The carriage traveled for three days, finally arriving at its destination—the Yoshiwara pleasure district!
A massive torii gate, a bustling crowd, and everywhere, the vibrant glow of lights and revelry.
Within the buildings lining the streets, women in revealing attire were everywhere.
Some, heavily made up, knelt at the entrances of the buildings, while others, adorned in their finest, leaned against the second-floor balconies, casting flirtatious glances at passersby.
Kamado Tanjiro finally understood what kind of place this was.
Kamado Tanjiro hesitated, then mustered his courage and said, "Uzui-sama, even as the Sound Hashira, you shouldn't come to a place like this."
"As expected of a child. A man should enjoy himself in a timely manner. By the way, you brats must have never experienced this, right?" Tengen Uzui laughed heartily, then his expression suddenly turned solemn. "Do you think I brought you here for fun?"
Kamado Tanjiro asked in confusion, "Are there demons here?"
"Of course!" Tengen Uzui said. "A place like Yoshiwara, though it appears glamorous on the surface, is secretly filled with darkness and cruelty. People's desires are constantly amplified in this environment, which is exactly what demons love."
Kamado Tanjiro nodded.
Although Tengen Uzui appeared dissolute, as long as it involved demons, Kamado Tanjiro felt that the Sound Hashira before him was somewhat reliable.
Tengen Uzui continued, "I received news that people frequently disappear inexplicably in Yoshiwara, likely the work of demons. Therefore, I dispatched personnel into Yoshiwara to find the demons, but they all disappeared."
Byakuya asked, "What does 'disappeared' mean?"
Tengen Uzui glanced at Byakuya and said, "They disappeared."
"Oh!"
Byakuya grinned. It seemed this Sound Hashira had a naive side; his meaning was that they were already dead.
Tengen Uzui continued, "But I believe they are in danger, and we must act as quickly as possible, or they might truly meet their demise."
Kamado Tanjiro asked, "What should we do?"
Tengen Uzui said, "Just follow me."
As he spoke, Tengen Uzui led the four of them into a building and said to an old woman, "Help them with their makeup."
Agatsuma Zenitsu asked in surprise, "Makeup? Why do we need makeup?"
Meanwhile, two servants attempted to remove Inosuke's boar mask, but Inosuke resisted.
"Let go, you let go of me!"
Tengen Uzui said unhurriedly, "According to the investigation, several locations have been basically locked down, but the demons haven't been found yet. Therefore, you need to disguise yourselves as women and infiltrate them. We can't alert the demons; we need to find them."
Agatsuma Zenitsu asked, "Why don't you go yourself?"
Tengen Uzui replied, "I am the renowned Sound Hashira. If I were to appear, would the demons still show themselves?"
This made sense, and the others couldn't find a reason to refute it.
Since it was related to catching demons, Kamado Tanjiro compromised. Soon, the four of them were dragged into a room filled with various cosmetics and even wigs.
A moment later, the four emerged from the room, all dressed up.
Then...
*Pffft!*
Tengen Uzui looked at Agatsuma Zenitsu, who was the first to come out, and spat out the wine he was drinking.
Agatsuma Zenitsu had two small buns on his head, his face painted snow-white, with two circles of bright red blush on his cheeks.
At that moment, Tengen Uzui's first reaction was to draw his sword and cut him down, as if he had seen a ghost.
Then...
Kamado Tanjiro walked out, with a bow on his head and blush on his face...
Tengen Uzui stroked his chin; this one wasn't as eye-searing.
After all, apart from the scar on his forehead, Kamado Tanjiro was quite handsome, but he still looked like a man.
As Tengen Uzui was thinking, Inosuke swaggered out of the room, his boar mask already removed.
Then...
"Wow!"
Tengen Uzui, Kamado Tanjiro, and Agatsuma Zenitsu exclaimed in unison.
Inosuke hadn't put on any makeup, but his face was that of a beautiful girl, especially his large eyes, which looked charming and delicate.
However...
"What do you want to do to me?" Inosuke impatiently tugged at his clothes. "I'm not wearing this thing."
This guy had been training in the mountains bare-chested, and he hadn't changed this habit after becoming a Demon Slayer.
Kamado Tanjiro and Agatsuma Zenitsu quickly rushed to hold Inosuke back.
Kamado Tanjiro said, "You're a girl now. Girls shouldn't take off their clothes so casually."
"I don't care, I don't care..." Inosuke said irritably. "I'm not doing this anymore."
"So noisy," Byakuya's voice rang out at this moment. "Can't you guys be quiet? I almost drew my eyebrows crooked."
The air froze instantly, and everyone looked at the person before them in disbelief.
A beautiful "woman" appeared before them.
Her skin was snow-white, her black hair was styled up, her complexion was fair, her features were delicate, and her eyes held an indescribable charm. Her lightly red lips parted gently, exuding both allure and innocence.
Agatsuma Zenitsu's eyes instantly lit up, and he leaned forward, saying, "Sister, what's your name, where are you from..."
Byakuya grabbed Agatsuma Zenitsu by the neck and tossed him aside.
Byakuya said, "It's me."
Kamado Tanjiro was greatly shocked. "Byakuya? You're Byakuya!"
Byakuya casually brushed a strand of hair from his temple and said, "Yeah, what's the problem?"
Seeing the stunned gazes around him, Byakuya showed disdain.
A bunch of ignorant country bumpkins. Do you understand the Four Great Asian Arts?
With the Four Great Arts in hand, even a dog can be made beautiful and charming.
Otherwise, why would there be so many cross-dressers in my world?
"Then it's decided. The three of you," Tengen Uzui decisively pointed at Kamado Tanjiro, Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Inosuke. "You three will be responsible for infiltrating the Dihonya House, the Shiren House, and the Kyogoku House to find the demons."
"What the hell?" Byakuya exclaimed, stunned. "What about me?"
Byakuya was immediately displeased.
Although Byakuya was resistant to cross-dressing, his competitive spirit flared up. Wasn't his cross-dressing better than these three?
"Please!" Tengen Uzui looked at Byakuya with disdain. "You're not going undercover like this; you're going to cause trouble. You'll end up stealing the Oiran's business!"
Hearing this, Byakuya felt it made sense. To be an undercover agent, one needed to be low-key.
But could he be blamed for this?
Was being good-looking also a mistake?
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