Dear, what's the matter?
Dear?
Stop!
Now I know why I can be strong
Take me with you and keep moving forward
Reeling from the sight of my grim past
My heart stiffens up
There's something my trembling hands seek to grasp
And that's all
Catching the scent of night
I glare at the sky
But the only thing I can change is myself
And that's all
Now I know why I can be strong
Take me with you and keep moving forward
No matter what
Even if dreams can't be erased and the present is unstoppable
If I can become stronger for someone else
Then just rise up again and again
Overwhelmed by the world, now I know what it means to lose
Crimson flowers bursting into bloom
Illuminating my destiny
Episode 8: The Smell of Enchanting Blood
What's this?
What's going on?
I-Is that blood?
Stop it!
Dear!
Ma'am! You need to worry about yourself!
Please take a cloth and apply pressure on the wound!
It's all right. I'll take care of this somehow.
The wife's wound isn't fatal!
Press down harder!
More pressure and use a string to tie it in place!
It's going to be all right.
This man hasn't killed anyone!
Only a second ago, this man was just walking down this street!
Are you all right?
You mustn't look.
It's dangerous here, Rei. Let's move over there.
Where'd he go?
Dammit!
I can't leave this man here!
Muzan Kibutsuji!
I'm not letting you get away!
No matter where you go!
What's the matter with that child?
Right, Tsukihiko?
No matter where you go, you're not getting away!
I'll follow you to the depths of Hell,
and I swear I'll slice off your head with my blade!
I'll never forgive you no matter what!
What the hell are you doing?
Is it a drunk?
Kid, step away from that man!
I can't!
Please bring some restraints! Please!
Shut up and step away!
Please stop!
No one can hold this person down but me!
Move!
Please don't do that!
Just look at this guy's face! Has he lost his mind?
Pull the kid off him!
Please stop!
I don't want this person to kill anyone!
Please don't interfere! I'm begging you!
Dammit! Look, you...
If you're going to keep resisting...
Scent of...
Illusory Blood, Visual Dream.
What's this smell?
What are all these patterns?
What's going on? I can't see anything!
Is this some kind of attack?
If it is, that means trouble!
The smell's getting stronger!
You still use...
the term "person"...
to refer to one who's become a demon.
And you're trying to save him.
Allow me, then, to lend you a hand.
But why?
You...
Your scent tells me...
That's right.
I am...
...a demon, but I am also a doctor,
and I also wish to see Kibutsuji obliterated.
Aren't you coming, Daddy?
Daddy has work.
I have some meetings to attend.
I'm also concerned about that disturbance just now.
Dear...
Don't worry.
I'm only going to speak with the police.
Now, get in.
Daddy, come home soon, okay?
All right. You be a good girl now.
Take them back to the house.
Go on.
Big Bro, let's hit one more bar!
Ya-Chan, are you sure?
I'm fine! I'm fine!
I'm not even drunk yet...
What the hell, you bastard?
My apologies.
Hey, get back here!
Excuse me, but I happen to be in a hurry, so...
What did you say?
Hey, look at you, decked out in those posh-looking threads!
You piss me off!
You and your pale face...
You look like you're about to fall over dead!
Hey, say something, will you? Or did you just croak?
Ya-Chan!
What did you do to my little brother?
Dear!
He's dead!
Ya-chan's not breathing!
You bastard!
Does my complexion look unhealthy to you?
Is my face pale?
Do I look sickly to you?
Do I look like I'm not long for this world?
Do I look like I'm about to die?
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.
I'm a living being who's infinitely close to perfection.
What do you think will happen if I keep flooding you with my blood?
The human body is unable to withstand the speed of transformation.
And your cells will be destroyed.
Bring me the head of the Demon Slayer who wears hanafuda earrings.
Understood?
Yes.
As you wish.
Those earrings...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba
Now, listen to me! Here's the deal...
My point is this, okay?
It's not about the money!
What I can't forgive is your lack of intent to eat my udon, all right?
I'm so sorry! Please serve me another bowl!
- So, you're gonna eat? - Yes!
You'd better eat this time!
Yes, I shall!
All right!
You, too!
If you're gonna have udon, take off that bamboo first!
What's it for anyway?
Take these chopsticks! Chopsticks!
I'd like a bowl of udon!
I'd like two bowls!
R-Right.
Thank you very much for the meal!
That was delicious!
As long as you get it, fine!
Come again!
Sorry about that, Nezuko.
Leaving you behind like that...
What's wrong, Nezuko?
So, you waited for us?
Because I was told to bring you to see her.
I could've followed your scent.
Our place is under a concealment spell.
No way you would've found us.
Concealment?
Besides...
Isn't she a demon?
And she's a hag.
A hag?
Does he mean "ugly"?
Who?
Nezuko?
Who in their right mind would call her a hag?
Just take a good look at her features!
Nezuko was known as our town beauty!
Let's go.
Fine, we'll go, but...
No way is she a hag!
Take a look at her where there's better light!
Come on, let's go over there!
Oh, I know what it is! It's this muzzle, right?
It might be because of this muzzle!
I'd like you to behold Nezuko without the muzzle!
Hurry it up.
While no one's around.
There's a house behind the dead end!
Get over here!
Listen. Make sure you don't offend her in any way.
Personally, I couldn't care less what happens to you.
But I brought you here because she insisted!
R-Right.
Come in.
I have returned.
Welcome back.
I'm sorry that I left everything for you to take care of earlier.
How is the woman?
She'll be just fine.
But unfortunately, her husband has to be restrained in the basement.
Isn't it difficult for you to treat people's wounds?
You think we're treating humans while choking back drool at the smell of blood
because we're demons?
Sorry.
Enough.
Why would you resort to violence?
I never introduced myself, did I?
My name is Tamayo.
That boy is Yushiro.
I hope you two can get along.
That seems impossible...
It's not all that unbearable.
I believe it's much easier for me than for normal demons.
Because I've altered my body considerably.
I've also removed Kibutsuji's curse.
Curse? A-Altered your body?
Come this way.
Hey, Nezuko, that's bad manners!
That's quite all right.
Please make yourselves at home.
Sorry.
Now then, allow me to continue.
I adjusted our bodies so that we can live without feeding on humans.
A small amount of human blood is all we need.
Blood?
You mean...
You may find it distasteful,
but what I do is buy blood...
under the guise of transfusions from those unable to make ends meet.
Of course, no more than would impair them.
I see.
So, that's why I'm not picking up the distinctive scent of demons from these two.
But they do need human blood after all.
If blood is all they need, then Nezuko...
Yushiro can get by with even less blood.
I'm the one who turned him into a demon.
You did?
But...
You're right.
It's generally held that no one but Kibutsuji can increase the number of demons.
That's more or less accurate.
In over 200 years, I was only able to transform Yushiro into a demon after all.
Two...
Two hundred years...
You were only able to transform Yushiro after more than 200 years?
Exactly how old are you, Miss Tamayo?
Don't ask a lady her age, you ill-mannered lout!
Yushiro!
The next time you hit that boy, I won't forgive you!
Yes, ma'am!
She's beautiful even when she's angry!
There's one thing I'd like to clear up with you.
I'm not trying to create more demons.
I only do this for the terminally ill...
or those so gravely injured that they don't have long to live.
And in those cases,
I always ask them beforehand if they wish to live on even as demons.
The scent she's giving off is pure and devoid of deception.
She's someone I can trust.
Miss Tamayo,
once someone becomes a demon, is there a way to make them human again?
See anything?
I can see.
I can see footprints.
This is it. This is it.
They went around over there.
There are three of them.
And one's carrying some kind of big box.
How shall we kill them?
I can feel the flow of power.
Because of all the blood he shared with me.
Of course, we're going to kill them brutally.
There is a way to turn a demon...
back into a human.
Please tell me how!
Don't you dare get so close to Lady Tamayo!
Yushiro...
Yes, ma'am! I only threw him. Lady Tamayo. I did not hit him.
You mustn't do either.
Yes, ma'am!
Ouch, ouch, ouch.
Please tell me how.
For any kind of wound, there's always some kind of medicine or treatment.
At this time, I'm unable to turn a demon back into a human,
but surely, that, too...
However,
we are dedicated to establishing such treatment.
Towards that end, I'd like to ask you to do something for me.
To produce such a cure, we must study a lot of demon blood.
I have two favors to ask of you.
One...
Permission to study your sister's blood.
Two...
To retrieve blood samples from demons with high concentration of Kibutsuji's blood.
Nezuko's current condition is extremely rare and unique.
I understand that she was asleep for two straight years,
and I believe that her body underwent changes during that time.
Normally, if a demon cannot consume the flesh or blood of a human or animal for that long...
it would unquestionably grow violent.
Lady Tamayo is beautiful as always!
She'll be as beautiful tomorrow without a doubt!
And yet, surprisingly, Nezuko shows none of those signs.
This miracle will be the key to finding a solution.
Nezuko...
The other request I have for you is a harsh one.
"Demons with high concentration of Kibutsuji's blood"...
means demons whose powers are more on par with those of Kibutsuji himself.
It won't be easy to extract blood from such demons.
Are you still willing to go along with my requests?
If that's the only way, then I'll do it.
If it means you'll be able to research all the demons' blood...
and create this medicine...
That way, not only Nezuko...
but many others will be saved, right?
Yes.
Get down!
Did you decide how to kill them?
Brutally, of course!
I won't be held captive by my grief
I won't leave behind tears wherever I look down
By shaking off my fate
I can start running
I know my wishes will come true
Crush the conflicts of yesterday
Cry for the future from the edge of darkness
Seize control of the headwind
Even if you can't see past the storm
There's no other path to choose So survive
It'll always be love versus rage when you find yourself wavering
It's time to get on your feet one more time
And now, with that blade
Where will you strike?
I'm starting with the Taisho-era secret today!
Yushiro's hobby is to write in his Lady Tamayo Journal.
I hear that he churns out seven to ten pages a day.
And now, I've found that very journal. Let's take a peek, huh?
Let's see.
"January 10. Lady Tamayo was ethereal and gorgeous again today.
At 17:10, she called my name. Twice, no less!
Her voice was beautiful.
At 17:29, when Lady Tamayo, deep in thought, slipped on the step..."
Next, Episode 9, "Temari Demon and Arrow Demon"!
Let's pretend we never saw that.
To Be Continued