The carriage traveled for three days, finally arriving at their destination - the Yoshiwara pleasure district!
A grand torii gate, a throng of people, and a scene of dazzling lights and revelry everywhere.
Within the buildings lining the streets, girls in revealing attire were everywhere.
Some sat at the entrances of the buildings, heavily made up, while others leaned coquettishly on second-floor balconies, casting flirtatious glances at passersby.
Kamado Tanjiro finally understood what kind of place this was.
Kamado Tanjiro hesitated for a moment, then mustered his courage and said, "Uzui-sama, even though you are the Sound Hashira, you shouldn't come to a place like this."
"As expected of a child. A man should seek pleasure when the time is right. By the way, you kids have probably never experienced such things, have you?" 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. "Places like the pleasure district, though appearing glamorous on the surface, are filled with darkness and cruelty underneath. People's desires are constantly amplified in such an environment, which is exactly what demons love."
Kamado Tanjiro nodded.
Although Tengen Uzui appeared dissolute, as long as it concerned demons, Kamado Tanjiro felt that the Sound Hashira before him was quite reliable.
Tengen Uzui continued, "I received word that people frequently go missing in the pleasure district, likely at the hands of demons. Therefore, I dispatched personnel into the district to find the demons, but they too disappeared."
Byakuya asked, "Disappeared?"
Tengen Uzui glanced at Byakuya and said, "Yes, they disappeared."
"Oh!"
Byakuya grinned. It seemed this Sound Hashira had a naive side; he meant they had died.
Tengen Uzui continued, "But I believe they are in danger, and we must act quickly, or they might truly be in trouble."
Kamado Tanjiro asked, "What should we do?"
Tengen Uzui said, "Just follow me."
As Tengen Uzui spoke, he led the four of them into a building and then addressed an old woman, "Please help these few to put on some makeup."
Agatsuma Zenitsu asked in surprise, "Makeup? Why do we need makeup?"
Meanwhile, two servants tried to remove Inosuke's boar mask, but Inosuke resisted.
"Let go, you two, let go of me!"
Tengen Uzui said unhurriedly, "According to our investigation, several locations have been basically pinpointed, but the demons haven't been found yet. Therefore, you will have to disguise yourselves as women and infiltrate them. We must not alert them, so we can find the demons."
Agatsuma Zenitsu asked, "Why don't you go yourself?"
Tengen Uzui replied, "I am the famous Sound Hashira. Do you think the demons would show themselves if I appeared?"
This argument held water, and the others found no 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.
And then...
*Pfft!*
Tengen Uzui looked at Zenitsu, who came out first, and the sake he was drinking sprayed out.
Zenitsu had two small pigtails on his head, his face was painted snow-white, and he had two circles of rosy blush on his cheeks.
In that instant, Tengen Uzui's first reaction was to draw his sword and cut the guy down, thinking he was seeing a ghost.
Then...
Kamado Tanjiro walked out, a ribbon tied in his hair and blush on his face...
Tengen Uzui propped up his chin. This one wasn't as jarring to the eyes.
After all, apart from the scar on his forehead, Kamado Tanjiro was quite handsome. However, he still looked like a man no matter how you looked at him.
As Tengen Uzui was thinking, Inosuke swaggered out of the room, having already removed his boar mask.
And 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 young girl, especially his large eyes, which looked delicate and charming.
However...
"What are you trying to do to me?" Inosuke impatiently tugged at his clothes. "I'm not wearing this!"
This guy had always trained in the mountains shirtless, and he hadn't changed this habit even after becoming a demon slayer.
Kamado Tanjiro and Agatsuma Zenitsu quickly rushed to hold Inosuke back.
Kamado Tanjiro said, "You are a girl now. Girls shouldn't undress so casually."
"I don't care, I don't care..." Inosuke said irritably. "I'm not doing this anymore."
"So noisy," Byakuya's voice cut in. "Can't you two be quiet? I almost drew my eyebrows crooked."
The air froze for a moment, and everyone looked at the figure before them in disbelief.
A beautiful "woman" appeared before them.
Her skin was as white as snow, her black hair was neatly styled, her complexion was fair, her features were exquisite, and her eyes held an indescribable charm. Her lightly reddened lips parted gently, exuding a seductive yet pure aura.
Agatsuma Zenitsu's eyes instantly lit up, and he leaned in, "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. "Yeah, what's the problem?"
Seeing the stunned gazes around him, Byakuya showed disdain.
A bunch of uncultured bumpkins, don't you understand the four great arts of Asia?
With the four great arts at your fingertips, even a dog can be made to look 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 infiltrate the Dihon House, the Shiren House, and the Kyogoku House to find the demons."
"What the heck?" Byakuya exclaimed. "What about me?"
Byakuya immediately felt indignant.
Although he was also resistant to cross-dressing, this damned competitive spirit had emerged. Wasn't his female disguise better than these three?
"Please!" Tengen Uzui looked at Byakuya with disgust. "With your appearance, you're not going for infiltration, you're going to cause trouble! You'll steal all the courtesans' business!"
Hearing this, Byakuya felt it made sense. Infiltration required discretion.
But could he be blamed for this?
Was being good-looking a mistake?
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