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

Chapter 496 My Worry-Proof Sisters

She was up all night yesterday, but managed to create the atmosphere a party should have. It was just tough on her back.

Shinobu Kocho stretched and yawned, feeling that last night's pillow fight was even more tiring than her battle with Muzan Kibutsuji.

She looked around. They had stayed up too late last night and didn't fall asleep until dawn, lying on the ground on either side of the floor.

Shinobu Kocho didn't see her sister or Yuuko inside. Without waking anyone else, she yawned, tidied herself up, and went outside.

The sun was high in the sky, and the warm sunlight shone on my face.

Shinobu stretched with a sour expression, feeling completely revived.

Sniff sniff~

Shinobu's nose twitched; she seemed to smell something delicious.

Shinobu followed the scent to the kitchen, where Ikuko was busy.

Hearing the noise behind her, Yuko turned around and looked back.

"woke up?"

"Mmm." Shinobu Kocho nodded, put her hands behind her back, and came up behind Ikuko, glancing at her from the front. "What are you doing?"

"Cook."

"..."

Shinobu glanced over and saw that she was making sushi, and quite a lot of it at that. She blinked and asked, "Did you go to the market?"

Yuko nodded: "Yeah, because we're running low on ingredients at home."

They had originally prepared enough food for more than ten people, but with the children brought by Himejima Gyomei, it wasn't enough.

"When did you get up?" Shinobu asked curiously, secretly reaching out to touch a piece and taste it.

Yuko didn't fall for her feint, casually swatting away her hand and replying, "While you were all asleep."

Shinobu Kocho rubbed the back of her hands together and asked in surprise, "Then you didn't sleep at all?"

“It doesn’t matter whether I sleep or not, I won’t feel tired anyway.” Yuko used her chopsticks to pick up a few pieces of sushi and put them on a plate, handing the chopsticks to Shinobu Kocho.

Shinobu Kocho laughed happily: "That means Ikuko can work and earn money all the time without taking a break."

Yuko couldn't hold back: "Are you a devil?"

She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, she worked a 996 schedule at most.

After Shinobu Kocho said that, Yuuko suddenly felt that it was a pity that the other demons had died along with Muzan.

Otherwise, perpetual motion machines and the like would become a possibility.

Those ghosts and such, even if you don't feed them, they can still work from dawn till dusk.

You won't feel tired or anything; your body will repeatedly repair itself and remain in perfect condition.

I feel that as long as those ghosts don't disappear, humanity's future is bright.

"Delicious~" Shinobu Kocho tasted a piece of sushi and couldn't help but praise it.

"Yuko's cooking skills seem to have surpassed her older sister's. From now on, shall Yuko be the one to cook?"

Yuko looked at her strangely.

Shinobu Kocho, while eating her sushi, asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Yu Zi gestured with her chin toward her back.

Shinobu's lips twitched slightly, and even the sushi in her mouth seemed to lose its flavor: "Could I really be that unlucky?"

Yu Zi nodded expressionlessly: "It's just that unlucky."

Shinobu turned her head, her face now displaying a fawning expression: "Sister, you're up so early~"

Kanae ignored her and put the ingredients that Yuko needed on the stove.

Shinobu Kocho quickly replied, "The sushi you made, sister, is delicious too!"

"I said that to help Yuko build her confidence."

Shinobu Kocho felt the resentful gaze from Ikuko behind her, and silently apologized to herself.

This is truly a last resort.

Kanae spoke softly, looking at the sushi in her hand: "Really? Then how come you didn't recognize that this is sushi I made?"

"Huh?" Shinobu Kocho cast an inquiring look at Ikuko.

Yuko nodded with a smile: "Yes, I made the sushi with Kanae-nee."

Shinobu Kocho, with her back to Kanae, muttered a complaint without uttering a sound: "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

Yu Zi smiled but didn't say anything.

Kanae was still putting on an act, sighing and saying with a bitter face, "I'm getting old and my cooking skills aren't what they used to be. From now on, Ikuko will take care of you."

Before Shinobu could explain anything, Ikuko was the first to be stunned.

Then he looked at her with amusement: "Kanae."

"W-what's wrong?" Kanae looked over at the sound, feeling a little guilty about Ikuko's subtle expression.

Yuko joked, "Is Kanae already so eager to leave us at this point?"

"Is that so, sister!" Shinobu Kocho's eyes widened. "Are you deliberately trying to test me?"

Kanae blushed and said coquettishly, "No, that's not true!"

Yu Zi didn't let her off the hook, a slight smile playing on her lips: "But that's not what you meant just now."

Shinobu Kocho is getting a little anxious. How old is her sister? How can she...?

Okay! Even though she's an adult, she feels she still needs some time to observe. Who knows if Mr. Shinazugawa is someone she can entrust her life to...

Alright! Let's assume Mr. Shinazugawa is trustworthy, but...

She couldn't find an excuse.

While Kanae was anxiously trying to figure out how to explain things to her sister, Shinobu Kocho, who had just been flustered, suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

"It's okay, sister. Yuko and I will live well even after you leave."

Now it was Kanae's turn to panic.

"Sister, sister won't leave Shinobu."

"Is my sister lying?"

Kanae felt a chill run down her spine and was about to explain when Ikuko, not wanting to miss out on trouble, added:

"Look, didn't Shinazugawa buy a house not far away? He can visit Kanae anytime he misses her, right?"

Kanae pleaded with Ikuko to stop talking.

Shinobu Kocho pounded her right fist against her left palm, suddenly realizing, "That's right! That way, even if we leave home, my sister can come back and stay with us anytime."

Kanae's expression froze for a moment, then she met Ikuko's gaze, and Ikuko nodded silently.

No? Miss Yuko, aren't you trying to stir up trouble?

Is this really speaking up for her?

"Well, that's what I meant." Kanae chuckled awkwardly.

Although she didn't know what had happened, she managed to calm Shinobu down.

"Kanae-neechan...are you leaving us?" At that moment, Kanao's voice rang out from the doorway.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Kanao standing at the kitchen door with her lips slightly pursed, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. It was unclear how long she had been listening.

Kanae wore a mask of pain on her face.

Is she still asleep? Or is she having a nightmare?

Someone please save her.

Finally, after much effort, Kanae managed to appease Kanao.

Compared to Shinobu Kocho, this child is clearly more perceptive when it comes to emotions.

It's not that Shinobu Kocho is bad at relationships, but Kanao is a bit more clumsy. If you don't explain things to her carefully and repeatedly, she might really misunderstand what you mean.