Chapter 39
Tokito Ichiro really didn't want to think that way.
It hurts so much.
He thought to himself: How painful it is.
When the two of them were together and dependent on each other, Muichiro was still a child who was particularly afraid of pain. He would cry and act coquettishly... But now, as a Pillar, his duty as a Pillar tells him: Don't cry, you are the strongest force in the Demon Slayer Corps, you are a Pillar, you cannot fall down.
...But who remembers that he is just a 14-year-old kid?
"Coke?" Tokito Muichiro's attention was elsewhere, "What is the name of the Upper Four Clone?"
[“I was blown away, and on my way back I found Tetsu who was attacked by a demon. I thought rescuing Tetsu was not a high priority, but when I was about to leave, I remembered what Tanjiro had just said to him, and I finally decided to help him.” [Tokito Muichiro] continued.
"During the fight, I discovered that even if I cut off the head of this fish-headed ghost, it would not die, and its head would regenerate. Finally, after I chopped off the pot behind the fish-headed ghost, the ghost finally died."
"Then, I will take Xiao Tie with me to rescue Tetsu Anasen and Goten."】
The pot and the fish were connected together, and the only thing Tokito Muichiro could think of was the Upper Fifth Jade Pot - so the Jade Pot appeared, right?
"The demon that Tokito killed should be just a clone of the pot, right? Hmm!" Colleague A finally said "hmm" heavily to express his affirmation.
"How could that be!" Murata complained, "And what the hell is a pot clone?"
【［Tokito Ichiro］thought something was not good, ［Muichiro］that guy was actually angry.
——But that's how it is. For my brother, I can give everything, including my life.
But my younger brother still needs to be coaxed.
[Tokito Ichiro] fell into deep thought.
Muichiro on the side continued, "After I arrived, I saved Tesanamori who was attacked by the fish ghost, and asked if my knife was ready."
"Mr. Tetsugana told me that Tanjiro had asked him for it, and he also investigated the swordsmith who was responsible for forging the sword for me at the beginning, and made it according to my preferences. However, just as he was about to go to the work hut to take out the sword prepared for me, I sensed the breath of a demon and grabbed Tetsugana. Then, the Upper Five, Jade Kettle, finally appeared from the kettle."
"I swung my sword at the Jade Pot, but it dodged every time. I deduced that the Jade Pot could only move between the pots, and the Jade Pot that was hiding here and there would only die if its head was chopped off."]
"This is really good news!" said Fuzugawa Shigeya, "Finally, there is an upper rank that doesn't have fancy blood demon arts like clones, doubles, etc."
He was so excited that he even forgot that the person next to him was Tomioka Giyuu, and thought it was just an ordinary Uzui or Iguro, and slapped Tomioka's shoulder heavily.
Tomioka Giyu: "...?"
Tomioka Giyuu glanced at Fuzugawa Mitsuya's hand and said, "After all, it's an upper rank, so it might move very quickly."
Fuzugawa Mitsuya: “…”
... Damn, I forgot! Next to him is Toioka!
[“Gaoju released a goldfish that shot thorns from the pot in his hand. I dodged the attack and blocked the thorns for Tetsukanamori and Kotetsu who were unable to dodge in time. At this moment, because of what Gaoju said, I unexpectedly recalled the words of the ghost who killed my brother... my brother. Then, I prepared to attack Gaoju's neck at close range, but Gaoju used the blood demon art, water hell pot, and created a pot-shaped water prison to trap me.”
[Tokito Ichiro]: !!! It’s over, [Muichiro] won’t even call me brother anymore! He’s really mad!!!
"In the water prison, I wanted to use the air remaining in my lungs to use the Kasumi Breathing to break through the water prison, but the attack did not work. The air in my lungs was used up, and I thought I was about to die. At this time, Tanjiro's words of encouragement appeared in my mind - but from our God's perspective, Tanjiro did not say these words to me, because these were actually said to him by Muichiro's father."
"At the critical moment of life and death, Xiao Tie suddenly ran over and kept trying to destroy the water prison. Even though he was trapped in the center of the ghost thorn created by Yu Ke, he still tried his best to transport air into the water prison, giving me the opportunity to use the Breathing of Mist."】
Yuichiro clenched his fists and bowed deeply to the screen: "Thank you, Xiaotie."
Thank you for saving Muichiro.
Tokito's father and mother standing next to him also put on their best standing posture and bent towards the screen.
At this time, they were just Tokito Muichiro, the relative of the Demon Slayer Corps Kasumiburi - nothing more.
[“My memory is starting to come back…”
"That's enough, Muichiro." Tokito Ichiro suddenly interrupted his brother, "I'm sorry for not taking my life seriously."
——Never mind. I would still do the same thing now, but I’ll just apologize first.
“Just think of it as…” [Tokito Ichiro]’s voice became quieter and quieter, until it was so quiet that only the buzzing of flies could be heard at the back, “I’m apologizing…”
Damn it! I actually have to apologize in front of so many people! This is too disgusting!
I wish I could create a world where no one can hear me apologize! [Tokito Yuichiro] gritted his teeth.
"Anyway, [Muichiro]." This is [Tokito Ichiro] who is blushing even though he is thinking about something terrible in his heart, "Let me tell you about our childhood."】
"[Ichiro] is really a very good brother." Just like [Tokito Ichiro] on the screen, [Tokito Ichiro] in real life also blushed.
"Dad!" Tokito Muichiro stamped his feet, "That's not me!"
How could you apologize to Muichiro in front of so many people? If you want to apologize, you must apologize secretly! It must be fake!
Ignoring the surprised look on [Muichiro]'s face - my brother actually apologized to me in public - [Tokito Ichiro] knocked on the table in dissatisfaction, trying to get everyone's attention back:
"The next thing is about our childhood!"
“We come from a family that logs for a living.”
"When we were children, we often helped our father, a woodcutter, cut trees. When we were 10 years old, our mother caught a cold and could not be cured for a long time. As a result, it deteriorated into pneumonia and she died. Our father also fell off a cliff and died when he was picking herbs for our mother's illness during a rainstorm. From then on, Muichiro and his twin brother Tokito Ichiro - that is, me, depended on each other for survival."
"My words were a bit harsh because my father and mother died one after another. My words were extremely negative, which was completely opposite to my father."
"And during one of our arguments," [Muichiro] interrupted, "my brother even said that Muichiro's 'nothing' means incompetent 'nothing'."
[Tokito Ichiro] got angry: "I already told you that person wasn't me! I would never say such a thing!"
"I know my brother won't do that." [Muichiro] smiled at [Youichiro], "At that time, I felt that life with my brother seemed to make him almost breathless. I felt that my brother hated me and that he was an extremely cold person."
[Tokito Ichiro]: "I would like to solemnly declare once again! That person is not me! I unilaterally believe that he has been expelled from the Ichiro group!"]
"Who cares about you!" Tokito Ichiro outside the screen also got angry, "I also unilaterally decided that you will be expelled from Ichiro!"
“Puff——”
Suddenly, a burst of laughter was heard, and Toru Ichiro felt annoyed when he heard it. He looked in the direction where the laughter came from.
"Ah, this..." Tokito Ichiro stammered, "Am I seeing things? Muichiro, are you smiling?"
Yuichiro took two steps towards Muichiro, as if he couldn't believe his eyes: "Muichiro? Are you smiling?"
"Dad, Mom!" After realizing that Muichiro was really laughing, Tokito turned around and excitedly tugged at the sleeves of Tokito's father and mother, "Muichiro is really laughing! He finally laughed! I haven't seen Muichiro laugh for a long time!"
That's true.
Ever since Muichiro lost his memory and joined the Demon Slayer Corps, Tokito Ichiro has seen his brother's expression most often in a daze. Even after he recently recovered his memory, his brother has never smiled.
It’s no wonder that Tokito Ichiro was so excited when he saw Tokito Muichiro’s smile - after all, Muichiro was also a very cheerful child when he was young.
[［Tokito Muichiro］: "In the spring, the Demon Slayer Corps lord's wife, Ubuyashiki Amane, came to our house and wanted to invite my brother and me to join the Demon Slayer Corps, but my brother spoke ill of her and drove her away."
[Tokito Ichiro]: "From Madam Amane, we learned that our ancestor was a very powerful first-generation breathing swordsman. Muichiro was very happy. He liked to help others just like his father, and hoped to join the Demon Slayer Corps to save those tortured by demons. But I didn't want Muichiro to join the Demon Slayer Corps, because the Demon Slayer Corps is an organization that fights demons and is very dangerous. I didn't want Muichiro to die, so I used bad words to suppress Muichiro's idea."
[Tokito Ichiro]: "And since that day, the two of us rarely... No, no, no! It was that [Tokito Ichiro] and [Muichiro] rarely talked to each other."】
Fuzugawa Michiya suddenly felt that if Tokitoichiro was still alive, he and Tokitoichiro would definitely have a lot in common - both were brothers who were very worried about their younger brothers joining the Demon Slayer Corps and therefore spoke harshly to each other.
...Although he was very unhappy about Tokito's bad words to Mrs. Amane.
Shinobu Kocho lowered her eyes - although the way of expression was different, all the brothers and sisters loved their younger brothers and sisters very much. For example, her sister told her to quit the Demon Slayer Corps before she died.
...Sorry, sister. I will definitely defeat the demon that killed you. I can't quit the Demon Slayer Corps now. I am already a pillar. You will definitely understand me, right?