The ceremony at the cemetery has been completed.
Teiichi and Kanae returned to the Butterfly Mansion together.
As soon as I stepped through the front gate, I saw Aoi Kanzaki leading Kiyoshi, Sumi, and Naho in hanging out the bed sheets to dry.
The clearing, rinsing, and Naho take turns doing the work.
A person takes a washed bed sheet out of a bucket.
The other two worked together to wring the water out of the sheets a little more.
Then the person who had the bed sheet took it to Aoi Kanzaki.
Aoi Kanzaki then took the sheets and hung them on the clothesline in the yard to dry.
It's not that they don't want to do more.
Rather, they are too young.
Muichiro is only 14 years old this year.
They were several years younger than Muichiro.
Clothes and such are a bit better.
But bed sheets are a bit of a problem for them now.
What's more, they're not even tall enough to reach the clothesline.
Even if you wanted to sunbathe, you couldn't.
"Oh, Kanae and Lord Teiichi are back!"
Naho, who had just handed the bed sheet to Kiyo and Naho, stood there waiting. Her eyes darted around and she first spotted Teiichi and Kanae arriving.
Upon hearing this, Qinghe Cheng temporarily stopped what he was doing and looked towards the gate.
"Wow, it really is!"
After confirming that it was indeed Kanae and Lady Teiichi who had returned, they immediately stood up straight.
" Kanae- sama! Teiichi- sama!"
The three bowed to Teiichi and Kanae in greeting.
When they bowed, Qing and Cheng paused for a moment because they were each holding one side of a bed sheet.
"Hello!" Kanae responded gently.
Teiichi smiled and nodded to the three of them.
Hearing the voices, Aoi Kanzaki temporarily stopped what she was doing and came out from behind the drying sheets.
" Kanae- neechan! Teiichi- nii-san!"
Teiichi and Kanae nodded in response, and then Kanae spoke:
"Thank you for your hard work, Aoi!"
"It's no trouble at all, it's what I should do!" Aoi Kanzaki shook her head.
"How's the Butterfly Mansion doing these past few days? Any new patients?" Kanae asked.
Aoi Kanzaki replied, "Everything is normal, but one of the team members who was brought in yesterday was seriously injured. The doctor at the Butterfly Mansion treated him temporarily. When Shinobu came back earlier, she went to check on him first!"
Kanae nodded upon hearing this, then turned to look at Teiichi.
"I'll go take a look!"
"Okay, go ahead!"
Teiichi, his expression becoming more settled.
Kanae headed towards the ward.
Teiichi then turned to look at Aoi Kanzaki and the others.
"Let me download it for you!"
Aoi Kanzaki didn't refuse when she heard this; it wasn't the first time her older brother Teiichi, had helped her.
When Teiichi lived in the Butterfly Mansion before, he would help them out whenever he saw them getting tired from working.
They might refuse at first.
After all, in their view...
Brother Teiichi should use his extra time for cultivation, not waste it on these trivial matters.
However, Teiichi rejected him every time.
To Teiichi Dingyi's words...
We are all the same; no one is more noble than the others.
Moreover, the Butterfly Mansion is a place where everyone lives together.
It's not strange that he helped out.
Aoi Kanzaki expressed her deep gratitude for this.
But she didn't dare to have too many expectations of others because of this.
After all, even she herself thought so.
Swordsmen should be even more dignified...
"Thank you so much!" Aoi Kanzaki bowed and expressed her gratitude.
Seeing this, Kiyoshi, Seimei, and Naho also bowed in a similar manner.
"Thank you so much Teiichi!"
Seeing their expressions, Teiichi couldn't help but laugh.
Often, it's quite a pleasant experience to be sincerely thanked.
"It's nothing, you're welcome!"
After helping Aoi Kanzaki and the others hang their sheets to dry, Teiichi headed towards the backyard of the Butterfly Mansion.
The front yard was used for storing miscellaneous items, while the back yard was used as an area for patients at the Butterfly Mansion to train and rehabilitate.
but...
Just like what was said at this Hashira Meeting.
If all team members were willing to consciously work hard in their training, there would be far more people sitting there in meetings than just that.
When Teiichi arrived at the backyard.
In the backyard, all that could be seen were four familiar figures.
Two of them are currently training, and the other two...
Tanjiro looked at the girl with the side ponytail in front of him and asked seriously:
" Kanao, did you remember what I just told you?"
Upon hearing this, Kanao subconsciously pulled a coin out of her pocket.
Just as he was about to toss it upwards, his wrist was grabbed by another hand.
Kanao looked at Tanjiro with a puzzled expression.
Tanjiro didn't say anything, just stared intently at Kanao.
After a moment's hesitation, Kanao slowly nodded.
However, Tanjiro was not satisfied with that and continued to speak:
If you remember, you should say, "I remember!"
Upon Kanao instinctively pulled her hand away, trying to free her wrist from Tanjiro's grasp.
However, Tanjiro managed to capture him firmly.
Although his wrist Kanao's, Tanjiro's hand still gripped it firmly.
Kanao looked up at Tanjiro.
Her lips trembled a few times before she finally spoke slowly:
"I... I remember..."
His voice trembled and was strained, but he managed to finish a sentence.
Tanjiro smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this and released his grip on Kanao's wrist.
Zenitsu stood shirtless under a tree, holding several oversized dumbbell-shaped training devices.
His gaze was fixed intently on Tanjiro and Kanao.
hateful!
Tanjiro!
We've been training so hard here!
This guy is something else, he's dating and training at the same time!!
I want that too!!
Nezuko's sister!!!
Overwhelmed by longing, Zenitsu looked towards the house.
They wanted to see Nezuko hiding inside the house through its outer shell.
However, when I looked over, I was involuntarily drawn to a figure under the eaves.
When did this appear?
I didn't hear a thing!
Teiichi Tanjiro and Kanao like this, Teiichi couldn't help but slap his forehead.
This is...
When I read the original work, I only treated it as a setting and didn't feel much of a connection to it.
But only those who have actually met Kanao know how difficult she was to approach before.
Even Kanae couldn't do much against Kanao.
But now, things have changed because of Tanjiro.
Love makes people lose their minds!
Kanao is not the Kanao used to be!
Teiichi's mind wandered aimlessly.
Feeling being watched caused Teiichi to shift his gaze slightly, then reveal a gentle smile.
Bang!
Zenitsu threw the dumbbells on the ground, stood up straight Teiichi, and greeted Teiichi.
" Mr. Kato!"
Teiichi smiled Zenitsu.
Tanjiro and Kanao turned around upon hearing this.
Upon seeing that it was indeed Teiichi, and just as he was about to greet him, he noticed Teiichi's brow twitch.
Bang!
A loud thud came from behind.