Chapter 035 High School Student Misery

With an empty stomach and the cold temperature, I could only curl up into a ball, constantly pulling at the only thick cotton coat on my body to wrap myself tightly.

On nights when his parents forgot about him, he could only endure the cold nights like this again and again.

I don't want to live like this anymore. Why do I have to live such a miserable life? Why do those people live better than me?

He asked this question every night, and then when the sun came out, he got up and cut up his parents' clothes, pretending to be a good child to cheat for food and clothes.

Days like this make Wu Mie's desire to survive grow stronger and stronger. I just want to live a good life, and I want to live a more exciting life than anyone else in the world.

So he will seize every opportunity to climb up and live a better life, but he will also be more afraid of death and falling.

A faint floral scent came from somewhere, and his tense nerves finally relaxed.

This was a scent he was very familiar with. The area surrounding the Uzumayashiki mansion was full of wisteria flowers. When the seasonal wind blew during the blooming season, the petals floated lightly, spreading the fragrance all over the mountain.

When the wisteria flowers are in bloom, Sanyashiki Kazuya always likes to gather his family together to have dinner under the wisteria trees, and he laughs happily when he sees his children complaining about petals falling into their teacups.

At this time, Wuwu was sitting next to Sanyashiki Kyouya, staring at the picky eater Sanyashiki Kanata, and eating his meal in silence.

He spent year after year watching the wisteria flowers bloom and wither, wither and bloom again.

But sure enough, he still hated wisteria flowers, especially when they were withered. Every time he stood under the tree, he had the urge to burn them.

Eventually, everything will die and disappear, but he doesn't want that. He wants to be a flower that blooms forever.

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Chidori suddenly opened her eyes and looked blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling, her vision still a little blurry.

"Ah, you're awake. Are you feeling unwell?"

He turned his head and looked at the child kneeling beside him. The child had black hair and a pair of eyes similar to Tianyin's, looking at him quietly.

Chidori blinked slowly and looked at Sanyashiki Teriyachi, the eldest son of the Sanyashiki family, who had the only black hair.

"It stinks. Are you doing this on purpose?" Chidori frowned, her eyes falling on the bunch of wisteria flowers in Kaoriya's hand.

Furiya also blinked his eyes and answered calmly, "Father said you would like it. Did I bother you? I'm really sorry."

Chidori sat up with a "tsk". He was not surprised that he was now in Sanyashiki's house, but the fear of death that remained in his memory had been awakened by Tamayo.

He raised his hand to tidy up his hair, but the pain in his arm made him pause. As expected, he still couldn't bear it.

Sanyashiki Teriyaki simply stood up and bowed, saying that he would ask a doctor to take another look at him.

"Wait a minute," Chidori called out to the child who had already opened the door, her voice cold, "That ghost, Ubuyashiki Kyouya, isn't going to stay, is he?"

Although he hated this Tamayo, he also saw the value of Tamayo herself. She was not controlled by Muzan Kibutsuji Muzan and even devoted herself to researching drugs related to demons.

If Kouyashiki Yoya knew about the existence of this person, he would definitely not let him go. He would probably let Shinobu Kocho of the Butterfly House cooperate with this guy.

He randomly guessed what Ubuyashiki Yoshiya would do. That guy was indeed a gentle and polite natural leader, but sometimes his ideas could be described as absolutely crazy when making decisions.

It's just that he can't see it. When Sanyashiki Yoshiya taught him, he once said: "At certain times, you will also be a chess piece that can be used. Even if you abandon it, it is for the victory of the game."

He stared at Sugyashiki Teriyachi quietly, but the other party did not answer him. He just turned around, bowed slightly again, and then left and closed the door.

Chidori rubbed his fingers. To be honest, he was no match for Ubuyashiki Kōya right now. After all, he was just a high school student who had only lived in a peaceful world for a dozen years.

Even though Sanyashiki Yoya handed over part of the business to him, it was not something that was very difficult to manage.

His reading, experience and even methods are far inferior to his opponent, but this does not mean that he will lose to Ubuyashiki Yoshiya.

Everything I have is what you taught me, so don't think I know nothing, teacher.

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Kouyashiki Yoya was unable to see him, and after he woke up, his condition worsened again, and he has been in a coma for three days.

However, this matter was kept strictly secret from the pillars. As for why Chidori knew about this...

He looked down at the two children chewing bread beside him and sighed deeply.

"Hinii, Hikaru, Horiya didn't ask you to come here just to play around me, did he?" Chidori said coldly, looking down at them.

He knew that although no pillars died this time, he heard that some people seemed to be disabled, and that Uzumaki had indeed suffered a heavy bleeding, which suppressed the incident in Yoshiwara.

Therefore, even if he didn't do anything truly irreparable, Umayashiki Yoshiya would definitely not let him go so easily again.

After he fell into a coma, the third son, Teriyaki Teriya, took over the affairs temporarily. Because he didn't want to waste the resources of the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen by having him around, he sent these two children to look after him.

Ubuyashiki Hinai tilted her head, realizing that the other party could really tell the difference between them. She and Hika looked at each other and said in unison, "That's what Kaoriya said."

Chidori rubbed his brows with a headache, just like he couldn't understand what Ubuyashiki Kaoriya was thinking. Ubuyashiki Kaoriya was no weaker than his father, even though he was just a child.

However, fortunately, he is just a child now. Even if he looks like Umayashiki Kakuya, he still can't defeat him.

Even if he took advantage of the time difference to go out, no one would find him.

He looked up at the sky, then stood up and patted the two children on the head.

The bread in their hands was made by Chidori himself, and after discovering that it was unexpectedly delicious, the two of them became closer to him.

"Then come with me." Chidori didn't care. She stood up with a shrug and walked out.

He tightened his haori around himself, slowed down his pace, and waited for the two children.

Although he has no love for children, the children in Umayashiki are very well behaved and have grown up under his care in their own world.

But he didn't like them, he could even say he hated them, after all, they were the ones who would take away his share of the property.

If he hadn't been suppressed by Ubuyashiki Yoshiya, he didn't know what he would have done.

But now, he doesn't mind moving a little bit for the well-behaved child, since he won't lose anything anyway.

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He brought the two people to the Butterfly House, a place Chidori was already very familiar with, except for a place that a certain Butterfly Ninja strictly forbade him to enter.

Tanjiro and his companions were badly injured in Yoshiwara this time. They came back with their last breath, and no one knew whether they were awake or not.

However, he didn't come here just for Tanjiro.

Chidori smiled and patted Hikaru's shoulder, saying softly, "Quick, go and bring Mizuko out."

Rika raised her head and looked at him with disapproval in her eyes. Hinami also pulled at his haori, fearing that he would just rush forward and snatch it away.

"Tsk." Chidori made an impatient sound. Tanjiro was still in a coma, and Mizuko, who recovered quickly as a demon, was temporarily being taken care of by the children in the Chouya.

Now Mizuko is also sleeping next to Tanjiro. Because medical resources are also tight, after confirming that there is no danger, Tanjiro will not be constantly under someone's care.

So now is the best time to bring Miyako out, after all, it is almost dark.

He looked at the two children holding him, his face expressionless and his rosy eyes without any emotion.

Three days have passed since he woke up. After going out last time, he contacted Douma, the ghost who had been waiting to cause trouble with him.

He told Chidori that when the sun rose that day, half of Mizuko's body was exposed to the sun, and when Tanjiro struggled to cover her with clothes, Mizuko's corrosion stopped and even began to gradually recover.

In other words, Mizuko became the first demon in the world to overcome the sunlight, and became the existence that Muzan Muzan had always dreamed of.

So now, Muzan Kibutsuji Muzan is already planning to completely attack the Demon Slayer Corps and capture Mizuko.

Douma was not clear about anything else. Even though Chidori's order isolated Muren, he could still sense that something was wrong.

Chidori understood that even if he didn't say anything now, Muzan Muzan would use all his strength to target Ubuyashiki Kōya and the Demon Slayer Corps.

But Sanyashiki Yoya fell ill at this time, so Sanyashiki Teriyachi had to take over.

If things continue to develop, perhaps soon there will be a head-on confrontation between the good guys and the bad guys, and finally who will be the real winner.

But he is here, and I really don't know which side I should feel sorry for. Don't worry, he will definitely make things more complicated.

"I'm not going to do anything. I just want to do something for Ubuyashiki Yoshiya. You must have heard what the teacher said about me."

Chidori talked to the two kids and even called them by a name she hadn't said in a long time.

These two children had the strongest and most intimate feelings for the Umayashiki couple. Sometimes he even suspected that they would be willing to die with their parents.

As for them, they are always more impulsive when it comes to helping their parents. After all, no matter how obedient and rational they are, they are just six-year-old children.

Chidori understands them, and the only one who understands Chidori is their father. Ubuyashiki Yoya will never say anything negative about him to his children.

During the few days they followed him, he had only a subtle influence on the two children.

After a few more gentle coaxings, they looked at each other and followed Chidori into the room.

Gently pushing the door open, a person wearing a black haori who looked like the incarnation of moonlight knelt down on one knee and smiled at Mizuko who was woken up.

Seeing the other party's alert expression, his voice was very light and had a unique temptation, just like Ubuyashiki Kōya:

"Mizuko, do you want to go look for your parents? Let's take our brother with us, okay?"