
After meeting with the pillars, Riku is currently being bridged where he first met Ubuyashiki Kagaya while calming himself.
And at this moment Riku was closing his eyes and feeling the wind in the afternoon quietly, but before he could calm himself he felt someone staring at him behind a tree.
"so can you come out of your hiding place" said Riku without looking at all and talking to the person who is currently hiding behind a tree.
"Shinazugawa Genya" said Riku then turned to look at Genya who is currently walking towards him with sweat because it was discovered.
"ma. forgive me the Moon Pillar of Riku-San, it seems like I'm bothering you" Genya said nervously as she bent her body.
"it's okay to relax, then what do you need to do here ?" riku replied in a voice that calmed anyone who heard, then turned towards him with a gentle smile on his face.
Of course Genya who saw Riku calm down made him able to calm himself down, then talked about something important to Riku.
"please make me your disciple !!" genya shouted while bowing her body to Riku.
While Riku who heard this was a little speechless then immediately asked him, who knew that Riku could make Genya useful in this war.
"so.. can you use breathing techniques ? then do you have any other skills ?" riku asked Genya curiously.
"i. that's actually I can't use the breathing technique, then I can eat the devil's flesh and then use the ability I ate from the demon in order to regenerate my body when attacked" genya replied nervously when she told Riku this.
While Riku was currently just holding his chin and thinking, but Genya who saw this was actually worried if she did something wrong.
But before Genya asked Riku, suddenly Riku continued to ask Genya while looking at him curiously for this idea.
"then can you use a rifle ?" riku asked Genya while narrowing his eyes.
"that I can but a gentle rifle as my main weapon other than the sword" Genya replied quickly, but when she saw Riku's smile somehow made her shiver a little.
"fine from now on you can be my apprentice, but I want your barrel gun to be changed into a long gun, and your first practice I want you to hunt down a Deer and a Bird for your dinner this time, I want you to find your own rifle" sahut Riku while reaching his hand into his haori while removing 2 papers on Genya.
While Genya who heard this was happy but when he heard his first practice using a long barrel gun made himself a little surprised let alone having to find his own dinner.
"then this is my home address should not be long to go there and this is a assembled picture of your rifle and also the bullet" said Riku while giving the two papers to Genya.
"I want you to give this assembled image to the forgers in the forging village and then about the bullet I want you to ask for the antitoxic recipe and also the wisteria poison on the Kocho Shinobu insect pillar because the recipe is there to him" continued Riku who explained this to Genya, while he was surprised but still obeyed Riku's words.
"and one more thing I'm going to tell you Genya, no matter you can't use breathing techniques like your brother, your friend or your teacher, the important thing is that you should be proud of your own skills even if you're weak" said Riku with a smile and a gentle tone of voice to Genya.
"for a strong enemy will always be on the lookout for someone as strong as him without regard for someone weaker than himself and make the enemy off guard because the presence of the weak will bring a path of battle to win a fight" continued Riku then stroked Genya's head gently despite their height is almost the same.
"and remember this Genya, even a weakling can defeat someone stronger than him in his own way, which is why I chose you to be my disciple in terms of rifles instead of in breathing techniques" sahut Riku to Genya who is currently looking at Riku with surprise.
"even the insect pillar was so, even though he was a weak person yet he used his ability in concocting medicine and making poison to kill demons, if he could it should be you too, right ?" sahut Riku then held Genya's shoulder so that he would be aware of his daydream when he heard the advice from her.
"then what are you waiting for, you should immediately find your dinner today, so go" said Riku as he kicked her out to start his training.
"a.. ah. Then excuse me Sensei !! " cried Genya then left quickly before Riku wanted to tell her something.
"ahh... I just wanted to tell him don't call me Sensei, but he seems to go and get enlightenment isn't he, Shinobu ?" sahut Riku while crossing his arms spoke to Shinobu who was currently eavesdropping on their conversation.
"well. I guess I'm the only one who was peeping, it turns out his sister also peeked" said Shinobu who jumped from the tree and stood beside Riku.
"well, they are both troublesome, and it seems like my work will increase this time with the two of them" said Riku as he looked back at the sakura tree that is currently falling.
"so. am I weak ?" shinobu asked while smiling horribly at Riku, but Riku just let her go and answered her.
"yahh.. You're right, but you can still kill that demon with your poison, right ? I also want Genya to be able to fight even though it must be from a safe distance even with the concoction of your poison" Riku replied and turned towards Shinobu with a gentle smile on his face.
"well. after all it doesn't matter to me, I'm sure it's for the victory of mankind isn't it ? you are very understanding to others Riku, but you are.." said Shinobu worriedly to him, but before continuing his words Riku just asked him.
"Shinobu.. Do you believe in reincarnation ?" riku asked in a gentle tone to Shinobu, but his gaze was currently staring at the sky which would soon be night.
"that's. I don't know, but I believe reincarnation is real, so why do you ask that ?" shinobu replied then looked towards Riku in a daze at this moment.
"no. I hope we can continue together until our next reincarnation" Riku replied in a sad tone to Shinobu.
While Shinobu who heard this only widened her eyes and hugged her with a smile on her face.
Riku who was currently feeling Shinobu's embrace, just immediately hugged Shinobu back gently with a bright smile on her face when she was with Shinobu who had something in common like Shiro and Saki.
After quite a long time hugging directly, the two of them took off their arms and stood on the bridge while looking at some cherry blossoms that fell together.
"so what are you going to do now, Riku ?" shinobu asked while gently holding Riku's hand, although she looked nervous to hold Riku's hand, but she still dared herself to hold her hand.
"somehow, I might have met an old acquaintance, because before you two came here I had a message that Oyakata-Sama wanted me to bring her" riku replied with a gentle smile at Shinobu and let her hand be held by him.
"then..who's the old acquaintance you were talking about just now ?" asked Shinobu who looked at Riku's smile curiously.
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At midnight in Asakusa City, Tamayo is currently reading a few books near the window that is currently open.
But when Tamayo was reading the book he felt that someone was staring at him and then looked at the window and saw Riku was looking at himself reading a book.
"good night, Tamayo-San you know it will be dangerous if you open the window at night" said Riku and went inside through the window which surprised him.
"there's something I want to talk to you about Tamayo-San, you know I have to ask the previous owner of the house to find you you know that, don't you ?" sahut Riku explained everything to Tamayo tiredly.
"then, what do you want to talk about now ?" tamayo asked Riku cautiously.
"ahaha..just relax Tamayo-San anyway this won't be long, so let's talk seriously this time" Riku said seriously to Tamayo.
While Tamayo who heard Riku's voice somehow made the previously calm atmosphere heavy because of his voice, then Tamayo immediately nodded her head at Riku.
"hmm. So this is how among the demon hunters there is a physiologist and a pharmacist and I as the representative of the demon hunting corps want to invite you to our research, and that includes researching the changes that happened to Kamado Nezuko" said Riku with a flat and serious face on Tamayo.
But what Riku said next made Tamayo break out in cold sweat, and did not believe Riku's words to her.
"can you cooperate with us to defeat Kibutsuji Muzan, we ask that you come to the Ubuyashiki residence immediately" said Riku who still put a flat but serious face on Tamayo.
"tu.. wait you want me a demon, to come to the headquarters of the demon hunter corps there ?" tamayo asked Riku worried about her.
"you take it easy, Tamayo-San because the pillars and the others are currently going to do special training so, we will only patrol if there is movement on the devil at night" reply Riku casually to Tamayo.
"but.." before finishing his words, Riku just cut it off.
"and you take it easy if you don't make suspicious moves you won't be targeted by the pillars because there I will help you if you're in trouble, so what about your answer Tamayo-San ?" sahut Riku while extending his hand to Tamayo.
"are you going to help us with this research ?" sahut Riku while smiling gently at Tamayo.
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"so what about your meeting with Riku, does he accept it" Kagaya told Riku, who is currently being bandaged because of his illness that has spread almost all over his body.
"yahh.he accepted our request Kagaya-Sama, but it seems you are not okay" said Riku who is currently worried about Kagaya's condition.
"excuse me for showing you this terrible form of Riku, but can you hear my request this time" Kagaya said with her voice still calm though not with her body to Riku.
While Riku who heard this could only nod his head reluctantly at Kagaya, both Kagaya and Amane who saw this could only smile when he saw Riku was very worried about his master's condition.
Immediately he explained his plan to Riku, when he heard this plan of course Riku fell silent and turned his eyes to Kagaya.
"are you crazy Kagaya-Sama" said Riku with a face of disbelief in Kagaya.
While Kagaya who heard this just shook her head at Riku with a smile on her face as well as Amane.
"then do I have to tell this to others or to Himejima alone? ? , you know he has known you for a long time at the age of 19, I'm sure he'll also reject your plan this isn't it ?" riku asked with his hands pressed against his pants after seeing and hearing Kagaya's decision.
"I know you're worried about me, but it's been my decision and Amane's, so please kindly grant my request" said Kagaya who bowed her head in a soft voice to Riku, and Amane too.
While Riku who saw this could only be silent and then let out his tears and lowered his head and clasped his pants tightly, after which he spoke to Kagaya while crying.
"you know Kagaya-Sama, you and Amane-Sama are like father and mother figures to me, as well as the pillars who are currently worrying about you, but for me losing you and Amane-Sama was a disaster, the time I spent with you two was the thing that struck me, if you leave so easily then how can I forgive myself for failing to protect you both as a child as well as your master ? " said Riku while crying at Kagaya and Amane, while those who saw Riku crying could only smile gently while letting out tears of happiness when they saw this.
Because for several years, Riku always came to Ubuyashiki residence quietly and then invited them to drink tea with him after that Riku reported the results of his training to Kagaya for several years they become familiar with each other.
"thank you Riku, if only we could meet again in the next life I would love to be your father and have tea with you with the others, as well as Amane" sahut Kagaya who is currently sad to see the crying Riku at this time, then Amane immediately went and hugged Riku gently.
While Riku who heard and got this treatment could only return Amane's embrace while letting out all her tears in Amane's arms.
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Currently, Shinobu's butterfly house is concocting a recipe owned by Riku that he brought before and his blood stamps Nezuko in his room.
But while researching his blood Nezuko arrived just when his door opened and displayed the figure of a man walking to him.
Of course Shinobu who heard this immediately turned her head and saw that the one who entered the room was Riku, but before wanting to greet him Shinobu could see the look on Riku's face which was currently sad.
"ahh.. sorry I seem to have disturbed you who seems to be researching Nezuko's blood" said Riku to Shinobu with a smile on his face despite being forced, while Shinobu just shook his head and asked him.
"hmm.. no coincidence I'm done so, what happened to Riku ?" asked Shinobu who was currently worried about Riku's condition.
"ahh.it can I sleep with you I just feel sad" Riku replied in a sad tone to Shinobu.
While Shinobu who heard this just shook her head and asked Riku to take a bath first and then change her clothes with the pajamas given by Shinobu to her.
Of course Riku who heard Shinobu could only obey her words and then went to take a bath before going to bed.
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After Riku finished the bath he was currently sleeping in Shinobu futon alone with her, whereas the atmosphere they were currently in was awkward, awkward, Riku who felt this atmosphere felt that he was wrong to come here and sleep in Shinobu's room.
"Sh..Shinobu seemed to be ak-" before finishing her words arrived just as Riku was gently hugged by Shinobu.
"it's okay Riku, sleep" muttered Shinobu who was currently hugging Riku's head while stroking her head gently.
While Riku who gets this treatment can only put on a red face because his head almost hit his chest.
But when he heard Shinobu mutter he could only accept it while hugging Shinobu back and then closed his eyes and fell asleep in Shinobu's arms.
Shinobu who felt Riku's breathing had calmed down and saw that Riku had fallen asleep just immediately Shinobu smiled then kissed her forehead gently, then muttered to her with a smile on her face.
"good night, Riku"