!!!
Musashi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately gripped the Kasugai Crow with his left hand.
"Wow! And... they... are all Lower Moon level..."
Musashi's action instantly made the Kasugai Crow understand. He gasped for air as he finished his sentence.
Only then did Musashi release him, his heart still pounding. However, at this moment, Crow fainted in his hand again.
[Kyojuro:?]
[Muichiro:??]
Seeing Kyojuro and Muichiro's confused gazes, Musashi coughed twice and explained, "Cough, cough, my Kasugai Crow was too overworked on this mission. He flew for too long and suffered from heatstroke, often talking nonsense. I was just squeezing him to send blood to his brain. This way, as long as he wakes up after fainting, he'll be fine."
Musashi had also learned Kochou Shinobu's trick, but unfortunately, he couldn't formulate medicine. Otherwise, he would have definitely prepared a medicine for Crow that would make him forget the past and start anew.
"Is that how you treat a Kasugai Crow's heatstroke? This is the first I've heard of it. It seems I should make a note of it; it might be useful in the future."
Muichiro said dazedly after hearing Musashi's explanation.
His long-lashed Kasugai Crow on his shoulder fluttered its wings in alarm and loudly shouted, "This must be fake! Master Muichiro, don't believe this guy's words!"
Muichiro fell silent for a moment after saying that, his eyelids lowered.
Then, as if startled awake, he widened his eyes, slowly turned his head, and asked his Kasugai Crow, "Huh? Believe what?"
The long-lashed Kasugai Crow felt speechless but also relieved upon hearing Muichiro's words. He almost forgot what Muichiro's memory was like.
Then Muichiro tilted his head and muttered to himself, "I think I just said something..."
"Never mind, I won't think about it."
A moment later, Muichiro gave up thinking.
Musashi felt relieved seeing this. With Muichiro's memory, even if he told him what happened on the mission now, he would probably forget it immediately.
Kyojuro, who was beside them, looked at the situation with some confusion but didn't ask further.
"There shouldn't be any danger, right?" Musashi asked with a slight worry. After all, Kyojuro's injuries hadn't fully healed yet, and he was a bit concerned about that.
"Hahahahaha, of course not! My strength has almost fully recovered! Plus, the Demon Slayer Mark have appeared, so my strength is even greater than before! And this time, Muichiro is accompanying me, and Kanroji's Warning area is the Swordsmith Village. Even if an Upper Moon appears, there won't be any problems!"
Kyojuro laughed twice and said loudly.
Musashi felt relieved upon hearing this. According to Kyojuro, the Swordsmith Village would temporarily have three Hashira-level combatants, so even an Upper Moon wouldn't gain any advantage by going there.
"It's getting late. Muichiro and I should set off. I heard the journey to the Swordsmith Village is quite long, so we should leave early."
Kyojuro looked at the sky and said.
"Then I wish you a speedy recovery, teacher."
Musashi smiled and said.
His Nichirin Sword was still almost like new. If someone saw it, they would probably think he hadn't used the blade much, but perhaps that was true; he really hadn't used the blade much.
Almost every time he encountered a demon, he would make one strike. Besides that, what he used it for the most recently was making a box for that White-Haired Demon.
It could be said that those two big trees were what made Musashi draw his blade the most. Making that box indeed took him a lot of effort.
"Mm! Then I can continue to participate in missions, and Musashi, you won't have to simultaneously pay attention to my patrol area anymore!"
Kyojuro replied loudly.
After saying their goodbyes, Kyojuro and Muichiro left.
As Muichiro walked away, the long-lashed Kasugai Crow on his shoulder glared angrily at Musashi, making him feel that this Kasugai Crow's personality was very similar to Yushiro's.
Watching Kyojuro and the others leave, Musashi shook the Kasugai Crow in his hand.
"Wah..."
Crow let out a weak cry but didn't wake up.
"Sigh, I need to quickly put Crow in a cool place, or his heatstroke symptoms will probably get worse soon," Musashi muttered to himself for a while, and then took Crow back to his own residence.
After taking Crow back, Musashi went to the Butterfly Mansion.
After inquiring with the Kakushi inside, Musashi learned that Zenitsu had already recovered and gone on a mission, leaving only Tanjirou still unconscious.
Just as he reached the door of Tanjirou's hospital room, Musashi saw a conscious Tanjirou and Kanao, who was holding his hand by his bedside, crying tears of joy.
"It's so good to see you awake..." Kanao said happily, looking at the awakened Tanjirou.
Did I come at a bad time...? It seems Tanjirou probably doesn't need me to visit him anymore...
Musashi stood at the door, not daring to enter, and at the same time felt a little heartbroken. This was the first time he had heard Kanao speak. In the past, when he asked her questions, she never responded.
Just as Musashi was about to leave and not be a third wheel, a Kakushi walked over, carrying a plate of pastries.
"Ah, it's Master Musashi. Are you here to visit Tanjirou?"
Goto greeted Musashi and asked.
"Um... that's right."
Musashi answered truthfully.
"There are quite a few people worried about this child. I wonder when he'll wake up. This honey cake is a special get-well gift for him. I heard his sense of smell is extraordinary, so maybe he'll wake up immediately after smelling the cake."
Goto sighed and rambled on.
"Uh... actually..."
"Master Musashi, I'll go in first."
Musashi was about to tell Goto that Tanjirou had already woken up, but he was interrupted by Goto's words.
After Goto finished speaking, he walked into the room. Seeing this, Musashi thought that since someone was already in there being a third wheel, it wouldn't matter if he joined, so he followed Goto in.
Tanjirou had closed his eyes again at this point, and Kanao sat obediently by the bed, not saying a word.
Goto also didn't realize that Tanjirou had woken up. After placing the honey cake on the table, he said to Kanao, "Um, I'll leave the honey cake here for now. Please leave it for a while before removing it. If he still doesn't wake up, eat it before it spoils."
After saying that, Goto was about to leave. At this moment, Tanjirou opened his eyes and said in a weak voice,
"Thank you... for your get-well gift..."
At this point, he also saw Musashi.
"Musashi... you came too..."
Musashi thought he had been there for a while; he just didn't want to disturb the two of them.
Because he knew in advance, Musashi wasn't particularly excited, but Goto next to him was. After hearing Tanjirou speak, he shouted excitedly, "Isn't he already awake!? Can you react a little more intensely!!"