The reason Ryuji was afraid was because he was afraid of losing the gamble. If he did, he would have to fight Tomioka Giyuu and forcibly take the girl away. Therefore, Ryuji was constantly prepared to snatch the girl away at any moment.
Although doing so would mean breaking his word, compared to his own life, breaking his word once was nothing. After all, it wasn't something that harmed heaven or earth.
"Nezuko, it's me! It's Tanjiro!" Tanjiro, facing Nezuko with a ferocious expression, didn't show any fear. Instead, he tried to awaken Nezuko's humanity with words.
Nezuko looked at Tanjiro for a while, then turned to Tomioka Giyuu and made a threatening gesture towards him.
Tomioka Giyuu was shocked by Nezuko's action of protecting Tanjiro. His heart skipped a beat.
Just as Tomioka Giyuu was momentarily distracted, Nezuko launched an attack on him.
"Stop it, Nezuko!" Tanjiro was also startled by Nezuko's actions and shouted.
Ryuji didn't expect Nezuko to attack Tomioka Giyuu instead of Tanjiro. This girl was really fearless!
Ryuji was also afraid that things would develop uncontrollably, so he flashed behind Nezuko and knocked her unconscious with a hand chop.
Ryuji caught the unconscious Nezuko. Her soft body made him startled. This was the first time Ryuji had ever held a girl.
Although Nezuko was now a female demon, it didn't affect the softness of her body.
"Tomioka Giyuu, you lost! Remember to keep your promise!"
Unexpectedly, after Ryuji finished speaking, he felt his whole body go limp, his eyes went black, and he fainted.
Ryuji's faint caused the unconscious Nezuko to fall on top of him.
Tomioka Giyuu didn't expect Ryuji to faint. He was a bit baffled by this strange guy.
Ryuji, who fainted in the snow, gradually lost his demonification, and his appearance gradually returned to normal. Seeing this change, Tomioka Giyuu was surprised again. He thought Ryuji's appearance was like that before, but it turned out it wasn't.
Tanjiro didn't expect Ryuji to faint either, so he was a bit helpless and crawled in front of Ryuji and Nezuko.
At this time, Tomioka Giyuu also walked over. He stood aside, overlooking Ryuji, who was gradually losing his demonification.
When Ryuji's true appearance appeared before the two of them, Tomioka Giyuu and Tanjiro were both surprised. Ryuji was also a young man.
Looking at Ryuji, who was about the same age as him, Tanjiro couldn't help but feel a little admiration. If he hadn't stepped in to help, his sister might have suffered a terrible fate!
At this time, Tomioka Giyuu also squatted down and carefully examined Ryuji. After examining him for a while, Tomioka Giyuu didn't find anything unusual. His aura was that of a human.
Reluctantly, Tomioka Giyuu helped Nezuko up. Seeing this, Tanjiro became nervous. After all, Tomioka Giyuu had wanted to kill Nezuko before.
"What are you trying to do? Are you going to break your promise?" Tanjiro asked.
Tomioka Giyuu glanced at Tanjiro indifferently and said, "No."
After saying that, he went about his own business.
Tomioka Giyuu used his Nichirin sword to cut down a bamboo stalk. Then, he selected a bamboo tube of the right size and made a muzzle to prevent Nezuko from biting. Finally, Tomioka Giyuu put the muzzle on Nezuko's mouth.
After doing this, Tomioka Giyuu returned to Ryuji's side. He quickly used his Nichirin sword to make a cut on his index finger. The sharp blade easily cut a gash on his index finger, and blood flowed out immediately.