Chapter 82: Minako in Coma
Just like that, amid Xiaotie's whimpering, Wolf began to carve the parts of the Yuan Yi Zero.
At this moment, he felt endless love and sadness from Xiao Tie, and the bitterness in his heart seemed to be contagious and spread to the wolf's heart.
Feeling the pain in his heart, the wolf's hands kept moving, but his brain had already fallen into thought.
So... this is what sadness feels like... the same as the moment I stabbed my father's heart...
Whether it was on the castle tower or the hidden Buddhist temple in his memory three years ago, no matter how hard he tried to kill his adoptive father.
"Luoying, return the item to its original owner..."
The other party said this when he was dying.
"Well done... Beautifully..."
It was still in the hidden Buddhist temple three years ago.
"do not…"
What the other person said when he fell down.
"I lost to you... I didn't expect it to be so refreshing..."
I don’t know if it was the other person’s true feelings revealed to me before he died, or for some other reason.
At that time, the wolf felt exactly the same as he does now...
He was silently carving the parts in his hand, and Xiao Tie stopped crying at some point. He sat down next to the wolf with red eyes, and learned how to carve the parts from the wolf bit by bit.
"..."
"...Didn't the soldier take you down the mountain?"
“…Yes, I was sent to Mr. Tetsuzuka’s place, and then I ran away secretly…”
"…is that so……"
The two chatted casually, and with Wolf's superb repair skills, the Yuan Yi Zero was quickly repaired.
Xiaotie also smiled for the first time at this time. Looking at Xiaotie's smile, the wolf seemed to feel a big hand patting his shoulder. He turned his head and saw that the smiling shadow of Min Saburo disappeared in an instant.
He was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses, a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he turned to Xiaotie and said.
"... Let's go. I'll take you to the Iron Mound."
Xiaotie looked at Yuan Yi Ling Shi with some hesitation.
"Keyuan 10..."
Seeing Xiaotie's worry, Wolf squatted down and carried Yuan Yilingshi on his back. When his head fell on his shoulder, he saw the look on his face out of the corner of his eye.
It seems like the Upper String One...
Although he had some doubts in his mind, it was not appropriate to ask at this time. The wolf grabbed Xiaotie and held her around his waist. Then he swung out the hook with his left prosthetic hand and flew down the mountain amid Xiaotie's screams.
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On the other side, at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, the news that Wolf and his crew killed the Upper Rank Five and severely damaged the Upper Rank One reached the ears of Ubuyashiki Yoya.
At this moment, the scar on his forehead caused by the curse seemed to have expanded a little compared to a few days ago, but now his face was full of joy.
"Sure enough, cooperating with Mr. Sekiro is the best decision the Demon Slayer Corps has ever made!"
"Cough cough!!"
In excitement, Ubuyashiki's breathing became disordered for a moment and he started coughing violently. Tianyin's face flashed with heartache and he quickly stroked his chest to help him calm down.
But Ubuyashiki didn't care at all. Although his face was pale, he held Tianyin's hand on his chest and said excitedly.
"Two upper rank rank were killed in succession, and even the Upper Rank One, who I have never met, was severely injured. The shame of the Ubuyashiki clan will end in this generation!"
"Cough cough!"
Seeing her usually calm and gentle husband so excited at this moment, Tianyin was not surprised. When it comes to hatred, the hatred that everyone in the Ubuyashiki clan has for Muzan is like a bottomless pool!
And Ubuyashiki spoke again at this time.
"It's just that... the location of the Swordsmith Village has been exposed. We must change the address immediately."
Looking at the sun hanging high in the sky outside the house, Ubuyashiki had a premonition in his heart. He lowered his head as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was talking to Tianyin.
"I feel it... After suffering a heavy blow this time, the coward Muzan did not disappear more carefully, but appeared in the public eye after being silent for a while..."
Then he turned to look at Tianyin, his eyes full of guilt.
"I'm sorry... Tianyin, please help me find more talented children during this period. Also, let some children with sufficient strength be promoted to pillars. It will be a great help to the morale of the team if there are no vacancies in the nine pillars."
After saying so many words in one breath, the weak Ubuyashiki's breathing became rapid involuntarily, and Tianyin's gentle voice sounded at this moment.
"I've already told you that you don't have to be so polite to me. I'm your wife and I will do my best to help you."
After saying that, he supported Ubuyashiki's body and slowly laid him on the bed. After covering him with the quilt, he walked out of the room.
Looking at the other person's back as he left, a trace of sadness flashed through Ubuyashiki's heart.
"If there were no curse, it would be so nice if I could be with you for the rest of my life..."
After saying this, the hatred he felt towards Muzan surged up in his heart again, and the sound of coughing due to his excitement rang out again in the room.
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After sending Kotetsu and Yuichi Zero Shiki back to Katsukizuka, Wolf returned to the hospital that was temporarily converted from the inn. When he walked to the door of Fuzugawa and the others' ward, Kanae's voice of teaching rang out.
"Mr. Tomioka has learned his lesson. You should take pills next time!"
And the voices of Uzui and Fuzugawa's teachings followed closely behind.
"Idiot!", "Stupid!"
"Um…"
Feeling that the voice of the lecture was somewhat familiar, Wolf pushed open the door and walked into the ward, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
The first thing Wolf saw when he entered the room was Yiyong sitting on the hospital bed with a calm face. The corner of his mouth was slightly turned down as if he was a little aggrieved, but ordinary people would never be able to notice it.
"Yo, I'm back."
With a look of sympathy in his eyes, Uzui immediately greeted the wolf.
And Kanae's somewhat happy voice was also heard.
"Mr. Sekiro, long time no see."
When Wolf saw Kanae, he was about to step forward and speak, but was interrupted.
"This is the ward. Mr. Sekiro, let's talk outside."
Then he turned his head to look at the three injured people, walked up to him and pulled Wolf out of the ward, and said to the inside of the house before leaving.
"You three are seriously injured, you must take good care of yourselves!"
After going out, the two walked into an empty corridor, and Wolf asked Kanae calmly.
"…Is Minako okay?"
After saying that, I thought Kanae would happily tell me about the interesting things that happened to Minako recently in the Butterfly House, but I didn't expect Kanae's face to freeze at this moment and she spoke slowly.
"A few days ago, Minako was fine. Every day she was either playing with Kanao, helping the doctors and nurses, or watching Shinobu practice with her sword."
"Can……"
Hearing that a turning point was about to happen, Wolf frowned and waited quietly for Kanae to continue.
"Last night, when I was about to come to support with everyone from the Butterfly House, Minako, who was originally anxious to find Mr. Sekiro, suddenly became drowsy and finally... fainted..."
"Now, Shinobu stays in the Butterfly House to look after Minako..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the wolf's left hand stretched out, and he was about to fly out of the window, throw out the grappling hook and rush back to the butterfly house.
So he quickly added, while pulling the wolf's haori.
"Mr. Sekiro, please rest assured! Shinobu contacted me this morning using the Crow. Minako has woken up and is conscious. A physical examination showed no problems."
"Maybe... it's because I was overly worried about Mr. Sekiro."
After hearing Kanae's addition, Wolf withdrew his left hand, but there was still a hint of worry in his eyes.
Minako…