I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Upon hearing this, Kurumi Tokisaki understood that the other party was going to take action against the kidnapped people. So, Kurumi Tokisaki made a hand gesture to Yuhaka, signaling him to make the move. Seeing Kurumi Tokisaki's gesture, Yuhaka cleverly understood what Kurumi Tokisaki wanted to express. So, Yuhaka reached out and made a grabbing and pulling motion. Instantly, the three bad guys in the cabin were pulled out of the cabin by an invisible hand, looking completely bewildered.

The moment those guys were pulled out, Kurumi Tokisaki unleashed her Eclipse Castle, swallowing the three kidnappers whole and instantly resolving the incident.

P.S.: My left index finger joint is a little sore, I don't know why.

Volume 1 [The Lazy Chapter]: Chapter 1221 [Both Sides Prepare to Intensify the Search]

After Kurumi Tokisaki used the Castle of Time to devour the three kidnappers who hadn't even reacted yet, she smiled and looked at Yuhaka, saying:

"Alright, Yu-Yu-chan, I'll interrogate these people now. Let's go rescue them."

Hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words puzzled Yhaka. After all, Kurumi had just said she was there to interrogate the bad guys, but now she was following him to save people. Yhaka was completely confused until later when he learned what "I" Kurumi Tokisaki was referring to.

After the two entered the cabin, Yuhaka and Kurumi Tokisaki smelled a strong stench of blood. They both covered their noses. Kurumi Tokisaki, combining the words of the kidnappers with the bloody and putrid smell in the air, roughly understood what was going on. This made Kurumi Tokisaki's face turn somewhat gloomy.

Then, when Tokisaki Kurumi and Yuhaka opened the sack on the ground, just as they had expected, it contained humans, all of them women. Upon seeing this, Tokisaki Kurumi asked Yuhaka to take the people outside, since the air inside the cabin wasn't very good. After checking on the three of them briefly and finding that they were just unconscious, Tokisaki Kurumi breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Kurumi Tokisaki used the hostages' phones to send a distress message to their families, asking them to call the police. Although Kurumi Tokisaki had the phones, she had thrown away the SIM cards. After all, Kurumi Tokisaki got the phones from those scumbags, and anyone targeted by Kurumi Tokisaki was basically doomed. So, the SIM cards would be easily tracked by the police, which would be troublesome. Besides, Kurumi Tokisaki didn't want to get involved with the Japanese organizations here.

Kurumi Tokisaki also secretly left a clone here to monitor the situation and protect the lives of the hostages.

"Alright, Yoyo-chan, we can go now."

Hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka looked at Kurumi with a puzzled expression, then glanced at the three hostages lying under the eaves by the door, and finally gave Kurumi a look that indicated she could leave them alone. Kurumi nodded in response to Yuhaka's question, saying:

"No problem, I'll leave a clone behind to protect them. Besides, we're not suited to appear in front of humans, are we?"

After hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's answer, Yuhaka thought for a moment and nodded to show that he understood. Just like what Rorota said, he rarely appeared in human society without disguise in the Monster Hunter world. Even in the world where Kobayashi and the others lived, Yuhaka would have Kuro cast a magic barrier on him to prevent humans from noticing his horns, ears, and big tail.

Some time after Tokisaki Kurumi and Yuhaka left, the police arrived at the scene. After the police took the hostages away, Tokisaki Kurumi's clone also left.

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Back to the city

In a dessert shop, Kurumi Tokisaki, sipping coffee and looking at her phone, received news that her clone had returned. She then spoke to Yuhaka across from her:

"YuYu-chan, the people over there have been rescued by the police, so there's no need to worry about those humans anymore."

Hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka nodded and continued eating his cake, though he ate it a little faster than before. Seeing Yuhaka's reaction, Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't help but smile at him. Then, Kurumi Tokisaki lowered her eyes slightly to look at the coffee in her cup. According to her clone's interrogation, the three people were very stubborn and didn't want to reveal any information. However, Kurumi Tokisaki roughly understood who was behind them.

Looking at the information about Muzan Kibutsuji displayed on her phone, Kurumi Tokisaki was surprised to find that the character she had encountered last time, who seemed like a villain who would only appear in one episode, was actually the final villain in the Demon Slayer manga. However, when she saw the description of Muzan Kibutsuji being hit once by Yoriichi Tsugikuni and then dodging until Yoriichi died, Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't help but laugh.

Having the strength of a final villain but not the guts of one—what kind of nonsense is that?

However... Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't help but show a serious expression when she looked at the information about Muzan Kibutsuji displayed on her phone. It was precisely because of Muzan's overly cautious yet cowardly personality that Kurumi Tokisaki found it a little difficult to find him. The three kidnappers who were captured earlier were humans who had become demons, just like Muzan Kibutsuji.

Those humans who have become demons have been "banned" by Muzan Kibutsuji, making it virtually impossible for them to reveal any information about other demons or even a single clue about Muzan Kibutsuji. This is giving Kurumi Tokisaki a headache, as it makes it difficult to capture other demons or Muzan Kibutsuji.

Fortunately, Yuhaka's keen sense of smell allowed her to easily detect the scent of demons, which enabled Kurumi Tokisaki to easily find the three demons. Even without Yuhaka, Kurumi Tokisaki would have been able to detect the demons' signs. The only way Kurumi Tokisaki could find demons was through her own eyes, since demons have a lot more time on their bodies than humans, which is a key way to distinguish them.

However, the only difficulty lies in Blood Demon Art. Blood Demon Art is an incredibly diverse and bizarre ability, and Tokisaki Kurumi is a little worried that a demon with Blood Demon Art like Nakime from the Demon Slayer manga might appear. If that were the case, Tokisaki Kurumi feels that finding the target would be extremely troublesome. Just thinking about this makes Tokisaki Kurumi feel a bit troubled. Fortunately, she has Yhaka here, and Yhaka's spatial teleportation ability should be able to help her find her target.

Regardless, Tokisaki Kurumi felt she needed to speed up the search. If she let Kibutsuji Muzan and his henchmen continue, perhaps even more people would be harmed.

Meanwhile, at the cabin where Yuhaka and her team had previously captured the demon, a group of men in black were setting up a cordon and searching for something. Inside the cabin, some members of the investigation team had also arrived. Team Leader Saito, wearing a mask and gloves, looked at a bone with teeth marks on his hand. Based on his years of experience, he believed it was a human bone, and the teeth marks on it were indeed human teeth marks, which made Team Leader Saito feel nauseous.

After placing the evidence in his hands into the evidence storage container, Team Leader Saito closed the box containing the container and then walked out of the cabin with the box. At the same time, members of the investigation team followed him. After leaving the cabin, Team Leader Saito took off his mask and gloves and took a deep breath. The fresh air of the forest after the rain rushed into Team Leader Saito's lungs, and he immediately felt relaxed and let out a sigh of relief.

Although he had seen the scene inside the cabin before, Chief Saito would rather not have to come into contact with it if he could. The stench of rotting human tissue inside was disgusting, especially the bloody remains left in the toilet, which made many people vomit. At the same time, the filthy cutting tools sent chills down one's spine.

To be honest, Saito felt that such cannibalistic behavior was too inhuman, or rather, that they were no longer human.

Regardless, Team Leader Saito planned to suggest to his superiors that more personnel be added and that the search efforts be intensified, as the presence of a group of monsters in human skin who ate people was simply too worrying.

P.S.: I must have been out of my mind to go to the mountains for a meal with my family and relatives. It was such a waste of my precious time! Not only was it expensive, but it was also the kind of home-cooked food that I could easily make myself. I really don't know what was so good about it...

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1222 [Youyou Discovers Two Strange Guys]

After returning to the secret base from Team Leader Saito, they began to seriously investigate and collect the data. The data report showed that the number of missing persons had reached more than a dozen. Of course, this was only the number that had been discovered so far. It was still a question of whether there were any missing persons who had reported the incidents to the police. Therefore, the exact number of missing persons was still unknown.

After Chief Saito reported the matter, it received serious attention from Hirasawa Togawa. After all, Muzan Kibutsuji's actions prompted Hirasawa Togawa to prepare countermeasures against Muzan Kibutsuji and the countless humans who had been turned into demons.

At the same time, Togawa Hirasawa also made the members of the investigation team carry pistols equipped with high-intensity ultraviolet devices as protective weapons. After all, it would be troublesome if the demons came after the members of the investigation team. If an investigator were turned into a demon or replaced by a demon, then this secret base would very likely fall.

It's still important to prevent the Kamado siblings from being kidnapped. If Muzan Kibutsuji becomes immune to sunlight, then their weapons could easily inflict significant damage on him. Of course, heavy weapons would be an exception, but the higher-ups probably won't allow them to use large-scale offensive weapons in the city. After all, the United States is keeping an eye on them, and using such powerful weapons in the city would likely attract global attention.

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In the capital city of Japan, Yuhka continued his search with Kurumi Tokisaki. However, this time, neither Yuhka nor Kurumi found anything else. Feeling a bit bored, Yuhka couldn't help but yawn. Seeing Yuhka's expression, Kurumi Tokisaki asked:

"Yoyo-chan, are you sleepy?"

Hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka shook his head and said to Kurumi Tokisaki:

"Youyou is so bored =w=~ Why isn't the bad guy out yet~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's answer, Tokisaki Kurumi couldn't help but find it a bit amusing. After all, Tokisaki Kurumi didn't think those demons would appear so easily. Given Muzan Kibutsuji's personality, Tokisaki Kurumi felt that those demons would probably only come out at night and were unlikely to be active during the day.

Those ghosts only came out to capture people because of the overcast skies and heavy rain. Kurumi Tokisaki glanced at the time on her phone and realized it was almost time to cook dinner, so she said to Yuhaka:

"Youyou, it's almost time to cook. Let's go to the supermarket now and buy some ingredients."

"Ding☆w☆!"

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka's eyes immediately lit up with a red light, clearly indicating that Yuhaka was excited. Seeing Yuhaka suddenly become so energetic made Kurumi Tokisaki find it quite adorable. Afterwards, Kurumi Tokisaki took Yuhaka to a supermarket to buy groceries.

After entering the supermarket and taking out a shopping cart, Kurumi Tokisaki thought of something and suggested to Yuhaka:

"By the way, let me cook dinner tonight. After all, Yoyo-chan has helped me a lot, and I want to repay her properly. What do you say?"

When Yuhaka heard Kurumi Tokisaki's suggestion, he naturally raised his hands and exclaimed "Yay! OwO/~", since he could just wait for food without having to cook for himself.

Then, Kurumi Tokisaki asked Yuhaka what he wanted to eat. Yuhaka said he wanted to eat tonkatsu curry rice. After hearing what Yuhaka wanted to eat, Kurumi Tokisaki nodded. Then, Kurumi Tokisaki asked Elodie and Esther, and asked Yuhaka to ask them what they wanted to eat. Following Kurumi Tokisaki's instructions, Yuhaka asked Esther, and Esther said that she could eat the same food as Yuhaka.

Elodie replied to Yuhaka via a chat app on her tablet, saying that she could accept any kind of cooking, so it didn't matter to her.

Kurumi Tokisaki didn't say anything after hearing the other two's opinions, and then took Yuhaka to buy ingredients.

In the supermarket, Tokisaki Kurumi also uses the Ehoka card to determine the freshness and quality of the ingredients. To be honest, Tokisaki Kurumi didn't expect the Ehoka card to have this function.

Just as Tokisaki Kurumi was selecting ingredients, Yuhaka suddenly smelled a magical scent. Instantly, Yuhaka perked up its ears like a wary little animal. Following the scent, Yuhaka saw two housewives in the distance selecting ingredients, and Yuhaka smelled the magical scent on them.

Although the two women appeared to be ordinary housewives, Yuhaka was able to see through their disguise at a glance. Through Yuhaka's observation, he also realized that the two women who looked like housewives were actually a white-haired woman and a woman with short black hair.

Seeing this, Yuhaka tilted his head slightly, and Kurumi Tokisaki, who was selecting ingredients, also noticed Yuhaka's unusual behavior.

"What's wrong? Yu-Yu-chan, did you smell something again? Is it those guys again?"

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka shook his head, indicating that it wasn't those demons, and said:

"It's not a bad guy, it's the taste of magic OO."

magic?

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Tokisaki Kurumi seemed to realize something. Yuhaka then asked where the other party was, and Tokisaki Kurumi quickly followed the direction Yuhaka pointed and saw the two housewives. Although Tokisaki Kurumi couldn't see through their disguises, she could see the time and sense their magic power.

One had no magic and plenty of time, making him no different from an ordinary person. The other was a bit interesting, however. He had a lot of magic, especially around his heart. Although she didn't know why, Tokisaki Kurumi noticed that he had very little time left, and it seemed like he only had less than a year to live.

To be honest, this was the first time Kurumi Tokisaki had ever seen a human with such a short lifespan.

A short while later, Kurumi Tokisaki saw the two people take the selected goods to another place. Kurumi then sent out a clone to follow them. Yuhaka, who was nearby, could also see part of Kurumi's shadow slip away, causing Yuhaka to tilt her head. Kurumi patted Yuhaka's head, which was wearing a cat-ear beret, and said to her:

"Alright, Yoyo-chan, we should go find other ingredients. I'll take care of those two."

"O^O?"

Hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka didn't know what to say, but since Kurumi Tokisaki had said so, Yuhaka didn't care anymore.

After purchasing the necessary ingredients, Yuhaka and Kurumi Tokisaki left the supermarket and returned to the island in the imaginary space where Yuhaka lived.

After returning home, Tokisaki Kurumi started cooking for Yuhaka and the others. At the same time, Yuhaka sat on a chair in the corner with a curious look, wanting to see how Tokisaki Kurumi cooked. After Tokisaki Kurumi clapped her hands, Yuhaka saw the shadow under Tokisaki Kurumi's feet suddenly grow bigger, and then two clones that looked exactly like Tokisaki Kurumi appeared inside.

Upon seeing this scene, Yuhaka's eyes widened, and he rubbed them. Then, Yuhaka remembered that he seemed to have seen a large group of Tokisaki Kurumi in Tokisaki Kurumi's Eclipse Castle. At this moment, Yuhaka finally understood what Tokisaki Kurumi meant by "I".

After summoning her clones, Kurumi Tokisaki planned to have them process the other ingredients. However, just as Kurumi turned around to talk to herself about processing the ingredients, she saw her two clones rubbing against Yuhaka's face.

“San San.... Kuai Jiu Yoyo.....)O^O(”

Yuhaka, whose face was being rubbed by two clones of Tokisaki Kurumi, also sent out a distress signal to Tokisaki Kurumi.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1223 [A Shock to Youyou for a Whole Year]

"I'm so sorry, Yu-Yu-chan, it seems I've caused you trouble."

Kurumi Tokisaki, holding a soup spoon, apologized to Yuhaka with an embarrassed expression. Yuhaka blinked as he looked at Kurumi's clone lying on the ground with a big bump on her head. To be honest, Yuhaka couldn't help but feel a little confused when he saw this scene. Could it be that the other party couldn't control her clone?

"That's too much! If my real self is too rude, Yu-Yu-chan will hate me~"

"That's right~ Yu-Yu-chan, seeing this scene will lower my impression of the real me~"

As Tokisaki Kyo's clone, who had just fallen to the ground, stood up and patted his red and black gothic dress, he said this.

Upon hearing Tokisaki Kyo's three clones' words, Yuhaka, who was sitting to the side, tilted her head and said:

“Youyou doesn’t dislike San San, ooh.”

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Kurumi Tokisaki and the others looked in her direction. After understanding what Yuhaka meant, Kurumi Tokisaki's clones couldn't help but hug Yuhaka again, nuzzling her cheeks and saying:

"Ahhh~ Is this child an angel? So incredibly understanding~"

Kurumi Tokisaki felt a bit of a headache seeing her clones still clinging to Yuhka. Although her clones were her past selves, it didn't mean they would completely obey her. While they would go to their deaths without hesitation, they might even dare to disobey her orders in certain situations.

"Ha...Alright, stop teasing that child. Hurry up and cook. If you let Yu-Yu-chan go hungry, you'll never see her again."

With a helpless sigh, Kurumi Tokisaki spoke to her clones with a serious expression. Hearing her original self's threat, Kurumi's clones looked at her with expressions of "You're so ruthless, original self!" Clearly, this tactic was very effective on Kurumi's clones, who immediately went to help with the cooking.

Seeing this, Yuhaka tilted his head in confusion, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. However, he had considered the idea of ​​having a clone help him cook, but that would require cooking a lot of food, since creating a clone would be quite taxing on him.

It's not something that can be solved by eating a meal. Absorbing energy to recover from the consumption also takes time. The clone returning to its own body can also recover some of the consumption.

After Tokisaki Kurumi's tasks were clearly divided, one of her clones was in charge of the tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet), while the other clone was in charge of the curry. As for Tokisaki Kurumi herself... she was washing rice, clearly preparing to cook.

Seeing this, Yuhaka wagged her tail. To be honest, this cooking speed was much faster than Yuhaka's. However, soon, Yuhaka saw a scene that almost made her jaw drop.

After washing the rice, Kurumi Tokisaki put it into the rice cooker, closed the lid, and turned it on. Then, under Yuhaka's questioning gaze, she took out her pistol and shouted:

"Zfklite First Bullet!"

As the giant, clock-like angel Zafkiel appeared behind Tokisaki Kurumi, red and black spiritual energy surged from Zafkiel and was absorbed by the pistol in Tokisaki Kurumi's hand. Then, with a dumbfounded expression, Tokisaki Kurumi aimed the pistol at the rice cooker and pulled the trigger.

After the first bullet hit the rice cooker, it didn't break. Yuhaka, who was sitting in the corner, wondered what Tokisaki Kurumi was doing. He also noticed that the remaining time displayed on the rice cooker was decreasing rapidly. Soon after the rice cooker beeped, Tokisaki Kurumi opened it, and steam immediately rose from the rice cooker.

Seeing this, Yuhaka was stunned. He jumped off the chair and ran to Kurumi Tokisaki's side to look at the rice cooker. Undoubtedly, the rice in the rice cooker was cooked and there was no sign of it being raw. Yuhaka could tell that. Seeing the rice cooked, Yuhaka couldn't help but show a dumbfounded expression.

Seeing this, Tokisaki Kurumi smiled slightly, clearly surprised by Yuhaka's actions. Of course, Tokisaki Kurumi wouldn't normally waste precious time cooking like this, as she wasn't that extravagant.

However, Kurumi Tokisaki only spent a little time cooking today to tease Yuhaka, and seeing Yuhaka's OoO expression now makes Kurumi feel it was worth it.