8 The intimate knot is the land of tenderness
[Pillar Training]
[Before the meeting]
There were many cars parked on the street outside the girls' school. Students in girls' school uniforms walked out of the school gate one after another, chatting and laughing in groups of three or four. When they saw their families, they waved goodbye to their friends.
Some students wore casual clothes or the fashionable Western-style skirts, with smiles on their youthful faces. Passersby couldn't help but smile knowingly when they saw this scene.
After the peak period, there were fewer cars and students at the school gate.
At this time, a girl in a white and purple dress walked out from the school gate. She had a slender figure, and her black hair was tied into a low bun. The hair fluttered beside her fair cheeks. Her pair of light green eyes were as gentle as water, and there was a faint smile on her face. The girl next to her was talking to her, but soon, the girl on the other side was not to be outdone and pulled the sleeve of the girl in the white and purple dress.
Several girls stood at the school gate for a long time, until the girl in the white and purple dress who was surrounded by them spoke, and then they said goodbye to her reluctantly.
Lianzi waved to a few girls and walked a short distance with her small brown suitcase in her hand when a cart driver came to solicit business.
She estimated it in her mind, then happily got on the car and said she was going to a certain city gate.
The man pulling the cart was going very fast. Lianzi sat in the cart, the wind blowing through her hair, and her fair face looked even more crystal clear in the sunlight.
She is getting more beautiful.
When they arrived at the destination, Lianzi gave a big tip, got off the car with her small suitcase, and followed the crowd out of the city.
Many eyes fell on me along the way.
Reiko soon met up with Yin who came to pick her up.
However, Yin told her that they were going to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters today, not Tomioka Giyu's house.
It only took more than an hour to get back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters during the day.
A few days ago, the Kasumi Pillar and the Love Pillar encountered two Upper Moons in the Swordsmith Village and successfully killed them. Yin told her about it on the way. Reiko couldn't help but be surprised, and soon frowned slightly. The Upper Moons were killed one after another, and the Oni Fang would never give up. There are only three of the six Upper Moons left. What's next... is the decisive battle?
Fighting with ghosts is extremely dangerous. Lianzi rarely sees man-eating ghosts, but the rainy night in Youguo that year was enough to leave a deep impression on her.
She was a little worried about Giyu Tomioka.
Pass through the wisteria forest and enter the outskirts of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
Although I haven't been here for a long time, the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters is still the same as I remember. The figures of swordsmen in training flash in the mountains and forests not far away, but there are not many people in the headquarters.
Yin hesitated for a moment and said that the Rock Pillar was presiding over a meeting and all the pillars were present. The lord was seriously ill, so only Madam Tianyin attended the meeting.
Reiko knew about the feud between the Ubuyashiki family and Muzan Kibutsuji, and a look of worry appeared on her face when she heard this. After taking her away, Inu left.
Yin thought she was worried about her lord's health, and felt inexplicably relieved.
However, what Reiko was really worried about was that the meeting was not chaired by Ubuyashiki Kōya, and judging by the way a certain Water Pillar spoke... something was probably going to go wrong.
Reiko knew that Tomioka Giyu had a knot in his heart a long time ago, but she stopped asking after trying once without success. The knot in the heart might be a scar that cannot be revealed, with blood and flesh underneath. Why should she make Tomioka Giyu unhappy?
Reiko still went to Giyu Tomioka's residence. That was where Giyu Tomioka sometimes stayed at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. Giyu Tomioka's home was a little further away, where there were many bamboo forests, and no one knew how many years they had been planted.
She put the box aside, sat under the eaves, and looked up at the swordsmen training not far away. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but it seemed that there were a lot more swordsmen training.
Reiko didn't have to wait long before she saw a figure coming towards her. She quickly stood up and saw that Giyu Tomioka was shrouded in a low mood. She knew that the meeting probably ended in a bad mood.
Seeing a familiar figure, Tomioka Giyu's expression eased a little. When he got closer, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here?"
Lianzi was already able to replace his words with other sentence structures. Knowing that he was just confused, she said, "Yin brought me here. I thought it was your order."
"I heard that Lord Rock Pillar held a meeting."
Giyu Tomioka lowered his eyes, said "hmm", paused for a moment, and then briefly told Reiko about the meeting.
The first is the matter of markings, and the second is starting pillar training.
Tomioka Giyuu refuses to participate in the Pillar training.
Lianzi looked at his expression, her eyes twinkling. She knew that they must have parted on bad terms because of this, so she smiled slightly: "Do you want to go back now?"
What does the affairs of the Demon Slayer Corps have to do with her?
Her center is only Giyu Tomioka.
Tomioka Giyuu looked at her steadily. In fact, he had already prepared for Reiko to persuade him, but... He pursed his lips and said, "I'm going to visit Kamado."
Reiko blinked and was about to say she would wait for him here, but Tomioka Giyuu continued, "You come with me."
"Okay." Lianzi agreed with a smile, and said, "Do you need to bring him anything? I bought some snacks."
Tanjiro Kamado is a simple boy who has rarely eaten the fashionable snacks outside. Reiko originally wanted to bring it to the Love Pillar, but now Giyu Tomioka is going to visit Tanjiro Kamado, so it would be better to give it to him. Tanjiro Kamado and his friends will probably like it too.
Luckily she bought enough.
Tomioka Giyuu listened, but he fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said, "I won't go."
"Let's go home." He said expressionlessly.
Lianzi was stunned, but she also picked up her suitcase and said, "Okay."
The two men left the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters side by side and headed towards Giyu Tomioka's home.
On the path, Tomioka Giyu silently took the box from Reiko's hand, felt the weight, and frowned slightly: "Why is it so heavy?"
Although it was nothing to him, if Lianzi had taken it all the way, wouldn't it be...
He couldn't help but glance at Lianzi's palm.
Sure enough, it was rubbed red.
He was a little annoyed. Lianzi looked at him and smiled, "It's full of food and some clothes. I also packed two books, so it's a little heavy. This vacation is for half a month."
Giyu Tomioka listened to her silently, and his mood gradually calmed down. Reiko was always like this. As long as he showed a hint of reluctance, she would never step forward.
He was relieved, but also a little unwilling.
Lianzi doesn't want to know about his past.
The poor guy answered every question.
She would tell him how to get along with other pillars, and it was indeed effective. In today's meeting, everyone just talked a little and didn't get too angry.
Giyu Tomioka's house is empty, but Reiko has her own room, which is beautifully decorated.
He wanted to practice swordplay, so he mostly stayed indoors on rainy days. Since there was little furniture in the house, he liked to sit on the floor.
It wasn't until Lianzi was about to come here that he realized that this didn't seem like a good idea.
Giyu Tomioka cleaned up a house - he just moved out some clutter, and then bought some fashionable furniture in the city. He didn't understand what they were, so he just asked the clerk to recommend them, then paid and took the furniture home.
As soon as Lianzi saw the messy furniture in the room, she knew what was going on.
But she still likes it.
She didn't come here very often, but she was either at the girls' school or at Giyu Tomioka's house. Giyu Tomioka was often on missions and was actually very busy. She stayed at home reading books and completing translation work, which she would hand over to the newspaper when she returned to the city.
Lianzi learned to cook and was gifted with it.
Entering this home belonging to Giyu Tomioka, all the chaotic things were put aside for the time being. Giyu Tomioka went to put her box away, and Reiko asked him what he wanted to eat.
The young man just shook his head and said anything was fine.
Reiko looked at him with a smile, while Tomioka Giyuu kept a stern face, but finally said the name of a dish.
The skirt was not very convenient, so Lianzi changed into casual clothes first, tied her sleeves, and went to the kitchen.
Sure enough, Giyu Tomioka had prepared the ingredients and processed them all.
A man who says one thing and means another.
Lianzi doesn't think there's anything wrong with cooking, but her classmates declare that they will never resort to cooking. At most, they will make desserts and cook, and they are completely housewives.
She feels that the process of cooking is also a process of creation.
So she enjoyed it.
When she heard footsteps behind her, she said without turning her head, "Mr. Yiyong, do you have any mission tonight?"
Giyu Tomioka stood at the door, looking at the slender figure in a trance. Her movements were smooth and flowing, which was very pleasing to the eye, without a trace of panic.
After hearing this, he replied: "Ghosts rarely come out recently, so there are no missions."
This is why [Pillar Training] was started.
During this period when there are fewer missions, Rock Pillar hopes to use this opportunity to improve the strength of all members of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Tomioka Giyuu knew the Rock Pillar's intention, but...
He was a little absent-minded.
"Is it because the missions have been reduced that you want to start the Pillar training?" Reiko's soft voice sounded. She turned sideways and looked at Tomioka Giyu who was standing against the light.
Tomioka Giyu nodded.
"So that's how it is." She didn't ask any further.
Tomioka Giyuu was silent, then went in and quietly lit the stove. Reiko smiled and said, "Mr. Giyuu is now very skilled at using the stove."
"...You can ask me why."
After a moment of silence, Tomioka Giyu suddenly spoke.
Lianzi stood on the other side of the stone platform, turned around and looked at him, her smile slightly faded, and her light green eyes reflected him, who had shrunk countless times.
She looked at him, her voice still gentle: "Mr. Giyu, you can talk to me, but I may not be able to give you any useful advice. I know very little about the Demon Slayer Corps. If Mr. Giyu needs someone to listen, I think I can do the job."
"With me, Mr. Yiyong doesn't have to think so much."
The high-pressure life of killing demons is actually draining the vitality of young people. After being exposed to medicine for a long time, Reiko suspects that the reason why the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps have a short life span, in addition to being killed by demons, may be the daily busy life.
To keep your nerves tense, you must have a body in peak condition, which means you must be young or have extraordinary talent.
Tomioka Giyu fell silent again.
He remained silent until lunch was ready, perhaps thinking, or perhaps something else. Lianzi didn't continue talking either, but just hummed a tune softly.
Reiko doesn't know how to be a regulator. If she doesn't do this job well, it will leave a grudge. She doesn't allow any accidents to happen between her and Tomioka Giyu.
At lunch, Giyu Tomioka was finally a little happier, with a bowl of salmon and radish in front of him.
In the afternoon, after Lianzi finished her nap, she sat in the house and started her translation work. The remuneration this time was very good, and the translated novel was also of interest to her, so she read it seriously.
There is also a cabinet in her room, which is filled with books she bought.
Reiko felt very comfortable spending Giyu Tomioka's money, and she never felt that she was not worthy of him.
Tomioka Giyu was practicing swordsmanship in a bamboo forest not far away. It was said that the Pillar would come to challenge him to practice, so he did not stay in the yard.
The house is a bit remote and quiet. Lianzi likes this quiet environment very much.
The day passed like this.
In the evening, Giyu Tomioka came back with two broken wooden swords and put the wood in the kitchen.
Lianzi was sitting under the eaves, sharpening a new wooden knife for him. He looked at the sharp knife and felt a little nervous, but he didn't dare to make a sound to disturb Lianzi.
But Lianzi had already noticed him. After she finished repairing the handle of the knife, she looked up at the young man standing not far away and smiled: "I'm done."
Tomioka Giyu came over and looked down at the wooden sword that was no different from the style of his usual Nichirin sword. He couldn't help but say, "Inu will send a new wooden sword."
Lianzi looked up at him and said, "I'm free."
She was lying, and Giyu Tomioka knew it. Reiko was very busy with her studies and her other part-time job. She was very popular and capable.
He is a reckless swordsman, and Reiko is a pearl that shines brightly in the society of ordinary people.
A warm hand held him.
Lianzi stood up, brushed the sawdust off her clothes, and interrupted his thoughts with a soft voice: "Go make dinner."
"Which pillar are you sparring with today? Mr. Giyuu seems to be injured."
"Buzukawa, it's just a bruise."
"I'll apply medicine to Mr. Yiyong after we finish washing up later."
“…”
The next day.
Lianzi got up early as usual, tidied her room, sat in the house looking at the newly bought medical book and taking notes in her notebook.
Suddenly, a loud voice was heard: "Mr. Yiyong!"
She paused her pen movement. Is this... Tanjiro Kamado?
After lowering her eyes and thinking for a moment, Reiko knew what was going on. Tomioka Giyuu refused to participate in the Pillar training. It seemed that Lord Ubuyashiki had hired a lobbyist.
She stood up and went to pull the door shut. Since she had a lobbyist, she wouldn't get involved. Kamado Tanjiro was Tomioka Giyu's junior, so if there was anything, it would be better for them to discuss it between the two of them.
Tanjiro Kamado's voice is very penetrating, but Reiko didn't feel anything. I guess Giyu Tomioka must be unable to bear the noise.
Sure enough, there was a noise in the yard, and the two brothers left.
Reiko wondered if the two would come back for lunch.
Forget it, just have dinner earlier.
At noon, Reiko opened the door, fed Tomioka Giyu's crow, talked to the old crow for a while, and then continued to read her book.
In the afternoon, Lianzi prepared meals for three people.
On the other side, Tanjiro Kamado was looking at Tomioka Giyuu's proposal of a soba eating contest with a happy face.
Tomioka Giyu: “…”
Why eat soba noodles, or compete.
Giyu Tomioka couldn't understand it. Facing his junior's eyes, he was a little hesitant. Just at this moment, his crow flew over.
Tanjiro Kamado also saw it and immediately became nervous: "Is there a mission?"
The crow flapped its wings. Tomioka Giyu raised his arm and the crow landed on his arm. The sound it made was obviously older than that of the other crows.
"Ms. Lianzi asked you to go home for dinner."
【Author’s words】
Wife...[Glasses]
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