"My family only provides assistance to Demon Slayers as much as we can. We don't have any special relationship with the inner workings of the Demon Slayer Corps. My grandmother and I don't know anything about their internal affairs."
After hearing Yumi's explanation, Ryuji understood this family's use of the wisteria crest.
It was similar to how civilians aided the Red Army during wartime; this family had a similar relationship with the Demon Slayer Corps.
The Demon Slayer Corps had fought demons for many years, surely saving countless families. Many families likely provided aid to Demon Slayers, not just Yumi's.
"Have you ever encountered a {demon}, Yumi?" Ryuji curiously asked.
Yumi shook her head. "No. I don't want to meet those man-eating monsters!"
Though she hadn't encountered a {demon}, Ryuji sensed her aversion to them.
He suspected the wisteria in the courtyard and the wisteria pouch she carried were key factors, the scent likely ingrained over time.
"Ryuji, do {demons} all look like monsters?" Yumi asked, curious. She assumed Ryuji, as a Demon Slayer, had seen many.
"Besides some unusually deformed ones, most {demons} look human. After all, they're transformed humans," Ryuji replied.
"Demons are transformed humans? Why do people become {demons}?" Yumi asked in surprise.
This was the first time she'd heard this. Only her great-great-grandfather's generation had seen {demons}; subsequent generations hadn't.
Their knowledge of {demons} came from his stories: man-eating monsters that feared wisteria, sunlight, and the Nichirin Blades.
Beyond that, they knew nothing.
Ryuji nodded, changing the subject.
—"Alright! Let's end this topic. Knowing too much isn't always good."
He didn't want to continue; knowing too much might not be beneficial for Yumi.
He avoided explaining how humans become {demons}, fearing it might inspire her to become one.
While that was an exaggeration, Yumi shouldn't know too much; she only needed to know what {demons} feared.
Yumi didn't press further, but her worldview was shaken by the revelation that {demons} were transformed humans.
At that moment, Tanjiro and the others, having finished bathing, emerged from the bathhouse.
"That bath was so refreshing~" Zenitsu said, stretching.
He saw Ryuji and Yumi.
Seeing Yumi's figure, Zenitsu was captivated and shouted, "G....Goddess!"
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