The sound of fighting came from another yard.
Without guessing, it had to be Takeshi and Shinazugawa fighting.
From time to time, they could hear Shinazugawa shouting angrily, but they didn't hear anything from Takeshi.
A big tree in another yard crashed down with a loud bang, falling to the ground at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye, scaring away a bunch of birds that flew around in the sky.
Shinazugawa leaned against a tree stump, touching the top of his head. The hair on the top of his head had been shaved off almost to the scalp.
"Nagasawa Aoyama! You..."
He felt like he had been humiliated.
Takeshi walked forward slowly, carrying his sword. "What 'you'? I told you, don't pick on the weak! No one can hurt Nezuko! Anyone who tries to hurt Nezuko will pay the price!"
"She's a demon!"
Shinazugawa said, gritting his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.
One night, his mother didn't come home. When she came back, she had turned into a demon and killed his younger brother and sister.
Shinazugawa used his rare blood to kill his demon mother.
His experiences from years ago made him unable to accept that humans and demons could live together. He denied all demons.
"Nezuko is different!"
After Takeshi said this, he swung his fist...
A long time passed. From the other side of the wall, Takeshi jumped back into the yard.
Tanjiro saw him and looked happy. "Senior Takeshi!"
From the entrance to the yard, Shinazugawa appeared, looking a mess, with a bruised and swollen face.
He looked a bit dazed, his mind still thinking about what Takeshi had said.
Was he really wrong? Was he, who had been holding the goal and determination to slay demons, really wrong?
Seeing everyone looking at him, Sanemi Shinazugawa put his hand on the top of his head without thinking. He knew he must look like a mess right now.
"Lord Oyakata-sama."
He knelt on the ground.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya nodded. "Sanemi."
Then, he lowered his head and said to the young girl, "Now, read the letter that Mr. Urokodaki wrote!"
The young girl opened the letter and read, "Please allow Tanjiro and his demon sister to be together. Nezuko is using her strong will to stay rational as a human."
"Even when she's hungry, she hasn't eaten anyone. She has lived like that for more than two years. It's hard to believe right away, but it's a definite fact."
"If Nezuko attacks anyone, Kamado Tanjiro, as well as Sakonji Urokodaki, Giyu Tomioka, and Nagasawa Aoyama, will commit seppuku as an apology!"
Tanjiro's heart was racing as he listened to the contents of the letter that Mr. Urokodaki had written. Mr. Urokodaki was willing to go that far for him and his sister.
Of course, Mr. Tomioka and Takeshi, too... He started to choke up, and big tears came out of his eyes.
Ubuyashiki waited quietly for the young girl to finish reading and said, "That was a part of the letter that Mr. Urokodaki wrote.
We can't guarantee that she won't attack people, and we can't prove that she won't attack people."
Shinazugawa lowered his head and bit his teeth, not saying anything.
"Nezuko hasn't eaten anyone for more than two years. That's a fact. And now, four people are betting their lives on Nezuko."
"Takeshi already gave you the proof that you wanted. Does anyone have any other disagreements?"
It was quiet below. No one made a sound. Takeshi looked at Shinazugawa, who was lowering his head.
"Sanemi, you say something."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya called on him to speak.
Shinazugawa looked up, glanced at Takeshi, who was standing to the side, and looked at Lord Oyakata-sama. "I want to see this Nezuko with my own eyes!"
This wasn't too much to ask. Ubuyashiki Kagaya said, "Tanjiro, can you let Nezuko come out and meet everyone?"
"Yes!"
Tanjiro held the box and walked into the dark part of the house. He put down the wooden box and opened the door, calling softly, "Nezuko, Nezuko, come out."
Nezuko climbed out of the wooden box.
She was in her mini version when she first came out. She slowly grew bigger, turning into her normal form as everyone watched.
With so many people suddenly there, Nezuko hid behind Tanjiro without thinking, still holding onto the corner of his clothes.
Shinobu had already seen Nezuko on Natagumo Mountain, and Mitsuri couldn't help but hold her face in her hands, saying in amazement, "What a cute child!"
Shinazugawa, who was kneeling below, looked at Nezuko inside. Other than the muzzle in her mouth, there was nothing special about her. Instead, she looked timid, like a normal girl.
A young girl slowly walked forward, standing in front of Nezuko, and slowly reached out her hand.
Tanjiro smiled and said, "Nezuko, go on."
Nezuko blinked her pink eyes, came out from behind Tanjiro, reached out and took the young girl's hand, and gently stroked the young girl's hair with her other hand.
In Nezuko's eyes, she clearly saw the young girl in front of her as her family, her younger sister.
Ubuyashiki turned around. "How is it?"
The young girl next to Ubuyashiki answered, "Nezuko didn't attack. She's very friendly."
Hearing this, Ubuyashiki turned back around. "Everyone has seen it. There shouldn't be any disagreements, right?"
"Ah... What a touching child..."
Gyomei couldn't help but say, tears always able to flow from his eyes. It made people wonder if he had more tear glands than normal people.
"There's one more thing I need to tell you, my children. Tanjiro and Takeshi have encountered Kibutsuji Muzan."
"Ah! How could that be? Even the Hashiras haven't encountered Kibutsuji Muzan, and they've already met him?"
Uzui Tengen couldn't hide his shock. He moved too much, and his arm hit Mitsuri Kanroji, who was kneeling next to him, knocking her to the ground.
"Takeshi! You've seen Kibutsuji Muzan? What does he look like? What are his abilities? Where did you meet him?"
He asked a series of questions, but every question was something that all the Hashiras wanted to know.
Even Shinobu looked at Takeshi. She hadn't heard about this on Spider Mountain.
Takeshi just nodded slightly, admitting that he had seen Muzan, but he didn't say anything.
There was no point in talking about these things. Muzan wouldn't just stay in one place, waiting for you to find him.
Tokito, who was usually indifferent to everything, wasn't daydreaming this time. "Did you fight?"
Seeing that Takeshi wasn't saying anything, Shinazugawa stood up, jumped onto the walkway, and ran into the house.
"You tell me! What was Muzan doing? Did you find his hideout?"
Tanjiro hid Nezuko behind him without thinking, and Nezuko glared at Shinazugawa with angry eyes.
She thought she was glaring at him, but to others, she was just widening her cute eyes, making her twice as cute.
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