You didn't expect this, did you? I've time-traveled again!

Suoh Takeshi glanced around and saw Kamado Tanjiro in a green checkered shirt with a scar on his head, Kamado Nezuko with red eyes and black hair, a bamboo tube in her mouth, and Tomioka Giyuu with dead fish eyes and a blank, expressionless face.

I didn't see a ghost; it was probably chopped off and then turned to ash and disappeared.

Suoh Takeshi looked at the unfinished game with little interest.

He was naturally unhappy that he hadn't managed to learn any sword techniques.

Shinobu Kocho, on the other hand, became interested: "Huh, that girl, is she a demon...?"

The sharp-eyed Shinobu Kocho spotted Nezuko Kamado, who had become a demon. She smiled and rushed forward, drawing her sword and slashing without any mercy.

Seeing that things were going badly, Nezuko Kamado quickly ran back to the box and hid.

"Wait! She's my sister!" Tanjiro Kamado clutched the box tightly, preventing Shinobu Kocho from striking him.

Shinobu Kocho does not harm humans; she sheathed her sword in time and did not harm Tanjiro Kamado.

She gently pleaded, "Is she your sister? How pitiful. She has become a demon. Let me help her find peace."

Showing no mercy, Shinobu Kocho was determined to kill Nezuko Kamado.

Tanjiro Kamado wasn't stupid; he knew he had to leave with his sister, or she would definitely be killed!

Suddenly, Tanjiro Kamado's exhausted body burst forth with astonishing power, instantly leaping out and putting distance between himself and the others.

"I will not let you hurt my sister!"

Kocho was annoyed by Tanjiro Kamado's sudden escape, and she decided to take him down with her.

"Wait." Suoh Takeshi grabbed her as she was about to take off.

"Oh dear, Suoh-kun, you're not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. Getting in the way of the Demon Slayer Corps will get you slashed, you know," Shinobu Kocho said with a smile.

Wow, saying the harshest things in the gentlest tone.

That's terrifying... just kidding!

“But I’m a civilian, aren’t I? The first principle of the Demon Slayer Corps is to protect civilians, right?” Suoh Takeru didn’t let go; instead, he held her tightly in his arms, making her unable to move.

"But that's only if it doesn't interfere with the Demon Slayer Corps' operations."

Shinobu Kocho's veins bulged, and a small knife shot out from under her feet, heading straight for Suoh Takeshi's face without any hesitation.

"Are you serious?!"

Suoh Takeru narrowly dodged it. "Hey, that was too ruthless."

"If you know how dangerous this is, then let me go. I'm on a mission with the Demon Slayer Corps. So, let me go now."

"Don't let it go."

"open."

"Don't let it go."

……

"Suoh-kun, please don't forget, I'm not the only Demon Slayer Corps member here." Shinobu Kocho gestured for Giyu Tomioka to chase after them and give the Kamado siblings a quick death.

But clearly, she miscalculated.

Giyu Tomioka remained unmoved.

It's obvious that Giyu Tomioka isn't on her side, but rather on the Kamado siblings' side!

Although Shinobu Kocho was angry, she maintained a smile and said, "It's alright, there are still people."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure chased after him from the side.

It's Kanao Tsukihime!

She is Shinobu Kocho's stepson, with outstanding talent and great strength, comparable to the Pillars and many times stronger than Tanjiro Kamado.

"Tomioka..."

Before Suoh Takeshi could give any instructions, Tomioka Giyuu had already followed and gone to stop Kurihana Kanao.

"What a pity, Shinobu, your plan has failed." Suoh Takeshi laughed uncontrollably.

Shinobu Kocho was so angry her nose was crooked. "Haha~ What should I do?"

My chest hurts terribly.

What to do? This team of teammates is unreliable.

Just as the group was locked in a stalemate, the Demon Slayer Corps' messenger crows flew in from afar, shouting loudly, "Capture Kamado Tanjiro! Capture Kamado Nezuko! Capture Kamado Tanjiro! Capture Kamado Nezuko!"

Afterwards, they spread the image of the Kamado siblings to ensure that all Demon Slayer Corps members knew what they looked like, making it easier to capture them.

"Hey Suoh-kun, isn't it time to let me go?"

Shinobu nestled in Suoh Takeshi's arms. The two seemed intimate, but they were actually secretly vying for power. Shinobu tried to break free but was too weak to do so. Fortunately, the head of the family sent a message.

"Even Mr. Tomioka must obey the head of the family's orders. If you continue to obstruct me, I will really make an enemy of the Demon Slayer Corps."

Suoh Takeshi patted her head. "You're right. I'll let you go, but you can't lay a hand on me, or I'll be very rude to you."

After saying that, he released her.

Suoh Takeshi's goal was to do Tanjiro Kamado a favor so that he could make things easier for Tanjiro when he secretly learned the Sun Breathing technique later.

Now that the goal has been achieved, there's no need to coerce Shinobu Kocho anymore.

Shinobu Kocho straightened her disheveled clothes, her smile masking her displeasure. "I suspect Suoh-kun is taking advantage of me. Suoh-kun is a pervert!"

"Hey, this is a misunderstanding!"

Suoh Takeshi quickly defended himself, "Although Shinobu is my type, I'm not the kind of thug who likes to lay hands on people!"

"Hehehe, is that so~" Butterfly chuckled, "In that case, let's hurry up and follow them to see Mr. Tomioka and Kanao."

“Yes, that’s right.” Suoh Takeshi nodded.

Shinobu turned and chased after him at great speed.

Although she wasn't afraid that Tomioka Giyuu would disobey the head of the family, what if...?

Tanjiro Kamado was injured and couldn't run fast or far, so he caught up with him in no time.

But as soon as she stopped, she realized that no one was following her.

As expected, Suoh Takeshi was not behind him.

"What a strange person..." Shinobu Kocho murmured softly.

At this moment, the sun rose, and the first rays of morning light shone on her face.

P.S.: Happy New Year, everyone! Eat well!

Chapter 021 Experimental Skills

Kazuma Sato is an ordinary shut-in otaku.

Although he is perverted, sadistic, and lecherous, he does not deny that he is a good boy.

Today is the first day their team leader has left the group.

Kazuma Sato decided to take on the responsibility of leading the team, to make the team better than before, and to ensure that the leader wouldn't be too disappointed in this group of useless people when he returned.

Otherwise, they will lose their leader!

As the morning sun shone in, Kazuma Sato stretched his arms, which were a little stiff from a night's sleep.

The stable was rather cold and damp, and the straw mats were quite damp.

This is quite unfriendly to young adventurers.

He decided to follow Suoh's instructions and first complete the "Expel Grave Ghosts" quest, then find a quest with a higher bounty so he could move out of the stables.

Therefore, he decided to first wake up the main force of this mission, the useless goddess Aqua.

Despite being a useless character, Aqua is indeed a goddess.

—Aqua, the goddess of banquets.

Sorry.

He couldn't admit that this useless goddess with maxed-out banquet skills was actually the water goddess worshipped by the Axis Cult.

"Hey, Aqua, get up! We need to get going on our mission. How long are you going to sleep...?"

When he shifted his gaze to the goddess sleeping like a log to the side, he discovered someone who shouldn't have been in front of him.

Their leader was Suoh Takeshi.

The two embraced, with Aqua even snuggling into Suoh Takeshi's arms for warmth and holding him tightly. The two were very close.

"Huh? Suoh-senpai...?"

He had just entrusted him with this important task last night, and this morning he appeared before him. Sato Kazuma couldn't help but wonder if Suo Takeshi was playing a trick on him.

Until an hour later...

"Hahaha! I was just worried about you guys, so I only stayed one night before rushing back!" Suoh Takeshi scratched his cheek, laughing sheepishly.

"Eh~~ Is that so? Suoh-senpai, you're not lying to me, are you?"

Kazuma Sato looked incredulous, suspecting that Suoh-senpai and Aqua had conspired to trick him and make him look foolish.

Of course, all of this was definitely orchestrated by Aqua!

If he takes it seriously, Aqua will definitely laugh out loud and then mock him for being naive.

That Aqua...

He really is a petty and narrow-minded guy. He doesn't have the magnanimity of a goddess at all. He's just like a primary school student, being so petty and calculating!

Just as he was about to condemn Aqua for going too far, Suoh Takeshi said:

"How rude of me! I've learned swordsmanship from another world and was planning to teach it to you, Sato-kun. Your words are really hurtful."

"Really, Wu!"

Before Sato Kazuma could even get excited, Aqua was overjoyed. "You learned a skill from another world in just one night! As expected of the hero I acknowledge! The title of 'Skill Thief' is yours!"