Chapter 94: Trust, Growing into a Towering Tree in Kanae's Heart
No, I absolutely cannot let this demon continue being so arrogant!
Kocho Shinobu took a deep breath,
and suddenly threw down the broken chopsticks in her hand,
like a child who had suffered a great grievance,
she grabbed Kanae's arm and buried her head deep in her sister's neck.
"Sister—"
Kocho Shinobu drew out the last syllable, her voice carrying a hint of coyness and a sob.
She looked up, her beautiful large eyes now filled with mist,
looking at Kanae with a pitiful expression,
"I want Sister to feed me too!
Shinobu is also very hungry, Shinobu also wants to eat that tuna, but Shinobu's chopsticks are broken..."
Kanae was taken aback by her younger sister's sudden behavior.
In her memory, ever since their parents were murdered by a demon,
little Shinobu had been forcing herself to be strong,
always imitating her own smile,
and it had been a very long time since she had shown such a vulnerable, childish side in front of her.
Seeing her sister's jealous and aggrieved little look,
Kanae's heart instantly melted into a puddle.
How could she not know what her sister was thinking? The smile in her eyes grew even deeper.
"Alright, alright, our little Shinobu must be starving too.
Come, Sister will feed you."
Kanae gently stroked Kocho Shinobu's hair.
She took a new pair of clean chopsticks,
and carefully selected a piece of fatty tuna sushi with the most beautiful texture and richest fat,
dipped it in soy sauce, and then carefully held it up to Kocho Shinobu's lips.
"Here, Shinobu, say ah—"
Kocho Shinobu raised her chin triumphantly,
like a proud princess who had won a battle for favor,
she gave Tatsu a provocative look before opening her mouth and swallowing the piece of sushi.
"Mmm! The sushi Sister feeds me is ten thousand times more delicious than what some ungrateful demon eats!"
Kocho Shinobu said loudly on purpose, flashing a happy smile while chewing.
Tatsu watched the "play" these two sisters were performing in front of him,
and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
He gave Kocho Shinobu a look as if he were looking at an idiot,
too lazy to bother with this childish little girl.
He picked up the teapot from the side, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and began to drink it unhurriedly.
The paper bags on the table had been emptied, leaving only a few empty food boxes and scattered bamboo skewers.
Kanae briskly cleared away the trash and wiped the tabletop spotless with a cloth.
She picked up the teapot and poured a cup of digestive tea for both Tatsu and Kocho Shinobu.
The steam rose in curls, blurring the faces of the three.
Tatsu lowered his eyelids slightly, casting his gaze through the gap in the window
toward the ink-black night sky outside.
"The demons in this vicinity have mostly been cleared out."
"How about we leave this town tonight?"
His proposal to leave wasn't on a whim, but based on an analysis of the current situation.
First, the Demon Slayer Corps' sense of smell was sharper than a hound's.
The disappearance of those three Demon Slayer Corps members would definitely attract the Corps' attention.
Before long, groups of swordsmen, or even Hashira-level experts, would be sent to investigate.
But that was only a secondary reason.
The fundamental reason that made Tatsu decide to flee overnight
was the battle that took place last night.
Last night, he encountered the Lower Rank Three of the Twelve Kizuki, Ubume.
When he decapitated Ubume, he used a Breathing Style.
And it was the nightmare in Muzan Kibutsuji's heart: Sun Breathing!
In this world, as the progenitor of demons, Muzan Kibutsuji possessed absolute control over all demons.
He could read a demon's thoughts and share their vision.
It had been centuries since the death of the man named Tsugikuni Yoriichi,
yet Sun Breathing had reappeared, and in the hands of a demon, no less.
Tatsu could easily guess that in the Infinity Castle right now,
that cowardly yet incredibly brutal Demon King was probably trembling with fear,
but what would follow would surely be endless fury and the most frantic pursuit.
Muzan would never allow anything related to Sun Breathing to exist in this world, let alone when the user was also a demon.
He currently had no confidence in facing Muzan.
"We must move immediately, hide our tracks, and completely cut off any clues Muzan might use to track us.
Before I fully grow and possess the strength to absolutely crush Muzan, I must not confront him head-on."
Tatsu calculated silently in his heart.
"I agree."
Tatsu turned his head slightly and saw Kanae's eyes, clear as water.
Kanae didn't ask "why" or "where."
She just looked at Tatsu quietly, with that reassuring smile on her face,
and gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.
Without realizing when it started, Kanae found herself becoming more and more accustomed to following Tatsu's arrangements.
Trust, unconsciously,
had taken root and sprouted in the heart of this gentle Hashira-level swordsman, growing into a towering tree.
"Sister!"
Kocho Shinobu's eyes widened in disbelief, and she snapped her head toward Kanae.
She never expected that her sister, who had always been very assertive
and could hold her own within the Demon Slayer Corps,
would actually be so submissive to a demon's proposal!
Not even a single extra question!
"Sister, are you crazy? We're just going to follow him?
Who knows what his intentions are? What if he takes us to a demon's nest?"
Kocho Shinobu lowered her voice and spoke urgently into Kanae's ear, her tone full of anxiety.
Kanae turned her head and reached out to gently place her hand over the back of her sister's.
"Shinobu,"
Kanae shook her head slightly, looking at her sister with a soft gaze as she spoke quietly,
"Trust Tatsu.
If he really wanted to harm us, he would have done so long ago;
he wouldn't have needed to wait until now.
Since he says we should leave, we'll listen to him."
Kocho Shinobu opened her mouth, wanting to argue,
but found she couldn't find any reason to refute her.
It was true; if this demon really wanted to kill them,
given his strength and her sister's trust in him,
the two of them would have died ten thousand times already.
Besides... Kocho Shinobu subconsciously touched her abdomen.
The excruciating pain that had felt like ten thousand ants biting,
was indeed being suppressed firmly by that disgusting Black Pill.
She looked up, seeing her sister's look of complete trust, and then at Tatsu's profile, which remained calm as ever,
as if everything were under control.
A deep sense of powerlessness surged in Kocho Shinobu's heart.
She suddenly realized with sadness that not only was she completely crushed by this demon in terms of force,
but her psychological defenses were also being dismantled by him bit by bit.
"Phew—"
Kocho Shinobu exhaled a long breath,
her tense shoulders slumped weakly, like a defeated rooster.
"I understand."
"I agree to leave."
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