People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

Tanjiro looked at the syringes that had fallen out as he crawled and remembered the words Yosuke had told him when they first parted ways.

"If we encounter an enemy we cannot defeat, I will inject this vial of blood into Nezuko's body. At that time, Nezuko will temporarily possess some of my abilities..."

"Nezuko!" Tanjiro used his last bit of strength to throw the syringe at Nezuko.

Chapter 62 Nezuko's Complete Demon Transformation

The needle of the syringe containing Yosuke's blood pierced Nezuko's arm, and Yosuke's demon king blood was injected into Nezuko's body.

Nezuko's body is undergoing rapid changes, and Yosuke's demon king blood is causing her unbearable pain.

"Nezuko!" Tanjiro called out anxiously to Nezuko, who was screaming incessantly.

Within Tanjiro and Rui's view, Nezuko's body rapidly grew into that of a woman in her twenties, with two complete demon horns growing from her head, her body covered in willow patterns, and a pair of blood-red wings resembling butterfly wings unfolding from her back, just like Yosuke's.

Nezuko, now fully transformed into a demon, exudes an aura that makes Rui's heart tremble.

Rui flicked the spider silk on his fingers, intending to strangle Tanjiro immediately and then deal with Nezuko: "Die!"

Just before the spider silk finished strangling Tanjiro, Nezuko appeared beside Tanjiro as if by teleportation, and all the spider silk gathering towards Tanjiro was cut by Nezuko's sharp fingernails.

Nezuko picked up the exhausted Tanjiro, hovered in the air, and stared at Rui with cold, murderous eyes.

"What does that look mean, like you're eyeing your prey? You think you're the hunter? You've gotten in my way time and time again, you've completely enraged me. Here, you are the prey! Blood Demon Art? Scrolling Wheel!"

Enraged, Rui used the hardest silk threads to weave a giant, swirling cocoon on his chest and launched it at Nezuko and Tanjiro, who were hovering in the air.

Seeing that Nezuko showed no intention of dodging, Tanjiro anxiously called out to her, "Nezuko! Get out of the way!"

However, Nezuko grasped Tanjiro's right hand, which was holding the broken Nichirin Blade. The broken Nichirin Blade was repaired by Nezuko's blood, and the entire blade was burning with intense flames.

Nezuko flapped her wings and flew straight toward Rui. Countless spider silks were burned by the flames burning on the Nichirin Blade before they could even touch it.

Lei stared at the scene in disbelief: "Even the toughest threads were burned?! Impossible! Once again! Blood Demon Art? Thread Rotation!"

The countless woven threads were once again launched towards Nezuko.

However, just when he thought the spider silk had hit Nezuko, his vision blurred and he lost sight of Nezuko.

Upon closer inspection, Nezuko, who should have been strangled by the spider silk, had vanished. Instead, what was entangled in the spider silk was merely a blood clone made of blood.

Just as Rui was wondering where Nezuko was, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck.

Lei clutched his neck, horrified to discover a bloody gash on his neck. His neck had been severed, and flames were burning fiercely at the wound, preventing it from regenerating.

Nezuko's figure appeared behind Rui.

This Blood Demon Art was none other than Yosuke's Blood Demon Art, Blood Turn, which could instantly create a clone made of blood. Nezuko's main body teleported behind Rui and severed his neck.

"How...is this possible?!" Exhausted, his head fell to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Why was I killed by my prey when I was the hunter?

When I saw Tanjiro and Nezuko snuggling together, my heart, which hadn't stirred in a long time, felt a strange flutter.

Lei, a ghost, suddenly unlocked the long-sealed, buried human emotions deep within his heart.

Lei recalled his memories of being human.

Humans are more tired, weak and sickly, even walking is difficult. Born with weak bodies, they have never run, and even walking is a painful thing.

The appearance of Kibuyaku Muzan changed Rui's life.

Lei, who had regained his health, could no longer bask in the sun and had to eat people. Lei's parents were not happy about his recovery and instead blamed him.

Lei had previously heard a story about a father who died saving his son from drowning in a river. He thought it was a beautiful bond and felt that the father who died in the river had fulfilled his "fatherly duty".

Lei therefore believed that his parents were incompetent parents.

Rei's parents wanted to kill him, but Rei, who had become a demon, killed them instead.

Lei couldn't understand why his parents wanted to kill him, and felt that everything was fake, and that the bond between him and his parents was fake.

From then on, in order to fill the void in their hearts, they tirelessly created false "family members," but they became stronger. As human memory faded, they eventually forgot everything.

After witnessing the bond between Tanjiro and Nezuko, Rui recalled his mother's dying words: "I'm sorry I couldn't give you a healthy body."

The father's self-reproach before he tried to kill himself: "I'm tired...it's okay...I'll die with you."

Only now, exhausted, do I understand that my father wanted to die with me, bearing the sin of murder.

As Rui looked at Tanjiro and Nezuko nestled together, tears welled up in his eyes without him even realizing it.

"So... I severed the true bond with my own hands..."

The headless body of the deceased walked step by step toward Nezuko and Tanjiro, waving its hands as if trying to grab something, but unable to grasp it.

Finally, exhausted, he collapsed in front of Tanjiro and Nezuko.

Nezuko's blood from Yosuke had been completely depleted, and her body gradually shrank, regressing into the form of a three- or four-year-old child.

Sensing the immense, unbearable sorrow emanating from Rui's body, Tanjiro, feeling the same way, placed his hand on Rui's body.

"So warm... hands as warm as sunshine. I remember now, I've always wanted to apologize. I'm sorry, it's all... it's all my fault, please forgive me... But... I've killed countless people, I'll definitely go to hell, I definitely won't be able to go to the same place as Dad and Mom." Exhausted, she closed her eyes, awaiting death.

"That's not true!"

A gentle voice sounded in Lei's ear. Lei opened his eyes in surprise and found himself in a warm and bright space.

"Let's go together, even if it's to hell."

Tired, her parents appeared beside her and gently embraced her.

Enveloped by love, Lei's demonic body has returned to human form. Now, Lei possesses all human emotions, as well as boundless guilt towards his parents.

Exhausted, she buried her face in her parents' arms, sobbing: "Dad, Mom, it's all my fault. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

The weariness that had been redeemed turned to ashes and disappeared into Mount Natagumo.

Chapter 63 Conflict

Suddenly, a pair of feet stepped on the kimono of the already dead Rui.

Tanjiro looked up and saw his fellow disciple and the current Water Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, Giyu Tomioka.

Giyu Tomioka, his face expressionless, warned Tanjiro, who looked sorrowful: "Don't pity the man-eating demons; they are just ugly monsters!"

Tanjiro retorted, "Demons were once human, just like me. They are not ugly monsters. Demons are empty creatures, pathetic creatures! They suffer and regret being demons, so you shouldn't trample on them. Please move your foot away!"

Looking at the resolute Tanjiro and Nezuko behind him, Giyu Tomioka recalled from the depths of his memory the boy kneeling on the snow, begging him to spare his sister who had become a demon.

Suddenly, a figure rushed from afar, wielding a blade to slash at Nezuko behind Tanjiro.

Giyu Tomioka swung his sword to block the Nichirin Blade that was aimed at Nezuko, and at the same time, he saw clearly who was wielding the sword.

It was none other than the fierce-looking Wind Pillar, Shinazugawa Sanemi.

"Giyu Tomioka! Why are you interfering with me! As a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, have you forgotten your duty?!" Sanemi Shinazugawa angrily questioned Giyu Tomioka.

Giyu Tomioka did not answer Sanemi Shinazugawa, but instead lowered his eyes and refused to look at her.

The veins on Shinazugawa Sanemi's forehead bulged: "That arrogant attitude again! That's why everyone hates you! I'm warning you one last time, get out of the way!"

Giyu Tomioka frowned and retorted, "I...have never been disliked..."

Sanemi Shinazugawa and Tanjiro were struck dumb.

Sanemi Shinazugawa sneered sarcastically, "So you still don't realize you're disliked? Judging from your expression, you'll probably still choose to protect this demon?"

"No, no! She's my sister, and then..." Tanjiro tried to explain to Shinazugawa Sanemi, but he didn't know how to explain and began to stammer.

"So what if she's my sister? If she's a demon, she must be killed!" Shinazugawa Sanemi raised his Nichirin Blade, pointing it directly at Nezuko.

Giyu Tomioka looked down at Tanjiro: "Can you still move?"

Tanjiro looked at Giyu Tomioka with surprise.

"Even if you can't move, use your willpower to move and quickly take your sister and escape."

Tanjiro stared blankly at Giyu Tomioka's retreating figure: "Mr. Tomioka... I'm sorry! Thank you so much!"

Tanjiro quickly fled the battlefield with Nezuko in his arms.

"How could I possibly let you escape! Breath of the Wind? Third Form? Clear Breeze!"

Sanemi Shinazugawa instantly unleashed three wind blades in Nezuko's direction, centered on himself.

Giyu Tomioka swung his sword to deflect all the wind blades.

"Tomioka Giyuu, as a Pillar, how dare you protect a demon! Since that's the case, I will subdue you here for violating the rules, then kill that demon, and finally send you to the Lord for punishment! Breath of the Wind? Fourth Form? Ascend the Sandstorm!"

Sanemi Shinazugawa unleashed five wind blades from below towards Giyu Tomioka.

"Water Breathing? Eleventh Form? M!"

Giyu Tomioka's unique sword technique, Water Breathing, allows him to enter a state of stillness, simultaneously nullifying all spells that enter the attack range of his blade.

The moment Shinazugawa Sanemi's wind blades entered Tomioka Giyu's attack range, they all dispersed.

Knowing the principle behind Giyu Tomioka's move, Sanemi Shinazugawa deliberately entered Giyu Tomioka's attack range and chose to fight at close range.

Sanemi Shinazugawa and Giyu Tomioka were locked in a fierce battle, while Tanjiro was carrying Nezuko as they fled through the forest.

Exhausted, Tanjiro forced himself to run, feeling as if his lungs were being slashed by countless knives.

"Don't stop! Keep moving! Get as far away as possible!"

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, interrupting Tanjiro's advance.

Tanjiro looked in horror at the bullet holes in the tree trunk beside him. If he hadn't stopped, he would have been the one hit.

Meanwhile, a man who resembled Sanemi Shinazugawa, with a rooster-like hairstyle and a scar on his right cheek extending to his nose, aimed a double-barreled musket at Nezuko in Tanjiro's arms.

Tanjiro recognized the person as Shinazugawa Genya, who had passed the Demon Slayer Corps selection process just like him.

Genya Shinazugawa pulled the trigger again, aiming his gun at Nezuko.

Tanjiro flipped over to shield Nezuko behind him, and the bullet shot straight at Tanjiro's back.

Suddenly, a floral fragrance filled everyone's nostrils, and an extremely gentle voice reached Tanjiro's ears.

"Flower Breathing? Second Form? Mikage Plum".

Like a plum blossom petal, the attack severed Shinazugawa Genya's bullet, and the two pieces of the bullet fell in front of Tanjiro.