Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 182 The Housewife with the Magic Eye

At this moment, Qingli stood there with a livid face, arms crossed, and a somewhat dilapidated light delivery truck parked behind her.

The students passing by looked at the seemingly aggressive woman with curiosity and then walked around her.

"Mom...Mom?"

Kamado Sumire instinctively wanted to back away, a sense of fear of being caught doing something wrong instantly welling up inside her.

"Violet!"

Haruto's gaze locked onto her daughter, and her sharp shout made Kamado Sumire tremble.

It’s over.

This was the only thought in Kamado Sumire's mind.

Qingli strode over, her steps quick, displaying the efficiency and strength characteristic of someone who has worked in manual labor for many years.

"Put your hand out!"

Walking up to Sumire Kamado, Haru didn't waste any words and gave the order directly.

"Mother, um, this is a school..."

"I told you to put your hand out!" Haru's voice rose a few octaves, her eyes reddening slightly.

Kamado Sumire bit her lip and tremblingly stretched out her left hand, which was hidden behind her back.

When Qingli saw the messy bandages on her daughter's hand and the faint bloodstains showing through them, her breath caught in her throat.

Then came the outburst of anger.

"What's going on?! Is this why you sneaked home last night?!"

Haru grabbed her daughter's wrist with surprising strength.

"I...I accidentally fell down..."

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"Fall? A fall can cause this kind of injury?!"

Haruhi pulled something out of her pocket.

It was a towel stained with dark red, dried blood, the very one that Kamado Sumire had hidden under the bed last night.

"Oh dear... I forgot..." Sumire Kamado thought to herself.

"I found it under your bed! So much blood! Violet, what were you doing?!"

Haru's voice trembled, a mixture of anger and fear.

"Have you been hanging out with those delinquents? Or have you gotten involved with some gangsters?"

"I told you before, don't read those comics about lily of the valley or impatiens! I knew it would cause problems!"

As a single mother, Haru has raised her daughter alone in the chaotic city of Fuyuki, and she has seen too many dark corners.

She drove her truck through the city's streets and alleys, knowing the dangers lurking beneath this seemingly peaceful city.

What she fears most is that her daughter will go astray or suffer some irreparable harm.

"No! Mom! Let me explain!"

Sumire Kamado was so anxious she was about to cry, but she couldn't bring herself to tell the truth.

What should I say? That I was kidnapped by a psychopathic killer and almost sacrificed to the devil?

Then a ghost swordsman was summoned and... killed the opponent?

If you say something like that, your mother will only think you're crazy, or she might just send you to a mental hospital.

"Come with me to the hospital now! Then to the police station!"

Qingli didn't give her daughter a chance to explain and tried to drag her onto the truck.

"Mom! I don't want to go! I'm really fine! It's just a minor injury!"

The violet struggled desperately, leaning back in an attempt to break free from her mother's grip.

"Kid, your mother's pretty strong." Asuka's voice echoed in his mind, carrying a hint of commentary: "Did she practice breathing techniques before? She seems quite robust."

"Mr. Asuka! Stop making sarcastic remarks! Help me think of a solution!" Sumire Kamado wailed inwardly.

However, because Kamado Sumire trains regularly and uses breathing techniques, she is actually much stronger than the average adult.

Due to her violent struggles, Haruto was unable to hold her back for a moment.

"Come here...!"

Qingli became anxious.

In that instant, her right eye suddenly opened wide.

The bird is in a spirit form, and its senses are different from those of ordinary people; it can see the flow of magic.

In his field of vision, the pale silver-pink ring in Haru's right pupil suddenly lit up with a faint glow.

A slight distortion appeared in the air.

Just as Kamado Sumire was about to break free from her mother's grasp, she suddenly felt an invisible force grab her collar.

Is this... gravity? Asuka asked in surprise.

It was as if an invisible rope had tightly wrapped around Kozuki's clothes and then pulled her back sharply!

"Why?"

With a startled cry, Sumire Kamado defied all inertia and, like a block of iron drawn to a magnet, crashed violently into Haru's arms.

"Got you!"

Haru didn't seem too surprised by her unusual performance. Instead, she skillfully grabbed her daughter's shoulders and pulled her tightly into her arms.

"Trying to run away? You've gotten stronger, haven't you!"

Qingli was panting heavily, and her eyes were a little sore.

She habitually rubbed her right eye, muttering, "Honestly, my eye always hurts when I get anxious..."

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The birds in mid-air squinted their eyes at that moment.

He floated down and approached to observe the middle-aged woman who was disciplining her daughter.

That's not an illusion.

Just a moment ago, her eyes did indeed burst forth with spiritual power... no, the magic of this world.

Asuka looked at Haru's slightly reddened right eye.

This woman seemed completely unaware of what power she possessed.

"Alright! Stop fooling around!"

Qingli hugged her daughter tightly, her voice choked with sobs.

"Jin, you're all I have left... Your father passed away early. If something happens to you, how will I live?"

These words, spoken with a sob in their voice, instantly softened the still-struggling Sumire Kamado.

She felt the warmth of her mother's embrace, a scent mixed with sweat and exhaustion, yet incredibly comforting.

"I'm sorry... Mom..."

Kamado Sumire lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I really didn't do anything bad... I wasn't involved in organized crime... I just..."

She gritted her teeth and came up with a reasonably plausible excuse.

"I just... fell from a height and cut my hand while trying to save a trapped kitten."

"Save the cat?" Haruhi paused, released her daughter, and looked at her suspiciously. "Really?"

"Really! That cat is so pitiful! It's stuck in the wire mesh..."

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Kamado Sumire got more and more into her story, since she genuinely loved small animals and her fabricated tales were quite plausible.

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"...That's it, I've bandaged it up! You're really fine now!"

Qingli stared into her daughter's eyes for a long time.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother; she could tell that her daughter was hiding something.

But she could also see that the clarity and integrity in her daughter's eyes had not changed.

As long as they don't do anything bad, it's fine.

Haru let out a long sigh, and her tense shoulders slumped.

"You child...you've always been just like your deadbeat father, a busybody and as stubborn as a bull."

Haru poked Sumire Kamado's forehead. Although she still had a stern face, the tension in her tone had mostly dissipated.

"Get in the car! Go home! We'll interrogate you properly when we get back!"

"That...hospital...."

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"I brought a first-aid kit! I'll re-bandage it for you when we get back! If the wound is deep, then we'll go to the hospital!"

Although Haru was stubborn, she still opened the truck door and carefully held her daughter's injured hand.

The violet obediently climbed onto the passenger seat.

The moment the car door closed, she sensed through telepathy that the birds were floating on the roof of the car.

He looked at Haru, who was walking around the front of the car and getting into the driver's seat, and his eyes showed an unusual gentleness.

"What's wrong, Mr. Asuka?" Sumire Kamado asked in her mind.

"It's nothing."

Asuka withdrew her gaze and looked at the Fuyuki Street ahead, where the streetlights were gradually illuminating.

The woman's eyes, that fierce determination to protect someone important, reminded him of many people.

I thought of Shinobu Kocho, who always had a smile on her face; I thought of Zenitsu, who would still wield his sword even when he was afraid; and I thought of the gentle Tanjiro.

"I just feel that you have a very amazing mother..."