[56] : Infiltration: The Entertainment District

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At the inn.

Tengen Uzui, who had caught Tanjiro and the others, angrily brought Mika back here.

"Listen up, you three. Once you infiltrate the Entertainment District, first help me find my wives," Uzui said.

"Of course, I'll also be gathering information about demons."

Mika had already learned about Uzui's objectives during their journey.

It turned out that after discovering demons were hiding in the Entertainment District, Uzui had sent his three wives to infiltrate and gather intelligence. They had been communicating through letters.

However, this communication suddenly stopped recently.

Therefore, he planned to personally investigate the Entertainment District, find his wives, and slay the evil demons hiding there.

But if he were to investigate alone, it would be too obvious.

So he intended to find female swordsmen from the Demon Slayer Corps to infiltrate the district for reconnaissance while he operated in secret.

Just as he received orders and was preparing to bring Aoi Kanzaki from the Butterfly Mansion for the mission, he was intercepted by Tanjiro and the others. In the end, it turned into Tanjiro's group assisting with his investigation.

As for why he agreed to Mika's participation, it was naturally because his focus would always be on finding his wives. If someone could help protect Tanjiro and the others secretly, that would be even better.

After hearing Uzui's explanation, Mika quickly agreed to his request. After all, Uzui had said he needed other swordsmen to infiltrate the Entertainment District.

Choosing females was obviously because they wouldn't accept males!

This meant that Tanjiro and the others would have to cross-dress as women.

Thinking about this, Mika's lips curled into a satisfied smile.

Hearing Uzui's words, Zenitsu suddenly burst into an angry roar. In his outburst, he berated Uzui for using Demon Slayer Corps members for personal gain, to find his wives in the Entertainment District just because he didn't have any.

Although his words were full of dissatisfaction towards Uzui, Mika could hear the overwhelming envy in them. Clearly, this guy was jealous.

Faced with Zenitsu in this state, even when Uzui explained that his wives had already infiltrated the district but lost contact, Zenitsu believed it was just Uzui's delusion.

Thus, an angered Uzui threw all the letters sent by his wives at Zenitsu's face, knocking him to the ground.

"Hahaha!" Seeing this comical scene, Mika was rolling on the floor laughing. These four together were just too funny.

Hearing Mika's laughter, Uzui's anger visibly escalated. Looking at Zenitsu lying on the ground, he unconsciously clenched his fist.

"I really want to punch him," Uzui thought to himself.

"So many letters, have your wives been undercover here for a long time?" Ignoring the troubled Zenitsu, Tanjiro picked up the bundles of letters from the ground and asked curiously.

"Because I have three wives!" Uzui replied.

Hearing Uzui's words, Zenitsu, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly sat up.

"Three wives!?"

"3! 3!"

"Bastard, you bastard!"

"How come you have three wives? This is ridiculous!"

Zenitsu, now sitting up, shouted angrily. In his voice, Mika could hear his outrage and fury towards this winner in life.

At this moment, he probably couldn't resist the urge to tie this life winner to a cross and burn him!

But unfortunately!

The shouting Zenitsu was met with Uzui's long-awaited fist. This punch sent Zenitsu flying. By the time he hit the ground, he had already passed out.

"Ah, that feels better!" Shaking his arm, Uzui revealed a satisfied smile.

Nearby, Tanjiro and Inosuke lowered their heads, looking gravely at the letters in their hands.

As for Zenitsu? Who would care about him at this moment!

"Um, the letters seem to repeatedly warn us not to draw attention when we arrive?" To prevent the tense atmosphere from continuing, and seeing that Mika was still rolling on the floor laughing hysterically and thus useless, Tanjiro brought the topic back to the mission.

"Didn't I already tell you that?" Uzui responded irritably.

"Then what exactly should we do?" Tanjiro asked.

"Just disguise yourselves! Although it's not ideal, we need to be discreet!" Seeing that they were getting to the core of the issue, Uzui sat down again and explained to Tanjiro and Inosuke.

"My three wives are all female ninjas, they're extremely capable," Uzui continued. "When I discovered that the Entertainment District was an ideal hiding place for demons, I infiltrated as a customer but didn't gain any information. So I sent the three of them to infiltrate and investigate from within."

"Now, they've narrowed down the scope to three suspicious establishments. You need to go to these places to find my wives and retrieve the information. Suma is at Tokito-ya, Makio is at Ogimoto-ya, and Hinatsuru is at Kyogoku-ya."

After hearing Uzui's explanation, Inosuke's comment that "Your wives are probably already dead" immediately broke Uzui's composure. An enraged Uzui punched him, sending him flying into Zenitsu, knocking them both unconscious.

"Excuse me!" A sudden voice drew the attention of the three remaining in the room. As the wooden door slid open, a middle-aged man appeared before them.

"I've brought the items you requested," the man said.

"Thank you," Uzui replied stiffly.

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"Hahaha!"

"Yes, yes, that's it! Draw a bit more here."

"Here, here, very good, very good!"

At this moment, the now-awakened Zenitsu and Inosuke were sitting on the ground with Tanjiro, receiving makeovers from Uzui and Mika.

What the man had delivered earlier were the disguises Uzui had prepared in advance.

Women's clothing!

Next, Mika and Uzui would disguise Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke as women, then send them to the three suspicious establishments to infiltrate and investigate.

Among the three, Inosuke had the most delicate and refined features, barely needing any work.

However, the problem was his excessively rough voice.

There was no possibility of concealing it with a falsetto; he couldn't learn that technique.

So, Uzui ordered him not to speak at all.

He was to strive to be a qualified 'mute bride'.

Besides this, the one who surprised Uzui the most was Tanjiro.

After all, both Tanjiro's mother and sister were top-tier beauties.

Add to that his handsome father, and Tanjiro had excellent natural features.

Originally, he had a scar on his forehead that made him look particularly fierce.

But under Airmid's healing magic, the scar on his forehead had also healed.

The birthmark on his head gave him a unique charm.

So, with Mika's superior makeup skills, the made-over Tanjiro looked like a more mature version of Nezuko.

Even Zenitsu was dazed looking at him.

As for why Mika was skilled in makeup, he could only say that as someone who grew up relying on girls, isn't it normal to know makeup techniques?

Under his hands, both Inosuke and Tanjiro radiated a different kind of beauty.

As for Zenitsu?

Made up personally by Uzui, he ended up looking like a clown, causing laughter.

Just like Mika, who laughed so hard his stomach hurt.

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After finishing the makeup for Tanjiro and the others, Mika and Tengen Uzui, having disguised themselves, led them to the streets of the Entertainment District.

Passing through the bustling streets, Mika and the others quickly arrived near the three suspicious establishments.

"Tokito-ya, Ogimoto-ya, and Kyogoku-ya, huh?" After surveying the surroundings, Mika and Uzui began their work.

Outside Tokito-ya, they easily sold Tanjiro into the establishment. On the way, they encountered the madam of Ogimoto-ya, and Inosuke was smoothly sold there as well.

Only Zenitsu, who had been made extremely ugly under Uzui's hands, was unwanted by anyone, even if offered for free.

Walking along the Entertainment District streets with Mika and Uzui, Zenitsu's whole body radiated fighting spirit, as if he wanted to battle with Mika and Uzui ahead of him.

"Damn it, why are these two guys so handsome?" Looking at the backs of the two in front, recalling the scene of various ladies blushing at the sight of them, waves of jealousy arose in Zenitsu's heart.

At this time, the similarly disguised Mika and Uzui walked side by side on the street, ignoring the furtive glances from men and women around them, casually chatting.

"What should we do? No one wants Zenitsu!"

"This is indeed troublesome."

"Does that guy have any other strengths?"

"Strengths? I remember his hearing is quite good. In terms of auditory skills, he's no less than Tanjiro's sense of smell."

"Hearing, huh? I have a rough idea then!"

In just a few words, Uzui had thought of a way to arrange for Zenitsu.

Seeing that Uzui had a plan, Mika stopped pondering and instead looked around at the scenery, intending to appreciate the splendor of the Entertainment District.

Soon, Mika and the others encountered a procession of oiran surrounded by onlookers.

Seeing the lively scene, the three of them also joined the crowd.

"Ah, it's an oiran procession!" Uzui, who had investigated the Entertainment District before, chuckled and said, "That's Oiran Rinatsu from Tokito-ya. This is the highest-class geisha going out to greet customers. It's truly magnificent!"

"Wife? Could she be your wife?" Hearing Uzui's explanation and thinking of his wives, Zenitsu quickly appeared in front of Uzui with tears in his eyes, his jealousy of this life winner making him cry.

"Is that beauty your wife? That's too much!"

"Are all three of your wives like that? All such great beauties?"

"She's not my wife!" Uzui, his face twisted with anger at Zenitsu, punched him in the face.

"Hahaha! Come on, Zenitsu, we're working now. Don't argue with the Sound Pillar anymore!" Walking up to Zenitsu and helping him up, Mika chuckled and said, "Besides, what great beauty? It's not as exaggerated as you say!"

"If that's not a great beauty, what is?" Zenitsu argued, unconvinced.

"What kind? Of course, it's like Airmid, Mellie, or Yahweh-sama!" Mika said with a smile.

Looking at the happiness in Mika's eyes, Zenitsu, inspired by Uzui, suddenly asked in a low voice, "You don't happen to have three as well, do you?"

"Huh? What three?" Hearing Zenitsu's abrupt question, Mika was a bit confused.

"Wives, of course!" Zenitsu questioned loudly, his eyes wide.

"Ah!" Suddenly understanding, Mika immediately became a bit embarrassed.

"How could that be? Yahweh-sama is impossible!"

"So you're saying Miss Airmid and Miss Mellie are really your wives!?" Because they all lived in the Butterfly Mansion, Zenitsu often encountered Airmid and Mellie when there were no missions.

Looking at their beauty, Zenitsu even felt a sense of shame.

Having spoken with them, Zenitsu could feel their gentleness.

In his heart, they were like goddesses.

But now!

"Bastard, I'm going to kill you!" Looking at Zenitsu having another outburst, Mika helplessly restrained him.

"This child's delusions are getting worse and worse!"

"Indeed!" Uzui chimed in.

After exchanging a glance, each of them took one of Zenitsu's arms and carried him towards their final target, Kyogoku-ya.

"Let me go!" Held by two life winners on either side, Zenitsu could only shed helpless tears.

How miserable!

...

In the end, thanks to Zenitsu's talent of being able to play any tune after hearing it once, Uzui finally managed to sell him off.

With this, Tanjiro Kamado, Inosuke Hashibira, and Zenitsu Agatsuma had finally completed their mission of infiltrating the Entertainment District. Now they just had to find traces of the demons.

After completing the initial task, Mika and Uzui returned to the inn.

"Let's split up from here," Mika said first, looking at Uzui.

"I have a special technique that allows me to sense everything within a hundred-meter radius centered on myself."

"If our targets are hiding in those three establishments, it will be difficult to find flaws at night during their working hours. I'll investigate each of these three places during the day."

"So let's divide our shifts, one responsible for the day, one for the night. How about that?"

"Alright!" Uzui trusted Mika's technique.

After all, Mika came from a world with deities, and in such a world, all kinds of techniques were possible.

"Then it's settled. The night is your responsibility!" Nodding, Uzui went into a separate room to change clothes.

After completing his disguise, he slipped onto the roof from the window, beginning his ninja life.

"Coming without a trace, leaving without a shadow. What an excellent technique!" Nodding slightly, Mika returned to his room to prepare for sleep.

After all, he had important things to do tomorrow!

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The next day.

After waking up, Mika left the inn after some simple preparations and began his mission.

On the way, he greeted Uzui, who was passing by on the eaves, and then continued towards Tokito-ya.

Because the three target establishments were quite distant from each other, Mika couldn't place all three under his 'Circle' simultaneously.

Therefore, Mika planned to visit each place step by step.

His first target was Tokito-ya, where Tanjiro was.

Standing on the roof of Tokito-ya, sensing everything in the shop below through his Circle, Mika closed his eyes and pondered quietly.

A moment later, Mika opened his eyes.

"Nothing?"

"Nothing!" Looking at Uzui who had appeared behind him, Mika asked with a smile, "Didn't we agree that you'd take the night and I'd take the day? Why haven't you gone back?"

Mika had naturally known about Uzui's following for a while.

"For you and me, not sleeping for a day or two won't have any effect."

"But this is a long-term mission, after all, the main focus is on the exploration by Tanjiro and the other two. In this situation, rest is necessary," Mika said, shaking his head.

"Don't worry, I understand," Uzui said seriously.

"It's just that with your detection ability, your first investigation is the most likely to discover the target."

"So let me follow you for now. After you've investigated these three places, if there's nothing, I'll go back."

Looking at Uzui's serious expression, Mika thought for a moment and agreed to let him follow.

Just as Uzui thought, Mika felt the same way.

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