"Kyoujurou-san!" Tanjirou greeted Kyoujurou happily upon seeing him. He ran up to him, slightly tilting his head up, his eyes filled with the same admiration as before.
"Umu! Tanjirou!" Kyoujurou curled his lips into a smile, his voice still as loud and full of energy as ever.
"I didn't expect it to be so soon!"
"Everyone has gathered together again!"
Watching the members of the Demon Slayer Corps gathered here once again, Kyoujurou was very pleased. He looked at Muichiro beside him and put his arm around his shoulder.
"Hasn't Muichiro grown taller again!" The boy who once only reached his shoulder was now half a head taller. Kyoujurou felt a sense of relief; seeing people grow always made him feel happy involuntarily.
"Yeah." Muichiro nodded. He could no longer wear his old clothes, his palms had grown larger, and his field of vision was higher...
"That's right!" Tanjirou leaned in close to Muichiro, raised his hand to compare their heights, and said with a smile.
"I used to be a little taller than Tokito, but now I'm about to be caught up to. But I won't lose, either!"
Muichiro looked into Tanjirou's crimson eyes. After a moment, a smile appeared on his usually indifferent face, his youthful voice carrying the vitality that only a boy could have.
"Then good luck, Tanjirou. Don't let me catch up to you."
"Let's both do our best!" Tanjirou responded with a smile.
Kyoujurou watched the two boys, his lips curling into a light smile.
"Yare yare~ I didn't think this day would come so soon." Uzui Tengen supported his chin with one hand and held a wine cup in the other. His long white hair was loose, and without that red makeup on his face, he wore a carefree smile on his lips, looking very handsome.
"I thought, given his personality, it would take a long time..."
"Tengen-sama is actually very happy, isn't he." Suma secretly leaned close to Makio's ear and whispered.
"Exactly." As Makio said this, she poked Suma on the head with her finger.
"You went to sneak some food, didn't you!"
"Eh? How did you find out?" Suma covered her mouth in shock.
"At least wipe your mouth, you idiot!" Makio sighed in annoyance.
"Tengen-sama, drink a little less alcohol now. You might have trouble holding your own later," Hinatsuru said softly.
"What are you saying? I am the flamboyant god who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk~"
"But... since my wife says so, I will naturally listen."
"And..." Uzui Tengen gently pulled Hinatsuru aside to let her sit down, then reached out and gently stroked her stomach.
"Be careful. You are pregnant, don't keep standing."
Hinatsuru looked at Tengen-sama, then smiled and responded softly. "Yes, I'll listen to Tengen-sama."
"Iguro-san! Iguro-san!" Mitsuri ran to Obanai's side with a flushed face, excitedly tugging at his sleeve. "I just saw Shinobu! She's so beautiful!"
Obanai took a cup of hot water and handed it to her. The weather was nice today, but it was still a bit cold, so he didn't want her to catch a cold.
He rested his head on one hand, turned his head slightly, and gazed gently with his heterochromatic eyes at the smile on Mitsuri's face, listening quietly to everything she said. Kaburamaru, on his shoulder, flicked its tongue, its red eyes looking at Iguro and then at Mitsuri, before rubbing against both of their foreheads.
"That's great! Shinobu looks so happy." Mitsuri held the hot water with both hands, taking small sips.
She suddenly remembered when she had just become a Pillar... At that time, she didn't understand Shinobu at all and had said those kinds of things to her...
"I worked hard to become a Pillar just to find a good man... After all, we're girls, we want to be protected. You think so too, right?" She had said this to Shinobu.
Shinobu's parents... and her sister had all been killed by demons; that was something Mitsuri only heard about much later.
Mitsuri couldn't imagine at all that for Shinobu, who had worked so desperately hard to become a Pillar back then... the excessive words she had said were simply a desecration to her...
But Shinobu would still smile at her and say, "I have never resented your reason for joining the corps. I really like your cheerful and lively personality, Mitsuri. It's completely different from mine."
She had hugged Shinobu... She perhaps couldn't see through or measure what kind of grief was hidden inside Shinobu's small, fragile, child-like body.
Therefore, Mitsuri wanted Shinobu to spend the rest of her life in happiness... Even though she was older than Shinobu, she was always the one being taken care of.
If it's Yoizumi-san... he must be someone Shinobu can rely on...
Sitting on the other side, Sanemi Shinazugawa pressed one hand on the table and rested his head on the other, looking at the well-organized Butterfly Mansion.
The last time he came to the Butterfly Mansion... was when that guy was in a coma.
Sanemi gripped the wine cup in his hand, staring at the liquid inside, and thought of the Shinobu from the past.
That... Shinobu from when Kanae Kocho was still around... was simply a completely different person from who she is now.
She would stare at him angrily if he said even one extra word to her sister.
When he heard that she had become a Pillar and saw her appear at the Pillar Meeting for the first time, Sanemi Shinazugawa was so dazed he thought Kanae Kocho had come back to life... It really was... speechless...
Downing the slightly cool wine, Sanemi Shinazugawa thought: I must make that guy drink a few cups later!
"Listen up! Tomioka!" Sanemi Shinazugawa suddenly looked at Giyu Tomioka, who was sitting quietly beside him. "You're coming with me. I heard he doesn't know how to drink, so we'll have to force him to drink it!"
"Finally, there's a way to deal with him!"
"..." Before Giyu could speak, Tanjirou's voice came over first. "Giyuu-san~ long time no see!" "Why haven't I received any replies to the letters I sent you?" "Did they get lost?"
Tanjirou said, holding his chin in confusion.
Actually, Giyu was very happy to receive Tanjirou's letters, but because there were too many questions and greetings in them, Giyu couldn't figure out how to answer. After not knowing where to start writing, Giyu simply chose not to reply.
Even so, he would still often receive letters sent by Tanjirou or Nezuko...
Thinking of this, the corners of Giyu's cold, straight lips actually curled up slightly!
"!" Tanjirou's eyes widened. Giyuu-san! Smiled!
Beside him, Sanemi Shinazugawa frowned. Why is this guy smiling so disgustingly?
...
"Yoizumi, the time is almost here." "Are you ready?" Kagaya looked at Yoizumi in front of him with a smile and asked softly.
Yoizumi turned around, wearing a black montsuki haori hakama, which made his dazzling blonde hair even more eye-catching. He straightened his clothes, looked down at the sash around his waist, and Yoizumi smiled lightly.
This was tied using the method Shinobu taught him...
He looked up at Kagaya, Yoizumi nodded, and took a deep breath. "Then, get ready to go welcome your bride." Kagaya pushed open the door and said with a smile.
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