Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

As soon as Sanemi left home, the house was attacked by demons. When he returned home, he found that all his younger brothers and sisters, except for Genya, had been killed.

To protect his only surviving younger brother, young Sanemi had no choice but to pick up a kitchen knife and fight the demons.

As dawn broke, Sanemi finally discovered a terrifying truth: the demon who killed his younger brother and sister was none other than his long-absent mother.

In the end, Sanemi fought his mother, who had become a demon, until dawn, and watched helplessly as she was transformed into ashes by the sunlight.

It was precisely because of this experience that Sanemi Shinazugawa came to believe that demons could not be trusted.

Even a gentle mother, once transformed into a demon, will mercilessly devour her own child, let alone the brother-sister bond between Tanjiro and Nezuko.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki knows the past of every Demon Slayer Corps member, and he also knows the hatred that Sanemi Shinazugawa and the others have for demons.

Therefore, Kagaya Ubuyashiki was not angry. Instead, he spoke gently to his daughter beside him, "Nika, bring out that letter!"

"Yes!"

Ubuyashiki Hinata nodded slightly, took out a letter from her bosom, and said to everyone present, "This letter is from Lord Urokodaki Sakonji, the former Pillar. I will read the part about Nezuko to everyone."

Please allow Tanjiro to be with his sister, who is a demon. Nezuko, relying on her strong willpower, still maintains her rationality as a human.

Even when she was starving, she did not eat people and lived like that for more than two years.

Although it may sound unbelievable, it is indeed true.

If Nezuko truly harms anyone, Tanjiro Kamado, Sakonji Urokodaki, and Giyu Tomioka will commit seppuku as atonement!

Upon hearing this, Tanjiro instinctively looked at Giyu Tomioka beside him, his eyes filled with shock and emotion.

After all, Giyu Tomioka usually has a serious and unsmiling demeanor, which makes him seem very difficult to get along with. It was unexpected that he would be willing to risk his life to vouch for Nezuko.

"What's so bad about seppuku? If they want to die, then let them die!"

Upon hearing these words, Shinazugawa Sanemi couldn't help but roar, "Even if the three of them commit seppuku to atone for their sins, once Nezuko actually does the deed, the dead will never come back!"

Because Sanemi Shinazugawa's five younger siblings were all killed by their mother, who had been transformed into a demon, he understood better than anyone how much harm cannibals inflict on their victims.

Over the past thousand years, countless humans have been transformed into demons by Muzan Kibutsuji, but Sanemi Shinazugawa has never heard of any cannibalistic demons that do not eat people.

Even if Nezuko hasn't eaten people for over two years, there's no guarantee she won't eat people in the future.

Moreover, demons have a lifespan far exceeding that of humans. Tanjiro might be able to keep Nezuko under control for ten or twenty years, but he couldn't possibly keep her under control for a lifetime.

Once Tanjiro dies in battle or from old age, without the last vestige of family affection, who can guarantee that Nezuko will never eat people again?

"My lord, I also agree with what Shinazugawa said."

Kyojuro Rengoku said with a serious expression, "Once Nezuko commits the heinous crime of cannibalism, then everything will be beyond redemption!"

It's not entirely fair to blame Rengoku Kyojuro for being so ruthless, as the Rengoku clan is a demon-hunting family that has been passed down through generations, and the family has recorded many things that their ancestors encountered while hunting demons.

The ancestors of the Rengoku clan had encountered many situations similar to those of Tanjiro and Nezuko.

Many humans were transformed into cannibals not out of their own free will, but by Muzan Kibutsuji forcibly.

Therefore, before those cannibals killed anyone, they could only be considered innocent victims.

Furthermore, the relatives of the victims insisted on protecting the cannibals who had not yet harmed anyone, leaving the ancestors of the Purgatory Clan with no choice but to comply with their wishes.

Those humans who were transformed into cannibals were initially able to maintain their human nature by relying on the power of family or love.

However, as time went by, these cannibals eventually succumbed to hunger and degenerated into monsters that only knew how to eat people.

Without exception!

It is precisely because of the experiences of many predecessors that Kyojuro Rengoku does not believe that Nezuko will never eat people.

"That's true. We can't guarantee that Nezuko will never eat people, but..."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki stopped mid-sentence and abruptly changed the subject, saying, "We also cannot prove that Nezuko would eat people. Nezuko has not eaten people in the past two years, which is an undeniable fact. Moreover, three people have risked their lives for this!"

The Demon Slayer Corps' initial motivation for killing demons was because demons eat people. If Nezuko didn't eat people, then she could only be considered a victim of demons.

It's like a newborn baby; we can't guarantee they'll never commit a crime, but we also can't execute them prematurely just because they might commit a crime later.

"My lord..."

Upon hearing this, Shinazugawa Sanemi instinctively wanted to refute, but didn't know how.

Seeing this, Suzuki Seimei thought to himself, "As expected of the current leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, he really does have some tricks up his sleeve."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's statement clearly reflects the legal principle of "presumption of innocence."

Simply put, anyone who has not been found guilty by law shall be presumed innocent; the principle of innocence presumed.

"Since Tanjiro and the others are willing to risk their lives to vouch for Nezuko, then if you want to execute Nezuko, you must provide evidence that she eats people!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki spoke in a gentle tone, and his words were reasonable and well-founded, leaving no room for rebuttal. He then continued, "There is another thing I need to tell you all, which is that this Tanjiro once encountered Muzan Kibutsuji."

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Chapter 515 Children Can Lie Too

"What?! Even Lian Zhu has never encountered that guy!"

"What does Kibutsuji Muzan actually look like? Where have you seen him before?"

Have you fought him? What kind of abilities does he have?

Upon hearing the name Muzan Kibutsuji, the Pillars present forgot about dealing with Nezuko and hurriedly asked Tanjiro about it.

Compared to Muzan Kibutsuji, Nezuko, who isn't even a Lower Rank demon, seems rather insignificant.

"That...that..."

Faced with the Pillars' barrage of questions, Tanjiro didn't know how to answer, appearing weak, pitiful, and helpless.

"Okay, okay!"

Just as Tanjiro was about to be brutally tortured by the Pillars, Suzuki Seimei suddenly shouted, "Stop interrogating Tanjiro! I know more about Muzan Kibutsuji than he does!"

Upon hearing this, Shinobu Kocho and Mitsuri Kanroji were the first to approach him: "Seimei, do you really know any information about Muzan Kibutsuji?"

"Ok!"

Suzuki Seimei nodded and said in a serious tone, "Actually, I had met Muzan Kibutsuji before I met Tanjiro and the others."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's expression changed drastically.

When Kagaya Ubuyashiki first heard Suzuki Haruaki say that he had seen Kibutsuji Muzan, he wasn't too surprised.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki had already learned from Tamayo's letter that Suzuki Seimei and Nezuko were also present when Tanjiro encountered Muzan Kibutsuji.

However, what Kagaya Ubuyashiki didn't expect was that Seimei Suzuki had already encountered Muzan Kibutsuji before this.

"Where have you seen Muzan Kibutsuji? Have you fought him? What kind of abilities does he possess?"

Seeing Suzuki Seimei's confident demeanor, the "Stone Pillar" and the others couldn't help but gather around and ask him about Muzan Kibutsuji.

"The last time I met Muzan Kibutsuji was about half a year ago."

When asked by Shinobu Kocho and the others, Seimei Suzuki said, half-truthfully, "I was traveling around at the time and happened to pass by an unnamed little mountain village, where I encountered Muzan Kibutsuji, who was hiding there."

Muzan Kibutsuji discovered my incredible strength and wanted to turn me into a demon. Of course, I didn't want to become a cannibalistic demon who was afraid of sunlight and wanted to eat people, so I fought him.

Unfortunately, I didn't have a suitable weapon at the time, and in the end, I still lost to that guy.

"You lost! Then why didn't you..."

Mitsuri Kanroji realized what she was saying halfway through her sentence and awkwardly covered her mouth.

Although Kanroji Mitsuri didn't finish her sentence, everyone knew what she wanted to say, and they all looked at Suzuki Seimei with puzzled expressions.

Since Suzuki Seimei was defeated by Kibutsuji Muzan, why wasn't he forcibly transformed into a cannibal?

Suzuki Seimei said irritably, "Why are you all looking at me like that? I did lose to Kibutsuji Muzan, but I just couldn't beat him, not outrun him!"

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Upon hearing Suzuki Haruaki's explanation, everyone was speechless.

If anyone else had said that, Shinobu and the others would definitely not have believed it.

However, recalling Suzuki Seimei's sword strike that instantly killed the "Sound Pillar," Shinobu and the others had to admit that his speed was indeed very fast, and it wasn't an exaggeration to say that he was able to escape from Muzan Kibutsuji.

Shinobu Kocho parted her lips slightly and said, "Seimei, since you've fought against Muzan Kibutsuji, you should know what abilities he has, right?"

"Um……"

Suzuki Seimei thought for a moment and said, "When I was fighting Muzan Kibutsuji, I discovered that his arms could turn into long whips with fleshy spikes, and the attack range was also very wide, reaching up to about ten meters."

In addition, tubes with bone spurs can emerge from Muzan Kibutsuji's back and legs.

These tubes are not only extremely sharp, but also very fast, so when engaging in close combat, one must be wary of sneak attacks from these tube whips.

Because when I was fighting Muzan Kibutsuji, I didn't have any weapons that could threaten him, so I don't know if he used his full strength.

Oh, right! When I first met Muzan Kibutsuji, he looked like a little boy who was about the same age as me.

However, the Muzan Kibutsuji that Tanjiro and I encountered in Tokyo last time was a grown man wearing a suit.

"So Muzan Kibutsuji can change his appearance. No wonder we haven't been able to find him all these years."

Upon learning that Muzan Kibutsuji could change his appearance, Shinobu Kocho and the others' expressions grew increasingly grim.

Since Muzan Kibutsuji can change his appearance and form, finding him in a vast sea of ​​people is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki suddenly asked, "Tanjiro, as far as I know, Muzan Kibutsuji was disguised as a human and hiding in Tokyo Prefecture. How did you find him in the crowd?"

"A smell! It's a smell!"

Tanjiro's expression changed slightly, and he unconsciously clenched his fist, saying, "When my mother and the others were killed by demons, there was a smell in the house that was the same as Muzan Kibutsuji's!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki suddenly realized, "I see. It's because you remembered Muzan Kibutsuji's scent that he couldn't perfectly hide in the crowd, which is why he sent demons to hunt you down."

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Upon hearing this, Suzuki Seimei's lips twitched slightly.

The reason Muzan Kibutsuji sent demons to hunt down Tanjiro was simply because of the sun-shaped earring Tanjiro was wearing, not because he was worried about his identity being exposed.

However, Suzuki Seimei did not offer any explanation. The misunderstanding between Ubuyashiki Kagaya and the others was actually a good thing for Tanjiro and Nezuko.