Was it because of me?
Su Chen wondered silently.
Or is this really a curse, one whose timing isn't fixed, that only follows the plot's timeline rather than the original timing?
His arrival had brought enormous changes to all of this.
This was the butterfly effect he had set off.
Soon.
Su Chen soon made up his mind.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki had given him a place in the Demon Slayer Corps.
He had let him join the Butterfly Mansion, given him a share in it, and looked after him in every respect.
Besides, Su Chen was the Dragon Hashira, and Kagaya was also a man of exceptionally noble character.
Whether out of sentiment or reason, Su Chen could not stand by and do nothing.
"Let me take a look."
Su Chen met Lady Amane's eyes, and she then led him to the room where Kagaya Ubuyashiki was resting.
The door was pushed open.
A weak voice rang out.
"Is that... Su Chen?"
Looking at the terribly frail Kagaya before her, Lady Amane spoke through her tears. "Yes, it's Su Chen. I asked Doctor Su to come and examine you."
"I see."
Kagaya lay quietly in bed, his eyes shut tight, a band of white bandages wrapped securely around them.
For this man, even light was gone now.
He looked utterly terminally ill.
To be honest, Su Chen was somewhat surprised by the sight.
Had Kagaya Ubuyashiki's condition already grown this severe?
Kagaya Ubuyashiki lay flat on the bed, still speaking feebly. "There's no need, Su Chen. I know my condition very well. I don't have much time left."
"Don't talk for now. Let me take a look."
Su Chen sat quietly beside Kagaya Ubuyashiki and heard his dispirited words before he had even begun.
Su Chen immediately spoke up to stop