When the Sun rose, the human and the demon slipped into a nearby dark underground hollow to hide.
When the Sun set, they resumed their journey.
The human and the demon walked beneath the dark night sky.
Two days later, Su Mu and Kanao arrived at Tanjiro Kamado's home again. But the Kamado Family had long since moved away, leaving the home of this family, who had once lived deep in the mountains and led a difficult but happy life, completely empty.
In just a few months, the house had already grown dilapidated, and fallen leaves filled the yard.
With its human inhabitants gone, signs of animals had multiplied. What had once been a human home had already become a paradise for some animals.
Kanao stood beside her uncle outside the fence, looking with him at the place that was gradually falling into desolation.
"Will you stay here during the day, Uncle? If you are, we could dig out an underground-"
Kanao tilted her head and asked softly. "No."
Su Mu shook his head as he looked at the now-deserted place. Tanjiro was clearly a very decisive person. Though he was still young, he had managed to make the decision to move in winter.
After all, moving in the bitter cold of winter was undoubtedly difficult, but Tanjiro had made that decision.
And he had spared his family the fate of dying horrible deaths.
"Let's keep going."
The spring breeze carried a slight chill. Su Mu and Kanao walked along the path leading to the mountain behind the Kamado home. After a few steps, Su Mu stopped. His eyes grew increasingly crimson, and he began swallowing more and more frequently.
Kanao tilted her head, looking at her uncle as he stopped.
The next second, her uncle looked at her. His