7 The Swordsman of Biedieya Asks for the Truth
The main theme of the Demon Slayer Corps is still killing demons and training. After a short period of relaxation, Giyu Tomioka entered a busy period for quite a long time.
He hadn't been back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters for over half a month, and had been traveling around various places where demons were rampant. Fortunately, he hadn't suffered any serious injuries, and usually only took a short rest at the Wisteria House.
In his spare time, he couldn't help but stare at the Sun Blade in a daze.
In his mind, the pair of light green eyes kept appearing, smiling, sad, admiring, respectful, happy, and the emotions were intertwined and fluctuating. He couldn't forget them and couldn't swallow them.
But it was only a brief moment of daze, and soon he would pick up the Sun Blade again and follow the Crow to the next destination.
One night, he had just chopped off the head of an evil spirit with his sword when a crow flew over. He looked up and saw that it was not his old crow.
The crow told him that an evil spirit appeared in Yuguo, and Sound Pillar Uzui Tengen went there. After a fierce battle, he cooperated with the three young men from Kamado to kill Upper Six.
Wind up!
Tomioka Giyu's pupils shrank slightly.
Similarly, this battle left indelible damage to Tengen Uzui's body, and the Sound Pillar retired due to injury.
For a moment, his mind was filled with mixed thoughts. Tomioka Giyu gripped his Nichirin Sword tightly. He couldn't help but worry about the fact that more and more Upper-Ranks would appear. He felt sad for his companions' injuries, but he was also excited when he thought that his companions had killed Upper-Rank Six.
In the end, he looked up at the night sky filled with stars and a crescent moon hanging high in the sky. He couldn't help but think that there must have been many casualties in the battle of Youguo, and Lianzi would be busy for a while.
Tonight's killing mission has ended, but it's not time to go back yet.
Tomioka Giyu pursed his lips and followed the crow to the nearest wisteria house.
Just as Tomioka Giyu thought, Reiko was indeed busy. She was smart and had studied pharmacology hard for many days. She was already better than many people. She helped the doctor and had even started to help the doctor treat injured swordsmen.
The doctors are studying the blood of the Upper-rank demons brought back by Tanjiro Kamado, hoping to find a way to deal with them.
The injuries of the other swordsmen were not serious, but those of Tanjiro Kamado and the other two were. Reiko couldn't help but take a breath when she saw their miserable appearance. It was really admirable that they were still alive.
Then he was busy bandaging several people.
While Giyu Tomioka is out killing demons, Reiko's life remains fulfilling. While studying pharmacology, she asks the purchasing agent Yin to buy her the latest newspapers. There are all kinds of newspapers, and Reiko looks at the English letters on them and falls into deep thought.
She began to learn English by herself. Some newspapers would publish methods of self-learning English, but most of them were published as novelties. When Lianzi saw them, she wrote down the pronunciations corresponding to the letters.
She was not sure whether these pronunciations were correct, and thought that if she had the chance to go out, she would ask someone reliable.
This kind of life did not make her feel tired. Instead, her eyes and eyebrows became more lively day by day.
Love Pillar Kanroji Mitsuri also often comes to Butterfly House and talks to her. She loves to listen to how she gets along with Tomioka Giyu. She holds her face and says that Tomioka is often silent, but Miss Reiko can still get along so harmoniously with him.
Reiko smiled when she heard this. Tomioka Giyuu was just not talkative and had some problems with the way he expressed himself, but he still had a good temper.
If it was someone with a bad temper and irritability, Lianzi would never approach him no matter what.
This kind of people always like to have preconceived ideas. Whatever she does will be useless, and she will be scolded for no reason. She doesn't want to suffer this.
Love Pillar is one of the few Pillars who expresses kindness towards her.
Lianzi also enjoyed talking to her.
After discovering that Reiko was learning English on her own, Mitsuri Kanroji was greatly surprised, and then with admiration, she said, "Reiko is really working hard."
"My body is not strong enough to fight against ghosts. When I leave Butterfly House in the future, I will have more skills and more confidence." Reiko's white fingertips slid across the rough paper. She knew that Mitsuri Kanroji was kind-hearted, so she was willing to reveal some of her thoughts.
"Eh?" Kanroji Mitsuri blinked, "Reiko is leaving Butterfly House? Not staying with Tomioka?"
Reiko tilted her head, slightly puzzled, "I can't stay in the Butterfly House forever, right? If I leave the Butterfly House and stay with Mr. Giyuu in the Demon Slayer Corps, there won't be any conflict, right?"
Mitsuri Kanroji opened her eyes wide and was about to say something, but then closed her mouth. Meeting Reiko's inquiring gaze, she hesitated, but finally held it back.
"Are there any bad rumors?"
Mitsuri Kanroji looked at her in a daze.
However, there was calmness in Reiko's eyes. She comforted Mitsuri Kanroji and said that she never took those words to heart.
Finally, Lord Renzhu left with a red face.
Watching the figure disappear, Lianzi sat under the eaves, lowered her eyes to hide the coldness in them.
The number of people who could be heard by Mitsuri Kanroji and say these words was very small. Reiko thought for a moment and sighed slightly, but there was nothing she could do. The mouth was on someone else's body, and she couldn't control other people's thoughts.
Did he despise her because she came from a prostitute-themed street? Or did he think she was using tricks to get close to Tomioka Giyu?
Before going to Yuguo, she was also a girl from a good family. If it weren't for other changes...the Demon Slayer Corps were all swordsmen, so who is more noble than who?
As for clinging to Giyu Tomioka, yes, so what.
Lianzi turned a page and felt a little annoyed, so she simply put the pages away, got up and went back to her room.
The room was not big, but there were a lot of things inside. She silently put the papers away, then sat down, facing the mercury mirror on the cabinet.
Her face was reflected in the mirror, her skin was as white as cream, and her eyebrows and eyes were impeccably delicate.
After watching for a while, her mood improved. The Buddha gave her such a good appearance, so why should she care about others?
Reiko's life goes on. Recently, more swordsmen have been injured, and she has seen more pillars.
She never looks at anyone twice and just does her job.
One day, a boy of about ten years old came to the Butterfly House. He came early in the morning, and Lianzi had just arrived at the pharmacy. As soon as he came in, a strong smell of blood wafted over.
Lianzi's face changed slightly. Is this a serious injury?
She stood up, her voice a little more urgent: "Don't move for now."
"Where are you injured?"
Tokito Muichiro looked at her. The boy still held the Nichirin sword in his hand. He said, "The back."
Lianzi breathed a sigh of relief. She had treated the wound on her back before. She immediately packed a tray, took the boy to a chair nearby, and asked him to take off his clothes.
Tokito Muichiro didn't move and added, "My right hand is broken."
He saw the girl's face change in front of him, and she asked him to wait a moment, then she quickly walked out of the pharmacy, probably to find a doctor.
Lianzi didn't know how to treat injuries like fractures. At this point, the doctor had just changed shifts. She just ran out and met the doctor walking towards her. She quickly asked the old man to speed up because Zhu was injured.
When the old doctor heard this, he also trotted to the pharmacy.
Tokito Muichiro was young and his body had not yet fully grown, so injuries were common. Therefore, the old doctor treated him quickly. The boy sat on a chair with his upper body naked. After his arm was fixed, the doctor treated the wound on his back.
Fortunately, most of them were just abrasions. Lianzi cleaned the wounds skillfully and then gently applied medicine on the not-so-broad back with a cotton swab.
The old doctor was muttering something, and no emotion could be seen on Tokito Muichiro's calm face.
He changed his seat and sat in a corner of the pharmacy, waiting for the medicine to take effect.
More swordsmen came one after another. He watched Lianzi busying around and had almost no free time.
After staying for more than an hour, he got dressed and left.
Because of a fracture, Tokito Muichiro had to go to Butterfly House every day to apply medicine. He went very early and appeared at Butterfly House on time shortly after dawn.
And every time, he would see Lianzi standing in the pharmacy neatly dressed, tidying up the cabinets.
Apart from the anxiety on the first day, she has always been quiet, and when faced with questions from other swordsmen that were not related to treatment, she simply declined.
Like a hanging painting, but an exquisite and beautiful hanging painting.
Before Tokito Muichiro's fracture had healed, Mitsuri Kanroji came again. She brought freshly baked cookies to everyone and then took Reiko to the headquarters.
The boy sat by the window and watched the two figures leave.
Reiko didn't know why Mitsuri Kanroji took her to the headquarters. If it wasn't for Giyu Tomioka coming back... she had a guess in her mind, and this guess made her eyes slightly solemn.
When Lianzi saw a young man with a frail body and a completely disfigured upper face, her guess became more certain.
She greeted the frail young man softly. Mitsuri Kanroji next to her was shocked. She had forgotten to tell Reiko that she was going to bring her to see the lord, and Reiko actually knew the lord's identity.
Did Tomioka tell her?
Ubuyashiki Kazuya's vision was blurred, but it was not difficult for him to hear from the soft words that this was a very good woman. Thinking of what Shinobu Kocho had reported to him before, he sneered in his heart.
"What's your name?" he asked.
Lianzi lowered his eyes and replied: "Pity."
She just called her Lianzi because it was convenient for everyone to call her that. Her name is Lian.
"What's your last name?"
Lianzi smiled slightly and said, "It's a dirty surname. My lord, please don't listen to it."
Ubuyashiki Kōya didn't ask any further questions, but directly told Reiko his thoughts: "I heard that you have been studying on your own. You are a hard-working child, but in Butterfly House, there is always a limit to what you can learn, and we can't provide you with much help."
The headquarters' location is secret and cannot be easily accessed.
Lianzi listened to his occasional pauses and thought to herself that the lord was in very poor health.
Ubuyashiki Yoya took a breath and continued, "Rei, do you want to go to school?"
Lianzi's pupils shrank. She rarely showed such obvious emotions on her face. She even raised her head, her voice trembling: "...Is it okay?"
"Of course, you are very smart. The Demon Slayer Corps should not be a shackle that traps you. The school has holidays, and you can return to the Demon Slayer Corps during normal times."
The conditions offered by the lord were so generous that Lianzi's breathing became heavier.
But she also knew why her lord did this. When they met his blurry eyes, they both knew what was going on.
Lianzi slowly smiled, "Lian will never forget the lord's cultivation."
Ubuyashiki Yoya also nodded with a smile: "Giyuu will be back soon, you can talk to him."
Tomioka Giyuu will not say anything about his lord's decision.
Reiko bowed to Ubuyashiki Yoya again before getting up and leaving.
Mitsuri Kanroji was present throughout this conversation, but she didn't quite understand her lord's intentions. She just thought that her lord was very kind, Reiko was also very kind, and everyone was very kind.
The residence belonging to Lord Shuizhu has been closed for a long time.
Reiko sat under the eaves of the long house, her cheeks still flushed with excitement. She forced herself to calm down. Now that the lord of the Demon Slayer Corps had come forward, some problems could be easily solved.
The Demon Slayer Corps is very rich. Reiko can tell from the furnishings of the Butterfly House. It must be because the Ubuyashiki family is also engaged in business.
Her hands were folded on her knees, she was lost in thought. When footsteps were heard, she turned her head and smiled subconsciously.
"You're back?"
Tomioka Giyu was wearing the color-blocked haori and holding the Nichirin sword. His face still seemed as calm as the surface of a lake, but the corners of his mouth were raised.
"Um."
"Why are you here?"
He stood in front of Reiko.
Lianzi also stood up, looked up at him, and repeated everything her lord had just said. She saw that the young man's expression became restrained and even dull.
She smiled and took the young man's other hand. After feeling his body stiffen, she smiled and said, "It's not like you won't come back. You can come and see me, Mr. Yiyong."
Tomioka Giyuu responded sullenly.
Although he was in a depressed mood, Giyu Tomioka still did not forget to bring the person into his house. It was not appropriate to talk outside.
As a water column, his house is naturally not small. Reiko looked at the boxes that took up half of the house and asked curiously, "What are those?" Tomioka Giyuu is not the type of person who would let things pile up without cleaning them up.
Tomioka Giyu looked at the pile of things, slightly stunned, and then said, "It's a gift."
Before he could send it out, Lianzi blocked it by saying that there was no room in the house to put it.
"Really?" Lianzi looked at him happily, "I thought Mr. Yiyong bought them one by one, but he actually bought so many!"
Tomioka Giyu nodded, and after a moment, he said uncomfortably, "You can tear it down."
The girl happily knelt in front of the boxes and opened the boxes that he couldn't quite remember what they contained. Listening to the girl's favorite voice, Tomioka Giyu's cold face finally softened.
Finally, he and Lianzi went to open the gifts he had bought with his own hands.
When Lianzi took off the jewelry, she would put it on her body and turn around to ask him if it looked good.
The swordsman nodded: "It looks good."
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Giyu Tomioka returned to his usual routine of visiting Reiko every day, but the next day, Reiko asked him if he could take her out to the city.
Lord Shuizhu naturally nodded.
Ubuyashiki Yoya was very efficient. Reiko's school had already been decided. It was a girls' school with a holiday every two weeks, so family members could visit during the week. The content of the classes was no different from other schools, and there were also some interest classes.
Next month is the start of school.
The two went there during the day, but Lianzi was not in a hurry to buy anything. She walked on the street and soon found where she wanted to go.
——Photo studio.
She pulled Giyu Tomioka over there and introduced the function of photography to him. Giyu Tomioka nodded. He had heard of it, but never thought that one day he would come here.
The photo-taking process was not long. Giyu Tomioka sat in his seat with no expression on his calm face. Reiko stood next to the photographer with her eyes sparkling, and it was obvious that she was very happy.
When they arrived at Reiko, Giyu Tomioka was also standing next to the photographer, looking at Reiko sitting on the chair. The girl pursed her lips and smiled, which was very beautiful.
Finally, Reiko took another photo with Giyu Tomioka.
This time, Tomioka Giyuu smiled.
It took some time to develop the photos. During this time, the two went to have lunch. When they returned to the photo studio and got the thick stack of photos, Lianzi couldn't help but be surprised at how many there were.
Giyu Tomioka looked down at the top photo, which was a picture of him and Reiko, and was stunned for a moment.
Lianzi had grown taller. When she sat down, her head was at the level of his shoulder. She was wearing a black kimono and she didn't look like a sixteen-year-old girl. Her beautiful face was imprinted on the photo paper. She was smiling, and he, who was sitting upright next to her, seemed a little unapproachable.
On the way back, Reiko looked at the two photos again and again, and realized that what Giyu Tomioka said about him smiling was true.
The corners of his mouth did turn up a little.
The photo is a bit blurry, so it's hard to see clearly.
She couldn't help laughing, pointing at the corner of his mouth and saying, "Mr. Yiyong, you're not smiling at all, I almost didn't notice the difference."
Tomioka Giyu: “…I did laugh.”
"Okay, okay."
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Lianzi left. When she left, the nurses came to see her off, each with tears in their eyes. Lianzi couldn't help but smile and said, "I will come back to visit you all."
She moved all the gifts, big and small, in her house back to Giyu Tomioka's residence, taking only the beautiful glass cherry blossom headdress. She said it was the first gift Mr. Giyu gave her.
Ubuyashiki Yoya was very considerate. Inu, who took her to school, had already prepared the necessary items for school, and Tomioka Giyu helped her move her things in.
The tall and handsome young man attracted a lot of people's attention, but when they saw him behaving intimately with another beautiful girl, they silently withdrew their gazes.
The girls' school is in a good location, with a long tree-lined path where two people can walk side by side.
"Mr. Giyu." Reiko, wearing a modified kimono, suddenly stopped.
Tomioka Giyu also stopped and looked at her.
But she took out a cloth bag from her wide sleeves like a magic trick and handed it to Giyu Tomioka.
Tomioka Giyu's expression went blank for a moment.
"Mr. Yiyong, there's no need to be like this." The tree cast a shadow, yet there was still a tiny ray of light. Lianzi looked up at him, her eyes still gentle. "I'm already extremely grateful for this opportunity. Money is precious, and I can't keep it properly out here alone. Mr. Yiyong, please take it back."
The swordsman was silent. He wanted to reject Lianzi's request, but when he met her eyes, he could not say anything. He could only lower his eyes and take the cloth bag containing the salary he had saved over the years.
But I still couldn't help but ask, "Is that all?"
Lianzi returned all the gifts he had given her, even the white and green kimono she had been wearing for half a day. He didn't think anything of it at first, but now he suddenly felt a little uneasy.
The promises made in those three years were no match for the sudden separation.
When they were almost at the end of the tree-lined path, Giyu Tomioka suddenly whispered something.
Reiko heard it. She bent down to look at the swordsman's face with a smile on her face: "Mr. Yiyong, are you feeling uneasy?"
"Mr. Yiyong."
Tomioka Giyuu looked down at her.
"I like you, too."
"You must come alive to marry me."
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