"Muzan is truly cunning. He sent three Upper Moons to stall me, and even dispatched the remaining Lower Moons to capture Nezuko. Fortunately, you guys were here..."
Ren recounted the details of his battle against the three Upper Moons, and his subsequent killing of Upper Moon Five, to the two listeners.
Giyu was shocked after hearing the story. To fight three Upper Moons alone and actually kill one in the process—this guy was too powerful. He was simply a superman!
That was what Giyu thought in his heart, but what came out of his mouth was: "Is that so? Are you even human?"
"I really wonder how such cold words can come out of a mouth that's thirty-seven degrees..."
Ren was helpless against Giyu's emotional intelligence. Perhaps only a little angel like Tanjiro could melt this iceberg.
After hearing about Ren's combat techniques, Shinobu's initial surprise was quickly replaced by immense heartache. Seeing Ren covered in cuts and bruises, she knew this battle had been incredibly difficult for him, definitely not as easy as he made it sound.
"By the way, Ren, who are these two..." Shinobu pointed to the little girl and the woman on Ren's back.
"They were injured by the demons. Upper Moon Five wanted to use this mother and daughter to threaten me, but fortunately, they can still be saved, so I brought them to the hospital."
"Miss Shinobu, please give this lady an antidote injection. She was poisoned by the demon. I'm afraid the regular doctors here can't handle a demon's potent poison."
"I understand!"
Shinobu's gaze turned serious. she quickly took out a syringe, carefully mixed the medicine, and injected the antidote serum into the woman's body. She then frowned.
"I've managed to alleviate the toxin for now, but we need to stitch up her wounds as soon as possible. She has lost too much blood."
"Got it."
Ren immediately went to the emergency room, handing the woman and the little girl over to two doctors respectively, and paid for their medical bills in advance.
He still had about fifty thousand yen on him, so this medical fee was just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, the girl's mother had been poisoned more or less because of him, so he would definitely take responsibility until the end.
After handing the two females over to the doctors, Ren and Shinobu waited outside Tanjiro's ward. Kie and Nezuko were inside, taking care of the unconscious Tanjiro and watching his IV drip.
As for Giyu, he left the hospital and summoned a Kasugai Crow to report the night's events—the slaying of Upper Moon Five and the four Lower Moons—to the Master.
Although civilians had been involved, killing five of the Twelve Kizuki in one go was undoubtedly a massive victory! This battle would boost the Demon Slayer Corps' morale tremendously!
Time passed minute by minute. Soon, the sun rose slowly, and bright sunlight spilled through the window onto Ren's exhausted face.
Fighting three Upper Moons had taken its toll. Although he had held the upper hand the entire time, the frequent use of Thunder Breathing combat techniques had worn him out. Even now, his small heart was still throbbing with faint pain.
"Here, Ren. You must be hungry, right? I bought you breakfast. Eat a little."
Shinobu spoke with a smile, handing three steaming chicken rice balls and a cup of hot milk to Ren.
"Thank you, Miss Shinobu."
Ren took the rice balls and milk, then began to devour this modest breakfast with gusto.
Watching him wolf down the food, Shinobu couldn't help but smile. She sat quietly beside him, eating her own breakfast while secretly observing Ren.
However, her small movements didn't escape Ren's sharp eyes. He immediately turned his head, pointing at his own handsome face, and asked in surprise, "Miss Shinobu, why do you keep staring at me? Is there something on my face?"
"Hehe, no, that's not it. I just wanted to thank you. Because you killed Upper Moon Five, countless people will be spared from disaster."
"What's there to thank? I am the Cloud Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. This is all part of my duty."
As he spoke, Ren drained the hot milk in his cup in one gulp and finished his breakfast rapidly. The scene left Shinobu dumbfounded.
What did she just see?
She witnessed Ren swallow a fist-sized rice ball in one bite, and then spend less than three seconds finishing a cup of hot milk. The entire meal took no more than twenty seconds.
'Do boys always eat this fast?' Shinobu secretly complained in her heart.
"Be that as it may, I still want to thank you. You've given me confidence! The confidence to destroy the Upper Moons! I know all too well how powerful the Upper Moons are. Even someone as amazing as my sister was easily defeated by Upper Moon Two. So before, I never imagined that one day I would witness an Upper Moon die before my eyes."
Speaking of this, a fanatical gleam suddenly appeared in Shinobu's purple, gem-like eyes. She looked at Ren and smiled excitedly.
"But after we killed five of the Twelve Kizuki in one stroke last night, I now sincerely believe that we can annihilate the Twelve Kizuki, and even defeat that man! Kibutsuji Muzan. As long as we can kill him, we can save people from the abyss of demons."
"Yeah, I believe so too!"
Ren rubbed Shinobu's soft hair and chuckled, "One day, we will definitely kill every last evil demon in the world!"
"Hey! Ren, you're touching my head again! Don't you know I won't grow tall if you do that!" Shinobu blushed and coquettishly swatted away Ren's wandering hand.
"Hehe, so what? Short girls are cute too! Besides, Miss Shinobu's little head feels very comfortable to touch, just like petting a puppy!"
"Hey, you dare call me a puppy? Believe it or not, I'll hit you!"
Just as Shinobu was about to stand up and let Ren taste her little fists, a doctor in a white coat suddenly ran over.
Ren recognized him; it was the attending physician for the little girl's mother. His expression changed instantly as he asked, "What's wrong, Doctor? Did something happen to that lady?"
"You're right. The patient has passed out due to excessive blood loss and is in urgent need of a blood transfusion. I wonder if either of you has AB-type blood? If not, we'll have to solicit blood from others."
"AB-type blood? As it happens, I am."
Ren spoke up suddenly. Half a month ago, when Shinobu gave him a physical examination, his blood type was determined to be AB.
"Doctor, use my blood."
"That's great, please follow me."
Ren prepared to follow the doctor, but Shinobu grabbed his hand, asking worriedly, "Ren, you're so heavily injured, will you be okay?"
"Hehe, Miss Shinobu, you know my body is very strong. Losing a little blood won't be a problem, don't worry!"
Ren reached out his wandering hand again and rubbed Shinobu's hair. This time, however, she didn't refuse; instead, she revealed an expression of enjoyment.
"Hehe, Miss Shinobu's little head really feels comfortable!" With that, Ren followed the doctor into the treatment room.
Inside the treatment room, he saw two familiar figures. One was the person he had been searching for bitterly, Miss Tamayo.
The other was Tamayo's simp, the future Demon King, Yushiro.
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