, when she heard Zero's voice: "Xiao Yue, if you want to eat, just eat, your body can convert these foods into energy, so you don't have to worry."

Kanae Kocho saw this, directly picked up a fried shrimp and stuffed it into Xiao Yue's mouth.

Xiao Yue was eating such food for the first time, the taste of the fried shrimp felt not bad, she directly held it with her hands and ate it bite by bite, and Kanae Kocho also ate the food in front of her slowly...

At night, Kanae Kocho changed into her clothes, ready to set off with Zero to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters to meet the Master.

"How long does it take to go from here to the Demon Slayer Corps?"

"It takes about a whole night!"

"Too slow, you tell me how to go, I'll take you to fly there directly!"

"Fly?" Kanae Kocho remembered the experience of being held by Zero in a princess carry to the Wisteria Flower family for treatment when she was injured, and suddenly blushed again.

"What's wrong?"

"No... then I'll point the way!"

"Hmm."

He took out the light energy aircraft from the nano-space and carried it on his back, spread the black and white wings, held Kanae Kocho in his arms again, and felt the soft body in his arms.

Then he flew to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters according to Kanae Kocho's instructions.

After flying for about an hour or so, they arrived at the outskirts of a forest, surrounded by dense forests and towering mountains, looking very hidden.

"Flower Pillar lord! You... you are still alive?! That's great! Flower Pillar lord, who is this?"

A person who wrapped his whole body and wore a mask on his face revealing only his eyes walked out, with the word "Hidden" engraved on the back of his clothes.

"Ah la, sorry, let everyone worry! Let me introduce, this is Zero, he saved me, otherwise I might really be dead! Zero, this is a person from the Hidden Department, specifically responsible for handling and cleaning up the affairs of the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen."

"You are Zero lord?!" The person from the Hidden Department said, seeming a bit excited.

"Do you know me?"

"Zero lord, I have also heard about your affairs, your affairs of fighting two Lower Moon demons alone have already spread in the Demon Slayer Corps!"

"Ah la, Zero, didn't expect you to be a bit famous in the Demon Slayer Corps now!" Kanae Kocho teased.

"Gotou-san, I want to see the Master, trouble you to lead the way. Zero, the location of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters is relatively hidden, so the road behind will be led by their Hidden Department, which is also to prevent the location of the Demon Slayer Corps from being exposed!"

"Yes, Flower Pillar lord! Please follow me, both of you!"

Gotou from the Hidden Department took Kanae Kocho and Zero to a carriage and let them sit in the carriage.

Don't know how long it took, the carriage changed roads several times, and after four or five hours, they finally arrived at the location of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

The location of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters was quite spacious, looking very spectacular.

"Zero, this is the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, now I will take you to see the Master!"

"Caw caw! Flower Pillar lord!" A Kasugai Crow flew from not far away in the sky, and even spoke human words.

The Kasugai Crow landed on Kanae Kocho's shoulder and kept rubbing against her affectionately with its head.

"Ah la, long time no see! Zero, this is my Kasugai Crow Yan! Yan, trouble you to inform the Master that I want to see him, and I also brought Zero!"

"Yes, caw!" Then it flew to the mansion where the Master was.

"Let's go Zero." Saying this, she held Zero's hand and ran to see him.

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Listening to the report of the Kasugai Crow Yan, the Master of the Demon Slayer Corps was very excited.

"What you said is true?! Cough cough..."

"Master, you must pay attention to your body!"

"I'm fine, Amane... cough cough... hurry! Hurry and take me to see Kanae! Not only is she still alive, but she also brought Zero!"

"Yes!"

Coming to the backyard, he saw Kanae Kocho and a white-haired man wearing strange clothes standing beside her, with a female small doll sitting on his shoulder. Seeing him, he understood that he was Zero who beheaded two Lower Moon demons and his sister Xiao Yue.

"Master!" Kanae Kocho saw the Master coming and knelt on one knee to show respect.

Zero felt a bit strange, don't know why, there was always a voice echoing in his heart: Do not kneel, this is the ancestral instruction.

Looking at the man in front whose face was somewhat disfigured, he used his analysis glasses to check the information.

【Name: Ubuyashiki Kagaya】

【Identity: 97th generation head of the Demon Slayer Corps.】

【Gender: Male】

【Age: 20 years old】

【The Master served by the Pillars, possesses leadership qualities, attaches great importance to subordinates, and treats all swordsmen as his own children. Speaks steadily and gently, the voice can make the listener feel relaxed, and is very respected by the members, and is called "Master". In his youth, his face was handsome, but due to the curse of the Ubuyashiki clan, he was plagued by diseases and his face was ruined,】

【Treatment suggestion: Use the treatment pod to add 100 energy crystals, activate virus removal mode, can greatly clear diseases, greatly reduce and delay the curse, perform once every month, and three consecutive times can completely recover and clear the curse.】

Kanae Kocho quickly signaled Zero with her eyes, but Ubuyashiki Kagaya indicated that it didn't matter.

"You must be Zero-san, let me introduce myself, my name is Ubuyashiki Kagaya, the 97th generation head of the Demon Slayer Corps, and thank you for saving Kanae, this child! If I'm not mistaken, looking at your appearance, it seems you are from the Eastern Dragon Country?"

Zero heard Ubuyashiki Kagaya's voice, his brain felt a bit light, making people feel relaxed and happy.

"Eastern Dragon Country? Sorry, about my own affairs, I don't know very well, and I don't remember!"

"Lost your memory? It doesn't matter, Zero-san..."

"Just call me Zero."

"That's good, Zero, do you have any thoughts of joining the Demon Slayer Corps? Of course, I won't force your choice, if you are not willing to join, it doesn't matter, I also hope to become friends with you."

"I'll consider it! Also, I want to ask you, about the curse on you, I can help you solve it. But I hope that when I need help, you can help me."

"Zero, what you said is true?!" When Ubuyashiki Kagaya heard Zero say the curse on him, he thought it was Kanae Kocho who told him, but Kanae Kocho's eyes indicated she didn't.

This made Ubuyashiki Kagaya feel a bit incredible.

Seeing Zero nod, indicating it was true. Ubuyashiki Kagaya bowed to Zero with the help of his wife and said: "If it is true, then the Ubuyashiki family is willing to do everything to help you!"

Ubuyashiki Kagaya is not afraid of death, he feels that he can be replaced, but the children of the Demon Slayer Corps are irreplaceable.

If the curse on him can be solved, then he can do more for the children of the Demon Slayer Corps.

It is conceivable that Ubuyashiki Kagaya sincerely treats the swordsmen as his own children and loves them so much.

"That's good, let's start now, but it requires your wife's help later."

"Good! Then Zero, I'll trouble you next! Also, you can call me by my name directly!"

"No need, I will be like Kanae, call you Master. After all, you really make me admire!"

"Thank you, Zero!"

Kanae Kocho also wanted to help, but once she thought that her sister would definitely be very sad to hear the news of her death.

So she asked Ubuyashiki Kagaya, saying: "Master, then I will retire first, I want to go see my sister, I think she must be very sad now."

"You can, Shinobu must be very sad now. Kanae, please tell me about the Upper Moon demon after things are over."

"Yes, Master."

She glanced at Zero and smiled slightly before leaving the Ubuyashiki mansion.

Ubuyashiki Kagaya saw Kanae Kocho looking at Zero with strange eyes, seeming to be full of other emotions.

Seeing that his child met someone she liked, he was also happy for Kanae Kocho.

………… ===== CHAPTER 6 =====