In Demon Slayer With Heavenly Insight

DS Chapter 63: Inosuke's Dark Fate

To remedy the situation, Ren quickly spoke up:

"Master Sanemi, Genya is actually very strong! He wasn't injured on this mission—it's just that the four of us were holding him back!"

"No, it's been more than a week since I arrived at the Butterfly Mansion for treatment, and it still hasn't healed. Fortunately, I met Mr. Ren."

"Oh, really?"

A strange light flashed in Sanemi Shinazugawa's eyes before he slowly walked back to his own territory.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief…

Sanemi turned back.

A cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Alright, get ready—we're starting rehabilitation training!"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

The four of them stammered, then gritted their teeth and followed him.

Meanwhile, on the other side—

Ren had also finished selecting his team.

But it was Kocho Shinobu and Kanao who helped make the final picks.

The two girls had a tacit understanding and immediately pulled four male team members forward.

Originally, there had been four men to choose from, but Sanemi had poached them first.

Kanao looked at the bustling group of female team members in front of her, blinking her big, intelligent eyes repeatedly.

She was caught in a dilemma.

Who should she choose?

Just as she hesitated, Ren stepped forward.

He gently placed his hand on Kanao's shoulder.

A calm, gentle voice sounded:

"Kanao, why don't you let me choose?"

The moment he spoke, the female team members' eyes sparkled with excitement.

They looked like they were ready for battle.

Ren even suspected that if they had their Nichirin swords with them, they might have drawn them on the spot!

Kanao looked at Ren.

She had always been obedient and quiet, but now, she shook her head like a little rattle.

A ponytailed girl standing beside her flashed her eyes and finally turned her gaze toward her master, Kocho Shinobu.

Quickly, she walked up to Shinobu.

Then, inexplicably, she lifted her master's colorful sleeve.

A section of fair skin was exposed.

Wrapped around it was a bandage, carefully tied.

Though dried blood could still be seen underneath.

Kanao's eyes flickered slightly.

Master still kept this bandage?

She remembered it clearly.

It was tied by Ren himself.

Seeing the strange look in Kanao's eyes, Shinobu felt a rare moment of embarrassment.

This look… it's like she caught me harboring a secret crush.

Very awkward.

The next moment, Kanao spoke in a soft tone:

"Mr. Ren, the last patient who needs rehabilitation is my master."

"Hey!"

Shinobu glanced at Kanao in surprise.

She couldn't help but feel a bit confused.

From the moment Kanao rolled up her sleeve to now…

How did my disciple know I was injured?

Shinobu's eyes widened slightly, and her face suddenly turned a soft shade of red.

Could it be…

Did she see Ren bandaging me that night?

No way!

That would be too embarrassing!

Shinobu tilted her head away, her face hot.

For a moment, she felt too flustered to even look at Kanao.

Meanwhile, Kanao smiled sweetly.

"It's okay, Master. Mr. Ren is so gentle—we all like him…"

"Ahem!"

Ren quickly interrupted before Kanao could finish.

Then, without hesitation, he pulled Shinobu to his side.

"Alright, it's decided—my fifth rehabilitation patient is Shinobu!"

Shinobu panicked and darted away from Ren like a startled deer.

I must keep my distance from Ren!

I've always seen him as a younger brother.

Yes, that's right.

That's all there is to it.

Shinobu tried to convince herself.

Watching her flee, Ren chuckled before turning back to Kanao.

"Kanao, could you show us the first three steps of rehabilitation training?"

Kanao nodded.

Then, she walked to the center of the Butterfly Mansion's training grounds.

As Ren had expected, what Kanao demonstrated were the same three training exercises she had undergone when she first arrived.

1. Helping patients stretch their bodies.

2. Sitting opposite each other and restoring reaction speed by pouring soup and medicine.

3. Playing 'Cat and Mouse' to enhance full-body movement skills.

These exercises were crucial for Demon Slayer Corps members.

After all, they directly impacted how well they could fight demons.

Standing nearby, Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi nodded in understanding.

They got it now.

All they had to do was keep playing these 'little games' with their assigned patients.

Then, they'd be healed.

It was that simple.

"Alright then, if everyone's ready, we can begin~!"

In the center of the field, Shinobu moved as gracefully as a butterfly, carefully surveying the surroundings.

Kanao had already sat back on her small bench.

Ren and Kyojuro were also ready.

But as Shinobu scanned the area, she suddenly noticed a problem.

She walked quickly to Sanemi and asked,

"Mr. Sanemi, it looks like you're missing someone~."

Sanemi turned and counted the people behind him.

"One, two, three, four… Wait. I can't count."

"Damn it! Looks like I'm missing someone!"

Sanemi looked slightly embarrassed.

"Does it really matter if one person is missing? After all, I can just harass Ren. Wouldn't that make it easier to win?"

With that, Sanemi gave Shinobu a pleading look.

Save my dignity, please.

Everyone knows how popular I am.

But Shinobu didn't let it slide.

"Nope. If Mr. Sanemi can't follow the rules, then he fails."

"After all, Mr. Sanemi is usually so popular with the team members~"

"If you can't do it, there's nothing to be done~, haha, there's no way~ no way~ no way~ no way~"

Sanemi's face turned red with irritation.

"Isn't it just finding someone? How hard can that be?!"

With that, he turned and stomped toward the Butterfly Mansion's ward.

The moment the nearby patients saw the Wind Hashira approaching, they froze in fear, pressing themselves against the walls.

Dear gods, please don't let him pick me.

After a while, Sanemi returned.

In his hands, he held…

A very unconscious Inosuke, curled up like a wild boar doll.

This was his fifth patient—Inosuke Hashibira!

Trailing behind Sanemi was a flustered Kanzaki Aoi, desperately clinging to his haori, trying to wrest Inosuke away.

But her strength was too weak.

After struggling for so long, she hadn't managed to stop Sanemi.

Instead, she became an unwilling passenger, dragged along like an accessory on his haori until they reached the training grounds.

Sanemi placed Inosuke on the floor behind him.

Pointing at him, he declared to Shinobu:

"There, this guy's a competitor too! He'll be participating in this rehab training under me!"

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