Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

Kanao stared at Nezuko with a blank expression.

"hey-hey……"

Nezuko leaned close to Kanao: "Kanaao, you're working so hard, it must be to protect Master, right? I know that. From now on, I'll work just as hard as you..."

Not only does she strive to protect Mr. like Kanao, but she also wants to steal Kanao's place in Mr.'s heart. Of course, Nezuko didn't say these things out loud.

The expected reaction did not occur. Nezuko simply saw Kanao stand up as usual, and then, unusually, gently approach Nezuko, her lips close to Nezuko's ear:

"You're not qualified."

Nezuko's eyes widened, her mouth puffed out in anger, and she clenched her teeth. She wanted to say something in retaliation, but when she met Kanao's calm, pinkish-purple eyes, she didn't have the courage to speak. She just glared at Kanao indignantly.

Kanao glanced calmly at Nezuko, and after feeling that she had rested enough, she continued to train. It seemed that Nezuko's words had little effect on her, but in fact, the girl's training today was not as meticulous as before.

As dawn broke, Kanao stopped exercising, returned to her lodgings, washed up, changed into clean clothes, and went to her uncle's room.

…………

Gentle sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the corner of his eye. Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, put on his clothes, stretched his body slightly, and then pushed open the door.

Kanao, whose figure was becoming increasingly slender, waited at the door.

Instead of standing in front of the door, she sat on the stone steps with her back to him. As if sensing the door being pushed open, the girl turned around and glanced back.

Good morning, Kanao.

As always, Su Mu immediately greeted him.

Kanao didn't respond. She just pursed her lips and turned her head away, without saying what she always said: "Good morning, Uncle."

It seems the girl is a little upset.

Even towards him.

Su Mu scratched his head, looking a little puzzled, but still stepped forward and gently rubbed Kanao's head.

Kanao did not resist him touching her head.

"What's wrong? Who made Kanao angry?"

Su Mu said in a low voice.

Kanao looked up at her uncle and buried her head in the man's arms.

Su Mu reached out and gently patted the girl's soft back.

"Is Nezuko doing well?"

The girl, her head buried in her arms, spoke softly.

Chapter 214 Kanao's Growth

"Is Nezuko doing well?"

Kanao buried her head in her uncle's arms and spoke in a very low voice.

"Why are you bringing this up?"

Su Mu was somewhat surprised.

At this moment, Kanao also raised her head, looking at her uncle with her beautiful pinkish-purple eyes: "Uncle, don't you have any thoughts?"

"what idea?"

Su Mu turned his head away, pretending not to understand, and then walked forward.

Kanao hurriedly followed, extending her hand to shake her uncle's large hand.

"I never imagined I'd have a girl as cute as Nezuko."

Kanao raised her head and stared at her uncle.

Su Mu glanced around and then chuckled, "Kanao seems to have forgotten my identity."

Kanao naturally knew it was about the identity of the demon.

The two had already arrived at the training ground, where many people were already exercising. They were all very respectful, enthusiastic, and friendly when they saw Su Mu.

Su Mu greeted them with a smile, then gave some guidance to a few of them on their training methods. After giving them some pointers, Su Mu led Kanao in another direction, saying as they walked, "Right now, these people are very friendly to me, but once they know who I am, they'll probably act differently."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and looked at Kanao: "Now you think Nezuko doesn't care about my so-called demon identity, but will she always be indifferent? Will she end up like these people in the future?"

As he spoke, he gently reached out and rubbed Kanao's head.

Kanao really liked her uncle's affectionate gesture. She tilted her head slightly so she could feel the warmth of his hand, and leaned almost against Su Mu.

“They are different from Kanao, and even Nezuko is different.”

Kanao looked up at her uncle, then lowered her head again: "Uncle doesn't trust anyone."

"Ah."

Su Mu nodded: "The only person I can trust is Kanao."

As he spoke, he unconsciously raised his head and looked at the sky.

Looking at her uncle at this moment, Kanao suddenly felt a pang of heartache. As more and more emotions returned, Kanao was no longer the girl who had almost no thoughts of her own before.

She gradually developed her own emotions, preferences, and ideas.

Once a person has an idea, troubles will follow one after another.

At least at this moment, Kanao felt sorry for her uncle because, because of his demon identity, it was difficult for him to be with everyone like other normal humans; he always wore a hypocritical mask.

Others might not see it, but Kanao felt that this would be very tiring.

“Uncle, perhaps Nezuko is trustworthy in the future, and will be like Kanao, but Makomo is not trustworthy. She hates demons too much, and I'm very worried…”

"I know."

Su Mu nodded: "Kanao has really thought about a lot of things today."

"Really? Uncle, is this good or bad?"

"not sure."

Su Mu shook his head. Kanao was gradually becoming like a normal girl, but just as she was gradually gaining the youthful exuberance and happiness of a normal girl, she was also experiencing her own troubles.

Kanao tilted her head and looked at her uncle, then looked into the distance. In the training ground in the distance, Tanjiro got along well with some people. Even the taciturn Giyu Tomioka would smile when he saw Tanjiro.

Su Mu naturally witnessed all of this as well.

Perhaps, with his arrival, the future has changed, but people remain the same. Some people are naturally able to influence those around them.

For example, Tanjiro.

He always wins the favor of everyone around him with his enthusiasm and energetic spirit, and inspires those around him.

Although they could gain everyone's respect, people actually preferred to be close to Tanjiro and fight alongside him.

Now, seeing Kanao and noticing Tanjiro, a bittersweet feeling suddenly wells up in her heart. As Kanao gradually returns to normal, she experiences her own joys and sorrows just like any other girl. This also means that in the future, Kanao will have someone she likes, or a boy she likes.

As we grow older, it's inevitable that we'll develop feelings for the opposite sex.

These things, however, seemed unacceptable to Su Mu.

Moreover, in the original course of events, Tanjiro and Kanao had gotten together. Thinking about this made him feel uneasy, and at this moment, he even had the thought of strangling Tanjiro.

"Has Uncle been looking forward to Tanjiro's growth all along?"

Kanao raised her head and looked at her uncle.

From the very beginning until now, the first people Uncle came into contact with were the Kamado family, and then he guided Tanjiro onto the path of demon hunting.

"Ah."

Su Mu nodded, looked down at Kanao, and asked somewhat casually, "What do you think of Tanjiro?"

Kanao stared at her uncle with her beautiful eyes, and after a moment's thought, said, "Tanjiro gives the impression of being a very gentle person. He is particularly sensitive to the emotions of those around him and always takes good care of them..."

He listed many of Tanjiro's good points at once, which made Su Mu feel irritable and depressed.

Kanao tilted her head slightly. Perhaps because she had always been by her uncle's side, almost no change in him could escape her keen eyes.

Seeing her uncle so agitated, she suddenly felt a little happy, but she couldn't bear to see him so agitated, so she reached out and took his hand.

"what happened?"

Su Mu's tone was unusually unpleasant.

I'm not in a good mood right now.

Sensing her uncle's bad mood, Kanao lowered her head slightly, held her uncle's big hand in her small hand, and whispered, "Although Tanjiro has many excellent qualities, he is far inferior to you, Uncle."

Su Mu turned his head away.

"Moreover, there's simply no way to compare her to my uncle."

The girl whispered, her small hand grasping his large one. She tilted her head, watching the smile that appeared on her uncle's lips, and a faint smile returned to her own. Then, a mischievous glint appeared in her eyes: "Uncle, are you jealous now?"

"How could that be?"

Su Mu immediately denied it, shaking his head.

Kanao looked at her uncle with her pinkish-purple eyes. In the girl's dynamic vision, every hair on her uncle's face was so clear. No emotion could escape her eyes. Then, she gently moved closer to Su Mu and rested her head in her uncle's chest.

"If you're so worried, why don't you let me come with you tonight?"

Because she has been resting with Kamado Aoi recently, Kanao has gradually come to understand many things she didn't understand before.

The girl tilted her head back, her fair and pretty face fully revealed to the man: "What is there to be afraid of or unable to resist?"

Chapter 215 Infinite City

无限城

Muzan Kibutsuji silently closed his eyes, sensing the disappearance of Pegasus. Following Akaza, the Upper Moon Three of the Twelve Demon Moons, who broke free of control and died, another Twelve Demon Moon has died.

In a short period of time, three of the twelve demon months have died.

Suddenly.

The reappearance of the lost "Marks" and "Crimson Blade" of the Demon Slayer Corps has suddenly increased their strength and made them increasingly threatening, causing even Muzan Kibutsuji to feel a sense of fear.