Chapter 225 Yaoya and Tianyin
In Tamayo's residence
Kokushibo, who had returned to his original form, stood side by side with Yoshiichiro, looking at Tanjiro training alone in the yard outside the house. Kokushibo was silent for a long time and then spoke slowly.
"So... Muzan is really dead..."
"Um…"
Responding softly, Yunyi nodded slightly in thought. He clearly saw Muzan's body dissipate in front of him. But when he thought of the ominous aura lingering on his body before it dissipated, a bad premonition arose in his heart.
What on earth is Wuzan plotting...
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Butterfly House
A small figure moved a stool and sat at the gate, sticking her little head out to look around furtively, which made Kanae, who was accompanying her behind her, smile dotingly.
He joked to Minako who was fidgeting.
"Should I not tell Minako this news? Our lovely Minako has been waiting here since early in the morning~"
Minako didn't look embarrassed at all when Kanae teased her. She smiled sweetly at her sister Kanae behind her and then looked towards the end of the road.
"Sister, Minako, we're back!"
Not long after, Shinobu's voice came from the end of the road, instantly waking up Minako, who was a little sleepy.
"It's Sister Shinobu!"
Hearing Sister Shinobu's voice, Minako exclaimed, and then ran towards Shinobu and the others impatiently.
"Slower."
Behind her, Kanae whispered a warning and looked at Minako's cheerful back with a helpless smile on her face.
"Sister Shinobu!"
He picked up Minako who rushed into his arms. Although his arm was still a little painful, when he saw Minako's cute smile, he still smiled slightly and couldn't help kissing her face.
Minako blushed with shyness after being suddenly "attacked" by Xiaoshinobu, but she soon remembered the most important thing and lay in Xiaoshinobu's arms looking around.
But apart from a few new faces in the crowd, I didn’t see the figure I had been missing so much…
The expression on her face instantly became panicked, and Minako anxiously asked the ninja in front of her.
"Where is Mr. Wolf... Didn't Sister Shinobu say that Mr. Wolf would come back with us?"
In response to Minako's question, Shinobu raised her eyebrows and deliberately lowered her voice and spoke to Minako.
"...Mr. Wolf...I secretly left him on the train on the way back!"
But Shinobu's poor acting skills naturally couldn't fool the clever Minako. But when Minako saw Shinobu's pretending to be angry, she reached out and smoothed Shinobu's frown, and spoke to her in a coquettish manner.
"Please tell me, Sister Shinobu~"
Feeling the warmth between her brows, Shinobu's expression softened again. She opened her mouth slightly and was about to say something when Wolf's voice sounded behind Minako.
"I'm back…"
The moment she heard this gentle voice, Minako, who was lying in Xiaonin's arms, was startled for a moment. She turned her head and looked behind her, and the wolf's cold face appeared in front of her.
The person she had missed for nearly a month finally returned to her side. Minako thought she would have a lot to say to him, but when she actually saw that calm face, she said nothing.
……
But her lips were clenched, her eyes were red, tears were dripping down her cheeks, and she threw herself into the wolf's arms, soaking his clothes with her tears.
Raising his rough palm, the wolf had a normal expression, but a barely perceptible reluctance flashed across his eyes. Finally, he gently stroked Minako's trembling back.
Seeing the wolf gently comforting Minako, Shinobu smiled with relief, and the anxiety and pain in her heart gradually eased, allowing her to forget about it...
He turned his head to see Master and disciple Fuzugawa who were staring blankly at nothing, Uzui who was chatting about something with his wife, and Xuanya and Zenitsu who were seeing this new scene for the first time.
Just like a taut bowstring suddenly loosened, Xiaonin seemed to feel a lot more relaxed.
Wuzan is dead, the evil spirits are destroyed, and everyone is safe and sound... This may be the best ending...
Holding Minako, Wolf and everyone else returned to the Butterfly House. Kanae greeted them at the door with a smile. The originally cold building became full of life again.
Walking into the courtyard again and sitting in the pavilion, several children of the same age who had once embarked on a journey with the wolf had a lot of topics to talk about and talked freely.
Xiao Shinobu took Wolf and Minako to admire the goldfish she hadn't seen for a long time.
There was no longer the previous discussion about defeating the evil spirits. Instead, everyone was discussing what to do after all this was completely over. There was some talking and some laughing, and before long, several figures walked into the courtyard.
"Long time no see, everyone."
A gentle voice sounded, and everyone turned their heads to see that it was the Lord and Madam Tianyin, and behind them, Rock Pillar Xingming followed silently.
My lord’s illness…is cured!
The faces of the pillars who were originally talking and laughing suddenly changed, and they immediately half-knelt on the ground respectfully. Seeing the actions of the pillars, the others guessed the identities of the people and immediately knelt behind them.
Only Wolf and Minako remained standing upright, quietly looking at the Demon Slayer Corps lord in front of them, who was completely different from the last time they met.
"Everyone please get up."
The gentle voice sounded again, and everyone stood up as ordered. However, when several people stood up, the lord himself knelt down without hesitation and bowed sincerely to everyone in front of him.
"Everyone, and every member of my Demon Slayer Corps, is a benefactor of my Ubuyashiki clan. Now that Muzan is dead, my Ubuyashiki clan will make sure that every benefactor's future life is well arranged."
Hearing what the lord said, the pillars were shocked and quickly asked the lord to stand up. Killing ghosts was their duty, so why did he say that?
The lord stood up, but did not agree with what the pillars said. He shook his head slightly and said seriously.
"This is my final order as the lord of the Demon Slayer Corps."
Then the steadiness and maturity on his face disappeared, and he looked like an ordinary gentle boy, smiling and speaking to the stunned people in front of him.
"I hope... we can be friends in the future."
After coming back to their senses from the shock, everyone looked at each other, and then looked at the lord again... No, Yaoya, nodded vigorously.
"it is good!"
Although the pillars could not adapt to the change of status for a while, with his gentle personality and warm tone, Yaoya quickly got along with several young boys who knew little about their lord.
Tianyin, who had originally embarked on a journey with a few people, got along extremely well with Wolf and the others, and chatted and laughed with the Butterfly sisters from time to time.
Suddenly, the Butterfly House was filled with laughter.
Puzzled out of the bustling crowd, Busei sat beside Xingming, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, silently reciting Buddhist scriptures, and asked curiously.
"Has Tomioka and the Flame Pillar not arrived yet?"
knock!
Xingming moved the Buddhist beads, clasped his hands together, and said in a deep voice.
"…Amitabha…The Flame Pillar completely gave up his position as the Flame Pillar after learning of Muzan's death…and the Water Pillar did not reply in time…"
After listening to Xingming's explanation, Busei nodded slightly, and Xingming continued to pray silently for Buddhism. The two of them fell into silence, which was completely different from the joy on the other side.
However, the silence between the two was soon broken, but what was unexpected was that it was Xing Ming who took the initiative to speak.
Looking at the Tokito brothers, Inosuke, Xuanya Zenitsu and his party in front of him, Xingming rubbed the Buddhist beads faster and faster, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or to Busei, and spoke slowly.
"I...have always thought that children are evil things..."