"How lively." Just as everyone was full of doubts, Takeru teleported back with Tanjiro and Zenitsu, then spoke softly.
Only after Takeru spoke did Giyu and Kanae suddenly turn around, their expressions filled with wariness.
They had no idea when Takeru had arrived. Meaning, if Takeru had wanted to attack them just now, they probably couldn't have reacted in time.
"Don't look at me so warily. If I wanted to do something, you wouldn't be able to stop it anyway." Seeing the wary two, Takeru shrugged.
"Takeru!" Seeing Takeru return, Rikka showed a happy smile.
"Onii-chan, and Takeru-nii!" Hearing Takeru's voice, Nezuko quickly turned her head and noticed Tanjiro and Takeru. As for Zenitsu, she simply ignored him.
"Nezuko, and Tomioka-san!" Hearing Nezuko's call, Tanjiro smiled and waved at her, then noticing Giyu, whom he hadn't seen in years, he happily waved.
"This is… Nezuko. Nezuko-chan, I missed you so much!" Over here, Zenitsu, seeing Nezuko, his eyes turned into hearts. He wanted to run over and get close.
But seeing Zenitsu approach, Nezuko directly hid behind Tanjiro, looking scared, which greatly discouraged Zenitsu.
Hearing Nezuko and Rikka address Takeru, Kanae and Giyu understood he was the one who had turned Nezuko back into a human.
And Takeru's mysterious, disappearing/reappearing abilities made them wonder if he was Kibutsuji Muzan.
After all, perhaps only the Progenitor Demon who had plagued humanity for a thousand years, Kibutsuji Muzan, could do such things. Thinking this, they became even more wary.
"What, you want to fight me?" Sensing the change in their demeanor, Takeru frowned slightly, at the same time releasing a little of his powerful pressure.
Feeling Takeru's pressure, Giyu and Kanae calmed down. Although Takeru's mysterious means could indeed be those of Muzan, who had plagued humanity for a thousand years, Takeru had no demonic aura, which couldn't be faked.
Also, Takeru's unique approachable aura probably wasn't something an existence like Muzan could have.
"I'm very sorry for misunderstanding you, Takeru-san. I am the Flower Hashira, Kocho Kanae. May I ask you a few questions?" Having figured it out, Kanae quickly bowed to Takeru in apology.
"Sorry." Giyu also spoke softly to Takeru.
"If you want to ask questions, come inside. But I need to remind you, there's still a relatively powerful Demon in this forest, and it's trying to escape." Hearing their words, Takeru said calmly.
"I'll go." Hearing Takeru's words, Giyu said to Kanae and quickly ran into the forest.
Kanae followed Takeru into the house. Looking at the interior, completely different from this world's style, she showed a curious expression.
Zenitsu also looked dazed at this special building, 'Why was there such a special house on this eerie, stinking mountain? Was it built by a Demon living here? That would be too much enjoyment, wouldn't it?'
"Please, sit anywhere." Looking at the curious Kanae and Zenitsu, Takeru gestured casually for them to sit down.
"Thank you. Did you build this house?" Then, Kanae asked curiously.
"Yes." Hearing her question, Takeru nodded slightly.
"Do you live on this mountain?" Then, Kanae asked again. If not, why would he go to the trouble of building such a luxurious house?
"Well, Flower Hashira-senpai, this building was just instantly created by Takeru-san." At this moment, Murata explained softly from the side.
"Instantly created just now?" Hearing Murata's words, Kanae looked at him as if he were joking.
"You don't need to doubt. Because I am not from the same world as you, it's normal that the abilities and powers I possess are different." Looking at Kanae, Takeru spoke again.
"A different world?" Hearing Takeru's words, Kanae felt it was even more absurd.
But seeing Takeru's natural expression, and remembering his ability to cure Nezuko, teleport behind them silently, and instantly build a luxurious house, the latter explanation seemed more plausible.
"Takeru-san is not from our world?" Tanjiro also looked at Takeru in surprise.
The others also looked shocked, as if they had seen a ghost. It was hard for them to imagine meeting a visitor from another world. Usually, they didn't even have the concept.
Inosuke, on the other hand, was thinking about being sent flying by the Spider Father and didn't participate in the conversation. His intelligence made it hard for him to engage anyway.
"What is another world like? Is it the same as our world?" Then, Tanjiro showed a curious expression.
"Tanjiro, you're too easy to trust others, aren't you?" Seeing Tanjiro quickly accept Takeru's explanation, Zenitsu couldn't help but feel speechless.
"But, whether it's Takeru's abilities, his strength, or his help to us, there's no point in him lying to deceive us." Hearing Zenitsu's words, Tanjiro said bluntly. Another point was, he didn't smell any dishonesty from Takeru.
"Well..." Hearing Tanjiro's words, Zenitsu was speechless. Besides, Takeru had just saved him, so it wasn't appropriate to question him.
"Then, Takeru-san, may I ask how you came here, and what is your purpose in coming to our world?" Hearing Tanjiro's reminder, Kanae came back to her senses.
Indeed, Takeru had no reason to tell such an easily debunked lie.
If he wasn't lying, then his purpose in coming to this world was very important. If it was an invasion, facing the unknown, their world could in great danger.
"How I came here is very simple. About five days ago, your world should have experienced a tremor, a worldwide tremor." Looking at the tense Kanae, Takeru said calmly.
"Yes, could it be...?"
"Our world also experienced the same earthquake. Then, special passages were generated between the two worlds. Yesterday, a Demon came to our world and attacked ordinary civilians. After some searching, we found the spacetime tunnel connecting the two worlds. The entrance on your side is in this mountain." Looking at Kanae's expression, Takeru nodded, confirming her guess.
"So that's why. Takeru-san, I have a request. Could you possibly meet with our leader? Please?" Then, Kanae bowed to Takeru.
Although her doubts multiplied, she felt this might be the opportunity to completely end Muzan's persecution of the world.
"That's not a big problem. I actually have some cooperation to discuss with him." Hearing Kanae's words, Takeru nodded gently.
Being able to maintain the Demon Slayer Corps against Muzan's rampage for so long, the Ubuyashiki Family was truly capable. The current head, Ubuyashiki Kagaya, was also a talented and smart person.
"Thank you for agreeing to my request." Although curious about what cooperation Takeru wanted to discuss with Kagaya, it wasn't appropriate for her to ask.
Also, Kanae was curious that Takeru seemed to know her leader.
"By the way, Takeru-san, may I ask what your world is like? And why could you help Nezuko turn back into a human? Does your world also have Demons? And can we also go to your world?" Then, Kanae asked Takeru curiously.
"These questions can wait a moment. It's getting late. If you don't mind, let's talk while we eat." Hearing Kanae's words, Takeru shook his head gently.
After all, he had been in this world for a few hours. Here, it was already around 10:30 p.m., meaning it was about 8:00 p.m. in Takeru's world.
"Takeru-san, I have some rice balls here. Please, have some if you don't mind." Hearing Takeru's words, Tanjiro reacted and carefully took out some wrapped rice balls.
"Eh, Tanjiro, what about mine?" Seeing the rice balls in Tanjiro's hand, Zenitsu hugged him. Inosuke also looked at the rice balls eagerly.