Controlling the Butterfly Effect from Demon Slayer

Jigoro asked about Yoya's curse, and Horitake answered seriously:

"Not yet. Just give me some time and let my strength grow further. I am sure I can remove the curse for the Lord."

"If you can really wear off the lord's curse... Horitake, you have done the Demon Slayer Corps a great favor!

The lord, when he was young, supported the Demon Slayer Corps, working diligently and not daring to be careless.

He treated every swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps as his own child, and he always believed in his subordinates.

Unfortunately, because of the curse of the Ubuyashiki clan, the lord's health is getting weaker and weaker.……"

It can be seen that Ubuyashiki Yoshiya is indeed very popular and loved by the Demon Slayer Corps. Even retired old men like Jigoro respect the leader.

Horitake solemnly promised:

"Don't worry, old man. I will improve my strength as soon as possible."

Ci Wulang nodded slowly.

Suddenly, the old man's tone changed and became less serious:

"Oh, right! What's the situation with that girl named Kanroji Mitsuri? Is she the future wife you mentioned before?"

Hori Gaku was dumbfounded.

How...how should he answer this!?

After a long pause, Hori Gaku could only give an ambiguous answer:

"Mitsuri, she...she...she, I treat her as my future wife, but not the future wife I mentioned before! You understand, old man?"

Ji Goro righteously condemned Horitake:

"Brat! So that's what you think, you're greedy while having your cake and eat it too! Your idea of playing both sides is terrible!"

Hori Gaku was also desperate:

"You old man, don't make me sound so dirty, and don't try to show off how noble you are!

I don't believe that when you were young, you didn't think about having girls on both sides!

Besides, nowadays, what's wrong with rich and powerful people marrying more girls? This kind of thing is very common, okay?"

"That's true, but you will be despised if you do this."

"They are jealous!"

"Are you too shameless?"

The old man and the child argued loudly, but neither could convince the other.

Little did they know that Zenitsu in the kitchen heard what they said, and while washing the dishes, he was crying and resentful:

"Damn it! Big brother is actually two-timing! It's really... too enviable!

Why can't I have such a good thing?

Those women I met before... ah! I'm so unwilling!"

In the tea room over there, no matter how Jigoro condemned him, Horitake remained unmoved and stuck to his original intention!

Jigoro was so angry that he was out of breath and didn't plan to continue persuading him:

"Forget it, brat, it seems like you are not going to change!

But I still want to remind you, no matter what, you must never play with girls' feelings! You must be responsible for them and for your own behavior!

If you capsize one day, I won't care."

"Don't worry, the boat won't capsize!" Horitake waved his hand proudly:"The boats are connected by iron chains, it's as easy as walking on flat ground!"

"You little bastard! You still want to chain the boat?"

"Just kidding! Just kidding!"

"But then again, old man, after I get my Sun Blade in a few days, I will be going on a mission. By then, I won't be able to come back to live here as I've been away from home for so long."

Ji Wulang was mentally prepared for this:

"Now that you have grown up, you have to be independent. I have no objection to this. Just remember to come back and see me occasionally. Don't forget me."

"Look at what you said, Momoyama is also my home, how could I forget you?

Fortunately, you have more than one apprentice now, even if I go out, you still have Zenitsu by your side.

Although this kid is timid, he is a good person. I am quite relieved to have him by your side."

Ji Wulang nodded, then thought of something, and a well character appeared above his head:

"Zenitsu is okay, but... I am very annoyed that he often evades training."

Holding a teacup, Horitake comforted the old man:

"The monk can run away but the temple cannot. If he dares to run, you should catch him and train him to death. How can a young man not endure some hardships?

Zenitsu will also join the Demon Slayer Corps in the future. How can he do it without strength and courage?"

Ji Goro was in a dilemma:

"As for strength, I can still work hard to train him and improve his strength, but this child is too timid. What can I do about this?"

"Don't worry, when Zenitsu is strong enough, his character will naturally become confident.

All cowardice and inferiority come from lack of strength. You just need to train Zenitsu more arduously, and leave the rest to time!"

"Well said! I thought so too!"

The conversation between the master and the disciple reached the kitchen. Zenitsu shuddered when he heard it, and began to plan his nth escape plan from Momoyama.

In the following days, just as the master and the disciple had talked, Jigoro trained Zenitsu even harder, and Zenitsu was trained to death every day.

Occasionally, when Jigoro needed a break, Hori Gaku would fill in, and Hori Gaku would train the disciple on behalf of the master!

Compared with Jigoro's training, Hori Gaku's training scared Zenitsu more.

If the training was not completed, Jigoro would mainly scold him, but Hori Gaku would really beat him!

After being beaten by Hori Gaku many times, Zenitsu began to yearn for Jigoro's training. Jigoro's training was hard, but he would not be beaten.

Later, Jigoro found that Hori Gaku's stick training method seemed to be very effective, so he simply let go and let Hori Gaku continue to train Zenitsu.

At that time, Zenitsu was desperate, and he crawled and asked Jigoro to train him.

Jigoro smiled, and he answered Zenitsu like this:

"I think your senior brother's training of you is quite effective, so let him continue to train you!

Don't be sad, Zenitsu, cheer up.

To tell you the truth, you only have a few days left if you want to maintain such a high training efficiency.

In a few days, when your senior brother's Nichirin sword is forged and delivered to you, he will need to go on a mission and go out to kill demons. This is the duty of the Demon Slayer Corps."

After hearing these words, Zenitsu was extremely eager and looking forward to it. He looked forward to the Sun Blade being delivered earlier and Horitake leaving earlier.

There was no way, Zenitsu was afraid! He was afraid that he would be beaten to death by Horitake before he was trained to death!

In fact, Horitake's attack was not that heavy at all. The so-called beating was just to make Zenitsu's nose and face swollen, and he could recover completely after a sleep.

Who made Zenitsu timid by nature? Horitake's training has become a shadow in his heart.

Looking forward to it... looking forward to it... finally! One morning, Zenitsu waited for Horitake's Sun Blade!

Wearing a fire man's mask and a circle of wind chimes hanging on his hat, this is Horitake's swordsmith, Katsuzuka.

This morning, with the sound of wind chimes, Katsuzuka climbed up Taoshan and came to Jigoro's house to deliver the sword.

Because he had to clean up the table after breakfast, there was only Zenitsu at Jigoro's house. When Katsuzuka arrived, it was Zenitsu who opened the door to receive him.

Opening the door and looking at this stranger wearing a fire man's mask, Zenitsu was very strange:

"May I ask you are……"

"My name is Tetsuoka. Horitake's Nichirin sword is ready. As a swordsmith, I am here to deliver the sword to him."

Hearing this, Zenitsu's face changed.

Tetsuoka wanted to continue talking, but seeing Zenitsu's tearful expression, he was at a loss.

Zenitsu held Tetsuoka's hand, as if he had seen his real father:

"You are finally here! Do you know how I spend these days?"

"ah?"