SFS Chapter 521 Still Laughing?
Chapter 521 Still Laughing?
"You think I won't come just because you say so? Wouldn't that make me lose face?" Shinobu's eyes gradually turned dangerous.
Yuko swallowed hard, then glanced casually at the doorway: "Ah, you're back."
Shinobu Kocho thought the three little ones had returned, so she instinctively turned around, but saw nothing.
By the time she turned around, Yu Zi had already made a lightning-fast escape, leaving her alone kneeling in the same spot.
Yuko... just like that, she turned back into a human?
Although it would be the best thing for Yuuko to turn back into a human, whether from her personal perspective or otherwise, Shinobu Kocho couldn't help but feel a little dazed, as if it wasn't quite real.
She never had this thought when Nezuko turned back into a human.
"Oh, right!" Yu Zi returned, peeking half her head out of the doorway and shaking her bandaged hand. "Please, just forget about dinner~"
Having said that, before Shinobu could respond, Yuko's footsteps quickly faded into the distance, as if she was afraid of being beaten up by Shinobu.
Shinobu Kocho's feelings were unclear; she was probably mostly happy.
Looking at the sky outside through the open door of Yuko's room, Shinobu got up and went out.
Yu Zi then went to the vegetable garden in the corner of the yard, scooped up water from the water tank next to it, and started watering the vegetables.
These vegetables are barely enough to cover the expenses of Butterfly's family, making it impossible to be self-sufficient. However, being able to eat one or two vegetables that they have grown themselves occasionally brings a sense of happiness that is incomparable to buying vegetables from outside.
Of course, more importantly, this is also to make the home feel more like home.
Shinobu Kocho didn't disturb her and went straight into the kitchen. Soon, the cleaver was chopping on the cutting board.
After watering the vegetable garden, Yu Zi subconsciously touched the back of her injured hand.
Without a doubt, given her experiences over the past few centuries and her current unconventional personality, Shinobu Kocho should not yet realize that she is lying.
Even when pressed hard, she couldn't feel any pain, but Yuko knew that the wounds hadn't healed.
To make the effect look realistic, the cut she made earlier was quite large, with a lot of blood smeared on the back of her hand, and even more of it got on Shinobu Kocho when she bandaged it.
It's actually very difficult for demons to achieve this level of regeneration and severance; at least Yuko couldn't do it back then.
Just like how she couldn't control the temperature of her own blood at the time, treating people's external injuries was like applying ice, making them shiver from the cold. It wasn't until after surgery that the temperature of her blood gradually became controllable.
Now, she has taken control of her body to a whole new level.
A short while later, the three little ones, who had just returned from school, noticed Yuko's unusual behavior at the dinner table.
"Sister Yuzi, the bow on your hand is so pretty!"
Yu Zi raised her hand and looked at it: "Really? I think it's a bit inconvenient, it might even get in the way when washing dishes."
Butterfly rolled her eyes at her: "I'll wash the dishes later, okay?"
She seriously suspected that Yuko was making excuses to avoid tedious housework.
The three boys all declared, "Leave it to us!"
When they were at the Butterfly Mansion, they helped Kanzaki Aoi with all sorts of housework, acting as caregivers. They were especially good at simple chores like washing dishes.
It can be said that every grain of rice eaten by the Butterfly House was not wasted; it was all converted into labor.
"You're not even as sensible as a child." Shinobu Kocho glared at Ikuko.
"But my hand is injured," Yu Zi pouted, looking aggrieved.
"Eh~" Before Shinobu could respond, the three little ones looked at Ikuko's bandaged hand in unison, "Ikuko-neechan, are you hurt?"
Isn't Yuko-neechan a ghost?
Even if a ghost's arm is severed, it can grow back quickly.
Yu Zi smiled slightly: "That's because I've turned back into a human."
As she said this, Yuko shook her injured hand.
"Eh~" This time, the three little ones were even more surprised.
"You've turned back into a human?"
"Like Nezuko?"
"Amazing!"
After the three children finished arguing, Shinobu Kocho squinted at Yuuko and asked, "Did I cut you with a knife?"
"Wasn't it made by some idiot himself?"
It seems they weren't fooled.
They've been lying in the same bed for so many years, Shinobu knows what Yuko is thinking just by the way she sticks out her butt, let alone this fake expression.
Yu Zi coughed lightly, looking somewhat embarrassed: "Wasn't that because I wanted to prove something to you?"
Shinobu Kocho nodded matter-of-factly: "Yes, that's all the proof I can come up with with my barren brain."
Yuko's lips twitched, and she decided to put the topic aside for the time being.
The three children were quite accepting of Yuuko turning back into a human, unlike Shinobu Kocho.
Shinobu was mentally prepared, having considered that Ikuko might not be able to turn back into a human.
Because at that time, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that Yuko was no longer on the same level as the other demons. You could tell that she could suppress Muzan with her Blood Demon Art even when she was hungry, not to mention that she later devoured Muzan's flesh and blood.
Muzan managed to wear him down completely, using up several doses of the human-transforming drug before he could no longer break down the drug and reverted to human form.
An independent being detached from Muzan, the human-transforming drug developed using Muzan's blood may not be effective for Yuuko.
But the three girls are different. They may have thought about this issue, but their in-depth research on it is not as good as Shinobu Kocho's.
After dinner, the three little ones rushed to clear the table and wash the dishes, as if afraid that Shinobu would take away their chores.
"Is Yuko going to take a shower later?"
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Yuko had just returned from Tamayo's place today, and she was exhausted from the journey. It wouldn't be right for her not to take a shower.
"Then remember to be careful with the gauze on the back of your hand, don't let it get wet... Never mind, I'll reapply the medicine after you come out."
“Alright then.” Yuko naturally had no objections.
After the three little ones washed the dishes, they were pulled to wash up and brush their teeth before being sent back to their room by Shinobu Kocho.
After taking a shower, Yuko changed into a thin white nightgown, revealing glimpses of her skin color, which made her face flush slightly. At the same time, Shinobu Kocho harbored ill intentions.
Wrap your thick, long hair in a dry towel; this will allow the towel to absorb the moisture from your hair.
When Yuko returned to her room, Shinobu Kocho had already brought the gauze and ointment for changing her dressing.
"Come sit here." Shinobu Kocho knelt on the tatami without turning her head, cutting gauze.
Yu Zi obediently sat down next to her.
Shinobu turned around and patiently removed the gauze from Yuko's hand.
I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel that Shinobu's movements are a bit stiff.
If I had to describe it... it's similar to a medical student bandaging a patient's wound for the first time, afraid of not doing a good job.
I wasn't this reserved this afternoon, but now it seems like I'm only realizing it now.
After removing the gauze, a wound about three centimeters long was exposed. The wound had stopped bleeding, but the exposed flesh was still faintly visible. One could imagine how badly Yu Zi had cut herself with the knife that afternoon.
Shinobu Kocho raised her head, a hint of anger flashing between her brows.
"W-what are you doing?" Yuko instinctively tried to pull her hand away, but Shinobu Kocho grabbed her fingers and quickly put her other hand in front of her.
"It's like I hit you before." Shinobu Kocho released her in annoyance, picked up the gauze placed beside her, and evenly applied the ointment.
Ikuko smiled coquettishly.
"Still laughing?" Shinobu turned around and looked at him, which only fueled her anger.
Ikuko's face was stern.
Looking at the long marks on Yuko's hand, Shinobu's anger quickly dissipated, replaced by a hint of heartache.
"I don't know if it will leave a scar."
"Huh? Will it leave a scar?" Yuko was surprised.
Shinobu Kocho raised her eyes slightly: "No, of course not."
"That's it..."
"Even if you cut off my hand, it won't leave a scar." Shinobu Kocho patiently and gently bandaged Yuuko's hand, her words becoming increasingly fragmented. "It'll grow back in no time anyway, won't it?"
"If you want to prove it next time, why not try cutting off your head?"
Yu Zi broke out in a cold sweat: "I was wrong, I was wrong, okay?"
Shinobu Kocho gave a cold laugh: "You don't know you're wrong, you know you're going to get beaten up."
Yu Zi wiped away her cold sweat: "Don't scare me, I'm injured."
"Alright, I'll change it for you tomorrow night." Shinobu Kocho silently put down her bandaged hand. She felt that she would probably hear Yuuko's excuse often before her hand injury healed.
Yuko looked at the bag, which was tightly sealed, and couldn't help but ask, "Will this really leave a scar?"
Shinobu Kocho glanced at her sideways: "Scared now? What happened to the way you were holding the knife before?"
Yuko promptly shut her mouth.
"The wound is so deep, there's a high chance it will leave a scar." Seeing that she was still relatively honest, Shinobu's tone softened considerably.
Yuko fell into deep thought.
Butterfly paused for a moment, then teased, "It's just a scar. Yuko is so pretty, it won't affect anything."
"Or is it that Yuko is actually this vain?"
Yuko could understand that she was trying to comfort her, but of course, Yuko didn't think that way.
She was just thinking that the scars needed to be made to look more realistic.
Yuko pretended to ponder for a moment and then said, "Hmm, it seems that the scars I got from fighting Muzan can't be removed."
"Huh?" Shinobu Kocho's eyes instantly turned into beady pupils.
"Don't you know? This scar was actually caused by Muzan using Blood Demon Art. Even the regenerative abilities of demons cannot completely repair it."
Shinobu's eyes twitched slightly: "It must be really difficult for you to come up with such an absurd reason in such a short time."
Yuko didn't feel embarrassed at all; on the contrary, she felt that her excuse was more and more reasonable: "I'll just say that when I meet other people and they talk about it. Just remember not to expose me."
Shinobu rolled her eyes; she didn't want to bother with this idiot anymore.
Shinobu Kocho tidied up the gauze and ointment on the ground, while Ikuko took off the towel from her head, and her cascading red hair fell down in a rustling sound.
Yuko knelt on the tatami mat, using a towel to dry the moisture from her hair strand by strand.
Shinobu Kocho returned after packing her things and was stunned as she looked at Ikuko's kneeling back.
Her white pajamas were soaked with moisture from her body, revealing glimpses of her pinkish skin underneath. Her long, wine-red hair cascaded down to her waist, with strands slightly curled.
A pair of fair and tender feet peeked out from under her buttocks, her toes appearing crystal clear, smooth and delicate under the light.
If there's any advantage to being a ghost, it's the near-eternal lifespan.
Of course, the premise is that you won't become ugly during the transformation.
Characters like Nezuko, Daki, and Ikuko almost all retained their human appearance, with little change in their physical appearance.
Some people, after turning into ghosts, are so ugly that even dogs would shake their heads. The only word to describe them is "ugly."
And if, after becoming a ghost, it possesses a human-like appearance, the outcome is self-evident.
Yuko's physical appearance has been perfectly preserved at the age of twenty-five. In fact, because she became a demon, many of the small scars left from slaying demons in the past have disappeared. The perfection of her body can be described as a work of art.
Before this, Shinobu Kocho did think Ikuko was pretty, but she just felt that Ikuko was prettier now... No, she couldn't say she was prettier, but she couldn't explain why, she just felt that Ikuko was better now.
For a moment, Shinobu Kocho was stunned.
Yuko dried her hair and shook it lightly.
Seemingly noticing that Shinobu hadn't made a sound for a long time, she subconsciously turned around to look.
The next moment, a warm, soft chest bumped into me from behind.
"Yuko, I..."
"Ouch~ That hurts." Yuko's voice rang out at the same time.
Shinobu Kocho's body stiffened for a moment before she slowly released Ikuko.
"Ren, what's wrong?" Yu Zi rubbed her nose and looked up in confusion.
Shinobu Kocho's resentful gaze swept over Ikuko's heart.
So what if you have big breasts?! Do big breasts necessarily mean soft breasts?
Damn it! Why are all those tonics useless?!
Is it really talent?!
Shinobu Kocho was deeply troubled by doubt and inferiority.
"What's wrong with enduring it?" Yuko asked with a smile, seemingly oblivious to her reaction. "Is it because you're not used to me turning back into a human?"
Shinobu Kocho shook her head: "No, I just feel like Ikuko has changed."
"Changed?" Yu Zi looked at herself in confusion. "I don't think I've changed, have I?"
Shinobu Kocho's gaze was deep and unfathomable: "You know you haven't changed, have you?"
Recalling what she had said that afternoon when she was being deliberately mysterious, Yu Zi smiled sheepishly: "Wasn't that because I wanted to give you a surprise?"
Shinobu Kocho didn't take it to heart, looking at Ikuko with a complicated expression: "I just feel like Ikuko seems to have become more real."
Yuko paused for a moment, then smiled slightly and leaned towards Shinobu Kocho, gently embracing her in Shinobu's surprised gaze.
"I'm sorry, I didn't notice Shinobu's feelings."
Shinobu Kocho was stunned for a moment, not quite hearing what Ikuko was saying, and was just thinking.
It is indeed very soft.
With her chin resting on Shinobu's shoulder, Ikuko's eyes held a complex expression.
She was being kind in her deception, right?
If only I had thought of this method sooner.
Although Shinobu Kocho never showed it, she should have long ago considered the struggle and pain of growing old alone.
This isn't Ren's fault, it's her fault.
“No… Ikuko did nothing wrong.” Shinobu Kocho gently placed her hand on Ikuko’s back. “I was just overthinking things.”
Shinobu Kocho knew that Ikuko had noticed her recent unusual behavior.
Even though Yuko wouldn't care, she just keeps thinking that way.