Chapter 194 Please Marry Me!
Not long ago, Zenitsu, who had just parted with Xuanya, walked into Kyogokuya with a blush on his face. As soon as he entered the door, the fragrance of rouge and powder hit his nose. This unique sense of stimulation made Zenitsu feel like he was floating in the air.
The blush on his face could not be removed at all, but fortunately he had not yet put everything behind him and had not forgotten that the main goal of this time was to investigate the traces of the evil spirit.
His eyes darted around and settled on a beautiful prostitute who was sitting in front of a group of smiling guests, but she had a calm expression on her face and was playing the zither with her bare hands.
The decision is yours!
Saying this in his heart, Shanyi walked gently over there, sat cross-legged at the small tea table, picked up a cup of tea, listened to the moving piano music, and pricked up his ears to take in the guest's silent thoughts.
"This girl is so pretty... She plays the piano beautifully..."
"Yes, in my opinion, she will soon be able to become the oiran of Kyogokuya!"
"Oh, then it will be troublesome to see her again in the future. I have to admire her carefully. By the way, what is her name?"
"Hmm... Hinazuru, that should be the name. But then again... the oiran of Kyogokuya always disappears... Currently only Warabihime is left... How strange."
"That is to say... especially in the past half month... even many customers have disappeared..."
Zenitsu, who heard everything, frowned and tried hard to extract the information from the words just spoken.
Hinazuru... the oiran who disappeared from Kyogokuya... the oiran Warabihime... something is wrong...
Although they were just a few words, Zenitsu still felt something was wrong. Perhaps the disappearance of the oirans in Kyogokuya was related to the oiran Warabihime.
With his ears pricked up, Zenitsu concentrated his attention and was about to continue listening, but the men seemed to have discovered that Zenitsu was eavesdropping. They pointed at him from time to time and covered their mouths while talking in a low voice with their companions around them.
"Hey... look at that yellow-haired kid over there... he seemed to be eavesdropping on our conversation just now... it's strange that this kid came here at such a young age..."
"Really? Hey... But if you look closely at that kid, he's carrying a knife!"
"what!"
A heated discussion suddenly broke out in the crowd, which for a moment drowned out the sound of Hinazuru's piano, causing her to stop playing the piano and look at Zenitsu, who was at a loss at the moment with a slightly frown.
His brows were slightly frowned, but when he saw Zenitsu's sword, his eyes were stunned. Then he put away his zither, stood up, bowed to everyone in front of him, and retreated to the corridor behind the hall.
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Zenitsu said to himself, "Oh no!" and looked at the sharp blade at his waist.
Damn... I forgot about this...
Then he turned around and found that Hinazuru had left. Without hesitation, Zenitsu rushed towards Hinazuru with a knife. He was so fast that he disappeared on the spot before anyone noticed.
Rushing into the corridor, Zenitsu searched everywhere for Hinazuru.
If Princess Warabi is the evil spirit hiding in Yoshiwara, then the disappearance of the Kyogokuya oiran was definitely caused by him. And judging from the conversation between several guests just now, this Hinazuru Yuujo is the most likely candidate for the next oiran.
In other words, Princess Fern's next target might very well be her!
Thinking of this, Zenitsu subconsciously tightened his grip on the hilt of the sword at his waist, with a look of despair on his face.
Why was I the first to find the ghost? What if I was killed? Will the grandfather on Taoshan be sad? Will Xuanya and Mr. Hirata be sad?
With a shudder in his heart, he took out the crystal blue candy from his arms with trembling hands.
Phew... Fortunately, I have this to save my life...
But before Zenitsu could breathe a sigh of relief, the sound of the rapid heartbeat and the sound of limbs passing through the air behind him reached his ears. His muscles tensed instantly and he turned around to draw his sword!
boom.
But before she could pull out her hand, she blocked Zenitsu's knife-wielding hand, and Hinazuru's beautiful and mature face appeared in front of Zenitsu, but at this moment there was a hint of anxiety and worry on her face.
"What's wrong with you, kid? How can you be so careless while investigating intelligence? There is a high possibility that there is an evil spirit hiding in this Kyogoku house!"
Looking at Hinazuru's worried face, Zenitsu's heart was beating fast and he stood there with a red face.
Is she caring about me?
Looking at the stunned Zenitsu, Hinazuru thought that her words were too harsh and scared the young Demon Slayer swordsman.
But they were looking for Zenitsu everywhere outside, and Hinazuru couldn't send him out of Kyogoku-ya for the time being. The most urgent thing now was to hide Zenitsu so that Princess Warabi wouldn't find him!
He put his hand on Zenitsu's shoulder, trying to push him towards his room in Kyogoku-ya to hide his kindness there, but at this moment, Zenitsu reached out and held Hinazuru's hand, blushing and speaking seriously.
"Please marry me!!"
Hinazuru was stunned when she heard Zenitsu's request and made a sound subconsciously.
"what?"
Then he anxiously broke free from the hand that was holding her and spoke seriously to Zenitsu.
"I'm sorry, I refuse!"
Seeing Hinazuru's refusal, Zenitsu's red face immediately turned pale and his hands hung limply at both sides of his body.
"why…"
Before Zenitsu could ask sadly, Hinazuru began to explain seriously.
"I am already the wife of Demon Slayer Otoumui Tengen, and we are in love. He is also in Yoshiwara now, and I have a good relationship with the other two sisters, so... please follow me!"
After saying that, he dragged the distraught and brain-dead Zenitsu towards his room. Zenitsu, with empty eyes, kept mumbling a few words.
The Yinzhu has a wife... and they have a very good relationship... and they have two... sisters!!!
Veins bulged on his face, jealousy had made him unrecognizable, Zenitsu's face had never been so ferocious, like a devil, and he let out a low growl.
"This guy deserves to die!"
At the same time, Hinazuru stopped in front of a shoji door, held Zenitsu's shoulders, and spoke seriously.
"This will be your hiding place from now on. When the trouble outside dies down, I will secretly send you out. You stay here first while I continue to collect intelligence outside."
Looking at Hinazuru whose eyes were full of worry, Zenitsu had a complicated expression, but still nodded slightly, thinking in his heart.
At worst, I can use that candy to run away and then tell Mr. Hirata about Princess Warabi.
Seeing Zenitsu nod, Hinazuru smiled slightly, let go of Zenitsu's shoulders, stood up and opened the shoji door.
But the moment the door was opened, Hinazuru and Zenitsu's faces changed drastically!
Behind the barrier door, a beautiful woman in luxurious clothes tilted her head slightly, stared at Hinazuru fiercely, and spoke word by word.
"Hinazuru... Tell me what information you want to collect!"
A tremendous sense of oppression instantly pressed upon their shoulders, their leg bones made a snapping sound, and after a moment of weakness, they almost fell to their knees!
"…Princess Warabi…"
Hinazuru murmured softly, her face distorted with pain. Princess Warabi's behavior had completely acknowledged that she was the evil ghost!
Hinazuru never expected that the girl she had always been on guard against, Princess Warabi, would be waiting for her in her room!
It seems that even if I am not discovered, I will not be able to escape tonight...