Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

Chapter 108 Wine is good, but self-discipline is still necessary (4/4)

For the Kamado family, who were struggling to make ends meet, a sumptuous meal was a rare treat.

After everyone had finished eating, Su Mu asked Zaomen Kuizhi to take the children downstairs.

Although Kamado Aoi was very worried about her son, she was unwilling to go against the demon's wishes and left the room full of worry.

After everyone left, only Su Mu, Tanjiro, and Kanao remained in the room.

"It seems everyone is afraid of me."

Su Mu watched Kamado Aoi's departing figure, then turned his head to look at Tanjiro, who was looking at him.

Faced with the demon's words and his subtly questioning gaze, Tanjiro lowered his head, not daring to reply to Sumu.

After all, you're a ghost! It's not surprising that people are afraid of you.

It would be abnormal not to be afraid.

"Yeah, I'm a ghost!"

Su Mu suddenly seemed melancholy, raised a glass of wine, and downed it in one gulp: "Who told me I'm a ghost?"

His tone carried a hint of sadness.

Tanjiro unconsciously looked up at Su Mu's dejected expression, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a pang of self-reproach.

After all, although the other party is a ghost, it has never harmed anyone. Moreover, apart from the first time being quite terrifying, even the first time was because it was trying to help the people around it, which was understandable. And so far, the ghost has been very kind to his family and seems to have no intention of harming them.

It seems unreasonable for me to be afraid of him, since we are all family.

The reason they were afraid was simply because the other party was a ghost.

For Tanjiro, who is very empathetic, this made him suddenly feel guilty towards the demon in front of him, and he vaguely felt that he had done something very sinful.

Tanjiro couldn't help but open his mouth, wanting to say something.

But at this moment, Su Mu raised his glass: "Forget it, let's not talk about this."

After saying that, he finished another glass of wine by himself.

Tanjiro could only swallow his words.

At that moment, Su Mu picked up the sake bottle and poured Tanjiro a cup: "Would you like to have a drink together?"

Tanjiro looked at the sake cup, somewhat taken aback.

"please!"

Su Mu raised his wine glass.

The boy was somewhat at a loss. The demon's solemn appearance made Tanjiro feel as if he had returned to that night, the night when his father had also drunk with this demon in the same way.

At this moment, this demon, which should have been terrifying, seemed to regard him as someone like his father, which gave Tanjiro a strange sense of accomplishment.

Deep down, Tanjiro probably always hoped to become like his father, someone who could support the whole family. But over the years, he has never been able to do it well. Although he has tried his best, the family is becoming more and more difficult, and his family members are not living a good life.

After a slight hesitation, Tanjiro still raised his sake cup.

A man and a ghost, separated by distance, yet drinking together at the same time.

Tanjiro clearly rarely drinks alcohol, and this sake wasn't good either; after just one sip, he started coughing repeatedly.

This made Su Mu burst into laughter.

Tanjiro felt very unconvinced. With youthful pride, he refused to give up. So, he stepped forward, picked up the sake bottle, and poured a cup for himself and the demon.

When Tanjiro poured a cup of sake for the demon, he was stunned for a moment.

"please!"

Su Mu picked up the sake cup that Tanjiro had filled for him and raised it again.

Tanjiro seemed to react at first, and suddenly couldn't help but laugh. Was he being too concerned about the other person's demon identity? Then, he raised his sake cup and, imitating how his father used to drink, downed it in one gulp.

"cough----"

Another bout of coughing followed, clearly proving difficult for Tanjiro, who rarely drank alcohol.

Tanjiro was about to pick up the sake bottle again, but was stopped by a demon. He looked at Su Mu with some confusion.

"Alcohol is a good thing, but you need to be self-disciplined. If you drink any more, you'll get drunk."

Su Mu smiled.

Tanjiro was somewhat unconvinced, feeling that he couldn't possibly be drunk, but he was more amazed by the demon's words. Could this demon be so self-disciplined?

After Tanjiro put down his wine cup, Su Mu took another sip, leaving Tanjiro, who had just put down his cup, astonished.

"Hey~ there's not much wine left. If you drink any more, what will I drink?"

He suddenly laughed.

Tanjiro was stunned for a moment and remained silent, but the tension he felt when facing the demon completely relaxed at this moment.

They no longer viewed the other person with the mindset of a ghost.

They didn't seem to find the ghost in front of them particularly scary.

Su Mu drank another cup before putting it down and looking at Tanjiro: "Are you curious about why I came here?"

Tanjiro immediately adjusted his mindset.

"It's actually very simple. My purpose in coming here is to guide you onto the path of slaying demons."

He spoke with a smile.

For a moment, Tanjiro stood there, unsure whether Su Mu was deliberately fooling him or for some other reason.

A ghost came and led him down the path of slaying ghosts?

This is somewhat unbelievable and hard to believe.

In fact, ever since he learned that ghosts existed in this world, he had begged Grandpa Sanlang to tell him about them.

This world is inhabited by terrifying demons. Unable to resist the urge to devour human flesh, these demons emerge at night to hunt humans. And at these times, the Demon Slayer Corps slays the demons.

"It seems you know quite a bit about ghosts."

Su Mu smiled and said, "But there are still things you probably don't know, such as about your family, Zaomen."

"My home?"

Tanjiro Kamado was slightly taken aback; what did his family have to do with demons?

Do you know why I told you that night that eventually, ghosts would break into your home at night and destroy your happiness?

Why?

Tanjiro immediately straightened up, his eyes became serious, and his hands unconsciously clenched. It was because of Su Mu's words that he resolutely decided to move, even when the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, he still moved from the deep mountains to this town without hesitation.

Judging from the appearance of the ghost, there is probably some connection between it and the Kamado family.

"It seems your father didn't tell you!"

Su Mu shook his head and then smiled, "Perhaps your father, Tanjuro, didn't think about these things either."

Indeed, if we consider these factors, in the original future, the Kamado family wouldn't have been invaded by Muzan Kibutsuji, ultimately leading to their tragic end.

Seeing Tanjiro's questioning look, Su Mu pointed to the earring Tanjiro was wearing and asked, "Do you know what that is?"

Tanjiro hesitated for a moment, then took off the sun-shaped earring he was wearing on his earlobe: "This is a family heirloom."

"Yes, besides these sun-shaped earrings, there's also the Hinokami dance you performed."

Su Mu spoke again: "These are all things that your Zaomen family has passed down through generations."

Tanjiro looked at the demon with considerable shock.

"Then do you know who all of this comes from?"

"It should be ————"

Tanjiro pondered for a moment, and memories of being included in the family genealogy came to mind: "It originates from our ancestor, Kamado Tankichi."

"No, it's not your ancestor Kamado Tanjiro. In fact, it's your ancestor's friend, a person named Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who is also the root cause of the evil spirits that will come after your family."

"Yoichi Tsugikuni?"

Tanjiro was somewhat confused.

"A person hailed as a god or Buddha walking among humans."

Su Mu sighed.

A figure who is almost at the pinnacle of combat power in this world.

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