"Is there a problem with the contents?" Su Yan looked at Makomo in confusion.
Whether it was distributing Conjuration Nen to Sabito and the others, or helping them take care of the Hand Demon on Mt. Fujikasane, these two conditions should be what they needed most urgently, right?
"Didn't you just mention that Mr. Urokodaki took in two new disciples? And that they are currently talking with him at the foot of the mountain?" Makomo didn't answer Su Yan's doubt immediately, but instead asked a question in a soft, airy voice.
"That's right, I did say that." Su Yan nodded, taking the opportunity to introduce them. "They are brothers with the surname Kamado. The older brother, Tanjiro Kamado, has a keen sense of smell just like Mr. Urokodaki. You could say it's quite a fateful encounter."
"Is that so? That really is something to be happy about." Hearing this, a joyful expression appeared on Makomo's face. She looked at Sabito beside her and asked, "Don't you agree, Sabito?"
"Not at all," Sabito turned his head away haughtily.
However, the slight upward curve of his lips was enough to prove that he was genuinely happy that Sakonji Urokodaki had found such suitable disciples.
He then quickly urged Makomo, "How long are you going to dawdle? I'm still waiting to see Mr. Urokodaki, hurry up!"
"Mhm." Makomo nodded in response, then pointed at the clause on the parchment regarding Su Yan helping them deal with the Hand Demon. "My Lord, could you remove this condition about helping us kill the Hand Demon?"
Before Su Yan could react, Sabito exclaimed in shock, "What?! Makomo, do you know what you're saying? Do you want to see more junior disciples die at the hands of the Hand Demon and break Mr. Urokodaki's heart again?"
Sabito looked at Makomo in disbelief, completely unable to understand why she would make such a decision.
"I just... I just feel that having My Lord solve the Hand Demon for us is missing something." Makomo blinked and said softly, "If possible, I hope Mr. Urokodaki's new disciples can be the ones to defeat it."
"I see." Hearing her explanation, Sabito finally understood Makomo's reasoning and couldn't help but agree. "You're right."
Su Yan looked at Makomo and asked, "Are you sure?"
He couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. He didn't expect that the mini-boss, the Hand Demon, would still be left for Tanjiro to defeat in the end.
Makomo thought about it carefully once more, then nodded earnestly. "I've decided. Please remove this clause, My Lord."
"Understood." Su Yan didn't mind. Not having to help them kill the Hand Demon meant he didn't have to make a trip to Mt. Fujikasane, which made things easier for him.
He took back the Equivalent Exchange parchment he had just handed to Makomo.
He crushed it in his hand, then conjured a brand new piece of parchment.
Only this time, the sole condition on the parchment was to provide Conjuration Nen for Sabito and the others.
"Thank you, My Lord." Makomo took the new parchment, scanned its contents, and then said, "I agree!"
As Makomo's words fell, the parchment in her hands turned into a mass of Nen and merged directly into her body.
Although she didn't seem to have changed on the surface, Su Yan could feel the connection between the Nen in his body and her.
This feeling was even more wondrous than when he used the Nen needles of the Undead Overture to control Nen zombies.
He didn't even need words; a single thought was enough to make her understand his intentions. He could even bypass her emotions to directly control her actions.
However, if Makomo were to learn and master Nen, she wouldn't be able to share her cultivated abilities with Su Yan like his other contracted targets.
Was this what it meant to have complete ownership?
Su Yan didn't hesitate anymore and gathered clusters of Conjuration Nen in his hands again.
Without any more unexpected requests from Makomo, Su Yan easily injected these clusters of Nen into the bodies of Sabito and the others.
As the Nen entered their bodies, the previously ethereal figures of the Water Breathing disciples began to solidify.
Su Yan tried dispersing the Nen gathered in his eyes.
He found that even after deactivating Gyo, he could still see the figures in front of him.
It was a success!
After finishing these tasks, Su Yan leaped up and sat on the large boulder Makomo had been sitting on earlier.
He waved at the group in front of him and said, "Go on! Ordinary people can see you now."
"Thank you, My Lord." The group exchanged glances, then bowed deeply to Su Yan in gratitude.
Without lingering any longer, the large group marched mightily down the mountain.
Halfway down, Sabito and the others encountered Shinobu Kocho, who was heading up the mountain to find Su Yan.
Looking at the figures that suddenly appeared before her, Shinobu felt a bit curious.
Were there usually this many people on Mt. Sagiri?
Were they Mr. Urokodaki's friends?
Or were they the friends Su Yan mentioned he was going to see?
For some reason, this group gave her a strange feeling. They looked somewhat familiar, especially the fox masks they wore on their heads.
However, Shinobu didn't dwell on it. She brushed past Sabito's group and continued up the mountain.
After passing Shinobu, Sabito and the others soon reached the foot of the mountain, where they saw Tanjiro and his younger brother receiving a lecture.
And their teacher, Sakonji Urokodaki.
Sharp-eyed Tanjiro spoke up, "Mr. Urokodaki, someone is coming down from the mountain."
"Someone? Aside from the gentleman and the Insect Hashira who just went up, who else could be on the mountain? Memorize everything I just told you, and don't embarrass me by dying at the hands of a demon!"
Sakonji Urokodaki paid no mind to Tanjiro's words, assuming the boy was just making excuses to distract him.
"No, there really is someone," Tanjiro insisted.
Seeing Tanjiro's persistence, Sakonji Urokodaki finally turned around with some doubt.
However, when he saw those familiar figures appearing not far away, his breath hitched, and his pupils shrank.
Sakonji Urokodaki rubbed his eyes, his lips trembling as he spoke, "Sabito, Makomo, and everyone?!"
"Long time no see, Mr. Urokodaki."
Sabito and the others thought they would have a lot to say to Sakonji Urokodaki.
But at the actual moment of reunion, there were no excessive pleasantries, only a simple, "Long time no see."
Meanwhile, back up on Mt. Sagiri.
Shinobu Kocho had finally found her target.
But looking at the figure lying on the boulder, she felt a bit annoyed.
"Moshi moshi, Mr. Scumbag, are you still alive? Don't tell me you've died? Should I just dig a hole and bury Mr. Scumbag right here?"
Shinobu leaped up, standing right above Su Yan's head, staring straight down at him as she muttered to herself with a wicked smile.
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