Hearing Kocho Shinobu's words, Giyu rolled his eyes speechlessly. He pointed at Ren and explained, "He... Ren was scratched by a demon. There might be residual demon poison in his body, so I brought him here hoping you could help detoxify him."
As he spoke, Giyu also recounted how Ren had repelled a demon with his bare hands. Hearing this, both Kocho Shinobu and Kanzaki Aoi were dumbfounded, their faces written with disbelief.
"What? He beat back a demon with his bare hands and only suffered minor injuries! How is that possible?" Kanzaki Aoi widened her eyes, speaking in sheer incredulity.
She was also a member of the Demon Slayer Corps and had even mastered all the forms of Water Breathing. However, due to her fear of death in actual combat, she dared not fight demons, forcing her to retreat to the second line and serve as logistics support.
Therefore, hearing that Ren dared to wrestle with a demon upon his very first encounter—and successfully protected his family—filled her eyes with admiration.
'When my family was in danger, if I had possessed courage like Ren's, would I have been able to protect them properly...?'
"Eh? Beat back a demon barehanded? Ren-san is quite formidable!"
Kocho Shinobu was also slightly startled upon hearing this. Thinking back to her own performance when she first encountered a demon, it wasn't much different from Kanzaki Aoi's.
"Haha, Miss Kocho, you flatter me. I'm just a bit bolder than most, nothing special."
"Even so, for Ren-san to be able to protect his family with his own two hands is already extremely impressive!"
Kocho Shinobu's ethereal tone was filled with gentleness, sounding very enjoyable to Ren. He had never imagined that one day he would be communicating face-to-face with a goddess from the anime.
However, at this moment, Kocho Shinobu suddenly changed the subject, asking with confusion, "But as far as I know, a demon's physical strength is dozens of times that of an ordinary human, and they possess terrifying regenerative abilities. For Ren-san to defeat one with bare hands... have you perhaps learned a Breathing Style?"
"Breathing Style?"
Ren feigned confusion. "What is a Breathing Style? I just have a lot of brute strength. That demon saw he couldn't beat me, so he ran away on his own."
"..."
At these words, Kocho Shinobu was instantly rendered speechless. Although a smile still hung on her face, a hint of irritation clearly surfaced.
'Do you want to listen to what you are saying? Just a lot of strength? Who exactly are you mocking here, you brat?'
Kocho Shinobu suddenly felt that using Ren to test her newly concocted medicine seemed like a pretty good option.
However, this also allowed her to understand the reason Ren could defeat the demon. She secretly criticized in her heart: 'Is it natural-born superhuman strength, like Himejima-san?'
Kocho Shinobu thought of the Stone Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Himejima Gyomei. His physique was also far beyond that of ordinary people. Although blind, he had once beaten a demon to death with his bare hands using sheer brute force.
And Ren's talent was clearly above Himejima Gyomei's; after all, his eyes were perfectly fine.
'If we could recruit Ren-san into the Demon Slayer Corps, that would be wonderful. Perhaps the Corps would gain another Hashira-level powerhouse!'
Thinking of this, Kocho Shinobu couldn't help but glance at Tomioka Giyu beside her, thinking to herself: 'Tomioka-san must be thinking the same thing, which is why he brought Ren-san here...'
"Let's put that aside for now. I should help Ren-san deal with the toxins in his body first. Ren-san, would you mind if I drew a vial of your blood?"
"That's certainly no problem!" Ren smiled.
"Alright then, please come with me."
With that, Ren followed Kocho Shinobu into the treatment room, which was filled with various medical instruments and medicines.
Kocho Shinobu skillfully picked up a syringe and medical alcohol. After sterilizing the area, she inserted the needle into the vein on Ren's shoulder and proceeded to draw a large vial of blood.
"Done. Please wait a moment, Ren-san. Once I formulate the antidote, we can start the injection or IV! For now, you can go find Aoi and have her take you to a ward to rest."
"I understand. Thank you, Miss Kocho!"
Ren bowed slightly, thanking Kocho Shinobu with gratitude. Although his constitution was superhuman and Kibutsuji Muzan's cells likely couldn't hurt him, he didn't want Muzan's cells remaining in his body. What would that make him?
Furthermore, although he didn't think Kibutsuji Muzan had the ability, if Muzan could somehow control the cells inside him to attack him, that would be bad.
In summary, Kibutsuji Muzan's cells were a hidden danger; it was best to clear them out completely.
'I wonder if Kocho Shinobu can help me remove Muzan's cells from my body. If even her medical skills can't do it, I'll have to scour the world to find Tamayo-san...'
Leaving Kocho Shinobu's treatment room, Ren couldn't help but think this.
Watching Ren's retreating figure, Kocho Shinobu was also startled, murmuring, "This kid's physical constitution is something else, isn't it? I used so much force just now, yet he didn't feel any pain at all."
Previously, Ren had been constantly showing off his great strength. This made Kocho Shinobu, who had the least physical strength among the nine Hashira and was the only one unable to decapitate a demon, feel quite inadequate.
So, when drawing blood just now, Kocho Shinobu had used all her strength to jab the needle into Ren's vein.
She had intended to give him a small punishment and see a pained expression, but who knew he wouldn't show any reaction whatsoever.
"Don't tell me that compared to this guy, my strength really is that pitiful..." Kocho Shinobu said, wanting to cry but lacking tears.
After leaving the treatment room, Ren arranged by Kanzaki Aoi to rest in a ward at the Butterfly Mansion.
Since his clothes had been mostly destroyed during the battle with Kibutsuji Muzan, he simply changed into a patient's gown. Lying on the bed, looking at the evening glow outside the window, his mind wandered.
'It's been three days. Tanjiro and Nezuko should have settled down by now, right?'
'In this life, I hope their family can live peacefully and happily!'
Just as he was lost in thought, Kanzaki Aoi brought in dinner and smiled. "Ren-san, your dinner is ready. Please enjoy!"
She placed the tray on the bedside table. Today's dinner consisted of rice, stewed fish, and egg soup. Since Ren was a patient, she couldn't give him anything too greasy.
"Is that so? Thank you, Miss Kanzaki." Ren thanked her with a smile, then began to enjoy his dinner.
Although the food was simple, Kanzaki Aoi's culinary skills were excellent, making it taste delicious.
"This stewed fish tastes great. And there aren't any bones... no, I should say even the fish bones are edible."
"It is my honor to receive your approval!"
Kanzaki Aoi smiled. Ever since learning that Ren had defeated a demon barehanded, she had especially admired him.
If she knew that the demon Ren defeated was Kibutsuji Muzan, she would probably be too shocked to speak.
Not long after dinner, Kocho Shinobu walked in holding a syringe and several bottles of medicine, looking at Ren with disbelief.
"Ren-san, your constitution truly is far beyond that of ordinary people!"
Saying this, Kocho Shinobu held up a test tube containing Ren's venous blood.
"I observed your blood and found that your cells are actually fighting against the demon's cell toxins, and they are gaining the upper hand. Do you know what this means?"
Without waiting for Ren to speak, Kocho Shinobu exclaimed, looking at him like he was a monster, "This means that even without any treatment, the demon's toxin won't affect you. Looking at it this way, it is very likely that you possess Rare Blood!"
"However, just to be safe, I still formulated an antidote serum to help you completely eliminate the toxins from your body."
"I see. Thank you, Miss Kocho Shinobu!" Learning that Kibutsuji Muzan's cells could be eliminated, Ren breathed a sigh of relief and immediately thanked her.
While preparing the medicine, Kocho Shinobu asked casually, "Ren-san, I wonder if you would be willing to join the Demon Slayer Corps?"
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