Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 544 Fate 1 and Poem

"Yuko, let's go to this place. I have a surprise for you."

Yuko received a message from Tamayo after returning from the amusement park.

“?” Yu Zi immediately replied with a question mark.

"I originally intended to tell you when you came over earlier, but those two kids were so unruly that Yushiro and I both forgot."

"Remember to use your original appearance at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

"?"

Yuko sent another question mark, but this time Tamayo did not reply.

Using your original appearance?

Does that mean she should appear as a completely demonic being?

As Yuko pondered this, she clicked on the link Tamayo had sent. It was an address for a park located not far from the Kamado family home, about a 20-minute walk away.

Is there anything special about this park?

Yu Zi pondered for a moment, and the answer she received was no.

She rarely goes out, but she has been to this park before.

But did Tamayo specifically mark the time so that she could attend the meeting?

No matter how much Ikuko inquired, Tamayo never responded.

As is typical of Yuko, she loves to disagree on these kinds of things, but for some reason, she always felt that she would regret it if she didn't go along with Tamayo's suggestion.

So, early the next morning.

Kamado got up sleepily and saw Yuko staring blankly at the mirror in the bathroom, which startled him.

Kamado asked in surprise, "Yuko-nee, your hair?"

Yu Zi turned around, her wine-red eyes filled with a hint of a smile: "How was it? My hair dyeing skills are pretty good, right?"

Bifang clapped her hands: "So, where can I learn such amazing hair dyeing techniques?"

Yuko put her hands on her hips: "Once I become a ghost, I can easily do this kind of thing."

Kanata Kamado retorted, "No, the cost is too high in every sense!"

"Why did Sister Yu suddenly decide to get a new look?"

"A new look? This is how I used to look, before I became a ghost." Yuko looked at herself in the mirror. Her long, wine-red hair was tied into a ponytail with a hair tie, and the freckles on her face were covered up again.

Yuko stroked her cheek: "Tsk tsk, I was invincible at eighteen."

Sweating profusely, he picked up his wash cup and headed to the kitchen.

He couldn't stand being around such a narcissist for even a minute.

"I'm heading out." After tidying herself up, Yuko arrived at the park following the address Tamayo had given her.

Upon arriving at the park, Yuko found a quiet spot to sit down, observing the people in the park, trying to find the person Tamayo had asked her to meet.

After searching around, Yu Zi still couldn't figure out who it was.

A group of elderly men doing morning exercises, plus a few young people, none of them seemed to be the same.

Yuko took out her phone.

"Who is the other person?" she asked Tamayo. "At least tell me their physical characteristics, otherwise how will I know if it is them?"

The message was replied quickly.

"You've arrived already? That's fast! But it's not necessary. You'll understand once you see me."

"The Riddler!"

Yuko was so angry that she almost wanted to go to the Zhu family's house that very night to cause trouble, and she bombarded Zhu Shi with messages.

Just as her expression grew increasingly intense, a gentle voice suddenly rang in her ear.

"Excuse me, are you a friend of Ms. Tamayo?"

Yuko subconsciously glanced to the side and saw a woman she didn't recognize, who looked to be in her early twenties and was very young.

However, Yuko noticed the ring on the other woman's finger, indicating that the woman was a married woman.

Of course, whether she has a husband or not is none of Yu Zi's business; after all, she is not Cao Cao.

The issue is!

She didn't know this woman at all!

Tamayo even said that she would understand once she saw it, but she wouldn't understand a thing!

Just because she really is a ghost doesn't mean we should treat her like one, right?

Although Yuko didn't recognize the woman, the woman covered her mouth in surprise upon seeing Yuko, as if she had witnessed something unbelievable.

Yuko subconsciously touched her face.

That shouldn't be the case. She washed her face.

Frowning, Yu Zi asked directly, "May I ask who you are?"

Hearing Yu Zi's words, the woman finally regained some composure. She glanced anxiously behind her and then turned back around.

"My husband took the child to the bathroom and will be back soon."

Yu Zi's face showed even more confusion; what was all this nonsense?

No, what if your husband comes?

She didn't bully you, you're making it sound like you're asking your husband to get revenge.

"Please wait a moment, please wait a moment." The woman kept glancing back at the park's public restroom, her anxiety clearly visible.

Yu Zi patted the bench next to her helplessly: "I have no plans to leave yet. If you don't mind, please sit down."

"Um, excuse me." After sitting down next to Yuko, the woman kept glancing at the public restroom, and even unconsciously tightened her right hand on Yuko's, as if afraid that she would run away.

Yu Zi took out her phone and subconsciously tried to pull her hand away from the woman's grip, but couldn't. She turned her head and saw the woman facing away from her, looking anxiously in the direction of the restroom.

Seeing that the woman's anxious expression seemed genuine, Yuko became increasingly confused.

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Zi put her phone back and simply looked at the elderly people in the square.

"Come out! Come out!"

At this moment, the woman excitedly tugged at her hand.

Yu Zi thought to herself, "You've finally come out. I'd like to see if your husband has three heads and six arms."

Yuko turned around and looked in the direction of the public place. A man with his hair tied up was pushing a stroller towards them.

From afar, the man seemed to spot his wife and waved with a smile.

Yuko was completely stunned.

Soon the man came pushing the stroller.

"Sorry, I was a little delayed changing the baby's diaper."

"Look at this lady." The woman was so excited that she could hardly speak, and she stood up to show the man Yu Zi behind her.

The man also showed an extremely surprised expression the moment he saw Yuko.

"See? It really looks like her, doesn't it?" the woman said excitedly. "Yoichi, do you think Miss Yuko might be your long-lost sister?"

Yuko murmured, "Yoriichi?"

The woman nodded: "Yes, that's my husband's name."

The man called Yoriichi suppressed his surprise and nodded with a smile: "It's unbelievable. I never thought there would be someone who looks so much like me."

“If I didn’t know that I was the only child in my family, I would probably have really treated you as my younger sister.”

The woman looked somewhat disappointed: "Huh? Isn't that right?"

"No, Poetry, I can be sure of that."

poetry……

It is indeed the name of Yoriichi's wife.

Are they their reincarnations?

It has to be said that Tamayo's surprise was truly beyond Ikuko's expectations.

She never expected the meeting to be like this.

Yuko had thought a lot about it. Perhaps she could meet Yoriichi in heaven after she died, or perhaps in the deepest part of her memories.

But I never expected that we would meet like this.

"No wonder Ms. Tamayo said that you would be surprised to see Ms. Yuuko after seeing what you look like, Yoriichi." Shi's face was filled with a happy smile.

"It's a kind of fate to see someone in this world who looks like you."

"You agree, right, Miss Yuko?" Shi said, looking down at Yuko, and was momentarily stunned.

"Miss Yuko..."

A tear inadvertently rolled down Yu Zi's cheek, and upon hearing Shi's call, she quickly raised her hand to wipe it away.

"Yes, it really is..." Yu Zi had barely uttered the words when her throat tightened, as if she couldn't even utter a clear word. Her tears wouldn't stop, and she covered her face and sobbed softly.

"Um!" Shi panicked for a moment and quickly hugged Yuko in her arms, gently patting Yuko's back.

Shi hugged Yuko, looked at Yoriichi with a panicked expression, opened her mouth, and whispered, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and come over and comfort her."

She spoke very softly, as if afraid that Yuko might misunderstand if she heard her.

When Yoriichi saw the tears in Yuko's eyes, his heart ached, as if he were seeing a loved one crying.

They had only met today, and he didn't even know what the girl who looked like him was like or what her name was.

Ultimately, he could only attribute it to their similar appearance.

Yoriichi walked over and sat down next to the bench. Before he could even say a few words of comfort, Yuko hugged him tightly and sobbed softly.

This time, not only Shi, but Yoriichi also panicked.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Shi Chaoyuan shook his head, signaling him to be quiet.

After crying in Yoriichi's arms for a while, Yuko gradually regained her composure.

Yuko released Yoriichi, forcing a smile: "Sorry, I got your clothes wet."

"It's alright, but Miss..."

“Because Mr. Yoriichi looks a lot like my deceased brother, I unconsciously…” Yuko showed an embarrassed expression.

The Yoriichi before me had his hair tied up in the style of an ancient person, but his face did not have the natural freckles. Apart from that, he was exactly the same.

The two suddenly realized, "Oh, I see."

"Are they twins?" Yuko seemed unwilling to delve into the matter, looking at the baby in the stroller and changing the subject.

Shi revealed a proud expression: "Hmm, a boy and a girl, aren't they cute?"

"Yeah, very cute."

She remembered that Yoriichi's dream was also to live a good life with Shi, but unfortunately he was unable to fulfill that wish in the end.

but……

Now that it's been achieved, it seems pretty good, doesn't it?

Yuko has always been reluctant to consider reincarnated people who look exactly alike as their past lives, but when it comes to the desire for something beautiful, she hopes that it really is true.

Yuko didn't tell them about her situation; to her, they were two different people.

Just as she never mentioned to people like Touko Yoshiaki that their ancestors looked exactly like them and were their past lives.

However, for Yoriichi and Shi, meeting a girl who looks similar to Yoriichi is extremely fortunate.

She was primarily a poet, and extremely cheerful, just as Yoriichi had told her.

Shi half-forced her to go out for a delicious meal, and then dragged her along to ask her a lot of questions.

Finally, before parting ways, Shi and Yuko exchanged contact information and agreed to visit each other at Shiko's house sometime.

As Yuko watched Yoriichi lead Shi and the children across the road, she smiled and waved goodbye to them.

"Thank you," Yuko said to Tamayo on her phone.

"Did you manage to speak with that Mr. Yoriichi?"

"Yeah, just like Yoriichi, just as clueless."

"Really? That's good. I was worried you'd be disappointed."

"No, I know perfectly well that they are two people, but whenever I see this scene, I feel genuinely happy for them."

"By the way, how did you get to know them?"

Yuko was quite curious about how Tamayo, an even more reclusive girl than herself, got to know Yoriichi and Shi.

"It was fate. I met Ms. Shi online, and later I heard that her husband's name was Yuan Yi. Out of curiosity, I inquired about what her husband looked like."

"That's truly fate."

"Yes."

"Thank you, Tamayo."

"Do we need to say these things between the two of us?"

"makes sense."

Ikuko smiled sincerely.

……

Ten years later, one morning, Yuko left a farewell letter and went to a cemetery.

She has accompanied everyone all these years, and I am truly happy.

Just a few days ago, Tan Yan also got married and started a family, but she felt increasingly overwhelmed.

Yuko arrived at an old tombstone with Shinobu Kocho's name engraved on it.

The tombstone shows signs of having been repaired, presumably by the descendants of the Shinazugawa family.

Aside from Shinobu Kocho's funeral on the day she passed away, this was Ikuko's first time here.

Yu Zi sat down, leaning against the tombstone and looking up at the boundless blue sky.

After a while, she took out her phone from her pocket, thought for a moment, and sent a message to Tamayo and Yushiro.

"Excuse me, I have to go now."

After replying to the message, she closed her phone and casually put it aside.

After a while, she picked up her phone again, but instead of checking the messages, she typed a message on the screen.

'Could someone kindly passing by please collect my body? My bank card PIN is...'

Just as Yuko was about to type out her bank card PIN, she suddenly raised her arm, which was gradually disappearing, in a daze.

Yuko suddenly realized that she was a ghost, and that she would turn to ashes after she died.

Yu Zi hurriedly deleted the information on her phone. Halfway through deleting, she paused, raised her hand, and smashed the phone to pieces with a hammer.

Okay, that's good. Now no one will be able to peek at her browser history.

Yu Zi closed her eyes peacefully.

I wonder if she'll go to heaven or hell?

If she could, she would still want to go to heaven.

After all, hell sounds terrifying.

Moreover, she had a very clear self-awareness; she felt that she was a good ghost and should go to heaven.

……

When Yuko opened her eyes, she was standing in a dimly lit space.

Is this hell?

It's not quite what she expected.

As for why it wasn't heaven, it was because she felt that heaven couldn't be a completely dark place.