manynovel Chapter 77 Nobody Cares
Chapter 77 Nobody Cares
Chapter 77 Nobody Cares (4/4)
"Knowing I'm a ghost, will you still help me?"
Su Mu turned around and looked at the boy under the rain.
The boy hesitated, unsure whether he should help, given how ferocious the other party appeared to be.
For a moment, I didn't know how to answer.
Su Mu said nothing, silently turned his head, gripped the long sword tightly, and walked step by step toward the room that stood in front of him.
He walked slowly, his hair wet with rain, almost clinging to his forehead. Rainwater streamed down his forehead and across his cheeks, and his scarlet eyes narrowed slightly at that moment.
Just as he was about to enter the room, he kicked the door open with a sudden thud.
Looking into the room from the doorway, it was empty and seemed to be deserted.
Su Mu licked his lips, the faint, sweet taste of blood and rust lingering on them, making his flesh and blood feel somewhat boiling at that moment.
He walked into the room, gripping the hilt of the knife.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as he stepped inside and his head passed through the doorway, the swordsman's sharp blade, carrying astonishing killing intent, slashed towards Su Mu's neck.
In fact, the commotion caused by the ghost appearing outside had already alerted him, so he had been hiding by the door, ready to launch a sneak attack at any time.
Su Mu had been very cautious from the moment he entered, and almost instantly raised his sword to parry.
The sharp blades clashed instantly, sparks flying everywhere.
This was, after all, a swordsman's charged strike, coupled with a sneak attack. Even though Su Mu was prepared, he was still slightly pushed back by the blow.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the swordsman lunged forward and slashed at the demon's neck with his blade.
Su Mu hurriedly bent down to dodge the knife, and at the same time, he raised his knife to slash, but the swordsman dodged it in an instant. Su Mu took the opportunity to enter the room, and with a quick glance, he saw Kanao tied to the bed. A hint of joy appeared in his scarlet eyes.
"Whoosh!"
Taking advantage of his distraction, a sharp blade slashed at his neck from behind. Although Su Mu didn't see it, he instinctively sensed the danger and hurriedly dodged to the side.
But he was still a beat too slow, and the blade struck his shoulder bone directly, almost severing most of the bone in an instant.
Su Mu endured the pain, turned around, and slashed with his knife.
The swordsman, having missed his neck with his first strike, withdrew his sword and retreated, dodging Su Mu's counter-attack.
Su Mu silently gripped the hilt of his sword, and then unleashed a three-hit combo.
The swordsman immediately raised his sword to parry.
"clang!"
"clang!"
"clang!"
The sound of clashing weapons sent shivers down people's spines.
All three of his strikes were blocked, so Su Mu immediately changed his heavy slash to a horizontal slash, the blade moving at almost extreme speed.
The swordsman could only continue to parry with his sword, but he became increasingly powerless under the oni's attacks.
From the initial failed attack, the swordsman, whose strength was weaker than the demon, was already at a disadvantage. He thought he could seize the opportunity when the demon was distracted, but he failed. At this point, he was completely overwhelmed.
Finally, in the instant that the swordsman was a beat too slow to strike, the sharp blade sliced across his neck, blood spurted out, and his head rolled out, landing outside the door and rolling several times.
Raindrops fall.
With a flash of lightning, Tanjiro, who was standing in the rain outside the door, saw the wide-open eyes of the swordsman who had died.
Suddenly, the boy froze, unable to resist looking into the room and at the destroyed door. The ghost's figure had disappeared into the depths of the room.
This reminded Tanjiro of his conversation with Saburo, where he learned that evil spirits would appear and break down doors every night.
Now, the swordsman who was supposed to slay the demons and protect humanity has died at the hands of the demons.
Rain kept dripping onto his body, and the bone-chilling cold made his body feel cold, but what felt even colder was his heart.
At this moment, Tanjiro suddenly realized something: it was he who brought the demon here, and it was he who led this demon to break down the swordsman's door.
The reason the other person was killed by the ghost is because they brought the ghost with them.
And he was undoubtedly an accomplice in the murder.
This was something Tanjiro found incredibly difficult to accept; how could he—
"Clatter"
Stepping on the water-filled ground, water splashed everywhere.
Su Mu carried Kanao out of the room. The girl's arms were tightly wrapped around the ghost's neck, and her little head was pressed against the ghost's head. She hardly cared about the sticky bloodstains on the ghost's body. The girl's delicate face was full of smiles.
As Su Mu passed Tanjiro, he stopped and looked at the boy who seemed unable to accept reality. He said in a low voice, "If anyone tries to use their sense of smell to find me, you are not allowed to help them."
Some of the dazed teenagers couldn't help but raise their heads.
The ghostly red eyes stared at him, and he spoke again in a low voice: "You can help me, but you'd better kill me completely. Otherwise, you'd better pray that your family members are tough enough."
Tanjiro's body trembled involuntarily, and he lowered his head directly under those scarlet eyes.
Su Mu gave the boy a deep look, then carried Kanao away quickly. However, after taking only a few steps, he turned back, looked at the boy who was looking lost and disoriented in the rain, and said again, "Move away as soon as possible. A ghost has its eye on your house. If you continue to live there, it may not be long before the ghost breaks down your door and kills your family. Your family will all die."
This can be considered his way of giving back to Tanjiro for helping him today, and also as a way of making amends for what he did to Tanjiro.
Compared to the fright he caused his family today, this reminder, if Tanjiro could heed it, could save their lives.
Tanjiro suddenly looked up at the demon, but the demon had already turned around and was about to leave.
Tanjiro woke up with a start, his fists clenched, his face still filled with fear, but he still mustered his courage: "You—why did you kill her? If you were just taking her away, you could have avoided killing her."
Tanjiro pointed at Kanao on the back of the demon.
He realized that the ghost had come to save the girl.
Su Mu didn't want to pay attention, but seeing the anger on the boy's face, he paused for a moment before gently asking, "What do you think I am?"
Tanjiro was stunned.
"I'm a ghost!"
He helped the boy answer the question.
"But—even if they are ghosts, does that mean they can just kill other people's lives so casually?"
Tanjiro clenched his fist.
"So what if that person kills a ghost?"
Su Mu looked up at Tanjiro.
Tanjiro shook his head and explained, "That's because those demons break into people's homes and ruin their happiness—"
"What if a ghost has never done these things, yet is being chased by someone with a knife? What if its life is being arbitrarily ended?"
Su Mu looked at Tanjiro, seemingly waiting for the boy to give him an explanation.
"this----"
Tanjiro was at a loss for words.
Su Mu didn't say anything, but gave the other person a deep look before turning around and leaving with Kanao on his back, disappearing into the darkness of the night.
People will only stand on their own side.
I wouldn't care about a ghost.
Nobody cares whether it's good or bad.
Simply because he is a ghost.