N-A-A Chapter 61 Cutting Off Uncle's Head
Chapter 61 Cutting Off Uncle's Head
Chapter 61 Cutting Off Uncle's Head (3/5)
Watching Kanao's departing figure, Nezuko stood there, utterly bewildered.
Similarly, Kanao also couldn't understand the source of Nezuko's sadness.
People can never truly share the same sorrow.
Kanao, carrying a basket full of flowers, quickly appeared at the cave entrance. Standing in the warm sunlight, she looked into the darker part of the cave where the sunlight couldn't reach. Even with Kanao's exceptional vision, she could only vaguely make out an outline flickering with flames.
A silhouette standing in the darkness and those—scarlet eyes.
Most people would be frightened by such a sight, but Kanao found it very heartwarming.
"uncle."
The girl, carrying a flower basket, ran in quickly. Stepping from the sunlight into the darkness, her eyes were slightly unaccustomed to the surrounding darkness.
I closed my eyes briefly, then opened them again, and my eyes finally adjusted to the darkness of the cave.
-
Su Mu smiled and ruffled Kanao's hair, brushing away some of the dust from the girl's body. He then noticed that her pants were soaked through, the morning dew was still too heavy, and her little shoes were covered in mud.
Then look at the beads of sweat glistening at the girl's temples.
Seeing all this, Su Mu didn't say anything, but his scarlet eyes softened a bit.
"Uncle, see if you can find the flower you're looking for."
Kanao carried a basket full of flowers, her eyes full of anticipation.
"it is good."
Su Mu took the basket full of flowers and led Kanao to the campfire. He first handed Kanao a cup of hot water before starting to inspect the flowers in the basket.
The girl held a cup of hot water in both hands, her pinkish-purple eyes looking at the uncle who was inspecting the flowers, her eyes full of anticipation.
Su Mu also began to savor one flower after another.
I've tried both the varieties I've already tasted and the varieties I haven't tried yet.
But none of the flowers made him feel any change in his body.
Disappointment began to creep into my heart, and the negative emotions that had been building up inside me were about to burst forth in an instant, making me feel irritable.
"Not the red spider lily—"
"It's not like it's a spider lily—"
"Why is it that after picking so many flowers, there are no spider lilies among them?"
"Wasn't it said that the blue spider lilies grow on the mountain behind Tanjiro's house? Why aren't there any?"
Emotions gradually accumulated. Although she knew it had nothing to do with Kanao, she couldn't help but wonder, "Why can't I pick her?"
The desire to devour flesh and blood that he had been suppressing, and the emotions he had been suppressing, seemed to erupt all at once at this moment, making him almost stand up, wanting to destroy everything in front of him.
"uncle----"
A childish voice rang in my ears.
Su Mu's rage seemed to be soothed at once. He turned his head and saw a girl holding a water cup by the campfire, looking up at him with bright eyes.
He seemed to be hoping that among the flowers he was looking for, there was the blue spider lily he needed.
At this moment, Su Mu didn't even want to disappoint or let such a gaze go to waste; in fact, finding the blue spider lily was even more important to him.
He lowered his head, suppressing the emotions surging within him once again.
He sat back down by the campfire, somewhat hesitant to look into the girl's bright, expectant eyes.
"Uncle, do you have the blue spider lilies you want?"
Kanao tilted her head, looking at her uncle with a puzzled expression as his emotions suddenly changed rapidly.
"no."
He spoke in a somewhat somber tone.
"Uncle, don't be afraid. I will continue searching for you and I will definitely be able to help you find the flower you want."
Before Su Mu could even try to comfort Kanao, Kanao reached out her small hand and gently grasped his large hand: "Kanao promises Uncle that she will definitely help Uncle find it."
"must."
The girl's tone was so firm.
"it is good."
He didn't look into Kanao's eyes, but stared at the burning campfire in front of him. Although Kanao had calmed his inner turmoil, it still lingered deep within him.
That lingering unease still exists deep within my heart.
if----
If he truly cannot find the blue spider lily, then he will undoubtedly, like other evil spirits, eventually succumb to the desires of evil spirits.
The better ones might become like Akaza, who is "tired," still harboring some beautiful longings for people from the past.
If it were someone worse, they might completely forget their past and become a monster that only wants to devour flesh and blood, with no memory of being human. Perhaps, only at the moment their neck is severed by the Nichirin Blade can they recall their past memories of being human.
He added another piece of firewood to the campfire, and the flickering flames reflected in his scarlet eyes.
So long, so long————
He turned around, looked at Kanao who was looking at him with a dependent expression, and then took out the Nichirin Blade that was placed at his waist.
Kanao looked at her uncle with some confusion.
"If one day I truly cannot bear the desire to devour you, then use this Nichirin Blade to sever my neck."
""
Kanao was completely stunned and shook her head violently.
How could she possibly sever her uncle's neck with a Nichirin Blade?
This is absolutely impossible.
It's something I would never do.
"This is for my own good."
He looked at Kanao, his tone serious and earnest: "If I were to succumb to the desire to devour flesh and blood, that would truly be worse than death for me."
Looking at Kanao, who was still shaking her head violently, he knew that such a thing was too cruel for a child.
But it's much better than being unable to control your inner desire for flesh and blood and eating the other person.
"This is the only thing Uncle asked Kanao to do."
Su Mu reached out and patted Kanao, his tone earnest and firm: "Please, Kanao."
He looked at Kanao and spoke again earnestly.
The girl just stared blankly at Su Mu, her beautiful eyes filled with mist, seemingly hiding a deep plea. There was no way she could do something so heartless and cruel.
Su Mu didn't dare to look into those eyes, so he turned his head away and said as if he didn't care, "Of course, such a thing may not happen, as long as I can suppress my desires."
"As long as you suppress the urge to devour flesh and blood."
He repeated it again, as if to encourage himself, but deep down he wasn't very confident. Over the years, no demon had ever been an exception, except for Tamayo. But even Tamayo had consumed flesh and blood. Although she eventually managed to stop craving humans by constantly modifying herself, she clearly couldn't help other demons get rid of their craving for flesh and blood. As for Yushiro, the demon beside Tamayo, why did he only need to drink a little bit of human blood to survive, and didn't even need to crave humans? That's because Yushiro wasn't a demon created by accepting Muzan Kibutsuji's blood, but rather a demon created by Tamayo's blood.
Of course, there is another exception, namely Nezuko and Tanjiro in the future.
And myself—
He didn't think he would be lucky enough to be that exception.
"Uncle, is it enough to just suppress your urge to devour flesh and blood?"
Kanao looked at Su Mu with her eyes still misty.
"Um."
"Uncle, can you eat this?"
The girl took out a small steamed bun that she had hidden in her clothes.
He was quite surprised to see that the girl could still hide things in her clothes; he remembered that he had already searched all the things the girl had hidden.
But it was clearly not completely searched.
Kanao's habit of hoarding food, much like a hamster, is hard to correct, and of course, he doesn't really want to.
"Eating this is useless for me."
He gave a wry smile, somewhat helpless.
"It's useful, Uncle. As long as you're full, you won't be hungry."
Kanao's tone was firm.
"ha----"
Su Mu wanted to laugh, but looking at Kanao's serious eyes, he didn't dare to laugh out loud. He could only pick up the steamed bun the girl handed him and start eating. His taste buds couldn't detect the aroma of the food. He felt that it was no different from eating dirt and found it hard to swallow.
"As long as you eat on time, you'll be fine and won't be hungry anymore. I'll make sure Uncle eats every day."
"As long as you eat your fill, you won't be hungry anymore."
The girl patted her belly with certainty. She used to go hungry often, and she knew very well what it felt like to be hungry, but as long as she was full, she would feel better.
Su Mu looked at the girl and sighed at her naivety. He wanted to explain to her that humans and ghosts are different, but looking at her innocent yet determined eyes, he inexplicably began to believe her.
"Ha, I had that naive thought too."
He laughed and ate the steamed bun in his hand in big bites, as if he could feel the hunger he had been enduring gradually fading away.