Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 295 This kid is truly a talent

From Yuko's clear vision, Zenitsu's body was already tattered, barely holding on by a thread, his willpower was something she had never imagined before.

But even with the strongest will, there will be a time when he can't hold on any longer.

Without giving Yuko a chance to demonstrate the results of his training, Zenitsu charged toward Tanjiro with his wooden sword, only to collapse midway, as if a robot had run out of power.

"Zenitsu?!" Tanjiro's expression changed slightly. He couldn't care about anything else and quickly stepped forward, dropping his wooden sword.

Everyone: "..."

"It's good to be young, you can fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow." Yuko sighed inexplicably and waved to Tanjiro.

"Tanjiro, carry him up."

"Miss Ikuko?" Tanjiro's face lit up with joy as he helped Zenitsu up and followed Ikuko to the guest room.

Shinobu Kocho gave Zenitsu a quick check-up, then shook her head and said, "He's fine, just overworked and his body can't keep up."

"You'll be fine after a couple of days of rest."

Zenitsu stared at the ceiling with his eyes open.

My body... I can't move.

It seems that it has reached its limit.

Yu Zi nodded in agreement, saying, "That's what they mean by 'haste makes waste'."

"See? He could have exercised every day, but now he has to stay in bed for two days."

"It's possible that the effects of your physical training will completely disappear during the two days you're lying down."

At this point, Zenitsu gritted his teeth and braced his hands on the bed as if trying to get up.

"Zenitsu!" Tanjiro quickly pressed him back down.

As Zenitsu's face flashed with struggle, he said, "Let me go, I can still..."

"Alright, alright, I'm really scared of you. Here, take this." Yuko, seeing Shinobu's speechless expression, quickly pulled an envelope out of her pocket, afraid that Zenitsu might actually get out of bed.

Upon seeing the envelope, Zenitsu and Tanjiro froze in their struggle, then woodenly accepted it with somewhat blank expressions.

Zenitsu propped himself up on his hands, clutching the envelope, his head bowed, seemingly lost in thought.

"?" Yu Zi seriously suspected he had misunderstood, and couldn't help but remind him, "Why don't you open it and take a look?"

"It's good news."

Zenitsu suddenly looked up, staring intently at Ikuko: "Good news?"

Yuko nodded: "Good news."

Zenitsu's eyes lit up. He knew that although the person in front of him had a terrible personality, he would never joke around in this kind of situation.

Zenitsu suppressed his joy and lowered his head to begin opening the envelope.

His fingers were so excited that he couldn't open the envelope several times. His movements became visibly impatient, and the corners of the envelope began to wrinkle.

As Zenitsu frantically opened the envelope, Tanjiro cast an inquiring glance at Ikuko.

"Miss Yuko?" he called softly, as if inquiring.

"Mm," Yuko nodded in response with a smile.

Tanjiro's smile softened, his gaze toward Zenitsu became gentle, and he murmured something to himself.

"Very good……"

Zenitsu was so engrossed in his work that he didn't hear Tanjiro's murmurs. It took him a lot of effort, and he even broke out in a sweat on his back, before he finally managed to open the envelope.

Zenitsu gripped the edges of the envelope tightly with both hands, unconsciously holding his breath.

Sensing his feelings, Tanjiro also held his breath, afraid of seeing a disappointed expression on his face.

……

A few seconds later, in Tanjiro's slightly stunned gaze, a tear the size of a bean fell onto the envelope, followed by a stream of unstoppable tears.

Zenitsu lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly.

"Very good……"

"Very good……"

He murmured in a voice trembling with tears.

Tanjiro felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders, and a natural smile appeared on his face.

Zenitsu clutched the envelope, trembling for a moment. As if suddenly remembering something, he hastily wiped away his tears and looked up.

“Yu Zixiao…” He paused, and as he looked up, he seemed to notice something out of the corner of his eye. He then looked down at the envelope again.

"Hmm?" Yuko asked, puzzled.

Why did you suddenly call her?

……

A few seconds later, Zenitsu's lips suddenly turned white, and his whole body began to tremble.

"Zenitsu?" Tanjiro's expression changed slightly.

Even Yuko and Shinobu couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Could something have gone wrong?

Before everyone could figure out what was going on, Zenitsu suddenly looked up at the ceiling with his eyes rolling back, and a white blob came out of his mouth.

"???"

What the hell?

Yu Zi couldn't help but take the letter from his hand and glance at it.

"..."

"I see." Shinobu Kocho stretched her neck and exclaimed.

Tanjiro, puzzled but impressed, approached, and after a moment said, "I see..."

Ikuko: "..."

Because she had previously complained in the envelope that Zenitsu was disturbing the peace by getting up before dawn.

In the letter, Zenitsu's grandfather said that he hoped to give Zenitsu a good hard time for living so shamelessly.

They said they hadn't seen the results of Zenitsu's efforts and apologized for bothering her for a while longer.

In short, his words were full of 'malice' towards Zenitsu.

Ok……

It should be called care.

Yu Zi said speechlessly, "It's nothing, isn't it? Isn't he like this now?"

He's always thinking about slacking off, but now he's even more lazy than Tanjiro.

In response to her was Zenitsu, who had just been clamoring to get out of bed to train.

Zenitsu trembled all over, his face filled with terror, and said, "No, I'll die!"

"With this kind of training, I'm sure I'll die..."

Tanjiro opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word; only the slight twitching of his eyes betrayed his inner speechlessness.

He really does have a laid-back personality.

Even Yuko was stunned for a moment.

No?

Did you change that quickly?

Yu Zi couldn't help but ask, "Just out of curiosity, how do you feel now?"

Zenitsu looked up in confusion: "What do you mean, how?"

Yuko pointed to her shoulder, making a silent gesture.

Zenitsu turned his head blankly to look at his shoulder, which was marked with marks from being struck with a wooden sword, turning a dark purple.

...After a few seconds of silence, Zenitsu's wailing and howling echoed throughout the room.

"It hurts~"

Zenitsu was rolling around on the bed with his arms crossed, not behaving properly at all.

Ikuko: "..."

She couldn't help but sigh, "This kid is really talented."

Yu Zi quipped, "So, mindset really does determine everything?"

One second he's a gloomy, melancholic guy, the next he's a comedian.

Shinobu Kocho whispered in Ikuko's ear, "Actually, it wasn't as bad as the one you hit me that day."

Yu Zi's face darkened: "You don't need to bring that up again."

She has already admitted her mistake, what more do you want from her?