Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

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In the early hours of the morning, the sun had already risen, and the gentle sunlight spread across the earth. A gentle breeze drifted through the window and fell on the girl's face, fluttering her long eyelashes.

Shinobu Kocho slowly opened her eyes.

She was still in pain from her injuries, but it had improved a lot. She tried to move around and was able to move again.

Despite the pain, he struggled slowly and managed to get up.

"She's already able to get up."

Getting out of bed and struggling to stand up, Shinobu Kocho felt a surge of excitement. She was finally able to get out of bed and was very happy.

"It seems like you're recovering well."

As a doctor, Shinobu Kocho could get a general idea of ​​what was going on in her body by feeling her body's condition.

Dragging her ailing body, Shinobu Kocho slowly approached the mirror in the room. Looking at her reflection, which was almost like a mummy wrapped in bandages, she bit her lip slightly.

These past two days, Mr. Su Mu has only seen himself in such a terrible state; he must have given the other person a bad impression, right? Once the injury heals, he will definitely recover very well.

The girl looked at her delicate face in the mirror. Although the fierce battle with the Twelve Demon Moons had left her with near-death injuries, her face was intact and undamaged.

"Luckily, my face wasn't injured, otherwise, he would have really seen me looking like an ugly monster."

The girl murmured to herself in front of the mirror, thinking that she would see Su Mu again soon.

Today she will definitely cooperate with Su Mu and drink the herbal medicine properly, striving to recover her health and return to normal as soon as possible.

I wonder if Mr. Su Mu will be happy to see how well I've recovered when he comes today.

Thinking of all this, Shinobu Kocho felt a sense of anticipation and frequently looked up at the door. In her memory, Su Mu should be arriving around this time these past few days.

"Da da da……"

Familiar footsteps came from outside. Shinobu's eyes lit up with surprise. She couldn't help but stand up, subconsciously tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear and extending her hand to greet the person who was about to enter.

The door was pushed open.

With her twin ponytails and petite figure, Kanzaki Aoi entered carrying a bowl of medicinal soup. Upon seeing Shinobu standing inside, greeting her, her eyes immediately lit up with surprise.

"Sister Ren, you can stand up now."

She almost cried tears of joy.

Seeing Kanzaki Aoi happy about her recovery, Shinobu Kocho should have been happy too, but in reality, she wasn't as happy as she thought, and even felt a little disappointed.

Kanzaki Aoi hurriedly placed the medicine bowl on the table, then happily checked Shinobu's condition, feeling overjoyed at the speed of her recovery.

"That's wonderful! I feel like it won't be long before Sister Ren is fully recovered."

"Ah."

Shinobu Kocho nodded, but her gaze fell on the bowl of medicine that Aoi Kanzaki had brought. The previous times, Su Mu had come personally.

"Sister Ren, it's time to drink the medicine..."

Kanzaki Aoi brought over the medicine bowl.

Shinobu Kocho no longer resisted as before, found a place to sit down, and accepted Aoi Kanzaki's feeding.

While taking small sips of her medicine, Shinobu Kocho casually asked, "Where's Su Mu? I haven't seen him."

"Oh, you mean Su Mu? He left yesterday. Didn't he tell Sister Ren?"

Kanzaki Aoi said as she fed them.

Shinobu lowered her eyes slightly, suddenly feeling very disappointed and dissatisfied.

Leaving just like that? Without even saying goodbye.

"Didn't Mr. Su Mu tell Sister Ren?"

Seeing Shinobu's expression, Aoi Kanzaki asked again in a low voice.

"No."

Shinobu Kocho shook her head: "They probably left while I was asleep."

When she talked about these things, the girl's disappointment almost overflowed.

Kanzaki Aoi secretly glanced at Shinobu and sensed that Shinobu's attitude towards Mr. Su Mu was quite unusual. At least, as Shinobu's assistant who had always been by her side, Kanzaki Aoi had rarely seen Shinobu care so much about a man.

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After giving her the medicine, Kanzaki Aoi tried to help Kocho Shinobu to bed to rest, but Kocho Shinobu stopped her.

"Take me to meet Miss Tamayo."

Shinobu Kocho spoke calmly.

Kanzaki Aoi looked up in surprise. She knew how much Shinobu hated demons, and even before, she had refused to accept treatment from Tamayo.

The hatred for demons was almost buried deep in Shinobu's heart.

“Shinobu-neechan, Tamayo-san is not an evil demon, and Kanae-neechan also instructed that Shinobu-neechan is not allowed to lay a hand on them.”

Kanzaki Aoi watched Kocho Shinobu cautiously.

"I don't want to kill them."

Shinobu Kocho shook her head: "I just want to collaborate with Ms. Tamayo."

Kanzaki Aoi was a little unaccustomed to Shinobu Kocho's change. She looked at Shinobu for a while before confirming that Shinobu-neechan was not targeting Tamayo, and then she felt a little relieved.

With Kanzaki Aoi's help, Shinobu Kocho arrived at Tamayo's residence.

In the pitch-black basement, the air was filled with the smell of medicine. Butterfly took a sniff and was able to identify many kinds of medicinal herbs.

In the flickering candlelight, looking at the gentle woman holding a potion, her tender demeanor was nothing like that of a cruel demon.

But Shinobu Kocho knew perfectly well that behind this gentleness lay a despicable demon.

Tamayo watched Shinobu walk in and could feel the hatred in her eyes, but this hatred was suppressed.

Tamayo actually admires Shinobu Kocho quite a bit. These past few days, she has carefully examined the wisteria flower toxin that Shinobu extracted, which can kill demons. She has also made many attempts over the past few days, but she has been unable to extract these toxins from the wisteria flowers. Obviously, there must be a special method that Shinobu Kocho has researched.

Not only that, she has also learned a bit about Shinobu Kocho these days. She has seen some of Shinobu Kocho's plans for treating swordsmen, and even though she has lived for a thousand years and has reached an extremely high level in medical skills, she is still very impressed.

She was actually quite looking forward to discussing medical techniques with Shinobu Kocho and collaborating on research to develop a medicine to counter Muzan Kibutsuji, but after sensing Shinobu's hatred for her several times, Tamayo felt that cooperation with Shinobu was almost impossible.

She even gave up on the idea.

But a few days ago, a man named Su Mu came over and said he would persuade Shinobu Kocho. She found it somewhat amusing at the time, probably because he didn't understand Shinobu Kocho's hatred for demons, which is why he said such a thing.

Unexpectedly, Shinobu Kocho came today. Even though her eyes were full of hatred for her, she managed to suppress that hatred.

The other party wasn't lying; he really did convince Shinobu Kocho, which Tamayo found truly unbelievable.

"I'm sorry, I can't hide my emotions. You know, I hate ghosts."

Shinobu Kocho bowed slightly, managing a perfunctory greeting.

"I see."

Tamayo nodded. Although she didn't know much about Shinobu's past, she had a rough idea. After all, such deep hatred for demons couldn't be without reason; someone's happiness must have been destroyed by demons.

“In that case, let’s begin our cooperation. Mr. Su Mu once told me that you have even developed some medicines that can counteract Muzan Kibutsuji.”

"Yes, but some are still in the experimental stage. My idea is to develop a potion that can turn ghosts into humans. In this way, the original immortality, regeneration, and recovery abilities of ghosts will be weakened..."

"What an amazing idea."

Butterfly couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Even though Su Mu had mentioned it before, she was still amazed when she heard it again.

"Miss Shinobu's ability to extract the toxin that kills demons from wisteria flowers is equally admirable."

Tamayo also spoke with admiration.

So, with Kanzaki Aoi's help, Shinobu Kocho arrived at Tamayo's laboratory and began to discuss things with her.

Both of them were highly skilled in medicine. However, when compared, Tamayo had the upper hand in medical skills. After all, the accumulation of thousands of years was not easy to surpass. But Shinobu Kocho had a great talent for medicine and could always come up with many special ideas and approaches that were very useful. In fact, they even helped Tamayo's research, which had been stalled, to find a new direction.

This made Tamayo look at Shinobu with even more admiration.

However, Shinobu Kocho was already injured, and after only a short time of working together and discussing things, she was already exhausted.

Let's continue tomorrow.

Although Tamayo felt regretful, she still spoke up.

"Ah."

Shinobu nodded, secretly admiring Tamayo. She always thought few could compare to her in medical skills, but Tamayo surprised her, even though she was a demon.

"Can you satisfy my curiosity before I rest?"

"Please speak."

"Was it Mr. Su Mu who persuaded Miss Ren?"

Shinobu Kocho remained silent and did not answer Tamayo.

"It seems that the other party holds a very high position in Miss Shinobu's heart."

Tamayo's eyes softened: "Miss Shinobu's heart is filled with hatred for demons, but must it always be like this?"

Shinobu raised her head, squinting at Tamayo. She hated all demons and wanted to kill them all. Her hatred for demons would never disappear in this lifetime.

"I'm not trying to stop Miss Shinobu from hating us demons. What I'm saying is that while hating us demons, Miss Shinobu should also find her own happiness. These two things don't have to be mutually exclusive."

As she spoke, Tamayo looked at Tamayo tenderly: "Your older sister longs for you to find your own happiness, and I believe that someone else has longed for it too..."

Shinobu pursed her lips. Her father and mother had hoped that she and her sister would live a good and happy life, but they were gone, cruelly murdered by demons.

"Don't let your hatred destroy you."

Tamayo looked at Shinobu Kocho gently: "While you hate us demons and kill us demons, you should also pursue your own happiness. After all, deep down, you are also looking forward to your own happiness, aren't you?"

"You must really like that Mr. Su Mu, right?"

Chapter 239 May I kiss you?

The gentle sunlight fell on the earth, dispelling the darkness and naturally driving away the evil spirits.

After a day of rest, Kenshin Himura felt much better. He quickly washed up and then went to find Su Mu. The two of them went to Mount Sagiri together.