Chapter 214 - Capiche? (1/2)

Nik retracted his words. Inosuke wasn't a single bit silent and even more boisterous than Zenitsu could ever wish to be. Of course, finally, after observing the calm Brian over a period of time as Inosuke started beating the living shit out of Zenitsu and Tanjiro with just a single pillow, Nik found Brian's ears clotted with cotton. This finally led him to question Brian— Why?

[It creates an illusion of peace.]

Brian replied without a change in his expression.

”Will you give it a rest?!!!”

Aoi shouted and tried catching the pillow only to go flying akin to an aircraft towards Zenitsu's and Tanjiro's location and 'Bam'!

”Hahahaha! Gonpachiro! Zengetsu! And you, Black-Haired Swine! I am the strongest!!

Isn't that right?” Insouke turned towards Brian and Nik and gazed at the duo with a fervent expression.

”Yeah, sure.”

Brian replied calmly. He had traveled with Inosuke for far too long to understand that Gonpachiro was Tanjiro, Zengetsu was Zenitsu and... the Swine was in fact, Aoi.

”Ahhh! How dare you?!”

Aoi stomped her foot and smacked the base of her foot over the ogling Zenitsu's face, making him cry in pain as Tanjiro's attention was diverted to calm down the anxious Zenitsu and avoid Inosuke's blows. All the while, Aoi left the room while grumbling darkly about some gory stuff.

”Alright, I am out of here.”

Nik tapped Brian's shoulder and smiled as Brian sighed and shook his head.

”What happened? Want me to hook you up with some Daimyo's wife or daughter?”

Nik inquired with a smile as Brian's expression turned distraught.

”It's about Ray... that bitch, no, considering his gender, bitches will be insulted to get associated with him... he... he... has already claimed many as his partners. Stronger ones at that.

You remember that Blind Pillar of Earth?”

”You mean Gyomei?” Nik uttered the name correctly, making Brian even more frustrated.

”Yeah, him. Guess what, he, alongside Kyojuro and Sanemi conducted an orgy with multiple Clones of Ray... last night.”

”Yeah, so?” Nik shrugged. Orgies are geat. Even he liked them. Of course, the sexual preference did bring a strange taste— an unfavorable one— to his mouth, Nik wasn't going to negatively comment on Ray's action.

”So? So, that means, one of the stronger opponents are already out of the big image. I need some goddamn challenges to—”

”Bruh, you are already at the Peak of Rank 1. Challenges won't get you any more stat points. So chill.”

Brian grew even sourer and sighed.

”That does it. I'll take the promotion quest and be done with it. It'll be just Ray and You in Rank 1, capiche?”

Brian inquired while Nik frowned.

”What do you mean by 'Capiche'?”

Instantly, Brian's expression did a 180 and he replied with a slightly enthusiastic tone.

”I learnt it from Ray. Capiche means— Do you understand?— It's probably a slang from his homeworld.”

Nik nodded while continuously reciting the word with his heart and finally asked with a hesitant expression.

”What should I reply 'Capiche' with?”

Brian smirked and finally replied smugly.

”It's a play on tone. If you say 'Capiche?', then it means— Do you understand?— but, 'Capiche' means— Understood/understand.”

Nik frowned a muttered the same word in a questioning tone and an affirmative term before nodding.

”Capiche.”

With that, he finally left Brian and walked out of the wards. Although he really wanted to experience his head getting patted by Nezuko, it did not look like she would emerge anytime soon. Nezuko loved sleeping, that theory is already an established fact. Although her life-force signature shows no signs of weakness, she still remained slumbering.

With a few steps, Nik Bypass the ward and walked towards the exit of the mansion before encountering the bed of flowers that welcomed any new visitor. Activating his [Life Vision], Nik found a source of Life-force signature a little left to him and turned his gaze to match the source.

”The drink is quite heavy... are you sure you want to drink with me? It may ruin your mood entirely...”

A whisper grazed past Nik's left ear, making him shrug under the dark of night.

”Getting cold feet already, Shinobu? What about you? You really wanna get drunk around a guy like me?”

Nik took a step forward while a calm silence welcomed him until he heard a soft rustling sound with a trail of whispers.

”Who knows? I'll be at the highest spot.”