Muzan: My daughter can't be that weak!

"Teacher, aren't we going back to Infinite City?"

Yukina originally thought she would go back immediately after finding the puppy, but she saw the teacher turn around and walk towards the other end of the alley.

She quickly followed, unable to resist asking in confusion.

"...This dog..."

Kokushibo's steps didn't stop, and a deep voice came, "...It's too dirty. We need to find a place...to clean it up first."

His gaze swept over the dirty, muddy, and unidentified yellow ball of fur next to Yukina, and paused for a moment.

"Oh, I see!"

Xue Nai suddenly realized.

The teacher is so amazing, she even thought of that.

She was so happy that she completely forgot the puppy was all dirty. If she took it back to Infinite Castle, it might get the tatami mats and her clothes dirty...

Thankfully, there were teachers around!

"Little puppy, did you hear me?"

"We'll take you for a bath first! Once you're all nice and smelling nice, we can go home!"

The puppy seemed to understand a little and responded with a soft "woof".

They walked through several narrow and secluded alleys, where the surrounding houses gradually became more orderly, and the sounds of people could be faintly heard.

Finally, we turned onto a wider street, where the shops and houses on both sides emitted warm lights.

Although the streets were not crowded, there were still quite a few pedestrians returning home late or working early in the morning.

Before anyone knew it, Yukina's small hand had slipped from the hem of Kokushibo's clothes and instead grasped his slightly cool fingers.

"If you stay with the teacher, Yukina won't get lost!"

She looked up at him and smiled, then quickly turned back to call out, "Little puppy, hurry up and follow, don't get lost!"

The little yellow dog seemed to be very intelligent. Although it was small and thin, it cleverly followed closely at Xue Nai's feet and knew how to avoid pedestrians when crossing the road. It really didn't lose her along the way.

Kokushibo's gaze fell on his hand, which was being held.

A child's hands are soft and full of unguarded dependence.

He silently pursed his lips slightly, but ultimately did not pull his hand away. He simply acquiesced to the intimacy and continued to lead her forward.

His aura was completely out of place in the bustling atmosphere of the city streets, but at this moment he had suppressed his ghostly pressure and concealed his striking six eyes, leaving only a pair of deep eyes that were no different from those of an ordinary person.

In the interplay of night and lamplight, it resembles a stern, unsmiling young warrior leading his children and pets home.

It was only then that Xue Nai belatedly noticed that the teacher's eyes had changed.

She blinked curiously and peeked at him furtively.

A teacher with only two eyes...

The teacher can even change their eyes! That's amazing!

Moreover, the teacher with two eyes is very gentle, unlike her usual gentleness...!

They walked along the street for a while, and Kokushibo seemed to have a destination in mind, finally stopping in front of a house with a guard dog.

The fence around this house wasn't high, and you could hear dogs barking coming from inside.

He stepped forward, raised his hand, and tapped the wooden door twice with his knuckles, the sound neither too loud nor too soft.

The door was quickly opened a crack, and a middle-aged woman peeked out, her face showing impatience at being disturbed.

"Who is it? It's so late..."

"...Sorry to bother you."

"This dog... needs a bath. Could you... help me...?"

The woman was clearly an impatient person. Before Kokushibo could finish speaking, she frowned and looked at the two people outside the door, one big and one small, as well as the dirty little yellow dog in Yukina's arms, which was obviously a stray dog.

She muttered to herself, "Don't they have water at home? It's just a dog, they can just rinse it off when they get home... What a show of power..."

She clearly mistook Kokushibo for some eccentric nobleman who was obsessed with pomp and circumstance and was looking for trouble. Her perfunctory and impatient tone was evident as she spoke, and she was about to close the door.

Just as the door was about to close.

Kokushibo calmly continued, "...Money is not a problem."

The woman stopped moving.

She opened the door again with some skepticism, her gaze falling on the simple, bulging money bag that Kokushibo had somehow managed to pull out.

The thick, heavy money bag made her heart pound just looking at it.

The woman's eyes lit up instantly, and the slight impatience on her face vanished as if by magic, replaced by a warm smile.

"Oh dear! You should have said so earlier! Sir, I was immediately struck by your extraordinary bearing! And this young lady, she's absolutely adorable! Even this dog... well, this dog seems quite clever!"

"Please come in, please come in!"

She hurriedly opened the door and stepped aside to make way, but her eyes couldn't help but dart towards the money bag, her heart filled with joy.

A strange nobleman? What strange nobleman...?

He's clearly a living Ebisu!

What a lucky day! I ran into such a generous sucker!

Just then, a much larger, gray-and-white house dog came running happily from the yard, circling around its owner's legs, wagging its tail like a windmill, and then curiously sniffing Yukina and Kokushibo.

The woman was about to push her dog away when suddenly her eyes lit up. She bent down and patted the dog's head, her smile widening.

"Sir, look! I'm the one who washed my dog. I take excellent care of him; his fur is shiny and he's spotless!"

Xuena's attention was immediately drawn to the robust dog. She crouched down, carefully extended her hand for the dog to sniff, and said with a smile:

"Madam, you're amazing! Your dog is so cute too, it's gray!"

No sooner had the words left her lips than a sleepy child's retort came from the next room: "It's not gray! Hachi is white! The prettiest white!"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across the woman's face, then she yelled into the house, "What's all the noise about! If you don't go to sleep, I'll spank you!"

After yelling, he immediately turned to Kokushibo with a forced smile and said, "I'm sorry you had to laugh at me. My kids are just being silly. Actually... we have two dogs, and there's a white one inside, hehe..."

As she spoke, she nimbly turned around and went to the corner of the yard to bring out a half-worn large wooden tub used for bathing dogs. She also fetched a brush and soap, and walked towards the nervous little yellow dog with a smile on her face.

The little yellow dog was very wary of the unfamiliar environment and the humans who approached with ulterior motives.

As soon as the woman reached out her hand, it nimbly jumped back and hid behind Xue Nai, only peeking out its little head.

"Little puppy, don't be afraid, you'll have a nice bath."

Seeing this, Yukina knelt down and called out gently.

Upon hearing her voice, the puppy hesitated for a moment before slowly coming out.

Seizing the opportunity, the woman scooped it up and said with a smile to Xue Nai and the others, "Miss and Master, please sit for a moment, it will be ready soon!"

"Madam, could you be a little gentler when you wash him? Don't hurt the puppy!"

"Okay, okay, I'll be gentle."

As she spoke, she picked up the struggling puppy and went to the backyard.