webnovelfull Chapter 450 Show some respect for the dead!
Chapter 450 Show some respect for the dead!
in the room.
“Aoi-nee, I brought Nezuko back safe and sound.” Yuko bowed slightly. “I’m so sorry to have worried you.”
Before Kamado Aoi could respond, Nezuko quickly waved her hand and said, "That's not how it is. This was my own decision, Yuko-nee. You don't need to blame yourself."
Kamado Aoi smiled slightly: "That's right."
Yuko lowered her eyelids slightly and simply nodded.
"Where are Takeo and Shigeru?" Tanjiro asked curiously, looking at Rokuta, who was running down the corridor and occasionally glancing at them. Rokuta was now about the same size as Shigeru in his memory.
Has it been that long?
Liu Tai has grown up so much.
Kamado Aoi explained, "Takeo went up the mountain to chop firewood, and Shigeru took the clothes I had mended to return them."
So that's why my fingers were wrapped in bandages, right?
Kamado Aoi still didn't use the money left by Ikuko. Instead, she chose to support herself by mending clothes for them. With Tanjiro's salary from the Demon Slayer Corps, it was more than enough to support these children.
Yuko didn't say much; she actually admired people like Kamado Aoi.
Although she would prefer Kamado Aoi to use the money she left behind.
However, this sounds rather strange.
If Kamado Aoi had used her money, Ikuko probably wouldn't have admired her so much.
Humans are truly strange creatures.
"Shigeru has grown up so much," Tanjiro remarked.
Kamado Aoi looked at Kocho Shinobu with a hint of curiosity: "And who is this?"
What a refined child.
"This is Shinobu, Shinobu Kocho, a doctor in the Demon Slayer Corps." Realizing his mother might not understand what a Pillar was, Tanjiro changed his address.
Kamado Aoi paused for a moment, then bowed slightly and thanked her, saying, "Doctor, Tanjiro must have received a lot of care from you."
Shinobu Kocho was surprised that Aoi Kamado bowed so deeply to her upon their first meeting, and quickly waved her hand, saying, "No, Mrs. Kamado, Tanjiro is very talented."
Kamado Aoi shook her head: "This child's impulsive and rash nature must have caused you a lot of worry."
Yu Zi's lips twitched: "No, if we're talking about things to worry about, I think the idiot over there is more deserving."
In comparison—no, there's no need to compare—Tanjiro is simply too well-behaved.
Even among normal children, Tanjiro is the most well-behaved.
As for these two, they both deserve a severe beating.
Everyone turned to look and saw Inosuke and Zenitsu, who had started fighting for some unknown reason, rolling around on the ground.
Kamado Aoi covered her mouth and chuckled, "Zenitsu and Inosuke are such interesting kids."
Because of their previous interaction, she felt very comfortable with the two children and considered it her good fortune that Tanjiro knew them.
Well, that's what they say.
These two are quite reliable when there is danger.
But when there is no danger, these two are the greatest danger.
"Rokuta, come here." Nezuko waved to Rokuta as she saw him loitering around the door.
Liu Tai hesitated for a moment, then slowly and reluctantly walked in.
"Nezuko-neechan..."
Tanjiro looked back; they had been gone for too long.
Rokuta probably doesn't even remember that it was Nezuko who carried him on her back when he was still an infant and took care of him.
This scene made everyone deeply aware of the passage of time.
Kamado Aoi paused for a moment: "It's over, isn't it?"
Yuko gave her a firm answer: "Yes, it's over."
Kamado Aoi smiled and watched Rokuta slowly walk towards Nezuko: "That child, was she of any help?"
"Yes, you've been a great help."
"That's good."
……
Ikuko, along with Shinobu Kocho and Inosuke Zenitsu, were received by the Kamado family.
The next morning, the Kamado family packed their bags and prepared to go up the mountain with Yuko and the others.
They were going back to their home on the mountain.
The reason she agreed to let Yuuko live down the mountain was because of the existence of demons. Even if Kamado Aoi didn't think about herself, she had to think about the child.
A family encounters a monster in the mountains; will they be able to protect their child?
But now that the demons have been eliminated, they have no reason to continue living in Yuko's house.
Even though Yuko repeatedly tried to dissuade her, saying that she wanted to leave and live elsewhere, she couldn't change Kamado Himae's mind.
On the mountain, at the stove-door house.
It's clear that the Zao family regularly comes back to clean; their house is very clean and doesn't have the dust and cobwebs that come with abandoned homes.
Tanjiro's family went inside to pack their things, while Zenitsu and Inosuke started playing around in the open space outside the door. Shinobu Kocho followed Ikuko to a messy pile of grass not far behind the Kamado family's house.
Shinobu Kocho examined it carefully and could no longer see any trace of a grave.
Even if no one disturbs the graves, it would be difficult to preserve them even if they were hundreds of years old.
Yu Zi cleaned it up briefly when she came back last time, but now it's overgrown with weeds again.
Shinobu Kocho suggested, "Let's clean it up."
Yu Zi scratched her head: "Isn't that enough? Just bury the flute somewhere."
Butterfly pinched Yuuko's lower back: "Show some respect for the dead!"
Yu Zi coughed twice, then reluctantly changed her mind: "Okay."
Kocho Shinobu was speechless. He was clearly her brother, so why didn't he care at all? Instead, she was the one playing the good guy.
The two cleared away the weeds, and a few piles of stones could be vaguely seen.
"...It's too rudimentary in every way." Shinobu covered her face.
Ikuko: "..."
Shinobu Kocho couldn't help but ask, "How long has it been since Ikuko last came?"
Yuko shook her head: "Didn't we come here last year?"
Has it been tidied up?
"I've tidied it up, but I didn't expect these weeds to grow so fast."
"I mean, has the tombstone been repaired?"
"No, isn't that unnecessary?"
Butterfly covered her face.
If she were the deceased, she would definitely beat up Yuko in her dreams at night.
Unable to resist Shinobu's insistence, the two began moving suitable stones from one side.
Even so, it still appears quite rudimentary.
Shinobu even suggested reworking it, but Ikuko refused.
There's no way to offer sacrifices, and there's no way to make amends. Even if someone dies, their soul still exists. She watched Yoriichi disappear back then.
Yuko dislikes doing this kind of formalistic thing.
After a busy afternoon, the two finally managed to restore Yoriichi and Shi's graves to a presentable state.
If we hadn't failed to find a wooden plank nearby, we probably could have carved their names on it.
As for Iwakatsu...
"Is this okay?" Yu Zi squatted on the ground, looked back and asked tentatively.
Shinobu Kocho stared at the tiny hole in front of her, barely big enough for a flute to be buried, her face darkening. "That's enough! There's no such thing as a cenotaph this small!"
I reckon even a light drizzle could wash it out.
Yuko pursed her lips and picked up her Nichirin sword again to start shaving.
After another flurry of activity, they dug the pit down more than a meter, leaving a hole about the size of a child, which finally satisfied Shinobu Kocho to a degree.