Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

Sanemi revealed a ferocious smile.

“Brother, let’s call some people to come and dig open this hole so we can expose these ghosts to the sun.”

Xuanmi clenched his fists, his eyes shining with excitement.

Sanemi Shinazugawa's gaze fell on the hard rock of the mountain wall, then he shook his head: "The entrance here is not so easy to dig."

As he spoke, Shinazugawa Sanemi had already stepped forward:

"But I'm enough to deal with a Lower Moon demon on my own."

Sanemi Shinazugawa's gaze fell on the hard rock of the mountain wall, then he shook his head: "The entrance here is not so easy to dig."

He released the knife handle, brought the still-bleeding wound on his palm to his lips, licked away the blood, and revealed an almost insane smile.

"Xuanmi, step back."

"Brother?" Xuanmi was taken aback, then realized what was happening, his expression changing drastically. "You wouldn't be thinking—"

“To deal with these Lower Moon demons,” Shinazugawa Sanemi threw his haori to the ground, revealing the crisscrossing scars all over his body, his eyes burning with a fierce fighting spirit, “I alone am enough.”

Before he finished speaking, he had already leaped into the darkness of the cave.

Deep within the cave, Lei raised his head, his silvery pupils reflecting the figure that swept in like a whirlwind.

The surrounding "family members" rushed forward, only to be torn apart by the sharp blade in an instant.

Blood splattered, and screams and roars echoed between the rock walls.

Sanemi Shinazugawa stepped over the scattered limbs, his blade pointing directly at the small figure protected deep within.

"The Land of the Lower Moon,"

Sanemi licked his chapped lips, his voice low and violent:

"Your game ends here."

Chapter 247 Bonds

"The game ends here."

Sanemi Shinazugawa raised his blade, crimson blood dripping down its length. The man's cold gaze fixed on Rui, the Lower Moon Six, the Spider Demon, who was still being protected by his 'family' at the very back.

"Don't take another step forward, don't hurt... I want to protect... my family."

A massive, dark figure stepped forward, blocking the way. Nine spider-like pupils reflected a cold light in the night. His voice was deep and menacing:

"I will never allow you to hurt your family."

As it spoke, the enormous demon clenched its fists, issuing a warning to Shinazugawa Sanemi.

"Breathing of the Wind. First Form. Dust Whirlwind. Slash".

With a cold glint, the demon, which had been trying to protect everyone, stumbled behind, its hard head instantly severed and thrown away.

"I will not allow...to harm my family."

Even with its head falling to the ground, the evil spirit playing the role of 'father' still opened its mouth and roared angrily, its obsession with home running deep.

Sanemi Shinazugawa paused slightly, his gaze briefly sweeping over the head of the demon playing the role of 'father' before he looked up and continued looking ahead.

Playing the role of 'Ghost Mother', he was blocked by the ghosts who were 'Ghost Sister' and 'Ghost Sister'.

"Did the whole family turn into ghosts?"

Shinazugawa Sanemi slightly tightened his grip on the Nichirin Blade, but it didn't seem quite right. He didn't sense any genuine emotion from these demons. Instead, he vaguely felt that these demons were extremely afraid of 'Rui' behind them, the demon who was being played as the youngest 'brother'.

"That's how families are. Fathers have to learn to sacrifice themselves for their children, and older sisters and brothers have to learn to sacrifice themselves for their younger brothers."

Lei lowered his eyes and spoke cold and ruthless words, as if it were only natural for everyone to protect him.

Just like the stories I've heard, a father died to save his child from drowning. As a father, it's only natural that he would die to protect his child.

"What a ridiculous game."

Sanemi Shinazugawa, carrying a bloodstained sword, strode towards Rui: "Is this some kind of child's play?"

"Wait a minute, I...I do..."

Taking two more steps, the oni playing the 'ghost girl' stretched out her hand. Seeing that Shinazugawa Sanemi was looking at her, she nervously began, "I'm not, I..."

But before the 'foreign girl' could finish speaking...

Swish!

The cold blade flashed, and the 'Oni Girl's' head was easily severed. Ordinary demons have almost no power to resist in front of the 'Pillar'.

The 'Ghost Girl's' head rolled to the ground, letting out a painful cry: "I...I've only been in this family for a short time. I'm different from...I'm different from them. What I want to say is, I haven't hurt...hurt anyone..."

Before the words "anyone" could be uttered, the "Ghost Girl's" aura vanished completely, and death followed. With eyes full of resentment, the "Ghost Girl's" body slowly turned to ashes.

Before dying, tears welled up in the eyes of this ghost, whose body resembled that of a young girl, as if she were... very aggrieved. Why didn't you let her finish speaking?

Seeing everyone perish so easily under Shinazugawa Sanemi's blade, without any power to resist, the demon playing the role of the 'eldest sister' was filled with fear and almost without hesitation turned around to try to escape deeper into the cave.

However, after taking only two steps, transparent spider silk sliced ​​through from all directions, tearing the ghost playing the role of the 'eldest sister' to pieces, and spurting scarlet blood everywhere.

"Why...why..."

The head of the ghost playing the role of the 'eldest sister' fell to the ground, its eyes filled with terror and confusion as it looked at 'Lei', as if asking why she was attacked.

"As an older sister, you should protect your youngest brother, not abandon him and run away alone."

"As an older sister, I have a responsibility to protect my younger brother!"

Tired, she stood up, walked to her 'eldest sister,' and said in a cold tone, 'Why did you abandon your brother and run away alone? We are family!'

As he spoke, his hands, which resembled those of a child, constantly fiddled with the spider silk in them, as if playing a child's jump rope game.

"Sister, how can you abandon the bonds we share with our family?"

The 'Wind Pillar' Sanemi Shinazugawa stopped and watched the scene indifferently. The infighting among the demons was unexpected, but he didn't care too much because these demons would all die soon, and it would all be meaningless.

"Ah……"

A cold laugh came from behind Shinazugawa Sanemi, accompanied by a slightly panting sound.

Genya Shinazugawa caught up, panting heavily. He had wanted to fight alongside his brother, but he hadn't been able to do anything. By the time he arrived, only the last of the Twelve Demon Moons remained.

“A real younger brother wouldn’t be like you.”

Genya Shinazugawa, panting, looked at 'Rei' and said, "You two aren't family at all."

"Shut up."

This seemed to stimulate 'tiredness', and his five fingers almost instantly began to move.

"Shh!"

A sound like a knife cutting through the air could be heard, and a faint, transparent light seemed to be slicing towards Genya Shinazugawa.

"Be careful."

Sanemi Shinazugawa suddenly stood in front of his younger brother, and with a fierce slash of his Nichirin Blade, the sharp blade struck the transparent threads that were cutting through him.

The blade and the silk thread collided instantly. The seemingly fine silk thread and the blade made a teeth-grinding sound as they intertwined, accompanied by sparks.

Those fine, silk-like spider silk threads are as tough as steel, and even the sharpest Nichirin Blade cannot cut through them.

"break!"

Sanemi Shinazugawa exhaled slightly, his strength seemingly increasing slightly. In the dim light, a sharp white glint flashed from the blade as it instantly sliced ​​through the stalemate, shattering the spider silk into pieces.

Rui raised his head and looked at Shinazugawa Sanemi, who was firmly protecting his younger brother. A ripple flashed in his indifferent silver-white eyes: "Only by firmly protecting your younger brother behind you can you be worthy of being an older brother."

"Become my family, be my brother."

Rui extended his hand, extending an invitation. He was touched by how much Shinazugawa Sanemi cared for his younger brother. This is what a true family should be like, with the older brother Shinazugawa Sanemi protecting his weaker younger brother.

Seeing 'Rei's' outstretched hand, Shinazugawa Sanemi was amused by this Twelve Demon Moon: "Someone like you doesn't deserve to have a family?"

Clearly enraged by those words, Lei violently clenched his fists, causing a faint, invisible vibration to occur around him.

"Blood Demon Art: Engraved Line Prison"

Suddenly, spider silk appeared all around, enveloping Shinazugawa Sanemi and Shinazugawa Genya like a cage, seemingly intent on strangling them completely.

"Be careful."

As Shinazugawa Sanemi spoke to his younger brother, he also gripped the blade tightly, his breathing becoming heavier. In the still cave, it seemed as if a strong wind had suddenly swept through.

"Wind's Breath. Unleashed Form. Rise Amidst the Dust and Sand."

Shinazugawa lowered his body, then gripped his sword and swung it out fiercely. At that moment, he resembled a sandstorm that swept across the land and soared into the sky.

The whirlwind whipped up by the blade tore through the spider silk cage, and countless broken threads trembled in the air like severed strings of a musical instrument.

Sanemi Shinazugawa emerged from the sandstorm, his white hair dancing wildly in the air currents, and the bloodstains on his blade were scattered by the wind, like red petals falling into the dark cave.

Is that all you've got?

They easily broke through 'Tired's' Blood Demon Art, which was much easier than when they faced the Ubume of the Twelve Demon Moons.

Shinazugawa Sanemi remembered that in order to deal with the Ubume, he barely succeeded by sacrificing the life of his elder brother, Kamino Masachika.

Back then, facing the Twelve Ghost Months was really difficult, really difficult, with the constant danger of losing one's life.

But now, although it's still the Twelve Ghost Months, it's different from before.

Shinazugawa Sanemi clenched his fist slightly. It wasn't that Rui of the Twelve Demon Moons was weak, but rather that his strength was already different from before.

Now, his strength is enough to crush the Twelve Demon Moons.

"Shh!"

Sanemi Shinazugawa's figure swept past like the wind, his sharp blade slashing towards Rui. As Rui dodged continuously, his five fingers flicked, and spider silk came from all directions, strangling and killing Sanemi Shinazugawa.

The blade flashed sharply, and the spider silk, as tough as steel, was sliced ​​into pieces by Sanemi's Nichirin Blade as easily as sweeping away fallen leaves.

"call……"

With a soft exhale, the blade sliced ​​through, severing one of 'Lei's' arms, and the boyish ghost let out a painful wail.

But Sanemi Shinazugawa remained unmoved, his blade flashing faster and faster with each strike.

There is ultimately a difference between the lower moon and the 'pillar', and the difference is enormous. With another slash coming, Rui finally couldn't resist and had his neck cut by the sharp blade.