"Mother?"
Seeing her mother regain her sanity, a look of joy appeared on Nezuko Kamado's face.
Her wariness toward Su Yan finally eased considerably.
She then tried to lead her younger siblings toward their mother, Kie Kamado.
Seeing this, Kie hurriedly stopped them. "Nezuko, don't come any closer!"
"Mother?"
Everyone looked at Kie in confusion.
"Mister, please keep me and these two children tied up. Do not let us loose, I beg of you."
Kie did not answer her daughter; instead, she immediately looked at Su Yan and pleaded.
Even though she had regained her sanity, she knew very well that she had become a man-eating monster.
Even when looking at her own flesh and blood, she couldn't help but swallow hard, her throat bobbing with suppressed hunger.
If Nezuko and the others got too close, she honestly couldn't guarantee that she would be able to hold back from attacking them.
If she, an adult, was struggling this much, it went without saying for the two younger children who lacked self-control.
"No problem," Su Yan replied. "But since you've regained your sanity, you should explain what happened to them yourself."
"Alright, thank you."
Kie nodded. She first looked at Su Yan with grateful eyes, verbally thanking him, before turning to Nezuko. "Nezuko, listen to me. Here is what happened..."
Subsequently, Kie recounted their recent ordeal to Nezuko.
She explained how she had begged Su Yan to feed her and the two children demon blood, turning them into demons to save their lives.
"How could this be?"
After hearing the story, Nezuko's mouth fell open in disbelief.
Weren't creatures like man-eating demons just stories made up by adults to scare disobedient children?
How could they exist in reality?
However, looking at Kie, who willingly remained bound hand and foot, she had no choice but to reluctantly accept this reality.
She then turned to Su Yan and said, "Mister, thank you for saving my family."
Even though her family members had become man-eating demons as a result, they had at least kept their lives.
No matter what, this expression of gratitude was absolutely necessary.
Beside her, Shigeru Kamado, finally realizing the situation, scratched his head like a child who had done something wrong and apologized to Su Yan. "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive just now..."
"It's fine."
Su Yan didn't care much about their apologies or thanks. Instead, he looked at Nezuko and said, "I wasn't just simply passing by."
"I came specifically for your Kamado family. If you had accidentally died, it actually would have been quite troublesome for me."
"..."
Nezuko was momentarily speechless, but she quickly recovered and said, "Regardless, we should still thank you. If it weren't for you, my mother and the others would be..."
"So, whatever your purpose is, please just say it. If we can help you, that would be for the best."
"Little Miss..."
Su Yan began, not intending to hide anything.
However, before he could finish, Nezuko interrupted him.
With a serious expression, she corrected him, "Nezuko Kamado. That is my name, so you can just call me Nezuko."
"Alright, Nezuko."
Looking at the cute girl in front of him, Su Yan smiled and continued, "Nezuko, did you know? Your family isn't ordinary at all."
"Not ordinary?"
Nezuko didn't understand.
What could possibly be special about a poor family like theirs that made a living by selling charcoal?
Su Yan explained, "Because for over four hundred years, your Kamado family has passed down a ritual dance known as the Hinokami Kagura from generation to generation."
"A ritual dance?!"
Hearing this, Nezuko's eyes lit up as a spark of inspiration flashed through her mind.
Right, if evil demons existed in this world, then there must be people who dealt with them.
And...
The gods?
After all, the Hinokami Kagura passed down to her eldest brother, Tanjiro Kamado, was a dance specifically meant to offer to the gods.
Did that mean the man in front of her was actually someone who fought against demons?
And his purpose in finding them was to learn this ritual dance to drive away the demons?
Nezuko's imagination ran wild.
The next second, Su Yan's words shattered her naive fantasies.
"Yes," Su Yan nodded. "This is actually a set of sword techniques created by an invincible swordsman during the Sengoku period, specifically designed to kill demons."
"However, following his death from old age, and the demons consciously hunting down and killing anyone who possessed this sword technique..."
"It has come to the point where, today, the only person left who might know this sword technique is your brother, Tanjiro Kamado."
"Huh?!"
Hearing that this so-called ritual dance was actually just a sword technique, Nezuko felt a bit disappointed.
It was as if the beautiful fantasy in the young girl's heart had been shattered.
But upon hearing that demons were hunting down those who knew their family's ritual dance, she couldn't help but worry for her brother.
"What should we do?"
Nezuko looked at Su Yan in a panic. She subconsciously grabbed his arm and asked anxiously, "Can you help us?"
Even Nezuko herself didn't realize that her tone carried a hint of acting spoiled and pleading.
Su Yan reached out and rubbed Nezuko's head, saying, "Did you forget what I just said? That's exactly why I came here."
"Thank you." Nezuko thanked him once again. "Then what should we do now?"
"Let's wait for your brother, Tanjiro Kamado, to return first."
Looking at the pretty and adorable Nezuko Kamado in front of him, Su Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
*'Aside from Muzan's demon blood, the Kamado family is probably the biggest treasure trove in the Demon Slayer world, right?*
*Setting aside the Sun Breathing technique that Tanjiro knows.*
*There is Nezuko right in front of me. As the heroine of the anime, she is the first existence in the story to conquer the sun after becoming a demon.*
*And finally, there is the Blue Spider Lily.*
*There is a story regarding the Blue Spider Lily.*
*Over four hundred years ago, this place was actually Yoriichi Tsugikuni's residence.*
*The Kamado family's ancestor, Sumiyoshi, occupied this house when he found it empty during one of Yoriichi's absences.*
*When Yoriichi returned and found Sumiyoshi occupying his home, he didn't drive him away. Instead, he let him stay.*
*He even taught Sumiyoshi the Sun Breathing technique.*
*Because this happened after Yoriichi was expelled from the Demon Slayer Corps, naturally, no one else knew about it.*
*This was also how the Kamado family managed to escape the murderous clutches of Muzan and Kokushibo.*
*So, here is the question.*
*Why has Muzan searched for over a thousand years but never found the Blue Spider Lily?*
*Why has the Kamado family been able to pass down their legacy for so many years without being attacked by demons?*
*Why had Kie Kamado and Tanjiro Kamado seen the Blue Spider Lily when they were young?*
*The answer is simple.*
*Because the Blue Spider Lily actually grows around the grave of Yoriichi Tsugikuni's deceased wife! It is grave grass!*
*Muzan Kibutsuji: Tragedy!!!'*
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