Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

Author: Wild Cat SuSu

Summary:

(A rare gem among Demon Slayer works)

I was transported to the world of Demon Slayer, and unfortunately, I became a demon.

Chapter 1. Fallen Millet Flowers. Kanao

As the last rays of sunlight fade, day departs, and night descends.

Legend has it that when night falls, terrifying evil spirits will appear and devour people.

Therefore, few people choose to go out late at night, and every household keeps their doors and windows tightly closed, the daytime hustle and bustle long since returning to silence.

On such a night, a petite girl with a slender figure stepped out of the door. She had beautiful pink eyes, but her gaze was somewhat blank. Her light blue clothes clung to her thin body, making her look even more slender.

When the soft moonlight fell on the girl's delicate face, it made her paleness due to malnutrition stand out even more.

In the pitch-black night, it was difficult for ordinary people to see the road clearly, and it was almost impossible for a person to walk in such a dark environment. However, the little girl's eyes seemed to be special, able to keenly capture everything in front of her. With the help of the dim but soft moonlight, the girl saw the road clearly, avoided the muddy puddles, and walked on the town streets, her pink eyes searching around.

Every night when she felt hungry, she would sneak out when her parents weren't looking and search for something edible, perhaps leftover food from restaurants or some leftover rice balls...

What might be discarded trash to others is a delicious meal to the young girl.

Other girls her age would have warm rooms, delicious food, and gentle love from their parents, but none of that existed for her. Her parents didn't take care of her and would even beat and scold her and her sister for no reason.

No, I won't beat or scold my sister for no reason anymore, because my sister has been beaten to death, and now I'm the only child left alive in the family.

Today, her father gambled all day at the casino and didn't bring any food back. There was no food at home, so she was very hungry and went out to secretly look for food while her father was sleeping.

Passing by a restaurant, the girl quickly ran to a nearby pile of garbage to rummage through it, because that was where food was most likely to be found.

She seemed to be very lucky today, and she quickly found a rice ball wrapped in a lotus leaf, which made her very happy. She held it tightly in her little hand.

She took a small bite of the rice ball, and as each grain of rice went down her throat, the taste of the food brought a look of bliss to the girl's pale face.

After taking another bite, the girl noticed a long shadow cast on the ground, which made her look up.

On the roof of the hotel, a man dressed in simple robes sat quietly, gazing at the moon in the sky.

Uncle, I've seen this strange uncle again.

Lately, every time she goes out at night to find something to eat, she sees him. He appears every night and sits on the high rooftop for a long time. Sometimes, even after searching the town for a long time, she can still see him when she comes back.

Although they had met many times, they had never spoken to each other.

At first, she was quite scared when she went out alone at night in the quiet surroundings, especially when she first met the man. She almost thought he was the legendary evil spirit. But after meeting him a few times, she was no longer so afraid and even felt a sense of security.

"Out looking for food again today!"

A man's voice came from the eaves.

"Ah! Yes, yes."

The sudden voice made the girl stammer in response; this was the first time in a long time that this strange uncle had spoken to her.

"My name is Su Mu. What's your name?"

Su Mu looked at the girl and asked in a low voice. He found that the girl in front of him looked very similar to Kanao Aoi.

He wasn't from this world. In another world, he was just an ordinary employee of a small company, living a very ordinary life. In his spare time, he liked to watch anime and movies, but he never expected to come to such a world, to the world of the anime Demon Slayer.

When he first transmigrated to this world, he was quite excited, imagining how he could make a name for himself here.

However, before it even began, they encountered 'Muzan Kibutsuji,' the first demon who had lived for over a thousand years and the absolute ruler of demons.

Then, he was turned into a 'demon', one of the demons controlled by 'Muzan Kibutsuji', a demon that feeds on humans, which made him very melancholy and even very depressed.

Since becoming a ghost and being unable to see sunlight, he stays here every night and often encounters girls searching for food at night.

At first, he didn't pay much attention to the little girl looking for food, until he saw her face and suddenly realized that she looked a lot like Kanao Aoi.

When he discovered that the other party was with Kanao Awaka, he was very wary. After all, Kanao Awaka was a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps. As a demon-hunting organization, if the Demon Slayer Corps discovered him, this evil demon, they would definitely not hesitate to cut off his head with their Nichirin Blade.

Although he had become a ghost, a pathetic creature that could not see the light and even fed on his former kind, he did not want to die.

However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the other party was not what it had imagined. The other party was not a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps, but a pitiful girl who would sneak out every night to search for food in the garbage dump.

"I...I don't have a name."

The girl answered softly.

"How can a person not have a name?"

Su Mu shook his head.

The girl pursed her lips and remained silent.

What is your name at that house?

My older sister used to call me Xiao Ba.

The girl spoke softly.

"So you have an older sister?"

Su Mu's face showed curiosity. He had always seen the girl alone, but he didn't expect her to have an older sister. It seemed that she just looked like Kanao Awaka, and was not the Kanao Awaka from the Demon Slayer Corps. After all, he had never heard of Kanao Awaka having an older sister.

"They're gone."

The girl pursed her lips.

Su Mu fell silent for a moment, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

The little girl didn't seem to care much anymore, or perhaps caring wouldn't have mattered anyway. Instead, she took the rice ball she had just found and ate it in small bites.

Feeling a little embarrassed after asking such an inappropriate question, Su Mu changed the subject: "I see you going out to find something to eat every night. Don't your parents cook for you?"

“My father went to the casino all day today and came back without bringing any food.”

"Just eating these won't do; they're not very nutritious."

"Having food is already very good."

The girl answered softly.

"How about this, next time you go out at night, I'll bring you some food to help you get some nutrition. You're really too thin now."

The little girl looked up at him with bright eyes, then lowered her head again, and then asked in a very childish voice, "Uncle, why are you so nice to me?"

Chapter 2 Bottom Line

"Uncle, why are you so good to me?"

The girl's childish voice made Su Mu pause slightly.

He only said he would bring her some food. In reality, he was just looking at the little girl, who was skin and bones and had to scavenge for food to fill her stomach. It was so pitiful. He was just showing her pity. Was that considered being very kind to her?

"It's just some food."

Su Mu's nonchalant reply meant that, to him, it was something he could easily obtain.

The girl looked up at the man with some confusion. Food was really precious; when you're hungry, the feeling of hunger is really hard to bear.

At that moment, Su Mu also looked at the little girl.

His clothes were tattered and his face was pale from lack of nutrition, with his cheeks even slightly sunken, but even so, it could not conceal the spirituality emanating from him.

At that moment, the other person raised their eyes and looked at them with bright eyes.

Meeting her bright eyes, for a fleeting moment, it was as if he saw the girl's past, and vague images seemed to float into his mind.

impoverished family background

Parents who frequently beat and scold their children.

Not enough to eat, not enough to wear...

These are all things the little girl is experiencing now. What are just simple foods to her are incredibly precious to the other person.

"Please wait for me a moment."

He spoke gently to the girl.

The girl tilted her head, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Su Mu didn't say anything. He lightly stepped on the roof and leaped up like a bird. In a few flashes, he disappeared from the girl's sight.

Not long after, Su Mu returned again, and the girl, who was very obedient to him, was still waiting for him in the same spot.

"for you."

Su Mu handed over a chicken leg he was holding.

The girl paused, especially at the aroma emanating from the chicken leg, which made her throat involuntarily move slightly.

"For me?"

The girl seemed somewhat skeptical.

"Ah."

Su Mu nodded and then handed the chicken leg to the girl.

Only when she felt the warmth of the chicken leg in her hand and smelled its aroma did the girl realize that the man really wanted to give her the chicken leg.

The warmth of the chicken leg in her palm made her feel like she was dreaming; she had never eaten a chicken leg before.

"Eat quickly."

Su Mu said in a low voice.

"Ah."

The girl picked up a chicken leg, stuck out her tongue, and gently licked it, like a kitten licking water.

Su Mu reached out and gently rubbed the girl's head. Her hair was dry and yellow from lack of nutrition and messy from lack of care. "From now on, come over every night and I'll bring you something delicious."

The girl looked up at him with her pinkish-purple eyes.

Chicken drumsticks seemed to be a very precious food for the girl, and she was always reluctant to eat them. She only finished them under Su Mu's supervision. After the girl finished eating, Su Mu let her go back.