Chapter 233 Request
The stars shining with dazzling light slowly fell down, and I stretched out my hand and held it in my palm.
The moment he touched the star, a flood of information flowed into his brain, and he knew exactly what the star was.
This may be the key to changing all this...
Thinking this in his heart, Yuanyi played with the stars in his hand.
But... how to find another [Scattered Wishes] is a problem...
Over at the Butterfly House, the stars hanging in the sky also returned to the Wolf's hands, but the star lines extending from them still existed, causing the Wolf to frown.
Just as the two were wondering about the reason for the sudden change of the stars.
The next moment, the stars, which were already extremely dazzling, burst out with dazzling light again, occupying the sight of the two.
In the light before their eyes, Wolf and Yunyi, who were thousands of miles apart, saw each other's figures and the stars connected by star lines in each other's hands.
"..."
"..."
They looked at each other in silence, but in each other's eyes, they seemed to be able to see what the person on the other side of the light was thinking.
They looked at each other for a long time, and then talked for a long time. Finally, they raised their hands at the same time and blasted the light in front of them into spots. At the last moment when their figures disappeared, they saw each other's firm eyes.
"Ugh…"
In the gradually fading light, Yuan Yi let out a long sigh, but after the sigh, his eyes became more despairing than ever before, and the aura emanating from his body was completely different from the previous gentleness.
The scene before his eyes returned to Tamayo's mansion, where everyone was still immersed in the shock brought by Tamayo's self-destruction and the sudden flashing of stars.
When he saw Yoriichirō emerge from the light, even though Tanjiro could feel the change in Mr. Yoriichirō, he still hurried forward to ask.
"What on earth happened, Mr. Yunyi? Isn't Muzan already dead?"
Looking at the anxious Tanjiro in front of him, Yunyi shook his head slightly.
"Sorry... I don't know either..."
Then he looked down at the star lying quietly in his hands and clenched it tightly.
"But...I will definitely solve this..."
After saying that, he no longer paid attention to the confused Tanjiro, and walked towards Kokushibo who was standing in the house avoiding the sunlight and watching this place silently.
Feeling the change in Yoriichi's momentum, Kokushibo's eyes trembled slightly. He glanced at the slightly lit stars in Yoriichi's hand and was the first to ask.
"you…"
"Brother..."
He had just uttered a word when Yoriichi's voice interrupted his question. His brows jumped, and Kokushibo stopped talking, waiting for Yoriichi's next words.
"I... would like to ask my brother to do me a favor... please..."
He stated his request slowly and steadily, with his expression remaining unchanged. However, Kokushibo, who heard everything Yoshiko said, had a flash of displeasure in his eyes and veins on his forehead throbbed.
The long sword made of flesh and blood in his hand instantly appeared, and the hollow god placed it on Yuichiro's neck. At this moment, Kokushibo's face looked a little ferocious.
"Why do you think I will agree to you..."
But Yoriichirō was not afraid at all, and spoke to Kokushibo with his usual sincere expression.
"I don't think my brother will agree... This is just... my request..."
After saying this, the two looked at each other for a long time. Seeing all this, Tanjiro in the yard had an anxious look on his face, and his mind was in a mess at the moment.
Fortunately, after a long time, Kokushibo moved his six eyes away from looking at Yoshinori, slowly closed his eyes, and spoke softly.
"Okay...I promise you..."
Then his voice changed and his tone became extremely serious.
"But...I want you to promise to fight me when this is over!"
Hearing Kokushibo's serious words, Yoriichi was stunned at first. He didn't expect that his brother would say such words to him. Then the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, revealing an innocent smile like a child.
"it is good…"
After retracting the blade that was against Yoshiichiro's neck, Kokushibo turned around and retreated to a darker corner of the room, where he knelt quietly.
Yoriichi bowed slightly to Kokushibo and the distraught Yushiro, then walked out of the barrier of Tamayo's residence.
As he passed by Tanjiro, he patted his shoulder gently and spoke softly.
"...After the medicine is ready...go home, Tanjiro..."
After saying that, she walked straight out of the mansion, and no matter how Tanjiro called her, she never looked back.
Looking at Yoriichirō's departing back, Tanjiro felt strange and at a loss. His eyes moved back and forth between Kokushibo in the house and Yoriichirō who walked out of the barrier. His body spun like a top, but soon he became dizzy.
Finally, Tanjiro, who didn't know what to do, picked up the photo that fell on the ground, wiped off the dust on it, and looked at the living being that was breathing beside him not long ago, Tanjiro's expression was extremely complicated.
He slowly walked towards Yushiro who was limp in the house and placed the photo in his arms. Although he didn't have a smart head, Tanjiro still knew that it was better to say nothing at this time...
Hugging his knees, Tanjiro sat next to Yushiro, staring blankly at the dazzling round sun in the sky. The warm sunlight shone on the earth, but it couldn't warm the hurt heart.
Just like that... Tanjiro, who had been frozen in place for a whole night, slowly closed his eyes.
Not long after… Yushiro beside him trembled his fingers, clutched the photo in his arms, got up from the ground, staggered into the laboratory, and closed the door…
And Yunyi left the group and embarked on the journey alone. In his eyes, there was only the faint line of stars in the daytime, guiding him to move in the direction he and the wolf had just agreed upon.
And that place... is a place that both of them know the location of... and it happens to exist on the trajectory of the star line...
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Butterfly House
Putting the [Scattered Wishes] back into his arms, the Wolf looked at the Butterfly Sisters who were still in grief, and took a step forward.
But he then took a step back, with a hint of confusion in his eyes, because after all, no matter what, their parents could be said to have died at his hands...
Just as he was about to leave, the sound of Xiaonin's sobbing reached the wolf's ears.
…never mind…
After saying this in his heart, Wolf walked to Xiaonin who was wiping her tears. He did not say anything to comfort her, but just stroked her back carefully. Wolf only knew that when others were sad, doing such an action would make them feel better.
Slowly, as the wolf comforted her, Xiaonin's sobbing gradually stopped. She looked at the wolf and said in a muffled voice.
"…sorry…"
Hearing Xiaonin's apology, he didn't expect Xiaonin to apologize to him. The wolf stopped comforting Xiaonin and his eyes slowly sank...
And Xiaonin's words continued.
"...I have already noticed your secret gaze...but I still...don't want to give up this little bit of hope...I'm sorry..."
As she spoke, Xiaoshinobu began to choke up again, and Wolf came to his senses and comforted Xiaoshinobu with sweat on his forehead. After Xiaoshinobu calmed down again, Wolf looked at Xiaoshi's profile, thought for a long time, and then slowly spoke.
"… Immortality will eventually bring misfortune…"
The words attracted Shinobu's attention, but she was slightly stunned when she saw the heavy expression on Wolf's face, who then made a request that had nothing to do with the current moment.
“…Minako…I’ll leave it to you…”