The aura emanating from a sleeping person is slightly different from that of a waking person, and Tanjiro, who possesses the "Nose of God," has such insight into this that he could write a paper that no one could rival.

In just a few minutes, Tanjiro's legs seemed to be equipped with electric motors as he rushed into the house where Chinatsu was.

Bang!!!

The door was pushed open, and Tanjiro, his face full of excitement, rushed into the room, shouting "Sister!!!" as he gasped for breath.

As he looked in that direction, he saw Chika leaning against the bed, staring blankly at Tanjiro at the door while covering her ears with two fingers, blocking out Tanjiro's deafening shout.

"The sound is too loud."

"Um... I'm sorry."

Tanjiro awkwardly scratched the back of his head, then quickly walked into the house and came to Chinatsu's side.

His eyes kept scanning Qianxia's body as he said worriedly, "Sister, is there anything wrong with you? You slept for a long time this time."

How long? How long could it be, four months?

But now that Muzan has been defeated, what does it matter if she sleeps for a while longer? Chinatsu cares more about other things than this.

Chinatsu tilted her head slightly toward Tanjiro, smiled with narrowed eyes, and said, "Hmm, something is definitely wrong. Can you guess what's bothering me?"

"Hmm... Sister, are you perhaps hungry?"

"Then hurry up and go!"

"oh oh!"

Tanjiro froze for a moment, then quickly nodded, turned around, and rushed out of the room. The whole movement was swift and efficient.

With Tanjiro's high-profile entry and exit, it became clear that few of the remaining members of the Demon Slayer Corps were just low-level clerks.

Chika...she's awake!

The entire Demon Slayer Corps headquarters was like it was celebrating the New Year. Kyojuro even picked up fireworks and firecrackers, ready to launch himself into the sky whenever he felt the time was right.

Just ten minutes later, a bunch of people crowded into Chika's room, and Chika, sitting on the bed, looked like a giant panda being watched by everyone.

Although being watched by so many people makes her a little uncomfortable, Chika doesn't care about that at all right now.

Although Chika was still sitting on the bed, a wooden platform had been added to her bed, on which plates could be placed, allowing Chika to enjoy her food while sitting on the bed.

However, it was really hard to associate the word "taste" with the way Chinatsu was wolfing down her food. While the Serpent Pillar Obanai Iguro remained silent, he was also wondering to himself whether he could taste anything by eating like that.

Meanwhile, the Love Pillar, Kanroji Mitsuri, was sitting on the edge of the bed, touching one side of her rosy cheek with one hand and offering a fork with an apple stuck in it to Chinatsu with the other.

"Chika, this apple is delicious too, super sweet, I highly recommend it!"

"Awoo!"

Chinatsu readily accepted Mitsuri's offer to feed her, opening her mouth wide and swallowing the apple Mitsuri offered in one gulp.

"How is it? Not bad, right?"

"Um!"

"If it's delicious, then eat more. Qianxia, ​​you've gotten so thin from hunger, so don't worry about not having enough food. Even if we don't have enough... we can go buy some now!"

Although she wasn't eating by herself, Mitsuri, sitting by the bed, was unusually enthusiastic.

This is the moment to test the Demon Slayer Corps' food reserves. Chika, who is now wolfing down her food, has no idea where the limits of her taste buds are. In terms of appetite alone, she can easily surpass ten of her former selves.

Sleep is the body's best self-protection mechanism, while eating is the best way to reward a tired body!

"Ughhhhhhh (Speaking of which, how long have I been asleep?)" Chinatsu asked hesitantly, holding a chicken leg in one hand and bread in the other, chewing her food.

Hearing Qianxia's stammering, everyone present had a big question mark on their heads.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Chika had no choice but to swallow the food in her mouth with a "gulp!" and ask her question again clearly.

As Chika had anticipated, she had been asleep for at least half a year. After all, she had been asleep for two months after fighting Kokushibo, so it was normal for her to be asleep three or four times longer after fighting Muzan.

But the result was that Chika fell into a deep sleep for "a year"!

For a whole year, upon hearing this result, Chika couldn't help but stop eating, and then she wolfed down the food even more, stuffing large mouthfuls into her mouth.

After learning that she had been asleep for a year, Chika suspected that she had woken up not because she had recovered from mental exhaustion, but because she was starving.

Everyone couldn't help but chuckle as they looked at Chika, who was clearly a beautiful woman in still photos but didn't have the slightest bit of ladylike demeanor.

Amidst this cheerful and harmonious atmosphere, a man and a woman entered through the door of the somewhat crowded room.

These two are none other than Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, and his wife, Amane Ubuyashiki.

After Muzan was defeated, the Lord, who was lying on the bed on the verge of death, was instantly revived. He jumped up in a flash, and the cursed mark on his face, which looked like a burn, was wiped away.

Upon seeing their lord's arrival, everyone spontaneously made way for him. The lord walked to Chika's side and gently said, "Thank you, Chika. Without you, I wouldn't be here. The curse placed upon my clan would be inherited by my children, who would continue to repeat my fate..."

Chika did not interrupt her lord's words of thanks, after all, there was no need to be so humble, because excessive humility is just arrogance.

As the lord finished his thank-you speech, the direction of his remarks took a sharp turn, moving to a completely different area.

"Chika, speaking of which, your title of [Pillar] hasn't been decided yet, shouldn't we confirm it?" The lord stared at Chika with narrowed eyes.

As someone who suffers from decision-making difficulties, Chinatsu had been intentionally or unintentionally ignoring this matter, but who knew it would be brought up at this moment.

"Well... um... isn't that necessary? Muzan's already dead..."

“It is necessary. Since our Ubuyashiki family established the Demon Slayer Corps, the title and name of each generation of Pillars have been recorded in the archives. Although the history of demons and breathing swordsmen cannot be made public, it should not be forgotten and completely buried by time.”

Beneath the lord's gentle words, every syllable was so resolute that Qianxia could no longer make excuses or evade them.

Oh no, what should I call this [pillar]...?