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C51: ☆Hey, Yuu☆

"You have her scent on you?" The demon tilted his head as he sniffed the air. Tanjiro and his group weren't expecting to encounter a demon so soon after arriving at the train station.

They not only faced a demon who lures people in their dreams but also this tall demon in white robes with white claws as long as his hands and eyes whiter than white itself. Tanjiro couldn't even tell if this demon could see since there was a scar across his eyes. Everything about this demon was dyed with white except for his blood red lips.

Then to make things worse, there was Upper Moon Three who recently appeared from the rubble!

His face was contorted in anger, a huge contrast compared to the stoic white demon and surprisingly they share the same scar across their eyes yet he doesn't seem to be blind. His scar was much scarier and uglier as if the one who did it made sure it was etched properly in his face and was purposefully made that way to attract attention.

So even demons can get scars? This was the first time Tanjiro has seen something like this.

The white demon started to speak again.

"Where is she? Where is she hiding? What's her name this time? How old is she in this life? How do you know her? When did you met?"

Tanjiro got the chills. The white demon was releasing a pressure that made him feel suffocated and from what they could see, he isn't an upper or lower moon.

Suddenly, he remembered his conversation with Lady Tamayo.

'Kamado Tanjiro, other than me and your sister, Nezuko, there is another demon who has escaped Muzan Kibutsuji's influence. You must be specially wary of him. He usually leaves humans and demons alone as long as they don't get in his way. But lately, I heard that he's been quite restless and going mad in search of someone.'

"How, when, where, why? Why aren't you answering?" The white demon tilted his head.

"It's especially rude to suddenly demand an answer from someone when you have yet to introduce yourself." Rengoku pitched in while crouching over the injured Tanjiro.

"Rude?"

Before Rengoku could respond, Upper Moon Three suddenly moved and aimed a punch at Tanjiro. Rengoku pulled his sword and moved to defend him.

Breath of Flames, Second Style, Ascending Blazing Sky

Upper Moon Three, Akaza, got hit in his arm but he retreated backwards and in mere seconds, his arm was back to normal and only blood was left on the surface.

"Nice blade."

"I cannot understand why you are targeting an injured person."

"I thought he'd just get in the way between you and me... is what I'd like to say." He said, licking his blood before veins appeared on his arms.

"But he has something that I want."

'What?!' Tanjiro doesn't understand what he's talking about.

"That woman's scent is specially strong around you. I can still smell its lingering scent although it is mixed with a bit of poison. "He looks oddly reminiscent as he said this but his expression soon turned furious.

"Which is why I'll have you tell me where she is, human."

"I'm afraid we have no idea what you're talking about." Rengoku obviously wasn't going to say that the person they're looking for is at the Butterfly Estate. Since they're looking for a woman, it could only be one person because demons don't really hold humans captive but Nao-sama is a special case.