Demon Slayer: I am a Demon

Chapter 82 Daring Not to Gamble (4/4)

Giyu Tomioka never harbored any illusions about demons. How could those demons, who feed on humans, possibly give up a delicious meal they had already obtained?

But the facts were right in front of him, making it somewhat hard for Fu Fengyi to believe.

"Why did that ghost let you go?"

Giyu Tomioka walked over and looked at Tanjiro, asking him a question.

Upon hearing this, Tanjiro's face turned pale, because his guidance had led to the death of a swordsman who was protecting humanity.

Tanjiro found it hard to accept this fact whenever he thought about it.

He indirectly caused the death of a hero who protected humanity.

As for why the ghost spared him, he wasn't quite sure; it was the first time he had ever seen a ghost.

"Sir, please stop asking about my brother."

Sensing her brother's emotions, Nidouzi couldn't help but interrupt.

"Can you find that ghost?"

Giyu Tomioka was not willing to let it go and continued to question him.

Tanjiro's eyes darted away, and he lowered his head further.

"Take me to that ghost."

At that moment, Giyu Tomioka immediately sensed something was wrong and almost instantly stepped forward, grabbing Tanjiro's arm.

"Don't make things difficult for my brother anymore."

Mizuko stepped forward and tried to push Tomioka Giyuu away, but she couldn't push him away at all.

Giyu Tomioka kept staring at Tanjiro: "Take me to that demon. Only by slaying that demon can we prevent more people from being harmed by it."

"Take me to find that ghost."

Tanjiro's body trembled slightly. He raised his head to look at Giyu Tomioka, then lowered it again: "Can you guarantee that you'll completely kill that demon?"

Upon hearing this, Giyu Tomioka frowned, his five fingers instantly gripping the hilt of his sword tightly.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Seito. He and Seito had made a promise to walk the path of demon hunters together and fight to protect humanity. However, during the "Fujikasayama" test, he did nothing but pass the test. Meanwhile, Seito, who was trying to protect others, failed to leave Fujikasayama. He did not fulfill the promise he made.

"I can't guarantee it, but I will give it my all, even if it costs me my life."

Tanjiro trembled, remembering the words the demon had said before it left. He looked at his mother and sister, then silently lowered his head: "I can't find that demon. How could I possibly find that demon?"

"You're lying."

Tomioka Giyu stared at Tanjiro.

"no."

Tanjiro kept his head down and didn't look into Giyu Tomioka's eyes.

"So what exactly happened to you yesterday—"

Giyu Tomioka stepped forward, trying to stare into Tanjiro's eyes.

That's enough.

Suddenly, Mizuko, with a burst of strength from who-knows-where, shoved Tomioka Giyuu away: "Sir, you're a swordsman who slays demons, aren't you? You're a swordsman who protects humans, aren't you? Why don't you go find demons instead of making things difficult for my brother? Why are you bullying him? He doesn't know anything, so why are you forcing him like this? You know perfectly well what a cruel experience it is to be caught by a demon, so why are you making him relive that cruelty?"

"You should be wielding swords to fight those vicious demons, not to coerce us like a coward."

Giyu Tomioka silently gripped the hilt of his Nichirin Blade, his expression somewhat dejected. He was a coward; otherwise, how could he have passed the "Fujisakiyama" test? If he hadn't been unable to offer Seito any help, how could Seito have died?

Midouzi also felt that she might have been a bit too harsh, but seeing her brother being pressured like that just now, she really couldn't hold back.

"Sir, I apologize. I was very rude. But my family has just gone through a lot and I couldn't control my emotions."

Ni Douzi immediately bowed down and apologized.

"No, you're right, I am indeed a coward."

Giyu Tomioka lowered his head: "I once—I once cowardly lay on the ground, thinking that by begging so desperately, the demon would take pity on me and let my sister go. But my sister was still eaten, and I, cowardly, could only hide, trembling and hiding."

"Countless times I said I'd rather die myself. It was Seito who slapped me hard and told me that if I said those discouraging things again, she would break off all ties with me. At that time, I vowed to pull myself together and become like Sabito. But in the end, I couldn't help Sabito at all, and Sabito died from exhaustion all by herself. All of this is because of me—"

Fu Fengyiyong clutched his head in anguish.

Mizuko was stunned. She hadn't expected her words to have such a blow to Tomioka Giyuu, and she was at a loss for what to do.

"My lord—I—I didn't mean that."

The explanation was almost frantic.

However, after only a few words, Giyu Tomioka stood up again, his expression even more blank. He pressed his hand tightly on the hilt of his Nichirin Blade: "My weakness killed my sister, my incompetence killed Sabito. I was cowardly before, only hoping that the strong would be lenient."

"But the strong show no mercy to the weak, and I shouldn't either—"

"The power of life and death should not be placed in the hands of others, especially the weak, because the weak have no power and no choice."

"My lord, I—I'm not—"

The anxious explanation from the glutton.

Giyu Tomioka didn't look at Nezuko, but instead looked at Tanjiro, who was still looking down: "I don't know what you went through yesterday, and I won't ask you anymore, but what I want to tell you is, don't have any expectations of demons."

Tanjiro clenched his fists involuntarily.

"Do not put the power of life and death in the hands of others."

Giyu Tomioka gripped the hilt of his sword, gritting his teeth.

Tanjiro unconsciously squatted down, thinking of the terrifying scene of the demon breaking into his house, and his trembling, fearful family members. His fists clenched involuntarily.

"Having never seen a ghost is different from not having seen one. Perhaps, there really are different kinds of ghosts, but when it comes to such terrifying creatures, can you really entrust everything you care about to someone else? Are you really willing to be a weakling?"

Tanjiro, who was squatting on the ground, clenched his fists. He looked up at Giyu Tomioka, then lowered his head again: "My lord, I will not hand over the power of life and death to someone else, but as a weakling, I dare not gamble."

"My lord, please don't ask me anymore. I don't know anything."

After saying that, Tanjiro took difficult steps to help his unconscious mother up, then turned back to his sister: "Nezuko, tidy up the house, we're moving out, we're not living here anymore."

"move place?"

Ni Douzi was very puzzled.

Tanjiro didn't explain, but simply helped his mother, who had just woken up, into the house. He couldn't possibly forget the demon's warning; there was still a demon watching this place.

He, too, dared not gamble.

He only wanted his family to be safe and sound.