Chapter 67

"Tanjiro, you were too impulsive this time, that's fine, but you actually left your sister behind! If you had encountered someone else, you wouldn't know how to regret it by then!"

"Sorry, Brother Zero, this time it was my fault! I will be careful next time!"

Tanjiro also realized the mistake he had just made and didn't refute being educated by Zero.

"Hurry and go, my sister is looking after Nezuko, she's fine for now!"

"Yes, thank you, Brother Zero!"

Not long after, Zero brought Tanjiro back to Nezuko and Xiao Yue's side.

"Nezuko!"

Hearing Tanjiro call her, Nezuko ran over quickly and hugged him.

"Sorry Nezuko, I left you behind just now!"

Nezuko shook her head, indicating it was fine.

Subsequently, she came to Zero's side and hugged him, her little face affectionately rubbing against Zero.

"Good girl~ Nezuko is such a good girl! By the way Tanjiro, let me introduce you, she is called Xiao Yue, my younger sister."

"Xiao Yue, he is called Tanjiro Kamado, which is Aunt Kie's son."

Xiao Yue lifted her skirt with both hands and bowed slightly to greet: "Hello, little brother Tanjiro, my name is Xiao Yue, I am Zero's younger sister."

"L... little brother..." Tanjiro exclaimed.

She looked even younger than him, why call him little brother?

Seeming to see Tanjiro's thoughts, Zero explained: "Tanjiro, my sister's age is actually older than yours, so calling you little brother doesn't seem wrong, right?"

"Older than me?" Although he said so, Tanjiro's brain seemed to enter a system crash state, not knowing how to think anymore.

Clearly younger than him, but he didn't expect her age to be older than his?!

Looking at the situation, he estimated she wasn't older by many years, so looking at it this way, calling him little brother didn't seem wrong...

And his family had always been taken care of by Zero and Xiao Yue, he was too late to thank them, he didn't care how they called him.

"Alright, let's go, go to Tamayo's place, just so happens I have something to hand to her too."

"Yes, Brother Zero!"

Just as Zero was paying the bald boss, the bald boss directly refused, pointing at Tanjiro and scolding: "You guy, it's fine if you eat a free meal! Why did you smash the bowl and waste the noodles!?"

"It's okay if you don't pay! But I absolutely do not allow the udon I made to be wasted!"

Uh...

As if a crow with an ellipsis flew over his head, Zero and Xiao Yue stood in place, looking at the bald boss speechlessly.

Well~ looking at the bald boss's meaning, he could tolerate eating a free meal, but he didn't allow the noodles he made to not be finished!

It was completely an act of not being able to tolerate waste!

Tanjiro also felt extremely sorry for this and said: "Sorry! Really very sorry! Please give me two bowls of yam udon!"

Hearing Tanjiro wanted to eat noodles, his face changed instantly, the anger just now completely disappeared, replaced by a serious look, and he quickly made two large bowls of yam udon and placed them in front of Tanjiro.

Slurp~ Huff~

Tanjiro didn't stand on ceremony and finished it all, not even leaving a drop of soup!

It was wiped clean, he estimated the bowls didn't even need to be washed.

"Thanks for the treat!! The noodles were very delicious!!"

The bald boss looked at the two empty large bowls in shock, only then nodded with satisfaction, and laughed loudly: "That's more like it! Since you kid know your stuff, I'll let it slide this time!!"

Before leaving, Zero took advantage of the bald boss not paying attention and paid for another bowl of noodles, placing it on the table; after all, Tanjiro had wasted a bowl of noodles just now.

By the time the bald boss discovered it, Zero had already carried the bag and left with Xiao Yue and the Kamado siblings.

On the other side, in a dim alley, Muzan Kibutsuji gathered his remaining 800+ flesh chunks back together and returned to his original appearance.

But his heart was currently filled with panic, fear, and unease.

He didn't expect to meet Zero here!

Although he split his body to escape, he still had about 1,000 pieces shattered by him!

This strength...

And that little kid, the earrings he was wearing made him recall that unbearable memory!

The more he thought, the more terrifying it was; while there was still time, he should leave here quickly.

Otherwise, once found by Zero of the Demon Slayer Corps, he feared he wouldn't even have a chance to leave...

Very coincidentally, three people walked over not far away, two men and one woman, the two men were one tall and one thin.

The three supported each other, walking stumbling, full of the smell of alcohol.

Passing by Muzan Kibutsuji, the thin one swung his hand randomly and touched his shoulder.

"So painful... what do you mean?" The thin one questioned.

Muzan Kibutsuji didn't want to cause trouble, so he had to endure the anger in his heart and said calmly: "Sorry, accidentally bumped into you!"

He walked past the thin one without looking back.

"Hey! Stop!!" The thin one still shouted at Muzan Kibutsuji relentlessly, one hand tightly grabbing his shoulder, completely unaware of the crisis.

"Very sorry, I don't have time now!"

The thin one hiccuped, feeling unhappy in his heart: "Hey hey hey! I see the clothes on your body are worth a lot of money, I... *hiccup*... hate rich people the most! There's not a drop of blood on your face, looking like you're about to kick the bucket in the next second!"

Once the words were out, Muzan Kibutsuji was filled with murderous intent, recalling unbearable things.

With a flick of his arm, the thin one was directly thrown away, his head embedded in the wall, losing his life.

The woman following them was scared and went up to check, suddenly losing color in shock, and shouted at the tall one: "Honey, your brother is dead!!! He has completely stopped breathing..."

"What?!" Once the tall one heard this, he angrily came to Muzan Kibutsuji: "Damn it, actually dare to touch my brother!"

The tall one relied on his burly build, wanting to teach him a lesson!

Unexpectedly, Muzan Kibutsuji raised one foot, and the tall one was instantly kicked into mid-air, and then landed head-first, bursting like a watermelon, blood splashing everywhere!

Finally, Muzan Kibutsuji came to the woman and leaned down to question: "Do I look pale? Do I look physically weak? That must be... you saw wrong! After all, I am the ultimate creature infinitely close to perfection!"

The woman's face was pale, full of fear, kneeling on the ground, her body trembling non-stop!

Immediately after, Muzan Kibutsuji reached out his hand, his sharp nails piercing her forehead under the woman's terrified gaze, injecting a large amount of blood.

"Do you know what the consequences of continuously receiving a large amount of my blood are?"

"The human body will completely collapse due to the inability to withstand the speed of mutation!"

Withdrawing his finger, the woman's body collapsed from head to toe instantly, started to rot, turned into a puddle of flesh, and finally vanished into ash.

Snap!

Snapping his fingers, two demons, one male and one female, appeared beside him.

"My lord, what are your orders?" x2

"Go kill a white-haired demon hunter holding a scythe, and a demon hunter wearing Hanafuda earrings! After success, bring their heads to me, and I will give you more blood! Do you hear clearly?"

Sending the appearances of Zero and Tanjiro into the brains of the two, he didn't give too much explanation, nor did he say anything about their strength!

"Yes, my lord!" x2

The two demons received the order, and their figures disappeared in place.

Muzan Kibutsuji knew very well in his heart that letting them two go was no different from just sending food to that demon hunter.

The purpose of doing so was just to create some trouble for the demon hunter and drag out some time.

"That white-haired demon hunter... and that kid's earrings...!!!"

Arriving at a quiet street, in front was a dead end.

"Brother Zero, aren't we looking for Lady Tamayo? Why bring us here?"

Zero just smiled, held Xiao Yue's hand, and walked through the wall.

Tanjiro was shocked again, and before he could think too much, Nezuko also followed Zero into the wall.

"Nezuko, wait a moment..." Afterward, Tanjiro didn't care if this wall was real or not, and walked through it together.

Walking through the wall, he found this was the backyard of a villa, and not far away, two "people" were waiting for them.

They were exactly the two he met on the street just now.

Tanjiro smelled the aura on them, only then discovering that these two people were not humans, but demons!

"This aura... is a demon?! But, the male demon doesn't have any smell of eating humans, but that female demon..."

Earlier because of Muzan Kibutsuji, Tanjiro didn't pay close attention.

Likewise, he didn't understand why they would appear here? And... they seemed to be quite familiar with Zero?

"Long time no see, Tamayo!"

"Long time no see, Zero! These two...?"

"He is called Tanjiro Kamado, a swordsman who just joined the Demon Slayer Corps this year; back then his family was almost killed by Muzan Kibutsuji, and it was also at that time that I first encountered Muzan Kibutsuji.

The girl beside him is his sister Nezuko Kamado, although she became a demon, she has never hurt humans, nor has she eaten anyone! The one beside me is my younger sister Xiao Yue, same as me."

Tamayo was more and more surprised as she listened; this was the first time she had seen someone who became a demon still able to maintain self-consciousness and help her brother fight together!

Yushiro on the side saw Nezuko and secretly muttered: "Ugly girl!"

Although the voice was relatively small, everyone present heard it.

Nezuko? Ugly girl!

This made Tanjiro very unhappy and said: "My sister is not an ugly girl! She is a famous beauty in my town!

If you don't believe it, go to a place with brighter light and look carefully! By the way, the bamboo! It must be this bamboo's problem! I'll take this bamboo off right now, look at my sister again, and then draw a conclusion!!"

Yushiro: "Tch, I don't need to look!"

Tanjiro: "No, you must look, my sister is definitely a great beauty!"

Yushiro: "No matter how you look, she can't compare to Lady Tamayo! Lady Tamayo is the most beautiful!"

Tanjiro: "My sister is also very beautiful!"

Yushiro: "@%#*#......"

Tanjiro: "#%%@@......"

Zero, Xiao Yue, and others stared at each other, looking speechlessly at the human and demon arguing about whether Nezuko was beautiful or ugly.

And Nezuko opened her eyes in a daze, indicating she knew nothing.

"Brother Zero, you judge, is Nezuko a great beauty?!"

Zero on the side was a bit helpless, how did it get to him?

He opened his mouth: "Alright Tanjiro, Nezuko is very cute, if it were in my country, there would definitely be many people chasing her! Let's end this matter here."

Nezuko seemed to understand Zero's words, came to Zero and Xiao Yue's side, took their hands, and placed them on her head, indicating she wanted a head pat.

Xiao Yue also liked Nezuko very much and said: "Little sister Nezuko is indeed very cute~"

"See! Sister Xiao Yue also said Nezuko is very cute!" Tanjiro also changed his address for Xiao Yue to Sister Xiao Yue.

Duang~ Duang~...

A moment later, Tamayo led Zero and his party into the house, followed by Yushiro with a large bump on his head and Tanjiro.

Such a result was naturally caused by Zero.

He didn't expect these two little dolls to argue endlessly just because Nezuko was beautiful or ugly...

But speaking of which, Nezuko was indeed quite cute.

Zero held Nezuko and Xiao Yue, sitting cross-legged on the tatami.

But Nezuko directly shrunk her body, sat in Zero's arms, looked up at Zero, her eyes curving into crescent shapes.

Tanjiro knelt on Zero's other side.

Tamayo knelt on the opposite side of Zero, Yushiro knelt behind Tamayo.

Subsequently, Tamayo said to Tanjiro: "Then, let me introduce myself, my name is Tamayo, and the child behind me is called Yushiro. Although we are demons, we are different from those demons, we have done a lot of modifications to our bodies, and now we have gotten rid of Muzan Kibutsuji's curse!"

Tanjiro also smelled that Tamayo wasn't lying, so Tamayo continued: "Even if I don't eat humans, I can live normally, just drinking a small amount of human blood is enough to survive."

"Human blood... this..." Tanjiro indicated he didn't quite understand.

"This way of saying it might make you feel unpleasant, but I will buy blood from humans who are financially strapped in the name of seeing a doctor! However, the total amount of blood is basically controlled to a degree that won't affect their physical health."

"Yushiro, this child, was turned into a demon by me, by comparison, the amount of blood he needs is even less..."

After Tamayo's explanation, Tanjiro roughly understood what was going on.

"Then how long did it take for Yushiro-san to become a demon?" Tanjiro asked.

"It took me more than two hundred years, after all, I am not like Muzan Kibutsuji, wanting to increase the number of demons! And... only when dealing with people who are terminally ill or seriously injured and dying will I adopt such a special therapy for patients!"

"Eh?! More than two hundred years! Then wouldn't Lady Tamayo's age be..."

Bang!

Once the age question was mentioned, Yushiro flashed in front of Tanjiro and gave him a heavy punch, teaching him: "You are not allowed to ask a woman's age! Do you understand manners!"

"Yushiro!!"

"Yes, Lady Tamayo!" Hearing Tamayo call his name, Yushiro immediately became well-behaved, sat back to the side, and thought to himself: Angry Lady Tamayo is also so beautiful!

"Ahem... sorry... I didn't mean to..." Tanjiro, who had taken a punch, expressed his apology for the question just now.

At the same time, the clear scent of a clear conscience emanated from Tamayo, plus Zero and Tamayo were also very familiar, making him believe her in his heart.

"Lady Tamayo, I would like to ask, is there any way to turn a demon back into a human?"

At the same time, on the street, two figures were slowly approaching the small street not far from Tamayo's villa.

These two figures were the two demons dispatched by Muzan Kibutsuji not long ago.

The male demon was a black-haired short-haired man, blind in both eyes, dressed in monk attire, with arrow-patterned eyeballs on both hands,

The female demon had medium-length black hair with orange tips.

Jingle~ Jingle~...

The female demon held two handballs in her hand, walking while bouncing them, making the sound of bells.

The male demon lay slightly on the ground, the arrow eyeball on his palm was finding the direction of Zero and his party according to the footprints.

"How is it, Yahaba, did you find them?" The female demon asked, bouncing the ball in her hand from time to time.

"Of course I can see! The footprints are clear! So that's how it is, they made a big turn over there, entered a dead end, and then walked through the wall! Also, Susamaru, stop bouncing the ball! The dust is getting all over me!"

The male demon's name was Yahaba, and the female demon's name was Susamaru.

Susamaru didn't care, bouncing the handball and laughing: "Hahaha! Got it, got it! Hehehehe, how should we kill them? My whole body is full of power~ after all, we just got the blood of that lord!"

"Then use the most cruel method to kill them! As long as we complete that lord's instructions, we can get more blood!"