……

When Tanjuro walked near the butterfly house, he found out.

The weather, which had been gloomy just a moment ago, seems to be slowly clearing up, and some sunlight is shining through the clouds.

The damp feeling in the air is gone, and it seems like the rainy season has suddenly changed from a dry summer.

What strange weather, he thought.

……

……

Butterfly House.

A hurried green figure was scurrying around the butterfly house.

"Tanjiro, trouble coming here~"

"Yes!"

"Tanjiro, I'm in trouble waiting here..."

"Yes!"

"Tanjiro..."

"No problem!"

Tanjiro, who was mopping the floor, raised his head suddenly, his eyes flashed, he rolled up his sleeves, and happily agreed.

He patted his chest:

"Leave it to me!"

After Tanjiro finished speaking, he was full of enthusiasm and dragged up the ground with Ku Eat Ku Eat.

Side.

A few hermits stood there, gathered together, and talked about it:

"Wow - this kid is really capable..."

"It seems to be the type that can't be idle."

"We're really idle."

“……”

……

The other side.

In the courtyard.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka was sitting in the courtyard.

He sat expressionlessly, his dark blue eyes like bottomless pools, undisturbed.

Even though — there was a bunch of kids noisily surrounding him.

"Brother Yiyong!"

"Is this the Nichiren knife that Grandpa Scales said?"

Shigeru sat curiously next to Tomioka Yoshitoshi, his eyes full of little stars were looking at the saber at his waist, and from time to time he tried to reach out and touch:

"It's cool..."

Tomioka tilted his head slightly, he didn't speak, he just covered his Nichiwa knife.

At the same time, he lowered his eyes and glanced at Shigeru Kamado.

Then he immediately withdrew his eyes.

- Too young.

Not suitable for joining the Demon Slayer.

Yoshiyoshi Tomioka thought so.

"Brother Yiyong! Can you teach us swordsmanship? ”

"Brother Yiyong!"

Takeo was holding a wooden knife, standing in front of Tomioka Yoshitoi, waving it casually a few times and then shouting:

"Please!"

It seems that because of the previous conversation with Scales Zuo, several children knew about Tomioka's existence.

And they are very familiar with wanting to have a good relationship with Yiyong - obviously they are the opposite of their father.

"Takeo! Dense! Midouzi hugged the sixth wife, she walked towards a few people from the butterfly house, first glanced at Tomioka Yoshiyoshi apologetically, and then hurriedly criticized her younger brother:

"It's not a child again, don't delay other people's time..."

"I'm sorry, my brothers aren't very sensible..."Mizuko then immediately said apologetically to Tomioka.

At this time, the sixth wife in Midouzi's arms suddenly opened her hand and laughed happily:

"Brother Yiyong...!"

That's when it happened.

“！”

Tomioka, who was silent, raised his head and looked in the general direction of the butterfly house's gate.

There, a figure was approaching this direction.

Tread, tread.

It is Tanjuro Kamado who came on foot.

Tanjuro was slightly stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.

- Takeo, Shigeru, Midouzi, and the six wives are talking happily around Tomioka Yoshiyong.

This guy is unexpectedly very popular with children?

Tanjuro thought slightly.

Before the others could react.

Tomioka was the first to stand up, and he stared directly at Tanjuro.

Then, slowly, the corners of his mouth rose in an imperceptible curvature.

It's about two pixels of radian.

For some reason, Tanjuro at this time felt as if he understood the emotions that Tomioka wanted to express.

- Look.

- They're talking to me.

Tomioka looked at Tanjuro.

- I'm not hated.

…… I guess that's what it means.

Tanjuro thought to himself, and also looked back at Tomioka Yoshiyu, and nodded.

"Ahh It's the father! Father is back! ”

At this time, the sharp-eyed Shigeru turned his head and followed Tomioka Yoshiyu's gaze to Tanjuro.

The moment he saw Tanjuro, Shigeru was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly the corners of his eyes turned red.

He curled the corners of his mouth, the tip of his nose was sore, shouted, and immediately let go of Tomioka Yoshiyong, and ran towards Tanjuro:

"Father——!!

Tanjuro was opening his hand and leaning down slightly, ready to hug Shigeru, when he noticed teardrops reflecting in the sunlight from the corners of Shigeru's eyes.

I was stunned for a moment.

Syllable!

Shigeru jumped up in front of him, snapped his head like a rice cake, and went from shouting excitedly to crying:

"Father!! I thought you had gone to heaven——! ”

While shouting, he shook his body:

"Ghosts! It's scary——! ”

Tilting his head, Mao Yangtian wept.

"Okay, okay, I'm fine." Tanjuro patted Mao who was holding his face helplessly and comforted him:

"Shigeru, let go, I can't see the way..."

At the same time, under Mao's shouting, the eyes of the rest of the people were also attracted.

"Father!" Takeo ran to Tanjuro's side in small steps and hugged him from the side, he was older than Shigeru, and did not express his emotions directly.

“… Yes! ”

Midouzi came over with the sixth wife in her arms, she smiled, tried to blink her eyes, and didn't let the tears fall out of her eyes:

"It's good that you're okay...", she reached out and took one of Tanjuro's hands.

Aoieda, who was helping the Butterfly House staff record things, heard Shigeru's shouting and couldn't help but poke her head out of the window next to her.

“… Tanjuro? Aoi eda looked out of the window.

Her hair was tied up, and the headscarf she wore on her head had been removed and replaced with a delicate hairpin.

Although he learned from Tanjiro that Tanjuro was fine, he hasn't seen each other since.

Kwai Zhi always can't let go of his heart.

Right now.

Aoi eda looked at the source of the sound.

Tanjuro's figure was reflected in his lilac eyes.

After seeing Tanjuro, who was being held by the children like a tree full of koalas, Aoi couldn't help but laugh softly.

At the same time, a stone hanging in my heart was finally put down.

“… That's great. Aoi eda smiled, holding her face with her hands, leaning against the window and looking at Tanjuro who was holding his head with his hands outstretched and trying to walk with his head held by Shige.

"Mom! Mom! Hanako, who was staying with Aoi, was jumping by the window, trying to stick her head out and see:

"Is my father back?" Hanako raised her head and asked Aoi Zhi in surprise.

"Well, my father is back." Aoi lowered her head, she smiled and stretched out her hand, holding Hanako in her arms:

"Look."

Hanako was in Aoieda's arms, lying next to the window with two small hands, looking excitedly in the direction of Tanjuro, waving her hand:

"Father's ——!"

Tanjuro, who was holding his head by Shige, turned his head accurately as if he could see it suddenly, and waved his hand in the direction of Hanako and Aoi Branch:

A dull voice came from under Shigeru's body:

"I'm back."

……

……

Inside the butterfly house, another room.

Squeak——!

Squeak——!

"Huh......" Tanjiro wiped the sweat from his forehead, he straightened up, looked at the wooden floor that had been wiped by himself, reflecting his figure, and smiled with satisfaction:

"Hmm!"