People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

Three female figures appeared in front of Tanjiro. Tanjiro recognized one of them, Kanao Tsuyuri, who, like him, had been selected to join the Demon Slayer Corps.

Tanjiro stared blankly at the three people who had suddenly appeared before him: "Are you... also Pillars?"

Kanae Kocho gently turned her head and replied, "No, we only came here to treat a large number of critically injured people on Mount Natagumo."

Shinobu looked around, searching for a certain figure: "Sister, I just sensed Master's presence, but now it has suddenly disappeared."

Kanae looked at Nezuko in Tanjiro's arms: "It must be the scent emanating from the child in this boy's arms."

Shinobu Kocho crouched down in front of Nezuko. Although her breath was weak, Yosuke's presence was still present.

Upon seeing the earrings on Tanjiro's, Sono's, and Nezuko's right ears, Shinobu exclaimed in surprise, "Sister, these two children's earrings... are exactly the same as Master's!"

Tanjiro guessed their identities and hurriedly explained, "The earrings I'm wearing are family heirlooms, and the earring on my sister Nezuko's right ear was a gift from Yosuke."

Kanae and Kanao approached Nezuko at the same time, carefully examining the earring on Nezuko's right ear.

Because Nezuko was in Tanjiro's arms, the Butterfly Sisters and Kanao were also very close to Tanjiro, their nostrils filled with the scents of the three different body fragrances, and Tanjiro's cheeks unconsciously turned red.

"Um..." Tanjiro wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shinobu Kocho.

"I never expected that the earrings that Master cherished so much would be given to this child. It really makes me a little jealous." Shinobu Kocho's tone was sour.

"Hey, you guys, why are you stopping me from killing demons!" Shinazugawa Genya questioned the Butterfly Sisters with a fierce expression.

"Did you intend to kill these two children with that bullet you just fired? I seem to remember that the Demon Slayer Corps' rules state that one must not harm one's comrades, right?" Shinobu Kocho frowned, her impression of Genya Shinazugawa in front of her was extremely poor.

Shinazugawa Genya sneered, "Hmph! If he wants to protect demons, then he deserves to die!"

Kanae's gentle expression vanished: "How cold-hearted of you. But I'm sorry, I won't allow you to hurt these two children."

The dispute that ended in Chapter 64

Genya Shinazugawa immediately raised his gun to fire again, but then smelled a strange floral fragrance, and suddenly his limbs went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

Genya Shinazugawa tried to get up from the ground, but couldn't muster any strength: "What happened?! Why... am I exhausted?!"

"This is a drug specifically used for anesthesia. It's not only effective, but it also works very quickly. I wonder if you still have the ability to say something like 'it's no pity to die' now." Shinobu Kocho said these rather scathing words in a calm tone.

Genya Shinazugawa's eyes began to glaze over. He had been waiting in the Demon Slayer Corps, but when he heard that his older brother Sanemi Shinazugawa would be coming to support Mount Natagumo, he took it upon himself to join the support team.

Genya recalled that after joining the Demon Slayer Corps, he went to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters to find Sanemi and apologize for mistakenly believing that his older brother Sanemi had killed their mother and calling him a "murderer".

However, when Genya found Sanemi at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Sanemi had already become the Wind Pillar. His attitude towards Genya was completely different from before. Sanemi, who had once risked everything to protect his family, had become extremely fierce and rude, and even refused to acknowledge that he and Genya were brothers.

In his unconscious state, Genya Shinazugawa seemed to see Sanemi and murmured, "Brother, you still resent me, don't you..."

"Oh right, Zenitsu and Inosuke, they're still fighting!" Tanjiro said urgently.

Shinobu Kocho asked, "Was it a blond-haired boy and a boy wearing a boar head mask?"

"Yes, that's them! Don't worry about me, please go and help them!"

Kanae Butterfly said gently, "Don't worry, although the blond boy was poisoned by the demon, he has taken the antidote and is out of danger. As for the boar-headed boy, although he had several broken bones when we arrived, he was also fine."

Tanjiro breathed a sigh of relief, but his relaxed body was suddenly wracked with pain. He had just exhausted his body with his willpower once again, and now he felt that every bone in his body was in excruciating pain.

Shinobu Kocho warned, "Don't move anymore. Moving will only worsen your injuries."

Tanjiro then remembered Giyu Tomioka: "By the way, Mr. Tomioka, he's fighting a man with three scars on his face!"

Tanjiro had barely finished speaking when, coincidentally, the battleground between Shinazugawa Sanemi and Tomioka Giyuu shifted to right in front of the Butterfly Sisters.

"Huh, Giyu Tomioka? Is that guy here too?" Shinobu Kocho's tone was a little annoyed, suggesting she must have had an unpleasant experience with Giyu Tomioka.

Once, Giyu Tomioka was injured and came to the Demon Slayer Corps' medical facility for treatment. At that time, the Butterfly Sisters had just arrived at the Demon Slayer Corps' medical facility, and the room was full of wounded people waiting for treatment.

Shinobu Kocho treats Giyu Tomioka and asks him where he is injured.

Giyu Tomioka coldly replied, "I'm different from the wounded here; my injuries aren't serious..."

Giyu Tomioka's original intention was to have Shinobu Kocho treat the seriously injured Demon Slayer Corps members first.

However, given Giyu Tomioka's tone and arrogant gaze, Shinobu Kocho thought that Giyu Tomioka meant, "I'm different from them. Those people are too weak, that's why they were so badly injured."

After roughly wrapping several bandages around Giyu Tomioka's wound, Shinobu Kocho kicked him out.

When Shinazugawa Sanemi saw the unconscious Genya, the Nichirin Blade he was wielding paused for a moment, and Tomioka Giyu seized the opportunity, kicking him away.

Sensing Genya's steady breathing, Shinazugawa Sanemi realized he had only fainted and angrily cursed, "What a piece of trash! He clearly has no talent to become a demon slayer, yet he stubbornly insists on joining the Demon Slayer Corps. It's no pity if this kind of trash dies!"

Tanjiro, however, sensed a lie in Sanemi Shinazugawa.

Sanemi Shinazugawa looked at the Butterfly Sisters and Kanao who were standing in front of Tanjiro: "Now, are you even going to protect the demon?"

Kanae drew her Nichirin Blade and said softly, "I will not allow anyone to harm these two children."

Shinobu Kocho also drew her Nichirin Blade: "Although I really don't want to be associated with Giyu Tomioka, these two children are more important than that."

Giyu Tomioka tilted his head and asked Shinobu Kocho with a puzzled look, "Why?"

Shinobu Kocho's forehead veins bulged: "You bastard, do you have any self-awareness?!"

Seeing that Kanae and Shinobu had both drawn their Nichirin Blades, Kanao abandoned her idea of ​​throwing coins and also drew her Nichirin Blade, aiming it at Sanemi Shinazugawa.

"Everyone..." Tanjiro's eyes were filled with tears as he looked at so many people protecting him and Nezuko, deeply moved.

Enraged to the extreme, Sanemi Shinazugawa's eyes were bloodshot: "Since that's the case, then I will capture you all!"

Just as the battle was about to break out, several crows from the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters appeared on the battlefield.

"Order from headquarters! Bring Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado back to headquarters! Bring them back! Bring them back!"

Kanae Kocho slowly sheathed her Nichirin Blade: "It seems your lord doesn't intend to harm these two children either."

Shinazugawa Sanemi reluctantly sheathed his Nichirin Blade, but no matter how unwilling he was, he would not disobey Ubuyashiki Kagaya's order.

After the Demon Slayer Corps' support troops finished dealing with the aftermath of the Natagumo Mountain incident, Giyu Tomioka took the exhausted and unconscious Tanjiro and the wooden box containing Nezuko to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

When Tanjiro opened his eyes, he found eight pairs of eyes staring at him. Looking around, he realized he was in a courtyard.

The Demon Slayer Corps' strongest fighting force, all eight Pillar-level Demon Slayers, have assembled.

Just as Tanjiro was still wondering, Kagaya Ubuyashiki came out of the house.

All eight pillars knelt on one knee simultaneously to welcome Kagaya Ubuyashiki's arrival.

Compared to when she last met Yosuke, the scars on Ubuyashiki's face had spread to her cheeks.

"You've arrived, my lovely children." Kagaya Ubuyashiki basked in the sunlight. "Good morning, everyone. What a beautiful day! The sky is so blue, isn't it? I'm very happy to be able to hold our semi-annual Pillar Meeting without any changes to the members."

Sanemi Shinazugawa, who is hot-tempered and prone to drawing his sword at the slightest provocation, respectfully said to Kagaya Ubuyashiki, "It would be wonderful if my lord were still in good health. I sincerely wish you continued good health."

Tanjiro felt a little dizzy. Was this person really the same person as that incredibly ferocious man from Mount Natagumo?

Completely different from his soft words to Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Sanemi Shinazugawa stared at Tanjiro and Giyu Tomioka with a violent look: "Before the meeting begins, I hope that my lord will put this demon-wielding soldier named Tanjiro Kamado and Giyu Tomioka on trial."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki said calmly and gently, "Regarding Tanjiro and Nezuko, we need to wait for their arrival before the meeting begins."

The eight pillars frowned, wondering which two people had kept their lord waiting.

As a floral fragrance wafted through the air, everyone knew who the two were.

Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho are not members of the Demon Slayer Corps, but are extremely important to the Corps.

Chapter 65 Pillar Meeting

After more than a year, the Butterfly Sisters' outstanding pharmaceutical knowledge enabled them to develop antidotes specifically for various toxins of demons, as well as highly potent poisons that destroy the cells within demons' bodies, thus eliminating the Demon Slayer Corps' weakness.

Even the Demon Slayer Corps' support staff, who didn't know how to use breathing techniques, have seen their medical skills greatly improved under the tutelage of the Butterfly Sisters. The Demon Slayer Corps' once high mortality rate has now been significantly reduced.

The former medical facility is now called the Butterfly House by the Demon Slayer Corps members who were treated and recovered, because the fragrance of flowers that lingers there always attracts butterflies from the surrounding area to stay there.

Although Kanae and Shinobu were not Pillars, they were treated and respected by all the members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

There is a saying circulating among the Demon Slayer Corps that Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho are the ninth and tenth Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, respectively.

The Butterfly Sisters quietly strolled into the mansion. Looking at all the assembled Pillars, Kanae asked in confusion, "Is this a Pillar meeting? Shinobu and I aren't members of the Demon Slayer Corps, so we shouldn't be qualified to attend this meeting, right?"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki said softly, "It's alright. For the Demon Slayer Corps, the contributions made by Ms. Kanae and Ms. Shinobu are immeasurable and they are fully qualified to participate in the Pillar Meeting."

When Kanae saw Tanjiro lying on the ground, she guessed what was going on: "So, what brings you and Shinobu here? There are still many patients at the Butterfly Mansion waiting for our treatment."

"It's mainly because of Tanjiro and Nezuko. According to Giyu, you seem to know these two children, so I thought it was necessary to invite you to this meeting," Kagaya Ubuyashiki explained.

Kanae and Shinobu both looked at Tanjiro, who was lying on the ground.

"We don't actually know these two children."

Tanjiro was startled by these words, but Kanae continued, "However... these two children are people acknowledged by my and Shinobu's master, and it seems that the master has unique expectations for these two children."

Everyone present looked utterly astonished. The master that Kanae Kocho mentioned was Yosuke Ubuyashiki—this was common knowledge.

However, the fact that Yosuke Ubuyashiki, the Demon King, has expectations for a weak Tanjiro and Nezuko, who has already become a demon, makes people's imaginations run wild.

"So what if Yosuke Ubuyashiki acknowledges her? Yosuke Ubuyashiki is an exception. He won't hurt anyone, but no one can guarantee that Nezuko Kamado won't hurt anyone, or that she has already hurt someone."

Shinazugawa Sanemi glared menacingly at the wooden box containing Nezuko and continued, "Therefore, the best outcome would be to kill her before things escalate!"

"Although we shouldn't interfere in the internal affairs of the Demon Slayer Corps, Nezuko is not a member of your Demon Slayer Corps. If you choose to kill her, then we will stop you." Although Kanae Kocho's expression was gentle, her tone left no room for argument.

"Kanae Butterfly! What do you mean?!" Sanemi Shinazugawa rudely questioned Kanae.

Seeing her sister treated this way, the outspoken Shinobu Kocho angrily retorted, "Are you deaf? Nezuko Kamado, my sister and I will protect her! Besides, we're not members of the Demon Slayer Corps, and you can't order us around!"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Apart from Giyu Tomioka, all the other Pillars frowned. In their hearts, killing Nezuko was the right choice, but the Butterfly Sisters were more important than Nezuko.

The Butterfly Sisters have stayed with the Demon Slayer Corps only out of sympathy for the wounded. If they were to leave, the Demon Slayer Corps' mortality rate would increase significantly in the future. For a moment, everyone was unsure whether to agree with Sanemi Shinazugawa or trust that Nezuko would not hurt anyone in the future.

"Don't be nervous, Nika, take out the letter."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's daughter, with short white hair and a hair accessory on her left side, and large pupils, took out a letter.

"This letter is from Lord Urokodaki Sakonji, the former Water Pillar," Hina Ubuyashiki read aloud.

The message is that the Demon Slayer Corps should allow Tanjiro and Nezuko, who is a demon, to be together. During the two years that followed, Nezuko relied on her strong willpower to maintain her rationality as a human and never harmed anyone.

The letter concluded by stating that if Nezuko were to attack anyone, Tanjiro, Giyu Tomioka, and Sakonji Urokodaki, who acted as her guarantor, would commit seppuku as an act of atonement.

"What does seppuku even mean? It's not a guarantee at all!" Shinazugawa Sanemi scoffed.

Ubuyashiki said calmly and gently, "That's true. No one can guarantee that Nezuko won't attack others, but no one can prove that Nezuko will attack others either. Three people have already risked their lives for Nezuko, and Ms. Kanae, Ms. Shinobu, and Mr. Yosuke all trust Nezuko. I also trust that Nezuko won't hurt anyone."

If we are to deny this point, the party making the denial must offer something of higher value. Do we all have this kind of will?