"Oi, relax. I'm not going to eat you."
Xia Xi walked into the fairly cozy little home.
After a glance around, he sat down quite naturally on the sofa beside the tea table.
That was Yushiro's personal seat.
"Have a seat. Make yourself at home."
Tamayo: ...
But this really is my home.
"Um, Mr. Swordsman..."
She had only just hesitantly begun speaking when Xia Xi suddenly frowned and let out a "Hmm?" in her direction.
It frightened the beautiful young woman into swallowing her words immediately.
"Hajimi, take your shoes off when you come inside. Don't run around in those filthy tabi shoes!"
Xia Xi turned and shouted at Sanemi, who had just dragged Yushiro inside.
"And that Watermelon Taro beside you, too."
Yushiro: ?
Watermelon... Watermelon Taro?
Is this guy talking about me?!
He immediately tried to resume his impotent raging, but Shinazugawa kept a firm grip on him, leaving him unable to break free.
Meanwhile, Xia Xi spoke to Persimmon, who had also come inside.
"Persimmon, go look in the kitchen."
"Bring us a couple of pots of tea first."
"Use the best tea leaves. This lady is an important guest of the Demon Slayer Corps, after all."
Even those familiar with Xia Xi's temperament...
...looked helpless. "Xia Xi... um, we're the guests here..."
The Dawn Hashira merely waved a casual hand.
"Oh, right..."
"But that doesn't matter. This lady won't mind."
With that, Xia Xi smiled at Tamayo.
As though he had her completely in his grasp, he asked, "Isn't that right, ma'am?"
"As long as you can kill Muzan, never mind a pot of good tea-even sacrificing your own life..."
"...wouldn't matter, would it?"
MVP...
This beautiful demon lady...
...must have joined forces with the Demon Slayer Corps in the future.
*Even if she never