Chapter 243

Ms. Tamayo responded unusually quickly to the message from the lord. Perhaps she was very interested in Upper Rank Three, or perhaps she was more interested in my existence.

She didn't even hesitate and agreed to meet him.

The location was set at a shrine at the end of the wisteria flowers, on the back side of the mountain where the lord's temporary headquarters was located.

This place was deliberately cleared out in preparation for the arrival of the lord, and several pillars have checked its safety to some extent. In addition, the lord cannot leave me now, so after Hui Liya arrived at noon the day before yesterday, I tried to use my ability to nourish his body. The result is predictable. Warming him up can indeed eliminate a certain amount of fatigue, so that he will not have any irreversible physiological problems due to staying up late.

Of course, he seems to have some hair loss, but it’s none of my business. I, I don’t have the ability to treat this.

Fortunately, Kagura didn't care too much about this. His hair loss might be due to worrying too much. Just look at the amount of hair the lord has. Even if the people in the Umayashiki family lose their hair, they will still have thick hair.

Uh...but it seems that they all died young in their twenties.

Let me put it another way: I will make you live until you become bald!

Isn’t this small goal simple and unpretentious?

Putting aside all these funny words, the key point is that now even the lord is staying up late.

For him, peeling off the curse was a very dangerous thing, and it consumed a lot of energy. He was not in good health to begin with, so it was normal for him to need a lot of time to rest. However, after working hard for the Demon Slayer Corps, he was not sleepy at all. Even if Madam Amane forced him to rest on the bed, he could not fall asleep. This made him realize that he was in the same situation as Kaoriya.

Even if he didn't tell me, I noticed that he was running out of energy during the purification on the second day, which was very similar to the situation of Kaoru, so I had to include him in the list of people who should be treated for insomnia.

However, the same situation makes the lord guess that perhaps the emergence of this situation is related to the hedging of the curse and the power of the blue spider lily. I am not sure. However, if I leave, without the power of the blue spider lily, these two sickly gentlemen will probably die on the spot, so after considering many factors, it is safer to choose here.

After Fugui Yuyu received my letter and the lord's order, he left overnight. I guess Tanjiro should have received the letter by then. The other pillars did not stay for too long. All the members of the Demon Slayer Corps who were on missions outside were also recalled. They should be preparing to start the training of the nine pillars.

At dusk, I completed a new round of clearing the curse from the lord's body. From him, I could feel the curse connection between him and his descendants, especially Huiliya. I looked at my hands, maybe the dream was really related to the curse?

I can’t figure it out——

Maybe when I can sleep again, I will have the answer.

I changed my clothes and finally took off the scumbag boss's things. I finally got what I wanted and put on the clothes that my brother had given me.

I have no choice. Maybe it's because my lord and his family didn't plan to stay here for too long, or maybe it's because of some other considerations. This mansion is actually very empty, and many rooms haven't even been cleaned out. It's obvious that they moved here temporarily. There's nothing here, including a change of clothes. I can't change into Madam Tianyin's clothes, or borrow my lord's clothes?

After struggling for a while, I was too embarrassed to speak.

This led to the situation that within two days of me wearing the skirt, other team members who went up and down the mountain to pick up things would bring me various women's clothing that were tailor-made for me by the store under the name of the Sanyashiki family.

You get used to it. As the Chinese often say, you get used to it after spitting a lot.

What's more, if you think about it carefully, there's nothing wrong with women's clothing. Nowadays, the personality of a cross-dressing boss is very popular, and I am standing at the forefront of the times!

This is fashion, understand?

What's more, being able to wear women's clothing shows that I'm good-looking and handsome, which is a compliment.

I didn't use the skirt support, I just put on the dress. I have to say that both my elder brother's vision and the master's vision are still very good. The fabrics used are also very good, and the size is very suitable. I don't even need to wait for the construction period, and I can give suggestions at any time.

What kind of life is this? This is the life of a capitalist lady.

I treated this meeting like a comic convention, didn't that make sense?

I've already said it, when I get back, I'm going to fuck my wife and then drag my gay friend into it as well.

My third brother was leaning against the only house in the half-abandoned shrine, and I was sitting on the stone steps in front of the shrine, waiting for Miss Tamayo to arrive.

It was just getting dark and there was still some time before the agreed time. The air smelled a little damp and I felt obviously uncomfortable in the dark. Maybe it was because I was sleepy?

It doesn't matter. With Ms. Tamayo's help today, I can already imagine the days when I can sleep well in the future.

"Qing, I've been thinking about a lot of things recently." I was in silence, daydreaming about the future, when my third brother suddenly spoke and broke the atmosphere.

I turned my head and saw that Third Brother was not looking at me. He looked into the distance in thought, as if he was reminiscing about the past - wasn't this the same posture I had when I was bluffing people before? It turns out that other people looked at me in the same way at that time.

Very nice!

It seems my acting skills are very successful.

"That's a good thing. I can see that Mr. Komaji is very different from when we first met." I said this almost subconsciously, but after I finished speaking, I looked at my third brother and found that there was no relief or joy in his eyes. Instead, there was a feeling of sadness. "Mr. Komaji, is there anything bothering you? If there is anything I can help you with..."

He shook his head, looking somewhat embarrassed, but it seemed to be my illusion.

"I have been sorting out those disordered memories these past two days. In the memories there is my father, Master Qingzang, people from the dojo, and - and a crazy maid..." I listened to him counting the people in his memory one by one, and immediately realized what the problem was.

There were so many important and unimportant people, he even remembered the palm of the trash boss that pierced his head, but he just didn't remember the most important person.

He didn't think of Lian Xue.

I didn't interrupt him, but as the number of characters' faces increased, his pupils trembled more and more intensely. "I remember her name and many scenes, but I can't remember what Koiyuki looks like. Her voice is not in my memory. Ao, Yuki (ゆき) - tell me, why is that?"

I, I don’t know. God knows why you can’t remember Lian Xue.

No, no one knows.

I grasped the hem of my skirt with my fingers and rubbed it unconsciously in anxiety. I carefully recalled my interactions with the third brother, and I should not have revealed any flaws.

In fact, it is good for me that the Third Brother can't remember Lian Xue. I have never been able to close the loop of the story with the Third Brother, and he himself cannot help me close the loop, so I have never been sure and have no way to be sure whether the world consciousness has accepted this setting.

If not, it would be a disaster for me if my third brother recovered his memory.

I pursed my lips. But should I cheer for him because he couldn't think of Koisuke?

Please, I'm a CP fan, I support them so much!

"Maybe it's because... the important people always show up last." Damn, what am I talking about?

Can this be a reason?

The third brother's eyes dimmed. "Maybe she doesn't want to see me again?"

???

Are you kidding me, Third Brother? Lian Xue loves you too!

Don't underestimate yourself. I won't allow anyone to break up my CP!

The cp itself is not good either, I will just become a radical cp fan.

"It's been over three hundred years. Why should I expect Lian Xue to wait for someone like me?"

"No." I stood up, more serious than ever before. Lian Xue has been looking at you all the time. "Everyone may give up on you, including me. But Miss Lian Xue will not, definitely not."

Because when everyone tacitly agreed that it would be difficult for Lian Xue to survive and leave home again, only the third brother believed that she would get better one day, and made an appointment with her to watch the next fireworks display.

He was shocked by my unusually strong tone, and there seemed to be something in his eyes that seemed to be dazed.

For a moment, I even had the illusion that I was the one shaping the present Third Brother.

The moonlight that had just risen passed through the leaves and hit the golden pupils of the third brother. I suddenly saw two people walking up the mountain road - no, two ghosts.

Miss Tamayo and Yushiro are coming.

My third brother and I stopped talking in tacit agreement. How could we tell such private matters to outsiders?

I sat down again and watched Miss Tamayo going up the mountain, feeling somewhat impressed. Why can she walk so smoothly in her kimono, with such an elegant and brisk pace, while I find it so strenuous to even take a step?

Is it the problem with the scumbag boss's clothes?

I sat on the doorstep, my white leggings covering my leg hair, and I smoothed my hair. Recently, due to the frequent use of my abilities, my hair has been getting longer and longer, and the color has been getting greener and greener.

Well, the leg hair is getting greener.

However, the scenario of becoming bald from staying up late that I expected did not happen, which gave me a little comfort.

I had already noticed them, and the three ghosts, whose five senses were more sensitive than mine, naturally noticed each other's positions.

Apart from other things, the pressure from the third brother, a high-ranking demon, quickly came to the two of them. Yushiro, who was originally walking behind Miss Tamayo, quickened his pace and took a few steps to get in front of Miss Tamayo.

Comparing their fighting power, this is a relatively early mission that Tanjiro has encountered. From the perspective of the third brother in the past, they should be weaklings that he would not even look at.

Seeing that the person was approaching, I stood up.

Under the night sky, the cool breeze blowing from behind the mountain brought the scent of wisteria flowers. That should have made the three of them feel uncomfortable, right?

But looking at their expressions, especially the third brother's, it seemed like they were not affected at all.

"You must be Mr. Ao and Mr. Komaji that Mr. Yoya mentioned." Miss Tamayo bowed, with a gentle expression on her baby face, as a greeting.

As for Yushiro who was standing in front of him, from the moment I saw him, his brows were slightly locked together, the corners of his mouth were pressed down, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging, as if he was ready to fight at any time.

I was thinking, with Yushiro's sharp tongue, he could say "ugly girl" just by looking at Nezuko's face! Why can't he diss me or San Ge?

But no, he said nothing.

I looked at my third brother who was leaning against a tree with his eyes closed, and then I stepped aside to let them approach. "Well, Ms. Tamayo, Mr. Yushiro, I have heard of your names for a long time."

"Mr. Komaji, come in." I waved and asked my third brother to come in after them to relieve Yushiro's psychological pressure.

There were a few candles lit inside the shrine, but due to years of disrepair, it was somewhat drafty and I felt a bit cold.

But I resisted the urge to shiver and sat down on the cushion with them.

Kneeling again!

Can't we get two chairs?

In that temporary headquarters, I only found one usable chair. It was really shocking.

The third brother sat on the ground, not caring about his posture.

"Mr. Qing and Mr. Komaji are very different from what I imagined." Miss Tamayo covered her face and chuckled. With this laughter, the originally tense atmosphere eased.

This really feels like a blind date, what's going on?!

I sat up straight, "Ms. Tamayo and Mr. Yushiro are exactly as I imagined."

Nonsense, I have seen them with my own eyes, I am not imagining them.

"I have carefully thought about what Mr. Qing entrusted in your letter. I was able to break free from Muzan Muzan's control because he was pushed to the brink of death by Mr. Enichi, and his control over the demons was reduced to the lowest level, so I was able to complete the last step. Yushiro was derived from my demon blood, so he was not under my control. But Mr. Komaji..."

Her pupils that seemed to reflect no light looked at my side, "You are the third of the upper ranks. The blood of the demon king in your body is not comparable to what I could have at the beginning. After I escaped from his control, Muzan Mukuji should have strengthened his control over demons. If it weren't for Mr. Qing's ability, Muzan Mukuji would have found you and controlled you long ago, and maybe... cleared the memory that was unfavorable to him."

I guess the "unfavorable memories" that Ms. Tamayo mentioned are memories related to me, because the lord himself doesn't know anything about the third brother and will never tell such things to others.

So from Tamayo's perspective, the third brother - the third brother betrayed the demon king directly for me! He knew that he would die after Muzan Muzan died, but he still did it without hesitation!

What kind of fairy tale love is this? I feel like I'm about to be hooked.

The one who broke up my CP was actually me?