"What's this idiot grinning about?" A sudden child's voice successfully shattered Zenitsu's daydream.
Snapping out of it, he saw Kotetsu staring at him speechless.
Zenitsu's eyes immediately widened in fury: "What did you say? You hateful brat!"
Although Kotetsu was named Kotetsu, he wasn't reckless. Seeing Zenitsu erupt in anger, he immediately hid behind Mizuki.
He had already clearly seen that this older sister was the boss among this group.
She cut off her arm without changing her expression. Although her actions were a bit frightening, her tone was inexplicably gentle.
She didn't seem like a bad demon.
"Tsk..." Zenitsu gritted his teeth, veins pulsing on his face.
Mizuki said lightly, "That's enough, don't scare him."
Zenitsu complained mournfully, "Sis, has our relationship finally faded?"
Mizuki's mouth twitched: "No, it's because you genuinely looked a bit idiotic just now."
Zenitsu:...After a bout of commotion, Mizuki glanced at the dust on the two men: "You didn't win?"
Zenitsu kept a straight face: "That guy... has some skill..."
Hearing this, Zenitsu was fine, but Inosuke instantly lost heart and plopped down on his knees.
"I'm trash..."
A group of weirdos.
Kochou Shinobu smiled and said, "Well, losing to Tokito-kun isn't embarrassing. He is a genius who became a Hashira two months after picking up a sword."
Everyone was shocked: "What? Two months?"
Zenitsu couldn't maintain his composure: "Did he practice before?"
"No, just as Mizuki said, the Tokito family has always lived deep in the mountains, making a living by logging."
At most, his physical strength was greater than others his age.
In other words, it was purely talent in swordsmanship.
Just like Yoriichi back then, even though his physical strength was far inferior to Muzan's, he was able to repel Muzan using exquisite swordsmanship.
"T-two months..."
The Three Little Ones were all struck by the blow.
Two months... How many two-month periods had they trained for?
Moreover, even after activating the Demon Slayer Mark, they weren't a match for Tokito. If Tokito activated the Demon Slayer Mark, wouldn't they be even worse off?
Although Tanjirou and the others understood that the Hashiras' strength definitely surpassed theirs, even if Tanjirou killed the lower rank five and earned the title of Hashira, he was still far behind the others.
This group truly consisted of the strongest Hashiras in history, not something you could compare to just by killing a Lower Rank demon.
One could only say that the Demon Slayer Corps' requirements for becoming a Hashira were a bit too low... No, that wasn't right either.
The Lower Ranks were, after all, twelve of the strongest demons, but unfortunately, the power creep was too severe; they weren't even fit to carry the shoes of the Upper Ranks.
What truly made everyone uncomfortable was that Tokito was even younger than they were.
With the other Hashiras, they could still describe themselves as having a promising future, but when it came to Tokito Muichiro, it was purely a gap in natural talent.
The three mumbled with faces full of gloom, making Mizuki's eye twitch.
They were hit by this?
When she was hung up and slashed by Yoriichi back then, she didn't give up, alright?
...Fine.
Her lungs nearly exploded from anger back then.
She couldn't even touch him once. She wasn't asking to hit Yoriichi, just graze him!
The gap between people was absolutely infuriating.
Ignoring the trio's depressed appearance, Mizuki looked around: "Shall we go back?"
The main culprit had vanished without a trace, and they seemed to have nothing left to do here.
Kochou Shinobu nodded slightly: "Let's go back."
"Then I'll lead you down the mountain." Kotetsu stepped forward voluntarily and thanked them, "Thank you all so much for your help today. If it weren't for..."
He paused mid-sentence, seeing Mizuki staring thoughtfully at the yoriichi type zero.
"Uh..." An inexplicable bad feeling arose in Kotetsu's heart.
They didn't chase away the Wolf King just to welcome the Tigress, did they?
Sure enough, under Kotetsu's increasingly anxious gaze, Mizuki suddenly turned back: "By the way, can this thing do chores?"
Kotetsu: "..."
..."That's really amazing. It can even brew tea."
Inside the Swordsmith Village guest room, Kochou Shinobu held a cup of tea, looking surprised at the yoriichi type zero, which was busy working non-stop, its six hands holding household tools like brooms and feather dusters.
Tanjirou held his tea and sweated: No, no, compared to this level of house cleaning, brewing a cup of tea is nothing remarkable.
Those six arms were practically swinging until they smoked.
Mizuki took a small sip and commented, "Although the taste is a bit lacking, not having to do it yourself is quite nice."
Kotetsu, sitting on the side, had a speechless expression under his fire man mask.
Seriously, it's already quite difficult for it to achieve this level!
It was originally a fighting doll; adjusting it to this daily cleaning mode was extremely complicated.
But there was nothing he could do.
He couldn't refuse.
If this group hadn't helped speak up, the yoriichi type zero might have been destroyed by that short person.
Now, merely doing chores was not troublesome for the yoriichi type zero; it could even stretch its old parts.
Of course, the most important thing was that this older sister was the younger sister of the doll's prototype.
She looked exactly like the doll, and since he didn't hold the copyright, he couldn't refuse her use of it.
Looking at the dark sky outside, Mizuki asked, "How long until Haganezuka returns? How long does it take to forge a Nichirin Blade?"
This involved the domain of the swordsmiths, so Kotetsu quickly replied, "As for Mr. Haganezuka... he's a bit different from others. I can't accurately estimate his return time."
"As for forging a Nichirin Blade... the Swordsmith Village has never had a record of crafting a weapon for a Snow Breathing swordsman... I can't estimate."
Mizuki nearly spat out her tea.
Zenitsu acted as her mouthpiece and said speechlessly, "Didn't you just say nothing at all?"
The child was still relatively thin-skinned, and stammered in reply, "It should, it should be within two weeks?"
Although Mr. Haganezuka is quite strange, his blade forging technique is impeccable; even the Village Chief often praises him behind his back.
As for why it's behind his back, it's because saying it to his face would make the guy conceited.
Kochou Shinobu looked troubled: "Two weeks? I might not be able to wait that long."
"It's alright, Kochou can go back first."
Kochou Shinobu is, after all, the mistress of the Butterfly Mansion; her prolonged absence would affect the efficiency of treatment.
It was already good enough that she managed to steal a few days of leisure.
Kochou Shinobu silently nodded. This was the only way.
"Speaking of which, I just saw Genya in the dining hall corridor. Zenitsu, Inosuke, shall we go say hello to him later?"
Zenitsu decisively refused: "Huh? If you want to go, go yourself!"
Inosuke also quickly stated his position: "I hate that guy."
Tanjirou felt awkward: "Genya just isn't good at expressing himself; he doesn't mean any harm."
Mizuki casually glanced over the three of them. It seemed he was genuinely disliked, otherwise Zenitsu and Inosuke wouldn't hate him.
Although these two had some mental issues—Zenitsu was brain-damaged, and Inosuke was an idiot—neither of them was the type to be unreasonable.
"But, I still have his tooth in my keeping. I need to take it back and return it to him." Tanjirou pulled a tooth out of his pocket with a troubled expression.
Everyone: "..."
Zenitsu completely broke down: "Are you a pervert?!"
"Huh? But he lost it, and I wanted to give it back."
"Are you an idiot?!" Zenitsu couldn't hold it together, "He clearly threw that away himself, okay?"
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