Looking at Tamayo in front of him, Yushiro felt an inexpressible sorrow in his heart.
"From the moment I personally killed my husband and son, my sins were already unforgivable, not to mention that after that, I also harmed many innocent humans.
The reason I chose to live after regaining my senses was so that I could use my understanding of Muzan to eliminate him one day, to avenge my tragically deceased husband and son, and all the people in the world harmed by demons.
Now that I can finally eliminate Muzan, death is the best destination for me; those innocent people who died need me to go down and atone for the sin of killing them."
Yushiro didn't speak the whole time; he couldn't say anything.
He understood that no matter what he said, he couldn't change Tamayo's decision.
Every day spent with Tamayo was his happiest time, but for Tamayo, every day she lived now might be equivalent to deep torment.
From that day on, Yushiro rarely spoke; he was thinking about what he should do, whether he should understand and help Tamayo achieve her long-cherished wish, or try his best to stop her from doing all of this.
...
Back to the present, Musashi smiled after hearing Tamayo's words and said, "It should be us thanking you instead; if it weren't for you, we might never have had such an opportunity."
Musashi didn't notice the unusualness in Tamayo's words, thinking she had agreed.
"I have already discussed the plan with Kagaya, and he has also agreed; next, there is a key point that you will need to complete at that time." Tamayo didn't say much after hearing Musashi's words and began to talk about the subsequent plan.
"Tell me, I will do my best to complete it." Musashi's expression immediately became serious.
"After extracting the Blood Demon Art from this demon, Yushiro and I will go to track Muzan's location; at the same time, Yushiro will create many talismans that share vision and hearing and have invisibility abilities, and distribute them to you.
After entering the space where Muzan is hiding, we will first identify the demon with spatial ability next to Muzan, and then Yushiro will use his invisibility to approach it; after you are teleported over, you need to immediately defeat the demon with spatial ability, but you cannot kill it directly, otherwise that space might collapse.
While you weaken this demon to its extreme, Yushiro will control it and then throw Muzan and the others out of their hiding space; after that, it will be the time for the decisive battle."
Tamayo informed Musashi of the plan.
Musashi nodded upon hearing this.
"I understand; I will cooperate well with Mr. Yushiro at that time."
"Besides that, there's nothing else.
Finally, let me tell you some good news: Ms. Kochou and I have successfully developed a medicine to suppress the drawbacks of Demon Slayer Mark.
Although it cannot guarantee a hundred years of life after use, living to sixty or seventy like a normal person is not a problem."
Tamayo said with a smile to Musashi.
She indeed had a lot to do during this time: developing medicine, extracting Blood Demon Arts; neither was easy, but the final victory was in sight, and Tamayo persevered.
Kochou Shinobu and Yushiro were also in the same state during this period, with almost no rest.
That means… my teachers…
Musashi's heart raced a little after hearing this news, then he stood up and bowed deeply to Tamayo.
"Thank you very much…
If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask; I will certainly not refuse!"
Musashi said to Tamayo, his gratitude to Tamayo in his heart was inexpressible.
Kyojuro was no longer just a teacher to him; he was even like an elder in the family.
Now that the drawbacks of Demon Slayer Mark were eliminated, he finally didn't have to feel guilty about this matter anymore, and his teacher could live a long life, and other swordsmen who activated Demon Slayer Mark also didn't need to worry.
In the future… there probably won't be such an opportunity…
Tamayo thought calmly…
After a while, after bidding farewell, Musashi left.
Tamayo and Yushiro treated the demon Musashi sent with poison and temporarily sealed it in a container.
Even with their demon bodies, such a long period of continuous high-intensity work made them very tired and in need of a short rest.
At this moment, Yushiro spoke.
"Lady Tamayo, must you do this…?" Yushiro looked at Tamayo, still holding onto a last glimmer of hope.
Wiping her hands with a wet towel, Tamayo looked at Yushiro.
"Yushiro, you should understand me."
This sentence shattered Yushiro's last illusion.
"Yes…"
Bitterly uttering two words, Yushiro knew that Tamayo's decision could not be changed.
At this moment, he no longer dared to think further; in the future, he might be the one living in torment and loneliness every day.
"I will listen to you and cooperate well with those in the Demon Slayer Corps…"
Yushiro said, looking at Tamayo.
He felt relieved; he thought his love should be more selfless, respecting her wishes, even if it caused him immense pain.
"Thank you for your understanding." Tamayo smiled slightly at Yushiro, then she took out two syringes and handed them to Yushiro.
"These are two extra human-transformation medicines; after the victory, you and Chachamaru can turn back into humans and bask in the sunlight again.
Your serious illness was eliminated the moment you became a demon; after becoming human, you will have a healthy body, so start your life anew."
Looking at the two human-transformation medicines, Yushiro took them, and his eyes became firm at that moment.
Seeing Yushiro accept the human-transformation medicine, Tamayo also breathed a sigh of relief; just as Yushiro understood her stubbornness, she also knew what a stubborn person Yushiro was.
"Lady Tamayo, if I don't die in this battle, I will wait for you forever…"
After accepting the two human-transformation medicines, Yushiro looked at Tamayo and said.
"I will wait until the day you atone for your sins and get reincarnated; if one year isn't enough, then ten years; if ten years isn't enough, then a hundred years; if a hundred years isn't enough, then a thousand years…
I will engrave you in my heart and wait, until the day I see you again; there will always be someone in this world who remembers you…"
Hearing Yushiro's words, Tamayo's heart undeniably trembled for a moment; having been together for so many years, Yushiro had almost always obeyed her, and Tamayo could somewhat understand his feelings.
But Tamayo hadn't expected this feeling to be so profound; she thought that after she died, Yushiro would probably forget her and start a new life after some time, but Yushiro's words just now shattered her perception.
"It will be very painful…"
After a moment of silence, Tamayo spoke.
Having lost her loved ones, she understood what kind of torment and pain this would be.
"It's worth it."
Without extra words, Yushiro only answered with these two words; in his opinion, as long as he could meet Tamayo again, everything was worth it.
"There might be no result…"
Tamayo was not sure if she still had a chance for reincarnation.
"Then I will keep waiting like this; I won't let you be forgotten by this world.
Forgetting… is the second death…"