Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

"Whoosh!"

The time from drawing the hilt to the blade striking is only a fleeting moment.

The evil spirit could only see the scorching heat flashing between the blades, and the aura of sunlight that terrified it also emanated from the blade.

"A Nichirin Blade??"

The demon opened its scarlet eyes wide in disbelief.

He knew that Su Mu might be carrying a knife or a sword at his waist.

But I didn't pay much attention to it.

Because even if the other party uses a knife or sword to sneak up and cut off his head, they cannot kill him.

Swords and knives are effective weapons against weak humans, but they are not very useful against demons.

However, to everyone's surprise, this sword was a Nichirin Blade.

A Nichirin Blade capable of slaying demons.

All demons are familiar with the Nichirin Blade; it is the sharp blade used by the Demon Slayer Corps to fight against them and to kill them.

But how could a ghost carry a weapon that can slay evil spirits?

It should be understood that these Nichirin Blades contain elements that can slay demons, and contain a sunlight aura that demons hate. Any demon has an almost instinctive aversion to Nichirin Blades and will instinctively avoid them.

The evil spirits could not understand it.

But at this moment, sensing the aura contained within the Nichirin Blade, he wanted to dodge, but it was too late.

Su Mu's knife was too fast, too fast.

The demon only saw a flash of red light before feeling a cutting pain in the bones of its neck, and then the world began to spin around it.

In the quiet alley, only the head with the chonmage hairstyle was seen lying in the air, while the body standing in place was headless, and crimson blood spurted from its neck.

"Bang!"

His head fell to the ground and rolled several times, his eyes still staring wide-eyed at Su Mu, as if he still couldn't believe what had happened.

He couldn't believe that the other person would kill him over such a small thing as "food".

They didn't believe they would die so easily.

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Crimson blood flowed on the ground, adding a touch of eeriness as it shone in the moonlight.

Looking at the demon's head rolling on the ground, Su Mu slowly put away his Nichirin Blade and then wrapped it in a strip of cloth again.

This ghost was too careless, or rather, not careless, but overconfident in its demonic body.

After all, demons are not as weak as human bodies. They are so weak that even a young child can die if he or she is stabbed in a vital spot by a sharp blade.

Such a thing is almost non-existent among evil spirits.

It was precisely this carelessness and overconfidence that led to the demons realizing that Su Mu had drawn the Nichirin Blade, a weapon capable of slaying demons, by which time it was too late.

As Su Mu sheathed his blade, the head whose neck had been severed by the Nichirin Blade was slowly dissipating, and deep regret could still be seen in the opponent's glaring eyes.

But no matter how much you regret it, it's too late.

As its head and body slowly dissipated, a foul stench began to fill the air, along with an atmosphere of sorrow.

This sorrowful aura is undetectable to ordinary people. The Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen who sever the necks of demons with their Nichirin Blades wouldn't smell it, and even if they did, they wouldn't care, nor would they care about the sorrow of a demon's dying breath.

But Su Mu, being a ghost, could smell it.

I could smell the ghost's sorrow.

The sorrow was mixed with pain, regret, and despair...

These sorrows are not the sorrows that arise from the end of one's own life, but rather the pain and grief left behind when one finally recalls the memories of being human before death.

Perhaps, this ghost also had its own happiness that it destroyed with its own hands, and in the end, it became someone it could no longer recognize, someone whose appearance had been completely altered.

But no matter how painful it is, it can only be accompanied by endless despair and then vanish completely.

As the chestnut blossoms fell, Kanao stood beside Su Mu, watching her uncle stare at the demon. She tilted her head and looked at the demon as well, her pinkish-purple eyes watching the demon's head gradually disappear, and she saw tears dripping from the demon's eyes.

"He looks like he's crying."

"The chestnut blossoms are falling," Kanao whispered.

Sensing the sadness in the air, Su Mu responded softly, "It's right to cry."

With that, he took Kanao Aoi's hand and quickly left.

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"It stinks..."

"Why does it smell so bad? Let's get out of here!"

"Did someone take a dump nearby?"

People passing through the alley covered their noses and quickly left, full of complaints.

Soon, the commotion attracted the attention of those who were interested.

Hiroshi Furukawa arrived at the alley with several companions.

"It's the stench left behind by those damned evil spirits when they die."

A swordsman smelled the stench in the air and his face was full of disgust: "These damned ghosts, even in death they still stink like this. They shouldn't exist in this world. They should all be baked alive by the sun."

"But why are there ghosts dying here? Were our people responsible?"

A swordsman asked in confusion.

Hiroshi Furukawa crouched down at the spot where the demon had died, examining it carefully: "The demon hasn't been dead for long; the smell in the air is still quite strong."

After saying that, Hiroshi Furukawa looked up: "Are there any other teams nearby besides us?"

Several swordsmen shook their heads, not quite understanding these things. The Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen always relied on the "Kusaka Crow" for one-on-one communication, which was also to avoid exposing the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters.

Many years ago, a demon used the Demon Slayer Corps' swordsmen to track down the headquarters and then launched a sneak attack.

Although the Demon Slayer Corps was not wiped out in that battle, all the mainstays of the Demon Slayer Corps who fought against demons and practiced the "Sun Breathing" technique died in that battle.

This also led to the loss of the "Breathing of the Sun" technique.

Now, there are no more swordsmen in the entire Demon Slayer Corps who practice the "Sun Breathing" technique.

It should be noted that swordsmen who practice "Sun Breathing" are the most threatening to demons.

Knowing that they couldn't track down other nearby teams, Hiroshi Furukawa turned to the hermit who had followed them and asked, "Have any other swordsmen contacted you recently?"

Generally, when Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen travel to a new place, they always need the assistance of some local hermits.

Exposing the whereabouts of other swordsmen is not allowed in the Demon Slayer Corps, but the Hermit knew that this situation was special, and after hesitating for a moment, he nodded: "Recently, only Ms. Kanae and Ms. Shinobu have been in contact."

"Is it 'Flower Pillar' Kocho Kanae?"

One of the swordsmen couldn't help but gasp. You see, there are already very few female swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps, and even fewer who can become 'Pillars' as female swordsmen.

And Kanae Butterfly, the "Flower Pillar," is undoubtedly one of them.