After Kochou Shinobu changed her clothes, the two quickly rushed towards the snowy mountains.
Although Kocho Shinobu sympathized with Yae's plight, as the Insect Hashira, she would never let that demon go!
"Woof! Woof!!!"
Hearing the dog's barks, Tomioka Giyu's speed fully erupted, the thick snow directly burst open, revealing the ground of the mountain path.
Bang----
Tomioka Giyu blasted the demon away before tairo's neck could be bitten through!
"Woof! Woof woof!!!"
"It's alright, it's alright~" Tomioka Giyu stroked tairo's head and said with a smile.
"You let me pet you for so long, how could I let a demon eat you?"
At the same time, Yae also arrived, and seeing that tairo was fine, she let out a long sigh of relief.
But upon seeing her "father," her expression suddenly changed.
"At least let me kill you as a hunter, Father..."
Bang----
Yae's marksmanship was excellent; from a considerable distance, she accurately blew off her father's head.
"What a coincidence, Young Miss Yae!"
At this moment, Kocho Shinobu appeared silently behind Yae, explaining in a cold tone,
"I already told you, you can't kill a demon like that!"
Tomioka Giyu carried tairo to Yae's side and said faintly, "Watch her closely, Shinobu."
"Eh? I can help you, Tomioka. My poison will send it to the afterlife immediately!" Clearly, Kocho Shinobu was also a bit angry.
"Wait... wait a minute!"
Hearing Yae still tell him to wait, Tomioka Giyu exploded in anger, "Wait for what? For that guy to come eat you? Or for that guy to come eat tairo?"
"It's because of your stubbornness that tairo was almost killed!"
"You should know, that is already a monster far beyond human capabilities! It's a demon!"
"Face reality, Yae, he is no longer your father!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tomioka Giyu took a deep breath and directly faced the charging demon.
Tomioka Giyu felt no pressure from this, dodging an axe while lowering his center of gravity, finally ending the battle easily with the Fourth Form.
But this matter was not over. Tomioka Giyu turned around and quietly watched Yae, who was aiming the gun at her own head.
Kocho Shinobu also noticed this scene. Although she ran towards Yae with all her might, it was already too late.
However, when Yae pulled the trigger, the imagined death did not arrive. Instead, Kocho Shinobu's light figure tackled her down.
Yae, being pinned down, quickly realized that at the crucial moment, her gun had malfunctioned.
"Haha, why... why? Why now of all times?!"
"I've always maintained it, just let me die!"
"Wuwuwuwuwu..."
Seeing her like this, Kocho Shinobu's eyes also showed a sad expression, "Young Miss Yae..."
"Father turned into a man-eating demon, everyone, and my home are all gone!"
"What do you know... just leave me alone, someone like me..."
Yae was still crying, but at this moment, tairo whimpered and gently licked the back of her hand.
tairo didn't understand what was happening; it only knew its master was very sad and needed comfort.
"tairo... I'm sorry, wuwuwuwu----"
Watching Yae cry again while hugging the dog, Tomioka Giyu coughed twice helplessly, pointing at the hunting rifle and saying,
"Your father said one thing before he died, 'Live on.' I believe that was meant for you."
"And the reason you couldn't fire the gun isn't because the gun was broken, but because your father stopped you."
With that, Tomioka Giyu turned around and said faintly, "It's time to go, Shinobu."
"Okay!" After walking a few steps, Kocho Shinobu was still worried, so she said to Yae again, "Young Miss Yae, please be strong!"
"We were once just like you..."
Returning down the mountain, the two headed straight for the ramen shop.
"Boss, two bowls of your signature ramen! Oh, and a portion of daikon and salmon stew."
After they sat down, Tomioka Giyu asked somewhat puzzled, "How did you know what I like to eat?"
"Hmm?" Kocho Shinobu, in turn, looked at Tomioka Giyu with a strange expression.
"When you were recuperating at Butterfly Mansion, you ordered this for every meal. I think it would be hard not to know~"
"Uh..." Tomioka Giyu took a sip of tea, thinking that perhaps it was due to the influence of the original 'Tomioka Giyu,' he found daikon and salmon stew really delicious.
"Coming right up~ Two bowls of ramen and daikon and salmon stew, thanks for waiting!"
"Wow! It looks so delicious!" Kocho Shinobu was very happy and said to Tomioka Giyu,
"Can I try your daikon and salmon stew?"
"Enm..." Tomioka Giyu nodded slightly, his words muffled as he ate.
After tasting a bite of daikon and salmon stew, Kocho Shinobu bit her chopsticks and whispered, "Hmm, it's not bad!"
"Oh, by the way, Tomioka, it's your treat today. Consider it compensation for my road repair money."
"No problem, is that enough? If not, want to order another snack?" Tomioka Giyu said readily.
Kocho Shinobu looked at Tomioka Giyu with some surprise, but she was only saying it, so she quickly waved her hand and said,
"No need, no need, this is enough..."
Before Kocho Shinobu could finish speaking, Tomioka Giyu suddenly stood up, his eyes fixed on the outside of the shop.
"What's wrong, Tomioka?!" Kocho Shinobu was puzzled; she also looked outside, but there was nothing unusual.
"Something flashed by, I'll go out and check first!"
With that, Tomioka Giyu rushed out of the ramen shop at an extremely fast speed and then disappeared.
Frowning, Kocho Shinobu waited for a while and found that Tomioka Giyu had not returned.
She then looked at the bright sunny weather outside and suddenly realized.
Coming to her senses, Kocho Shinobu was about to rush out of the shop to catch Tomioka Giyu when she was stopped by the shop owner.
"Young Miss, you haven't paid yet..."
Kocho Shinobu's face darkened. She gritted her teeth and paid the shop owner for the two bowls of ramen and one portion of daikon and salmon stew.
Although she wasn't short on money, how could Tomioka Giyu be like this?
Walking out of the ramen shop, Kocho Shinobu got angrier the more she thought about it. Unable to hold back, she shouted loudly, "Tomioka Giyu!! I'm not done with you!!"
This shout startled the pedestrians on the street, who all quickened their pace to get away from Kocho Shinobu.
But a little girl walked straight towards Kocho Shinobu.
Seeing it was a cute little girl, Kocho Shinobu took several deep breaths before managing to squeeze out a smile and said,
"What's wrong, little sister?"
"Are you Kocho Shinobu?"
Hearing the little girl's tender voice, Kocho Shinobu's anger eased quite a bit. She smiled and nodded, saying,
"Yes, I am. How did you know my name, little sister?"
"A big brother named Tomioka Giyu told me!"
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