Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

“It is the ‘benevolent and righteous masses’.”

Tanjiro thought of those people almost instantly.

The so-called 'Renyi Zhong' sounds like a nice name, but it is actually a gang of thieves and hooligans in the area. They are mainly responsible for collecting protection money and secretly doing things like burning, killing and looting.

When he first moved here with his family, he encountered some members of the "Renyi Clan." It was only by wielding an axe and daring to fight that he scared them away.

But recently, the leader of this group, Hasegawa Satoshi, has set his sights on his mother and has harassed her several times.

Unexpectedly, these 'righteous people' caused trouble for his family while he was away. If it weren't for this demon's intervention, his family might have been harmed. Thinking of this, Tanjiro looked at the demon with a touch of gratitude.

"So, how do you plan to resolve this?"

Su Mu looked at Tanjiro.

"Go find 'Sadamachi Kai'?"

Tanjiro hesitated for a moment before speaking, but even as he said it, he wasn't very confident.

The so-called 'sadamachi-kai' is similar to the local police department.

"what……"

Su Mu couldn't help but laugh, his hand unconsciously gripping the wine glass, wanting to take a big gulp, but unfortunately, there was no wine left. He shook his head: "He's still just a young man, so naive."

Tanjiro lowered his head, still feeling somewhat unconvinced. He was still more inclined to believe that someone would take care of things if the town was returned to its original state. Although he wasn't very confident, he still wanted to give it a try.

"If the 'Sadamachi Kai' really took care of this matter, do you think this so-called 'Jin-gi-shu' would still exist here? Would they still be so rampant?"

Su Mu said softly.

Tanjiro's expression was not good. Although he still had the innocence of a boy, he was not stupid and could understand the relationship between them.

"Then, sir, what should I do?"

Tanjiro looked up at Su Mu.

Tanjiro's idea was to go and warn them, but he told himself that his warning wouldn't have much effect on these 'righteous people'.

"It's very simple. Whoever creates the problem, just get rid of them. You know that in your heart, right?"

Su Mu looked up at Tanjiro, seeing the struggle in the boy's eyes, and stood up. He patted the boy's shoulder, shook his head, and sighed, "Alright, alright, before you embark on the path of slaying demons, I'll teach you a little more..."

Tanjiro couldn't help but raise his head.

At that moment, the ghost stared at him, and the crimson hidden beneath its dark eyes made Tanjiro's heart tremble slightly.

“Teach me how to kill someone.”

As he spoke, he patted Tanjiro's face with his hand: "Before slaying demons, kill people first."

He smiled, revealing his clean white teeth:

"Humans are much easier to kill than ghosts."

As he spoke, Su Mu released his grip, lifted the heavy straw curtain, and stepped out. He looked at Kamado Aoi and Nezuko, who were standing nervously at the door, and gave them a gentle smile.

Chapter 111 The Little Woman Who Borrows the Tiger's Power (2/4)

Su Mu didn't leave. After lifting the curtain and giving Kamado Hime and Nezuko a gentle smile, he found a stool by the door and sat down.

The children seemed quite reserved because of his arrival.

He casually waved to Takeo.

The child walked over, his face almost pale.

Su Mu glanced at Kamado Takeo's face. The child looked a lot like Tanjiro. The only obvious difference was that Takeo did not have the same obvious mark on his forehead as his brother.

"Sir...sir."

Although Takeo was afraid, he still tried his best to remain polite.

"Go buy me some wine."

He smiled, took out some money from his pocket, and handed it to the child.

The boy was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what he meant. He bowed to him and then went outside to buy wine.

Hanako, holding Shigeru's hand, stood at a distance, secretly glancing this way, seemingly a little nervous.

However, Su Mu didn't care. He closed his eyes and sat there, quietly enjoying the warm sunshine. Hanako and Shigeru were nervous for a while, but seeing that he was just sitting there sunbathing, they gradually became bolder and started playing children's games next to him.

Inside the room, Nezuko followed her mother, Kamado Hime, quickly into the room and saw her older brother sitting there, seemingly lost in thought.

Clearly, the ghost must have just told him about his relationship with other ghosts, which is why the older brother has become like this.

Kamado Aoi also felt that since the demon had told Tanjiro about his sister, Tanjiro must have agreed. In fact, facing such a powerful demon, there was nothing he could do even if he disagreed. However, this meant that Nezuko would have to suffer.

After all, demons are cruel, and if they ever lose their temper, how could little Nezuko withstand the torment?

Just thinking about it made Kamado Aoi feel a little sorry for Nezuko.

"Brother, even the ghosts have told you..."

Nezuko, seeing Tanjiro still lost in thought, couldn't help but speak up.

"Ah."

Before Nezuko could finish speaking, Tanjiro seemed to have already figured it out, and his eyes gradually became firm: "I've already said it."

"Then brother..."

Nezuko clenched her clothes slightly with her small hands and lowered her head. At her age, she naturally fantasized about what her future husband would be like and imagined what her married life would be like.

But I never expected to encounter a ghost...

"I agree."

Tanjiro clenched his fists, his eyes hardening.

Nezuko pursed her lips. Although she was prepared to sacrifice herself, she didn't expect her brother to agree so quickly.

For no reason at all, I felt wronged.

She almost hung her head, bowing her head, trying to hold back her tears, then turned and ran quickly outside.

Watching his sister leave suddenly in sorrow, Tanjiro's expression darkened slightly. Was Nezuko worried about him? Worried about his incredibly dangerous path of demon hunting?

But this is exactly what I, as the older brother and the eldest son in the family, should bear!

How could I entrust the lives and happiness of my family to the hands of a ghost that might break into our home at night?

These are things I should have firmly held in my own hands.

So, Nezuko, don't worry about your brother.

This is exactly what the older brother should do.

Nezuko, really... don't be sad for me!

Even though he had countless thoughts of comforting his sister, Tanjiro kept them to himself and didn't say them aloud.

"Tanjiro, you agreed."

Kamado Kui looked at her son with a complicated expression.

"Ah."

Tanjiro clenched his fist slightly, his eyes growing increasingly determined.

Kamado Aoi opened her lips, as if to say something, but in the end, she said nothing. She could only lower her head and sigh silently. Maybe that demon wasn't so bad after all. Maybe that demon would treat Nezuko well in the future. It seems that the demon wasn't so bad after all.

At this moment, Kamado Hime could only keep trying to convince herself.

Tanjiro believed that his mother was worried about him, which strengthened his resolve to embark on the path of demon slaying.

…………

As Nezuko stepped out of the room, tears welled up in her eyes. Although she had prepared herself to sacrifice for her family, and was willing to do so, she still felt heartbroken to actually become the one who had to sacrifice.

She couldn't resent her brother, nor could she resent her mother, much less her younger brother or sister.

So who should we blame?

For no apparent reason, Nezuko looked at the demon who was leisurely sunbathing at the door.

At that moment, the ghost also raised its head and looked at her, its eyes filled with a hint of doubt.

Nezuko lowered her head unconsciously, her little hands clenching tightly. Should she resent this demon?

But aren't all ghosts like that?

Moreover, compared to those cruel ghosts, man-eating ghosts, this ghost is already... very, very good.

Should I resent this ghost just because it's better than the others?

Clutching her sleeves, the gentle and kind girl didn't know who to resent or blame, and suddenly felt incredibly lost.

"Nezuko, come here..."

The girl's heart clenched slightly as she heard the ghost's voice. She was still instinctively afraid of ghosts, but then she realized that she would have to follow this ghost from now on, so what was the point of being afraid?

Must we live in fear forever?

The girl almost stubbornly raised her head and walked towards the ghost. Wasn't this ghost just trying to bully her?

Anyway, that's how I've always been since I was a child.

I'm always the one who gets wronged.

From now on, it's just being bullied by ghosts. Just pretend you were bitten.

"You cried?"

Su Mu looked up at Nezuko, who had walked up to him.

"No, I didn't."

The girl hurriedly wiped her face with her sleeve, but the wiping only made her face look like a little kitten with tears streaming down her face.

Pretty girls are probably all like this; even when they cry in grievance, their cuteness radiates outwards, making people want to tease them mercilessly.

"It's good that you didn't cry. Try to think more positively and think about happy things."

Su Mu smiled.