Chapter 75: Return to the Demon Slayer Corps

Mount Natagumo.

A group of logistics members wearing masks and uniforms with "Kakushi" engraved on the back were treating some injured personnel and cleaning up the scene.

Among them, several Kakushi members were using the medicine prepared by Zero and Hu Die Ren to inject the other poisoned swordsmen.

"I didn't expect the medicine prepared by Zero Pillar-sama and Insect Pillar-sama to be so useful! These poisoned swordsmen got much better in just a short while!" said a male Kakushi member.

Another female Kakushi member was bandaging an injured swordsman and said: "Indeed, looking at the situation, it was prepared on the spot. I heard Zero Pillar-sama also has a deep understanding of medicine, not at all inferior to Insect Pillar-sama and Flower Pillar-sama."

"That's really amazing~ But I also heard that Flower Pillar-sama and Love Pillar-sama are both with Zero Pillar-sama; I really envy the three of them~"

"What you said is nothing; I heard Zero Pillar-sama even went to find an Upper Moon demon in person for Flower Pillar-sama, to vent her anger! That's really great~"

After bandaging, she stuck a 【Treatment Complete】 note on it.

"Whoosh~ it's all done, everything went smoothly, so everyone can get treatment!"

On the other side.

Two Kakushi members were surveying the scene and noticed Inosuke hanging on a tree not far away.

"What's going on with this guy? Is he a demon? Or a human?"

"He should be a human... he's wearing a uniform..." One of them picked up a tree branch from the ground and poked him lightly.

"Oh... he's wearing a mask, he's a human!"

"Alright, then take him away!"

As he spoke, he untied Inosuke and carried him on his shoulder.

"This guy also suffered heavy injuries!"

"Why was he hung up?"

Pop!

Rui was kicked flying again, hitting a tree trunk, without the slightest power to resist.

Like fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others!

Zero arrived in front of Rui and grabbed his hair to lift him up.

At this moment, Rui was bruised and swollen, his clothes soaked with blood.

But he was a Lower Moon demon after all, and could still heal automatically!

"Truly weak."

Finally, under Rui's terrified gaze, he swung his Nichirin scythe and beheaded him!

Finally, he turned into ashes, slowly dissipating in the air, leaving only a garment full of blood...

"Nezuko, run!"

Tanjiro's shout came from behind, and seeing this, Zero thought something else had happened and hurriedly ran back.

But when he returned to the place just now, he saw another scene.

Giyu Tomioka had Hu Die Ren's head tucked under his arm, that posture...

How should he put it?

It was like playing an Ansai waist drum~

"Eh? What's the situation? What exactly happened?" Zero was somewhat confused.

Just as he wanted to step forward to resolve the situation, suddenly, a small figure ran over from not far away and leaped into Zero's arms.

"Nezuko?!"

Hu Die Ren stared at Giyu Tomioka with a look of anger.

"Tomioka-san, why did you stop me? You'd better give me an explanation!"

"You clearly said yourself that you wouldn't get along well with demons, and that's why everyone hates you!"

Giyu Tomioka guarded in front of Tanjiro and Nezuko, his eyes showing no fluctuation, and he spoke slowly: "I... am not hated."

Hu Die Ren: (ー`? ′⌒)!!!

Tanjiro: Σ(? ﹏? |||)

The scene fell into a brief awkwardness; it seemed they weren't on the same channel at all.

"It seems you don't realize at all that you are hated, Tomioka-san, hehe... it seems I said something unnecessary." Hu Die Ren said with a sharp tongue.

Tanjiro: (*???)!!

"Can you still move?" Giyu Tomioka asked Tanjiro behind him.

"Tomioka-san..."

"Even if you can't move, you must run with willpower! Take your sister and run away!"

Weighing the pros and cons, Tanjiro hugged Nezuko tightly and ran away quickly.

"Sorry, thank you very much."

Hu Die Ren, not far away, saw this and continued to speak with a sharp tongue: "Tomioka-san, you violated the corps rules! Doing this will only make people hate you even more!"

Giyu Tomioka just stayed where he was, stalling Hu Die Ren and buying time for Tanjiro.

In the end, the two started using their blades and entered the battle stage.

"It seems you're serious, Tomioka-san, I didn't expect you to actually harbor a demon!"

"But do you think you can just stall me like that?"

There was more to her words, and Giyu Tomioka felt something was wrong.

Turning his head to look to the other side, he discovered that there was another figure in the forest chasing Tanjiro.

"I'm not playing with you anymore, goodbye!" As soon as she finished speaking, Hu Die Ren's figure flashed and jumped away from the spot.

Under the moonlight, she was like a butterfly dancing.

Giyu Tomioka immediately chased after her and grabbed Hu Die Ren.

The two landed at the same time; Hu Die Ren wanted to resist, but was tucked under Giyu Tomioka's arm in the posture of an Ansai waist drum.

"Tomioka-san, what do you mean by this? I launched a legitimate attack to kill a demon, but you violated the corps rules, don't you want to say something?"

Giyu Tomioka still didn't make a sound, his face expressionless, as if he were thinking about something.

"You'd better say something! Do you think you can muddle through without making a sound?! This is the final ultimatum, Tomioka-san!!"

In the end, Giyu Tomioka spoke slowly: "That started two years ago, at that time I..."

"Are you kidding me, Tomioka-san?!" Hu Die Ren interrupted Giyu Tomioka.

She questioned angrily: "Are you planning to use this method to chat with me and then stall for time? Or... are you holding a grudge because I said you were hated just now?!"

"Σ(? ︵? ）I... I am not hated!"

"Then you'd better explain to me properly what's going on? Otherwise... I can only ask my brother-in-law to talk to you!"

"..."

Tanjiro hugged Nezuko, picked up the wooden box not far away, and ran away quickly.

Even though his whole body was in pain, he had no intention of stopping.

However, at this moment.

A figure jumped down from a tree and stepped on Tanjiro's back.

Tanjiro, who was already physically and mentally exhausted and had reached his limit, couldn't withstand this kick and fell to the ground.

While falling, Nezuko in his arms was also thrown out.

Kanao Tsuyuri landed in front of Nezuko and raised her Nichirin blade, preparing to behead her.

Tanjiro discovered that the person who came was a female Demon Slayer wearing a white haori.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he relied on his last bit of strength, stretched out his hand to grab her haori tightly, and then pulled hard!

Under the effect of inertia, Kanao Tsuyuri fell backward and sat on Tanjiro's back.

"Nezuko, run!"

Tanjiro shouted at Nezuko, who had fallen to the ground.

"Hurry up and run! You must not be caught! Hurry..."

Pop!

Before he could finish, Kanao Tsuyuri lifted her foot and kicked Tanjiro on the top of his head with her heel.

This kick knocked Tanjiro unconscious, almost giving him a concussion.

His chin also made contact with the ground again, causing secondary injury.

Nezuko climbed up and quickly continued to run.

And Kanao Tsuyuri also climbed up from Tanjiro and continued to chase!

As the distance shortened, she aimed her Nichirin blade at her neck and swung it!

Unexpectedly, at the moment the attack was about to land, Nezuko's body shrank directly, regressing to the appearance of a three or four-year-old child, and continued to run.

"She shrank... turned into a child?" Her eyes were filled with disbelief.

Taking advantage of Kanao Tsuyuri's daze, the shrunken Nezuko trotted with her short legs, hopping as she ran, and opened up a small distance again.

Seeing this, Kanao Tsuyuri continued to chase.

Although Nezuko's appearance was agile, because her legs had become shorter, her pace while running wasn't fast.

She was caught up again very quickly.

Kanao Tsuyuri swung her blade quickly, and little Nezuko dodged by jumping up and down.

Watching Nezuko, who only cared about running away and didn't launch any attacks at all, Kanao Tsuyuri felt somewhat confused.

But these were no longer important; the instruction she received was that she just needed to cut off the demon's neck.

And just as she was preparing for her next action, little Nezuko suddenly changed direction.

She continued to run from another direction.

When little Nezuko saw a figure not far away, she leaped into his arms.

"Nezuko?!"

"(*^▃^*) Mmph~" Nezuko rubbed against Zero's arms, looking very happy.

Seeing Zero, Kanao Tsuyuri also stopped and just stood in front of him.

He looked at Nezuko and Kanao Tsuyuri, then looked at Giyu Tomioka and Hu Die Ren not far away...

Organizing his thoughts, he had probably already guessed something.

"Little Kanao, leave this matter to me!"

Seeing this, Kanao nodded and put her Nichirin blade back into its scabbard.

He handed little Nezuko to Kanao and said: "Take care of her for me, don't worry, she won't hurt anyone."

"Nezuko, you also have to be obedient~"

Kanao held little Nezuko; although she didn't quite understand what was going on, she still nodded obediently, indicating she understood.

Afterward, Zero came to Giyu Tomioka and Hu Die Ren and said: "I say, you two, how long are you going to stay in a stalemate?!"

Seeing this, the two immediately separated.

Hu Die Ren saw Nezuko being held by Kanao and shouted: "Little Kanao, hurry up and solve that demon!"

But Zero said to Kanao: "Kanao, don't hurt her."

Kanao was dizzy from what they were both saying, not understanding who she should listen to?

One was her second sister, the other was a brother-in-law who was like a real older brother.

Moving wasn't right, and not moving wasn't right.

"Brother-in-law, are you also planning to harbor a demon?"

"Not at all, there's a reason for this, I'll explain it clearly later. You just need to remember that she won't hurt anyone."

"Is that so... since she hasn't hurt any humans, then..." Hu Die Ren thought for a moment, slowly drew her Nichirin blade, and said: "Then I'll use my sister's method, using the gentlest way to let her die."

Zero snatched Hu Die Ren's Nichirin blade and said: "No!!"

"Ahhhh! Stinky brother-in-law, even you are bullying me! I'll bite you to death!"

Hu Die Ren lunged at Zero, opened her mouth, and bit toward his neck.

Unexpectedly, Zero used a reverse suppression and subdued Hu Die Ren.

As for the posture...

Just now it was an Ansai waist drum, now it was an Ansai waist drum again, only it had changed to Zero.

"Little Shinobu, you're really getting naughtier~ Hehehe~"

"Bro... brother-in-law, what, what, what are you doing? I, I... I warn you! Be careful, I'll tell my sister about this!"

"What do you think?"

Slap!

A slap landed on Hu Die Ren's butt, but he didn't dare to use force.

After all, she was his sister-in-law.

"Ahhhh! Bro... brother-in-law... I was wrong... don't spank my butt anymore... ahhhhh!!!"

Giyu Tomioka/Kanao: Σ(? △?)?

Little Nezuko: （⊙▃⊙）???

A moment later, Hu Die Ren covered her backside with both hands, leaned against a tree, and stared at Zero with a look of shame.

She thought: Stinky brother-in-law, I'm not done with you!

Just then, several Kasugai Crows flew in from the sky, conveying the instructions from the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

"Order! Order! Caw! Headquarters order!"

"Capture Tanjiro and Nezuko, who is a demon, and bring them back to headquarters! Bring them back to headquarters! Caw!"

"Tanjiro, wearing a green checkered haori, with a wound on his forehead! Demon girl Nezuko, wearing a green bamboo muzzle, wearing a pink checkered kimono! Caw!"

Kanao looked at little Nezuko in her arms and asked: "Are you Nezuko?"

Seeing this, the three Pillars tidied up and prepared to return to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

"Little Shinobu, can you still move?"

Hu Die Ren turned her head away, indicating she didn't want to talk.

"Get on, I'll carry you, sorry about what just happened."

Zero crouched down in front of Hu Die Ren, indicating he would carry her.

Although Hu Die Ren was dissatisfied and a bit shy, she didn't refuse.

Besides, he hadn't used much force just now, and she could still walk, but...

Since her brother-in-law had so enthusiastically invited her, she couldn't refuse his kindness, could she?

So, she reluctantly accepted his kindness.

Just consider it the price for him bullying her just now!

Having free transport and not using it, only a fool would do that!

Just like that, Zero carried Hu Die Ren and returned to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters first.

Kanao put Nezuko back into the wooden box, and then, directed the Kakushi members to clean up the battlefield.

Two Kakushi members, according to the Kasugai Crow's instructions, found Tanjiro.

"Green checkered haori, it seems he is Tanjiro, tie him up."

"Is the bone in his chin cracked?"

"I really can't bear to tie him up~" Although he said that, the Kakushi member still put his hands behind his back and tied him up.

On the other side, Zenitsu Agatsuma, who was wrapped like a mummy with only his eyes exposed, looked at the people who were efficiently cleaning up the battlefield and felt that they didn't seem ordinary either!

Especially when he saw Kanao Tsuyuri, he felt like he had seen her somewhere before?

After thinking for a long time, he remembered that she was a teammate who had participated in the Final Selection at Mount Fujikasane with him.

But, the image of the angel who had saved him just now kept appearing in his mind.

"Who exactly was that person? Why do I feel like she's very familiar? Like I've met her before?" Zenitsu thought.

The sun rose in the east, and the bright sun ascended.

The sunlight illuminated Mount Natagumo.

"It's dawn..."