Demon Slayer: Tanjiro becomes a ghost, Nezuko becomes a pillar!

Chapter 6 Counterattack

Midouzi's hand holding the axe trembled violently, and tears blurred her vision again.

Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan...

This unfamiliar name, however, became the culprit that destroyed her world.

But seeing the lingering anxiety in her brother's eyes as he looked at her, she gritted her teeth and shook her head.

"Even so, he's still my brother! He didn't hurt anyone; he was protecting me just now!"

At that moment, Midouzi gripped the axe tightly, her confusion vanished completely, and she became even more convinced of her brother's identity.

Giyu Tomioka was somewhat surprised by this, but having experienced countless demons eating people, he knew that...

He had heard this kind of talk more than once.

His family members, who firmly believed that he wouldn't harm them if he became a ghost, said the same thing to him.

But later, those ghosts still devoured his most trusted relatives.

Those who become ghosts have completely lost their human nature, and are left with only the instincts of wild beasts.

"Even so, I cannot let him go. The number of cannibals cannot be allowed to increase."

Giyu Tomioka continued speaking calmly.

"Maybe he's not eating people now, but what about the next second?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he subconsciously glanced at Tanjiro, who was struggling in his hands.

The deep, bone-revealing wound on the boy's back, inflicted by the slash, was healing extremely slowly, with blood still seeping out.

Clearly, the previous chase and injuries had already exhausted his strength.

[The ghost needs to eat people to replenish its strength, and it is already extremely weak. Faced with a living person so close at hand, why didn't it follow its instinct to attack, but instead fought desperately to protect him?]

This question once again lingered in Giyu Tomioka's mind.

If it were any other ghost, it would have already bared its fangs at Midouzi by now.

The boy before her, though his crimson pupils swirled with rage, always showed restraint in his struggles, never intending to harm his sister.

It was this unusual behavior that made him not immediately swing his sword to strike, but instead choose to firmly restrain Tanjiro.

"Absolutely not, my brother would never hurt me, and he would never hurt anyone."

As Mizuko listened to Giyu Tomioka's words, her eyes were filled with determination, and her voice was firm and resolute.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka looked at Mizuko without saying a word, but stared at her calmly and coldly.

Mizuko took a deep breath, tears streaming down her cheeks, but just before touching the cold snow, she gripped the axe tightly and angrily took a step forward.

The snow was crushed underfoot, sending up a spray of fine snowflakes, and her voice carried a resolute determination, as if she had nothing to lose.

The sun-shaped earrings on both ears also began to sway at this moment.

"I will find the murderer who killed my family! I will also heal my brother! Now, give my brother back to me!"

Giyu Tomioka's pupils contracted slightly, and a barely perceptible tremor ran through his heart.

The little girl in front of me was thin and frail, with undried snow and bloodstains still on her shoulders, and her eyes were terribly red.

But the anger and determination burning in his eyes were like an inextinguishable flame. His straight back and the way he gripped the axe made him look like a warrior who had made a desperate gamble, fighting with all his might to protect everything he had left.

"It can't be cured."

Giyu Tomioka composed himself, his voice returning to calm, carrying a detached indifference born of worldly wisdom.

"Once a person becomes a ghost, they can never go back."

"I will find it!"

Mi Douzi's voice suddenly rose, and tears welled up, but this did not diminish the stubbornness in her eyes at all; instead, it added a touch of ruthless determination.

"I will definitely find a way to turn ghosts back into humans!"

She stared intently at Yoshiyuki Tomioka, the veins bulging on her hand gripping the axe, every word uttered with unwavering resolve.

"I will definitely find that monster who killed my family and turned my brother into this state and take my revenge! Now, give my brother back to me!"

Faced with Nezuko's naive courage, Giyu Tomioka remained silent and did not respond. He simply raised his Nichirin Blade slowly, the cold blade gleaming, and placed it firmly against Tanjiro's neck.

This scene was magnified infinitely in Midouzi's eyes, and her heart was instantly gripped by fear, almost stopping its beating.

Tanjiro seemed to sense a deadly danger, and struggled even more violently. His scarlet pupils were fixed on Nezuko, and a painful and anxious roar escaped from his throat, but he could not utter a complete word.

"Stop...stop! No! Please don't!"

Mi Douzi's voice trembled uncontrollably, tears blurred her vision, and fear and despair overwhelmed her in an instant.

"Don't take away my last remaining family members!"

She watched helplessly as the blood-stained Nichirin Blade slowly approached her brother's neck, the chill of the blade seemingly emanating from the air.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, with only the sound of a heart pounding wildly remaining.

"No--!"

Mizuko suddenly roared, her voice hoarse and broken. Just as Tomioka Giyuu was about to swing his sword down, she used all her strength to throw the axe in her hand at Tomioka Giyuu!

Giyu Tomioka clearly hadn't expected this frail little girl to actually dare to attack him. His pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously withdrew the Nichirin Blade that was resting on Tanjiro's neck.

"clang--!"

A crisp metallic clang pierced the wind and snow as the Nichirin Blade precisely struck the flying axe, the immense impact sending the axe flying backward instantly.

As the axe flew up again, a snowball covered in ice shards came hurtling toward his face.

Giyu Tomioka reacted extremely quickly, gripping the hilt of his sword to block in front of him. The snowball shattered with a crack, sending up a spray of cold snow.

The next second, he caught a glimpse of a slender figure leaping high into the air—it was Mi Douzi!

She caught the axe flying back in mid-air, gripped the handle tightly with both hands, and used the momentum of her fall to chop it down hard on Tomioka Giyuu's head. Her eyes were full of resolute determination, and even her hair was taut from the force of the blow.

Giyu Tomioka had no intention of attacking Nezuko; instead, he pulled her back quickly.

Midouzi's powerful strike missed its mark, landing on the snow and kicking up a cloud of snow.

As Giyu Tomioka retreated, Mizuko reacted quickly, grabbing a handful of snow and throwing it at Giyu Tomioka's face.

As Giyu Tomioka dodged, Nezuko swiftly stepped forward and grabbed Tanjiro's arm.

However, she was ultimately small and thin, and her speed and strength were far inferior to Giyu Tomioka's. Her fingertips barely grazed Tanjiro's sleeve, and her grasp completely missed its mark.

However, the momentum caused her to lose control, and she lunged straight forward, crashing headfirst into Giyu Tomioka and Tanjiro.

The axe in his hand flew out, spinning and drawing a sharp arc.

Giyu Tomioka was also momentarily stunned by the sudden impact, instinctively stepping back to cushion the impact, his back slamming heavily against the large tree behind him with a dull thud.

"Hmph~"

The axe that had slipped from his grasp spun in the air, arcing through the air, and landed squarely on the tree trunk between his and Tanjiro's heads.

At that moment, Giyu Tomioka and Tanjiro, one human and one demon, stiffly turned their heads, looking with lingering fear at the axe stuck between their heads.

"Glug~"

Both the human and the ghost swallowed hard and looked at the Bean that had bumped into them.