Demon Slayer: The Naruto Hashira is a pure villain!

Faced with Yayoi's barbed words, Kaigaku lowered his head even further.

"But...didn't Master say that one must learn the complete breathing technique to become a Pillar-level swordsman?"

"Wait a minute." Yayoi raised her hand to stop Kaigaku from speaking, looking at him suspiciously. "You don't actually think that your master picked you up so that you could learn Thunder Breathing and inherit his mantle, do you?"

"Isn't that right?" Kaigaku was also a little confused.

"..." Yayoi was speechless. She called these two brats idiots every day, but she was afraid that she might actually make them stupid.

"Who am I?" Yayoi asked.

"Senior sister."

"I mean, what's my rank in the Demon Slayer Corps right now?"

"...The Sound Pillar?" Kaigaku answered hesitantly.

"That's right, I've already become the Sound Pillar, do you think the old man would still need to make things difficult for you guys for that damn inheritance?"

Kaigaku fell silent.

The belief that her relationship with Kuwashima Jigoro was based on equal exchange, which she had always held, crumbled.

So... if it wasn't to cultivate a successor, why did Master take me back to Peach Mountain?

Seeing that Kaigaku was getting stuck on his own ideas, Yayoi felt that this was a good opportunity to brainwash him.

If Yayoi were a kind-hearted person, she would certainly not let this opportunity pass and make Kaigaku understand that Kuwashima Jigoro's kindness towards him stemmed from love.

But...it's obvious that Yayoi isn't.

"Little brat, are you wondering why the old man picked you up?"

"Ah."

"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll mercifully tell you," Yayoi said with a grin, leaning forward slightly and resting her elbows on her knees.

"Whether it's you or Zenitsu, they are all servants that the old man prepared for me."

"Ok??"

Kaigaku, who had originally planned to listen, was completely speechless.

I must have lost my mind to listen to this she-devil's nonsense on something like this.

"Believe it or not, you two will have to work for me illegally for the rest of your lives."

That's the truth.

Kaigaku secretly muttered a complaint to himself.

"Senior sister, Master always says that to learn the First Form, you must be single-minded, but... I'm afraid of dying." Kaigaku tried to steer the conversation back on track.

Although the female demon can be quite inhuman at times, she at least genuinely knows how to use the First Form, so she must have some insights into it, right?

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who isn't afraid of death?"

Yayoi looked Kaigaku up and down with an expression as if he were an idiot.

Kaigaku was taken aback by that blatant gaze, his face gradually turning red with embarrassment. "Then how did you learn the First Form, Senior Sister?"

"Me..." Yayoi rested her chin on her hand, looking helpless. "When I was little, I didn't know what fear was. My father tricked and coaxed me into learning it."

"..."

That's quite an unexpected answer.

Yayoi yawned and began to drive away Kaigaku.

"Alright, you've asked all your questions, you can get lost now."

"Oh."

Kaigaku got up and obediently walked towards the door.

"and many more."

As soon as he turned around, Kaigaku was hit in the face with a handkerchief.

"Wash it for me tomorrow."

"Oh."

Before Kaigaku could leave the room, Yayoi's voice rang out again.

"Take to heart what I said to the old man tonight."

"The old man is a bit old-fashioned. Just listen to his talk about honors and responsibilities, but don't do what he says. Just thinking about it is exhausting."

"We only live once, and there's nothing shameful about wanting to live a better and more comfortable life."

"Don't worry about what others say, being happy is the most important thing."

Kaigaku stood with his back to Yayoi, head bowed, his eyes stinging.

"Okay... thank you, senior sister."

"I see."

"Alright, get out of here. Close the door behind you, and don't wake me up tomorrow." Yayoi buried herself back into the covers and closed her eyes comfortably.

"it is good."

Chapter 26 Junior Brother? Isn't that someone used as a scapegoat?

Of all the buildings in Momoyama, Yayoi was most satisfied with Kaidake.

This kid truly treats his words as sacred decrees, and only the thoughts hidden in his eyes truly align with the doctrines of his eternal pleasure cult.

From midday to midday, no one disturbed Yayoi all day, and she slept soundly, oblivious to the world around her.

Yayoi yawned and walked out of the bedroom when she was so hungry that she couldn't stand it anymore. She slept with her long hair, which looked like a dog's kennel, and thought she would go to the kitchen to find something to eat before going back to sleep.

As soon as he stepped out of the wooden house, he came face to face with Kuwashima Jigoro.

Kuwashima Jigoro, who was humming a tune in a good mood, stopped abruptly when he saw Yayoi, as if he had seen a ghost.

"...You just got up?"

Yayoi was somewhat speechless. Was it really that hard to tell?

"Ugh." Yayoi rolled her eyes, annoyed. "If I hadn't just woken up, would I have just gone to sleep?"

Kuwajima Jigoro's face immediately turned red with anger, and he cursed Kaigaku as a bastard.

Yayoi stood there listening for a long time before she finally understood what had happened.

Wow~ Kaigaku is a smart kid. He knows he can only stop Zenitsu, not his master. So he waited in front of his master's door early in the morning, saying that he had already returned to his territory.

Kuwajima Jigoro never even considered the possibility that Kaigaku might lie. Instead, he praised Yayoi for her improved awareness and urged the two of them to learn from her.

No wonder Kaigaku's expression was so strange back then!

Kuwashima Jigoro couldn't stop cursing.

"Hahaha, old man, are you getting old and losing your mind?" Yayoi mocked Kuwashima Jigoro mercilessly. "How could I possibly go back to be a beast of burden ahead of time?"

"I was just promoted not long ago, and the base is still under construction. If I go back early, I won't have anywhere to stay."

"It's freezing cold, I can't possibly sleep on a tree branch, can I?"

As Yayoi spoke, she walked around Kuwashima Jigoro and peered into the kitchen.

Wow, it's so empty that even a mouse passing by would spit out two grains of rice before leaving. It's really disgusting.

Hey, what if the old man left the food in the pot?

"Stop looking, I didn't leave you any food." Kuwashima Jigoro ruthlessly shattered Yayoi's fantasy.

“…Oh.” Yayoi was not discouraged and looked at the sun’s altitude.

"It's alright, Kaigaku should be back soon to prepare dinner." Yayoi scooped up a ladle of water, filled her stomach, and walked past Kuwajima Jigoro again, yawning and trying to fall asleep.

"I'm going back to sleep for a while."

"..."

Kuwashima Jigoro was also at a loss with Yayoi.

According to the law of conservation of matter, someone has to take this beating, don't you think? Kaigaku?

Kaigaku, who was practicing his breathing techniques on the other side of the mountain, saw his master walking towards him with a dark expression in the distance and immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Zenitsu, you like your senior brother the most, don't you?"

Zenitsu, who was counting ants and catching fish under a tree, looked up at Kaigaku, puzzled.

"When Master arrives later, just tell him I'm not feeling well and need to go back to rest, okay?"

"Oh, okay." Zenitsu, being so naive, was completely unaware that danger was approaching him and was still thinking about Kaigaku's health.

"If you're not feeling well, you should go back and rest. I'll go and talk to Master."

Seeing Zenitsu about to bear the wrath of his master, Kaigaku felt a pang of pity and, against his conscience, coaxed Zenitsu with a simple, "Good junior brother."

"Eh?!" Zenitsu was completely flattered.

When Kuwashima Jigoro arrived, only Zenitsu, who had an expression of pure adrenaline, was left under the tree.

"Where's Kaigaku?" Kuwashima Jigoro asked.

"My senior brother isn't feeling well and has gone back to rest!" Zenitsu replied to Kuwajima Jigoro as Kaigaku had instructed.

Kuwajima Jigoro stared at Zenitsu for a long time, deciding to give Zenitsu another chance: "Really?"

"Yes! It's definitely true!"

In the end, the beating didn't fall on Yayoi or Kaigaku; Zenitsu took the blame for everything.

Unable to catch Kaigaku, Kuwashima Jigoro spent the afternoon training Zenitsu.

Zenitsu's hands, which were gripping the wooden sword, were trembling, and his legs, which had been trembling from practicing horse stance all afternoon, were also shaking. He even started crawling back to the cabin.

Inside the wooden house.

Yayoi was happily eating from a large bowl.