Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

Chapter 236 Demon Hunting Doesn't Necessarily Require the Demon Slayer Corps (Two-in-One)

Since her happiness was destroyed by a demon that night, Shinobu Kocho hadn't truly smiled for a long time. When she saw Su Muzhen looking at her with surprise, Shinobu felt very strange.

Is there something on my face?

"No."

Su Mu shook his head and said softly, "You just laughed."

What was clearly just a simple smile was extremely rare, even almost impossible, for Shinobu Kocho.

I reached out and touched my cheek. It was very tender and soft, and felt great to the touch.

Even when she tried to suppress her own emotions, she suddenly realized that her tense face hadn't smiled in a long time.

"It was just a smile, nothing more."

The girl lowered her eyes slightly; her eyelashes were very long, and as her eyes drooped, they almost completely covered them.

"It's just that it looks good."

Su Mu exclaimed, "You look much better than when you're not smiling. You should smile more often; it's not good to always have such a tense face."

I'll try my best.

Shinobu pursed her lips tightly.

"Boom..."

A sudden noise rang out, and Su Mu looked up to see thunder rumbling in broad daylight.

Su Mu stood up, walked to the window, and looked outside. Dark clouds had covered the sky at some point, and the gentle breeze had turned into a gale, howling and swaying the trees. Large raindrops were also pattering down at that moment.

It's raining heavily.

Shinobu Kocho lay in bed, looking out the window. She saw the torrential rain outside and the person standing by the window.

"Boom..."

Another clap of thunder sounded, followed by a bolt of lightning that struck the sky. Shinobu Kocho instinctively shrank back.

I remember being quite afraid of thunder when I was very young, especially in this kind of weather. Back then, my mother would hold me and my father would comfort me, which made me feel very safe.

Memories of the past caused the girl's eyes to lower slightly, and a few wisps of moisture unconsciously welled up in them.

Su Mu turned around and happened to see Shinobu Kocho's vulnerable moment, which was as rare as when Shinobu Kocho smiled.

No matter how mature she appears to be in public, or how much she portrays herself as a powerful swordswoman, the girl is, in the end, not very old.

At such an advanced age, she has to endure so much.

It evokes a sense of pity.

"Don't be afraid, it's just thunder."

Su Mu came to the bedside and patted the girl's wrist.

"I... how could I be afraid of these things? I'm not afraid of these things at all."

No matter how stubborn she was, the girl's expression betrayed her.

In the past, if her sister were by her side during such thunderstorms, she would run into her sister's arms, and her sister would always comfort her.

But here, Su Mu was the only one beside him.

Shinobu Kocho naturally didn't want the other party to see her make a fool of herself, but she stubbornly persisted.

In fact, if she were alone, she would feel unable to cope with these things. But with another person by her side, someone she could trust, she unconsciously became more vulnerable.

"Be more careful in the future, and make sure that you don't get injured like this again."

Su Mu offered his advice.

"What?! This time it was just an accident that I was so badly injured. Otherwise, with my skills, how could I have been injured like this by a mere Twelve Demon Moon?"

She pretended to be very powerful, but in reality, the battle with the Twelve Demon Moons was far more dangerous than she imagined. If it weren't for the wisteria flower toxin she had developed, she would definitely not be a match for the Twelve Demon Moons.

"Yes, Miss Shinobu is really amazing, otherwise, how could she have been injured so badly?"

"You...you...you're mocking me."

Shinobu Kocho felt incredibly angry, wishing she could reach out and pinch Su Mu's soft waist to show her just how formidable Miss Shinobu really was.

"How could I dare?"

Su Mu sighed, but reached out and gently patted her wrist:

"You really need to pay more attention to yourself."

The girl lowered her head slightly and didn't speak, only letting out a soft "hmm" sound from the tip of her nose.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. Su Mu chatted with Shinobu Kocho about all sorts of things, from all directions to things they were interested in and their favorite foods.

As they chatted, they even talked about what they would do after completely eradicating the demons of this world. For example, Shinobu Kocho wanted to open a small clinic and, like her parents, find someone she loved and live a quiet life in a peaceful town.

When the topic of finding someone she liked came up, Shinobu Kocho secretly glanced at Su Mu.

As we chatted, drowsiness gradually crept in.

Su Mu tucked the blanket over Shinobu's shoulders and whispered, "Get some rest."

"Ah."

Overwhelmed by drowsiness, Shinobu Kocho could no longer resist and quietly fell asleep.

Butterfly slept soundly. In the past, she always had nightmares, dreaming of the night her happiness was destroyed, dreaming of her parents being haunted by ghosts before her eyes...

But this time, she didn't dream of those things. Instead, she dreamed that she had finally slain all the evil spirits in the world. With no more demons, the Demon Slayer Corps was disbanded. She and her sister went to a small town, bought a small house, and then she and Su Mu...

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While Shinobu was resting, Su Mu chose to leave. Before leaving, he also made arrangements for the people he had brought along. These people, whose happiness had been ruined by demons, harbored a deep hatred for demons and would embark on a demon-hunting journey. Those without swordsman talent would be reassigned to support the demon-hunting efforts.

"grown ups"

Returning to Mount Sagiri by himself, the journey was much faster.

However, it was still quite far from Mount Sagiri, and we left rather late, so the sun set not long after.

As darkness falls, the ghosts that hid during the day become active again.

Passing through several small towns, one could sense the evil spirits active at night and the humans being attacked.

"Ghost attack! Ghost attack! Please go immediately! Please go immediately!"

His ravens flew in from afar, issuing a brief announcement.

Su Mu waved his hand slightly, and the raven fluttered its wings and landed. Perhaps having sensed his aura as a ghost, this raven, which had always been extremely afraid of him, was now able to preen its feathers peacefully when it landed on his shoulder, and the initial fear of him was no longer visible.

Even birds are changing.

He reached out and gently combed the raven's feathers, then looked up at the pitch-black night.

The world shrouded in darkness is the domain of ghosts like him, where those who wield power feed on their former kind.

Perhaps we wouldn't have paid attention to these things in the past.

But at this moment, his feet unconsciously led him toward the place where he had been attacked by the ghost.

Before they even got close, the sounds of fighting could be heard. Su Mu quickened his pace, and with a light leap, he landed on a rooftop, his figure moving swiftly across the roof.

Under the moonlight, the scene of being attacked by ghosts soon came into view.

"Flying Sword Style: Draw Sword Slash"

The sharp blade sliced ​​through the night sky, flashing with a piercing light, and easily severed the demon's head.

A short man, dressed in a red kimono, with reddish-brown hair tied in a ponytail, knelt on one knee, holding a knife.

He stopped, panting heavily, and looked up to see that although his head had been severed, he could still move, and his injuries were healing at an astonishing speed.

He had only rested for a short while when the ghost had already reattached its head.

"Heh heh... pathetic humans, are you feeling despair now?"

The ghost laughed triumphantly and continued its attack on the man.

By now, the man had no strength left, and even as the evil spirits attacked, he had almost no chance of resisting.

He was no weaker than the demon, and had even cut off the demon's hair several times, but these efforts were of no use to the demon. He had cut off the demon's head time and time again, but it had no effect. The demon continued to fight tirelessly and was able to reattach its head each time. Meanwhile, he was rapidly depleting his strength in the battle, and now, even standing up had become extremely difficult.

As the demon's sharp claws swung down, the man closed his eyes reluctantly.

"Is it going to end? I'm so unwilling to accept this..."

However, the pain I was waiting for didn't happen; instead, a familiar voice reached my ears.

"Flying Sword Style: Draw Sword Slash"

A familiar voice echoed in his ears. When he opened his eyes, the ghost's head was severed once again, and the man saw the person standing in front of him.

"It's you!"

The man looked up in surprise.

"It's good to see you again."

Su Mu sheathed his sword and smiled as he looked at the man before him. It was none other than Kenshin Himura. It was under Himura's guidance that he had formally learned the 'Flying Sky Sword Style'.

It was also because of the 'Flying Sword Style' that he was able to turn danger into safety several times.

"Be careful, this monster cannot be killed even if its head is severed."

When Kenshin Himura saw that Su Mu had already sheathed his sword, he hurriedly reminded him that he had just been careless and suffered a serious injury.

"The ghost is dead."

Su Mu shook his head.

Kenshin Himura was skeptical. He had witnessed the terror of demons firsthand. Even severing their heads couldn't kill them, their bodies had no fatal points, they were tireless, and they possessed immense strength. Such monsters were simply beyond human capabilities.

just

Looking again in the direction of the ghost, the ghost that he had almost never died in was now dissipating.

This made Kenshin Himura pause for a moment.