Su Mu did not leave. After lifting the curtain and giving Kie Kamado and Nezuko a gentle smile, he found a stool by the door and sat down.
His arrival had left the children looking very ill at ease.
He casually beckoned to Takeo.
The child walked over, his face almost pale.
Su Mu swept his gaze over Takeo Kamado's face. The child looked much like Tanjiro; the only particularly obvious difference was that Takeo did not have a mark on his forehead as conspicuous as the one on his older brother's.
"S-sir."
Though Takeo was afraid, he still tried hard to remain polite.
"Go buy me some sake."
Smiling, he took some money from inside his clothes and placed it in the child's hand.
The boy froze for a moment, then quickly reacted. He bowed to him and immediately went out to buy sake.
Delia stood some distance away, holding Shigeru's hand and sneaking looks in this direction, seemingly a little nervous.
Su Mu paid them no mind, however. He sat there with his eyes closed, quietly enjoying the warm sunlight. Delia and Shigeru remained nervous for quite a while, but seeing that he was merely sitting there basking in the sun, they gradually grew bolder and began playing children's games nearby.
Inside the room, Nezuko hurried in behind her mother, Kie Kamado, and saw her older brother sitting there in a daze, his mind elsewhere.
Clearly, the demon must have just told him about her and the demon, which was why her brother had become like this.
Kie Kamado likewise thought the demon had told Tanjiro about his younger sister. Clearly, Tanjiro must have agreed. In truth, faced with such a powerful demon, there was nothing they could do even if he refused. But this meant Nezuko would