Demon Slayer: The Naruto Hashira is a pure villain!

Yayoi frowned, closed her eyes, and turned her head away—this series of smooth little moves made the demon mistakenly believe that Yayoi was afraid.

“Cute little girl, come on, I’m going to bite your throat so you’ll suffer less.”

The ghost lunged forward with a sinister grin, its eyes filled with undisguised mockery.

A flash of light appeared.

The ghost's head: Goodbye, Mom, I'm setting sail tonight...

Yayoi spat at the demon's head, "Ugly ghost, always causing trouble."

After finishing her patrol, Yayoi was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping.

With sheer willpower, she slowly made her way back to her room. When she tried to get into bed, she realized there was someone else on the bed.

Oh, I almost forgot, I gave the room to my mom.

Yayoi really didn't want to go to the next room to make up a proper bed, so she simply made do on the edge of the bed for the night.

Although it was just making do, Yayoi, who always slept alone, surprisingly didn't experience any disruption to her sleep quality when she heard the breathing of the other person next to her.

I slept exceptionally soundly and deeply.

Perhaps I was too tired, or perhaps my subconscious was telling me that my mother was beside me, and that I was safe.

"Good night, Mom."

Yayoi curled up into a small ball, resting her forehead on Shizu's shoulder, and fell peacefully asleep.

……

"Wow! Speed ​​up, speed up, speed up!!"

In the dead of night, two even darker figures streaked across the pitch-black sky.

"Matsuko-senpai, shouldn't you slow down a bit? Flying too fast can cause you to crash into things!" The little jakuza that had been following Matsuko around during her apprenticeship reminded her.

Matsuko completely disregarded the well-intentioned reminder.

"What are you afraid of! I've flown this route so many times, I could fly here with my eyes closed. Just follow me without worry!"

"Speed ​​up, speed up!"

Pine nuts turned to the little raven beside her and spoke, then gracefully glided over the wall of Yayoi's compound.

Then... with a "thud," it crashed into the pillar.

"..." The little raven wanted to laugh, but dared not laugh out loud. "Matsuko-senpai, are you alright?"

Songzi was so shocked by the impact that she saw stars and felt dizzy when she got up from the ground.

"I...I'm fine."

Songzi shook its head, flew a little higher, and looked at the covered walkway that almost filled the entire courtyard, then fell silent.

"Does Yayoi have money to burn?! Is she building all these corridors to keep me out?!"

With the map successfully added, Songzi was full of confidence: "That was just a small mistake, and there won't be any more problems from now on."

Leading the little raven through the winding corridors, we arrived at Yayoi's luxurious master bedroom.

"Just you wait and see, this is the tacit understanding between me and Mingzhu. No matter what, she will always leave me a window of opportunity."

Matsuko tried to save face in front of her juniors, and she was quite pleased to see the little jakuza's envious expression.

Flying to a suitable height, it landed on the windowsill and calmly stretched out its wings to push against the window.

Didn't move.

Um? ?

Songzi was a little embarrassed. She remained silent and increased her strength.

The window remained completely still.

No? We agreed that we would use this window to send messages in case of an emergency.

You're lying, Yayoi Kuwashima! If I believe you again, I'll write my name backwards!

"Uh... Senior, has something unexpected happened again?"

The little raven on the side was still confused about what was going on.

"Ahem, it's nothing, I just suddenly realized that Lord Naruhashi might be patrolling outside at this time," Matsuko said stubbornly, trying to cover it up.

"Wow~ I didn't know the Naruhashi-sama was this dedicated!" The little Kasugai crow looked at Matsuko with admiration. "I'm so envious of Matsuko-senpai for being able to partner with such a dedicated Naruhashi-sama~"

Before Matsuko could even make her boastful declaration, she was already proven wrong.

"Achoo!" A sneeze came from inside the house, followed by a mumbled mutter: "Which idiot is cricketing behind my back?"

"..."

"..."

Pine Nut and Little Crow looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Senior, was someone speaking just now?"

"No, you misheard," Matsuko retorted stubbornly.

Tonight, I absolutely cannot admit that I was turned away at Yayoi's place!!

Chapter 41 Hey~ friend~ have you ever heard the story of the crow and the pitcher?

Pine Nut managed to coax and trick the intern, Little Crow, into returning to the window, where she angrily flew back and slammed into it with a "bang."

"Kuwashima Yayoi! I've lost all face because of you!"

"Sleep, sleep, sleep! Still sleeping there! Get up and open the door for me!"

"You lazybones! All you ever think about is how to slack off! What are you doing sleeping so late at night!"

The incessant cursing outside the window didn't affect Yayoi at all; in fact, with the help of white noise, she slept even more soundly.

What a peaceful night!

I slept until the sun was high in the sky, and the candlesticks had long since burned out, leaving the room pitch black.

"Hmm~" Yayoi sat up and stretched.

I slept really well last night. I even dreamt that someone was performing stand-up comedy in front of me. It felt so real.

She added more oil to the lamp in the dark and lit it again. Yayoi could see Shizu lying quietly on the bed, and a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

Good morning, Mom.

"Fine, fine, fine! Fine my foot! You lazy bum! Why don't you just sleep until dark before you get up?!"

The sudden, somewhat hoarse sound outside the window startled Yayoi, making her shudder.

These are... pine nuts?

Did that wicked crow finally offend someone and get drugged into muteness? Heaven has eyes!

Yayoi tidied herself up a bit, covered Shizu with the blanket again, blew out the candle, and went out the door.

"What's all the noise about? It's so early in the morning, don't you know that's disturbing the peace?"

Matsuko tried to go inside, but Yayoi quickly grabbed her by the neck and threw her out.

What are you doing!

"What are you doing?" Yayoi asked, staring at Matsuko.

"I flew all this way, what's wrong with letting me in for a glass of water?"

Matsuko was furious. She had been calling for Yayoi all night from the window closest to the bed, but the lazybones wouldn't wake her. She even got a drink of water, but the stingy girl threw her out the window.

Go out and ask around; which of the Demon Slayer Corps's Kasugai crows is as miserable as I am?

In front of Matsuko, Yayoi decisively closed the bedroom door, giving Matsuko no chance to enter the room.

Just as Matsuko was about to put on another rap, Yayoi grabbed Matsuko's beak and threw her into the pond.

Matsuko's basic skills were so solid that she could cut through the earth, making her the top dog among the Kasugai Crows of her generation. That's why she was assigned to Yayoi, who wasn't very good at anything.

Just before it was about to fall into the water, it hovered on the surface and almost got soaked.

"What are you doing?!" Matsuko was so angry she wanted to fight Yayoi on the spot.

Today is either a day of life or a day of death!

Matsuko charged toward Yayoi, but just before she was about to touch her, Yayoi pulled out "Truth" from her waist and forcibly brought her back to her senses.

"Calm down, Songzi, have you ever heard a fable?"

"What are you going to fart about now?" Songzi took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.

"Once upon a time, there was a crow who was very thirsty and came across a bottle that was half-filled with water."

“I know that, it’s like the crow drinking water,” Songzi chimed in.

"Shh... let me finish." Yayoi put her hand to her lips and continued, "Then, in order to get water, he flew to the river and fetched small pebbles, dropping them one by one into the bottle."

As Matsuko listened to Yayoi tell her story, she couldn't resist praising herself: "That crow is just as clever as I am!"

Yayoi looked at Matsuko, who was still gloating, with a strange expression.

"No, what I meant was that the crow in the story was an idiot, and so are you, Matsuko."

"Huh?" Pine Nut's eyes, the size of sesame seeds, widened in disbelief, not understanding why he was being scolded again for no reason.

"That stupid crow is by the river, carrying pebbles back to drink that half-bottle of water," Yayoi said, pointing at the pine nuts with disdain. "That stupid jay crow, guarding such a big pond, still complains about being thirsty."

"..." Matsuko almost fainted from Miyu's anger.

Good grief, they could have just cursed directly, but they had to beat around the bush and tell a story.

What's wrong with you? Trying to show off your high level of education, or making the author write two hundred words? This is truly speechless!

"So you've come here on business? Didn't I tell you not to keep getting in my way if you don't have something to do?" Yayoi said as she walked towards the bathroom, intending to take a nice bath.

I've been running around everywhere these past few days, and I'm practically rotting away.

"You talk like you're someone who cares about this." Matsuko spat on the back of Yayoi's head, furious.