Nezuko happily stood up, pinching the frog.
He then quickly ran to Teiichi and Kanae, who were sitting on a ridge in the field not far away, and held up his spoils.
"Look, Brother Teiichi, Sister Kanae, Delia and I caught a frog!"
Teiichi looked at the frog, then suddenly spoke:
"Oh no, this frog is poisonous! Anyone who catches it will never grow up!"
"Ah?"
Nezuko looked at Teiichi with a somewhat bewildered expression, then turned to look at the frog in her hand.
"What... what should we do, Nezuko- neechan?" Delia looked at Nezuko with some concern after hearing this.
Seeing the two of them like this, Kanae couldn't help but gently pat Teiichi.
"He's lying to you, it's just a normal frog, it's fine!"
Delia breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, then glared angrily at Teiichi.
"Hmph, big brother is so annoying!"
Upon Teiichi, Dingyi couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Delia turned to look at Nezuko.
" Nezuko- neechan, let's go, let's ignore them!!"
Nezuko was only then snapped out of her daze at the thought that the frog was poisonous.
She didn't follow Delia, but looked at the frog in her hand, then turned to Teiichi and Kanae and said:
Even if it really is poisonous, I'm not afraid!
This surprised everyone else.
Teiichi Nezuko's serious expression, Teiichi couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Why?"
Nezuko raised her head proudly and said:
"Because I know how to detoxify!"
Teiichi opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
He couldn't really refute that; Nezuko really could detoxify. He had just asked her to help detoxify Tengen Uzui others in the Entertainment District two months ago.
"Wow! Nezuko- neechan, you're so amazing! You can even detoxify!" Delia looked at Nezuko with admiration.
Nezuko nodded proudly, then looked at Teiichi.
"Hehehe..."
"..."
Teiichi was speechless as he looked at Nezuko out at him.
Boom--!
A sudden clap of thunder echoed throughout the heavens.
Teiichi looked up at the sky, then lowered his head and said:
"Alright, that's enough for today, let's go home!"
Hearing that that was it for today, Delia lowered her head in disappointment.
"All right!"
"Then, what should we do with this frog? Should we take it back?" Nezuko held up the frog in her hand.
Teiichi was about to speak, Delia interrupted him, saying:
" Nezuko- neechan, could you please let this frog go? It's so small! If we take it away, its mother will be very worried because she won't be able to find it!"
Nezuko turned to look at Delia, then smiled broadly:
"Um!"
Nezuko quickly crouched down and let go.
As soon as its limbs touched the ground, the frog leaped up quickly and jumped recklessly into the rice paddy.
Watching the frog disappear in the blink of an eye, Nezuko smiled and washed her hands in the ditch beside the rice paddy.
The group then walked quickly towards the village.
On the way, Delia was no longer as happy as she had been playing earlier. She lowered her head and asked sadly:
"Big brother, are you leaving tomorrow?"
Teiichi slightly turned his head to look at Delia.
Two days have passed since White Feather went to inform Inosuke. Based on the distance from the Butterfly Mansion to Kuroishi Village, Inosuke should arrive tomorrow.
This is because Kuroishi Village is located in a mountainous area, and there is a considerable stretch of road without modern transportation.
"Yes, we should be leaving here tomorrow!"
Delia nodded somewhat dejectedly and didn't say anything more.
Seeing this, Teiichi could only sigh softly.
Delia is mainly sad because Nezuko is leaving.
Before Nezuko arrived, she hadn't played with other children for two months.
But Teiichi couldn't possibly let Nezuko stay here with her.
After all, Nezuko was the most important link in making Muzan believe that a demon capable of overcoming sunlight had appeared.
If you try to talk to Muzan, he'll Muzan think it's a trap set by the Demon Slayer Corps.
At a fork in the road in the village, Teiichi and the others parted ways with Delia.
The three then went straight back to the hotel.
Not long after we arrived at the hotel, large raindrops began to pelt down from the sky.
Dark clouds quickly covered the sky, and the whole world instantly darkened several degrees.
The whole world fell silent instantly, with only the patter of raindrops and the howling of the wind remaining.
Teiichi moved the table and chairs to the window.
Then I opened the window. There was an eave outside, so I didn't have to worry about raindrops flying in through the window.
Once everything was ready, Teiichi sat down by the window and began to enjoy the autumn downpour.
Seeing Nezuko also sat down at the table.
She skillfully placed her hands on the windowsill, then rested her little head on it.
A short while later, Kanae also came over with a pot of freshly brewed hot tea.
After pouring a glass for himself and Teiichi respectively, he looked at Nezuko.
Nezuko, would you like some tea?
Nezuko shook her head without turning her head.
"No, the tea doesn't taste good!"
Seeing this, Kanae smiled slightly and sat down as well.
"By the way, if Nezuko becomes human, shouldn't she learn something?"
Nezuko turned her head slightly upon hearing this.
Is there anything I can learn?
Kanae smiled gently at Nezuko.
"For example, medicine, tea ceremony..."
"Mom, I'm home!"
Delia pushed open the door and shouted.
This time, unlike the last time Teiichi and his group visited, a response quickly came from inside the house.
Welcome home!
Soon, Delia's mother appeared from around a corner.
Unlike the haggard look that Teiichi had seen her two days ago, Delia's mother seemed much more relaxed these past two days after receiving Teiichi and the others' promise, and her complexion had even become slightly rosy.
Seeing Delia standing at the door, soaked to the bone by the heavy rain, Delia's mother quickened her pace, scolding her playfully:
"It's raining so hard, why did it take you so long to come back!"
"We came back before it started raining, and it only started raining when I was halfway there after we parted ways with Nezuko and the others!" Delia explained.
"Alright! Alright! Hurry up and get your clothes, I'll fetch some hot water for you to take a bath!"
"Yes, thank you, Mom!"
Delia nodded seriously, then walked towards her room.
Delia's mother walked slowly towards the kitchen area, where she had just been preparing dinner.
The house wasn't big, and we quickly arrived at the kitchen.
The kitchen features a traditional earthen stove, primarily constructed from bricks and mud.
The stove has a long firebox on its side, used to store firewood.
Above are two stove holes, one large and one small.
The larger one is mainly used for cooking, while the smaller one can be used to boil water while cooking.