Nezuko recoiled her arm as if she had been electrocuted.
It was groaning in pain.
Upon seeing this, Tanjiro instinctively protected Nezuko.
"Okay, okay, it's alright, it's alright!"
After comforting Nezuko, Tanjiro looked at Teiichi.
" Mr. Kato, this..."
Before he could finish speaking, Teiichi interrupted him.
"Didn't it smoke when Nezuko was infused with the Wisteria sap?"
In the end, there wasn't a problem, was there?
Don't worry.
This is just a normal reaction.
This means Nezuko's body is adapting to the sunlight!
So don't worry, let's try again, okay, Nezuko?"
Upon hearing this, Tanjiro quickly recalled the scene from the experiment he had just witnessed.
What Mr. Kato said seems to be true.
Can...
Tanjiro looked at Nezuko hesitantly.
This time, it was Nezuko was encouraging Tanjiro.
"Mmm..."
Nezuko nodded firmly while making "uh-uh" sounds as she thought of Tanjiro.
Tanjiro, seeing this, naturally understood Nezuko's meaning.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally stepped aside to let Nezuko pass.
Despite having made preparations, Nezuko was still a little nervous when the moment came.
The spot on my finger that was burned by the sun still seems to hurt.
Nezuko's hand trembled as she raised it and stretched it forward.
With a final grit of his teeth, he stretched out his entire arm, exposing it directly to the sunlight.
A hissing sound kept coming from Nezuko's arm.
Several carbonized marks quickly appeared on Nezuko's arm.
Smoke continuously rose from the carbonized area.
Nezuko gritted her teeth, trying to stop herself from groaning in pain, but sobs still escaped from between her teeth.
Nezuko!
Tanjiro cried out anxiously upon seeing the signs of carbonization.
Just as he was about to intervene, Teiichi stopped him.
"Trust Nezuko, Nezuko didn't even pull her hand back herself!"
Tanjiro looked towards Nezuko upon hearing this.
Nezuko was trembling all over and sweating profusely.
But unlike the first time, he didn't pull his hand back.
Tanjiro forced himself to calm down.
Go Nezuko!
You can do it!
Tanjiro mentally rallied his spirits.
Under the tense yet expectant gaze of everyone.
The carbonized marks on Nezuko's hands are gradually fading.
The regenerative abilities of a demon take effect again.
The previously damaged areas are now covered with fair and delicate skin, which is growing back little by little like tender new leaves.
Those shocking scars were covered up again.
Carbonized areas appear and disappear repeatedly.
Thin wisps of smoke continuously rose from Nezuko's arms, swirling in the air.
Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone...
Nezuko's arms completely stopped changing under the sunlight, regaining their former softness and luster.
Nezuko gently turned her arm slightly in the sunlight, palms facing up.
Then, he slightly bent his five fingers, making a grasping motion, as if confirming that long-lost touch.
While everyone was still in shock...
Nezuko suddenly lowered her hand and then lightly leaped away.
He was suddenly exposed to the sunlight.
Nezuko!
Tanjiro's voice became shrill with anxiety.
He snapped back to his senses and almost without thinking, rushed out.
But Ding Yi stopped him Teiichi time.
Trust Nezuko's own judgment; she knows her situation better than any of us.
Teiichi's words were calm and powerful, carrying an undeniable firmness.
"Besides, you saw Nezuko's arm with your own eyes just now, didn't you?"
Teiichi's words calmed Tanjiro down a bit, but he still looked at Nezuko with some worry.
Nezuko's figure stood out brightly in the sunlight.
Smoke continued to billow from every corner of her body, accompanied by muffled groans of pain.
Upon seeing this, Tanjiro's body trembled uncontrollably, and tears welled up in his eyes, as if they were about to burst forth at any moment.
Carbonized marks appeared and disappeared on Nezuko's body like a tide.
As everyone waited with a mixture of tension and anticipation, time seemed to stretch out, and every second felt exceptionally long.
At a certain moment.
finally.
No more smoke was emanating from Nezuko's body.
The muffled groans stopped.
With a soft thud, the bamboo tube that Nezuko had been holding tightly in her mouth fell to the ground.
Nezuko stood quietly in place, basking in the warm sunlight.
Tanjiro, trembling all over, looked at Nezuko, who stood motionless in the sunlight, and called out to her in a trembling voice.
"You... bean..."
As if awakened by Tanjiro's voice, Nezuko, who had been standing motionless, slowly raised her head.
Her pink eyes gazed quietly at Tanjiro.
"You... you..."
Looking at the graceful young girl before him, Tanjiro seemed unable to believe what he was seeing.
He opened his mouth, stammering as if trying to say something, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
Nezuko took a small step forward, her movements a little stiff, but it didn't have much of an impact. Her thin pink lips parted slightly.
Good morning!
Tanjiro stood there, stunned, staring blankly.
Nezuko thought she hadn't explained it clearly, so she repeated herself.
"Good morning!"
The sensation of being gently touched on his arm brought Tanjiro back to his senses.
Without looking to see who had touched him, Tanjiro trembled as he approached Nezuko. He wanted to hug Nezuko but was also worried, so he asked instead.
Nezuko, are you alright?
"I... I'm... okay!"
Nezuko read it out word by word, like a baby learning to speak.
Hearing his sister's familiar voice, Tanjiro was filled with immense joy.
Tanjiro wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to begin.
She gently raised her hand and wiped away the tears that had fallen without her noticing.
"That's... great!" Nezuko, looking at her brother and enunciating each word clearly.
"Huh?" Tanjiro didn't quite hear him at first.
"That's... great!"
Nezuko repeated it again.
Tanjiro nodded heavily, his gaze fixed intently on Nezuko's face.
"Yes, that's really great!"
Nezuko, I just thought you were going to turn to dust like the other demons!
But thank goodness, you're alright!
"Um!"
Nezuko responded somewhat stiffly, looking at the familiar figure before her, and slowly began to speak.
"O... Onii... chan!"
The slightly unnatural words made Tanjiro suddenly pause.
Then tears streamed down her face as if they were free.
This call of "brother" after more than two years finally broke Tanjiro's composure.
Nezuko!!
Tanjiro hugged Nezuko's head tightly and burst into tears.
"You're alright, that's so good! That's so good!"
"Hmm, that's... perfect!"
It really is...
That's great!