Actually, if anyone was hungry, Nezuko, having just turned back into a human, was extremely hungry. But she was used to going hungry, so she wouldn't put her brother in a difficult position. She also believed that Takeru filling his stomach was more important than her.
"If you don't mind, Takeru-san and Rikka-san could come back to our headquarters with me first. We will entertain you properly." Seeing the rice balls Tanjiro took out, Kanae was a bit helpless, but in this mountain, she couldn't conjure up food either.
"No need for such trouble." Hearing her words, Takeru shook his head calmly. He then went directly to the dining table and, to everyone's shocked amazement, took out a huge preservation lunchbox.
He then opened the box and began taking out already prepared dishes. Just smelling the aroma made everyone involuntarily swallow. The smell was simply too tempting.
Even Rikka, who had eaten many delicious foods, couldn't help but swallow, let alone Kanae, Tanjiro, and the others. In this world, just getting enough to eat was satisfying enough. Delicious food was an extremely rare luxury.
"Would you like to join us?" Looking at the stunned crowd, Takeru said calmly. The food he took out filled the large dining table. As long as Takeru didn't eat freely, it could easily fill dozens of stomachs.
"Is it okay?" Hearing Takeru's words, Kanae hesitated. Normally, out of politeness, she wouldn't easily accept a dinner invitation, but right now, the smell was simply too tempting.
"Haha, I won't stand on ceremony!" Seeing this, Inosuke quickly walked over, ready to grab the food with his hands. But Tanjiro immediately grabbed him, knowing how wildly Inosuke ate.
Normally, with just them, it was fine, but this was a house built by Takeru, and the food was also provided by him.
"Damn you, Kentaro, let go of me!" Pulled by Tanjiro, Inosuke was a bit annoyed.
"I'm Tanjiro, not Kentaro!"
Watching their horseplay, Rikka directly sat down next to Takeru. Seeing this, Kanae, unable to resist the temptation, sat on Takeru's other side.
"Nezuko, you come over too." Looking at Nezuko, who seemed reserved, Takeru beckoned.
"Eh, well..." Hearing Takeru's words and looking at the food on the table, Nezuko looked hesitant.
"What, you don't want to eat the dishes I made?" Seeing her expression, Takeru pretended to be hurt.
"N-no, that's not it!" Hearing Takeru say this, Nezuko quickly waved her hands, her expression becoming even more nervous. Finally, she obediently sat down next to Rikka. Zenitsu, taking advantage of Tanjiro dragging Inosuke, also sat down at the table.
"Alright, Tanjiro, you and Inosuke come over too." Then, looking at Inosuke, who was still struggling to get closer, Takeru spoke directly.
"But..." Hearing this, Tanjiro was still concerned.
"Come over quickly." Seeing this, Takeru shook his head with amusement.
"Let go of me quickly, Tentaro, he said we can go over." Seeing Tanjiro's persistence, Inosuke shouted loudly. After all, Takeru had already said they could eat.
Seeing this, Tanjiro had to let go of Inosuke. Inosuke ran directly to the other side of the table, grabbed a whole pig's trotter, and started gnawing on it quickly.
"Delicious!" Feeling the sweet, rich fat of the roast pig's trotter, accompanied by an appetizing herbal aroma and an unknown sauce, Inosuke could only say 'delicious'.
Seeing Inosuke eating so roughly, Tanjiro was a bit stressed, but seeing that Inosuke wasn't messily affecting the other dishes, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He then sat down next to Nezuko.
"You three, come over too." Then, Takeru looked at the other three reserved people, Murata and the others.
"Th-then we'll help ourselves." Seeing Inosuke wolfing down the food, they felt even hungrier.
Although they had just experienced fighting Demons and comrades, they shouldn't have much appetite, facing these dishes, it was hard not to have one.
Moreover, after entering here, the room emitted a special fragrance that unconsciously relaxed people. All the terrible things from the outside seemed to disappear here.
"Alright, everyone, don't be shy. Start eating." Seeing everyone seated, Takeru spoke again.
"Let's eat." Hearing this, everyone spoke softly and quickly picked up a piece of meat they liked and put it in their mouths. The tender, juicy meat exploded in their mouths, making them feel like they were melting along with the deliciousness.
"So delicious." Nezuko, on the other side, put a piece of Squid Tuna meat in her mouth. The ultimate deliciousness turned into an overwhelming sense of happiness, making her feel like crying.
The others, after taking a bite, fell silent for a moment, then ate frantically. Even Kanae enjoyed the food on the table in big bites.
In comparison, Takeru and Rikka's elegance seemed somewhat out of place with the others.
Of course, although Takeru's movements were elegant, he ate faster than everyone else.
Less than five minutes later, after finishing off the last Spider Sister, Giyu returned. Seeing everyone eating frantically, he was silent for a moment.
Then, at Takeru's invitation, he also joined the ranks of those enjoying the meal...
About an hour later, everyone stopped eating, very satisfied. Although they wanted to continue, they were too full to eat anymore.
Most importantly, now everyone felt warm all over, and their fatigue quickly disappeared.
During this time, immersed in enjoying the food, Kanae had forgotten to ask Takeru questions.
Also, through this meal, everyone became more convinced that Takeru was not from this world.
This world shouldn't have such delicious cuisine, and those unknown animals wouldn't be products of this world either.
"Takeru-san, can you tell me about your world? And about Demons?" After completely full, Kanae regained her composure and clarity, and directly asked Takeru.
"That's not a big problem. First, let me tell you, the so-called Demons don't exist in our world. Or rather, what exists there are more appropriately called ghosts."
"Ghosts are the souls of the dead, born from resentment and chance. Although some also harm humans, they are fundamentally different from the Demons of your world."
"Besides that, the world I live in is peaceful and prosperous. People have plenty of food and clothing. Of course, there are some considerable hidden dangers now, but overall, it's a wonderful world." Hearing Kanae's question, Takeru answered seriously.
"A peaceful, prosperous world with plenty of food and clothing... I'd really like to see it." Hearing Takeru's words, Kanae spoke with some longing.
As for ghosts, she knew her own world also had them. Under special circumstances, one could see spiritual bodies.
As for Giyu, he was a bit lost. He hadn't known Takeru wasn't from this world, so he couldn't understand what Takeru and Kanae were talking about.
"Going there isn't difficult." Seeing Kanae's longing expression, the usually silent Rikka spoke.
Looking at Kanae, she thought of Emi, who lived next door. For Rikka, both were people from another world. Yusa Emi was living fine in that other world, so Kanae probably wouldn't have many problems surviving there either.
"That's true. I wonder if Takeru-san and Rikka-san could show me around your world next time." Hearing Rikka's words, Kanae was stunned, then reacted and spoke expectantly.
"That's not a big problem." Hearing this, Takeru nodded directly.
"Wait, what have you been talking about just now? What is 'their world'?" This time, Giyu couldn't help but ask.
"Tomioka-san, actually, Takeru-san and Rikka-san are from another world," hearing Giyu's confusion, Tanjiro quickly explained.
"Another world?" Hearing this, Giyu couldn't help but look at Takeru and Rikka in shock.
"Nee-san, Tomioka-san, so you're here!" As they were talking, Kocho Shinobu arrived with members of the Demon Slayer Corps' medical unit, the Butterfly Mansion, and the post-incident processing unit, the Kakushi.
After rescuing the wounded on the west side, who had been briefly treated by Takeru, she came here.