After saying this, Sanemi stood up and walked over to the Hidden member holding Nezuko's box.
The Hidden member looked at Kagaya, who nodded to her, and then the Hidden member handed the box to Sanemi.
Taking the box, Sanemi threw it on the ground, first slit his wrist with his nichirin blade, and then plunged the blade into the box and pulled it out.
"Nezuko!!!" Tanjirou, released by Sanemi, shouted when he saw this and then charged towards Sanemi.
However, he had only run a few steps before he was grabbed by Chiba Yo.
"This is the best way to prove your sister and gain the recognition of the other Pillars for both of you.
Bear with it," Chiba Yo said to Tanjirou.
This time, he did not intervene.
He understood Sanemi's reason for doing this: demons become weak and hungry after being injured, and at such times, they desire to eat humans to recover.
Sanemi was merely trying to heighten Nezuko's desire for his flesh and blood.
Chiba Yo believed his current approach was correct; with a demon's recovery ability, two stabs would heal quickly.
If Nezuko could not resist eating humans when injured, then saying she would never eat humans in the future would be an empty promise, and Chiba Yo would not stop Sanemi from killing her.
Sanemi stepped on the box and held his wrist over it, allowing his fresh blood to flow into the opening made by the nichirin blade.
"Hey, demon! It's mealtime! Come and eat!" Sanemi said towards the box.
Drip.
Sanemi's blood dripped onto Nezuko's hand inside the box, and the scent of the rare blood continuously stimulated her.
Nezuko's body began to tremble as she struggled to resist, and beads of sweat constantly appeared on her face.
"Don't force it.
Show your true nature, and I will cut you down right here!" the Wind Pillar continued to shout.
"Nezuko!" Tanjirou shouted towards Nezuko, hoping she could endure.
"Shinazugawa, it won't work in the sunlight.
A demon won't come out unless it's in the shade," Obanai, who was nearby, said to Sanemi after seeing his actions.
Hearing Obanai's words, Sanemi said to his Master, "Master, I apologize for my rudeness."
Then Sanemi grabbed the box and jumped down to the front yard of the mansion where Kagaya was standing.
Throwing the box onto the floor, Sanemi drew his nichirin blade and plunged it into the box again.
"Come out, demon! This is the human blood you like the most!"
After stabbing it several times, Sanemi stepped on the box and used his nichirin blade to pry open its door.
Nezuko slowly stood up from the box, and her body gradually grew larger.
Looking at Sanemi's blood-soaked arm, saliva dripped from Nezuko's mouth; the scent of the rare blood was extraordinarily alluring to her.
"What's wrong, demon?
Come on, you really want it, don't you?" Sanemi said with a grin and a low voice, his words full of temptation.
"Mmm..." Nezuko, biting on the bamboo, grunted, the wound on her hand, pierced by Sanemi, continuously dripping blood.
"Nezuko! You must endure!" Tanjirou was anxious at this moment, shouting forcefully towards Nezuko.
...
"She's my sister! She's my sister!
Nezuko is different!"
A scene of falling snowflakes appeared in Nezuko's mind, and Tanjirou's words at that time also echoed in her ears.
"Although I don't know why she's like that now..."
Immediately after, the scene changed, and a slightly impoverished small home appeared in her mind.
Her mother, wearing a headscarf, was cooking by the stove, while her frail father sat on a long bench, watching them with a happy smile.
Her mother looked back at her with a smile, her mouth moving, but she heard no sound.
Outside, her younger brothers were playing, and the youngest, Rokuta, tugged at her clothes as if saying something, but she still heard no sound.
"All humans are your family... Go protect humans..."
A slightly aged voice resounded in her mind, and these words, which often appeared in her ears, were now imprinted in her mind.
"Humans are to be protected and helped... Do not harm them... Absolutely do not harm them..."
Finally, Tanjirou's figure appeared before her eyes, and Nezuko resisted the urge to eat humans, letting out a heavy grunt, closing her eyes, and turning her head away.
Sanemi was greatly shocked by this.
He had been willing to accept Chiba Yo's suggestion precisely because he believed that demons could absolutely not resist their urge to eat humans.
However, the current reality differed significantly from his expectations.
Tanjirou and Chiba Yo both secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
Seeing this, the Master turned to the other Pillars and asked, "How is it?"
Hinai added, "The girl who turned into a demon turned her head away.
Although she was stabbed twice by Shinazugawa-sama, and even with his blood-soaked wrist right in front of her, she endured and did not bite."
Sanemi snorted at the words.
Although unwilling to believe it, the facts were now before his eyes.
"Then, does this prove that Nezuko will not attack others?" Kagaya asked the other Pillars with a smile.
The Pillars did not speak.
Although they found it hard to believe, they accepted the fact.
Then Kagaya turned to Tanjirou and said, "Tanjirou, even so, there will still be people who cannot tolerate Nezuko.
You must prove yourself.
From now on, Tanjirou and Nezuko can fight as part of the Demon Slayer Corps, and this can be put to good use.
Go defeat a Twelve Kizuki, and then everyone will acknowledge you, and the weight of Tanjirou's words will also change."
Chiba Yo smiled as he looked at Tanjirou; although the process was somewhat convoluted, the outcome was good in the end.
Tanjirou showed a resolute expression upon hearing the Master's words and said, "Nezuko and I will defeat Kibutsuji Muzan!
Nezuko and I will surely cut through the chain of sorrow with our blades!"
Kagaya smiled slightly upon hearing Tanjirou's words and said to him, "The current Tanjirou cannot do that.
First, defeat one of the Twelve Kizuki."
The gentle voice made Tanjirou feel a bit light-headed, but Kagaya's words also made Tanjirou feel somewhat embarrassed, his face turning crimson, and he replied with a "Yes."
Mitsuri's cheeks puffed up when she saw Tanjirou's expression, and she almost couldn't hold back her laughter, while Kochou Shinobu laughed outright.
"There is another reason why I choose to acknowledge Tanjirou and Nezuko: this Tanjirou once encountered Kibutsuji Muzan," Kagaya said, addressing the Pillars.
His words caused a ripple, and all the Pillars became excited at this moment.
Chiba Yo was also greatly shocked and grabbed Tanjirou's shoulder.
"Is that true?
What does Muzan look like?
What kind of abilities does he have?"
Chiba Yo asked Tanjirou excitedly.
Currently, the person he hated the most and wanted to kill the most was Kibutsuji Muzan, the creator of this tragedy.