Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

wilderness

Su Mu carried Kanao through several villages and towns, asking many residents, but no one knew anything about Kamado Tanjiro. He could only continue on his way to the next location.

The night was pitch black, and a cool breeze was blowing.

Su Mu carried Kanao silently down the road. Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow, and the girl's hair, which was perched on his shoulder, would flutter against his face, like a soft feather brushing against his heart, causing a slight itch.

He blew a breath, and the strand of hair that had been floating between his lips immediately drifted away, attracting Kanao's beautiful eyes to look over curiously.

When his little trick was discovered, Su Mu smiled a little embarrassedly.

Kanao stared at him with her big eyes for a while, then pressed her head against his cheek: "Uncle, why are you looking for that Kamado Tanjiro?"

"Because we are looking for a flower, a flower that is very important to my uncle."

"flower?"

Kanao blinked her beautiful eyes. She had seen many flowers along the way, but just now, she remembered seeing quite a few flowers.

The girl looked up at her surroundings, her pinkish-purple eyes brightening slightly. She patted Su Mu's shoulder with her small hand: "Uncle, put me down."

"it is good."

Su Mu nodded, thinking that Kanao had been carried for too long and wanted to get down and move around.

As soon as Kanao landed on the ground, she took quick steps and ran towards a flower bush in front of her.

"Uncle, uncle, there are flowers here."

Kanao picked a bunch of flowers, ran over, and handed it to him: "Uncle, are these the flowers? This is for you, Uncle..."

A gentle breeze stirred, lifting strands of hair that fell to the tip of the girl's nose, carrying a single dewdrop.

Su Mu smiled gently, reached out, and lightly brushed a strand of hair from the girl's nose behind her ear: "It's not that kind of flower, it's a blue flower."

"Blue flowers?"

"Yes, a flower that only blooms during the day."

He sighed softly, "You know, Uncle can't bask in the sunlight. If he finds this flower, Kanao will have to pick it for me in the future."

"it is good."

Kanao nodded emphatically, her small fist clenching slightly: "Kanao must pick this blue flower for Uncle."

"Then... I look forward to the day when Kanao picks it."

He chuckled and patted Kanao's head, then squatted down in front of her to continue carrying her on his back.

"Uncle~"

"Um?"

I want to take a walk.

Su Mu couldn't help but glance at Kanao. The girl seemed to be starting to have her own thoughts and decisions, just like when she suggested "putting her down" and now she said she "wanted to take a walk." This seemed ordinary, but it was obviously a good start for the autistic girl.

It's worth noting that in Demon Slayer, Kanao was rescued and adopted by Kanae Kocho for many years. She never had her own thoughts and only acted according to orders until she met Tanjiro, at which point she slowly began to open up her inner world.

However, he soon realized that in the anime, Kanao had been rescued from human traffickers by Kocho Kanae some time ago, and during that time, she may have experienced even more tragic things, making her heart even more closed off.

As for myself, I should have met Kanao much earlier and suffered less. Although the girl's world was closed off, it wasn't completely sealed off. With a gentle push, a crack opened in the girl's closed world.

"it is good."

Su Mu nodded. He was happy that Kanao had her own ideas. Besides, they had already inquired in several villages and towns today, and were close to the area he wanted to explore. He felt that they should find Tanjiro Kamado's residence in the next few days, so there was no need to rush.

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The wilderness was pitch black at night, with only the soft moonlight providing a little light.

Without torches to illuminate the way, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to walk in such darkness, but for Su Mu, who was already a demon, it was not a problem.

So, when he agreed to come down to Kanao, he kept a close eye on her, worried that she might fall into a pit or trip over something.

However, to his surprise, Kanao had no problem walking in the pitch-black night and was able to avoid some potholes in advance.

Su Mu was surprised, only then remembering that in the anime, Kanao seemed to have excellent talent. She successfully passed one of the "Fujikatayama" trials along with the protagonist Tanjiro. In the end, she was able to go to the Infinity Castle with Tanjiro. She had even reached the level of being able to fight against the Upper Moon Two, Doma, of the Twelve Demon Moons. She even joined forces with "Hashibira Inosuke" to kill Doma in the Infinity Castle.

Without a doubt, Kanao's talent level is not much worse than Tanjiro's.

Continue to observe

It was discovered that Kanao's eyesight was excellent even in the dark.

If I remember correctly, in the anime, Kanao has extremely exceptional vision, and can even predict her opponent's next move by observing the slightest movements such as the opponent's shoulders, gaze, fingertips, elbows, and knees.

These are all very suitable for learning the "Flying Sword Style".

"Once she has recovered her health and returned to normal, I will teach her these things."

He was silently thinking as he looked at Kanao.

Kanao walked through the fields, searching her surroundings. Occasionally, she would look up at Su Mu with a look of dependence in her eyes.

"Uncle, what kind of flower are you looking for? Besides blooming during the day...?"

"I don't know either, I don't know what this flower looks like."

Su Mu sighed: "At that time, it will probably take a lot of effort."

"It's alright, Uncle, Kanao will help you find it."

Kanao clenched her fist.

"it is good."

He nodded, but couldn't help looking up. Suddenly, a light appeared in the darkness in the distance, and soon the flames grew larger and larger.

Su Mu squinted and saw only burning houses, and could vaguely hear people's desperate cries and painful wails.

At the same time, I also sensed the presence of my kind.

Kanao also looked up and saw the firelight burning in the distance. She couldn't help but turn to look at her uncle.

Su Mu stood there for a while before turning to Kanao and saying, "Let's go in another direction."

"it is good."

Kanao nodded.

He took Kanao's hand and led her around the fire-lit area, continuing into the wilderness.

"Uncle, what just happened over there?"

Su Mu paused for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Whenever the sun sets and darkness falls, evil spirits appear to prey on people. Just now, that's where the evil spirits came out to hunt humans."

Kanao couldn't help but turn around. In the darkness in the distance, a firelight was reflected in the girl's pink and purple eyes. In the dim light, she seemed to see a figure running away in despair, then being easily caught up and tackled, letting out a desperate and painful wail.

Kanao blinked her pinkish-purple eyes, turned around, and looked at her uncle.

Su Mu also looked at Kanao: "So, from now on, stay away from evil spirits. Evil spirits are cruel and terrifying."

Kanao lowered her head and walked on somewhat listlessly.

After a long while, he said in a low, muffled voice:

"Uncle is different"