It would be a miracle if this makeup could fetch a high price!
She wouldn't even take her if she were offered as a maid for free!
Is this guy's brain fried?
Mizuki's complaining annoyed Uzui Tengen. "Tch, it's because you women are completely useless."
Mizuki sighed, "Hai, hai, you are useful."
Uzui Tengen's veins popped out; indeed, this woman was infuriating... "Hey! There seem to be a lot of people watching something over there!" Inosuke suddenly pointed and shouted.
Everyone looked up, and sure enough, noisy sounds were coming from the crowd.
Uzui Tengen looked around. "Ah, isn't that an Oiran procession?"
"It's Kogatsu Oiran from Tokito House!" someone in the crowd exclaimed.
The dense crowd dispersed, retreating to the sides of the road, allowing Mizuki to clearly see the Oiran in the center of the street.
A woman of magnificent appearance walked forward, supported by the crowd.
Her pitch-black hair was secured by numerous hairpins and buns, giving Mizuki a headache just looking at it.
However... black hair... not white hair.
And, she wasn't a demon.
Mizuki's eyes slightly narrowed, and the domain of Transparent Vision instantly clarified the woman's physical condition.
Without a doubt, she was human.
A person's aura might be deceiving, but Transparent Vision would not be.
She had originally thought that Tokito House had the biggest problem and was the most likely location of an Upper Rank, because Tanjirou had just been left there.
As the protagonist, the place he was in was the most dangerous place; that was Mizuki's reasoning.
So her original plan was to send The Three Little Ones into the shop, and after they familiarized themselves with the layout, she would go check on Tanjirou.
Tanjirou's current strength could easily handle a Lower Rank, and if he activated the Demon Slayer Mark, he might have a chance to fight the lowest Upper Rank, but Mizuki couldn't guarantee a win.
Although Tanjirou had activated the Demon Slayer Mark, the Mark was just an amplifier; if his inherent strength was insufficient, activating it wouldn't necessarily make him stronger than others.
Moreover, she had already changed a lot of the plot, and she knew nothing about the subsequent developments. If something unexpected happened, she would regret it too late.
But the appearance of this Kogatsu Oiran completely ruined Mizuki's original plan.
Could it be that the female demon wasn't the Oiran? But something else?
Like the proprietress or something... No, the proprietress just now wasn't good-looking either... she wasn't a demon.
Or perhaps the enemy wasn't with Tanjirou, but with the other two.
Uzui Tengen explained while sighing, "That is the highest-ranking courtesan going out to welcome a guest. Speaking of which, it's truly extravagant. I wonder how much money that costs."
"Wives?! Are you saying that's your wife?!" Zenitsu, with tears and snot streaming down his face, grabbed Uzui Tengen. "Is that beautiful woman your wife? That's outrageous!"
"Not only do you have three wives! But they're all beauties like that?!"
Uzui Tengen didn't humor him, punching him instead. "Idiot! She's not my wife! I told you she's a ranked courtesan, can't you understand human speech?!"
Mizuki sighed and covered her face.
Why is this starting again? Are these people that energetic?
Inosuke sat cross-legged on the ground, expressionlessly picking his ear. "Someone like that would be killed immediately if they were in the mountains."
Just as the two were bickering, a sharp-featured woman came up behind Inosuke, looking down at him condescendingly, her gaze fixed as if she were about to devour him.
Inosuke trembled, clearly sensing the killing intent.
Mizuki couldn't help but scan her, confirming she was just an ordinary person.
The woman smiled and said to Uzui Tengen, "Sir, please allow my establishment to take this child."
"Is that alright?"
Mizuki paused, slightly stunned. Someone actually approached them proactively?
Wait, what kind of eyesight does she have?
Or is this makeup actually considered proper?
Uzui Tengen, having finished beating up Zenitsu, turned back in surprise. "Ah, you seem to be..."
"Yes, I am the Madam of Ogimoto House," the woman introduced herself.
After speaking, she also greeted Mizuki.
"Hello, Madam. Your temperament truly matches that of your husband."
"Hmm?" Mizuki let out a soft sound of surprise and glanced sideways. "Do you think he is worthy of me?"
The Madam: "...Uh."
"I am a good man with wives, and also..." Uzui Tengen replied first, then defensively yelled at Mizuki, "You really have no taste!"
Mizuki crossed her arms, expressionless. "Do you want to die?"
Uzui Tengen choked, gritting his teeth. "All you ever do is threaten people."
"Um, could you let me take this child?" The Madam sweated. She was just buttering them up; what was going on with these two?
Although Mizuki's appearance certainly warranted praise.
In her opinion, this woman could easily be cultivated into an Oiran-level courtesan, but she looked like someone who wasn't lacking money.
When the Madam spoke, Uzui Tengen finally realized he still had serious business to attend to.
It was all this woman's fault.
He clasped his Hands together and said with a smile, "It's wonderful to be personally selected by Ogimoto House."
"But what wind blew you here?"
The woman said confidently, "Nothing much. My eye for talent never fails."
Mizuki: "..."
Seriously?
Inosuke's appearance was definitely the best among the three.
But could she really tell just by looking at him like that?
Should she call it experience?
That was simply monstrous eyesight.
"Take care, Inoko."
After sending Inosuke off, Mizuki looked at Uzui Tengen, who was happily accepting the money, and couldn't help but shake her head.
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Mizuki sighed, "Nothing."
This guy was hopeless. If she had handled it, Inosuke definitely could have been sold for a better price.
Mizuki's indifferent expression made Uzui Tengen extremely annoyed.
However... the two of them looked down, one to the left and one to the right.
Zenitsu was sandwiched between them and was completely miserable.
"I hate this! Only I am left!!!"
Although the original plan was to arrange one person per house, neither of the other two establishments seemed interested.
Especially that Madam just now; she hadn't even looked at Zenitsu the entire time.
She had to admit, her eye for talent was indeed impressive.
The three walked towards Kyogoku House... "Please, I beg you to reconsider."
The owner looked troubled. "Well... my establishment already has enough Hands."
That's what he said, but his expression of disdain was impossible to hide.
How pitiful, Zenitsu.
He couldn't even be sold.
Even though Tanjirou and Inosuke had both been sold.
Mizuki couldn't help but look at him with pity.
Zenitsu was covered in black lines... Ultimately, Zenitsu, relying on his superior hearing, managed to join Kyogoku House without incident by demonstrating his ability to play a perfect score after hearing it just once... "Then, leave those two fellows at Kyogoku House and Ogimoto House to me," Uzui Tengen said on the street. "I'll leave Tokito House to you."
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