Chapter 87 Meeting between Kaigaku and Himejima (Part 1)

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Inside the room.

"Please..."

Zenitsu lowered his head, his dizzy head was in a daze, completely unaware of the impact of his words just now.

- This is the first person I saw when I arrived in heaven...

- I must seize the opportunity!

He closed his eyes tightly.

At this moment.

Creak...

Zenitsu, who was closing his eyes and his brain was dizzy, suddenly felt that his hand seemed to be pinched by something.

Hmm?

He opened his eyes in a daze, slightly raised his head.

The bewildered gaze met Tanjiro's dark face.

Tanjiro was pinching Zenitsu's hand, prying it off Nezuko's hand.

At this moment, he suddenly regretted bringing Zenitsu back to the Butterfly Mansion.

Nezuko and Tanjiro were standing aside, both of them were dazed, their eyes spinning.

The loud shout just now made the two of them blank for a moment.

On the bed.

In an instant.

"Ah ah ah..."

Zenitsu's pupils reflected Tanjiro, who seemed to be exuding a dark aura, his voice trembling.

Although he didn't know who the person in front of him was, it was so scary!

His mouth was shaking violently, his face gradually turned pale, he felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart, and his throat unconsciously trembled:

"Yikes!!"

He was so scared that he quickly pulled his hand back from Tanjiro's hand, shouted, and moved back on the bed.

Then.

Plop.

Zenitsu, who was retreating, bumped into Kuwajima Jigoro who was standing on the other side of the bed.

He turned his head back in astonishment.

It's grandpa.

He breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously.

Wait!

After seeing Kuwajima Jigoro appearing in his field of vision, his expression became even more shocked.

Zenitsu's arm supporting his body softened, and he lay on his side on the bed, looking at Jigoro with a pale face, stammering:

"Grand...grandpa...?"

Why... can I see grandpa in heaven?

In his mind, his memory only stayed at the moment when he was struck by lightning, and his vision turned golden.

He was on the tree, and grandpa was right under the tree...

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Zenitsu's just awakened, not very bright mind.

Could it be...

"...It's a lie..."

He murmured to himself, blinked hard, confirmed that he was not mistaken, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears were spinning in his eyes.

"...Woo...!"

Biting his lip, he suddenly sprang up from the bed, forcefully hugged the puzzled Jigoro, and started crying:

"Grandpa! I'm sorry!!"

"What? What happened?!" Kuwajima Jigoro looked confused, staring in astonishment at Zenitsu who was hugging him, helplessly turning his gaze to Tanjiro.

He had been somewhat unable to keep up with the situation since just now.

Zenitsu was crying, tears streaming down his face, hugging Jigoro, shaking his head non-stop:

"It's all my fault!"

"If I hadn't climbed the tree, grandpa and I wouldn't have been struck by lightning!"

Crying loudly, he even rubbed his tears on Jigoro's clothes, hugging him:

"If it wasn't for me, we wouldn't be reunited in heaven! Wuuu——!"

"Why did grandpa also come to heaven wuuu wuuu..."

Hearing this.

Even Kuwajima Jigoro understood what was going on in Zenitsu's mind at this moment.

His old face sank.

He clenched the peach wood cane in his hand.

Whoosh!

He forcefully lifted it up and struck Zenitsu's head hard!

Thud!

"Ah! Grandpa! It hurts!" Zenitsu immediately let go, he covered his head, sobbing a bit pitifully, looking up at grandpa with puppy eyes.

Seeing this, Jigoro was so angry that he waved his cane and scolded:

"Idiot!"

He didn't even have time to care about Zenitsu's address to him.

Thud!

"You're alive and well! Of course, I am too!"

His white beard was bristling with anger, he pointed around with his cane: "Take a good look at where you are!"

Hearing this.

"...What are you saying, grandpa..."

Zenitsu, whose eyes were red from crying, finally sniffled, looking around in a daze.

After his gaze passed through the door of the ward, and the hidden team members who had crowded at the door to watch because of his loud noise.

Zenitsu's crying stopped abruptly.

Although he hadn't been there before, he still recognized the uniform of the Kakushi team members.

—He had tried to escape from the peach mountain before, running to the logistics to become a Kakushi member, but was dragged back after being severely reprimanded by grandpa.

He sniffled.

I... am still alive...

Zenitsu slowly turned his head and looked at grandpa.

—Grandpa... is also still alive.

Thump!

He suddenly hugged grandpa again.

A muffled voice came from Zenitsu's face buried in Jigoro's clothes:

"...Grandpa."

Creak...

Zenitsu's hand holding Jigoro unconsciously tightened the clothes, his voice became a bit shaky.

Seeing this.

Jigoro's cane, which was raised high, also froze in mid-air for a moment, he looked at Zenitsu who was hugging him, and sighed softly in his heart.

Suddenly.

Whoosh!

Zenitsu suddenly raised his head, his eyes were already teary, Jigoro's chest was already wet with tears, he shouted:

"Grandpa! I'm so glad you're okay..."

Before his words fell.

Thud!

Jigoro's cane fell on Zenitsu's head first.

The hoarse and old voice scolded:

"Keep quiet!!"

And Tanjiro, had already led Nezuko and Tanjiro away, leaving the ward.

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Outside the ward.

"Crying and whining every day."

Kaigaku heard Zenitsu's crying, he impatiently smacked his lips, crossed his arms, and walked towards the stairs on the second floor with a face full of disgust:

"Such a person..." he hummed: "Is not worthy to be a swordsman."

He stepped forward, heading downstairs.

—He was going to the courtyard to practice his swordsmanship.

He couldn't waste time like this anymore.

The sound of footsteps echoed emptily in the stairwell.

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Meanwhile.

At the entrance of the Butterfly Mansion.

"That's right, Stone Hashira-san..."

A robust figure stood there, bending over, several small figures compared to him were anxiously explaining in a flurry.

"Amitabha..." Himejima nodded slightly, listening to the chattering explanations of several people, after thinking for a while, he summarized:

"Is Tanjuro-san currently on the second floor?"

"Yes, yes." The leading figure nodded his head and secretly admired Himejima's physique.

"Thank you." Himejima nodded, straightened up, and walked towards the second floor of the Butterfly Mansion.

The revised mission report has been sent to the Oyakata-sama by the crow.

His purpose of this trip was to find Tanjuro and discuss this special perception ability.

- If it can be popularized among the team members, that would be even better.

With this thought in mind, Himejima moved forward.

So...

At the first-floor staircase.

Plop.

Two figures.

Kaigaku just walked out from the corner of the second floor.

He saw Himejima, who was standing on the first floor, preparing to go upstairs.

Himejima happened to look up and also noticed Kaigaku's presence.

Both of them noticed each other at the first moment.

After a glance at each other,

Both of them froze in place at the same time.

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