Shaking off the Scribe's hand, Yae snorted coldly and turned to walk outside.
She pushed open the door with a bang, and with Tae-ryu in tow, headed into the mountains without looking back.
Watching Yae's departing figure, Scribe seemed to be talking to himself.
"Compared to that man-eating bear, you're more like a beast that has escaped its den."
"Bears that have not found a den to hibernate" refers to bears that have not found a den to hibernate in.
Yae was like a beast that had escaped its den, with nowhere to return and no family, and could only wander alone on the mountain in winter.
"Mister Scribe ..."
Tomioka Giyu stood beside the Scribe, also watching Yae's figure gradually disappear into the distance.
"Um."
The Scribe nodded and said.
"Go help her. She won't be saved if things continue like this."
"Yes."
Tomioka Giyu and Shinobu Butterfly both nodded and then went to make preparations.
Before long, dressed neatly, they set off into the mountains with the Scribe.
Meanwhile, Yae and Taro had already finished paying respects to the hunters who had been killed in the mountains.
And during the search, she found a footprint.
Footprints stained with blood.
Bending down, Yae patted Taro's head.
"Remember this taste, and go track it down."
After saying that, she gently patted Taro's back.
Following Yae's instructions, Taro simply sniffed the footprints and then rushed off in one direction.
Yae carefully observed the traces left by Tairo and walked deeper into the mountain.
Every so often, Tai Lü would stop and call out a few times.
Yae will take this opportunity to run over and meet it.
And so, after repeating this cycle several times, Tai Lü ran out once again.
However, this time, Yae did not hear Tairo's "woofing".
"Tai Lü...?!"
A hint of doubt appeared on his face Yae followed the footprints and walked forward.
Before long, a small hill appeared in front of them.
On the hillside, a dark object was slowly rolling down.
After seeing what it was, Yae's eyes widened slowly in surprise.
That round thing is Tailu's head!
Her mouth kept opening and closing; she wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.
"Thump."
Taro's head stopped at Yae's feet, bumping against her shoe with a soft sound.
Without saying a word, Yae simply knelt in the snow and held Taro's head in her arms.
Tears slid down her cheeks, freezing before they could even touch Tae-ryu.
She cried silently for a while before slowly putting it down.
Taro's head wasn't broken off on the hillside; it was thrown at him from the other side by some guy.
With a heavy expression on her face, Yae took another step.
Step by step, she finally stood on the small hillside, looking out at the snow-covered plain opposite.
On the snow-covered plain, a dark, human-shaped figure lay prone, its body throbbing.
With her excellent eyesight, Yae quickly saw everything clearly.
Tai Lü's headless body lay there, being constantly gnawed at.
And the one who devoured it—no, now it should be called a demon—was also someone Yae was very familiar with.
Her father, Matazo.
"Ahhh~ It's true, it's turned into a ghost."
A fleeting look of sorrow and despair crossed Yae's face before she raised the gun in her hand.
She had hoped that what she was seeing wasn't real.
I've also fantasized about finding my father and asking him why I did those things.
Therefore, she lied and said that it was all done by the "cave beast".
In the end, everything she did has come to naught today.
She wanted to cry, but she knew that would be the most useless thing to do.
All I could do was use the gun skills I learned from my father to atone for his sins.
Upon spotting prey, quickly set up your weapon, take two deep breaths, and then aim at the target's weak point.
Yae didn't know where the Demon Weakness was, but her intuition as the daughter of a hunter told her that the head was the most important part of the human body.
Therefore, the dark muzzle of the gun was pointed at the head of the ghost in the distance.
"Father, please let me end all of this."
He gritted his teeth and Yae his fingers slightly.
"Bang!"
Chapter 223 Tomioka Giyu's Smile
The bullet struck Matazo precisely in the head, instantly blasting him to pieces.
Yae turned her head away, unable to bear the sight of her father's horrific state after he turned into a demon.
However, a low growl that followed drew her gaze back to the distance.
"Why?"
There was no fear in his wide eyes, only confusion and bewilderment.
The shattered skull slowly healed, and soon a complete head appeared in Yae's eyes.
Matazo rushed towards the small hill where Yae was located.
They kept firing their guns in an attempt to stop him, but how could a demon like Matazo be afraid of a musket?
Despite the several small holes in his body, he tackled his daughter to the ground.
He bit down hard, his eyes flashing with pure bloodlust.
In the critical moment, Yae had no choice but to turn the shotgun sideways and use it to block Matazo's mouth.
Looking at her father, who was right in front of her yet seemed both familiar and strange, Yae kept shouting and asking him what he had done before.
The demonized Matazo completely unmoved, only continuing to exert force, attempting to break the shotgun and devour the other's flesh.
As time went by, Yae's strength gradually ran out.
Zao's ferocious face was getting closer and closer, and drops of saliva fell on Yae's face. The stench was filled with the smell of blood.
"I told you, those who only know how to kill and eat can never become human again."
The Scribe's voice suddenly rang out, and then a hand appeared behind Matazo's head.
With a quick grab on his head, the Scribe used a slight force to toss him away.
The flying Matazo crashed headfirst into the Ishigami, its head instantly shattering into three pieces.
At the same time, Tomioka Giyu and Shinobu Butterfly appeared beside Yae and protected her.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
Upon seeing the three Scribe suddenly appear, Yae quickly called out.
"That's my father!"
Without turning his head, the Scribe simply pointed to the Matazo and said.
"Look closely, he's still human, your father."
Following the Scribe's finger, Yae clearly saw Matazo and his rapidly healing wound.
The shattered head kept growing back, and the rubbed skin scabbed over and healed.
Before long, he stood up as if nothing had happened.
"That is a monster, beyond the realm of ordinary humans."
A cold voice came from behind him, and the Scribe spoke calmly.
"Giyu."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Tomioka Giyu rushed out and drew his Nichirin Blade.
Not only that, the Scribe also instructed Shinobu Butterfly to keep an eye on Yae and prevent her from doing anything foolish.
Soon, under Tomioka Giyu's attacks, the demon was at a disadvantage.
Perhaps he ate a lot of people and animals after Matazo into a demon, but in front of him was the Water Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tomioka Giyu.
"Water Breathing * Fourth Form * Crashing Wave"
The attack, like a tidal wave, appeared and instantly sliced Matazo's body into several pieces.
In his final moments, Matazo looked up at Yae, a hint of apology flashing in his eyes.
His lips moved slightly, as if he were saying something.
Seeing her father killed, Yae up to the sky and shouted, as if she wanted to rush over.
Shinobu Butterfly held her tightly, preventing her from escaping.
Finally, as if resigned to her fate, she slumped to the ground.
"Why, Father, why don't you eat me too? If that's the case, I might as well die in your mouth."
Upon hearing Yae's voice, the Scribe frowned.
"Want to die? Easy!"
He kicked the shotgun next to Yae and said coldly.
"Shoot."
"Mister Scribe!"
Tomioka Giyu and Shinobu Butterfly looked at the Scribe with puzzled expressions.
They never expected that the Scribe, who was usually so composed, would say such a thing today.
"Shinobu, let her go!"
With his expression remaining unchanged, Scribe continued.
"If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility."
Gritting her teeth, Shinobu Butterfly released Yae and took a few steps back.
Even so, her gaze remained fixed on Yae, ready to act at any moment.
Looking at the hunting rifle at his feet, Yae picked it up and pointed the muzzle at his chin.
She closed her eyes and then pulled the trigger.
However, the expected gunshot did not occur.