Chapter 47: A Gong Tang
Several nurses from the Butterfly House were called over to carefully carry the exhausted Murata away. Poor Murata was about to be discharged from the hospital but ended up staying back.
Watching this strong Demon Slayer Corps soldier leave on a stretcher, Kanae couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
But the sun was setting, and everyone was exhausted after days and nights of fighting and traveling, so it was time to rest.
"It seems that if you are not strong enough, you cannot control this power. In this case, let's rest tonight."
After saying this, as the owner of the Butterfly House, she naturally led everyone to their respective rooms.
Since the Butterfly House is essentially a hospital that belongs exclusively to the Demon Slayer Corps, there are not many guest rooms, only three. Fortunately, the Butterfly sisters have their own rooms so three rooms are enough.
In the end, Wolf chose the room on the far right, Busei chose the room on the far left, and Gyomei chose to live in the middle of the two.
Kanae looked at the wolf apologetically, then turned her head and secretly glared at Busei.
Then he said to the three people with a smile.
"Then, Xiaonin and I will go back to our room to rest and report to the lord what happened now."
After saying that, he took Shinobu Kocho and left.
Suddenly, there were only three boys left in the huge Japanese-style wooden corridor, and Busei seemed a little unhappy because Kanae glared at him.
After a snort, he went into his room without saying a word. Xing Ming clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to Wolf, then stood up and after thinking for a while, he explained to Wolf.
"Buzugawa... he's just a little shy, he's not a bad person at heart..."
"Ah."
And Wolf didn't care about other people's attitude towards him. When he was in Ashina, he was just a ninja who was hated by everyone.
"Amitabha…"
Seeing that the wolf didn't care, Xingming prayed to Buddha and walked into his room and closed the door.
After entering the room, Wolf first looked around at the decoration of the room. As a guest room in the Butterfly House, it was not as modern as the ward but had a simple Japanese style. If he had to say, it was similar to Isshin's room.
He took off his own haori, picked up the red bathrobe that Kanae had arranged for him and put it on. Looking at the haori that was burned and stained with blood, Wolf thought for a moment and threw it into the trash can.
A person sat on the edge of the bed, adjusting his breathing and relaxing his tense nerves. Minako did not live with the wolf, and the wolf was not worried. In his opinion, the Butterfly House was indeed a very safe place, and... it was also good for Minako to have a playmate of the same age.
Call ~
Exhaling a breath, the wolf took out the ghost Buddha from his possessions, thought about it carefully, and finally decided to leave it here.
boom!
The moment the Ghost Buddha touched the floor, countless blue spiritual fires appeared out of thin air and rushed towards where the Ghost Buddha was holding his hands together and raised high.
Four large golden characters appeared in front of the wolf.
[The ghost appears]
Well... it's the same as placing the Ghost Buddha in the dilapidated temple... which means no one except me can see or touch the Ghost Buddha.
He then took out the second rosary, sat cross-legged devoutly in front of the ghost Buddha, put the beads on the ghost Buddha's arm, and clasped his hands together in worship.
At this moment, blue spiritual fire flew out from the ghost Buddha's hands and merged into the wolf's body. The wolf immediately felt like it was soaking in a hot spring, taking away the fatigue from the past few days of travel.
I pinched my arms and suddenly felt much stronger than before.
A line of reminder with white text on a black background appears at this moment.
[Increased vitality]
So... the next thing is about Buddha candy...
I walked to the window and opened it. Just when I was about to jump down, I suddenly remembered that I didn't need to sneak...
Retract the leg that has already stepped out and walk out of the door honestly.
Minako might be asleep by now, so go ask Kanae for some candy.
It was late at night, and the already quiet Butterfly House was even quieter at this moment. They walked quietly in the aisle. Although Kanae had told the three people the location of her residence on the way here, wolves were not very good at finding their way.
Before he knew it, the wolf had walked out of the butterfly house and into the yard outside.
Looking at the dark and silent surroundings, only the moon hanging high in the sky emitting a little light.
Lost again?
At this moment, my peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the roof of the house next door. The moonlight was shining on the roof and illuminating that area. A thin figure was sitting there, looking at the moon with a frown, not knowing what he was thinking.
Shinobu Kocho... why is she here... let's go ask her...
He didn't want to disturb others, but remembering his goal of making friends and enriching his emotions, the wolf decided to go and ask what happened.
Peng.
He waved his prosthetic arm and swung out the grappling hook. Even though the sound was slight, Shinobu Kocho still noticed it and turned around to be on guard. After realizing it was a wolf, he relaxed again.
"It's you...what's going on?"
He retracted the hook and turned over and sat down next to Shinobu Kocho, but he didn't know what to say when faced with Shinobu Kocho's questions.
"..."
Shinobu Kocho was speechless upon seeing this. Why was this guy so bad at speaking? She could only guess the wolf's purpose herself.
"…Want to chat?"
"Ah."
"What are you talking about?"
"..."
For a long time, there was no response.
"Ahhhhh!!"
Shinobu Kocho, who was originally impatient and straightforward, now encountered a wolf who was speechless. She was so anxious that she could only scratch her hair.
He simply ignored the wolf, curled up and buried his face in his knees.
The wolf didn't say anything, just sat cross-legged beside him, and the moonlight shone on the two of them.
"Ugh…"
After a while, finally unable to bear it anymore, Shinobu Kocho sighed and raised her head with messy hair.
He turned his head and looked at the wolf beside him sadly.
"Hey, how long have you been practicing with the sword?"
After hearing Shinobu Kocho's question, Wolf thought about it carefully. Most of his sword training was done when he was in Ashina, but it was hard to tell the exact time. After all, Wolf could no longer remember how old he was.
"It's been a long time."
"You're really good at answering questions... And, this is obviously nonsense, you look about the same age as me."
He didn't reply to Shinobu Kocho. He really didn't know how to explain to her the magical thing of traveling through the world.
"Genius, that's great... You're the same age but so strong that you can fight against Upper Rank 2. If it weren't for you, I would have died at that time..."
"Obviously, I have tried very hard..."
Watching the girl lower her head again, her hair fell and blocked her expression.
Only then did Wolf understand why Shinobu Kocho came here at night to think about life.
Douma's words at that time still affected her mood to some extent.
After thinking for a while, the wolf's second words of the night came out of his mouth.
"Any candy?"
"what?"
Shinobu Kocho raised her head in confusion, with a look of disbelief.
"You didn't come to me for candy, did you?"
Seeing that the wolf shook his head with a serious expression, Shinobu Kocho dispelled her suspicion that the wolf was teasing her, and took a red candy from her pocket and placed it in the wolf's palm.
"Minako gave me a candy before she went to sleep. She kept it in her arms like a baby. It must be from you, right?"
Looking at the candy in his hand, Wolf's mouth corners slightly raised. After nodding to Shinobu Kocho, he began to concentrate.
In Shinobu Kocho's eyes, a red mist and a paper man flew out of the wolf's body and poured into the candy.
"Agongtang, it can temporarily increase your strength, try it."