Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

Chapter 115 I can manage on my own... (2/4)

Despite being just a teenager, when he raised his axe and cleaved the second-in-command Hasegawa Tomo's head in two with a single blow, blood splattering onto the teenager's face, the remaining "Renyi Clan" almost fled in panic when their blood-stained face turned to look at them.

"Puff puff puff————"

The figure that emerged from the darkness drew its blade without hesitation.

The light of the Nichirin Blade flashed in the darkness, and one by one, the "righteous followers" clutched their necks and fell to the ground, becoming lifeless corpses.

Su Mu killed five or six people in succession, leaving only three who could no longer bear the fear in their hearts. They immediately knelt on the ground and begged in agony.

Su Mu didn't draw his sword again, but instead looked at the boy who had split Hasegawa Tomo's head in two with an axe and was now standing there almost in a daze.

The boy, who had just killed someone for the first time, was clearly still reeling from the shock of the killing. In particular, the sight of the head split in two made him shudder.

Su Mu walked over, holding the Nichirin Blade with the tip pointing downwards, and drops of blood dripped from the tip onto the ground.

He looked at the somewhat dazed boy, then at the three righteous men kneeling and begging for mercy, and said calmly, "Continue killing!"

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The boy, still somewhat dazed, looked up and asked, "What?"

"I said, let's start the killing."

He spoke in a low voice.

Tanjiro clumsily pulled the axe out of Hasegawa Tomo's bones, glanced at the three "righteous men" kneeling and begging for mercy, and walked over step by step with the axe in hand.

"Spare me, spare me—"

"My lord, please spare me! My child is waiting for me to come back. My lord, I don't want my poor child to be without a father."

"My lord, my mother is still bedridden. I cannot die. My lord, I cannot die. Please spare my life!"

The three righteous men immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Tanjiro's hand, which was holding the axe, suddenly stopped. He felt the people's desire for life and the pain that their families would suffer. His grip on the axe loosened slightly.

"Kill them."

The ghost's calm voice came again.

The boy's grip on the axe tightened slightly, and he couldn't help but look at the three "righteous men" again. The three men almost immediately knelt down, weeping and begging.

This made Tanjiro hesitate for a moment.

Can I give them to them?

The three "righteous men" realized that even if they begged for mercy, they would not be spared by the other person. They also saw the true appearance of the person with a blood-stained face in the night, and saw that tender face and those hesitant eyes.

Before Tanjiro could hesitate, the three "righteous men" realized that even begging for mercy wouldn't save their lives. As they kowtowed and begged for mercy, their hands gripped their weapons.

While Tanjiro was still hesitating, it leaped up almost instantly, its face turning ferocious, no longer showing the pitiful look it had when begging for mercy.

From kneeling and weeping bitterly to raising weapons and leaping up to fight back, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Only then did the boy snap out of his hesitation and instinctively grip the axe handle, only to see in horror as three men charged toward him with weapons.

He was already too late to put up a fight.

"puff!"

As the blade sliced ​​across his neck, the three "righteous warriors" raised their weapons to strike Tanjiro, but their strength vanished, their fierce expressions abruptly halting as they collapsed in front of Tanjiro.

Tanjiro only then came to his senses, his breathing quickened, and he couldn't help but look up ahead. The demon, carrying a blood-stained sword, walked over, and a flash of crimson in your dark eyes was staring into his eyes.

"Just now, you hesitated, Tanjiro."

Tanjiro gripped his axe, his head bowed in shame.

The demon reached out and placed a hand on the boy's shoulder, its voice low and menacing: "And hesitation leads to defeat!"

The demon's voice was filled with deep disappointment: "Just now, you died. Think about what will happen after you die. Your mother, Kamado Aoi, will lose her beloved son, and your younger brother and sister will lose their beloved older brother."

The boy's hand gripping the axe tightened suddenly.

"If you hesitate so much when facing people, how do you feel when facing ghosts?"

"Hunting ghosts is far more difficult than killing people, and much harder to kill. You, in your current state of weakness and cowardice, are not up to the task!"

Su Mu raised the Nichirin Blade, its tip landing right in front of the boy's eyes, and a look of extreme terror immediately appeared on the boy's face.

"You've disappointed me, Tanjiro. I thought you would be different."

Su Mu looked at the boy and calmly commented, "Absolutely terrible!"

A drop of blood slid down the tip of the Nichirin Blade and dripped into the boy's pupil, turning his vision blood red.

"I will—I will do it."

Tanjiro gripped the axe blade tightly.

"Oh----"

He chuckled, sheathed his Nichirin Blade, and leaned closer to the boy: "Very well, now go and kill all the members of the 'Renyi Clan,' and I will trust you."

Tanjiro's body trembled slightly.

"Killing people is already so difficult, let alone killing demons, Tanjiro, you're still hesitating! Think about the consequences of your hesitation just now."

"Your enemies won't weep and repent because of your hesitation; they'll only seize the moment of your hesitation to kill you. Even enemies weaker than you will seize the opportunity, but you're still hesitating. If you're like this even when facing people weaker than you, will you still hesitate when facing a demon stronger than you?"

"Should we completely relinquish the power of life and death?"

The boy's grip on the axe handle tightened slightly.

Su Mu reached out and patted Tanjiro on the shoulder: "You should know where the 'Jingishu's' hideout is. Now, do you need me to come with you?"

The boy looked up and met the man's pair of dark, crimson eyes. He vaguely saw disappointment, but also a deep expectation for him.

A strong scent could be detected in his breath—a scent of disappointment, yet also of anticipation for his continued growth.

Gripping the axe handle tightly, Tanjiro looked at Su Mu and said, "I—I can handle this all by myself."

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"Alright, I'll wait for you here."

Su Mu reached out and patted Tanjiro on the shoulder again: "Go."

Tanjiro gripped the axe handle, turned, and walked into the darkness. On the way, he couldn't help but look back and saw the man standing in the dim moonlight, looking at him gently.

Tanjiro nodded to Su Mu, turned around, and quickly left.

Su Mu stood there, watching Tanjiro's departing figure, then looked down at the corpses scattered on the ground, and then at Kanao beside him.

Kanao was looking up at him, just like him.

"Bury the body."

He spoke in a low voice.

After the bodies were buried, Su Mu and Kanao stood in front of the burial mound, waiting silently.

Su Mu didn't have to wait long.

The boy, his axe stained with blood, emerged from the darkness. Compared to before, he appeared more mature and composed.

"Are you done killing them?"

Su Mu looked at Tanjiro as he approached and asked him a question.

"Um."

The boy's grip on the axe handle tightened slightly. He looked up, his whole body tense as he stared at the ghost.

"very nice."

Su Mu stepped forward and patted the boy's shoulder with a smile: "You didn't disappoint me after all."

Tanjiro, who had been tense, let out a heavy sigh of relief. He felt a sudden sense of relaxation and couldn't help but look up at the demon.

The ghost looked at him very gently.

The boy was somewhat dazed, as if he could see the look in his father's eyes when he looked at him back then, and it seemed that his father had looked just like that back then.

So he quickly lowered his head.

"Let's go, Tanjiro, it's time for us to go home."

"Um.

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Su Mu called out to Tanjiro, then took Kanao's hand and headed towards the Kamado house.

Tanjiro stood there in silence for a moment, muttering the words "go home," and then watched as the man led the girl toward his home.

After pausing for a moment, the boy chuckled again, as if he had figured something out. He then hurriedly chased after the two figures, his steps becoming much lighter.