Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Chapter 131 The Rabbit's Test

The misty mountain in the dark night.

Urokodaki Sakon's second residence.

In the warm little house, Li Lei, with Makomo's help, sat up from Tomioka Giyu's bed.

Just now, Makomo, in order to help her master Urokodaki relieve some of the pressure, volunteered to take care of Riku. Urokodaki Sakonji didn't want to agree at first, but seeing her determined eyes and her shameless attitude of "if you don't agree, I'll shamelessly help you from the sidelines," he was swayed.

Reluctantly agreeing to Makomo's request, Master Urokodaki had one condition: he had to stay by her side. His reason was that he was afraid Makomo might accidentally hurt the customer.

Makomo agreed without much thought after hearing Urokodaki's request, as she was happy to be able to help him.

She then lived up to expectations (in her own opinion), taking meticulous care of Li Lei.

"Come, guest, please sit down. I'll go get you some food."

After helping Li Lei up from the bed, Makomo immediately went to get the food that Sabito and Giyu had prepared for Li Lei to enjoy.

"Is the saber cooked yet? The guests are starving," Makomo asked as she approached the saber.

"It's all ready, just waiting for you, Makomo, to give it to the guests." Sabito smiled and handed a bowl of food to Makomo.

Taking the steaming food from Sabito, Makomo immediately sat down by Li Lei's bedside without lingering.

"Come on, guest, your hands are still weak, let me feed you."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Makomo held a bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other, smiling as she prepared to feed Li Lei herself.

Seeing Makomo's good intentions, Li Lei forced himself to nod and agree despite feeling uncomfortable.

"Great! With such a gentle and lovely girl feeding me, how could I refuse?" Li Lei said to Makomo with a smile.

Hearing Li Lei's praise, Makomo's smile widened, and she picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of rice with meat, and immediately handed it to Li Lei.

Seeing the food that Makomo handed him, Li Lei didn't hesitate and immediately ate it in one big bite.

Mmm—delicious!

Li Lei, against his conscience, praised the food. Suddenly, Li Lei's eyes widened slightly as he immediately noticed the scent of wisteria blossoms in the food.

At that moment, two people in the room unconsciously quickened their heartbeats. Li Lei, with his keen ears, recognized the sounds as coming from Urokodaki Sakonji and Sabito, respectively.

Li Lei immediately found it interesting. It was normal for Urokodaki Sakon's heart to beat faster, after all, he had always suspected that there was something wrong with him. But Sabito discovered it in this way. Was it because he was a genius and his sixth sense was stronger than that of ordinary people, or did he see a clue in himself?

"Guest, open your mouth, ah—"

Just as Li Lei was trying to figure out why Qian Tu suspected he was a ghost, Qian Tu brought over the next spoonful of rice.

Seeing that the food contained wisteria flower ingredients, Li Lei ate it all without hesitation.

Li Lei then kept eating the food that Makomo handed him, finishing every last bite.

When Urokodaki Sakonji and Sabito were eating at Li Lei's place, their hearts were pounding so fast.

Giyuu was completely unaware of the strange behavior of Urokodaki and Sabito, while Makomo not only failed to notice anything amiss with Rire, but also seemed quite happy feeding Rire.

Sabito and Master Urokodaki were terrified.

"Does the guest want more?" Makomo asked Li Lei.

"No, no, I'm full."

Li Lei quickly refused, saying he couldn't eat anymore. Zhen Gu offered him another bowl, but he really felt like throwing up.

Li Lei couldn't eat not because of the wisteria flower's components, but because human food was truly unpalatable to ghosts. He had already reached his limit after eating one bowl of human food. He wouldn't eat another bowl, even if he revealed his true form; he would turn on them.

"Guest, you have such a small appetite! It's a pity. The food made by Sabito is so delicious, yet you can't finish it all." Makomo expressed her regret over Li Lei's small appetite.

"After all, I'm full. By the way, little girl, I just heard them say your name is Makomo," Li Lei asked, changing the subject.

"Yes! My name is Makomo. The two by the fire, the one with the flesh-colored hair is Sabito, and the other one next to Sabito is Giyu."

"These two and I are all orphans adopted by Master Urokodaki. Master Urokodaki has been very kind to us." Makomo pointed to the group and introduced them to Li Lei, treating him as an acquaintance at all.

"Well, I see."

Li Lei nodded to indicate that he understood. He then raised his hand and ruffled Makomo's hair.

"Guest, don't do that, you'll stunt your growth." Makomo removed Li Lei's hand from her head.

"Okay, okay, I won't touch your head anymore."

Li Lei said with a smile, then got up from the bed and walked towards the fire.

When Sakoto saw Li Lei coming over, he immediately became nervous, while Yi Yong, who was standing to the side, didn't care and silently made way for Li Lei.

When Makomo saw that Li Lei was able to get out of bed and walk after eating the food she had fed him, she immediately followed him happily.

Li Lei came to Qian Tu and Yi Yong's side and raised his hands to rub their heads.

"Thank you both for your hard work and for your hospitality."

Li Lei ruffled their hair as he spoke to them. Makomo, who had followed, looked at Giyuu and Sabito's hair, which Li Lei had ruffled into a mess, and almost laughed. But her professional training prevented her from laughing unless she couldn't help it.

Li Lei withdrew his hand, which was slightly statically charged, glanced at Urokodaki Sakonji wearing a tengu mask, and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I had a lot of fun tonight, but the food wasn't quite to my liking."

"But the young lady Zhen Gu is quite to my liking."

Li Lei said casually.

Upon hearing Li Lei say that Makomo suited his taste, Urokodaki Sakonji immediately appeared in front of Makomo, his eyes fixed on Li Lei.

Seeing this, Li Lei said nothing, raised his hand to open the door of the house, and disappeared instantly.

Seeing Li Lei disappear in an instant, Yi Yong and Makomo were shocked.

“Master Urokodaki, he…” Giyuu and Makomo stared at Urokodaki Sakonji in disbelief.

"Master Urokodaki, he's so strong, why didn't he kill us?" Sabito asked his master, Urokodaki Sakonji.

"I don't know, but his strange behavior reminds me of a very strange ghost."

"What the hell?" Yi Yong and his two companions asked hurriedly.

"A white-haired boy who likes to steal the Nichirin Blades of Demon Slayer Corps members, and is suspected to be an Upper Moon demon."

"(⊙o⊙) Huh?" The three of them were completely dumbfounded. What did the white-haired demon want the Nichirin Blade for? Was he going to commit suicide?

If it weren't for their master, Sakonji Urokodaki's, explanation, none of the three would have believed that such a bizarre ghost existed in the world.

"That was many years ago, back when I was still a water column..."

Urokodaki Sakon then began recounting Li Lei's story of stealing the knife.

……

At the foot of a mountain not far from Misty Mountain, Li Lei leaned against a large tree, repeatedly vomiting the food in his stomach.

Food flowed rapidly from Li Lei's mouth like a torrent, landing at the base of the tree like a sluice gate, "a truly spectacular sight."

"Human food is really not something ghosts would eat; it's so hard to digest," Li Lei remarked after vomiting the food in his stomach.

After speaking, Li Lei opened the alternate dimension, and a tentacle rolled out a bottle containing Qianxun's rare blood and handed it to Li Lei. Li Lei picked up the blood bottle, opened the cap, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Mmm—delicious, this is real food."

After drinking the diluted blood, Li Lei's upset stomach immediately felt better. Looking down at his handiwork at the base of the tree, Li Lei disdainfully ran to the foot of another mountain.

"Ah, that feels much better. Out of sight, out of mind." Looking at the lush forests and the lack of any human food around him, Li Lei felt much better.