Kaigaku was thrown alone onto the street, like a stray dog that had lost its home.
Shinobu sighed, walked to his side, and gently asked, "Are you alright?"
Kaigaku didn't reply, he just lay there, his body still trembling.
Seeing this, Shinobu prepared to help him up and said, "Let me help you. I'll take you inside to treat your wounds."
Kaigaku shouted in alarm, "Get lost! Don't pretend to be kind here! I can stand up on my own!"
He had already noticed earlier that Jotaro had entered the pharmacist's house, and he absolutely would not go in. As long as he saw that person, his pride would feel pierced.
Stubbornly, he pushed Shinobu away. Alone, he supported his severely injured body and shakily stood up.
"I'll help you," Shinobu said sincerely.
"Get lost!" Kaigaku screamed from the bottom of his heart.
He turned around and slowly moved forward, stepping out with his left foot first, then dragging his right foot behind him.
Only weaklings receive pity from others. He was not a weakling.
Shinobu was very gentle. In her eyes, Kaigaku was just a pitiful injured person. She didn't understand why Kaigaku would make himself like a stray dog.
Even though her good intentions were repeatedly rejected, not only was she not angry, she actually felt even more sympathy for him.
Precisely because she pitied him, there were some things she had to say.
"Kaigaku, from today onward, you will no longer be a member of the Demon Slayer Corps."
As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, she held great authority within the organization. She had the right to expel unqualified swordsmen.
Hearing this, Kaigaku's body involuntarily shrank, unsure whether it was from the cold weather or the chill in his heart.
He was already staggering, and now he stumbled and collapsed to the ground.
He said in unwillingness, "Why!"
Seeing him like this, Shinobu felt a bit of pity, but her words were still as sharp as knives.
"Kaigaku, being able to pass the Final Selection proves your strength is recognized. But your character is not suited to be a Demon Slayer swordsman. Even the most unqualified swordsman would not turn their blade against a comrade."
"The mistake you made today is unforgivable. Fortunately, your blade was poorly maintained and broke in the end, or it would've caused great disaster."
"The purpose of learning Breathing Techniques is to bring happiness to humanity, not to hurt them. Even if you are no longer a swordsman in the future, I hope you will remember this."
She sighed again and said, "I can more or less guess the reason you rejected my help. Seeing someone like Jotaro-san is certainly frustrating. I feel the same way as you."
"Take a left at the village entrance and go about ten meters, there's another pharmacist living there. You can go there to treat your wounds."
With that, Shinobu didn't say anything more and quietly left.
Kaigaku lay motionless on the ground, his eyes wide open, bloodshot. His hand dug through the snow into the dirt beneath.
"As long as I'm alive, there's always a way! Before death, it's not over yet!"
"Even if I'm homeless, drinking muddy water to survive, even if I steal money and get cursed at, I still believe that as long as I live, one day I will win!"
"I'll win and show all of you!"
His eyes were filled with hatred.
Dragging his heavily injured body, he slowly crawled up from the ground and staggered toward the location Shinobu had mentioned.
'What kind of damn Insect Hashira?! Not even worth my respect! That weakling who rejected me! I'll make you see how strong I really am!'
He panted heavily, every step he took was extremely difficult. But hatred made his will grow stronger.
At this moment, he felt he could do anything.
'That damned b*tch! How dare she act high and mighty in front of me! She even dared to expel me from the Demon Slayer Corps!'
'A piece of trash who can't even cut off a demon's neck! She only managed to collect fifty demon heads by relying on poison and luck!'
'Someone who used those kinds of methods to become a Hashira dares to point fingers at me? Hmph! That b*tch! She must be afraid of my strength taking her Insect Hashira position!'
At this moment, Kaigaku's hatred toward Shinobu even surpassed his hatred for Jotaro.
Bang! Bang!
He raised his hand and pounded fiercely on the pharmacist's door.
"Open the door!"
But no one responded for a long time.
'Damn it! Even you people want to go against me!'
Furious, he leaned against the wall for strength and kicked open the wooden door in front of him.
He broke in and shouted loudly, "Hurry up and bandage me, or I'll kill you all!"
Still, no one responded. Kaigaku frowned and began searching the pharmacist's house.
The house was eerily quiet. All the doors and windows were shut. Even though it was a cloudy day with no sun, they still had all the doors and windows closed?
No one had lit a candle inside, there wasn't even a bit of light.
'Could it be no one was home?' Kaigaku couldn't help but wonder. Then he opened a room door and stumbled inside.
As long as he could find tools and medicine, he could bandage himself. Besides, he was unemployed now. Even daily life would be a problem going forward.
Since the pharmacist's family wasn't home, he decided to use this opportunity to thoroughly loot the place.
The room was pitch-black, like night, he couldn't see his hand in front of his face. Kaigaku fumbled around, searching for something that could give off light.
Faintly, he heard a rustling sound coming from inside a room. His face instantly changed.
'Could someone be home?'
Soon he shook his head. If someone were really home, how could they not light a lamp? Could it be someone else here to steal as well?
He gritted his teeth, filled with hate. Even now that he was in such a state, someone still wanted to oppose him.
Like a wolf, his eyes glinted fiercely as he headed straight for the inner room.
Although he was seriously injured, if he activated Breathing Techniques, he could still easily defeat an ordinary person in a moment.
He tiptoed to the door where the sound was coming from and pressed his ear to the wall, listening to the movement inside.
The rustling sounds from inside grew louder, but then quickly disappeared.
Then he heard chewing sounds coming from inside. The sound was fleeting, and Kaigaku immediately sensed danger and prepared to leave.
"Since you're here, why not come in and have a seat?" A gentle male voice came from the room, warm like a spring breeze.
But to Kaigaku, it was like plunging into an icy abyss, his whole body turned cold.
Clack!
The wooden door suddenly opened by itself.
"You seem injured. Do you need me to bandage you?"
Inside the pitch-black room sat a man with a refined appearance, a gentle smile, and a soft voice.
Beside him lay the corpse of a young girl, completely naked except for below the stomach, the rest of her body was well-preserved.
She had been tied up with white bandages, and her mouth was stuffed.
Kaigaku finally realized what that rustling sound had been, it was this girl struggling.
The man said with a smile, "She didn't need to die. I'm very skilled, I've already done uterus removal surgery on dozens of women."
He added regretfully, "But she was too disobedient, and I made a mistake during the operation."
After that, he said to Kaigaku, "Come, I'll treat your injuries. Though I've never worked in a real hospital, I've been a school nurse for several years."
Kaigaku broke into a cold sweat. Hearing the man's words, he blankly walked over.
He knew that in his current condition, he absolutely couldn't resist.
Not only was he gravely injured, his Nichirin Blade was also destroyed, if he wanted to survive, he could only do as he was told.
As long as there was still a chance to live, he wouldn't give up.
A twisted smile appeared at the man's lips, and the door shut instantly.
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