Fox Demon: Heaven rewards diligence; I will eventually achieve divine mastery of martial arts.

"Did Nezuko attack Mom and the others?"

"No, Nezuko's scent has changed, but there's still an unfamiliar smell about her..."

Such thoughts flashed through Tanjiro Kamado's mind, but he was suddenly rendered completely oblivious by the force coming from his hand.

He then noticed that Nezuko's figure was much thicker and taller than before, and her strength had become extremely powerful.

He could no longer suppress his opponent; his power was gradually fading.

Seeing Nezuko so close, Tanjiro Kamado recalled all the moments he had spent with her in the past.

"Am I going to die?"

This thought popped into Tanjiro Kamado's mind.

Despair slowly spread through his heart.

A powerful force pressed down on Tanjiro Kamado's arm, bending it little by little, as Nezuko's face and fangs drew ever closer...

"Do you want to save your sister?"

Just as despair was about to engulf Tanjiro Kamado, a strange voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Who?"

Tanjiro Kamado was taken aback, and subconsciously used more strength to push Nezuko away.

"Who I am is not important. What is important is that I can not only save your sister, but also help you get revenge."

The voice continued to ring out.

Revenge? Revenge against whom?

Tanjiro Kamado didn't have time to think much; he almost instinctively said:

"Save her, of course we must save her! I'd do anything to save my sister!"

"Then the contract is established, but before that, let's be careful."

The unfamiliar voices gradually faded into the distance.

Tanjiro Kamado was taken aback by the sudden change, but he was already on high alert.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared behind Nezuko, its cold light gleaming slightly in the snow.

Instinctively, he pushed Nezuko away.

After rolling around in the snow with his opponent for a while, Tanjiro Kamado finally managed to stand up again.

Before him stood a man with a cold expression, holding a knife in his hand, his icy gaze seemingly colder than the surrounding temperature.

Who is he? The person I just spoke to?

Tanjiro Kamado stared nervously at the indifferent man before him, unaware that Nezuko's ferocious expression had softened somewhat, and a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes.

But upon seeing Tanjiro Kamado before her, a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes, before she glared angrily at the cold man before her.

Giyu Tomioka's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. Just as he was about to ask Tanjiro Kamado why he was protecting Nezuko, he keenly noticed Nezuko's change.

In particular, the other party's gaze had become much clearer than the bloodthirsty gaze of the ghosts he had seen before; although it was still ferocious, it was filled with more anger.

A strange ghost?

Giyu Tomioka glanced at Tanjiro Kamado, who was protecting the demon in front of him, and decided to test him first.

Without pausing, he charged forward with his knife in hand.

Still confused, Tanjiro Kamado raised his hand axe, shielding Nezuko behind him, and shouted:

"Nezuko, run!"

He's just an ordinary person without any training.

Giyu Tomioka nimbly sped past Tanjiro Kamado and slashed at Nezuko with his sword.

Nezuko roared and instead of retreating, she advanced, dodging Giyu Tomioka's blade and charging towards him.

Giyu Tomioka's gaze sharpened, and he turned to dodge Nezuko's impact, landing a few meters away.

A look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

He realized that Nezuko's collision was to protect Tanjiro Kamado.

The demon I just became is actually protecting humans?

Logically speaking, when a ghost first transforms into a human, its bloodlust is at its strongest, and hunger will drive it to eat for hours on end.

Although Nezuko was covered in blood, there was no blood on her claws or mouth, meaning she had not eaten.

But why did such a change, which defies common sense, occur?

Giyu Tomioka was completely baffled.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?"

Everything that had just happened happened in the blink of an eye. Kamado Tanjiro reacted and immediately questioned Tomioka Giyuu angrily.

Faced with the questioning, Giyu Tomioka composed himself, raised his sword, and pointed it at Nezuko.

"Do you think she can still be considered human?" He narrowed his eyes slightly. "Or rather, do you think she's still the same person you knew?" (End of Chapter)

Chapter 247 Sorrow and Hatred

"Of course, Nezuko still remembers me. She's different from the others."

Without the slightest hesitation, Tanjiro Kamado said firmly.

Nezuko, who was behind her, nodded repeatedly, her slightly pouting lips indicating her anger at what Giyu Tomioka had just said.

Giyu Tomioka appears to be observing Tanjiro Kamado, but his attention is actually focused on Nezuko behind Tanjiro.

Seeing a ghost display such a human-like expression, Giyu Tomioka remained outwardly calm, but the ripples in his heart were gradually widening.

How could a girl who has just become a demon resist the craving for flesh and blood? Or is she special?

This unusual change stirred a pang of pity in Giyu Tomioka.

He wasn't the kind of person who harbored a murderous intent towards ghosts.

Although ghosts cannot turn back into humans, finding a way to cure their bloodlust might indirectly solve the problem of their rampage.

The possibility is extremely slim, but maybe?

Even so, can this young man be the one determined to save his sister?

In Giyu Tomioka's eyes, Tanjiro Kamado may seem resolute now, but that's because he hasn't personally witnessed his sister eating people and drinking blood.

Countless people have uttered the same words as Tanjiro Kamado, only to end up either dying in the mouths of demons or, when their lives are threatened, crying out for the Demon Slayer Corps to take care of the man-eating monsters.

He had seen too many of these kinds of scenes. People always like to say polite things when they are not in a crisis.

Is the heart of the boy in front of me really as he says?

This will require testing.

Giyu Tomioka raised the tip of his sword, its cold gleam slowly flashing:

"You said you would save your sister?"

"Yes, I not only want to save Nezuko, but I also want revenge."

Tanjiro Kamado gritted his teeth; he could feel the power of the cold, aloof man before him.

After Nezuko's size increased, her strength and speed also increased, but in the recent exchange, her opponent easily dodged Nezuko's attacks, which proved that her opponent was definitely not someone she could handle now.

"Revenge? That sounds familiar. Empty words are meaningless. Let me see your resolve."

After Yoshiyuki Tomioka finished speaking, he moved.

By the time Kamado Tanjiro realized it, the figure was already in front of him.

"So fast!" Kamado Tanjiro wanted to dodge, but hesitated for a moment. He felt that no matter which direction he dodged, he would be hit directly by his opponent.

In that brief moment of hesitation, Giyu Tomioka drew ever closer, his sword seemingly poised to strike him with a single thrust.

Oh no, Tanjiro Kamado's mind went completely blank.

Just then, a voice echoed in his mind.

"To the right."

Tanjiro Kamado was momentarily stunned, and instinctively fell to the right.

And it was with this fall that Giyu Tomioka's action of switching the hilt of his sword landed on Tanjiro Kamado's shoulder.

A glint flashed in Giyu Tomioka's eyes. In his view, Tanjiro Kamado, who was slow to react, was bound to take the hit, but he had actually dodged it.

He caught up with him, drawing his sword and thrusting the hilt of the blade into Tanjiro Kamado's abdomen.

At this moment, Tanjiro Kamado was lying on the snow due to the sudden dodge, and he had no room to stand up in the face of this attack.

Just then, a voice rang in his mind again: "Axe, chop him down."

Tanjiro Kamado didn't have time to think too much. Following the voice in his mind, he wielded his axe with both hands and chopped at Giyu Tomioka's face.

The cold glint of the axe blade left a snow-white trail in the air, landing on Giyu Tomioka's forehead.