Takeshi nodded slightly, considering it an answer to Giyu Tomioka's words.
Giyu Tomioka's eyes looked like water, looking at Rui, who had completely turned to ashes, only a piece of clothing remaining.
He and Shinobu Kocho had both received orders to come to Natagumo Mountain to slay one of the Twelve Kizuki who was present, but he hadn't expected to be a step too late, only slaying a few small fries.
"Mr. Tomioka..."
Seeing Giyu Tomioka again, Tanjiro's heart was filled with mixed feelings, but more than anything, he was grateful, grateful that he hadn't killed Nezuko back then, and even more grateful that he had introduced his siblings to Mr. Urokodaki on Mount Sagiri.
Giyu Tomioka walked in front of Tanjiro with a blank expression, stepping on the clothes on the ground, standing firmly on top of them.
When he had just arrived, he had seen Tanjiro sympathizing with this demon.
"They are demons, man-eating demons, there's no need to sympathize with man-eating demons!
Even if they have the appearance of children, it doesn't matter, they're just ugly monsters who have lived for decades!"
Hearing these words, Tanjiro felt very uncomfortable. Whether it was because of his sister, or other reasons, they had become demons for a reason.
His hand tightly gripping the clothes on the ground, "In order to avenge the people who were killed, in order to prevent more people from being harmed, of course I will swing my sword at the demon's neck without holding back!"
"But! For those who are suffering because they are demons, for those who regret their actions, I won't trample on them!"
"Because demons were once people too, they were once humans like me, so please take your foot off!" In the end, Tanjiro was somewhat sorrowful.
Takeshi stood silently in the back. He understood Tanjiro's feelings, and he also understood Giyu Tomioka's thoughts to some extent, but everyone had their own position.
Giyu Tomioka's eyes fell on Tanjiro's body, the person he was protecting beneath him, his expression pausing.
He remembered, back then in the snowy field, there had been a girl who had already become a demon, but was still protecting her older brother.
It was precisely because of this that he had written a letter to Mr. Urokodaki, hoping that he could take in these siblings, he hadn't expected that the two of them would be able to persevere until today.
The girl still had a muzzle in her mouth, from that time until now, she had never eaten a person.
"You..."
Just as Takeshi was preparing to introduce Nezuko to Giyu Tomioka, he saw blue butterflies appear in front of him, and Takeshi quickly stepped forward, standing in front of Tanjiro and Nezuko.
Clang—
The sound of two swords colliding.
"Oh my? It was actually blocked." Shinobu Kocho said with regret, still wearing her trademark smile on her face.
Seeing that Aoyama had already blocked Shinobu Kocho in the front, Giyu Tomioka lowered his thumb that had been resting on the hilt of his sword, his feet leaving the clothes.
This Nagasawa Aoyama was just as Mr. Urokodaki had said in his letter, someone with extraordinary talent.
Takeshi exerted force slightly, raising Shinobu Kocho's sword, saying, "There's no one here to swing your sword at."
Tanjiro, who was behind Takeshi, used his body to protect Nezuko, his body was currently overloaded, he couldn't do anything, the only thing he could do was protect Nezuko like this.
Shinobu pondered for a second, putting away the sword in her hand, "Aoyama-kun?! We meet again The girl he's protecting beneath him is also a demon, you know"
Her eyes wandered across Aoyama's face, she hadn't had time to see his face under the mask just now, she hadn't expected to see him again so quickly, and the mask was gone too.
Seeing that Aoyama didn't say anything, Shinobu's eyes fell on Giyu Tomioka, "Mr. Tomioka, you say it! What should we do."
She believed that, as a fellow Hashira, Giyu Tomioka should understand how to handle this matter, and they must have reached a consensus on this matter.
"There's no one here to swing your sword at."
Giyu Tomioka and Takeshi said the same words.
"Eh?!"
This was something that Shinobu had never expected Giyu Tomioka to say.
"Mr. Tomioka, why are you saying that! You clearly said yourself that you can't get along with demons, so why now?"
Moving her body slightly, she continued, "It's because of that that everyone hates you, Mr. Tomioka!"
Takeshi's mouth twitched slightly, and then a smile appeared on his face, she really didn't mince her words.
Tanjiro, who was protecting his younger sister on the side, looked at Mr. Tomioka, he looked as if he hadn't heard anything, and he couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
Mr. Tomioka's psychological fortitude was strong, being told that he was hated, he could actually not get angry, and remain indifferent.
Shinobu slowly raised the sword in her hand, pointing it straight at Tanjiro, aiming at Nezuko beneath him, saying gently, "Mr. Tomioka, Aoyama-kun, please move aside for a moment!"
Looking at the scene in front of him, it seemed that they were going to have a contest.
Just as she was about to act, Giyu Tomioka opened his mouth, "I... I'm not hated!" He said it openly, confidently, and righteously.
Uh—
Eh—
Pfft—
The three of them were stunned at the same time, Takeshi really couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.
His hand blocking his mouth, he said, "Sorry! Please continue, pretend I didn't laugh." Looking at Giyu Tomioka's serious face, Takeshi didn't know how to describe him.
He was at a loss for words.
Shinobu frowned slightly, somewhat forcing a smile, saying, "Ah that, sorry! It seems you're not self-aware that you're hated I said some unnecessary things, I'm really sorry."
For a moment, Tanjiro felt that his mental state was being impacted, what kind of devils was he facing now?
Senior Aoyama, can you please stop laughing, say something quickly!!!
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