"Yo! Kato! Long time no see, it's been over a year!"
Upon hearing Tengen Uzui's greeting, Teiichi smiled Ueya gently raised his hand in a short wave.
The three of them naturally walked towards the place where the crowd was gathering.
As soon as they arrived, Kanae and Shinobu Kocho were pulled into the girls' little circle by Mitsuri Kanroji.
Teiichi adjusted his pace and naturally came to Tengen Uzui's side.
"It's been over a year. The last time I saw you was in your area, right? I even stayed at your house for several days back then!"
Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui's face lit up with an even brighter smile. He patted Teiichi on the shoulder and warmly invited him:
"Yeah, how about it? When are you free to come visit me again? I told you, I recently discovered a hot spring, it's amazing! Since the weather's still cold, how about we go for a soak together?"
"Hot springs..."
Teiichi repeated the word softly, and the pleasant image of the smooth, warm water of the hot spring washing over her skin involuntarily came to mind.
Soaking in hot springs is quite relaxing, especially in winter.
The warmth and comfort of being completely enveloped is indescribable; it would be even better if there were snowy spots by the pool while you were soaking in the hot spring.
Teiichi has also gone on several outings in the past few years.
However, if he were to go on a date with Tengen Uzui, he would definitely bring his wife along.
I need to bring Kanae with me, otherwise it won't be good for me to go alone...
But Kanae doesn't seem to have that much time right now.
Thinking of this, Teiichi declined Tengen Uzui's invitation with a slight hint of apology:
"Let's talk about it when Kanae has time later, anyway, the hot spring isn't going anywhere!"
Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui raised an eyebrow.
"Looks like things are going well between you and Kanae? So, have you set a wedding date?"
Teiichi chuckled softly, "Let's wait a few years!"
As the two were talking, Kyojuro Rengoku came up to them, greeting Teiichi with his signature enthusiastic smile:
" Mr. Kato, it's been a long time!"
"Long time no see!" Teiichi smile and gave the same greeting to Kyojuro Rengoku.
"Have Mr. Uzui and Mr. Kato met before?" Kyojuro Rengoku asked.
He had overheard Tengen Uzui and Teiichi greeting each other earlier.
I'm quite curious.
After all, he hadn't had any contact with Teiichi in the past few years.
In his view, the only people who could still be in contact with Teiichi were the Oyakata-sama and a few members of the Butterfly Mansion.
Unexpectedly, Uzui also had connections with Teiichi.
Tengen Uzui nodded. "Yes! Kato passed through my area when he was traveling before, and we just happened to run into each other!"
"Travel? Has Mr. Kato been traveling all these years?"
Teiichi nodded and explained, "Yes, to walk around and see what's there."
The three people stood in the center of the room, talking.
On the other side, Obanai Iguro also walked towards the three of them.
When Dingyi became a pillar two years ago, he was not Teiichi at the Hashira Meeting.
He thought Teiichi had sacrificed himself while on a mission, and that he would never be able to express his gratitude for saving his life.
To his surprise, the other party was not dead, and he was even able to see him again at the Hashira Meeting.
But this is good, because it allows me to express my gratitude.
Obanai Iguro came up behind Teiichi and greeted him:
" Mr. Kato!"
Teiichi hearing this, Teiichi turned his head and looked over. Seeing that it was Obanai Iguro, he smiled and nodded.
" Iguro, it's been a long time!"
Tengen Uzui said, "Oh? Iguro knows Kato too? When Kato left, Iguro, you weren't a Pillar yet, were you?"
Iguro nodded. "Before I was a Pillar Mr. Kato saved my life! I wanted to come here to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Kato!"
Teiichi shook his head. "It was only right, no need to thank me! Besides, if it weren't for me that day, you probably wouldn't have died, you might just have been seriously injured! As for that seriously injured teammate, is he alright?"
Iguro, "Yes, he's fine. Although he was seriously injured, he rested there afterwards, so the injury didn't spread. He'll be fine after some treatment!"
"That's good!"
Teiichi slightly, then glanced around the room and gave brief nods to Gyomei Himejima and Giyu Tomioka.
His gaze returned to the group of people beside him, and just as he was about to continue the conversation, a slightly irritable voice rang out in the courtyard.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Can someone help me figure out who this guy is? It seems like I'm the only one who doesn't recognize him!" Sanemi Shinazugawa stood not far away and pointed at Teiichi.
"Anon, I don't know him either!"
Mitsuri Kanroji raised her hand, indicating that she didn't know either.
Although she had just learned about the other person's identity from Kanae and Shinobu, she couldn't really say they knew each other yet.
Sanemi Shinazugawa glanced at Mitsuri Kanroji, ignored her, and continued to stare at Teiichi.
"Hey! Who are you? And what are you doing here?"
Without the slightest panic, Teiichi slowly stepped forward until he was face to face with Sanemi Shinazugawa, then extended his right hand, his smile gentle and sincere:
"Hello, I'm Kato Teiichi. Nice to meet you."
Sanemi Shinazugawa glanced coldly at Teiichi's outstretched hand, then looked up at Teiichi and extended a hand.
Snap!
Without shaking hands with Teiichi, Sanemi Shinazugawa Teiichi hand aside.
"You're not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, are you?" Sanemi Shinazugawa stared intently at Teiichi, his words laced with hostility.
Teiichi gently withdrew his hand, his gaze falling tenderly on his slapped hand. His fingers moved slightly, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with him.
Teiichi felt nothing about Sanemi Shinazugawa just done.
Teiichi is not an easily angered person. In addition, after traveling around for so many years and seeing all things in the world and all aspects of life, Teiichi's state of mind has become even more peaceful.
In this era of fusion between the old and the new, many dark events will exist and occur.
This is nothing compared to what Teiichi saw.
Moreover, even from Teiichi book, one can tell that Sanemi Shinazugawa is not an easy person to get along with.
The lower your opinion of someone, the higher your tolerance for their behavior will be.
Thinking of this Teiichi couldn't help but chuckle.
Opposite to Teiichi, Sanemi Shinazugawa's lips twitched slightly.
Seeing that the person in front of him didn't reply, wasn't angry about his behavior, and even laughed, Sanemi Shinazugawa felt a surge of anger.
What he wanted to see was the other side break down and start hurling insults!
Instead of just watching them laugh so nonchalantly!