kvmb Chapter 530 To die as a human being is a human dream
Chapter 530 To die as a human being is a human dream
Kanae smiled gently on her kind face and nodded slightly to Ikuko.
At this moment, she understood Yu Zi's intentions over the years.
Yuko nodded slightly, which was her way of responding to Kanae.
With a smile on her lips, Kanae looked at everyone one by one before turning into golden specks of light and disappearing into the air.
Kanae's children were deeply moved by what they saw.
They just saw their mother's spirit?
Aunt Yu Zi has this kind of trick up her sleeve?
They had always thought of him as an elder who liked to make jokes, and they were still completely bewildered by what had just happened.
Looking back at the mourning hall, where only a few people remained, she suppressed a smile and shook her head.
"Young people these days get so scared by such strange things."
Her words sounded like mockery, but Yuko could hear the kindness in Shinobu's tone.
Shinobu was probably proud that these young people could live in a world without demons.
After all, she had fought and bled against demons as a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.
At this moment, Kanae's children couldn't help but ask, "Aunt Shinobu, Aunt Ikuko, what was that just now?"
Shinobu Kocho shook her head without offering an explanation, and looked at Ikuko with a smile: "Ikuko, you must have something you want to say to me, right?"
"I'm sorry, I lied to Shinobu." Yuko's lips parted slightly, her eyes filled with apology and tenderness towards Shinobu.
Kanae's daughter's eyes widened: "Aunt Yuko, your voice..."
Yu Zi's voice didn't sound old; instead, it was as clear and cold as a mountain stream, chilling people to the bone. Just hearing that voice, people would probably imagine a cold, aloof woman in her early twenties.
As that indifferent face gradually solidified in everyone's minds, they suddenly realized what was going on.
Isn't that exactly what Aunt Yu looked like decades ago, when she was in her twenties?
Butterfly held her breath for a moment, then tremblingly reached out to touch Yuko's aged face.
Her stroking motion seemed as if she wanted to touch another similar face through Yuko's face.
Shinobu Kocho murmured, "I want to see..."
"Seeing that dashing Yuko again..."
"Mmm." Yuko gently reached out and grasped the hand that Shinobu was using to stroke her cheek, and smiled slightly.
To everyone's astonishment, Yu Zi's pale hair gradually turned a wine-red hue, which quickly spread. Her arms, which had become dry and withered due to age, became fuller, and the wrinkles on her face faded away at a visible speed.
The age spots that had lost some color due to facial aging had become much redder, and were now vividly etched on Yuko's face.
In just a few seconds, Yuko's appearance changed from that of an old woman to that of a young and beautiful woman.
This incredible transformation stunned everyone around them, and Kanae's children were speechless with shock.
Shinobu Kocho smiled as she watched Ikuko gradually revert to the way she remembered herself.
……
I'm dying of resentment.
Like Kanae, Shinazugawa, and everyone else, they all grow old and die; it's a process that all humans must go through.
When Shinobu left, Yuko stayed by her side and said a proper goodbye to her soul.
Decades of companionship seem to leave one with no regrets in a lifetime, but Yuko couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart.
It's clogged up; it just feels so suffocating.
"Yuko... Auntie... Has Aunt Shinobu left?" Seeing Yuko staring blankly at an empty space, Kanae's daughter, who had experienced this once before, asked softly.
Yuko stared motionlessly at the faint golden spots in the air, and after a long while, she nodded slightly.
At the very end, she couldn't help but tell Shinobu Kocho.
'If Shinobu wanted to, she could turn Shinobu into a demon.' That's what she meant.
Yuko regretted saying it as soon as she did, because it was an insult to Shinobu Kocho's character and a denial of the fact that she had fought to the death.
At that moment, Shinobu Kocho seemed to see Yuuko from decades ago, trembling and frantically covering her face with her hands because of her anger.
Butterfly suppressed a laugh; she knew Yuko's thoughts all too well. She simply held Yuko's hand, looking at her with a beaming smile, as if she were admiring some rare treasure.
"Aunt Yuko..." Kanae's daughter wanted to reach out to comfort Yuko, but didn't know how to start.
The experiences she had gone through during this period were so unbelievable that she still felt it was somewhat unreal, as if she were dreaming.
Aunt Yuko is a legendary demon, while Aunt Shinobu, along with her parents, were all members of the Demon Slayer Corps who hunted demons...
She's still reeling from the sheer volume of information.
"I'm fine. You go and arrange Shinobu's funeral first." Yuko shook her head, her face appearing very calm.
“…Okay.” After a moment of silence, Kanae’s daughter gently closed the door, leaving Ikuko with some private space.
As she heard the door close behind her, Yuko slowly got up and left the room, heading to the vegetable garden in front of the house.
With the passing of Shinazugawa and Kanae, the vegetable garden was well taken over by Ikuko and Shinobu.
In a sense, it can be considered a 'return of the item to its rightful owner'.
Yuko picked out the ripe vegetables and put them into her basket, then watered the vegetable garden. After doing all this, she carried the vegetable garden back to Shinobu's room.
Yuko put the vegetable basket aside and stared blankly at Shinobu Kocho's body. She seemed to be just asleep, with a faint smile on her lips.
To die as a human being is a human dream.
Ren did not die.
Some people say that a person dies three times in their life.
The first time was when her heart stopped beating; the second time was when she was put in a coffin and buried underground; the third time was when no one in this world remembered her anymore.
She cherished every moment she spent with Shinobu Kocho, keeping it deep in her memory, just like Yoriichi and Kokushibo.
Sitting upright on the tatami, Yuko's wine-red hair began to turn white, and her empty wine-red eyes were gradually tinged with gold.
Sometime later, her figure disappeared from the room.
All that remained in the room was a basket of vegetables and a letter with the word 'take care' written on it.
……
The weather wasn't good today. Shinobu and Ikuko had no children, nor did they adopt any. Kanae's children held a funeral for her, and Kiyoshi Terauchi and others also attended. They were so old that they could hardly walk anymore.
Yuko stood behind a tree, getting soaked in the rain, watching the crowds bustling about for the funeral in the rain.
As the coffin was lowered into the ground, Kanae's daughter seemed to sense something and looked towards the large tree in the distance, but saw nothing.
Aunt Yuko... she must have left...