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

Chapter 536 How could there be ghosts in this world?

The woman cast an inquiring glance at Yuko.

“Yes, I moved here about six months ago.” Yu Zi nodded with a smile. “I’m really sorry about that. I moved here without informing you.”

The woman quickly waved her hand: "No, you're not saying that."

"Although this is the ancestral home of the Kamado family, it has been abandoned for many years. I think our ancestors would be very happy to be able to provide a place for you, Miss."

This place has been abandoned for so many years that even when they come to pay respects to their ancestors, they rarely enter this dilapidated house. At most, they will go to the woodshed next door, get a sickle or something, and clear the weeds in front of the grave.

“Is that so?” Yuko thought about it and felt that what she said made sense.

I doubt Tanjiro would refuse her move-in, right?

The wild vegetables and fruits that are occasionally picked on the mountain are shared by everyone, so it's no wonder she's blamed.

Of course, Yu Zi's apology lacked any sincerity whatsoever.

I was simply treating the person in front of me as an acquaintance, and it was just a casual remark.

Kamado pursed his lips and realized that although the woman was apologizing, the smile on her face never left.

After politely taking a sip of tea, the woman couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, miss, do you know my husband?"

Yuko smiled and said, "I don't know him, but I knew the ancestors of the Kamado family and we were very good friends."

The woman smiled somewhat awkwardly.

Does this mean that this young lady's ancestors knew the ancestors of the Kamado family?

On the other hand, she suddenly felt that this young lady looked familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before.

However, she was certain that she had never seen it with her own eyes.

On the contrary, it was her eldest son, Kanata Kamado, who bluntly retorted, "Ancestor?"

"You look like you're only in your early twenties, right?"

"Could it be that you're not human?"

Yuko understood the disdain in Kamado Kanata's words, and feigned surprise, covering her mouth: "Oh dear, you found out."

“Madam, your child is truly remarkable.” Yu Zi looked at the woman with surprise. “This is the first time a human has seen through my true nature.”

"Ah...haha..." The woman's embarrassment deepened.

This young lady... seems so gentle and considerate, how come her personality is so... childish?

However, on the other hand, encountering a fairy as beautiful as an angel in such a remote mountain forest would indeed be the image of a demon, monster, or deity in some of the supernatural tales of the past.

The person on the other side of the stove gritted their teeth and remained silent.

He realized that the woman was treating him like a child and was teasing him.

Kamado's expression changed, and he tugged at the woman's sleeve: "Mom, I want to go for a walk outside."

"Please don't go too far, okay?" The woman hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Unlike Tanjiro, Kanata still puts her at ease.

"Okay, I got it." Kamado Kanata glanced at Ikuko, then scurried out of the house.

Wait!

He will definitely find evidence that this woman is lying.

"Wait! Kanata! I want to go play too!" Kamado Tanjiro eagerly finished his teacup and got up to chase after her, but his mother held him down.

The woman said fiercely, "Sit down! You're not going anywhere!"

Tanjiro Kamado shrank back in fright, clutching the empty teacup to one side.

Seeing this, Yu Zi couldn't help but chuckle as she picked up the teapot and filled his cup with tea.

Tanjiro Kamado smiled and said, "Thank you, Yuuko-neechan."

"You're welcome."

The woman smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "I'm so sorry, please excuse my poor appearance."

“No, I feel very warm and cozy.” Ever since she saw the three of them, Yuko’s smile hadn’t faded. “Your two children are both very cute.”

"Thank you."

Seeing that they had rested enough, Yu Zi asked, "Did you come to sweep the tombs, Madam?"

"Yes, this is my husband's ancestral home. Our ancestors are buried here." The woman said, lifting the basket containing offerings beside her.

“That’s perfect, Madam, please go and pay respects to our ancestors first.” Yu Zi stood up. “I’ll go prepare lunch first.”

The woman quickly stood up as well: "How can we do this..."

“It’s alright, Madam,” Yu Zi said with a smile. “There’s no need for such formality between us.”

After saying that, without waiting for the woman's response, Yuko went to the kitchen.

The woman stood there, staring blankly at Yuko.

This young lady keeps talking about our relationship...

Although she found it somewhat inexplicable, she couldn't sense any malice from Yuko.

The woman shook her head helplessly.

Perhaps this young lady really is very close to the Kamado family.

As she recalled Yuko's appearance, images of those beings from supernatural tales began to flash through the woman's mind.

Although she didn't believe in those things, she inexplicably felt that this Miss Yuko was very mysterious.

And the monsters in those stories... no, I should say the gods, right?

She couldn't imagine such a gentle and beautiful monster.

The woman patted Tan Yan's head: "Alright, let's call Kanata and go pay respects to our ancestors first."

"Ok!"

The two stepped out of the room and looked around, but did not see the figure on the other side of the stove.

Where is the child?

After calling out twice without receiving a response, the woman shook her head helplessly and took Tan Yan with her to the open space behind.

He went around to the other side of the stove, secretly glanced at Yuko who was busy in the kitchen, and then decisively slipped into the room.

This woman is definitely not normal!

He needs to find evidence!

He had explored this abandoned ancestral home with Tanyan before, so he remembered the layout fairly clearly and went straight into the inner room.

This is where Yuko rests. A simple bed is laid on the floor, and there are no other decorations.

Is it really possible for a normal person's home to have only this many things?

As Kamado was thinking this, he suddenly noticed the samurai sword hanging on the wall.

Would a normal woman really keep a knife hanging in her home?!

He was screaming in his heart!

After hesitating for a moment, Kamado Kanata went out to check and found that Ikuko hadn't noticed him. He carried a stool back to the room, stepped onto the stool, and reached down to take the samurai sword hanging on the wall.

"Wow! It's so heavy!"

On the other side of the stove, he lost his grip on the heavy knife and swayed. The stool beneath his feet tilted, and it was clear he was about to fall flat on his face.

Kamado Kanata closed his eyes, clutching his katana.

After waiting for a long time, instead of the pain of falling to the ground, I heard a gentle soft sound.

"Be careful, don't fall."

He opened his eyes on the other side of the stove and found himself being gently lifted back to the ground.

“It’s not time for you to play with this yet.” Yuko smiled and took the Nichirin Blade from Kamado Kanata’s hand, then hung it back on the wall.

Kamado looked at Ikuko with a suspicious expression: "Is that a real sword?"

"Ah."

Why do you have this in your house?

“I live alone in the mountains, so it’s perfectly reasonable to use it for self-defense, isn’t it?” Yuko smiled and patted the head of the person on the other side of the stove, but he dodged it.

How reasonable!

Kamado thought to himself, "Putting aside why your words sound like a forced explanation, would a normal person live in the mountains?"

Moreover, he was dressed very cleanly from head to toe, and his skin was so white that he didn't look like someone who lived in the mountains at all; rather, he looked like someone who often sat in an office with air conditioning.

Undeterred by her confusion, Yuko simply smiled and stood up, saying, "Alright, you can wander around the house as you like, but please be careful."

Upon hearing this, the person on the other side of the stove blushed slightly, and then realized what was happening.

He got caught red-handed by his employer while doing something wrong.

What a shame!

No! wrong!

This is clearly his home!

That woman is the thief!

Kamado gritted his teeth, watching Yuko's departing figure, and couldn't help but take half a step forward.

"that……"

"Huh?" Yuko turned around with a puzzled look.

"Thank you..." Kamado lowered his head, and the words, barely audible, escaped his lips.

Yu Zi smiled slightly: "It's okay."

They've gone, they've gone...

Kamado looked at Ikuko in surprise. Wasn't she angry at all?

Is he planning to tattle on me to my mom?

Thinking of this, Kamado's heart, which had just settled, couldn't help but jump again.

……

At the table, Yu Zi said apologetically, "We only have some wild vegetables at home, and I don't know if you can get used to them."

Looking at the bowl of wild vegetables that had no oil or grease, the person outside the stove turned pale.

Is it really safe to eat this?

The woman politely replied, "It's alright, the children aren't picky eaters."

As she spoke, she picked up a piece of wild vegetable with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.

chew……

The woman's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant.

It tastes terrible!

There wasn't even any seasoning!

Kamado Tanjiro curiously picked up a piece with his chopsticks, his eyes lighting up slightly: "It tastes really good!"

The woman gave a determined smile: "If you like it, eat more. Here, Mom can't eat this much, so you can have it all."

"Mmm!" Kamado Tanjiro ate the wild vegetables with gusto.

The other side of the stove looked shocked.

real or fake?

Is it just that it doesn't look appetizing?

That's true, he wouldn't judge a book by its cover.

Kamado calmly popped a bite into his mouth, his face instantly turning ashen.

It tastes awful!!!

Is this really something that humans could eat?

He suspected that the woman was deliberately playing a trick on his family!

Kamado cast a suspicious glance at Yuko, only to find Yuko eating wild vegetables slowly and deliberately, showing no sign of trying to suppress her discomfort.

It's a lie...

Yuko subtly observed everyone's expressions, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.

Is it really that bad?

Ok……

These wild vegetables are indeed difficult for people to swallow nowadays.

No, that's not how she treats her guests.

After lunch, Yuko washed the dishes and chopsticks and chatted with the woman about the Kamado family.

As we chatted, time flew by, and soon the sun was about to set.

The woman hesitated before speaking, "Um, miss, it's getting late..."

"Oh right!" Yuko suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "It's almost evening, I didn't even notice the time."

"Madam, please sit for a while. I'll go out and get something to eat."

"Eh? It's not like that, I..." The woman looked at Yu Zi's hospitable manner and hesitated, but finally could only nod, "Then I'll have to bother you."

“It’s okay,” Yuko said again.

Yuko left the house and went into the woods.

The woman sighed and touched Tan Yan, who had fallen asleep beside her.

That lady was too enthusiastic.

She originally intended to say goodbye.

In the end, I couldn't bear it and agreed.

A short while later, Kamado returned from outside. He had gone out to play again while the two were chatting in the afternoon.

"Where have you been? Why are you so late?"

"Mom! Something's wrong!" Kamado Kanata said anxiously.

The woman looked surprised: "Huh? What?"

Kamado looked around anxiously, but couldn't find Ikuko: "Is that woman really human?"

The woman looked helpless: "Kira, you can't be so rude."

"No, that's not it!" Kamado Kanata was almost frantic. He stepped forward and tugged at the woman's sleeve. "Mom, let's go quickly. I'll explain to you on the way."

The woman pressed her hand down from the stove, showing no intention of getting up: "But that lady invited us to stay for dinner."

He gasped, a look of fear crossing his face: "Do you remember the story Grandma used to tell?"

"Mother-in-law?"

Kamado nodded and lowered his voice: "A ghost story."

"But doesn't the other side not believe in these things?" The woman gave a half-smile. "Besides, didn't Grandma say the same thing?"

"Our ancestors destroyed all the evil spirits."

He opened his mouth, unsure how to explain, so he told his mother what he had discovered.

"I just looked around, and there's nothing here! Not even food." Kanata Kamado's face was somewhat grim. "Can we really survive in a place like this, eating only wild vegetables?"

"Besides, Mom, don't you think that woman is too beautiful? Her skin is so white that she doesn't look like someone who lives in the mountains and has sunbathed."

After Kamado said that, the woman belatedly realized that Yuko's appearance was indeed very suspicious.

Although she felt that Yu Zi wouldn't hurt them, now that it was getting dark and her son had said that, she felt uneasy.

“That’s not right~” a gentle voice rang out.

The person on the other side of the stove was so frightened that they turned around to look.

“There are more than just wild vegetables to eat on this mountain.” Yu Zi dragged a wild boar and looked at them with a smile. “But you’re really smart, kid. It’s amazing that you could tell I’m not human.”

The woman trembled, instinctively shielding her sons behind her: "Miss, what are you?"

At this point, she was starting to believe what the other side had said.

Without carrying any tools, he hunted down a wild boar and calmly dragged it back.

This is definitely not something a normal girl could do!

"A ghost!"

"Eek!!!" The woman trembled with fear.

Yu Zi was both amused and exasperated: "Madam, you don't need to..."

Before she could finish speaking, Kamado, changing his tone abruptly, demanded, "You say you're a ghost? What proof do you have?!"

"You're clearly trying to scare us!"

This child, who had found the evidence himself, now doubts himself after seeing the truth.

After all, how could there be ghosts in this world?

Grandma's story was just a lie, and only a fool like Tanyan would believe it.