Demon Slayer: The Naruto Hashira is a pure villain!

Sanemi would rather face Genya and Kotobuki crying and making a fuss, and he would rather his younger siblings be more willful than be like this now, who haven't even recovered from the grief of losing their mother, yet they are already being sensible and thinking about their older brother.

"Xuanmi...Shoumei..."

Sanemi choked up a little, got up and walked to her two younger siblings, knelt down and hugged them.

"Thanks……"

After a night of upheaval, Sanemi, who hadn't cried at all, shed tears where Genya and Sumi couldn't see them.

Each one hit Xuanmi on the back of the neck, burning him and making his heart ache.

My brother has been enduring all these years.

When their father was alive, the older brother was always being beaten, all to protect their mother, himself, and Shoumei.

After their father passed away, the older brother was always hungry. He and his mother would save the limited food for themselves and Sumi.

Now, my mother is gone too.

My brother finally found something he wanted to do.

I've been protected by my brother for so long, it's time for me to support him this time.

Genya hugged Sanemi back and, imitating his mother, gently patted Sanemi's back.

"Brother, it's my turn to say thank you."

Chapter 31 A Cat Delivered to My Door? I'll Bring It Back to My Sect as My Junior Brother!

After saying goodbye to Genya and Sumi, Sanemi followed the street from house to house, finally stopping in front of a house with wisteria flowers printed on the door curtain, and gently knocked on the door.

"Which one?"

A young woman opened the door and looked at Shimi with some wariness.

"Hello, Yayoi Kuwashima asked me to come and see Masachika Kamino."

"Kuwajima Yayoi?" The woman frowned, thinking for a long time, but couldn't recall such a person. "Who is she? I don't know her."

"..." Sanemi panicked a little.

Could that woman be lying to me?

"She was a female swordsman this tall, with white hair ending in pink, wearing a short white haori, and carrying a sword..."

Before Sanemi could finish his description, a boy on a crutch hopped out of the house on one leg.

“Oh, Mrs. Suzuki, I am Masachika Kamino. This child must have come to see me.”

Just as Kamino Masachika, whose wounds had been treated and who was planning to have a good sleep, heard someone call his name at the door and listened for a while.

Yayoi Kuwashima? Who? Do I know her?

Kugeno Masachika racked his brains for a long time, but couldn't quite place the name.

Maybe it's just a coincidence of names? What if they're not looking for me?

Before Kugeno Masachika could turn over and go back to sleep, he heard the person at the door continue describing "Kuwajima Yayoi".

Oh no! That's Naruhashi-sama!

It's over! It's over! We're doomed!

Kugeno Tadashi rolled out of bed, grabbed his cane from beside the bed, and appeared at the door in a few steps.

"Come inside first. My legs aren't very strong, so I can't come over to get you." Kōno Kōchika leaned on his cane with one hand and waved to Sanemi with the other.

Seeing that Masachika Kamino, standing by the bedroom door, seemed quite familiar with the white-haired boy at the door, Mrs. Suzuki moved aside.

"I apologize for my rudeness earlier." Mrs. Suzuki clasped her hands together at her lower abdomen and bowed to apologize to Sanemi.

"N-nothing...it's nothing." Sanemi felt a little uncomfortable with such a formal apology. He waved to Mrs. Suzuki and walked towards the direction of Masachika Kamino.

"Come on in, make yourself at home."

After returning to the house, Kubino Masachika leaned his cane against the bedside again and sat on the bed.

Sanemi looked around, then moved a chair from the corner and sat down at the table opposite Kamino Tadachi.

"Did Lord Naruhashi send you to find me?" Kamino Masachika asked, sitting on the edge of the bed and looking at Sanemi, whose face was injured.

"The Ringing Pillar?"

Sanemi was completely bewildered. His understanding of the Demon Slayer Corps was limited to the fact that it was an organization that hunted demons.

Seeing Sanemi's confusion, Kubino Masachika smiled and explained, "It's the Kuwajima-san you mentioned. She's the Naruhashira of the Demon Slayer Corps."

"Is it that amazing?" Sanemi asked the question that was on his mind.

“Yes! Only the most skilled swordsman can be called a Pillar.” Kubino Masachika said, suddenly realizing that he didn’t know the name of the boy in front of him.

"My name is Kamino Masachika, and I'm a Shin-rank swordsman in the Demon Slayer Corps. What about you? What's your name?"

"Sanemi Shinazugawa".

“Shinzogawa…” Kamino Masachika repeated Sanemi’s surname and laughed, “A very distinctive surname.”

"Lord Naruhashi, is there something you need my help with that you summoned me for?"

The observant Kugeno Masachika probably guessed Sanemi's purpose in coming.

I just met Lord Naruhashi in the middle of the night, and before dawn a boy came looking for me. There must be something that Lord Naruhashi couldn't arrange, so he entrusted the boy to me.

"Yes." Sanemi nodded, speaking frankly, "Yayoi asked me to come see you, saying she wants to... ask you to introduce her to her tutor."

The words that were about to come out of his mouth took an extra detour; Sanemi changed his commanding "please" to "I beg you."

However, this extra processing did not work. Yayoi's "reputation" spread far and wide in the Demon Slayer Corps, and Kamino Masachika could imagine the tone of the Naruhashi-sama when he said those words.

Wow... This kid is something else, he can call the Naruhashi-sama by his name.

Kugeno Masachika couldn't determine the exact relationship between the Naruhashi-sama and this boy, but taking the task assigned by the Naruhashi-sama seriously was the best course of action.

“I understand, Shinazugawa. I will have Kasugai-raven deliver a message to my teacher, and we will set off together to see him at dawn.”

Was it...that smooth?

Sanemi was somewhat surprised.

I thought this seemingly kind person would ask me some questions.

It's like asking why you want to learn breathing techniques or why you want to become a demon slayer.

No, I didn't ask anything.

He simply repeated what Yayoi had told him, and the people on the other side immediately began to make arrangements.

"You...Kouno, aren't you having trouble walking?" Sanemi, with a clear conscience, looked at Kouno's cane near the bedside, somewhat worried about his recovery.

"It's alright, there's a bend, it'll just be a bit slower. If it gets too slow, we can rent a car." Kugeno Masachika smiled, extending goodwill to Sanemi. "Anyway, I'll take you to my master after dawn."

Seeing that it was already late at night, and that it didn't matter much whether he slept more or less, Kubino Tadashi pulled Saneya aside and said a few words to him.

"If you look at it that way, we're from the same school of education, so we can be considered fellow disciples."

"Shinzogawa, do you still have any relatives?"

"Yes, I also have a few younger brothers and sisters."

"That's great! Shinazugawa's younger siblings must be just as cute as Shinazugawa."

"..." Sanemi couldn't stand this overly familiar guy.

Why use the word "cute" to describe someone you've just met? What a strange guy.

"By the way, Shinazugawa, have you eaten yet?" Kubino Masachika's topic shifted in a way that was hard to decipher.

Sanemi nodded calmly: "I've already eaten."

"Gurgle~" My empty stomach protested.

Suddenly, Sanemi blushed completely.

"No need to be so polite with your senior brother, just tell the truth." Kugeno Masachika smiled, stood up, hopped onto one foot outside the door, and said to Mrs. Suzuki, who was on night duty:

"Could you prepare some food? Anything is fine."

"Okay," Mrs. Suzuki replied, turning and heading to the kitchen.

Despite being described as casual, two large bowls of tonkotsu ramen were placed on the bedroom table, with thick piles of char siu as high as small mountains.

"Thank you." Sanemi took the chopsticks from Mrs. Suzuki, thanked her, and hesitated to start eating.

"Eat your fill first." Kugeno Masachika divided most of the char siu in his bowl and put it into Sanemi's bowl.

"I can sense that you've just gone through something bad, Shinazugawa, and you've been feeling sad."

"But no matter what happens, you have to fill your stomach first so that you have the strength to withstand the trials of fate."

Sanemi lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the overflowing char siu in his bowl, and listened quietly to what Kamino Masachika was saying.

Despite it being their first meeting, and having known each other for less than half an hour, Mitsuhiro's affection for Tadachika had skyrocketed.

The person sitting across from me is a very gentle person.

From their first meeting until now, Sanemi's impression of Kamino Masachika has never changed.

"Thank you."

"Why are you thanking your senior brother?" Kugeno Masachika smiled and urged Sanemi, "Hurry up and eat. Ramen should be eaten while it's hot; it won't taste the same when it's cold."

"Ah."

Stuffing char siu into your mouth is the taste of happiness.

For the first time, Sanemi felt what it was like to have an older brother.

Warm and inviting.

Chapter 32 I told you to go study, but you insisted on feeding the pigs.

"Today is truly a wonderful day!"

"Wow, I'll go back and check the calendar, and I'll designate today as my birthday, Yayoi Kuwashima!"