Chapter 30: The true form of the Flame Demon?

The goal for tonight was achieved, and the Demon Slayer Corps members here soon left.

Many of those who had never been defeated and were arrogant also realized their own shortcomings and weaknesses during the competition with Kotori Itsuka, and either became unwilling or kept silent.

For the next period of time, they will suspend their demon-slaying operations and prepare for the final battle in the near future.

Under the cover of night, Kyōjurō Rengoku left the team alone.

After bidding farewell to his colleagues, he restrained his breath and jumped quickly on the building in a manner that was imperceptible to ordinary people.

Although everyone had bruises all over their bodies from the previous fight, to the Pillar-level members who had been practicing breathing techniques and fighting demons for years, as long as the injuries did not affect their internal organs and bones, they were not considered injuries.

Soon, he arrived at a mansion in Asakusa.

As he landed in the courtyard, he sensed the presence of someone in the house.

However, Kyōjurō Rengoku was not surprised. Instead, he walked straight into the house and gently knocked on one of the doors.

"Kotori?" He called out his sister's name softly, "Wake up."

As if sensing the noise outside the door, the sound of someone dressing was heard in the bedroom.

Soon after, the door was opened.

"elder brother?"

Kotori Itsuka rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned sleepily: "Why are you coming to see me so late? Is there something important?"

"Father said you came to Asakusa again recently. I happened to be passing by, so I took you back." Kyōjurō Rengoku said, "Asakusa may be a little dangerous in the next period of time, so you should stay with father and Senjuro."

"Is it related to Demons?"

"Yes."

"Oh well."

Hearing that it was related to Demons, Kotori Itsuka nodded obediently.

I turned on the lights in the room and started packing my luggage.

"Hey, brother, why are you covered in wounds?"

As the lights came on, Kyōjurō Rengoku in the darkness was also exposed to the light.

Seeing the bruises on her brother's face, Kotori Itsuka covered her mouth in surprise: "Who did it? Did my brother just come back from the battle?"

"Let's discuss."

Kyōjurō Rengoku coughed, not knowing how to explain, so he could only brush it off: "I met a strong opponent, but don't worry, it's just a sparring match."

"I have bandages and alcohol here, come and bandage it." Kotori Itsuka said with eyes full of heartache, "How can a sparring match turn out like this? Whose subordinate did this? This is really too much."

"Thank you for your kindness, but this skin injury will only heal in a day or two." Kyōjurō Rengoku waved his hand to refuse Kotori Itsuka treatment, "Pack your luggage first, and then we'll leave quickly. Maybe we can catch the last bus."

"All right."

Kotori Itsuka persisted for a while, but when she saw that Kyōjurō Rengoku really didn't need bandaging, she put away the medical box angrily.

Looking at the girl busying around in the room, the slight doubt in Kyōjurō Rengoku heart gradually disappeared.

"Yeah, how is that possible?" He muttered to himself, "Maybe I got hit on the head during the sparring. I was not sober enough to doubt Kotori."

In the previous competition, the nine pillars combined together only delayed the fire demon for less than ten minutes.

It can be said that it was crushed in all aspects.

However, under the attack of the Nine Pillars, the Flame Demon was no longer as calm as in a one-on-one fight.

Faced with attacks from all directions, she was forced to launch more aggressive offense and defense.

Therefore, the body hidden under the black robe was naturally exposed.

Although he still couldn't see his face, only his voice and body shape were deliberately changed, Kyōjurō Rengoku intuition told him that he might really know Enma.

Combined with the testimony about the appearance of the Flame Demon obtained from the survivors of the Infinite Train, even a man as thick-skinned as Kyōjurō Rengoku couldn't help but make associations and guesses.

Although he himself felt that this guess was too outrageous, so outrageous that he did not tell anyone and just kept it in his heart.

Perhaps, his sister was the leader of Ratatoskr, the Fire Demon who easily defeated nine Pillar-level members, including himself, the Flame Pillar.

However, looking at Kotori Itsuka, who had just woken up from a deep sleep and was yawning, this guess was quickly dispelled by him.

After all, how could it be possible?

Kyōjurō Rengoku couldn't help but shook his head.

Kotori Itsuka is a living person. She has been living in the Rengoku family since she was adopted. There is absolutely no possibility that she will become a Demons.

Kyōjurō Rengoku is what a human looks like after becoming a demon.

My sister, young, helpless and pitiful, how could she be a Demons?

What's more, even if Kotori Itsuka was a Demons, how could she beat her brother like this?

While imagining how Kotori Itsuka usually called him "Onii-chan" sweetly, and recalling how Enma beat him mercilessly into a pig's head, Kyōjurō Rengoku decisively stopped thinking about this possibility.

Soon, his eyes moved away from Kotori Itsuka and he stood against the wall, no longer looking towards the bedroom.

When she noticed that her gaze had been turned away, Kotori Itsuka, who was packing her small amount of luggage, slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, I'm smart." She thought thankfully, "Fortunately, Kyojuro is a thick-skinned man."

Of course, she was pretending to look sleepy.

I just beat up the Demon Slayer Corps, how could I fall asleep in just ten minutes?

Just acting skills.

She may not be good at other things, but her acting skills are outstanding.

After leaving the Demon Slayer Corps' mansion, she originally wanted to return to Tamayo mansion with others to discuss the next course of action.

However, she also noticed the suspicion in Kyōjurō Rengoku eyes during the sparring, so to be on the safe side, she returned to the mansion.

Sure enough, Kyōjurō Rengoku came.

If she had not thought of this possibility in advance, but went to the Tamase family with others, and found out that Kotori Itsuka was not sleeping here late at night, I'm afraid even Kyōjurō Rengoku would really start to doubt her.

After all, his character is just straightforward and simple, not stupid.

About twenty minutes later, after slowly packing up the clothes and other things she brought, Kotori Itsuka walked out of the bedroom.

"Will we be able to catch the night bus if we go to the station now?" Kotori Itsuka asked, "How about leaving tomorrow?"

"It doesn't matter. The distance between Asakusa and Tokyo isn't that far anyway."

Kyōjurō Rengoku took her luggage as a matter of course and carried it on his back.

"If you miss the last bus, I'll just run all the way back with you on my back."