After being told off by Tamayo, Yushiro stopped yelling, but his anger and killing intent towards Chiba Yo did not diminish.
Chiba Yo took the two demons away from the previous street and into a forest, where he then released them.
As soon as Yushiro broke free from Chiba Yo's restraint, he furiously kicked towards Chiba Yo.
"Yushiro!" Tamayo quickly called out to him, wanting to stop him, but it was too late; Yushiro's foot had already reached Chiba Yo's chest.
Crack!
Chiba Yo gripped Yushiro's ankle with one hand.
"Do you really want to kill me? It's not surprising, though, since you're a demon, and it's your instinct to kill and eat humans," Chiba Yo said with a somewhat cold tone.
He originally had no good feelings for demons; due to some past events, he felt more sympathy for humans before they became demons, but he still held hatred for man-eating evil demons.
He couldn't be as gentle as Tanjirou towards people who had already become demons; his sympathy was only for people before they became demons.
His different perception of Nezuko was because he believed what Tanjirou said, and later Nezuko also proved that she wouldn't eat humans.
However, these two demons in front of him were encountered by chance, and there was a high probability that they had eaten humans, as so far, the only demon Chiba Yo knew of who hadn't eaten humans was Nezuko.
Because of the special circumstances just now, Chiba Yo had the idea that they might be helping him out of a predicament, so he didn't choose to slay them, but he was afraid that these two demons would eat humans, so he chose to take them along to figure out their situation.
"I'm sorry, please forgive this child; although he is a demon, he has never eaten humans, and this reaction might be due to your actions just now," Tamayo said helplessly to Chiba Yo.
Yushiro usually listened to her very well, but whenever an issue involving her came up, he would become a bit uncontrollable. However, Tamayo also knew that this was Yushiro caring for her, but Tamayo felt that this child's behavior often went too far, which made her feel helpless.
Chiba Yo understood a little upon hearing this; Tamayo's rationality made Chiba Yo feel that she still retained her human will, so he spoke to the two demons in front of him:
"I took you with me because I was worried you might take advantage of the chaos to eat humans. If you truly still retain your human will and won't eat humans, I will apologize to you."
After speaking, Chiba Yo released Yushiro's ankle. Under Tamayo's gaze, Yushiro snorted coldly and said nothing more, nor did he make any further attempts to attack Chiba Yo.
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Tamayo. I am both a demon and a doctor. I want to eradicate that man, Kibutsuji," Tamayo began to introduce herself to Chiba Yo.
After hearing Tamayo's words, Chiba Yo's suspicion of Tamayo and Yushiro was greatly reduced, because she could say Kibutsuji Muzan's name. All the demons he had encountered before were unable to say any information about Kibutsuji Muzan.
Chiba Yo speculated that Kibutsuji Muzan likely placed a curse or something on his subordinate demons, preventing them from revealing any information about him.
"If you can tell me some information about Muzan, I'll be willing to believe everything you say," Chiba Yo said to Tamayo, still having some doubts about the two demons in front of him.
Yushiro had already been ignored by him; after all, no matter how he looked at it, this guy didn't seem like he would communicate well with him.
"The demon you just encountered was Kibutsuji. Splitting his body to escape is one of his abilities, and he has used this ability before. I am currently researching a medicine to prevent him from splitting," Tamayo said to Chiba Yo.
So that guy was Kibutsuji Muzan? Then why did he... when he saw me?
Chiba Yo heard Tamayo's words and didn't understand why Muzan would split and flee immediately after seeing him, but Tamayo continued, "Also, you must be very confused right now as to why Muzan split and fled immediately after seeing you, right? I can tell you why regarding this point."
Tamayo finished speaking and looked at Chiba Yo.
They look almost identical, no wonder Muzan reacted that way, and I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing...
Tamayo looked at Chiba Yo and recalled Yoriichi, who had spared her back then. Yushiro, standing nearby, kept sulking at the sight.
After hearing Tamayo's words, Chiba Yo chose to believe what she said, mainly because she mentioned that she was researching a medicine to prevent Muzan from splitting.
After encountering Muzan tonight, Chiba Yo thought this ability was very tricky, and if Tamayo could really develop such a medicine, it would be for the best.
At the same time, he really wanted to know why Muzan fled immediately after seeing him.
"I apologize, I was abrupt just now, but if I were to experience the same thing again, I would definitely make the same choice," Chiba Yo apologized slightly to Yushiro and Tamayo, but he believed his actions just now were the safest strategy.
So far, Tamayo's words and actions have shown that she still retains her human will, and she also seems to be free from Muzan's control, so Chiba Yo is willing to treat her as a human.
"Yes, I understand your approach. Our goal is the same: to eliminate that man. Why don't we talk at my newly opened clinic? I will tell you all the information I know about Muzan, but I also hope you will place more trust in us," Tamayo said with a smile to Chiba Yo, her demeanor and words very graceful.
"Mhm," Chiba Yo nodded.
Although Yushiro was very displeased, he didn't say much and could only sulk alone.
Then, Chiba Yo followed Yushiro and Tamayo to a dead end. Tamayo gestured to Chiba Yo and then walked into the wall of the dead end, and Yushiro also walked in.
This must be a Blood Demon Art too.
Chiba Yo found this somewhat novel and followed them inside.
After passing through the dead end, a three-story building appeared before Chiba Yo.
"Originally, we lived in another place, but some time ago, that residence was discovered by Muzan's subordinates, so we had to move. Unexpectedly, after moving, we encountered Muzan again.
Fortunately, Muzan didn't discover us this time, so we won't have to change residences again."
Tamayo explained to Chiba Yo as she led him towards the building.
"Is Muzan hunting you down?" Chiba Yo turned his head and asked Tamayo.
"To be precise, he's hunting me down, because I know too much about Muzan, and I've also escaped his control," Tamayo replied.
Entering the building, Tamayo led Chiba Yo to the living room, and one person and two demons sat on the floor.
"Let me first tell you why Muzan split and fled immediately after seeing you.
This involves a swordsman from the Sengoku period; he also joined the Demon Slayer Corps and was just a hair's breadth away from slaying Muzan. His name is—Yoriichi."
Tamayo began to explain to Chiba Yo.