Chapter 144 Action Plan
"After you infiltrate the red-light district, the four of you go find my wife."
Upon arriving at the house bearing the wisteria family crest, Tengen Uzui began assigning tasks. He turned his gaze to Yoriichi Tsugikuni and remained silent for a long time, unable to fathom what the other man could possibly do.
"You pretend to be a guest and we'll split up to gather intelligence."
"Huh? What's going on?!"
"Huh?"
Among the four stunned people, Zenitsu was the first to voice his dissatisfaction, and Ichiro also shouted in shock. The sudden shout left Uzui Tengen completely bewildered.
"Don't be ridiculous, letting your subordinate handle personal matters by finding his wife."
That's not what he meant!
Zenitsu, who had been suddenly enraged, was slapped on the head by Ichiro. Zenitsu clearly didn't understand and turned to look at Ichiro.
"You're shocked too!"
"That's not what shocked me!"
Uzui Tengen didn't understand the strange conversation between the two, but he still understood what Zenitsu meant.
"What are you misunderstanding? Let me finish—."
"It's obvious that someone as eccentric as you wouldn't be popular. But I can't just order my men to find you a wife."
Zenitsu, ignoring Tanjiro pulling at him, pointed at Tengen Uzui and roared. Ichiro covered his face, once again questioning whether his decision to travel with them was the right one.
"Are you an idiot? My wife infiltrated the red-light district to gather information on the demons! I only came here because our regular contact was suddenly cut off."
"Huh? That's just wishful thinking on your part."
Zenitsu's pitiful expression fueled Tengen Uzui's anger, and he slammed a bunch of envelopes being delivered in his face.
"This is a letter we sent using crows!! You idiot."
"Ah! What? Yuichiro thinks so too!"
Zenitsu covered his face and shouted in dissatisfaction, causing Ichiro, who had picked up the envelope with Tanjiro, to be innocently caught in the crossfire.
"Don't lump me together with your quirky ideas. I'm just surprised that he actually had Yuan Yi disguise himself as a guest to gather intelligence, okay?"
Tokito Yuichiro rolled his eyes, feeling insulted at his intelligence. Tanjiro smiled helplessly, somewhat surprised by the sheer number of letters.
"There are many, they've been lying in wait for a long time."
"Because I have three wives."
Uzui Tengen answered casually, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi also reached out and picked up the letter to examine it.
"Three...three? Three wives? Why do you have three wives?"
Zenitsu's shocked expression seemed to say, "Are you worthy?" This made Uzui Tengen unable to bear it any longer, and he punched Zenitsu directly in the abdomen.
Do you have any objections?
"Your wife repeatedly emphasized in her letter that you must not alert the enemy."
Yoriichi Tsugikuni ignored their farce and quickly finished reading the letter, tidying it up as he spoke. Upon hearing this, Yuichiro Tokito had a bad feeling for some reason, and he looked at Tengen Uzui.
"You're not going to make us pretend to be women to go in, are you?!"
"Otherwise, I don't want to use such an old-fashioned method, but it's the best way to get you infiltrated."
My three wives are all excellent female ninjas. I felt there was something sinister lurking in the red-light district, but when I infiltrated as a guest, I didn't catch them red-handed, which is why I sent them to infiltrate even deeper inside.
Yu Sui Tengen carefully put away the letter and gave it earnest instructions.
"I have now narrowed down three suspicious shops. You need to find my wife to get information."
These are Suma from the Tokitoya, Maki from the Ogimotoya, and Hizuru from the Kyotoya.
"I'm not very good at acting, but I will patrol Yoshiwara and look for traces of demons."
Yoriichi Tsugikuni put down his teacup and spoke earnestly to Tengen Uzui. The other man was slightly taken aback, but seeing Yoriichi's unchanging expression, he quickly understood.
"Yoshiwara is huge, never mind, do whatever you want."
Uzui Tengen, realizing he wasn't originally part of the plan, decided to leave it at that. Inosuke, having finished his snack, smacked his lips and said matter-of-factly, "Your wife might even be dead."
"Bang—".
Yuichiro Tokito looked at the two corpses lying on the ground, then casually put his arm around Tanjiro's shoulder and whispered something in his ear.
"So, Tanjiro, people who lack emotional intelligence are easy targets for beatings. You should be careful."
"Sir, we have prepared what you need."
There was a knock on the door, and the owner of the house poked his head out from outside with a box in his hand.
"Thanks."
Uzui Tengen brought in the box, took out four kimonos from inside and tossed them to Tanjiro and the others, then continued fiddling with rouge and other things.
When Tokito Ichiro came out after changing into a blue kimono, he saw three girls with unusual makeup.
"Alas--."
Tokito Ichiro didn't say anything more, but his attitude said it all. Uzui Tengen applied the same makeup to him without a care, but it was obvious that the other person didn't know how to manage long hair, as it was either a mess or pulled so hard that it hurt Ichiro.
"I'll do it."
Yoriichi Tsugikuni took the comb, straightened Ichiro's tangled hair, skillfully coiled it up, and tied it with a floral ribbon. Seeing the hairstyle, which clearly didn't match his makeup, Ichiro Tokito's lips twitched as he looked in the mirror.
No, how come you're so skilled? It's kind of disgusting.
Yoriichi lowered his eyes, carefully tidying his slightly disheveled bangs, his face remaining calm and composed. This eerie scene made Ichiro shudder uncomfortably.
"Give me your knives, and I will deliver them to you when needed."
Uzui Tengen, after changing out of his Demon Slayer Corps uniform, said that after removing his eye makeup and putting on a regular kimono, he looked like a completely different person.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni was still dressed the same as before. He took the sword from his waist and handed it to Tengen. Since there was a ban on swords, they decided it would be better to remove it first.
"This isn't a Nichirin Blade, is it?"
Uzui Tengen looked at it and realized that it was clearly a sword used by someone who had not yet passed the ultimate training. Even if it had the ability to kill demons, it was definitely not comparable to the Nichirin Blade.
Similarly, Tokito Ichiro's sword is also...
Seeing Uzui Tengen's gaze, Ichiro withdrew his disdainful look at the three and answered him.
"My Nichirin sword broke. They said that the sword is not from this period and it will be difficult to deal with."
He said nonchalantly that he didn't care, since the sword could also slay demons, and using it for the time being wouldn't hurt. Yoriichi Tsugikuni didn't speak; to him, whether it was a Nichirin Blade or not made little difference.
"Ha, really, Nichirin Blades are different. Although you are stronger than these three, you still need to be careful."
Uzui Tengen hadn't expected these two to act this way. If he hadn't known that they were quite strong, he would have kicked them out of the mission long ago.
Uzui Tengen looked at the sky outside, which was gradually darkening, patted Zenitsu on the head, and walked out the door amidst Zenitsu's grumbling gaze.
"Let's go, it's time to get started."
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