Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

"Could you please take me in, Uncle, and teach me how to hunt ghosts?"

The girl almost immediately knelt down and kowtowed to him.

You can see that the girl's eyes are filled with hatred for ghosts.

The family's happiness was destroyed by a ghost, becoming a nightmare that the girl could never shake off.

"Hunting ghosts is not easy, and it's easy to die."

Su Mu shook his head: "Not only will I die, but the person I'm protecting will also die."

"I am not afraid of death."

The girl clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

Su Mu didn't say anything, he just turned and left.

The girl knelt on the spot, biting her lip slightly, her face full of disappointment.

"Come on, follow me."

A calm voice came from the receding figure.

The girl was startled, then her face lit up with surprise. She wiped away her tears and quickly followed after him.

"uncle……"

The girl jogged after him.

"Don't call me uncle, someone has already called me that."

Su Mu said something.

"Yes, my lord."

The girl answered softly, and as she left, she turned back to look at her home, which had been destroyed by the ghost in the flames, before immediately following Su Mu.

She was determined to learn the art of ghost hunting from this man and kill all the evil ghosts.

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The girl's name is Nagai Yui. She is just an ordinary farm girl. Her family's happiness was destroyed by a demon because of the smell of blood. She harbors hatred for demons and wants to become a demon hunter.

With the rampage of evil spirits, it's easy to imagine that more and more people, filled with hatred for ghosts, will embark on the path of ghost hunting.

"It's difficult for a weak human to hunt down demons. Only by practicing 'breathing techniques' and bringing one's physical abilities to a level comparable to that of demons can one have a chance to fight them..."

As they walked, Su Mu explained things to everyone.

Yui Nagai remembered very carefully, but it seemed that her talent was really average, almost like most people, and she did not have the talent of a swordsman.

Su Mu didn't seem to mind; he simply continued explaining.

He didn't care how much Yui Nagai could actually learn.

We walked along, but because we were with a little girl, our pace slowed down considerably.

What should have been a one-day journey took two days, during which three villages along the way were attacked by ghosts.

The rampant presence of ghosts is far more serious than imagined.

As he passed through these villages, some of the survivors, upon learning of his identity as a Demon Slayer, also harbored hatred for demons and asked him to teach them demon-hunting skills and lead them in demon-hunting expeditions.

Su Mu did not refuse.

When Su Mu arrived at the place where Shinobu Kocho was recuperating, he was accompanied by three children and five adults. All of them were people whose happiness had been ruined by demons, and they were filled with hatred for demons, preparing to embark on a journey to hunt them down.

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Su Mu walked along the mountain path.

Finally, they arrived at an area surrounded by wisteria flowers, which is also where Shinobu Kocho is recuperating from her injuries.

"I have met Mr. Su Mu."

The girl who had been waiting at the door quickly came forward to greet them.

She is a girl with twin tails, wearing a standard Demon Slayer Corps uniform with a white nurse's coat over it.

It was Kanzaki Aoi.

With Kocho now severely injured and Kanae Kocho tasked with hunting demons, the entire Butterfly Mansion is practically being managed by Aoi Kanzaki.

Su Mu nodded, and led by Kanzaki Aoi, he quickly entered a room with a strong smell of alcohol, where he saw Kocho Shinobu lying on the bed.

The girl's face was pale, and her body was wrapped in bandages.

Inside the room, besides Shinobu Kocho, there were three other children: Sumi, Kiyo, and Nae. At that moment, they all turned their gazes toward them.

Su Mu greeted the group.

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After the three little ones left, only Su Mu and Shinobu Kocho remained in the room. The girl tried to get out of bed, but Su Mu stopped her.

"Miss Shinobu looks rather disheveled right now."

Su Mu said softly.

Butterfly turned her head away from him, her voice muffled: "I'm sorry you had to see this."

"I've heard that Shinobu was really powerful this time. He protected many people all by himself and even killed one of the Twelve Demon Moons."

“It is the second part of the lower moon, the well pulley.”

Shinobu Kocho turned to look at him again, her face showing a smug expression despite her injuries.

Keep in mind that this is one of the Twelve Demon Moons, and even among the waning moons, it is one of the earlier ones. Only the 'Pillars' of the Demon Slayer Corps can deal with such powerful demons.

Within the Demon Slayer Corps, there is a long-standing tradition that only those who have slain the Twelve Demon Moons can be considered to have truly become a 'Pillar'. It can be said that she has already taken one step into the ranks of 'Pillars'.

Although she didn't rely on martial arts like others, but rather on the wisteria flower toxin she developed herself, either way, it was still part of her strength.

Seeing the girl's proud little head held high even though she was injured, Su Mu exclaimed in admiration, "Truly amazing!"

Upon hearing this, the girl's purple eyes curved into a beautiful arc.

At this moment, Kanzaki Aoi brought over a bowl of hot medicine, steaming hot, but just by smelling it, one could sense a bitter taste.

Upon seeing this, Shinobu's brows furrowed tightly.

"I told you, I won't take that damn concoction."

He said it almost through gritted teeth.

These medicines were all prepared by Tamayo. In fact, when Shinobu Kocho was seriously injured and on the verge of death, it was Kanae Kocho who brought Tamayo over and saved Shinobu, who was almost on her last breath.

"But Ms. Tamayo said that this medicine is very effective for Shinobu-nee's recovery."

"I would rather die than drink it."

Shinobu Kocho spoke angrily. Her hatred for demons made it impossible for her to accept the fact that her life had been saved by a demon. Now, her recovery depended on a medicine concocted by a demon. This was absolutely unacceptable to Shinobu Kocho, who loathed demons so much.

"But……"

Kanzaki Aoi still wanted to persuade him.

"I'll do it."

At this moment, Su Mu spoke gently to Kanzaki Aoi.

Kanzaki Aoi was somewhat suspicious, but she still handed the bowl to Su Mu.

After Kanzaki Aoi left, Su Mu picked up the pills and the soup spoon.

"I told you, I won't drink it."

Butterfly Shinobu spoke in a muffled voice.

"Give me some face."

Su Mu scooped up a spoonful of medicine and took a small sip.

Why are you drinking?

When Shinobu Kocho saw that Su Mu had started drinking, she couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"Try it and see if it's bitter."

Su Mu looked up, sighing, "I didn't expect it to be this tough. No wonder Ren didn't like it much."

Butterfly pursed her lips and saw Su Mu scoop up another spoonful of medicine and put it to her lips.

"I told you, I don't drink."

Butterfly said sullenly.

"Just one spoonful."

Su Mu smiled and said, "Give me some face."

"Who's going to give face to someone who talks badly about others behind their backs?"

The girl muttered to herself.

Su Mu was somewhat helpless. It seemed that Shinobu Kocho was going to remember him for the rest of her life for saying that she was a hobbit. She was really petty.

However, despite saying that, Shinobu Kocho still opened her mouth and drank a spoonful of medicine that Su Mu fed her.

The bitter taste of the medicine made Shinobu's face contort with pain.

"It's a bit too tough, but there's no other way. It's all for the sake of my body recovering as quickly as possible."

Su Mu scooped up another spoonful and gently placed it on Shinobu's lips.

The girl looked up at Su Mu, reluctantly opened her lips, and began to drink.

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Outside

Kanzaki Aoi had been waiting, knowing how much Shinobu Kocho hated the medicines Tamayo prepared. Every time she tried to persuade Shinobu to drink them, she had to talk for a long time. So, Kanzaki Aoi thought that Shinobu probably wouldn't drink the medicine.

But after waiting for a while, the expected objections from Shinobu Kocho did not come, which surprised Kanzaki Aoi. She peeked out from the door and saw the man feeding Shinobu Kocho medicine spoonful by spoonful. Shinobu Kocho, who usually hates medicine, was cooperating at this moment.

This made Kanzaki Aoi gape in disbelief, hardly able to believe her eyes.

Xiao Cheng, Xiao Qing, and Xiao Cai also peeked out from the doorway and were equally surprised to see this scene.