The Wrath Of The Tsugikuni Heiress|| A Twisted Story Of Kimetsu No Yaiba

Part 48

At the Shingetsu Fortress.. In the Lotus Mansion..

"Oj.. san.." A soft and gentle voice whispered, calling out towards the slumbering little redhead as it desperately tries to awaken her former family member from his slumbers

"Oji.. an!" The voice whispered one last time as Yoriichi slowly began to stir, groaning and wincing in slight pain and discomfort as his eyes slowly began to flicker, just to see reality welcoming him with open arms..

'W-Where.. Where am I? What's going on? Why does my head hurts so much?' Yoriichi wondered as he slowly turns his head towards the side, only to allow a gentle groan to escape his lips as he immediately tries to analyze his situation

'A hospital bed? Am I at the Demon Slayer Corps? Did someone found me and brought me to a doctor? If that's true then.. Where's Natsumi?'  Yoriichi wondered as he carefully tries to scan his surroundings once more, only to find nothing out the ordinary as much as to his displeasure

"Ah! You're awake.." A calm and gentle voice muttered, easily catching the redhead's attention as his eyes began to widen in slight surprise

"T-Tamayo.."

"It's been a while.. Master Yoriichi.."

At that time.. In the Dimensional Infinity Fortress..

"I'll ask you this, one last time.. Where is Kokushibo?!" Muzan growled as everyone from the Upper Ranks slowly began to sweat from their master's tone

"He.. Upper One was.. H-He was.." The Upper Five stuttered, only to receive a harsh scolding when he couldn't even finish his answer to  his master's question

"He was taken.. Kokushibo was taken by the Demon Slayers, along with that little nuisance of his.." Akaza answered, trying his best not to stutter from his master's presence as Muzan slowly begins to cool down his temper

'I see.. So, that's what really happened..' Muzan thought, thinking back on what happened over a couple of weeks ago, it finally began to make perfect sense to him, and yet at the same time it made him feel really scared for his very life..

Not only was Kokushibo no more but even Yoriichi wasn't there to protect him anymore, no matter how much he despised the Former Sun Hashira for injuring him in the past, he still allowed him to stand near him only when Kokushibo was around to supervise his younger brother

Sighing in slight dismay, Muzan immediately dismissed the Upper Ranks and ordered them to prepare themselves for battle against the Demon Slayer Corps

Knowing the fact that someone from the Demon Slayer Corps had discovered their base, he had no doubts that someone would have already told their leader where his base was..

'I'll just need to be prepared.. There's no way a bunch of humans would be able to face off against a handful of demons much less an Upper Kizuki, no doubt..' Muzan thought, feeling slightly panicked as he immediately began making his way up towards his chambers, just to clear his mind for little bit before having to drown himself in sake throughout the entire morning.

Meanwhile.. At the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters..

'Geez! How the hell did I ended up getting involved with these two!?' The Wind Hashira growled, glaring daggers upon his charges as he slowly begins speeding up towards Rengoku's Mansion, only to be followed by the Sound Hashira and the Kamado Siblings as they immediately started chasing after him from behind

"Oi! Sanemi! Wait up, you flamboyant idiot!" Uzui exclaimed, trying to catch up with his flamboyantly short-tempered comrade, only to wind up leaving both of the siblings panting in slight exhaustion as they tried to keep up with him at the background

'They're so fast! How are they even doing that?' Tanjiro thought, staring up towards the speedy little figures of the Hashira as they slowly began to approach closer towards the mansion without them

"Oh! Don't feel bad, Tanjiro! I'm sure we'll be able to run as fast as them someday.." Nezuko reassured, earning an endearing little smile coming from her brother as he immediately began to imagine of all the things he could do to support their family if he was a lot faster than he already was at present

"You're right Nezuko! Maybe someday we'll be able to run a lot faster than them one day.." He thought as he heard a slight giggle coming from his younger sister at that thought

"Yeah! Maybe, someday.. Hinokami would be able to teach us how once she's feeling a little better.." Nezuko mentally cheered, feeling a little successful in changing her brother's mood from gloomy into something a little more optimistic expression..

"Thanks, Nezuko.."

"No problem, Big Brother!"

At the Flame Hashira's Mansion.. In Natsumi's Room (One of the Guest Rooms)..

Tomioka's pov

'She's still asleep.. How long is this medicine supposed to keep her asleep? ' I thought as I stared upon the slumbering little demon, watching her every move just to make sure she wouldn't cause trouble

"Hey, Ha-san.. How long is this supposed to keep her out again?" I asked, only to be met with absolute silence as I suddenly threw a short glance over my shoulder, just to check on what he was doing

'Eh? He's asleep?' I sighed, but just when I thought things couldn't get any better another one decides to show up..

"Ah ha! There you are, you flamboyant knucklehead!" Uzui exclaimed as I quickly turned my head towards the side, just to see him and the Kamado siblings standing by the doorway looking absolutely eager for some unknown reason

"What are you doing here?" I bluntly asked, only to receive a pair of bright little smiles coming from Tanjiro and his sister, who immediately took a seat right next to Hinokami's bed

"Well, the kiddos wanted to come and pay Hinokami a quick visit.. I just came here for a rematch with Hinokami in a game of Shogi.. So, what's the deal with him?" Uzui asked, cautiously staring towards Ha-san's direction as he casually sleeps upon the tatami mats without a care in this world

"Ha-san came to deliver Hinokami's medicine earlier.. He merely stayed just in case something goes wrong.." I replied, only to grow slightly cautious when the siblings had suddenly alarmed us about Hinokami's awakening

"Nnn.. Mmnn.." Hinokami groaned as her eyes slowly starts to flicker open against the mid-morning sun, causing her to let out a slight moan as her eyes slowly starts to regain consciousness

"Huh? What happened? What time is it?" Hinokami asked, yawning in slight exhaustion as her hands slowly began to rub themselves over her eyelids, just to make sure her eyes wouldn't wind up faltering themselves shut again like last time..

"Oh! I'm not exactly sure what time it is but.. Tomioka said, you've been sleeping for quite some time now, since Ha-san got here with your medicine.." Tanjiro replied, only to receive a gentle nod in response coming from the little troublemaker as Nezuko quickly tries to fill her in with everything that has happened since the Mugen Train Mission.