As Chinatsu uttered these words, Tamayo fell silent, while Yushiro beside her seemed to have been doused with cold water, his expression shifting rapidly.
"Miss Tamayo..."
Yushiro looked at Tamayo, trying to read from her expression whether Chinatsu's words were a genuine rebuttal. But when Yushiro looked at Tamayo's face at that moment, he immediately understood that what Chinatsu said was true.
Tamayo was biting her lip, clutching her skirt tightly with both hands, her eyes, which were bloodshot, were lowered slightly.
"I'm willing to give anything to kill Muzan, because Muzan... After becoming a demon, I actually killed my own husband and young child with my own hands. Every time I think about how my hands were stained with the blood of my husband and child, I... I..."
As Tamayo spoke, tears streamed down her face. This was even while she was trying to control her emotions; however, her hatred for Muzan was too deep, and even she could not completely suppress that hatred.
Looking at Tamayo in this state, Yushiro, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but raise a hand towards her, but his arm froze in mid-air.
He couldn't comfort Tamayo, something he had known for a very long time.
"Chika, let me go. If there will be sacrifices in the fight against Muzan, then let me do it..."
"Stop, stop, hold on. You're saying there will be sacrifices if we fight Muzan? I disagree. In my eyes, there is no such 'if.' From the very beginning, I never thought about anyone sacrificing themselves. You are, and so are the other members of the Demon Slayer Corps."
A glint of light flashed in Chinatsu's eyes. Tamayo looked at Chinatsu in front of her and, being good at reading people, realized that Chinatsu was not lying.
Everyone survived; no one was killed!
If even one person dies, it will be Chinatsu's defeat. Chinatsu has thought and acted in this way from the very beginning and has risked everything for it.
"Please trust me."
Chinatsu walked to Tamayo's side and gently patted her shoulder. Although the hand was on her shoulder, Tamayo felt that the burden on her body was relieved.
Sometimes, escaping is not a shameful act. When you can no longer bear it and are on the verge of a mental breakdown, you may choose to escape.
Tamayo had thought about it, but she couldn't do it. Just then, someone reached out to her and pulled her out of the quagmire that was getting deeper and deeper.
"Can I really... survive...?"
Tamayo lowered her head, her eyes reflecting the blood dripping from her hands onto the floor.
"Tamayo, didn't you develop a potion that can turn demons into humans? If you really feel that you are full of sins, then please go to hell to atone for your sins after you die. But I mean die of old age, die naturally."
Even if it were sinful, I still hoped you would continue to live, because there are still people in this world who care about you, people who would be heartbroken and devastated by your death…”
Chinatsu's words irritated Tamayo's nerves, and Tamayo could no longer suppress her emotions, tears streaming down her face.
Chika sighed helplessly. It was absolutely impossible for Tamayo to be free of sins. Even if her merits offset her sins, it wouldn't work, because merits are merits and demerits are demerits. No matter how much merit she accumulated, it was impossible to erase the sins she had committed.
Even so, Chinatsu hopes that Tamayo can live as a human again, and for this reason, Muzan, the source of all evil, must disappear from this world.
"Tamayo, I'm leaving. I will destroy Muzan."
Chinatsu, unable to cope with Tamayo's tears, decisively chose to run away and entrusted the responsibility of comforting Tamayo to Yushiro.
Yushiro was stunned for a moment when he saw Chinatsu "running away from the battle," but he was also flustered when asked to comfort the crying Tamayo.
Having already escaped the mansion, Chinatsu silently cheered for Yushiro, "Go for it!" before returning to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters with the ultimate poison in her hand.
So busy...
But when she thought that she was not far from the perfect ending in her heart, Chika felt that all the efforts she had made before were worthwhile.
After I achieve the perfect ending, my lord will surely give me a substantial reward, right?
With this bonus, I can live a life of ease, eating, drinking, and sleeping as I please, traveling the world without a care in the world—doing whatever makes me comfortable!
Chika fantasized about the happy and wonderful life she would have after achieving the perfect ending, and the corners of her mouth gradually became smug and even... unrestrained.
They set off at dawn and returned at dusk.
Chinatsu made a round trip, but the group that was training before setting off was still training when Chinatsu returned.
After returning to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Chinatsu originally intended to go directly to the Master's place, but in the end she took a peek at the training area instead.
Great, everyone is training hard. Yoshiyuki Tomioka's training partner is Sanemi Shinazugawa.
In the original story, the two had trained with wooden swords during their battle with Mizukaze, but the wooden swords shattered after a few blows. Now that they were using real swords, Chika wanted to stop and watch the process and outcome of this battle.
However, after careful consideration, Chika decided to head to her lord's side again, as it was more important to deal with important matters.
Soon, Chika arrived at the front of the lord's residence. After being informed by a special person, Chika quickly received permission to enter. She then hurried inside and entered the lord's room.
The last time I saw my lord was before I went to the sword-forging village. At that time, although my lord was blind, he could still stand up and sit down. But now...
The Lord was lying on the bedding spread on the ground. Even though Chika had not reached the "Transparent World", she could clearly feel the Lord's weak state at this moment.
While grieving for her lord, Chika was also puzzled. She thought to herself, "Why does my lord seem even weaker than he is at this stage in the original story? He hasn't been fighting, so there's no reason for him to get worse."
"Chika...you're here..."
The lord, lying on the bedding, struggled to open his mouth and greeted Chika. Chika sat quietly beside the lord's bedding, watching him, who probably wouldn't last more than a month.
Chika had originally thought that now that they had the ultimate poison in hand, they could lie low and develop their strength for a few more months, and then lure Muzan out after everyone's strength had improved further.
There's nothing we can do; our lord can't outlast the time.
Looking at her weakened lord, Qianxia said earnestly, "My lord, I believe the time has come to sound the horn of counterattack!"
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