Demon Slayer: The Naruto Hashira is a pure villain!

"Hey, are you still alive?"

“…You can die too.” Inosuke turned his face away, not wanting to see Yayoi.

Yayoi picked Inosuke up and hoisted him onto her shoulder, humming a little tune contentedly as she walked home.

"I didn't expect you to be so resilient." Yayoi, bored, raised her hand and slapped Inosuke's pert buttocks.

To be honest, it's not much different from Zenitsu's in terms of feel.

If it were Inosuke from half an hour ago, he would definitely be furious and would have fought Yayoi without a second thought.

But now, the one being carried on Yayoi's shoulder is Inosuke, who has been brutally beaten for more than half an hour.

Having had his edges smoothed out by Yayoi, Inosuke no longer had the strength to maintain his dignity as the "mountain king."

Are you praising me?

“Of course,” Yayoi said with a smile.

Being able to withstand beatings is definitely a good thing; it means the body is in excellent condition. If you take good care of it, it can become a good working animal—no, a good pig.

Where are you taking me?

After being beaten, Inosuke decided to stop resisting the evil forces and pretend to submit temporarily before taking another chance to escape.

This is the best solution that Inosuke's brilliant brain could come up with after being beaten for thirty minutes, automatically triggered by a safety net mechanism.

"Come home with me."

"Why go back?" Inosuke asked.

"Go back and dance for my mother."

"...You have a mother? That's amazing."

Inosuke never intended to express that meaning, but he was a bit clumsy with words, and what he said could easily be misinterpreted.

"Heh." Yayoi sneered and put Inosuke down.

Twenty minutes later, Yayoi once again carried the motionless Inosuke on her back and continued on her way.

At daybreak, the two appeared at the entrance of the camp.

"Mom, I'm home."

Yayoi pushed open the courtyard gate and saw Shizu and Chacha-chan squatting by the pond, where the sunlight was blocked by the gazebo, feeding the koi.

Upon hearing Yayoi's voice, Shizu put down the fish food in his hand, got up, and walked towards Yayoi along the corridor.

"You're back, Yayoi. You've worked so hard."

"Breakfast is warming up in the kitchen. After you eat breakfast, go take a nap and rest."

Returning home to a caring mother and a warm meal, Yayoi clutches her heart with one hand, making her daily confession:

"Mom, I love you so much."

"Silly child, what are you talking about, talking about death?" Shizu scolded Yayoi, not knowing how to be discreet.

After becoming a demon, Shizu actually doesn't need to sleep much anymore.

After learning that Yayoi's profession as a demon slayer is very dangerous, Shizu would light a fire for Yayoi every night before she went out to pray for her, and would also wait for Yayoi to return in a place that she could see as soon as the courtyard gate was opened.

Yayoi must have paid a heavy price and taken many risks to save me.

Although Yayoi kept reassuring Shizu that it was okay and not a problem.

But Shizu wasn't stupid; an organization like the Demon Slayer Corps certainly wouldn't allow its swordsmen to raise demons.

In order not to cause trouble for Yayoi, Shizu never suggested leaving the courtyard.

She never asked Yayoi for anything.

"Eh? This is..."

As he got closer, Shizu noticed what Yayoi was carrying on her shoulder.

Unlike the things I usually bring back casually, this seems to be... a person?

"Oh, right." Yayoi then remembered the gift she had brought back for her mother that was on her shoulder.

A slap on Inosuke's butt woke him up from his unconscious state.

"Huh? Who dares to touch my butt?!"

Inosuke suddenly raised his head and looked around at his surroundings.

Um? ?

Why aren't they on the mountain anymore?

This is where?

Before Inosuke could figure it out, Yayoi threw him to the ground, splitting his two buttocks into four pieces.

"Mom, this is a wild boar monster I met on the mountain. It can even talk."

"I thought it was quite interesting, so I brought it back to cheer you up."

"Hey!" Inosuke turned to Yayoi and shouted, "You bastard, I'm the king of the mountains! Not some wild boar monster!"

With his hands tied behind his back, Inosuke struggled, but to no avail.

Shizu, who was squatting opposite Inosuke and carefully examining him, also sensed that something was wrong. While Inosuke was shouting, she reached out and took off Inosuke's hood, revealing a bruised and swollen face, but it was clear that his face was originally quite beautiful and delicate.

“Yayoi, this looks like a little child.”

"Huh??" Yayoi looked at Inosuke with a face full of question marks. "You're not a boar monster."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"I never said I was a wild boar monster! I'm the king of the mountains!"

After learning that Inosuke was a child, Yayoi completely lost interest in him.

Talking wild boars are rare, but talking children are a dime a dozen.

Besides, the mother already has a whole basket of her own children, she's not short of any, okay?

What's the point of keeping this guy at the base? Just to freeload?

Yayoi rolled her eyes and prepared to untie the unlucky brat, then throw him out of the yard and far away.

Before Miyuki could even make a move, Inosuke's stomach let out a deafening roar, startling Chacha-chan, who was sunbathing nearby, so much so that she immediately bristled.

"Child, are you hungry?"

"Yes! I'm hungry! Let me go! I'm going to go up the mountain to find some fruit to eat!" Inosuke yelled at Shizu.

The way the woman was looking at him made Inosuke very uncomfortable; he felt extremely uneasy!

I've never seen that look before. My heart is pounding, like ants are crawling on it!

This woman is definitely stronger than the guy who defeated her!

Inosuke felt the gaze directed at Shizu grow even more unfriendly, and wished he could grow quills like a porcupine to protect himself.

"Looking for fruit? Child, don't you have any family?" Shizu asked again, her gaze towards Inosuke filled with even more affection.

“I don’t need that kind of thing! I grew up in the mountains! I can take care of myself!”

"I am very powerful!"

Inosuke's feigned fierceness didn't frighten Shizu. Shizu raised her hand and gently ruffled Inosuke's hair, saying softly:

"Then...would you like to have breakfast together?"

Chapter 65 I, the little piggy, have been registered as a resident!

Originally, I only had to enjoy the delicious breakfast prepared by my mother with her, but now there's a little kid burying his head in his food and eating it all.

Yayoi says: Ugh! NOT! Awesome!

"I want to eat more!" Inosuke shouted, holding up his empty bowl after finishing his third bowl of rice.

After analyzing the situation, Inosuke figured out who the boss of this territory was.

As long as he stays near the woman in the yellow dress, this fierce guy won't hit him.

Completely ignoring Yayoi's murderous glare, Inosuke handed the bowl to Shizu, saying without any politeness:

"I'm not full!"

"It's okay, you must be starving."

Shizu, who was worried that Inosuke would be too reserved, smiled and took Inosuke's rice bowl, then filled it to the brim with rice.

"Are you starving? How can you eat so much?" Yayoi poked at the rice in her bowl, mocking Inosuke with a hint of annoyance.

I have a feeling this kid is here to steal my mom away.

Seriously, she's even more despicable than that little white-haired kid who refused to give his mother to him.

Inosuke ignored her, simply stopping shoveling rice into his mouth and looking up at Shizu, his large, watery eyes staring innocently at her.

They said nothing, yet it seemed like they said everything.

"Yayoi." Shizu, feeling a pang of sympathy for Inosuke under that pitiful gaze, spoke up for him, "This child is already pitiful enough without family."

"Alright..." Yayoi had no choice but to compromise, "I'll listen to Mom and not say anything more about him."

It's not worth leaving a bad impression on your mother over something like this.

Yayoi stopped looking at that annoying thing and buried her head in her food.

Finish eating quickly, and send this unlucky kid back to be his mountain king.

The master was right, you get what you pay for.

I will never pick up free things from the mountains again.

Having been captivated by a delicious meal, Inosuke lay down on the floor after eating and refused to move.

"Didn't you want to become a mountain bandit? Then hurry up and go! What kind of nonsense is this, loitering in my house?!"

"It doesn't matter where I am, there are plenty of mountains around here." Inosuke rolled over, his back to Yayoi, looking completely unyielding.