On Mount Kumotori in Okutama District, Tokyo Prefecture.
Just as everyone was left utterly bewildered by Giyu Tomioka's strange words...
Nezuko's brother suddenly dropped to his knees, pressing his whole body against the freezing snow as he sobbed and pleaded, "Please, sirs, don't kill Nezuko! I heard demons disappear as soon as sunlight touches them."
"She's my sister! She's still aware of herself! She won't eat anyone!"
Tomioka said flatly, his face cold, "Give up. She's beyond saving. Once someone becomes a demon, they're no longer human. She was about to eat you just now."
"But she was also holding herself back, and she moved to protect me! Please, I promise I won't let her eat anyone! I'll cure her, too. Whatever it takes, I'll find a way!"
The boy remained pressed against the freezing snow, his tears dripping onto it. "Don't take any more of my family away... Please, don't kill my sister."
Seeing the boy's weak, cowardly display, the previously indifferent Giyu Tomioka suddenly shouted in earnest, "Don't let other people decide your fate or your family's!"
"Don't grovel and beg others! If begging worked, why was your family murdered? Someone like you thinks he can cure his sister and take revenge on the killer? Don't make me laugh!"
He stared coldly at the boy. "Demons might know how to cure your sister, but would those beasts that treat humans as food kindly tell you? Would you even survive meeting them?"
"I..." The boy fell silent.
"Tomioka probably means you should show some courage and pass his test. Ideally, try exposing her to sunlight to prove she's different." After explaining, Tetsuhiro changed the subject and asked Tomioka:
"Did these siblings remind you of your older sister?"
With his private feelings exposed, Tomioka's mind raced, but all he said