Zongman: Capturing the goddess from Demon Slayer

“Oh~”

“Should I call it fate, or fate?”

“I didn’t expect you to run into this, Tanjirou.”

Lan Mingang was surprised that Tanjirou was actually with Inosuke.

“Let’s go, Nezuko, Tanjirou is inside.”

“Yeah.”

Nezuko nodded, took Lan Mingang's hand, and followed behind him.

“Ha!”

“Got you!”

Inosuke used a wooden sword to strike Tanjirou, who was wearing protective gear.

Tanjirou ignored Inosuke, but looked outside with disbelief, sadness, and excitement.

“Nezuko...”

“Sorry, Inosuke, my sister is back!”

“I'm going to see her!”

With that, Tanjirou dropped the wooden sword and rushed out of the training hall.

Seemingly aware that her brother Tanjirou was also running towards her, Nezuko let go of Lan Mingang and ran too.

“Nezuko!”

“Brother!”

The siblings hugged each other and wept.

Tanjirou was excited that Nezuko had finally turned back into a human.

Nezuko was excited that she had finally seen her brother, and at the same time, her heart was full of apology.

Her brother knelt to others for her sake, was bullied by those Pillars for her sake, and was not trusted by others.

Her brother carried too much for her.

Inosuke walked out of the house, looked at the embracing siblings, and said in confusion:

“Huh.”

“Who is this woman?”

Suddenly, Inosuke seemed to notice something, looked around warily, and muttered:

“No! There are experts around!”

“Where!?”

“Where is it?”

Inosuke looked around, but didn't see the hidden expert.

Instead, he saw a harmless ordinary human being—Lan Mingang.

Eliminating all the wrong answers, then that expert is obvious! (Because Inosuke and Tanjirou haven't known each other for long, he can't accurately pronounce Tanjirou's name.)

“It's the woman that Hayabusa Kanpachiro was holding!”

“Is she that strong?”

“Hayabusa Kanpachiro actually knows such a strong person!”

Inosuke held two wooden swords in both hands and circled around the two, constantly observing Nezuko.

After a long while, Tanjirou let go of Nezuko and bowed to Lan Mingang to express his gratitude.

“Thank you, Mingang-bro.”

“Thank you for turning Nezuko back into a human.”

“Thank you, Mingang-bro!” Nezuko also thanked.

Looking at Tanjirou and Nezuko who suddenly bowed to him, Inosuke stood there awkwardly, stunned.

“Uh...”

Lan Mingang stepped forward, gently pushed Inosuke away, and helped Tanjirou and Nezuko up.

“We're all family from now on, no need to thank me.”

“You call me bro, I call you Tanjirou.”

Although Tanjirou had been prepared for it, knowing that Nezuko would eventually be with Lan Mingang one day.

But when this day really came, Tanjirou was still a little reluctant.

After all, Nezuko was his only family member.

“Then...Mingang-bro, I'll leave Nezuko to you.”

Hearing that her brother had agreed, Nezuko also said shyly:

“Mingang-bro, please take care of me in the future.”

Lan Mingang was overjoyed, and lifted Nezuko high in the air.

Oh, cute Nezuko, your Mingang-bro will definitely love you well.

Nezuko, who was lifted up by Lan Mingang, also laughed happily.

Looking at Nezuko's smile, Tanjirou also smiled from the bottom of his heart.

It's been almost two years, and Nezuko has finally smiled again.

If it weren't for Mingang-bro, Nezuko might never have been able to turn back into a human in this lifetime.

Afterwards, the four entered the villa, and Tanjirou introduced the pig-headed boy beside him to Lan Mingang.

“Mingang-bro, this is Inosuke Hashibira, my friend.”

Lan Mingang looked at Inosuke, stretched out his hand and said:

“Inosuke, do you want to know who your mother is?”

Inosuke, who was feeding himself food through the pig's head, stopped as if frozen after hearing Lan Mingang's explosive statement.

After a while, a trembling voice came from inside the pig's head:

“You you you...what did you say?”

“You know who my mother is!?”

Inosuke got up and leaned on the seat, looking at Lan Mingang.

The nose of the pig's head was pressed against Lan Mingang's face.

“No no no, I don't have a mother, don't talk nonsense!”

Inosuke, who always believed that he had been ruthlessly abandoned by his mother, shook his head repeatedly and sat back down.

He didn't want to hear about his so-called mother.

“Inosuke, everyone has a mother, and you are no exception.”

“If your mother heard you say you don't have a mother, I think she would be very sad.”

“Do you still remember the song your mother used to sing for you?”

“Pinky promise, pinky promise, a hundred years, no take-backs~”

“Back when you were still in swaddling clothes...”

Lan Mingang told Inosuke about what happened to his mother, who ran away from home because of domestic violence, but accidentally entered the Paradise of Eternal Bliss Cult, discovered the secret of the leader Douma, escaped, got lost, and was forced to abandon Inosuke off a cliff, hoping that he could float downstream and survive.

But she was killed by Douma.

“By the way, your mother's name is Kotoha Hashibira.”

After listening to Lan Mingang's account of the past, Inosuke gradually remembered what his mother looked like, very beautiful and very gentle.

He remembered what his mother said:

“Even if it costs my life, Mom will definitely protect Inosuke...”

The fragile Inosuke lay directly on the ground crying his heart out.

So he did have a mother, and she loved him very much.

After an unknown amount of time, Inosuke curled up and fell asleep.

Nezuko asked Lan Mingang in confusion:

“Mingang-bro, why did you tell Inosuke such a thing?”

“Why? Hmm...maybe it's because I don't want his mother to be misunderstood by her son...”

“Let's go, let Inosuke have some peace and quiet, let's go talk somewhere else.”

Tanjirou and Nezuko left their seats and came to another room.

The two recounted the other's embarrassing past to Lan Mingang.

Recalling the bits and pieces of the past.

At noon, Lan Mingang and Nezuko said goodbye to Tanjirou and returned to the Butterfly Mansion.

After Inosuke woke up, he found Tanjirou and asked:

“Tanjirou, where's that Mingang guy?”

Tanjirou took out a folded piece of paper and handed it to Inosuke, saying:

“This is what Mingang-bro left for you, saying that if you ask me about him, give you this piece of paper.”

Inosuke opened the paper, on which were written: Upper Moon Two · Douma, six big characters.

Putting away the paper, Inosuke asked with a firm gaze:

“Tanjirou, how strong is Upper Moon Two?”

Tanjirou thought for a while and said:

“He can beat at least ten of me.”

Inosuke was silent for a moment, then bowed deeply to Tanjirou.

“Tanjirou, please help me get stronger!”

“Huh?”

Tanjirou was surprised.

“Aren't you the adopted son of the Wind Pillar Shinazugawa?”

“I think you're easier to get along with!” Inosuke replied truthfully.

With his fragile heart, he really couldn't get along with that irritable Wind Pillar · Sanemi Shinazugawa.

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