At Chinatsu's words, the expression of Oyakata-sama, who lay on the bedding on the floor, changed slightly.
"You... feel that way too...? Actually, I think so as well... Shinobu told me about the poison this morning... It's time to kill Muzan..."
Even simply speaking seemed to drain Oyakata-sama. He looked far weaker than he had in the original story when he finally faced Muzan.
One month... one month at most.
Sitting beside Oyakata-sama, Chinatsu took a deep breath, and then her expression suddenly changed.
"Oyakata-sama, if I'm not mistaken, you intend to deliberately reveal the location of the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters to lure Muzan here, don't you?"
Oyakata-sama froze on his bedding. He had only discussed that plan with his wife and children, and had yet to tell anyone else. After all, he had only made the decision that morning, after Shinobu Kocho told him the ultimate poison was complete.
"Let me guess again. Are you planning to lure Muzan into your room, then detonate a huge stockpile of black powder hidden inside? You want to sacrifice your life to severely wound him?"
Chinatsu's next words struck right at the heart of his thoughts again. It was truly a case of "a dying man suddenly sitting bolt upright." Another medical miracle occurred: with a whoosh!, the utterly stunned Oyakata-sama sat up in bed.
The look on his face seemed to ask whether Chinatsu was a worm living in his belly. How could she possibly know even that?
Facing the shocked Oyakata-sama, Chinatsu merely smiled faintly and continued, "Oyakata-sama, do you trust me?"
"I do."
Breathing a little heavily, Oyakata-sama nodded at Chinatsu. He had trusted her from the very beginning, all the more so now that she had defeated five Upper Ranks, either personally or through her assistance.
Five...