43 Chapter 43: Tomioka Giyu is not hated.
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When Tanjuro got near the Butterfly Mansion.
The weather that was gloomy just now seems to be slowly clearing up, and some sunlight is leaking out from the clouds.
The damp feeling in the air is also gone, as if it suddenly changed from the rainy season to a dry summer.
What strange weather, he thought.
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Butterfly Mansion.
A hurried green figure is darting around in the Butterfly Mansion.
"Tanjiro, please you come here~"
"Yes!"
"Tanjiro, we'll need your help here later..."
"Yes!"
"Tanjiro..."
"No problem!"
Tanjiro, who was mopping the floor, suddenly raised his head. His eyes were sparkling, he rolled up his sleeves, and agreed with a happy face.
He patted his chest:
"Leave it to me!"
After Tanjiro finished speaking, he continued to mop the floor with full vigor.
On the side.
Several people were standing there, gathered together, whispering:
"Wow--this kid is really capable..."
"He seems to be the type who can't sit still."
"We are indeed quite idle."
"..."
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On the other side.
In the courtyard.
Tomioka Giyu was sitting in the courtyard.
He was expressionless, sitting upright, his deep blue eyes were like a bottomless pool, calm and undisturbed.
Even though--there was a bunch of children making noise around him.
"brother Giyu!"
"Is this the Nichirin Sword that Grandpa Urokodaki talked about?"
Shigeru was curiously sitting next to Tomioka Giyu, his eyes full of little stars were looking at the sword at his waist, and from time to time he tried to reach out and touch it:
"So cool..."
Tomioka Giyu slightly turned his head, he didn't speak, just tightly covered his own Nichirin Sword.
At the same time, he glanced at Kamado Shigeru.
Then he immediately withdrew his gaze.
——Too young.
He is not suitable to join the Demon Slayer Corps.
Tomioka Giyu thought so.
"brother Giyu! Can you teach us swordsmanship!"
"brother Giyu!"
Takeo was holding a wooden sword, standing in front of Tomioka Giyu, casually swinging it a few times and then shouting loudly:
"Please!"
It seems that because they had talked with Urokodaki Sakonji before, several children knew about Tomioka Giyu.
And they were very familiar with wanting to get along well with Giyu--obviously this point was completely opposite to their father.
"Takeo! Shigeru!" Nezuko was holding Rokuta, she came from the Butterfly Mansion to the few people, first looked at Tomioka Giyu with an apology, and then quickly criticized her younger brothers:
"You're not children anymore, don't waste people's time..."
"I'm sorry, my brothers are not very sensible..." Nezuko immediately apologized to Tomioka Giyu.
At this time, Rokuta in Nezuko's arms suddenly opened his hands and laughed happily:
"brother Giyu...!"
Just then.
"!"
The originally silent Tomioka Giyu raised his head, his gaze looked in the general direction of the Butterfly Mansion's gate.
There, there was a figure coming towards here.
Step, step.
It was Kamado Tanjuro who walked over.
When Tanjuro saw the scene in front of him, he was slightly stunned.
——Takeo, Shigeru, Nezuko, Rokuta, a few people, were surrounding Tomioka Giyu, talking and laughing.
This Giyu, unexpectedly very popular with children?
Tanjuro thought to himself.
Before Shigeru and the others had reacted.
Tomioka Giyu stood up first, he looked straight at Tanjuro.
Then, slowly--the corner of his mouth raised a slight curve.
About two pixels of curvature.
For some reason, at this moment, Tanjuro felt that he seemed to understand the emotions Tomioka Giyu wanted to express.
——Look.
——They are talking to me.
Tomioka Giyu looked at Tanjuro.
——I am not hated.
...Probably, that's what it means.
Tanjuro thought to himself, also returning Tomioka Giyu's gaze, and nodded.
"Ah! It's Father! Father is back!"
At this moment, sharp-eyed Shigeru turned his head, following Tomioka Giyu's gaze to Tanjuro.
Upon seeing Tanjuro, Shigeru was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly his eyes reddened.
He pursed his lips, his nose tingled, and he shouted, immediately letting go of Tomioka Giyu and running towards Tanjuro:
"Father——!!"
As Tanjuro was opening his arms, slightly bending down, ready to hug Shigeru, he noticed the teardrops reflecting in the sunlight at the corner of Shigeru's eyes.
He was stunned for a moment.
Thud!
Shigeru jumped up on the spot in front of him, like a mochi, and hugged his head, changing from shouting excitedly to sobbing:
"Father!! I thought you had gone to heaven wuwu waaa——!"
While shouting, he was shaking his body:
"Demon! So scary wuwu waaa——!"
With his head raised, Shigeru was crying to the sky.
"Alright, alright, I'm fine." Tanjuro patted Shigeru, who was hugging his face, somewhat helplessly, comforting him:
"Shigeru, let me go, I can't see the road..."
At the same time, under Shigeru's shouting and making a fuss, the attention of the others was also attracted.
"Father!" Takeo ran to Tanjuro's side in small steps, hugged him from the side, and he, who was older than Shigeru, did not directly express his emotions.
"...Ah!"
Nezuko also came over holding Rokuta, she was smiling, blinking hard, not letting the tears fall from her eyes:
"It's so good that you're okay..." She reached out and held one of Tanjuro's hands.
Kie, who was helping the Butterfly Mansion staff record things on the side, heard Shigeru's shout and couldn't help but stick her head out of the window.
"...Tanjuro?" Kie looked out from the window.
Her hair was tied up, the headscarf on her head had been taken off, and in its place was a delicate hairpin.
Although she knew from Tanjiro that Tanjuro was okay, she hadn't seen him since then.
Kie was always worried in her heart.
Now.
Kie looked towards the source of the sound.
Tanjuro's figure was reflected in her pale purple eyes.
Seeing Tanjuro, who was being hugged by the children like a tree full of koalas, Kie couldn't help but laugh softly.
At the same time, the stone hanging in her heart finally fell.
"...That's great." Kie smiled, propped her face with her hand, leaned against the window, and watched Tanjuro, who was stretching out his hand, trying to walk while being hugged by Shigeru.
"Mom! Mom!" Hanako, who was with Kie, was jumping next to the window, wanting to stick her head out to look:
"Is Father back?" Hanako raised her head, asked Kie excitedly.
"Yes, Father is back." Kie lowered her head, she smiled and reached out, holding Hanako in her arms:
"Look."
Hanako, in Kie's arms, her two little hands were propped up next to the window, she excitedly looked in Tanjuro's direction, waving her hands:
"Father——!"
Tanjuro, whose head was tightly hugged by Shigeru, seemed to suddenly be able to see, he accurately turned his head back, and also waved his hand in the direction of Hanako and Kie:
A muffled voice came out from under Shigeru's body:
"I'm back."
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Inside the Butterfly Mansion, another room.
Creak——!
Creak——!
"Huff..." Tanjiro wiped the sweat from his forehead, straightened his back, looked at the wooden floor that he had polished to a shine, reflecting his own figure, and smiled satisfactorily:
"Nice!"
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