After nearly a week of rest, Yoizumi finally welcomed a new batch of Demon Slayer Corps members, including a few familiar faces.
Shinazugawa Genya shyly walked up to Yoizumi, rubbing his head, and greeted him.
"Yoizumi-nii, long time no see."
"Genya."
Shinazugawa Genya hooked his fingers, deliberated for a while, then hesitantly looked at Yoizumi, "Um, Yoizumi-nii, you've been training with my brother recently, right?"
"Mm."
"How is he...?" Genya still only dared to ask about his brother through others; he didn't have enough courage to face his own brother.
"He can jump three feet high and is quite energetic every day," Yoizumi said blandly, recalling Sanemi Shinazugawa's every move over the past few days.
These two brothers, besides their appearance...
Their personalities are equally awkward... They are each other's only family.
How did it come to this?
Yoizumi also had no right to interfere with how other people's brothers got along, but... Yoizumi-nii!
Tanjirou's bright and lively smile seemed to be right before Yoizumi's eyes.
Being separated from family for too long will also lead to longing... After experiencing such a cruel and long separation, Yoizumi did not want such a thing to happen again.
Family members are connected by blood; why should they so cautiously seek information about their own family through others?
Raising his hand, Yoizumi gently patted Shinazugawa Genya's shoulder, looking at him seriously, his calm tone carrying a hint of encouragement.
"Don't worry so much between family members. I actually feel he's quite easy to talk to."
"Ah...?" Shinazugawa Genya blinked, staring at Yoizumi with a look that asked, 'Are you serious?'
Although his brother was a gentle person in his heart, he definitely wasn't easy to talk to now.
Yoizumi nodded to him frankly.
This... Yoizumi-nii is sometimes unexpectedly naive... "Okay, I'll try, and..." Shinazugawa Genya responded, then walked up to Yoizumi, lowered his head slightly, and bowed.
"I'll be troubling Yoizumi-nii a lot during this time."
"I... can't use breathing techniques, so I might cause you some trouble."
Can't use breathing techniques... Yoizumi remembered that Genya could achieve a state of assimilation into a demon by devouring demons.
If he gave him his blood... no, that wouldn't work.
He had just promised Shinobu that he wouldn't harm himself.
Hmm... hair?
Plucking a few strands of hair shouldn't be a big problem, right... "Can Genya become stronger by devouring parts of demons?"
"Eh? Ah, yes, the stronger the demon I eat, the stronger I become," Shinazugawa Genya replied noncommittally. The inability to learn breathing techniques was a wound he could never heal. To keep up with his brother's pace, he would even eat the flesh and blood of evil demons to get stronger.
"Okay, I understand. You go prepare for training first."
After Genya left, Yoizumi found Kanzaki Aoi and asked her to help buy konpeito, which should be back by now.
"Yoizumi-san! Good morning ~" x3
When he arrived at the kitchen, he saw three little girls run up to him, all with cute smiles on their faces, staring intently at Yoizumi.
"Good morning," defeated by their pleading eyes, he patted each of their little heads.
"Brother!" Nezuko, with her face covered in glutinous rice flour, ran up to Yoizumi, her pink eyes excitedly holding up the mochi in her hand.
"Brother, mochi!" Facing the mochi that was almost poking his face, Yoizumi wasn't annoyed or angry; he gently wiped the flour from his sister's face with his hand.
"Did Nezuko make it?"
"Mm!"
Nezuko proudly swayed the white mochi, her happy eyes slightly upturned, and brought the mochi to Yoizumi's lips.
"Brother, eat."
He took a compliant bite. It was soft, chewy, and moderately sweet. He smiled and gently stroked his sister's head.
"Delicious, thank you, Nezuko."
Nezuko spread her hands open towards Yoizumi, her bright eyes looking at him expectantly.
"Brother, konpeito."
"Uh..." Swallowing the mochi in his mouth, Kanzaki Aoi hadn't returned yet, and there was no sign of the konpeito.
Knowing there was no konpeito, Nezuko puffed out her cheeks angrily, pouted, and, to Yoizumi's astonishment, snatched the mochi from his hand.
"Bad brother!"
"I asked Kanzaki to buy it for you; she'll be back soon."
Nezuko turned her head and gave Yoizumi a suspicious glance. Faced with his sister's disbelief, Yoizumi sighed helplessly.
"Really, I'm not lying to you."
"Has brother ever lied to you?"
Nezuko nodded earnestly. She had fallen for her brother's tricks many times already.
Before, he said he'd braid her hair, but it turned out ugly!
And the promised konpeito took a long time to buy.
"Why is everyone here?" Kanzaki Aoi said, puzzled, as she walked up to the group gathered in the kitchen, carrying a basket of vegetables.
"Oh, right, Yoizumi-san, here's the konpeito you wanted."
After his sister and the little girls happily ran off with their konpeito, Yoizumi also left the kitchen, carrying a plate of mochi.
He had to go train... Shinobu's Tsuguko... Kanao Tsuyuri.
It seemed every time he saw her, she had the same unchanging smile.
During the training just now, whether it was her movements or reaction speed, no other team member could compare to her.
Her eyes were very peculiar.
Noticing Yoizumi's gaze, Kanao smiled serenely and nodded slightly at him.
Now.
Kanao had a question.
Since Yoizumi-san and her master were together...
How should she address him?
Let's decide with a coin toss.
The coin in her hand rapidly flipped in the air.
"Clink!"
Slowly revealing it, the coin was heads.
Her purple grape eyes slowly looked at Yoizumi beside her.
"Grandmaster."
"...?"
Grandmaster?
Yoizumi didn't know how to respond for a moment.
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