Chapter 155
"Why are you two... here?" Qingxi asked in disbelief.
She even thought she was seeing things and raised her hands to rub her eyes.
Since the expedition team led by Mikazuki Munechika returned at the New Year, the frequency of arranging expedition teams from there has become less frequent.
This gave her a feeling of "Oh, so this is what the Shinsengumi who provides spiritual power to everyone looks like." Their lives returned to the starting point, and she also had more private time.
It's not that the Sword Men are bad, but because every time someone comes, they are all strangers. Even if both parties have learned about each other's situation from others, the initial adjustment in establishing a relationship is inevitable. This has led to her having to spend time communicating with the Sword Men every day since last year.
Now, the frequency of expedition teams coming here has gradually decreased. After returning to a normal value, Qingxi brought Yagen Toushirou and flew down to the Butterfly House under the guidance of Jiro.
To be honest, she is used to being carried around in the sky by Jiro. Except for the winter when it is too cold, she can exclaim "It smells so good" in any other season.
This time when she came to Butterfly House, she met two people who surprised her.
The two long-haired boys, covered in bandages, looked embarrassed when faced with the disapproval in the girl's blue eyes, especially the older one. As for the younger one, the joy of meeting his relatives was almost written all over his face, without anyone having to guess.
"Sister Axi, why are you here?" Tokito Muichiro asked shyly with a smile.
Qingxi put her hands on her hips and said, "Although I don't work here much now, I was also a medical staff here six years ago. Why do you think I am here?"
She reached under the patient's bed and, not surprisingly, found a small stool.
She is taller now and no longer has to stand on a bench when performing surgery like she did when she was a child. However, these benches have not been taken back. Sometimes when more people come to visit, they become temporary seats.
She took out a small stool and sat down between the beds where the two brothers were lying. Although the stool was small, it made her look much shorter after she sat down. However, for the two people who were already lying on the beds, it was definitely convenient for the three of them to communicate with each other through eye contact.
"You haven't explained to me yet why you two suddenly became ghost hunters." Qingxi didn't forget the question he asked them at the beginning.
She turned her head and glared at her brother, Tokito Ichiro, and began to bombard him, "When Madam Tianyin came to invite you brothers, didn't you almost kick her out with a sullen face? And you also refused her kindness in wanting to help you move. What's going on with you now?"
Tokito Ichiro: “…”
"If you have any difficulties in life, your home was destroyed in the previous ghost attack. If you don't want to ask Grandpa Qin and Granny Su for help, you can also come to me." Qingxi continued, "I told you about this before I came back, but why did you suddenly become a ghost hunter with Wuyilang?
You two are only 12 years old today. Have you ever thought about the fact that you are the only two left in your family? What would you do if you were to be killed by a ghost? Mr. Shitou would have no descendants. No one would burn incense for you during festivals or offer sacrifices to your ancestors during the New Year... Just hearing about it makes me feel miserable.
"Ah, that, Sister Aki..." Seeing his brother becoming increasingly weaker and more pitiful in the face of Sister Aki's questioning, Tokito Muichiro spoke out to stop him.
When he saw the girl's attention shift from her brother to him, he explained weakly, "I wanted to help others. I didn't want to see those demons take a life with just a flick of their arms... That's why I wanted to become a demon hunter. As for my brother... He was worried about me, so he joined the Demon Slayer Corps with me."
Qingxi was choked, she couldn't quite understand.
Since you are worried that your brother will lose his life while killing ghosts, shouldn't you stop him from becoming a ghost hunter?
And why did you, as his older brother, join the Demon Slayer Corps because your younger brother was worried about him?
What kind of crazy logic is this?
Qingxi, who was confused, looked at Tokito and Ichiro with a changed look at this moment.
Ichiro, your brain must have been eaten by a ghost.
"What are you looking at? Muichiro and I are not dead yet." Perhaps annoyed by Qingxi's gaze, the boy who originally wanted to pretend to be dead couldn't help but said to her in a bad mood.
Qingxi pinched his face and asked, "Will it be too late after you die?"
Facing the ghost hunters who could be sent to the Butterfly House, Qingxi was not afraid of them at all, even though he himself was a weakling.
Because, no matter how fierce they are, they can't show their claws.
"Here." She took out two amulets from her pocket, one for each brother, and stuffed them into their inner clothes. "Remember to wear them close to your body. This is very difficult to do."
Tokito Ichiro tutted his words and turned his head away, not looking at her. "It's just an amulet. How can it be harder to make than a piece of clothing?"
"You'll know later." At this moment, the ward was full of patients, and she couldn't explain the use of the amulet to the two of them, so she could only be vague about it.
"You two have a good rest here." He patted the two brothers on the head, "I'm going to go check on the other people in the Butterfly House."
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She walked out of the ward and along the inner corridor to go to the backyard to see Kurihana Raku.
After more than a year, the other party's problem has not improved at all. On the contrary, he has become too dependent on coins.
Just when she came over, she was stopped by Kanzaki Aoi who was drying sheets in the yard. After the two chatted for a while, she asked her to go see Kanakura.
To quote her words, "I always feel that you, Axi, are particularly good at dealing with Chanahu. Chanahu is completely defeated at your hands."
Qingxi felt that what Kanzaki Aoi said was not a compliment to herself, but an insult to herself.
What are you particularly good at? For that kind of thing, doesn't it just require a thick skin?
Moreover, does it always work for those who are gentle and soft-hearted?
"Umm, Aki, are you coming to the Butterfly House today?"
The boy's cheerful voice sounded, bringing indescribable joy to the girl's ears.
After grabbing the hand that was resting on top of her head and pulling it down, Qingxi turned around and complained, "Don't press my head. I want to grow taller."
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed someone behind the boy. Curious, she leaned slightly to the side and looked behind him...
"...Sakura, Sakuramochi elf?" Qingxi spoke without thinking when he met the other party's light green eyes.
It's no wonder she thought so, because the other person's hair color was so girly, giving her the feeling that it didn't fit in with the Demon Slayer Corps set.
"Eh? Eh!!! Sakura Sakuramochi Elf?" The girl, who had never heard such a nickname from anyone before, which was more of a compliment than an insult, couldn't help but blush. "Hello, my name is Kanroji Mitsuri, not some elf..."
"Ah, hello." Qingxi, who had never seen such a shy woman in Butterfly House, couldn't help but lower her voice. "I'm Qingxi. I used to be a medical staff member at Butterfly House. Now I'm..." She thought for a moment, "now a chef. However, my main job is winemaker."
Kanroji Mitsuri's eyes narrowed, and a question mark popped up on her forehead, which she couldn't quite understand.
Why did she, who was originally a medical worker at the Butterfly House, end up being the chef for the Demon Slayer Corps' Nine Pillars? And why did she say her main job was a brewer? Could it be that the first two jobs were just her side hustles?
So isn't that a big jump in job positions?
But, it always feels great.
"I've heard Master mention you." said Mitsuri Kanroji.
"Master?" Qingxi was confused, but after noticing the man's gaze directed to her side, remaining silent and letting the two girls converse, she blinked and said in an uncertain tone, "Kyojuro...huh?"
"Hmm, Kanroji is the disciple I accepted today." Rengoku Kyojuro said a little embarrassedly as the girl looked at him. "She is a positive girl with a positive personality. I'm sure you two can get along well."
No, when you say that, I always feel like I should help your girlfriend integrate into the Demon Slayer Corps as quickly as possible.
Thinking of this, Qingxi silently looked at Mitsuri Kanroji's face. Well, there was a small teardrop mole under both eyes, one on the left and one on the right, and they were symmetrical. It really touched her cute spot. Besides, her face was also very beautiful, so it didn't surprise her that Kyojuro liked her.
"Aki." The girl stared at the other girl for a little too long, and her animal instincts kicked in. Rengoku Kyojuro reached out his hands to cup her face, then turned her head towards him and said in a very serious tone, "Don't let your imagination run wild."
Qingxi's blue eyes were blank.
What should she stop thinking about? Their relationship?
But she really thought that the two of them looked quite good together.
Mitsuri Kanroji looked at Qingxi, who was still holding her face and looked out of sorts, and then looked at Rengoku Kyojuro, who was telling her seriously not to misunderstand. Suddenly, she seemed to get something, her cheeks flushed, her eyes sparkled, and she became excited.
"Well, please don't misunderstand me, Master and I don't have that kind of relationship." Kanroji Mitsuri clasped her hands together in front of her chest, "Master's favorite person is Miss Aki."
Qingxi froze, and the air seemed to freeze at that moment, but then it began to fall rapidly at a speed that everyone could feel.
Yagen Toushirou, who had just been captured by Kanae Kocho to serve as a soldier, was walking down from the second floor. Standing on the stairs on the first floor, he happened to see clearly what was happening to the three people downstairs.
Is this a showdown?
This was the first thought in his mind.
No, the general hasn't even reached the minimum marriageable age for women in Japan, which is sixteen.
This was his second thought.
But before he could do anything, the girl, as if coming out of her shock, let out a short, shocked cry.
Qingxi opened his mouth to say that this was impossible.
But after realizing where they were, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and grabbed Rengoku Kyojuro's hands that were still holding her face.
"Let's go to the Crow House!" The tone was firm and the action was decisive.
She almost said, "Is there any misunderstanding between us? If so, let's talk it out now," which made Mitsuri Kanroji's light green pupils look confused.
She began to doubt her own judgment...
"Ganlu Temple, what are you doing standing there?" the man's low voice sounded.
Mitsuri Kanroji turned around, "Ah, it's Mr. Iguro."
"Well, I just saw Aki." As if she wanted to prove something, Kanroji Mitsuri organized her words and then simply told her what had just happened. "So... Aki doesn't know that Mr. Rengoku likes her now? Aren't they... lovers?"
Iguro Obana was silent for a moment, "As for the two of them, you could say they were childhood sweethearts, but that girl is very sensitive to other people's affairs and is very distracted when it comes to her own.
I'm probably the only one in the entire Butterfly House who doesn't know that Purgatory likes her."
Mitsuri Kanroji's gossipy spirit ignited when she heard this. "Childhood sweethearts? That sounds like a picture."
After her excitement subsided, she became worried. "Mr. Ihei, are Mr. Purgatory and Axi okay? I just... seemed to have accidentally broken the barrier between Mr. Purgatory and Axi. Axi seemed very shocked... and then she dragged Mr. Purgatory away. Um, will this affect..."
The more she talked, the more she felt like she was going to faint. She asked with tears in her eyes, "Um, did I get into trouble?"
On the first day of apprenticeship, I killed the girl that my master liked.jpg
Can I still rescue it?
Will the master be heartbroken?
When she thought of that possibility, Mitsuri Kanroji became completely dejected.
Why did I join the Demon Slayer Corps?
Oh, you joined the Demon Slayer Corps because you wanted to find a husband who is stronger than yourself... But before you even start looking for a husband, you have to "break up" (emphasis on) a couple?
...Although, although my lord has said that I am a talented person, but...I am still a person who causes trouble to others.
Looking at the girl completely lost in her own thoughts, Iguro Obana felt the need to explain, "Don't overthink it. Rengoku likes Axi. If Axi doesn't understand Rengoku's feelings, he'll reveal it himself when Axi is older. You just exposed the ambiguity between them today. There's nothing wrong with that... At least, I don't think Rengoku will think there's anything wrong with it."
"Is, is that so?" asked Mitsuri Kanroji weakly, sweating from nervousness.
Iguro Obana: “Yeah.”
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