"Only Kibutsuji Muzan could do something like this!"
"Although I don't know why it bothered to erase your memories, it's certain that there's something special about you."
"So, Yoizumi," Tamayo smiled as she took out a syringe from the medicine box, "I need your blood for a thorough examination."
Obediently pulling his sleeve up to his elbow, Yoizumi watched the thin needle pierce his blood vessel, remembering how Shinobu had drawn so much blood with syringes as thick as her arm before. This was nothing compared to that.
Tamayo examined the blood, her light purple pupils slightly widening. The amount of Muzan's blood in this blood... was it a bit too much?
Looking at the harmless Yoizumi, he didn't even have slit pupils like her, his eyes were just like a human's. With such clear sapphire eyes, it was hard to imagine so much of that vile one's blood flowing within him.
A glint flashed in Tamayo's eyes. With this blood, she could greatly improve the research on the medicine to fight Kibutsuji Muzan!
Carefully putting away the syringe, she turned her head to look at Yushiro and said to him in a gentle voice, "Yushiro, go and bring that over."
"Eh? Are you really going to use that, Lady Tamayo?"
"Go quickly."
"Yes!" Yushiro stood up, his gaze falling on Yoizumi with a hint of sympathy.
For some reason, Yoizumi had an ominous premonition.
When Yushiro appeared with a syringe the size of an arm, Yoizumi knew that he was going to lose a lot of blood again today. Tanjirou stared blankly at the syringe and immediately raised his hand to object.
"Miss Tamayo! Is this really okay? Won't it draw all of Yoizumi-nii's blood?"
Even Nezuko, who was originally lying peacefully on the ground and rolling around, got up and hugged Yoizumi's arm, protesting with "Umu!" sounds.
"Don't worry, this is more than enough for him."
"Just now, through my investigation, there is a large amount of Muzan's blood in Yoizumi's body."
"With your blood, my research on dealing with Muzan will be greatly improved, and perhaps even a way to turn you into humans can be found," Tamayo said, holding the syringe with both hands.
"I'm fine, please go ahead."
Tanjirou looked at the needle, which was as thick as a little finger, and shuddered. Was Yoizumi-nii really okay? If he could, he would have no problem replacing Yoizumi for the blood draw!
Helpless, Tanjirou reached out and took Yoizumi's left hand, which was resting on his lap. Yoizumi was stunned and turned his head to meet Tanjirou's gentle smile, and suddenly felt itchy in his heart. His vision was suddenly blocked, and Nezuko covered Yoizumi's eyes with her two small hands from behind, hoping to keep him from being afraid.
"..."
Did he look scared?
But... he didn't dislike it.
After a long time, the feeling of blood being drawn stopped, and the hands covering his vision also loosened. Facing Tanjirou and Nezuko's worried gazes, Yoizumi shook his head to indicate that he was fine.
After properly putting away the syringe, Tamayo bowed slightly to thank Yoizumi. Seeing this, Yushiro also unwillingly lowered his head, rarely acting up. He knew Lady Tamayo best, and such a degree of importance also indicated how much this blood would help her.
"Yoizumi-nii, are you really okay? Do you need to rest?" Even for a demon, losing so much blood at once would probably not feel good.
"I'm fine." To be honest, he was already a little used to it.
"If there's anything uncomfortable, please be sure to tell me!" Tanjirou was still worried. Yoizumi was his family, and he didn't want anything to go wrong.
"Okay." Facing such concern, Yoizumi did not refuse.
Was this what family was like?
"Then we should set off, but it's almost dawn..." Looking at the wooden box, Tanjirou was in trouble. It was already a bit of a squeeze for Nezuko to be inside. Usually, the bumpy sections of the road would always cause her to bump her head. Putting another Yoizumi-nii inside would probably not work, right?
Should he try?
"Yoizumi-nii, can you shrink down like Nezuko?"
Shrink down? Yoizumi was a little confused. Nezuko stood in front of him, demonstrating by slowly shrinking in front of his eyes, from her original teenage appearance to about the size of a child. She even put her hands on her hips with a smug look, biting on her bamboo muzzle, "Umu~".
"I'll try." Yoizumi tried to mobilize the power of his body, slowly going from being a head taller than Tanjirou to being level with him, and finally about the same size as Nezuko. The clothes hung loosely on his body, and the surrounding things became bigger.
"Ah~ How cute!" Tanjirou put his hands on his knees and leaned over to look at the two little ones. Not to mention Nezuko, this was the first time he had seen Yoizumi-nii as a child.
The tender and cute face paired with that expressionless look, this contrast made Yoizumi even more endearing. Looking at the soft flesh on Yoizumi's cheeks, Tanjirou reached out and poked it.
"Wow, so soft~" Tanjirou looked like a pervert, it was unbearable to watch. Yoizumi turned his head away, now that his hands and feet were short, it was so awkward.
He opened the wooden box, pointed to the small space, and told them to go in. Nezuko took the lead to climb in, trying to shrink into a small ball to leave space for Yoizumi, and patted the space beside her with her small hand, signaling Yoizumi to come to her side.
After barely getting in, Yoizumi felt squeezed all over. Nezuko was not feeling well either, but she did not show a trace of dissatisfaction, but happily leaned her small head on Yoizumi's shoulder.
This scene made Tanjirou's eyes turn into stars. My Yoizumi-nii and Nezuko are indeed the cutest in the world!
Squatting down, Tanjirou reached out and grabbed the box door, looking at the two little ones huddled together, the corners of his mouth raised. It was great, his family was back. Now, the three of them would live well!
Mom, Takeo, Hanako, Mao, Rokkuta.
Please rest assured! I will definitely, definitely!
Will protect Yoizumi-nii and Nezuko!
"If you feel uncomfortable, please tell me, okay?" After saying this, he closed the box door, carried the wooden box on his back, and turned to look at Tamayo and Yushiro. Tanjirou bowed slightly.
"I'll go first, see you next time, Miss Tamayo, Mr. Yushiro."
"Have a safe trip."
"Don't die."
After Tanjirou disappeared from sight, Tamayo's gentle voice sounded.
"What a special family."
"Yeah." Yushiro responded.
... "South-south-east, south-south-east ~"
"Tanjirou, head south-south-east!"
The black Kasugai Crow circled in the air, constantly urging Tanjirou.
"I know, don't keep repeating it!" Tanjirou said helplessly, and saw two people standing in the middle of the road ahead. Getting closer, he saw a yellow-haired boy wearing a yellow-and-white haori, kneeling on the ground and grabbing a girl, constantly crying.
"Marry me! There's no one else but you, please, save me!"
Tanjirou looked at this scene in confusion. A sparrow flew over anxiously and landed in his hand, followed by a series of rapid "Chirp chirp chirp!" sounds. Tanjirou nodded, "I understand, I'll find a way!"
The little sparrow's eyes sparkled, flapping its wings to express its gratitude.
Walking behind the man, he reached out and grabbed his collar, pulling him away, scolding, "What are you doing! Can't you see she doesn't want to? And don't make the sparrow feel troubled!"
The yellow-haired boy looked tearfully at the person who ruined his good deed, and seeing the familiar clothes, he realized it was someone from the Demon Slayer Corps.
"Ah? You're from the Final Selection..." Before he could finish speaking, Tanjirou retorted, "I don't recognize someone like you! I don't recognize you!"
The yellow-haired boy shouted in disbelief, "Eh! We've met, right! Is there something wrong with your memory!"
"Okay, it's alright now, go home quickly."
"Thank you."
Seeing that the other party completely ignored him, he shouted angrily, "Hey, what are you doing? She was going to marry me! She likes me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the girl slapped him, and a bright red palm print appeared on his face. Covering his head and squatting on the ground, the girl kept hitting his head. Seeing this, Tanjirou pulled the girl away to calm her down.
The girl pointed angrily at the yellow-haired boy, her tone full of anger, "What 'like you'? I only spoke to you because I saw you squatting on the ground and thought you were feeling unwell!"
Hearing this, the yellow-haired boy shouted in despair, his voice shrill.
"You weren't talking to me because you liked me?!"
"I already have a fiancé! Absolutely impossible! Goodbye!" The girl turned and left without hesitation.
"Don't, don't go!" He lay on the ground, reaching out towards the girl's direction, crying.
"You should stop now." Tanjirou advised.
Unfortunately, the other party did not appreciate it and blamed him for interfering, saying that it had nothing to do with him.
Meeting such an unreasonable person for the first time in his life, Tanjirou looked at the boy on the ground with disgust, which only caused the other party to wail even louder.
"Why are you looking at me with the eyes you use to look at other creatures!"
"Don't underestimate me, I'm very weak, I'll die next mission!"
"I can't get married, you have to take responsibility! You have to protect me until I get married!"
Tanjirou's expression became even more disgusted.
"Say something!"
"My name is Kamado Tanjirou!"
"I'm Agatsuma Zenitsu, Tanjirou, save me!" Agatsuma Zenitsu knelt on the ground and crawled, grabbing Tanjirou's pants.
Tanjirou didn't understand why such a person would want to be a swordsman. Agatsuma Zenitsu's expression on the ground became more and more distorted, his limbs supporting him backwards, shouting in a strange posture, "So scary! So scary!"
He pulled his face hard with both hands, his eyeballs bulging out as if they were about to pop out. "Before I die, my brain will be sucked out of my ears by the demon!"
"Eeeeek! Save me! So scary!!!"
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