Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 498 New Year's Worship

Yuko also changed into a new outfit, a black yukata that fit her perfectly, giving her a dignified and elegant look.

Yes, if she's quiet.

"Is this alright?" Yuko crouched down slightly and helped Shinobu Kocho insert a silver hairpin into her hair.

Butterfly took two steps back, circled Yuko twice, admired her masterpiece, and then nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, Not Bad!"

"Perfect!"

She used several words in a row, clearly quite satisfied with Yuko's current appearance.

Having gained Shinobu's approval, Ikuko couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

She was dragged out of bed early in the morning by Shinobu Kocho and given a thorough makeover, making her feel like she had done a whole day of hard work even though only an hour had passed.

Girls really go to great lengths to dress up.

What's worse is that even though she could easily change the appearance of her clothes, Shinobu Kocho insisted on making her change clothes over and over again just to pick out an outfit that she thought looked good.

For a moment, Yuko even wondered if Shinobu Kocho was deliberately torturing her.

I know that Shinobu Kocho also spent a long time choosing her own clothes.

Over the past six months, whenever the two had free time, Shinobu would drag Yuuko shopping and they bought a lot of clothes.

Every time I go shopping, even if I don't buy anything, I always take a stroll through the clothing stores. I bet every clothing store owner here knows them.

It wasn't until the wardrobe in the house was almost overflowing that Shinobu Kocho gradually curbed her shopping habit.

After straightening the three children's clothes, Kanae asked the others, "What do Aoi and Kanao think?"

The two of them had nothing to say and nodded repeatedly.

I have to say, ginger is still spicy.

It took Shinobu Kocho an hour to dress up the two girls, and it only took Kanae about the same amount of time to dress up the three little girls and Kanzaki Aoi and Kanao, a total of five people.

It is obvious that there is a significant difference between the butterfly sisters.

"Excellent!" Kanae clapped her hands, displaying the demeanor of a head of household. "Let's go!"

The whole family went out together.

Outside the door, the Shinazugawa brothers had been waiting for a long time.

After leaving the house, Kanae put her hands together apologetically towards Sanemi Shinazugawa and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"No, we just arrived too." Shinazugawa Sanemi waved his hand.

He wore a light green kimono today and looked very energetic.

Genya was wearing a purple kimono, which made him look very noble.

Well, if you ignore his fierce face.

Just arrived?

Yu Zi pouted. The agreed time yesterday was eight o'clock, and it's almost nine o'clock now.

These two must be exhausted from standing at the door for so long.

but……

Such a high level of emotional intelligence is hardly something these two idiots would say.

In recent months, the Shinazugawa brothers have been performing better and better, making it harder and harder for Ikuko and Shinobu to find topics to tease each other.

In the new year, shops on the streets and alleys are decorated beautifully, even more so than during the summer festival.

Every now and then, two snowflakes would slide off the eaves on both sides of the street, and the cold weather had left a thin layer of frost on the streets.

The family strolled to the shrine.

Because of the New Year's shrine visits, the snow in the open space in front of the shrine was cleared very well.

In addition, the weather is nice today, and some of the snow that was difficult to clear has begun to melt.

The first peak period had passed by this time, and as noon approached, there were fewer people at the shrine entrance.

The first group of worshippers had already finished and left.

"Did you know? The first person to worship the gods each year is more likely to receive their favor." Kanae shared some knowledge with everyone.

Yuko asked curiously, "The first one? When should we come to worship?"

"Hmm~ When the shrine opens?"

Shinobu stretched and said, "Don't worry, even gods sleep in sometimes. Maybe he's just getting up now."

Yuko nodded silently: "That makes sense. Maybe he's a god who likes to sleep in as much as Shinobu."

Shinobu pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "Isn't it because you get up too early every day, Yuko?"

At this point, Kanae couldn't help but nod: "That's right, every morning when I get up and want to cook for everyone, Yuko has already prepared it and is waiting for us to get up."

Kanzaki Aoi added, "As a result, there was a time when Kanae insisted on having a chance to cook, so she got up before dawn."

Shinobu Kocho continued, "By the time we got up, the food was already cold."

Kanae blushed and said coquettishly, "Didn't we agree not to mention this?"

Yu Zi smiled and interrupted them, "Alright, aren't we going to worship the gods?"

"move."

Although there were far fewer people visiting the temple during this time, there were still quite a few people queuing up.

It seems everyone is hoping for divine protection.

Although Yuko scoffed at the so-called gods, to her, this activity was more like a tradition.

She neither revered the gods nor rejected the tradition.

While waiting in line, Yuko asked curiously, "What wish does Shinobu have that she wants to fulfill?"

Shinobu turned around and gave her an amused look: "As for wishes that want to be fulfilled, does Yuuko really think that gods can grant people's wishes?"

The three little ones asked in confusion, "Can't the gods grant our wishes?"

Noticing that not only the three little ones were looking at them, but also all the other people who came to worship were casting their gazes at them, Kanae's lips twitched: "Shinobu!"

It's incredibly impolite to say something like that in this setting.

Butterfly suppressed a laugh and asked Yuko, "And what about Yuko? What wish does Yuko want the God to grant?"

Yu Zi looked up at the sky: "Get rich overnight?"

"A rather materialistic wish, huh?" Shinobu Kocho shrugged. "The gods certainly wouldn't grant such a wish."

Yu Zi squinted and said, "Isn't that going too far? I haven't even paid my respects yet and you're already cursing me so that my wish won't come true."

"The shrine maiden should kick you out."

Everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Exactly! That's incredibly rude!

Shinobu Kocho chuckled lightly: "Is that so? Doesn't even the God have this much magnanimity?"

Yuko glanced at the others, her expression already showing displeasure at Shinobu's words.

Yu Zi thought to herself, "If you keep saying that, you're going to get a beating later."

However, very few members of the Demon Slayer Corps actually believe in God.

Because Muzan wreaked havoc on humanity, no deity ever came out to stop him.

Even if gods truly exist, what is there to respect about gods who cannot help people?

You don't offer me any benefits and you expect me to trust you? There's no such thing as a free lunch.