It's Time to Get Shuten to Quit Drinking / The Grudge Between Minamoto no Raikou and Shuten

Yuxian was barely able to hold back her laughter; her face was twitching as she struggled to suppress it, her hands clutching her stomach as if afraid she might suddenly cramp up.

Chapter 25, Section 338: It's Time to Quit Shuten- dōji

Ibuki is very irritable and angry right now.

This is not Mount Oe at all; she is determined to take Shuten away from this godforsaken place.

She took the lead, storming angrily into the only mansion in the area.

"Shuten! I'm telling you, I'm leaving. This isn't Mount Oe at all. It's awful here, and I can't stand it anymore!"

Ibuki rushed up to Shuten and spoke in a serious tone.

At that moment, Shuten was half-lying on the tatami mat, leisurely drinking his sake, completely unaware of Ibuki's words.

She slowly drank the wine in her cup, exhaling a strong smell of alcohol.

"It's Ibuki! Come on... have a drink... hiccup!"

A loud burp, carrying a lingering smell of alcohol, instantly assaulted Ibuki's face.

"Wow! You drunkard! It stinks here."

As soon as the children entered the door, they quickly pinched their noses and retreated towards the door.

The smell of alcohol in the room was so strong that even adults would find it hard to tolerate, let alone children who are very averse to alcohol.

Yuxian hurriedly went inside and opened all the doors and windows of the room. A gust of cold wind blew in, causing much of the smell of alcohol in the room to dissipate.

Even so, the strong smell of alcohol was still very pungent.

He couldn't help but say, "Shuten, how much have you drunk?"

"There's not much left, I haven't even finished my gourd of wine yet."

Shuten shook the sake gourd in front of him, indicating that there was still quite a bit of sake inside.

Yuxian blinked. As far as he knew, the wine in this gourd seemed to be inexhaustible.

At this moment, Shuten also noticed Yuxian, and she gently rubbed her eyes with her delicate hand.

"It seems he's really drunk this time, he actually saw his Master."

As he spoke, he glanced at the other people in the room and tried to stand up unsteadily.

"Ibuki, are we back in Chaldea again...? No... or am I just drunk...?"

With a thud, she lost her balance and lay back down on the tatami mat.

"I need to sleep for a while to sober up... Goodnight... Ibuki..."

Shuten closed his eyes, ready to fall asleep.

Ibuki rushed forward and shook Shuten repeatedly, shouting, "I want to move! Move!"

"Shuten, get up! We're moving!"

Shuten reopened his eyes as Ibuki shook him, and asked curiously, "Where are we moving to? This is Mount Oe, this is our home."

"This isn't Mount Oe at all; it's a ghost town with nobody here. I can't take it anymore. We have to leave this time and find a fun place to stay."

Ibuki, provoked by the children, had completely lost interest in this place and wished he could leave immediately.

Shuten waved his hand, "It's all the same everywhere, why bother with all that trouble? It's not like we're going back to Chaldea."

As she spoke, she picked up the gourd and began pouring wine into the cups.

Ibuki snatched the freshly filled wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Thumbs up!

"Stop drinking! Let's move quickly. I won't let you drink until we move."

The children stood far away, not daring to approach Shuten, as the smell of alcohol there was too strong for them to bear.

They whispered among themselves.

"Ibuki is so pitiful. Not only does she have no one to play with, but she also has to take care of a big drunkard."

"No wonder she often plays pranks, it must be because she's too lonely."

"I've heard that people tend to have all sorts of fantasies when they're too lonely. She must be imagining herself as the leader of a group of demons, or the chief of Mount Oe, because she's so lonely."

"We must help her."

Yuxian looked at the drunken Shuten and shook his head helplessly.

He stepped forward and said, "Shuten, it's me."

"Huh? Why do I keep hearing Master's voice today? I guess I should go to bed early, maybe I'll have a sweet dream."

Shuten still believed that Yuxian Xian was just a hallucination from her drunkenness, so it seems she really had too much to drink.

I really don't know how much alcohol she drank to get her so drunk.

Seeing that Shuten was not being able to communicate, Yuxian gave up and decided to rest for the night and talk to him again tomorrow after Shuten up.

At that moment, a voice came from the kitchen.

"Is it Ibuki who's back?"

Following closely behind was a beautiful woman with long black hair and purple eyes, with purple butterfly clips adorning the corners of her ears on either side of her hair.

"Elder sister!"

Kocho Shinobu immediately recognized the person as her older sister, Kanae Kocho.

She leaped forward and crashed headfirst into Kanae Kocho's arms, nuzzling her head against her and acting Kanae.

The usually dignified and quiet Kocho Shinobu revealed a little-known side of herself at this moment, a side she only showed to her sister.

"Shinobu?" Kanae, holding Kocho Shinobu, was very surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"Kanao is here too."

She smiled as she looked at Kanao Tsuyuri, who had run up to her, and gently touched her hair.

After a blissful period of Kocho Shinobu coquetry, Kanae, hugging her and looking up to ask, "Sister, what are you doing here? I haven't heard from you for years, I thought..."

"I was injured while fighting a demon, and my messenger crow was killed. Fortunately, Ibuki happened to pass by and saved me."

Kanae said slowly, "She seemed very anxious at the time, and I didn't have time to contact you."

"Oh right, didn't I leave you a message? Didn't you see it?"

"This... this..." Kocho Shinobu a little embarrassed. She had misunderstood the message left by Kanae and thought it was her sister's words of comfort. She didn't expect it to be true.

Her face flushed slightly, a little embarrassed, and she quickly changed the subject, asking, "Has my sister been here all these years?"

"Sigh..." Kanae Kocho sighed softly, gesturing towards Shuten- dōji, "You've seen it too, she drinks almost every single day, and she's only sober for a few hours a month. I just can't leave her side."

The gentle- Kanae Kocho was very worried about Shuten in this state and took good care of her every day.

Yuxian walked over and sincerely thanked Kanae: "Thank you for taking care of Shuten."

"You must be the Master of Shuten and Ibuki, right?"

Kanae looked at Yuxian as if she had breathed a sigh of relief, "You've finally come. They missed you so much."

Kanae had always been by Shuten's side, had heard a lot about Yuxian and even Chaldea from Shuten.

She knew quite a bit about Yuxian, mostly from Shuten mumbled to himself when he was drunk.

"I'm really worried. Even Shuten Doji would definitely run into trouble if he drank like this."

"You should try to persuade her."

Yuxian nodded seriously. Although Shu Tun usually liked to Shuten, drinking day and night like this was definitely not a good thing, and she had to be made to restrain herself.

It's time to force her to quit drinking.

Chapter 26, Section 339: The Feud Between Minamoto no Raikō Shuten

It was late, Kanae Kocho led everyone to rest.

This mansion was only inhabited by Shuten, Ibuki, and her, and was very spacious, more than enough for everyone to rest.

Normally, Kanae would clean the place spotlessly, Yuxian and his party only needed to prepare some simple items like sheets to check in.

Kocho Shinobu couldn't wait to sneak into Kanae's room, and the two sisters whispered to each other under the same blanket.

"Sister, how have you been all these years?"

Kanae smiled and said, "It's nice. It's peaceful here, away from the world. Although it feels a bit deserted, I feel very calm. There aren't so many disturbances. This is probably the life I've always wanted."

Kocho Shinobu couldn't quite understand; in her view, living in such a deserted place must be very difficult.

Kanae didn't explain further. If it weren't for her younger sister, she would have thought that living here for the rest of her life would be a good choice.

The Demon Slayer Corps and demons—things that used to bother us—do not exist here, and there are not many complicated relationships between people.

Normally, she simply takes care of the drunken Shuten and spends the rest of her time doing simple chores like housework. Her life is quite peaceful, and she has a very open mind.

Forgetting hatred may be wrong, but it's too tragic to keep using hatred as a motivation to live.

"What about Shinobu?" Kanae asked. "With your talent, you're already a Pillar, right? You didn't like killing, but you have to fight every moment. Don't you find it very tiring?"

"Do you resent your sister for dumping all these things on you?"

Kocho Shinobu shook her head. "I originally thought my sister had already been killed, so how could I possibly blame you... Now I certainly wouldn't."

She gently shifted her body, pressing herself close to Kanae, just like when she was a child, relying on her older sister.

"Live life the way you want, and be patient."

Kanae gently patted Kocho Shinobu's back, which made Kocho Shinobu feel more at ease than ever before.

As long as her older sister is around, she doesn't have to think about anything or do anything, because her sister will take care of everything in advance.

And so, without realizing it, her breathing became even, and she slowly drifted off to sleep.

Kanae looked at Kocho Shinobu, who was sleeping sweetly like a baby, and sighed in her heart.

My younger sister must have gone through a lot over the years, and probably hasn't had a proper rest like this in a long time.

Kanae gently pulled the blanket over her, feeling a pang of tenderness, and quietly watched her sleeping face.

The next morning, Yuxian and the others were still sleeping in.

I went to bed a little late last night, and now I'm sleeping soundly.

Boom!

A loud clap of thunder woke everyone from their sleep.

In front of the mansion in Mount Oe, Shuten and Minamoto no Raikō were facing off.

"Old woman, what are you doing here again! You're not welcome here!"

Shuten angrily. She couldn't tolerate being confronted by Minamoto no Raikō so early in the morning, who even seemed to want to demolish her house.

Moreover, she and Minamoto no Raikō were never compatible, which made her even more furious.

Do they really think they're easy to bully? They come here to cause trouble every now and then.

"Oh dear, I've just come to visit an old friend."

Minamoto no Raikō smiled, straightened his body, and trembled.

Shuten's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth, saying fiercely, "Don't think you're so great just because you're big. Be careful it doesn't sag!"

Minamoto no Raikō did not immediately refute, but instead gave Shuten -dōji a strange look.

"You're jealous."