Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

A childlike head fell to the ground.

Even the Twelve Demon Moons could not escape death when their necks were severed by the Nichirin Blade. In his final moments, Rui saw his younger brother, Shinazugawa Genya, rushing towards his older brother, asking with concern if he was injured. Meanwhile, the older brother was also concerned about his younger brother's condition.

This heartwarming scene made Lei's silvery-white pupils suddenly sparkle, his eyes filled with longing. He felt the familial bond between the two.

This is completely different from the 'home' I felt at Nadagumoyama.

Here, the 'home' he felt seemed fake; he never felt the warmth of home for even a moment.

His exhausted head lay on the ground, his vision blurring. Ashes spread from the broken neck, slowly consuming his remaining body. But his eyes remained fixed on the two brothers.

Genya Shinazugawa ran towards his older brother, muttering things like "Is your injury serious?" and "Let me see." Sanemi Shinazugawa, though impatiently shoving his younger brother's head away and cursing "Mind your own business" and "Mind your own business," didn't actually push him away, nor did he truly walk away.

That attitude of disdain mixed with indulgence, that sharp tongue but honest body language—

I'm tired and can't understand it.

He had never experienced such interaction during his lifetime.

In his memory, "family" meant his father's furrowed brow, his mother's downcast eyes, and his sister's evasive gaze. Here, everything was done according to the rules of family.

Obligation.

Use "should".

Inside Mount Natagumo, I didn't feel any warmth of 'home' at all. Instead, as death drew closer and I recalled being human, that warmth of 'home' suddenly welled up in my heart.

It turns out... he had already possessed this warmth all along, but he had never paid attention to it.

My memories are gradually fading.

"I'm tired, come eat."

The mother's voice came from the kitchen, gentle and calm.

"Tired? How are you feeling today?"

The father sat at the table.

However, his health remained poor until he encountered Muzan and became a demon.

No longer a human being.

That day, unable to resist the craving for blood, he bit through a person's throat and devoured their flesh. His parents witnessed all of this.

Then, that night, his father, carrying a knife, brought his mother and broke into his room, raising the knife at him as he slept.

"Father..." His voice was hoarse with exhaustion, "Are you going to kill me?"

The father did not answer.

His hands were trembling.

The knife trembled in his hand like a leaf in the wind.

"I'm tired," the father finally spoke, his voice hoarse as if he had sand in his mouth. "It's alright."

It's fine?

What do you mean it's okay?

You pointed a knife at me and said it was okay?

“Everything will be alright,” the father said, his eyes reddening. “Your father will be with you, wherever you go, your father will be with you.”

I don't understand being tired.

He didn't understand what his father was saying.

All he knew was that his father wanted to kill him.

His mother wanted to kill him.

They all want to kill him.

"I'm tired, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

The mother kept apologizing: "It's my fault, it's my fault."

And he

Seeing only betrayal, he reached out and pierced his mother's heart with his finger.

For a moment, time seemed to stand still.

The kerosene lamp slipped from the mother's hand and shattered on the ground. The flame spread along the oil, igniting a patch of orange-red light in the darkness.

The mother looked down at the spider silk piercing through her body, black blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

"Sorry……"

"I'm sorry, I'm tired... Mother couldn't... give you a healthy body..."

Her knees bent, and her body slowly fell to the ground.

Tired, he stood there, watching his mother fall into a pool of blood.

His hands were stained with his mother's blood.

"tired."

My father's voice came from behind me.

Lei turned around and saw his father standing in the firelight, holding the knife in his hand, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief.

"It's okay, I'm tired, I'll die with you."

The father held the knife and pointed it at him.

He ended his father's life in the same way he ended his mother's.

Everything...

ended.

It seems... at this moment, I suddenly understand.

It turns out that the so-called bonds and the so-called beauty existed from the very beginning, right beside me, but I had never paid attention to them.

Ashes drifted in the air, a foul stench emanated from it, and a sorrowful atmosphere so intense that it was almost undetectable to the average person filled the air.

Sanemi Shinazugawa sheathed his sword and glanced at his younger brother:

"gone."

"Brother, you've killed another Lower Moon!"

Xuanmi caught up with him, his eyes filled with excitement: "That's amazing!"

"nonsense."

Sanemi snorted coldly, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. "It's all thanks to the information provided by Mr. Su Mu. Otherwise, how would we have known that there was a Lower Moon demon here?"

"Yes, sir, you are very capable."

Genmi also expressed his admiration at this moment.

The two brothers walked down Mount Natagumo one after the other, and on this day, all the evil spirits that had ravaged Mount Natagumo were annihilated.

The sins committed in Chapter 248 will not be forgiven.

One evil spirit after another was found by ordinary people during the day, dragged into the sunlight, and left to die from the scorching heat.

Every ghost exposed to the sunlight let out a painful wail, as if a person were being cruelly tortured.

One ghost after another died during the day.

On this day, the demons who died included the Twelve Demon Moons, the Lower Moon Sixth, the Spider Demon, and Rui.

……

无限城

Muzan Kibutsuji, who was recovering from his injuries, was constantly sensing this.

Feel the demons disconnecting at a speed far exceeding the usual rate.

Every time I tried to connect, all I saw were scenes of evil spirits being dragged out of the darkness and exposed to the sunlight in a miserable state.

The gruesome sight of them being scorched to death by the sun made Muzan clench his fists. Although he was furious, he was even more puzzled by what had happened.

Why did the current situation suddenly arise?

At least, in thousands of years, we have never encountered a situation where we are targeted by so many people.

He has always controlled the activities of evil spirits, so the existence of evil spirits has always been known only to a few people, and most people don't even know that evil spirits exist.

Or rather, they almost treat 'ghosts' as something that only exists in stories.

But now, it seems everyone knows about ghosts, and everyone has started searching for them. They will take action during the day to pull the ghosts hiding in the darkness into the sunlight.

"Could it be related to the sudden indulgence towards ghosts?"

Muzan clenched his fist. Even though he had relaxed his control over demons during this period, causing more harm to ordinary people than before, his main target was still the Demon Slayer Corps. In theory, it might have an impact on ordinary people, but it wouldn't be a big deal. The authorities would eventually suppress such matters.

But things seemed to turn out differently than expected.

The authorities did not suppress the matter, and instead of fearing that the ghost incident would cause social unrest, they began to organize the hunting of evil spirits...

This outcome was unexpected by Muzan Kibutsuji, causing him to feel a sense of crisis.

He also worries that one day, he too will be dragged into the light of day.

"Da da..."

Footsteps approached, and Nakime led a trembling official into the room.

"Tell me what exactly happened."

Muzan Kibutsuji opened his plum blossom-shaped eyes and stared at the official.

The officials, who were brought in and were almost trembling with fear, told him everything.

This includes frequent attacks by evil spirits in places like the imperial palace, downtown areas, and government offices.

These events had an extremely negative impact and were key to changing the official attitude towards evil spirits.