Hope

"So it was you."

Shinobu Kocho froze for a moment, then seemed to understand at once.

No wonder the girl before her felt so strange—neither a demon nor quite human. That bizarre speed and unknown strength were unlike anything she had ever seen. So she was the little girl Feng Ye had taken away back then. That made perfect sense.

"So you saved them because of that lord's orders?"

Shinobu lowered the Nichirin Blade in her hand and asked.

If it was Feng Ye's will to spare Nezuko, then she naturally had no objections. It was equivalent to a divine decree from a god—no one could defy it.

Kanao Tsuyuri was slightly startled, but immediately understood who Shinobu meant by "that lord," and shook her head.

"No. I simply wanted to save them. They are both very kind people."

"..."

Shinobu rubbed her forehead helplessly and said, "This is your own idea? But don't you know that once someone becomes a demon, they can never become human again? They have already become enemies controlled by evil."

Kanao tilted her head slightly and said softly, "It isn't impossible for them to become human again."

That made Shinobu pause.

Based on all her research on demons so far, she had found no method to turn a demon back into a human. But if it was that person... if Feng Ye intervened, then perhaps even someone who had become a demon could return to being human.

Just as Shinobu frowned in thought, Sanemi Shinazugawa and Giyu Tomioka had both walked over.

"What is going on? Who is she? Do you know her?"

Sanemi frowned as he looked at Kanao, his expression unfriendly.

Another person had suddenly appeared to shelter a demon. Naturally, he was not in a good mood.

Shinobu rested a hand