Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

"Uncle is different."

Kanao lowered her head and made muffled sounds.

Su Mu paused for a moment, glanced at Kanao, said nothing, and continued walking. Children are always like this, with very innocent and naive ideas.

But a ghost is a ghost.

No matter how much he tries to argue, he is still a ghost; in other people's eyes, he is a 'human-eating' evil spirit.

They are also considered mortal enemies by the Demon Slayer Corps.

As for the expectation of peaceful coexistence with the Demon Slayer Corps, gaining their so-called recognition, helping them fulfill his own heroic dream, saving a beautiful girl, and then spending his life with them...

If he had traveled back in time to a teenage age, perhaps he would have had such thoughts.

But as a middle-aged person, I have long passed the age of passion and only feel naive, just like Kanao at this moment, naive to the extreme.

If he were to appear before a Demon Slayer Corps swordsman as a demon, what awaits him is undoubtedly a Nichirin Blade that will sever his neck without hesitation.

That would be a ridiculous act of entrusting one's life to someone else in a moment of weakness.

From the moment he became a demon, he never thought he could gain the approval of the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, nor did he believe that his identity as a demon could allow him to coexist peacefully with the Demon Slayer Corps. Therefore, he did not hesitate to kill the "Hermit" or the "Swordsman".

In his view, anyone who threatens his life is his enemy.

If you want to kill him, then...

Then one should be prepared to be killed by him.

Whether it's the Demon Slayer Corps or demons, they're all the same; there's no difference.

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After walking with Kanao for a while, he felt that the child was a little tired, so he carried Kanao on his back and went to a nearby place of rest.

A very deep cave.

A campfire was lit inside the cave, and soon it was dawn. As the first rays of sunlight fell, his instinctive fear of the sun made him retreat further into the darkness of the cave.

I took two steps back into the darkness before my senses returned slightly; the sun couldn't shine in at all.

"I'm genuinely afraid of sunlight!"

He shrugged, gave a self-deprecating laugh, and then began to busy himself around the campfire preparing food for Kanao.

While he was busy, Kanao sat beside him, head held high, her pinkish-purple eyes quietly watching him, looking at him with a very innocent gaze.

"You might have to wait a little longer, but I'll make you stewed chicken today."

Su Mu said in a low voice.

The chicken was a wild pheasant caught along the way. As for the other ingredients, such as mushrooms and sometimes vegetables, they were bought in small towns or picked from people's vegetable gardens.

Kanao nodded heavily, and after quietly watching her uncle for a while, she turned her gaze to the outside of the cave, to the gentle sunlight shining in that area.

"When you go out to play, don't go too far. If you encounter any danger, run back to the cave immediately."

While busy processing the pheasants, Su Mu said in a low voice.

Kanao stood up, hugged him from behind, and then ran out of the cave with small, quick steps.

"Walk slowly, don't fall."

Seeing the girl's hurried pace, Su Mu had to give her a word of advice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the girl slowed down, and he lowered his head to continue his work.

…………

Time passed by unnoticed, and the stewed chicken over the campfire was ready. The aroma of the food filled the air, seemingly dispelling the dampness of the cave.

Su Mu looked up, frowning as he gazed outside the cave.

Kanao had left the cave entrance at some point and disappeared from his sight. He hadn't seen Kanao for a long time; she seemed to have gone far away.

This made his heart tighten slightly. After all, this was a desolate wilderness with steep terrain and the possibility of venomous snakes and wild beasts. Whether he fell or encountered venomous snakes or wild beasts, it would be extremely dangerous.

A slight tightness gripped his heart, and he couldn't help but stand up, wanting to go out and see. But as soon as he reached the cave entrance, the warm sunlight filled him with boundless fear, and he could only stop in the end.

"Kanae, Kanae..."

He stood on tiptoe, peering outside, and called out urgently.

"Da da da..."

Soon, a series of crisp footsteps sounded, accompanied by the appearance of a girl at the cave entrance.

However, the girl's hair was disheveled, her clothes had mud stains in several places, and there were obvious tears in several places, which looked like they were torn by branches or thorns.

"Uncle, Uncle, I found a lot of flowers blooming in the sunshine, and I picked them all for you."

The girl was holding a large bouquet of various flowers in her arms—white, red, yellow…

She practically ran up to him: "Uncle, look, do you have the flower you're looking for?"

As she spoke, the girl looked up at him, her eyes reflecting the shimmering light of a lake, brighter and warmer than the sunlight.

After taking the flowers, Su Mu tidied up Kanao's messy hair and straightened her clothes before gently stroking her nose with his finger: "Dinner's ready, let's eat. I came to see if there were any flowers I needed."

"Um."

Kanao nodded heavily, then went to the campfire. In the cleaned area next to the campfire, there was a small pot of chicken stew with mushrooms and a bowl of rice.

Looking at the food, Kanao unconsciously turned her head to look at her uncle. Seeing that her uncle was looking at the flowers she had found one by one, she lowered her head and happily ate the small bowl of rice. Although she didn't know if she had found the flowers her uncle needed, she was already very happy to be able to do something for him.

Su Mu held the bouquet and examined each flower carefully. He didn't recognize the blue spider lily, but he still looked at each one attentively.

After looking at them, I remembered what each flower looked like, and then I tasted each one.

Unfortunately, after tasting all the different kinds of flowers that were picked, I didn't feel any changes in my body. Obviously, there was no such thing as the blue spider lily among these flowers.

Somewhat disappointed, but also expected. If it were so easy to find the blue spider lily, Muzan Kibutsuji wouldn't have searched for it for a thousand years without success.

"There is still hope if we search in the area where Tanjiro Kamado lives; otherwise, I will only end up like Muzan Kibutsuji."

Kanao took a small bite of rice, and seeing her uncle try all the flowers she had picked, her eyes filled with anticipation: "Uncle, do you have the spider lily you're looking for?"

Su Mu shook his head, looking at the girl's slightly disappointed eyes, and reached out to pat her head: "We'll find it eventually."

He smiled and looked at the large bouquet of flowers still in his hand. Logically speaking, these flowers were not blue spider lilies and were of little use, so they should have been thrown away.

But after hesitating for a moment, he remembered that there seemed to be vines growing in the cave, so he found one, sat down by the campfire, and slowly began to weave it.

Beside the campfire, in the flickering firelight, the 'man-eating' demon sat there gently, as a wreath woven from vines was gradually being created.

Su Mu looked at the wreath he had woven. It wasn't very well woven, but it could still be considered a wreath.

Gently place the flower wreath on Kanao, who is taking small bites of food with her head down.

Kanao was originally a very delicate girl, but the filth she had experienced in the past prevented her from showing her brilliance. Now, with the care she has received these past few days and the replenishment of ample food, she is like a willow branch in spring, sprouting tender new shoots.

At this moment, the flower wreath on her head added to the beauty of the slender young woman.

"good."

Looking at his masterpiece, Su Mu was very satisfied.

Kanao reached out and touched the flower wreath on her head, then looked up at her uncle, and finally lowered her head again to sip the chicken soup. Suddenly, she felt that the chicken soup had become very sweet.