"Alright. Then, Kiyo, go ahead with your work. By the way, you can eat the fruit first. It's delicious. If you want more, come find me." Hearing this, Takeru spoke to Kiyo.
"Yes, Takeru-sama. Then I'll go now." Feeling Takeru's caring tone, Kiyo felt fortunate that today was her turn to check on the wounded.
Shortly after Kiyo left, footsteps came from inside the house.
"I'm so sorry, Takeru. You've helped us so much, and we've kept you waiting outside for so long." The emerging Kanae and Shinobu looked very embarrassed.
Just now, caught up in their happiness, they had completely forgotten about Takeru. Only after a while did they remember.
"It's fine. Rather, seeing such a good sisterly bond was quite moving for me." Hearing her words, Takeru waved his hand casually.
"Thank you. By the way, it's late. Takeru, you should get some rest too. There's a Hashira Meeting tomorrow morning, and you'll need to attend." Soon, Kanae quickly spoke to Takeru.
"Is that so? Then goodnight." Hearing her words, Takeru nodded understandingly and walked back to his room. He lay down on the bed and rested directly, without meditating.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Takeru opened his eyes early.
Although he had only rested for about three hours, he felt no fatigue. With his current mental strength, he wouldn't feel tired even after a month without sleep.
Shaking his head, he saw it was already 8 a.m. There was no helping it... he had only gone to bed around 5 a.m.
Knock, knock.
"Takeru, are you awake?" Shinobu's voice came from the doorway.
"I'm awake. You can come in." Hearing the voice, Takeru spoke directly.
"Then excuse me." As she spoke, Shinobu opened the door and brought in a basin of water. Clearly, she had brought water for Takeru to wash his face.
"Thanks. But you don't need to go to this trouble next time." Not refusing Shinobu's kindness, Takeru took the basin she offered, then reminded her with a smile. He also noticed the fatigue on Shinobu's face.
"Uh, I see. By the way, the meeting is at 9 o'clock. Will you come with us?" Then, Shinobu asked curiously.
"I don't have anything else to do. I'll come with you. You didn't rest all night, did you?" Hearing her words, Takeru nodded casually.
"Uh, yes. I checked on the wounded, and then... ah, no, nothing." Hearing Takeru's words, Shinobu instinctively spoke, then thought of something and quickly shook her head.
Seeing Shinobu's actions, Takeru understood that she had also gone to headquarters. But Takeru didn't say much.
He simply used the water Shinobu had brought to wash his face, then took the towel she handed him to wipe it.
Then, Takeru took out his huge food box and took out today's breakfast. Of course, to allow his Gourmet Cells to continuously improve, Takeru took out quite a lot of food.
Shinobu watched as dish after dish was brought out, a bit dazed.
Seeing the six-meter-diameter round table Takeru had manifested completely filled, she wondered if Takeru was planning to feast the entire Butterfly Mansion. Or rather, maybe everyone at the mansion couldn't finish this breakfast.
Takeru ignored the stunned Shinobu. Feeling he had taken out enough, he closed the huge food box and put it away.
"Join me." Handing a cup filled with 500ml of milk to Shinobu, Takeru said with a smile.
"Uh, thanks." Smelling the sweet aroma of the milk, Shinobu could not utter any words of refusal. It was just too fragrant.
"Itadakimasu." After saying a short blessing with his hands together, Takeru quickly began to devour the food before him.
Shinobu witnessed Takeru's terrifying eating speed in full force. In an instant, Takeru was like a bottomless pit, able to consume any amount of food in a second.
And as Takeru ate, Shinobu's hair stood on end. It was like seeing some ancient primordial beast. At this moment, Takeru gave her a feeling of encountering a natural enemy.
Unaware of Shinobu's special sensation, after about ten minutes of eating, only seven or eight dishes remained on the table. Takeru emerged from that special eating state.
Looking at the large number of empty plates on the table, Takeru willed them away, all devoured by his black Devourer ability, disappearing from the table.
Then, he made the plates with remaining food float in the air.
He put away the large table and manifested a two-meter-diameter round table to replace it. Finally, he had the remaining dishes land on the new table.
After doing all this, everything looked much more natural.
If Shinobu hadn't witnessed Takeru's terrifying eating speed and appetite just now, she might have thought it had all been an illusion.
Not long after Takeru finished, Nezuko, who had been outside enjoying the long-missed sunlight, walked back. Tanjiro was by her side the whole time.
"Takeru-sama, Shinobu-sama, good morning." Upon returning, Tanjiro greeted Takeru and Shinobu respectfully.
"Takeru-nii, Shinobu-sama, good morning." Nezuko also quickly spoke. Clearly, compared to Tanjiro, Nezuko was closer to Takeru.
"Good morning. You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Come and eat together." Hearing their words, Takeru beckoned.
"How can we?" Hearing this, Tanjiro quickly waved his hand. Having enjoyed these dishes yesterday was already a great favor. It would be too rude to continue enjoying these special foods now.
Looking at the reserved Tanjiro, Takeru was a bit helpless. He turned to Nezuko. "What about you, Nezuko?"
"I've already troubled Takeru-nii so much. I can't trouble you for breakfast too..." Hearing Takeru's question, Nezuko instinctively spoke.
"Good grief." Seeing her expression, Takeru went directly to her side, took her hand, and led her to the table.
"Open your mouth." Looking at the still-dazed Nezuko, Takeru continued.
"Well, but..."
"Open." Seeing the nervous Nezuko, Takeru interrupted her firmly and continued.
"Ah." Hearing Takeru's tone that left no room for refusal, Nezuko could only open her mouth slightly.
Then, before she could think, she felt a soft, sweet piece of bread at her lips. The melt-in-your-mouth soft texture was hard to resist.
Feeling this tempting bread, Nezuko looked at Takeru pitifully, unsure what to do.
"Eat it obediently. I've already finished. If you don't eat this, it will just go to waste. That would be a pity." Looking at the unsure Nezuko, Takeru said softly.
"Waste?! How can it be wasted?" Hearing Takeru say he would throw away such delicious food, Nezuko became nervous.
After all, she hadn't refused because the food wasn't good, but because it was so good that she felt eating it would be a waste.
Now, hearing Takeru say he would throw it away, she naturally felt it would be wasteful.
"So, to avoid waste, you should eat more. Besides, your constitution is weak. These dishes will make your body healthier." Looking at the nervous Nezuko, Takeru coaxed.
"I... I understand." Hearing Takeru's sincere words, Nezuko finally let go of her unease and fully enjoyed the food on the table.
Seeing Takeru's care for his sister, Tanjiro showed an understanding smile. In less than a day, seeing Nezuko turn from a Demon back into a human, and gaining a powerful and caring brother, Tanjiro felt immensely happy for Nezuko.
Shinobu watched this scene in silence. Takeru's actions made her clearly feel he was an extremely gentle person.
Soon, besides Tanjiro and Nezuko, Kanae, who had arrived with Kanao, also joined the ranks of enjoying the meal at Takeru's invitation.