That's great... Onee-chan, Tanjirou, Nezuko.
Kanao clasped her hands, a hint of a smile in her purple-grape eyes, and a look of relief on her face for them.
Yoizumi-san has finally woken up... Kanao looked at her sister. Her sister, who had gradually become dejected after Yoizumi-san fell into a coma, now once again showed that natural and gentle smile; it wasn't forced... it was a genuine smile.
So... in the days to come, Kanao hopes everyone can be happy forever... Kanae Onee-chan... must have wished for it too... After Yoizumi's prolonged comforting, his younger siblings finally stopped crying. He took out senbei and konpeito from a paper bag and handed them to Tanjirou and Nezuko respectively.
Yoizumi lowered his eyes slightly, revealing a hint of apology.
"I made you all worry."
"This is an apology."
Taking the konpeito with both hands, tears welled up in Nezuko's moist eyes again, and her breathing was trembling, with uncontrollable gasps.
It was konpeito... the konpeito her brother promised her a year ago... Wiping her tears, Nezuko hugged the konpeito tightly to her chest, resting her head on her brother's chest.
She had decided... she was the oldest girl in the family... she had to take care of her younger siblings, help her mother, and assist her brothers... so she had to be strong and sensible... Feeling Yoizumi-ge's palm gently stroking her head, Nezuko felt a sense of peace.
The tears flowed uncontrollably.
But now she was her brothers' sister... as a sister... it was okay to be a little willful, right... "That's great, Nezuko..." Tanjirou gently patted his sister's back, his crimson eyes red-rimmed. He and Nezuko had waited too long for this day.
From that snowy night when he lost everything, Tanjirou decided he couldn't lose anyone else.
Yoizumi-nii, whom he thought had died, was found again two years later.
A family member who had returned with such difficulty, yet due to his own powerlessness, had fallen into a reality where he might never wake up.
Tanjirou hated his weakness... Why, after enduring so much pain, did Yoizumi-nii still have to bear it in the end?
Every time he thought of this, Tanjirou's heart ached. He became despondent... confining himself to his room.
He wanted to punish himself for his incompetence... It was Nezuko who used an axe to break open his locked room, her face covered in tears, and slapped him awake... "Yoizumi-nii is already in a coma, are you going to do something that makes me sad too, Onii-chan?"
"I might have already lost one brother, I can't lose another..."
Staring at his sister's falling tears, Tanjirou was overwhelmed with shame. He kept apologizing to Nezuko.
Sorry, Onii-chan's weakness... Sorry, Onii-chan didn't notice Nezuko's feelings... Sorry, for making Nezuko, as his sister, worry about him... "..." Tanjirou looked at Nezuko, then at his brother.
Now, their family would finally not be separated again... Yoizumi gently patted his brother's head and said softly.
"You've worked hard, Tanjirou."
Hearing this, Tanjirou was stunned for a moment. The next second, tears in his eyes, he smiled, his eyes full of reliance on his family.
He held his brother's hand, which was gently stroking his head, and smiled brightly.
"Yoizumi-nii, welcome back."
... "Yoizumi-san!" Zenitsu hugged Yoizumi's leg, tears and snot streaming, his face full of relief.
"You're finally awake!"
Reaching out and forcefully pushing away Zenitsu's face that was pressing against him, Yoizumi nodded.
"How can you be like this! I was so worried about you, Yoizumi-san!" Zenitsu, feeling rejected, said indignantly.
Despite this, Zenitsu didn't feel a trace of unhappiness. Yoizumi-san waking up was the best thing that could happen. Both Tanjirou and Nezuko-chan would be able to rest easy from now on.
Zenitsu was happy for them from the bottom of his heart.
Looking at Yoizumi-san in front of him, Zenitsu couldn't help but sigh.
Indeed... this kind of Yoizumi-san was what he was used to.
But sometimes, his unconsciously mischievous nature really made Zenitsu angry.
"Yosuke, you really woke up."
"I already guessed it!"
Inosuke held an ohagi bigger than his fist, his eyes under the wild boar mask sparkling, and walked up to Yoizumi.
"I made it especially for you, no need to thank me!"
Staring at the terribly ugly ohagi in Inosuke's hand, Yoizumi refused without even thinking.
"No need, thank you."
"Hehe~" Zenitsu covered his mouth, secretly laughing. He had already guessed why Inosuke was doing this. He raised his finger and pointed at the ohagi in Inosuke's hand.
"Inosuke, you must have couldn't finish it, so you wanted to give it to Yoizumi-san, right!"
"Didn't you just say this is what a man should eat?"
"What! I can definitely finish it! I can eat a hundred more of this size!" Inosuke, as if to prove himself, frantically stuffed the ohagi into his mouth and finished it in no time.
Inosuke covered his mouth, trying hard to suppress the urge to throw up, his voice muffled.
"I said... mm... I can eat... eat it all."
Zenitsu chose to stay away. He really was an idiot, serving himself right.
On the other side, Kanzaki Aoi shook her head helplessly. She was very happy to see Yoizumi-san just now and was already planning what to do to celebrate in her mind.
Now it seemed, someone was out of luck with this feast.
Kanzaki Aoi, however, smiled as she looked at the group.
It's great... the Butterfly Mansion has returned to its former self... All of this must be because Yoizumi-san has returned, right... I'll make a bowl of milk soup for Yoizumi-san later... Shinobu stood beside Yoizumi, watching the children lively and noisily bickering. It must have been a long time since it was like this.
Feeling her hand being held, Shinobu looked up to her right. Yoizumi's gentle sapphire eyes were gazing at her, a beautiful curve subtly gracing his lips.
Yoizumi bent down and leaned close to Shinobu's ear, his clear voice enunciating each word.
"Shinobu too..."
"Welcome back."
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