Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

As she spoke, the girl clenched her fists tightly, her eyes red: "That night, the ghost stole our happiness. I watched my father and mother being killed before my eyes. How could I pretend that such a thing never happened? How could I do that? How could I pretend to forget everything like an ordinary person, deceive myself, start a new life, and begin the so-called happy life that my sister hoped for?"

"All of this is simply impossible."

"Even if I succeeded, what difference would it make between me and someone who is dead?"

Hearing her sister's words, Kanae's eyes filled with pain. She simply hugged her sister tightly, just like that night when the demon broke into their house, when she had also clung to her sister, trembling. If only she had possessed her current strength when the demon broke into their house, perhaps things wouldn't have happened...

"Sister, please don't say things like that again."

With red-rimmed eyes, Shinobu Kocho emphasized once again, "I don't want to hear anymore. I just want to kill every ghost I see, one by one, until all the ghosts in this world are wiped out."

The girl clenched her fists, her eyes were resolute, and her voice was filled with hatred for the evil spirits.

Kanae Butterfly opened her lips, intending to say something to her sister, but she couldn't help but look up as a 'saurus' fluttered its wings and flew over.

Kanae Butterfly reached out her hand, and the 'Katsura' gently landed on the girl's wrist.

Kanae Butterfly removed the metal tube from the 'Katsura's' foot and took out the letter inside to read it.

"What happened, sister? Did you find out about 'Upper Moon Three'?"

Shinobu's eyes gleamed with excitement. She and her sister had been tracking down the Upper Moon Three of the Twelve Demon Moons for days. If they could kill the Upper Moon Three, it would be a devastating blow to the demons.

Kanae Kocho shook her head, looking somewhat puzzled: "It's related to a town we passed through not long ago. They asked us if we had hunted down a demon while passing through that town."

"Why would you ask that question? No ghosts have been found in that city."

Shinobu Kocho muttered to herself.

They only lingered in the city briefly and didn't encounter any demons. If they had, that would have been even better; she would have personally beheaded one with her Nichirin Blade, and ideally, tested her newly developed poison before doing so.

Recently, based on the fact that evil spirits dislike the smell of wisteria flowers, she specially extracted certain special components from wisteria flowers. She felt that these components should have the effect of slaying evil spirits, and she was going to use a ghost as a test subject.

"A small team tracked a demon into the city, only to find that one of the demons had been killed."

Kanae Kocho explained it.

"Could it be that swordsmen from another squad were passing by and killed him on a whim?"

Shinobu Kocho didn't seem to care much.

Kanae Kocho shook her head: "Apart from us passing by, there were no other swordsmen carrying out missions nearby."

As a 'Pillar' of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kanae Kocho knows more information.

"Who slew that evil spirit?"

Shinobu Kocho also became interested: "Ordinary people can't kill demons. Even some powerful old-era samurai would have a hard time dealing with demons without a Nichirin Blade, let alone killing them."

As she spoke, Shinobu Kocho's usually stern and beautiful face softened into a smile: "It couldn't have been a demon that killed him with a Nichirin Blade, could it?"

After saying that, she found it somewhat amusing. Given the demons' aversion to Nichirin Blades, they would avoid them like the plague. In all these years, she had never seen a demon wield a Nichirin Blade.

"It's impossible for any demon to wield a Nichirin Blade. Those monsters hiding in the darkness would never dare to touch a Nichirin Blade that contains the power of sunlight."

Shinobu Kocho was very certain.

Chapter 37 Search

The 'Katsura' flapped its wings and landed, and 'Hiroshi Furukawa' took a letter from the 'Katsura'.

After reading it, Hiroshi Furukawa's face was full of shock and confusion.

"Boss, was that ghost killed by Lord 'Flower Pillar' as he passed by?"

One of the swordsmen asked casually, not noticing the change in the leader's expression.

"No."

Hiroshi Furukawa shook his head in reply.

"It wasn't Lord 'Flower Pillar'? Then which swordsman happened to be passing by and killed him?"

Some people were immediately surprised and full of doubt.

"Lord 'Flower Pillar' replied that no demons have been slain here, and no other Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen have passed through this area recently. During this period, only our Demon Slayer Corps has been carrying out demon-hunting missions in this vicinity."

Hiroshi Furukawa frowned and said something, he was also somewhat puzzled.

The other swordsmen were incredulous at this moment, and some even stepped forward to take the letter from 'Hiroshi Furukawa's' hand and read it over and over again.

If this information hadn't been transmitted directly by the 'Raven,' it couldn't possibly be fake; everyone suspected there might be a problem with the information.

"It can't be that an ordinary person found the Nichirin Blade and then slew the demon, can it?"

A swordsman muttered, his face full of disbelief.

Ordinary people have almost no chance of defeating demons. Moreover, apart from the Demon Slayer Corps, outsiders have virtually no chance of obtaining a Nichirin Blade. Keep in mind that even the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, unless there are special circumstances, only have one Nichirin Blade that belongs to them.

Even if a Demon Slayer Corps swordsman dies, his Nichirin Blade, which belongs exclusively to that swordsman, will be recycled to embody his will and spirit, and will generally not be leaked.

"Did we make a mistake last night?"

A swordsman touched his nose: "Perhaps that stench wasn't left behind by the death of a ghost."

"impossible."

Before the first swordsman could finish speaking, the other swordsman decisively rejected the idea: "The stench of a dead demon is absolutely unmistakable."

"Since the ghost wasn't killed by Lord 'Flower Pillar' and no other swordsmen passed by, how did this ghost die?"

One swordsman asked in bewilderment, "There can't be any other way to kill a demon, can there?"

After saying that, they looked at each other and shook their heads. The Demon Slayer Corps had fought against demons for so many years and had searched for other ways to kill demons, but without a doubt, they had all failed.

Aside from the demon being killed by sunlight, the only other way to kill a demon is to sever its neck with a Nichirin Blade.

Of course, recently, I heard that Shinobu Kocho, the younger sister of the 'Flower Pillar', extracted a toxin that is harmful to demons from wisteria flowers, which seems to have the potential to kill evil spirits. This matter has also alarmed the 'Master'.

If a poison capable of killing demons can be developed, then there will be another way to kill demons. It is precisely because of this achievement that Shinobu Kocho could become a new 'Pillar' of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Listening to everyone's discussion, Hiroshi Furukawa's gaze also turned serious:

"No matter what, we need to get to the bottom of this. I'll have to trouble everyone these next few days. If we can really find another way to kill the demon..."

Upon hearing this, the swordsmen became excited. If they could find other ways to slay evil spirits, then there would be hope of eradicating evil spirits from this world.

………………

The sun will not set forever, nor will it rise forever.

When daylight fades and night falls, that is when evil spirits become active.

Su Mu pushed aside the wooden plank and emerged from the cave where he had spent the day.

When Kanao saw her uncle come out, she ran over with small steps, looked up at him, and showed a cute smile.

Su Mu reached out and gently patted the girl's head, then took her hand and led her upstairs to the window, where he gently pushed it open.

Although the second floor is not high, it still offers a view of the surrounding area. However, it is nighttime, and while many places in the bustling town are still lit up, most areas are pitch black.

In such darkness, a person can hardly see anything, but for a demon active in the night, darkness cannot block his eyes.

His first glance fell on the area near where he had killed the evil spirit yesterday, but after only a few glances, his gaze sharpened.

He discovered that in the alley where he had slain the demons, many strangers were secretly observing their surroundings, and some of them even wore wisteria flower markings.

It's important to know that the wisteria flower symbol is related to the Ubuyashiki family, and the 'master' of the Demon Slayer Corps has always been a member of the Ubuyashiki family. Clearly, these people serve the Demon Slayer Corps.

Upon further observation, they discovered a man sitting at a small stall, holding a long, rectangular object wrapped in cloth in his arms, seemingly searching for something.

Judging from the long, narrow package the other person was carrying, it must be the Nichirin Blade, making this person undoubtedly a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Seeing this, Su Mu frowned. Logically speaking, the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps should have been less vigilant after discovering the death of the evil spirits yesterday, and might have even withdrawn their troops.

It seems that the search of the city is more thorough now. Su Mu even saw a man with a wisteria flower mark talking to a 'Tadashi-kai' (a member of the same group) and soon other 'Tadashi' started to move around.

Although he had been staying at night and sleeping during the day, he had gained some basic knowledge about the area. The so-called "sada-machi-kai" was the department responsible for maintaining urban security, which he understood to be the police station.

'Tongxin' is a name, a title for the lowest-ranking grassroots personnel in the public security department.

Clearly, the Demon Slayer Corps has already begun contacting local officials.

Although the Demon Slayer Corps is not an officially recognized organization, the authorities tacitly approve of its existence and even cooperate with it on many occasions. For example, before joining the Demon Slayer Corps, Gyomei Himejima fought against demons to protect children, but was later wrongly accused of murder and imprisoned. When he was about to be executed, it was the Demon Slayer Corps leader, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who personally contacted the authorities to release him.

If the Demon Slayer Corps were to intervene, they would obviously be able to get the authorities to cooperate in investigating a town. Of course, it would be unlikely in large cities like Kyoto or Edo, as the impact there would be too great, and the authorities would not seem willing to let the public know about the existence of demons.

At this moment, Su Mu had already seen several 'United Hearts' members coming to his door, asking around about people in the vicinity, checking for any unusual activity, recent arrivals in the city, or missing persons in the area...

Seeing this, Su Mu felt a sudden tightness in his chest, knowing that if he stayed here any longer, the chances of being discovered would be very high.

The Demon Slayer Corps is clearly much more troublesome than expected.

Chapter 38 Flowers may be similar, but people are different.

Withdrawing his gaze and closing the window, Su Mu led Kanao downstairs to the second floor.

Do you see anything that needs to be packed?

He looked at Kanao, who was following behind him.

Kanao shook her head.

The girl had nothing to begin with, so naturally she had nothing to pack.

"Then wait a moment, and we'll leave here."

Su Mu spoke softly, then went to the mirror in the room, picked up the comb, and waved to Kanao.

Kanao immediately came to him obediently and looked at him, her beautiful pinkish-purple eyes full of dependence.

For some reason, he felt a heavy weight in his heart. If it were before, he wouldn't have cared about anything else, but now he had more concerns.

Suddenly, I worried that if I died, how would this dull, autistic girl survive?

However, he soon laughed. If he died, he wouldn't feel anything, so naturally there would be no need for worry.

If they're dead, then why bother caring so much?

"Uncle will comb your hair."

He patted Kanao's head, which hadn't been groomed all day.

Kanao is a very well-behaved and obedient girl, and she obediently turned her back.