At noon the next day, Lexon arrived at the Butterfly Mansion.
"Lord Lexon, welcome," facing the arriving Lexon, Aoi Kan's attitude was completely different from before, appearing somewhat reverent.
She already knew that this person who had been staying at the Butterfly Mansion a while ago had become a respected Hashira.
Behind her, three little girls were hiding around a corner, peeking at the visiting Lexon.
Although he hadn't met them when he was staying here before, Lexon knew that these three little girls were caregivers at the Butterfly Mansion, taking care of the injured Tanjiro and the others.
Lexon waved kindly to the three little girls. After the three young girls shyly ran off, he said to the twin-tailed girl, Aoi Kan, "Can you take me to Tanjiro?"
"Of course, Lord Lexon," Aoi Kan responded and then led the way.
"Where is Miss Shinobu?" Lexon didn't sense Shinobu Kocho's presence in the Butterfly Mansion and asked the girl in front of him.
"Lady Shinobu had something to attend to and left. She is not in the Butterfly Mansion," Aoi Kan replied.
"I see," Lexon didn't care where she went, as long as she remembered to come for her "sign-in" the day after tomorrow.
"We're here, Lord Lexon," Aoi Kan said, leading Lexon to the front of a room.
Even through the door, he could hear the noisy sounds coming from inside.
"I don't want to take my medicine! That medicine is so bitter!!!" a sharp, high-pitched cry of complaint sounded, as if it would shake the door open.
Lexon recognized it as the voice of one of the three little powerhouses of Demon Slayer, Zenitsu Agatsuma, that noisy guy who was fond of girls.
Aoi Kan seemed a little angry when she heard his voice. She opened the door and started scolding him.
"Don't scream in here! It's so noisy! If you want to get better, then hurry up and take your medicine! What are you crying about! If you don't take your medicine properly and your arms and legs don't recover, it's not my problem!"
"How could you..." Zenitsu was somewhat dejected after being scolded.
"Lexon!" Tanjiro, who was sitting on the bed next to Zenitsu, was pleasantly surprised to see Lexon behind Aoi Kan.
"We meet again, Tanjiro," Lexon said with a smile as he walked in, conveniently placing some fruit he had been carrying on the bedside cabinet.
After all, it always felt wrong to visit an injured person without bringing something.
"How is your physical condition?" Lexon asked, looking at Tanjiro as he sat down on the edge of his bed.
"I'm in great shape!"
Tanjiro looked full of energy. It was clear he was recovering well and was almost ready to begin rehabilitation training.
"That's good," Lexon said, casually patting Tanjiro's shoulder.
[Sign in]
[Sign-in Successful]
[Obtained "Heart of a Child": When communicating with others, it is easier to be believed. When getting along with others, it is easier to gain their trust and friendship.]
The skill information from the sign-in flashed through his mind.
'I didn't get Hinokami Kagura...'
Lexon couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
'But this "Heart of a Child" skill seems pretty good too.'
In the two years before the Final Selection, Urokodaki Sakonji and Tanjiro were frequent targets for Lexon's sign-ins. Lexon had thought he had already fleeced Tanjiro completely, but he hadn't expected there to be more in stock.
'After fleecing Tanjiro for so long, I never once got this skill...'
'Today is a pleasant surprise.'
'Then I'll come again tomorrow.'
Lexon thought.
'If it doesn't work tomorrow, I'll just keep coming, except for the days when a Hashira is fighting Gyokko.'
In Lexon's eyes, the Hinokami Kagura was already in the bag. It was impossible to give up on it.
"You're that strong guy..." Suddenly, a very hoarse voice came from the bed next to Tanjiro's.
It was a boy wearing a boar's head mask, the one who had been saved and knocked out by Lexon on Mount Natagumo, Inosuke Hashibiera.
"You've lost your spirit, Boar Head Boy," Lexon said with a laugh to Inosuke Hashibiera.
His energetic appearance on Mount Natagumo and his current appearance were a stark contrast.
"I'm sorry. I was too weak," the boar-headed boy said, looking very dejected, his voice hoarse and low.
"You already did a great job, Inosuke!" Tanjiro at his side quickly comforted the boar-headed boy.
Lexon walked up to Inosuke, patted his boar's head mask, and said, "Cheer up. Get well soon. Don't you still have to beat me and become the strongest..."
"Who is he, Tanjiro..." Zenitsu Agatsuma whispered to Tanjiro, asking about Lexon.
"He's my friend, Lexon. He's super strong!" Tanjiro introduced loudly.
"Idiot, that was too loud! He heard you!" Zenitsu cried in a low voice.
"Hello, my name is Lexon," Lexon looked at Zenitsu Agatsuma kindly and said with a small smile.
Among the story characters he was relatively familiar with, Zenitsu Agatsuma was the only one who used Thunder Breathing. Naturally, he had to get to know him well.
Although Lexon knew his master was the previous Thunder Hashira, he was too lazy to go and find that old man to sign in on every day.
'Oh, right, didn't Inosuke also create something called Beast Breathing? If I have time, I'll sign in for that too.'
Lexon shifted his gaze to the dejected Inosuke.
'But I probably won't use it much.'
'So it doesn't matter if I have it or not.'
Just like Insect Breathing, Beast Breathing was a style that best suited its creator.
It wasn't as effective when used by others.
"Where's Nezuko?" Lexon asked.
In the original story, Nezuko should have entered a dormant period at this time because she had consumed too much strength and stamina.
But in this world, Nezuko had neither expended too much energy on Mount Natagumo nor had she been tempted by blood at the Hashira meeting, so her condition should be very normal.
"Nezuko..." Tanjiro hesitated when he mentioned Nezuko. "She was taken away by Miss Shinobu."
'Taken away by Shinobu?'
'No wonder neither of them are here. I didn't see them in the Butterfly Mansion.'
'What did she go to do? It's broad daylight, Nezuko can't come out.'
'It couldn't be that her hatred for demons has led her to silence her, right?'
'Probably not.'
Lexon felt that Shinobu wasn't that kind of person.
"You just let her take your sister like that?" Lexon asked again.
"She promised me that she would absolutely not harm Nezuko," Tanjiro said, and then added, "I didn't smell the scent of a lie."
"I see," Lexon's sense of smell was first inherited from Tanjiro, so he naturally knew that he could smell lies.
"Lexon... do you know what Miss Shinobu took Nezuko to do?" Although the other party had promised not to harm Nezuko, Tanjiro was still a little worried.
"I don't know," Lexon shook his head.
How would he know what Shinobu was up to?
Tanjiro could only put aside his worries and change the subject. "Lexon, when were you able to demonize? What's that all about?"
He was very curious how Lexon could suddenly turn into a demon, and even switch between human and demon at will, not be afraid of the sun, and not want to eat people. If his sister could be like Lexon...
"Don't even think about it. It's impossible. Can't be done." From the look in Tanjiro's eyes, which was brimming with "I want to know," how could Lexon not see his meaning? He directly rejected him three times.
He couldn't just give Nezuko a sign-in system, could he?
"Alright..." Tanjiro could only say with regret.
"Focus on your treatment, Tanjiro. I'm leaving now," after some more idle chatter, Lexon said his goodbyes and left.
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