Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

At first, it was very clumsy, but gradually, it began to resemble Akaza's technique.

"Heh... This human child has quite good talent, but his body is too weak."

Akaza shook his head and then looked at Su Mu: "If she becomes a demon, it will make up for many of her shortcomings and make her stronger. What do you think, should we turn her into a demon?"

"Need not."

Su Mu refused without hesitation.

"Heh...you weak and pathetic ghost, you really don't understand anything. What's wrong with becoming a ghost?"

Akaza shook his head: "Humans are far too fragile. They become weak when injured, and even die when sick. The older they get, the weaker they become, and they may even die of old age. What's so good about being such a weak creature as humans?"

Su Mu looked up at Yiwozuo.

"What, kid, am I wrong?"

Akaza clenched his fist slightly: "Humans die and age, but if you become a demon queen, none of that will exist. You can go further on the path to becoming stronger. You can spend ten, a hundred, or even several hundred years honing yourself. But what about humans? How much time do they have to hone themselves, and how far can they go on the path to becoming stronger?"

"unnecessary."

Su Mu shook his head. The idea of ​​turning Kanao into a ghost had never crossed his mind.

What's so good about a ghost that is completely controlled by humans, a ghost whose life or death can be decided in an instant, a ghost that cannot control its own desires, a ghost that gradually forgets its past memories and slowly becomes a ghost with a completely empty spirit?

However, he couldn't say these things. It seemed that Akaza was standing in front of him, but who knew if Muzan Kibutsuji could sense these things?

That ghost... was far more terrifying than I had imagined.

If we talk about the only flaw

It seems they're being overly cautious.

"Heh...it seems you still harbor the idea of ​​raising the other person and then devouring them! Heh..."

Akaza looked at Su Mu as if he could see right through the brat's thoughts.

Su Mu wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

"Just like Douma, he enjoys eating women's weak penises."

Akaza scoffed, watching Kanao practice relentlessly, as if he were seeing the same fate that befell the women who followed Doma.

I remember there was a woman who had been raised by a boy for a long time and was then eaten. I think she even had a child.

Oh, I think the woman's name is Kotohata.

That effeminate good-for-nothing almost let a woman escape from his grasp; it's unbelievable. Although he eventually caught the woman, her child ultimately escaped.

Such a useless piece of trash is actually Upper Moon Two. It's a real humiliation for him, Upper Moon Three!

"I really can't wait for the next battle of the titans to begin. I really want to twist that sissy's head off."

Akaza clenched his fists, his face full of resentment: "How dare such a sissy-like good-for-nothing be above him?"

Chapter 89 Far surpassing oneself, even surpassing one's own life (1/4)

"I never intended to eat her."

Su Mu spoke softly, calmly yet firmly.

"Who would believe that?"

Akaza shook his head, his gaze disdainful: "Otherwise, why keep a human girl like this by your side?"

"Why are there so many whys? Just like adults strive to become stronger, why are there so many whys?"

"The reason for pursuing becoming stronger is..."

Akaza opened his mouth instinctively to refute, but found that he couldn't seem to find a reason why. Why should he become stronger? Why?

There seems to be no reason why.

So, there's no reason why the other party would keep a human girl by their side. Although it's strange for a ghost to keep a human by its side, there's nothing really weird about it. There are many more ghosts that are even stranger than Su Mu.

While Su Mu and Akaza were talking, the girl was still practicing quietly.

But soon, the movements became slower and slower.

Humans can't be like ghosts; they get thirsty and tired, and they can never be tireless like ghosts. Kanao only practiced for a short while before she had to stop, panting heavily.

"You see, that's just how people are."

Akaza stopped what he was doing, and Kanao, who was standing there panting, said: "The limitations are too great. Even the time for training is restricted. Not only that, the limitations of the physical body are too great. Once a certain level is reached, there is no way to go any further. No matter how much you train, it will be useless. In fact, as you get older, you will start to regress."

As he spoke, Akaza clenched his fist slightly: "But demons are different. Once they become demons, from the moment they become demons, their physical strength has already reached the limit that humans pursue."

"And this is just the lowest level, like trash like you."

As he spoke, Akaza looked at Su Mu with a mocking expression.

He looked down on the weak demon, but deep down he had a vague desire to get closer, as if there was something important that he would remember if he got closer.

But no matter how hard you search or how much you think about it, you can't figure it out.

"No matter what, we will not let her become a ghost."

Su Mu lowered his head and silently stroked the Nichirin Blade with his hand.

"I really don't understand you, you're a demon yourself, yet you seem so dissatisfied with your demon identity. It's unbelievable. Sigh, stop always carrying that Nichirin Blade, don't you find it disgusting?"

Akaza frowned: "You're just like those fragile humans holding up feces, utterly disgusting."

Su Mu's lips twitched slightly.

In fact, Akaza's description was not wrong. To demons, this weapon containing solar energy was truly as disgusting as excrement.

But feeling is one thing, saying it out loud is another, which made him feel quite uncomfortable as he kept stroking the blade of the Nichirin Blade.

Therefore, in the end, they could only respond with silence.

Akaza, seeing that Su Mu had lowered his head again and was not saying anything, was rather bored. He could only look at Kanao, who was panting heavily, and said: "Generally speaking, the humans I invite to become demons are all extremely powerful among humans. It is already lucky for such a weak human child to be invited to become a demon."

"If you train with me, I believe you will soon become a powerful demon, and it's even possible that you will become one of the new Twelve Demon Moons."

Su Mu didn't speak, and continued to stroke the blade of the Nichirin Blade with his hand.

Seeing this, Akaza also found it quite boring. A weak demon, and he felt that this was the first time in many years that he had been able to be patient with him, even though he had given up some of his training time to talk to him.

Ordinary, weak ghosts are not worth his effort.

So they went back to the hollow of the cave and continued their training, continuing their relentless pursuit of the path.

"call……"

Kanao gripped the hilt of the wooden sword, raised her hand, and wanted to continue practicing as well.

But I had absolutely no strength.

No matter how hard I try, I can't do it.

"Okay, stop now."

Su Mu looked at Kanao, who was sitting on the ground, still struggling to get up, and spoke gently.

"I want to continue..."

Kanao glanced at the demon who was still training tirelessly, biting her lip slightly. This demon had given her uncle a severe beating before, and she saw him beat her uncle so badly that he was powerless to fight back, while she herself was just as helpless.

This feeling is absolutely terrible.

She didn't want to face that situation again.

If it were just that the opponent was strong, that would be one thing, but now, even my own efforts seem so insignificant compared to theirs.

There was almost no chance of resistance.

"Take a break, you've practiced long enough."

Su Mu reached out and patted Kanao's head: "You're already very impressive."

"But... we're still a long way off..."

Kanao bit her lip, her head slightly lowered: "Am I... never going to have a chance to protect Uncle?"

"Ha... Uncle doesn't need your protection."

Su Mu tapped the girl on the head: "It's time to rest, don't think so much."

As he spoke, he gently picked the girl up.

The girl's body was very light and her delicate body was very soft, so it was easy to pick her up and carry her to the tidied-up resting place so that she could lie down and rest.

Kanao raised her head and stared at her uncle with wide eyes: "I'm so useless!"

Don't overthink it.

“Look, that demon is still practicing, while Kanao doesn’t even have the strength to raise her hand.”

"Because he is a ghost, and you are a human. Humans and ghosts are different."

Su Mu said softly.

"Uncle, can I become a ghost like you?"

The girl's eyes held a hint of anticipation; she had clearly overheard her uncle's conversation with the ghost.

"Uncle, turn me into a ghost too."

As she finished speaking, Kanao noticed that her uncle, who had always been gentle with her, was unusually angry, and very rough and furious.

Even though her uncle seemed very upset and angry, he didn't hit her. He just looked at her and quietly said:

"Never say such a thing again, that you'll become a ghost."

"Never have such thoughts."

Kanao pursed her lips, not understanding why, after all the benefits of becoming a demon that the demon had described, he was unwilling to let Kanao become a demon.

Once she becomes a ghost, she will become even more powerful and will never let anyone bully her uncle again.

"I...will listen to my uncle."

Kanao pursed her lips. Although she was very unwilling, her uncle's order was far greater than her own, even more important than her own life.

Nothing was more important than my uncle's order.