amaotonovel Chapter 221 What?! That's it...?
Chapter 221 What?! That's it...?
“Yuko, you’ve come at the perfect time,” Tamayo said.
"Huh?" A sense of unease crept into Yuko's heart.
Tamayo smiled slightly: "There's something I need your help with."
Ikuko: "..."
She was terrified by the unfamiliarity.
When did Tamayo become so polite to her?
Aside from the time when they first met, Tamayo would always politely invite him to join her whenever she scavenged corpses for food. But once they became more familiar, she would just say what she needed to say directly.
Could it be that they want to draw her blood again?
“…You say it.” After a moment of silence, Yu Zi honestly replied.
We can't just not help, can we?
“It might require a small sacrifice from you,” Tamayo said, making a small gap between her index finger and thumb. “If you’re not comfortable with that, I can let Yushiro go out.”
Yushiro: "???"
Why does he suddenly feel like a clown?
Ikuko: “???”
Why is she suddenly so scared?
Upon hearing Tamayo's words, Shinobu's eyes flickered twice. She first looked at Tamayo with gratitude, and then cast an expectant glance at Ikuko.
Yu Zi's lips twitched: "What do you want me to do? Draw blood?"
At worst, she can just eat more afterwards. Who does she think she is?
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, looking as if she were about to die a martyr.
“Ah, that’s... well, it’s not impossible.” Tamayo’s tone shifted midway through her sentence. “Let’s draw blood later.”
Tamayo looked at Yushiro apologetically: "Now... Yushiro, please leave for a moment."
Yushiro's face twitched. Lady Tamayo... why are you hanging out with this bunch of idiots?
He nodded warmly and said, "I understand."
Yushiro bowed and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" Yuko stopped him abruptly, looking at Tamayo with a wary expression. "Tell me what you're going to do first?"
Yushiro ignored her; Tamayo's words were everything. He turned and walked past Ikuko out the door.
Wow!
The door slammed shut.
Ikuko: "..."
Tamayo and Shinobu wouldn't harm her, would they?
Zhu Shichao beckoned to her, gesturing for her to sit down.
Yu Zi took two steps back towards the door, her hand almost touching the doorknob: "What is it you want to say first?"
“I’m not going to eat you.” Tamayo raised an eyebrow and gestured for her to sit down again.
Shinobu Kocho sat quietly to the side, looking obedient.
I want to watch it, I'll wait and see.
Yuko could never win an argument with Tamayo, and Tamayo was a very special person to her.
Her initial intention in seeking out Tamayo was to ask her to help research how to overcome the sunlight using the spider lily.
But she couldn't find Tamayo even after she overcame the sunlight.
The chance encounter that followed was an unexpected and fortunate outcome.
Living with Tamayo was partly due to my fear of being alone.
Tamayo looks only nineteen years old, but her maternal aura makes others feel that she is the younger one when the two stand together.
Of course... in terms of both age and life experience, she is indeed much inferior to Tamayo.
With that kind of aura, it's hard not to listen to her voice.
Over the centuries they spent together, Tamayo acted like an older sister or a mother.
Therefore, Ikuko has always found it difficult to refuse Tamayo's words.
Yuko calmly sat down in front of Tamayo, looking completely submissive.
"Tell me, how do you want me to die?"
Tamayo paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "You're much more lively than before."
Yu Zi rolled her eyes: "It makes it sound like I used to be really depressed."
Tamayo smiled slightly: "It's not exactly depressing, it's more like a little puppy that's been abandoned, kind of pitiful."
"Pfft~" Butterfly couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Yuko looked at Tamayo with a resentful expression.
Tamayo didn't say much, but a trace of memory appeared in her eyes.
The saying "the onlooker sees more of the game than the player" applies equally well to self-awareness.
Perhaps Ikuko didn't think she had any negative personality traits, but Tamayo could truly understand the heaviness in Ikuko's heart back then.
But Yuko didn't burden her with the pressure she carried; instead, she concealed her own inner turmoil and chose to share her faith with her.
They will eventually overcome Muzan's belief.
For Tamayo, it wasn't Yoriichi or the Demon Slayer Corps that gave her the belief to defeat Muzan, but Ikuko.
Every time Tamayo sees Ikuko, she recalls the time they supported each other.
With a smile on her face, Tamayo leaned close to Ikuko's ear and whispered a few words.
Yuko's helpless expression turned into one of utter bewilderment.
what?
She leaned back slightly, looking at Tamayo with an incredulous expression: "That's it?"
Yu Zi breathed a sigh of relief.
"I thought you were going to do something else, but it turns out you just wanted me to..."
At this point, she suddenly paused and turned to look at Shinobu Kocho.
Shinobu Kocho's expression panicked, and she quickly looked away.
Ikuko: "..."
She said, what's there to experiment with if you change your body shape?
And there was no need to make it so serious, making her think it was something serious.
If Ren hadn't been there, she wouldn't have made that connection at all.
But what made her feel a little uncomfortable was that, although she hadn't thought anything of it at first, now that she realized it, she felt inexplicably ashamed.
"So Yuko agreed?" Tamayo smiled, her clear eyes gleaming with a hint of fervor. "To be honest, I'm also very curious about what Yuko looked like when she was little."
"I feel like she'll be as cute as Nezuko~"
Shinobu Kocho's mind was practically reeling from the words.
Mmmmmmm!
I really want to watch it!
Yuko felt a chill run down her spine.
Why are you joining in the commotion, Tamayo?
Do you really raise her like a daughter?
what……
If I had known, would it have been better if she hadn't reacted at all?
Yuko's eyelids twitched: "Can I refuse?"
It wasn't that she didn't want to let Ren see... she just felt a little ashamed.
"Dame-yo~" Tamayo's smile hadn't disappeared since earlier.
"Isn't this just shrinking your body? What's so interesting about it?" Yu Zi felt both embarrassed and amused.
You two are in cahoots.
Shinobu Kocho pursed her lips and said, "If it's inconvenient for Yuuko, then let's skip it."
"Actually, it was I who asked Miss Tamayo to do it..."
"I'm sorry, I was too willful."
Ikuko: "..."
This is like roasting her over a fire.
It seems like it's nothing special; Nezuko often shrinks and grows in front of them, so it's not a big deal.
Yu Zi sighed: "Let's make this clear first, you're not allowed to laugh at me."
"Mmm." Shinobu's troubled expression changed in the blink of an eye.
Yuko almost regretted it after reading it.
This damn shame... she was beginning to understand Kokushibo.
Human emotions are better left unsaid.