The snow stirred up by the sword energy fell like flying white feathers.
The cold eyes of Luo Jie and "Tomioka Giyu" that seemed to have no trace of fireworks collided in the air, and the atmosphere was as chilling as the cold winter temperature.
"Step aside."
"No."
"Step aside."
"Just look at my mouth shape! No!"
"..."
"Tomioka Giyu" has probably never met someone like Luo Jie who won't argue with you and just messes around. His brows can't help but gradually furrow...
"I don't know who she is to you, but she is already a ghost now."
"I know."
"Ghosts can eat people."
"Wolves also eat humans, why don't you kill them all?"
"Not all wolves eat humans."
"Then why are you so sure that all ghosts eat people?"
"Tomioka Giyu" was stunned. Although he knew very well that the other party was making excuses, he could not find a suitable reason to refute it for a while.
"Kamado Nezuko" showed half of her head in the doorway of the wooden house. Although her ferocity was still there, she did not dare to do anything unusual.
The more the intelligence deteriorates, the stronger its biological instincts will be.
The brief but thrilling collision between Luo Jie and "Tomioka Giyu" had already made "Kamado Nezuko", who had just completed the ghost transformation, instinctively realize that the two people in front of her were not weak prey at all, but she herself was the only one.
yes.
"Mr. Nightmare, I found what you wanted!"
"Kamado Tanjiro" ran panting from the back of the house holding a bundle of ropes. "Tomioka Giyu" suddenly moved, grabbed "Kamado Tanjiro" by the collar and threw him in front of Luo Jie.
Whoosh!
The blue nichirin sword cut open "Kamado Tanjiro"'s cape, and the wound immediately began to bleed profusely.
"Since you ghost can't eat people, then prove it to me."
When Luo Jie saw this, his heart sank.
Due to his intervention, an unknown butterfly effect appeared in the main plot. "Kamado Nezuko" was not recalled to humanity by "Kamado Tanjiro" like the original work. In the current state, it may be difficult to control the desire for flesh and blood.
desire.
Sure enough, upon smelling the smell of blood, "Kamado Nezuko"'s eyes gradually changed from pink to crimson, and her nails made a squeaking sound on the door frame.
The strong sense of hunger even overcame the fear of the Nichirin sword in the hand of "Tomioka Giyu". A pair of bare feet kicked up the flying wood chips on the floor, and rushed straight towards the pale "Kamado Tanjiro" like a beast sprinting towards its prey.
".
"You see a ghost is a ghost."
"Tomioka Giyu" glanced at Luo Jie indifferently, as if he was laughing at his sincerity. At the same time, the Nichirin sword in his hand was unsheathed again like lightning, and he waved a blue sword light like a torrent.
clang!
puff!
Swords clashed and blood splattered!
"Tomioka Giyu"'s pupils suddenly shrank, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his stiff face that seemed unchanged for thousands of years.
Luo Jie was standing between the two of them, with one hand holding a knife to hold his Nichirin sword, and the other hand actually took the initiative to reach "Kamado Nezuko"'s mouth, and his left arm was bitten off at the wrist!
"Why...why would you do this for this ghost?"
"Because I believe she is a kind girl...whether she is a human or a ghost."
Luo Jie sheathed the sword with his backhand, took out the blood-stained peace guard from his arms, held it in front of "Kamamon Nezuko", and gave her an extremely gentle smile.
"Kamado Nezuko" had blood on the corner of her mouth, and was about to bite Luo Jie's severed hand, but when her eyes fell on the familiar Heian Guardian, her whole body suddenly froze.
The severed hand fell on the snow.
Tears began to roll down uncontrollably from those beautiful pink eyes.
Suddenly, "Kamado Nezuko" suddenly grabbed "Tomioka Giyu" with a claw. "Tomioka Giyu" leaned back and was about to fight back, but the knife stopped midway.
Because he suddenly discovered that the girl who had turned into a ghost actually opened her slender arms and used her thin body to block Luo Jie behind her. Even though she knew she was outmatched, she still bared her fangs at him like a demonstration.
Ghost... is actually protecting humans?!
…
Seeing "Kamado Nezuko's" reaction, Luo Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Sure enough.
The reason why "Tanjiro Kamado" was able to bring back the human heart of "Nezuko Kamado" was because "Nezuko Kamado" saw her family members being killed by ghosts with her own eyes, and the only thing she cared about most before she died was
The only living brother "Tanjiro".
In this world that he had interfered with, Kamado's family all survived the attacks of miscellaneous ghosts. "Kamado Nezuko" didn't care about his family at all when he was dying, so "Kamado Tanjiro" couldn't do the same.
Awakening the human heart of "Nezuko" as in the original work.
If "Kamado Nezuko" had the only regret before she turned into a ghost, it would probably be the confession that she could not say until the end.
Luo Jie also took the gamble with an all-or-nothing mentality. Fortunately, "Kamado Nezuko" still had an impression of the peace guard she had sewn by herself, and finally recalled her good nature as a human at the critical moment.
Heart.
At the same time, he once again felt the affection that the girl "Kamado Nezuko" had for him very clearly.
Even if I forget the whole world, I have never forgotten you.
"you win."
"Tomioka Giyu" calmly sheathed his sword. The facts were before his eyes. Even if he didn't want to believe it, he had to admit that there really were miracles in this world.
"I hope you can take good care of this ghost. If I know that she has eaten anyone, then no matter where you escape to, I will personally behead both of you."
"My lord, wait a moment!"
"Tomioka Giyu" was stunned. He didn't expect that the person who stopped him this time was actually the charcoal-burning boy who had no sense of existence from beginning to end.
If he hadn't borrowed some of the opponent's blood before, he might not have paid attention to this cowardly young man who was crying bitterly throughout the whole process.
"Excuse me...are you a person who specializes in killing ghosts?"
In the original work, the old man staying at "Kamado Tanjiro" once mentioned the Demon Slayer Squad. Seeing the aqua blue blade that was obviously different from ordinary samurai swords, he vaguely guessed the identity of the other party.
"What's the matter?"
"Kamado Tanjiro" took a step forward and knelt on the ground, lowered his head and begged loudly: "Sir, I want Nezuko to become a human again! Please teach me how to cure Nezuko!"
"Tomioka Giyu" was silent for a moment and said: "I have never heard of a way to transform a ghost back into a human being... If there is, probably only the first original ghost in the world would know about it."
"Then please tell me, sir, how can I find the original ghost?"
"It's ridiculous... Our Demon Slayer Team has been chasing the original ghost for thousands of years, but we have never really found him. Why do you think you can find that cunning original ghost?"
After that, "Tomioka Giyu" ignored this whimsical young man and turned around and walked into the forest.