Infinite: Start as a ghost

"Don't laugh at me," Pighead yelled. "Be careful, or I'll eat all your lunch."

“Alright, Inosuke really had a tough time yesterday,” Tanjiro said with a smile. “If you’d like, I can give you my share.”

"You..." Pighead was speechless, choked with embarrassment: "How dare you..."

Chapter 114 Nameless

“This won’t do,” Jiang Jiu said to Tamayo. “We have to find a way to lure Muzan out, otherwise we’ll be in a very passive position.”

“His underlings are everywhere. We only have a few people, and sooner or later they will find us first.”

Tamayo thought for a moment and said, "How about we spread the word first?"

“Spreading it is no problem, but how do we spread it?” Jiang Jiu shook his head: “We need to find at least one ghost before we can spread it.”

"After leaving the Demon Slayer Corps, we lost all our sources of information."

Tamayo also felt conflicted, but going back was impossible, since the two sides had broken up.

"Are you still in contact with Shinobu Kocho?" Jiang Jiu asked.

"Yes, we still keep in touch," Tamayo said with a smile. "She comes back occasionally to discuss things with me."

Jiang Jiu said, "Then next time you see her, ask her how things are going across the country."

"It's impossible for those ghosts to remain completely still. At the very least, they need to be provided with basic nutrition, so they will definitely move around to some extent."

Since Muzan began to keep a low profile, all the demons have concealed their strength and ceased to be active.

However, there is a minimum limit for them; if they do not eat for a long time, they will become so weak that they cannot move.

As for whether he would starve to death, Jiang Jiu didn't know; in any case, he hadn't heard of any ghost starving to death so far.

Moreover, even demons have a limit to their patience; they might not be able to resist taking action until they are starving and begin to weaken.

It can only be said that Muzan's low profile has reduced the activity level of demons by dozens of times; complete eradication is impossible.

“Yes, I’ll ask her next time I see her,” Tamayo said.

Jiang Jiu said, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you. I'll be away for a few days."

"Where to?" Tamayo asked.

"Um... it's hard to say where I'm going," Jiang Jiu said somewhat awkwardly.

Now that he has some free time, he plans to go to Flower Street to investigate his previous doubts.

But it's really hard for women to bring up the idea of ​​going to the red-light district.

To reiterate, even ghosts have genders, and ghosts have dignity too (wait, I remember losing it while practicing Flower Breathing and Love Breathing, when did I pick it up again?).

"That's weird." Tamayo looked at him with a puzzled expression. "I can't be bothered with you."

"Should we take the nutrient solution with us when we leave?"

"No need, I just had a drink," Jiang Jiu said with a smile.

"Alright, whatever you say," Tamayo said with a smile. "When do we set off?"

Jiang Jiu said, "Let's go now, and try to go and come back as soon as possible."

"Okay." Tamayo said goodbye to him, "Have a safe trip."

Jiang Jiu waved to Zhu Shi and turned to leave.

A few days later, he soon arrived at Flower Street.

The red-light district was bustling with activity, with men constantly strolling along the street and women continuously soliciting customers in the shops.

Jiang Jiu found no clues in the red-light district.

He wandered back and forth on the street several times, circling around it several times, but he didn't find a trace of ghosts.

Judging from this lively scene, there aren't even any ordinary demons on this street, let alone Gyutaro and Daki.

This made him even more confused.

He had expected that Gyutaro and Daki wouldn't be there, but this meant he had lost his trail.

Unable to figure out the reason and unable to find any useful clues, he had no choice but to give up.

A few days later, he returned to the clinic.

"What did you find?" Tamayo asked.

"It's nothing." Jiang Jiu pondered, "During the days I was away, did Shinobu Kocho come looking for you?"

"No."

"Then let's wait two more days," Jiang Jiu said. "Where are they?"

"He went out to cultivate himself. Business wasn't good today; not many patients came in."

Jiang Jiu laughed and said, "Doesn't this just prove that your medical skills are superb?"

Tamayo was somewhat bored.

"Where's Yushiro?" He realized that Nezuko and Chachamaru were both gone.

"No business today, he took Nezuko out to play," Tamayo said with a smile.

Are you the only one in the clinic?

"Ah."

Jiang Jiu shook his head: "They're too indulgent."

“They’ve been oppressed for too long; it’s good for them to get away and relax,” Tamayo said with a smile.

"That's true," Jiang Jiu nodded. "It's good to relax occasionally."

Just then, Shinobu Kocho arrived.

"Miss Shinobu Kocho, we were just talking about you, and I didn't expect you to come." Tamayo was quite happy.

During the time she spent at the Butterfly Mansion, she and Shinobu Kocho developed a deep friendship.

"Really? What did they say about me?" Butterfly asked with a forced smile, her eyes darting away, not daring to look Jiang Jiu in the eye.

She still felt somewhat guilty towards Jiang Jiu.

“We can talk about this later. What brings you here?” Tamayo asked.

Shinobu Kocho's expression was somewhat serious: "My research has reached a critical point, and I would like to ask you to come to my Butterfly Mansion to lend me a hand."

Zhu Shi glanced at Jiang Jiu, who nodded to her: "It's alright, go ahead."

Zhu Shi left, leaving only Jiang Jiu to look after the huge clinic.

After thinking about it, he simply closed the doors and shut the museum down.

There's nothing I can do. He doesn't know anything about medicine, so what's the point of having a doctor?

After thinking it over, he headed towards the vegetable market.

It's been a while since I've shown off my cooking skills. Since I have nothing else to do, I've decided to treat Tanjiro.

Chapter 115 Shan Yi Returns

Tamayo was gone for several days, and Tanjiro was constantly asked about her whereabouts.

Pighead got so annoyed by the questions that he almost couldn't resist drawing his knife and attacking someone.

Nezuko is adored by everyone. With Tamayo not around, she's become the most popular character. However, all that popularity is useless if no one comes to see her. (So, wouldn't it be great if I got some of her popularity?)

Zenitsu came today, and he didn't look too good.

Jiang Jiu: "What's wrong? Are you here to see a doctor too? Miss Zhushi isn't here."

Zenitsu: "Grandpa, Grandpa..."

Jiang Jiu frowned: "What's wrong with Mr. Sangdao? Did something happen?"

He found it strange. Logically speaking, Zenitsu was the first to know that Kaigaku had become an Upper Moon, and others shouldn't have known. He shouldn't have encountered any accidents when he went back at that time, especially since Zenitsu had been back for so long. There was no way anything should have happened to him.

Zenitsu said, "Grandpa kicked me down the mountain again, because he thought I was just staying there and wouldn't leave."

Damn it, can you please stop breathing so loudly when you talk?

"Does he know about your senior brother's affairs?" Jiang Jiu asked.

"I understand." Zenitsu said with some distress, "He went on a hunger strike for three days because of this and almost fell ill."

"He even considered committing seppuku, but I stopped him."

Jiang Jiu asked, "Then how can you go down the mountain now without worry? Aren't you afraid he's just trying to get rid of you?"

Zenitsu said, "Don't worry, I've talked to Grandpa, he won't do anything so stupid again."

Jiang Jiu was skeptical: "How did you persuade Mr. Sangdao?"

Zenitsu said seriously, "I told him that if he dares to have such thoughts again, I will kill Kaigaku and then immediately commit suicide!"

Jiang Jiu nodded; such words could indeed deter Sangdao from committing suicide.

"So why did you come here today?" Jiang Jiu didn't ask anything else. Since Zenitsu could find his way here, it meant that he already understood the situation between him and the Demon Slayer Corps.

"I'm leaving the Demon Slayer Corps," Zenitsu said resolutely. "I want to stay with you all."

"Why?" Jiang Jiu asked in surprise, "What grievances do you have against the Demon Slayer Corps?"

"No." Zenitsu shook his head: "I want to be with Tanjiro and Inosuke. They are my most important partners."

Looking at Zenitsu's righteous indignation, Jiang Jiu thought to himself, "Are you sure you're not here for Nezuko?"

"Have you been exercising regularly in Taoshan during this time?" Jiang Jiu asked with a smile.

“Of course I do,” Zenitsu said. “Don’t think I’m going to slack off.”

Jiang Jiu laughed heartily, patted his head, and led him to the basement.

Yushiro rushed out of the laboratory: "Ms. Tamayo is here?"

"She didn't come." Jiang Jiu laughed and scolded, "Can you stop focusing on Tamayo all the time?"