The snow was getting heavier.
Sora Mori was wearing thick clothes, with one foot deep and one foot shallow, walking on the mountain road.
Today, he was going to the Kamado family.
To this end, he also brought many gifts.
Walking on the road, Sora Mori couldn't help but think of Kamado Kie's graceful figure in his mind, feeling a little flutter in his heart.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a house standing tall. At this moment, there was an old man standing alone in front of the house.
Seeing Sora Mori on his way, the old man couldn't help stretching out his hand and said, "Sir..."
Sora Mori raised his head involuntarily and looked at the old man suspiciously.
"Are you planning to go up the mountain at this time, sir?" the old man asked, pointing to the sun that was about to set.
"Yes," Sora Mori nodded.
Hearing this, the old man couldn't help persuading, "It's very dangerous to go up the mountain at this time. You should spend the night with me."
Sora Mori hesitated a bit.
"I invited you, and you came," the old man's expression suddenly became serious. "As night falls, demons will come out soon."
"Demons?"
Sora Mori's pupils shrank slightly. He naturally knew there were demons in this world, and it was then that Sora Mori remembered who the old man in front of him was. If he remembered correctly, he should be Tanjirou's grandpa, Saburo.
In the future, when Tanjirou sells charcoal and goes home, it is the old man living here who tells him, "There will be demons at night, and it will be dangerous to travel at night," persuading Tanjirou to stay at his home for one night. This saves Tanjirou from being hunted by demons.
However, although Tanjirou escaped the fate of being hunted by demons, when he returned home, he found that his mother, siblings, and younger siblings had all been killed by demons, and even his own sister had turned into a terrifying demon.
Sora Mori hesitated slightly but ultimately chose not to continue his journey at night.
"Thank you for your hospitality."
Sora Mori bent slightly in gratitude.
"It's no trouble," the old man smiled, looking at Sora Mori with some surprise. "I didn't expect you to believe my words. I thought you wouldn't believe there would be demons in this world."
"Ha, I'm just thinking about the possibilities. What if there are demons? My life would be in danger," Sora Mori casually found a reason to explain, knowing that demons did exist in this world.
The old man nodded and said seriously, "There are indeed demons in this world. These evil demons will haunt after sunset, so don't wander around at night."
Sora Mori walked into the house, and when he heard the old man say this, he couldn't help but say, "If demons haunt the night, then this world is truly dangerous."
The old man glanced at Sora Mori and then comforted him: "In this world, there are also demon hunters who protect humans. They go around killing those demons."
Sora Mori couldn't help but sigh: "Grandpa knows so much."
Hearing Sora Mori's words, the old man couldn't help but sigh slightly, with a look of sadness on his face.
Seeing the appearance of the old man, Sora Mori probably guessed. If he remembered correctly, the old man wasn't alone but also had his own family.
But now, he was just a widower.
Now, the old man confirms that there are demons in this world and knows about people who hunt and kill demons. Thinking about his lost family, Sora Mori understood that the old man probably encountered demons before, and even his family members.
Their deaths might have been caused by demons, and he was saved by the demon slayer corps.
Moreover, the old man was likely a peripheral 'hermit' absorbed by the Demon Slayer Corps.
The so-called 'hermits' are the post-processing units of the demon slayer corps.
They are mostly composed of members without swordsmanship skills and are responsible for the finishing work after the demon slayer corps fights with demons.
After the family members were killed by demons, Tomioka Giyuu, the 'Water Hashira' in the Demon Slayer Corps, would rush over so quickly.
After all, the Kamado family lives in the mountains and is inaccessible to people. Even if there are demons haunting "people addicted," they might not be discovered so quickly.
"I'll make the mattress for you. Rest here at night and leave tomorrow morning."
The old man didn't know that Sora Mori had seen through his identity, but he went to prepare the bedding for Sora Mori.
That night, Sora Mori had a good rest at the old man's place at the foot of the mountain, but deep in the mountain, the Kamado family was in deep sorrow.
"Cough cough cough..."
There was the continuous sound of severe coughing.
Kamado Kie, Nezuko, and Tanjirou surrounded the bed, looking worriedly at Kamado Tanjurou lying on the bed, coughing violently.
"Husband, father, are you okay?"
Kamado Tanjurou's expression was a little bad. He looked at his wife and children worriedly and forced a smile: "I'm fine, Tanjirou, Nezuko, it's getting late, go back to your room and rest."
Tanjirou and Nezuko went back obediently, although they were still worried about their father.
When the children left, Kamado Tanjurou started to cough violently again. Kamado Kie hurried over and patted Tanjurou's back, hoping to relieve his discomfort.
Kamado Tanjurou waved his hand, rejecting Kamado Kie's action, with a trace of sadness on his face: "I'm afraid I can't continue much longer. I'm fine, but if I leave, you orphans and widows, what will you do?"
"It'll be fine, it'll be fine."
Kamado Kie shook her head desperately.
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