because you are the only one who can do it. You can relate to them like no hashira. You can understand them..."

Take care of them. In the future, they will need you, and maybe, you will need them."

At the memory of her dead friend's words, she felt her fists shake in anger. She let out a muffled cry. Her teeth bit into his palm and she pushed him away, and even though all that, none of his blood spilled. "TANJIRO!" She cried, turning away from Muzan to race towards the boy in desperation.

Muzan only smirked at the halfling, his hand extending towards her, all before he wrapped his mutated arms around her body, holding her in place to the point she could hardly breathe, her arms stuck to her sides as she gasped for breath. "He has soaked in my blood during the attack. The amount of my blood is too much. It wont turn him into a demon, but like a fatal poison, it will destroy his cells and he'll perish."

The halfling struggled in his hold, eyes wide and body shaking as she watched Giyu freeze in her peripheral vision, Mitsuri and Iguro still dodging attacks, but their eyes flickering back to the boy.

"Tanjiro Kamado is already dead."

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