Chapter Twenty-One: Kanae Kocho / Chapter Twenty-Two: Ichijou-modori Bridge

Yuxian did not comment on this; this so-called curse was merely the price Muzan paid for his attempt to achieve Muzan.

After their conversation, they bid farewell to Oyakata Ubuyashiki and went to find the children.

"Wow! This tastes really good!"

Led by Kanroji Mitsuri, the children sat together eating sakura mochi.

"Right, right? It's delicious, isn't it!"

Kanroji Mitsuri said with a smile that she once ate 170 sakura mochi in one go.

That's why her hair turned this color; she used to have long, jet-black hair.

The children were very happy, and their fondness for Ganlu Temple increased greatly. They thought the temple would take them to eat good food, and that the temple must be a very kind place.

"Why aren't the Master here yet? We're going to finish eating soon."

"Yes, I was planning to leave a few for them too, but they were so delicious that we ended up with only one left."

There was only one lonely sakura mochi left on the table, which looked particularly shabby.

The children had originally intended to leave a few for Yuxian and Mash to try as well.

After all, they really hoped that Yuxian could also enjoy such delicious food.

Brush!

Little Jack stuffed the last sakura mochi into his mouth, leaving the table completely empty.

"Jack! That's for the Master!"

Little Jeanne glared angrily at Jack, expressing her displeasure with her behavior.

Jack chewed and mumbled, "There's only one. If Mom and Mash don't have enough to go around, they'll fight. I'd better not cause them any trouble."

"You're just a glutton!"

Gretel criticized him with some heartache.

She regretted not acting sooner; now Jack had beaten her to it.

Chapter 21, Section 334 Kanae Kocho

The injured Demon Slayer Corps are receiving treatment at the Butterfly Mansion.

Tanjiro and his two companions did not suffer any serious injuries; they were undergoing special training to improve their skills.

The Aoi in the Butterfly Mansion, Kiyo, Sumire, Naho, are helping them.

Besides them, there is also Kocho Shinobu's stepson Kanae Kanao Tsuyuri, a very taciturn but exceptionally talented swordsman.

This moment didn't last long before it was interrupted by a group of children.

When the children came here to play with Nezuko, they found there were many other children and immediately decided to play with them here.

The once relatively quiet Butterfly Mansion immediately became very lively.

"We want to play too."

The children found the training programs very interesting and all expressed their desire to join.

"This is training, not play!"

Aoi seriously criticized them, expressing her dissatisfaction that the children treated training as a game.

"Then we'll help with the training too."

The children immediately changed their approach; this was no challenge for them.

While Aoi was still looking at them suspiciously, Tanjiro was training with Kanao when Jack burst into the arena.

She leaped from behind and hugged Kanao's neck, hanging on her body.

Then she started giggling.

Aoi was speechless. She couldn't believe that Kanao had been so easily approached by Jack and hugged from behind. If it had been an attack, it would have been enough to threaten her life.

"Now we'll train you!"

Several children stood there swaggering, pointing and gesturing at Tanjiro and his two companions.

Tanjiro has a mild temper, just smiled and didn't think anything of it.

Inosuke was indignant and shouted, "I don't want kids to train me!"

Kuro jumped up and started fighting with him, saying, "I also have dual swords, let's have a fight."

Zenitsu Agatsuma stood there dumbfounded, drool practically dripping from his mouth, "Heaven, this is heaven..."

Snap!

Little Jeanne swept her spear, sending him staggering. "No slacking off!"

Zenitsu then frantically began to fight Little Jeanne. He was repeatedly outmaneuvered by Little Jeanne, running around screaming in pain.

"Useless!"

The other children on the sidelines made disapproving comments.

Okita Souji to the side with his arms crossed, watching the children play with great interest.

She said to Kanao, who was standing quietly to the side, "Aren't you going to get involved? These kids may be mischievous, but they're quite capable. You'll gain something from this."

Kanao shook her head; she wasn't used to such a noisy scene.

"Wow! I quit! This isn't training, you just want to beat me up!"

Zenitsu Agatsuma was the first to lose it; he was being chased and beaten by Little Jeanne and had no chance to fight back.

The spear lashed at my body, causing a burning pain all over.

Little Jeanne was very strict; she wasn't about to let Zenitsu off so easily. "You're so useless, I might as well kill you!"

The two, Kuro and Inosuke, were locked in a dazzling display of swordplay.

Inosuke shouted and swung his twin swords faster and faster, but with each increase in speed, Kuro would also increase his speed, and the two of them swung their swords faster and faster, making it look very intense.

Tanjiro, on the other hand, was constantly chasing Jack back and forth.

Jack loves this kind of game, and it won't be easy for Tanjiro to catch her.

By the time Yuxian and Mash found the place, Tanjiro and the other two were exhausted.

"We're leaving now, we'll come back to play with you tomorrow."

The children skipped and jumped around, following Yuxian as if nothing had happened, leaving Tanjiro and the other two lying on the ground, panting heavily.

For the next period of time, the children played everywhere, occasionally helping Tanjiro with their training, and sometimes running around looking for new fun.

That day, during training, Kocho Shinobu ran in and said to Kanao, "Kanao, we have news about my sister. We need to set off right away."

Kanao was taken aback, and immediately followed Kocho Shinobu to set off.

Upon seeing this, the children immediately abandoned their training and surrounded them.

"Where are you going? We want to go too."

They were getting a little bored here and were looking for new forms of entertainment.

Yuxian was somewhat surprised, because in his memory, Kocho Shinobu's older sister, Kanae Kocho, had already been killed.

Now that Kocho Shinobu said she had news about Kanae, he stepped forward and asked, "Could you tell me more details?"

After a moment of contemplation, Kocho Shinobu slowly began to talk about her sister.

"My sister was taken away by a ghost a long time ago; she's probably already dead..."

Kocho Shinobu's expression was very sad; after all, one could easily guess what would happen if someone was taken away by a demon.

"I've been searching for the ghost that took her all these years, but I haven't made any progress."

"Now that I've finally received the news, I must rush there to kill that devil and avenge my sister!"

Kanae nodded to the side. She was quiet by nature, but Kanae Kocho was one of the few people who could open her heart.

It was Kanae who rescued her from human traffickers, taught her, and accompanied her, giving her a new life.

Yuxian asked, "Was your sister abducted, or was she killed?"

Kocho Shinobu nodded. "Yes, that demon was very powerful. My sister seemed to be taken away without any resistance. When I arrived, I only found the message my sister left for me at the scene."

"She told me... not to worry about her..."

At this point, Kocho Shinobu felt a deep longing for the days she spent with her older sister.

Kocho Shinobu understands her older sister, Kanae Kocho, who is a very gentle and understanding person.

Her sister must be afraid that if she went to seek revenge, she would also fall into the hands of the ghost. That must be it.

Are you confident?

Yuxian and said, "Let's go with you. If it really is a powerful evil spirit, it might be difficult for you and Kanao to deal with it together."

"Yes, yes, with us here, we can definitely take down that bad guy!"

The children quickly agreed, eager to leave as they were already getting tired of the place.

Kocho Shinobu immediately. She was even more confident that they could go together if they Yuxian, and she wouldn't refuse.

"Wow! Let's go say goodbye to Big Eater Sister now."

The children all ran off in a flash to say goodbye to Kanroji Mitsuri.

"Let's go together," Tanjiro said as he walked over.

Zenitsu looked at Tanjiro Zenitsu, "Let's continue training here. Didn't you hear that demon is very powerful? We'll get eaten!"

Tanjiro shoved Zenitsu away as he leaned in. He was determined to go. Only through constant battles could he become stronger. He longed to become stronger so that he could defeat more demons and find a way for Nezuko to turn back into a human.

Yuxian smiled and said, "Then let's go together. The children probably don't want to be separated from Nezuko either."

Section 335, Chapter Twenty-Two: Ichijou-modori Bridge

In the Infinity Castle, a large-scale layoff took place at the Muzan Group.

Exhaustion's death greatly disappointed Muzan with the Lower Moon. The constantly changing Lower Moons were too weak and offered him no help whatsoever, thus losing their purpose.

After a round of harvesting, he left only Lower Rank One, Enmu.

The Lower Moon was completely disbanded, Enmu was given more blood by Muzan, greatly increasing his strength and bringing him close to the Upper Moon.

"Go and bring me that cloak."

Muzan Kibutsuji gave the order to Enmu.

Nezuko's cloak can block out sunlight, allowing demons to move around during the day, which is very important to Muzan.

Always timid and cautious, he would never take action himself; he would only achieve his goals through other ghosts, and this time was no exception.

Muzan Kibutsuji most wanted to know was news of the Blue Spider Lily, the Blue Spider Lily that had turned him into a demon when the doctor who saved him used it.

Muzan believed that if he could find the Blue Spider Lily, he would be able to find a way to eliminate his own weakness.

For countless years he has been searching for news of the Blue Spider Lily.

Where are we going?

Led by Kocho Shinobu, Yuxian and his group walked along the road, where the children began to chatter and ask questions.

"This direction should lead to Kyoto, right?" Tanjiro replied, looking ahead.

"Kyoto? But we've already been there."