This is Miss Juyo's residence, a medical clinic hidden in an unknown place.
In the previous turmoil on the street, although Tanjiro subdued the man who was transformed into a ghost by Mukai, there was no way to solve the commotion afterwards.
Fortunately, Ms. Zhu Shi appeared in time and used her blood ghost technique "Blood Confusion·Visual Dream Fragrance" to disrupt the sight of ordinary people and calm down the man who turned into a ghost.
The appearance of Tamashi made Tanjiro know that besides Nezuko, there were other ghosts in this world who would not harm humans, so he
Accepted the invitation and came to the mansion.
He thought that if it was a special ghost like Miss Tamashi, she might know a way to turn Nezuko back into a human.
Tanjiro followed Yushiro into the back room.
He found that Zhu Shi was busy taking care of the woman who was bitten by a ghost on the street.
"Are they okay?"
Tanjiro asked worriedly, because the woman lying on the bed had lost consciousness and looked haggard.
"It's just a skin injury, nothing serious."
Zhu Shi responded gently, "But her husband who turned into a ghost is a bit pitiful. He can only be kept in a cell to prevent him from hurting others."
It needs to be locked up... Then it seems that Ms. Tamashi has no way to turn ghosts into humans?
After listening to Tamashi's words, Tanjiro felt a little disappointed, and the hope he had finally raised was poured cold water on him again.
But what he can now confirm is that Miss Tamashiro and Yushiro beside him are really kind-hearted ghosts, because now they endure the hunger for flesh and blood to treat the injuries of humans.
"I'm really sorry to trouble you," Tanjiro expressed his gratitude to the two of them sincerely. "If you two hadn't appeared, I really don't know how I would have handled the situation just now."
The situation on the street just now was too chaotic. He could only try his best to suppress the man who turned into a ghost, but in the eyes of others, his actions were completely incomprehensible. The police who came even thought they were fighting and wanted to kill him.
Pull open.
If Miss Zhushi hadn't taken action in time, the situation would have been even more chaotic. The worst-case scenario would have been for the ghost to break free and injure many pedestrians on the street.
"You are Welcome."
Tamashi got up and led Tanjiro and Nezuko to the reception room.
After entering the room, Nezuko lay on the tatami obediently, staring at the chandelier on the ceiling in a daze.
Tanjiro, Tamashi, and Yushiro sat across from each other, and the atmosphere was somewhat silent for a while.
Finally, Zhu Shi's gentle voice broke the silence, "You haven't had time to introduce yourself yet? My name is 'Ju Shi', and this child is 'Yoshiro'."
She pointed at Yushiro who was sitting next to him with a disdainful look on Tanjiro's face and introduced him.
"My name is Tanjiro Zomon, and this is my sister Nezuko."
Tanjiro also introduced himself and his sister politely.
Zhu Shi nodded slowly, but Yushiro beside her didn't seem to like the young man in front of her.
"Yushiro, be polite." Zhu Shi frowned.
"Yes! Lord Jushi!"
Oshiro could only reluctantly look at the young man in front of him due to the expression on his face.
This guy actually said that the ugly girl is the most beautiful? What a joke! Miss Zhushi is the most beautiful! He can only have room for Miss Zhushi in his heart, so he is incompatible with this young man who has a disagreement with him.
"Why did Ms. Tamashi invite me here?" Tanjiro asked with some confusion.
"Because I feel...you are special."
Tamashi looked at Tanjiro's appearance carefully.
She recognized the earrings on this young man's ears, and the most important thing was, "You were facing someone who had turned into a ghost, but you didn't draw your sword to kill him. With your strength, you should be able to easily deal with the person who just turned into a ghost."
It's human, but from the beginning to the end you didn't seem to think about drawing the knife, but tried to help him."
"Yes, I thought it was over before..." Tanjiro nodded awkwardly.
If it hadn't been like this, he wouldn't have been so distressed at the time. It was clear that the other party had turned into a ghost. If it were another ghost hunter, it would be the right thing to kill him with a knife and quickly evacuate the scene. As for the subsequent commotion, he would not consider it at all.
Within the scope, someone will be responsible for handling it.
This is the meaning of the existence of the Lord and the Anbu.
But he still chose to help this person who had just turned into a ghost, because this person was the same as Nezuko and had never eaten a human. He thought there was still hope.
But the reality was not as simple as he imagined. After calming down, he realized that he seemed to have done something wrong.
Although this ghost did not eat people, he had hurt them. For a bloody ghost, he failed to make the correct judgment, which made things even more troublesome.
If the teacher found out about this, he would be beaten, right?
"I didn't expect that I would eventually meet someone like you, Miss Zhushi..."
"ghost."
Zhu Shi looked at the hesitant young man in front of him with soft eyes, "There is nothing to worry about. As you can see, I am indeed a ghost. It's just slightly different from ordinary ghosts. I have made many changes to my body and now
It has escaped the control of Muzan Kibutsuji, and can survive normally even without eating people. It only needs to drink a small amount of human blood."
"Drink human blood? This..."
"This is a helpless move."
Miss Zhushi's eyes became a little dim, "Although I also thought about researching a way to turn ghosts back into humans, I unfortunately failed. Only needing a small amount of human blood to survive is the limit of what I can do now.
, of course, we will not directly harm humans to obtain blood, we are just using blood transfusions as an excuse to purchase some blood from some people who are hard-pressed."
With Ms. Tamashii's personal admission, Tanjiro once again confirmed that Ms. Tamashii really did not have a way to turn ghosts back into humans, otherwise she would have used it on herself.
However, this was still an alternative. He was thinking that if he couldn't find a way to turn Nezuko back into a human in the end, perhaps accepting this transformation would be much better than remaining a man-eating ghost.
Tanjiro soon shook his head and rejected this method.
He must let Nezuko turn back into a real human.
"Miss Zhuyo, is there really no way to turn ghosts back into humans?"
Although he knew it was a bit unrealistic, Tanjiro still wanted to ask, "You just said that this method is the limit of what you can do now? So...is there still a chance?"
Looking at Tanjiro's anxious look, and then looking at Nezuko who was rolling around and playing on the tatami, Tamayo probably understood the purpose of this young man's anxiety.
But now she still can't promise anything to Tanjiro.
"I'm sorry, I can't give you a definite answer, because this matter has never been discussed before. I think you, as a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad, should also know that humans who are turned into ghosts by Muzan have never been
There is no example of changing back, but..."
"But what?" Tanjiro moved closer excitedly.
"Boy! Stay away from Lord Jushi!"
Yushiro pushed Tanjiro away with some grumpiness.
"Ah... I'm sorry, I got excited." Tanjiro quickly apologized.
"It doesn't matter." Tamashi smiled and forgave Tanjiro, then looked at Yushiro gloomily, "Yoshiro! If you bully him again, I will never forgive you!"
"knew!!"
Yushiro replied seriously, Miss Tamashi looks so beautiful when she is angry!
"I understand your excitement...you want this child to turn back into a human, right?"
Tamashi looked at Tanjiro and Nezuko tenderly.
"Yes……"
Nezuko's little head rubbed obediently on her brother's body.
Tanjiro reached out and caressed his little sister, who was like a child.
"Although there has never been a precedent, some things may not be absolute."
Tamayo explained seriously to Tanjiro, "You should also know that the only one in the world who can turn humans into ghosts is Muzai Onibatsuji, right?"
"Um……"
Tamashi pointed at Yushiro beside him and said, "But this precedent has been broken. The person who turned this child into a ghost... is me."
"!?"
Tanjiro looked at Yushiro with some surprise.
"Don't get me wrong! I became a ghost voluntarily!"
Yushiro glared at Tanjiro angrily, "Don't confuse Miss Tamashii with something like Muzai Kibutsuji!"
"No...I didn't mean that!" Tanjiro waved his hands.
"Humph!" Yushiro looked questioning.
"Yushiro!" Zhu Shi was about to get angry again.
"Snapped--"
Yushirou covered his mouth with a 'pop' sound, and also blocked his mouth with a talisman he found from somewhere.
Tamashi sighed helplessly, and then explained to Tanjiro, "Although turning humans into ghosts and turning ghosts back into humans are two completely opposite things, they must be related. Although Yushiro is
I am the only one who has succeeded in hundreds of years, but it can be considered an important step. Yushiro is probably the ghost closest to humans, and the amount of blood he needs to survive is even less than mine."
"Then what's next..." Tanjiro was a little excited.
"Yes." Zhu Shi nodded lightly, "My research is still continuing. One day I will find a way to truly turn ghosts back into humans, but this process may be very long."
"..." Tanjiro was a little disappointed, and the hope of finally finding it seemed to be dashed again.
The life of a ghost is very long. Miss Tamashii spent hundreds of years unable to find a way to turn a ghost back into a human. He thought that he might not have the chance to see Nezuko turn back into a human with his own eyes.
"There's no need to put on that expression." Yushiro glanced at Tanjiro with some displeasure, "Miss Tamashi called you here just to ask for your help to speed up the progress of the research!"
"!Really?"
Hearing that he might be able to help, Tanjiro instantly became energetic again.
"Yes, in order to study how to turn ghosts back into humans, I need to investigate the blood of as many ghosts as possible. I came to you because I have two things to ask of you."
Zhu Shi's expression became serious.
"First, your sister looks very special. I have never seen a ghost like her who has overcome the desire for human flesh and blood by her own strength, so I hope you can agree to my research on your sister's blood."
"That's no problem." Tanjiro agreed without hesitation.
He could smell the smell emanating from Zhu Shi at this moment. It was a serious and reassuring smell. Zhu Shi did not deceive him, but asked him seriously.
"Second, I hope you can collect blood from ghosts with as much blood as possible in their bodies for my research."
Having said this, Zhuyo sighed slightly, "You know, we are ghosts and cannot deal with the Demon Slayer Corps and Demon Slayer Corps at the same time, so this matter can only be left to the trustworthy Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen.
Did it.”
"In other words, we believe you."
Although he was a little reluctant, Yushirou continued what Miss Tamashii said.
"Don't get me wrong! Miss Zhushi trusts you, so I have no choice but to trust you!"
"Forehead……"
Tanjiro was slightly stunned.
It was the truth, Yushiro said it was the truth, he could clearly smell the smell of 'hate' and 'suspiciousness' from Yushiro, and Yushiro did not hide his dislike and suspicion towards him at all.
"The more blood a ghost gets from Kibutsuji Mukai, the stronger it will become. It is not easy to collect blood from them. My request may be a bit difficult. If you are not willing, you can choose to refuse."
After saying that, Zhu Shi quietly stared at the young man in front of him and fell into deep thought.
She has been researching for hundreds of years, and she deeply realizes that it is unrealistic to kill Demonbutsuji Mumei or find a way to transform back into a human just by relying on her own strength, so she asked for help from humans again.
.
She knew that this was another very risky move, but she still chose to believe in the boy in front of her.
Because for some reason, she seemed to be able to feel a familiar figure in this young man.
The fate of the country? No, it’s not just the fate of the country...
Zhu Shi has always been very concerned about the identity of this boy, because this boy not only wore the earrings that Jiguo Enichi once wore, but also exuded another scent that impressed her deeply.
Whether it's the earrings or the smell, she can never go wrong.
Because the medicine she researched using the blood of the man named Xuan Hao is still sealed in this mansion.
Speaking of which, the man named Xuan Hao was originally the one she thought had the best chance of helping her kill Muzan Kibutsuji, but to her dismay, this guy disappeared inexplicably.
Later, she reluctantly tried to use the blood left by this man to develop a method to fight Wu Ke, but the final result ended in failure.
Although this medicine will cause unbearable severe pain, as long as you can survive it, you will break through the bottleneck and become stronger.
If used on humans, it will most likely cause pain to death, but such pain cannot kill ghosts.
So Zhu Shi came to the conclusion that this was a useless medicine.
This kind of medicine must not be used on ordinary humans and Kibutsuji Muzan.
Because even if ordinary humans can survive using this medicine, they still cannot defeat Wuhan, and Wuhan will become even more difficult to deal with if he gets this medicine.