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

Shinobu Kocho said with a smile, "No, it's just that I didn't expect Suoh-kun to value her so much, to the point of considering her a goddess or something..."

"Uh, I..." Suoh Takeshi was at a loss for words.

This misunderstanding is quite significant.

However, he had no intention of correcting it, because the more he talked, the more confusing and unclear it became, so he simply decided not to explain at all.

"Suoh-kun, we're almost there."

Shinobu Kocho pointed to a three-story ancient building not far away.

"That's the Butterfly Mansion. Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira are there. Tanjiro Kamado will be brought here in a little while."

"Hmm. By the way, how are their injuries? Do they need my help?"

"It is recovering and the situation is good."

However, if Suoh-kun can help, I would be very happy to do so.

Shinobu Kocho also wants to research the [Healing] skill.

Afterwards, Shinobu Kocho led Takeshi Suoh into the Butterfly Mansion.

"Before that, Suoh-kun, why don't you go change your clothes? This outfit looks really strange."

Shinobu Kocho looked at Takeshi Suoh's clothes and pointed at them.

"Thank you for your help."

Suoh Takeshi did not refuse and readily agreed.

After all, the difference between fantasy and realism is too great, which is sure to attract attention.

P.S.: My head is spinning, so I'll leave it at that for now and revise it later when I have time.

Chapter 029 Healing

Shinobu Kocho led Takeshi Suoh into the Butterfly Mansion.

Upon entering, I saw a young and beautiful girl standing in front of the house, gazing into the distance with a slightly vacant and lifeless look in her eyes.

"Kanao, are you looking at the scenery?"

Shinobu Kocho greeted the girl.

But the girl turned around and didn't say anything. She just stared blankly at Shinobu Kocho, and it was unclear whether she had heard or not.

Shinobu Kocho was already used to this.

She pointed to the girl and introduced her to Suoh Takeshi, saying, "Her name is Kurihana Kanao, and she is my stepson. For some reason, she doesn't like to talk much, so I hope Suoh-kun will understand."

"It's ok."

Takeshi Suoh smiled slightly at her and introduced himself, "Hello, Kanao, I am Takeshi Suoh."

"..."

Unfortunately, this girl was too taciturn and didn't say anything, only nodding slightly.

Silent, emotionless, and expressionless?

"Ah ha ha……"

Shinobu Kocho was quite embarrassed; even she was helpless against Kanao Tsuyuri's emotionless demeanor.

"Suoh-kun, let's go check on Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hirazuki first."

After exchanging greetings, Shinobu Kocho pulled Takeshi Suoh inside. Along the way, they saw Kiyoshi Terauchi, Sumi Nakahara, and Naho Takada, and greeted them.

Before he could even enter the house, he heard his wife, Zenitsu, yelling and screaming inside, "Is this medicine?! Is this medicine?! I don't want to drink it! I don't want to drink it!!!"

"Listen to me, drink it quickly!" A sweet female voice sternly forced Zenitsu Agasa to drink the medicine.

"No, I don't want it!"

"Drink it quickly!"

"No—drink—!"

Is this poison? Why is there such a strong reaction?

The scream sounded as if he were about to be killed.

Even after Suoh Takeshi entered the house, Agasa Zenitsu still hadn't taken his medicine.

Shinobu looked at him and asked gently, "Why aren't you taking your medicine?"

"Because the medicine is very bitter."

Zenitsu Agatsuma, with a mournful face, pitifully asked Shinobu Kocho for help, "Isn't there any sweet medicine? I'm afraid of bitter medicine."

Kanzaki Aoi gritted her teeth and glared at him angrily, saying resentfully, "Medicine isn't sweet! Stop talking nonsense and drink it!"

Suoh Takeshi also stepped forward at the right time and advised him, "Yosuki, good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. The more bitter the medicine, the more effective it is."

Zenitsu Agatsuma jumped off the bed the moment he saw Suoh Takehito, exclaiming, "Suoh-senpai!"

"Hey, Zenitsu, how are you feeling?"

"Thank you so much for saving me, senior!"

Zenitsu Agatsuma looked at Takeshi Suoh with a face full of gratitude, "I heard from the medical staff that if it weren't for your timely treatment, I might not have survived."

"No, didn't you save my life too?"

Suoh Takeshi patted him on the shoulder and said, "You killed that spider demon with a single strike."

It would have been better if I hadn't mentioned it, because as soon as I did, Zenitsu Gasai started looking miserable again.

"It's so embarrassing. I almost died after killing just one evil spirit. If Grandpa knew how useless I am, he would definitely beat me to death."

"That's why I don't want to join the Demon Slayer Corps!"

Zenitsu Agatsuma could no longer hold back and loudly expressed his inner thoughts.

He really didn't want to join the Demon Slayer Corps!

Shinobu Kocho looked at him gently and said, "Zenitsu, the choice to join the Demon Slayer Corps is yours. The Demon Slayer Corps never forces anyone. Whether you stay or leave is up to you."

But she added, "Since you stayed, there must be an important reason."

Zenitsu Gasai thought of his grandfather; he didn't want to disappoint the old man's expectations.

But can he really meet his grandfather's expectations?

He actually wanted to respond.

He was afraid of dying, but he was even more afraid of disappointing his grandfather.

He fell silent for a moment.

But after a while, he picked up the medicine bowl, pinched his nose, and drank it down in one gulp with a bitter face.

It seems he also has his own beliefs.

"Mmm, good boy, good boy." Shinobu patted his head and told him to lie back down on the bed to rest.

Suoh Takeshi also stepped forward. "Zenitsu, is there anything else that's bothering you? If so, please let me know as soon as possible, and I can treat you."

"Healing... oh, that green light!"

Zenitsu Agatsuma recalled that warm and comforting light.

Are you feeling unwell anywhere?

"No, I'm almost fully recovered."

Zenitsu Agatsuma waved his hand, then, as if suddenly remembering something, pointed to the boy lying next to him.

"Suoh-senpai, if possible, could you treat Inosuke? His throat was crushed by a demon, and he's having great difficulty speaking and breathing. He's also suffered serious injuries."

"That boy?"

Suoh Takeshi looked in the direction he was pointing.

A person wearing a pig's head mask was lying obediently on the hospital bed, muttering to himself, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for being too weak. I'm sorry, it's all my fault for being too weak. I'm sorry..."

He kept repeating this one sentence over and over again.

……

After this battle, Hashibira Inosuke, who had never known the meaning of fear, finally tasted the bitterness of defeat.

Simply put, he was driven to despair by the evil spirits.

"Please, Suoh-senpai!" Although Zenitsu Agatsuma liked to mock Inosuke Hashibira, they were still comrades after all, and he wouldn't let his comrade suffer.

"It's nothing, leave it to me." Suoh Takeshi came to Hashibira Inosuke's side.

When I removed his boar headgear and saw his face, which was as beautiful as a woman's, a strange feeling arose in my heart.

How can a grown man be so handsome?

"What... what's going on..." It was only after the hood was removed that Inosuke Hashibira reacted and turned his head to stare blankly at Takeshi Suoh.

"Yo! You must be Inosuke. I'm Suoh Takeshi."

Suoh Takeshi greeted him, "Your throat is injured, let me treat it for you."

"..."

Hashibira Inosuke remained silent.

Normally, he would have already started yelling and making a scene, saying that he didn't need treatment.

But this time he may have suffered a great deal of psychological trauma, so he obediently lay in bed, waiting for treatment.

"cure!"

Suoh Takeshi placed his hands on Inosuke's throat and activated his healing skill, consuming magic points to begin treating him.

A green light began to appear on Suoh Takeshi's hands.

"what is this?"