chapter 25
Chapter 25 - Helping Tamayo
I considered mixing sedatives into her food, but she would easily detect it. It seems I need to be more physical about this. Soon, I cooked some meat and served it with a glass of blood. I placed it in front of her. "Miss Tamayo, this is what I could manage in such a short time. Please forgive me. Don't worry, the meat isn't human. But if you prefer, I can arrange..."
"No, that's enough," she said as she took a bite of the meat. "Will--" Suddenly, her eyes widened as I quickly inserted my fingers into her brain. I didn't give her a millisecond to react. She was paralyzed, sitting there defenseless in front of me. Inside her body, I swiftly sent my veins and separated Muzan's blood and cells. I was slowly draining his strength. But he was fighting back. Soon, I realized that if I went further, Tamayo's body would be devastated because of the battle between Muzan and me. 'Now it all depends on her will.'
Tamayo's Point of View
'Why?' I thought as I lay there helpless against him. At first, I was very curious when Master Muzan mentioned that another being who wasn't a demon existed in the world. But Muzan seemed not to care about him. He even sent me to warn him and drive him out of Japan. When I first met him, I was shocked because he looked like a teenager. He acted like he knew me. He even knew about my past. How did he know? He seemed harmless and even looked like a happy, carefree boy. But why is he trying to kill me? Is he trying to avenge Muzan? 'Maybe death will redeem me of my sins? At least I wanted to see Muzan die.' I thought as I slowly lost my strength.
"What are you giving up on? Don't you want to avenge Muzan? Don't you want justice for your son and husband?" Suddenly, I heard his voice. 'What is he saying? Of course, I want revenge for my husband and son. But how can I defeat Muzan? I even tried and failed miserably. No one can defeat Muzan.' "What will you do about the lives you've taken? Don't you want to atone for those sins?" he spoke again. 'Yes, I want to atone for them. My death will be my atonement. If I die, I can escape from Muzan, my sins, my past.' "You can't die so easily," he said as I strangely remembered the faces of my family. Since I became a demon, I can't clearly remember their faces. But now I remember them clearly. The happy moments I had with my husband and my children. Everything rushed back to me. I even remembered all the people I killed while in fury. 'I-I need to live. Yes, I should live. I will avenge my family. I will atone for all the sins I committed in the years to come. I will do whatever it takes to kill that man, the man who was the reason for all this. I will leave freely, without that man's control.' It seemed like something inside me broke and a part of me had returned. I feel so refreshed and alive. I feel liberated and free.
"Congratulations, Miss Tamayo, you are free from Kibutsuji's control," I heard his gentle and somewhat relieved voice. I had a hard time accepting what he just said. But I knew. It was almost instinctive. I know I am no longer under that Man's control. I am free from M-Muzan Unconsciously, tears streamed from my eyes. Some drops turned into an endless flow as I cried like a little girl. Soon I felt a warm embrace over me. "So warm," I thought as I cried like a child in his embrace.
Huitzilin's Point of View
'Sigh, it was very difficult. If Tamayo had real will, she would have died in that encounter. But now she is out of Muzan's control, I can use her to get help. I can get information about Muzan from her. She is also very knowledgeable in medicine and uses a useful blood demon art. "C-can I know your name?" she asked me a little embarrassed. "You can call me Nosferato," Huitzi used that name to hide the truth.
"Nosferato, thank you so much for this help. I will never forget this help, no matter what happens. I will help you in any way I can. Thank you very much," she said gratefully. "Can I know why you helped me? I'm meeting you for the first time. So why?" "Haha, you might think I'll need your help someday. So this is an advance payment." Anyway, somehow she will break free from Muzan's control. So why not do it myself and gain her trust. Soon I discussed with her about Muzan. His powers, weaknesses, personality, and everything about him. Tamayo certainly knew a lot about Muzan. "What is your goal now, Tamayo?" I asked her curiously. I wanted to know if she would choose the same path as the show. "I will study demons. I will do whatever I can to increase the chance of killing Muzan. I will definitely find a weakness that will allow me to kill Muzan," she said with great determination. Soon she left. She also gave me information on how to contact her. 'The plan definitely worked. Even if she doesn't follow me faithfully everywhere. She will still trust me. But still, I learned important information from this encounter. Blue Spider Lily. When I was battling with Muzan's blood in Tamayo's body. I had access to some memories of Muzan. In these memories, I saw the sick and dying Muzan. Blue Spider Lily was mentioned in these memories. This flower gave Muzan his powers. 'Blue Spider Lily. It's similar to the Red Aja stone. Blue Spider Lily will heal Muzan from his weakness to sunlight. Maybe it can heal mine too.'
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