Chapter 5: Sweet Meal

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(Taisho/Present)

Later that night, after human family members were finished with their dinner.

On the kitchen, Muzan rolls out a machine that he created to extract blood from an animal.
Gyutaro and Douma helped Muzan rolling the sleeping pig over where the pig now laying on its back against the ground.
"I will teach you both how to extract blood from a pig.. properly.", Muzan said with his eyes furrowed when he turns to Douma as he pulls out a boning knife. It made Douma gulp with a frightened look while he kept a smile.

"You need to slit its throat on the front base neck since that's where the carotid artery is located. The carotid artery is a major blood vessel that provides blood supply to our brain.", Muzan explained "I remember reading about a book that studies of different types of systems in our body and one of them is the circulatory system that also mentions about the artery.", Gyutaro said "Uhmm...Why does it have to be at the neck?", Douma asked.
Douma wasn't really much of a logical person like Gyutaro. Douma was more of an artistic kind that studies all kinds of field of art, especially sculpture making which Douma loves to do.

"It's because the carotid artery is connected to the aorta— which has the most supply of oxygenated blood.", Gyutaro explained "Ahh... what's oxygenated blood? Are there two types of blood?", Douma asked "Yes. Oxygenated blood is supplied throughout our bodies at every second we breathe oxygen and Deoxygenated blood is the blood that is rerouted back to the heart from our body to our lungs to be exhaled as carbon dioxide.", Gyutaro explained "Wait.. so we exhale blood?", Douma asked "What?? No! Of course not!", Gyutaro shook his head "So how does it work?", Douma asked curiously and also confused.

"Hmmm... It seems the two of you are much more interested in body systems than how to extract blood.", Muzan said with a sigh that made the two boys turn to their father with full attentiveness.
"We're sorry, dad! The conversation just slipped to another topic because of Gyutaro.", Douma apologized as he blames Gyutaro. "What?! I was just answering your questions! You're the one who should be blamed! Not me!", Gyutaro growled.
"Now, now, boys, no need to fight. Just focus on what I'm demonstrating
so that next time it's gonna be either of you to extract blood.", Muzan said as the two boys calmed down.

"Now, what I said earlier, you need to slit the throat since the vessel located here is connected to the aorta that has the most supply of blood just like Gyutaro said.", Muzan explains "To find the vein, you have to check where the pulse is. It feels like a heartbeat though it's the blood pumping through.", Muzan said he puts two of his fingers on the pig's neck as he found the location of the vein.
"Now the we found the vein, it's time to slit it open.", Muzan said as he dragged the blade vertically as blood started flowing out.

Muzan then grabs the tube connected to a dispenser.
"This tube here has blades that will help secure around the slit and see this metal ring around the tube? If you pull it, the blades will be pushed inside the tube whereas if you push the ring down, the blades will come back out.", Muzan explains as he pulls the ring up and pressed the tube against the slit wound before pushing the ring down, stabbing the fat skin of the pig.
"Here, you see a small hook under the ring.", Muzan points "This hook is a lock that will secure the tube. Also, inside the tube; It has multiple filters to clean the blood.", Muzan explains as he stood up then pulls out a rectangular padel with a small secular handle.
"This padel is used to help the tube pump in the extracted blood which will fill this jug here.", Muzan pointed the instructions as Muzan started stretching the rectangular pedal that has folded rubber against eachother.
Muzan then moved the pedal up and down by the handle as the jug slowly started filling up with blood.

Douma and Gyutaro watched in amazement. "Alright! How about you give it a go, Douma!", Muzan exclaimed as he moved away from the dispenser.
Douma nodded as he did what Muzan just did.
"Do it slowly. The pedal might break.", Muzan warns and Douma nodded as he gently and slowly stretched the pedal up and down.

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