"Roar--! I'm going to kill you! Kill you!!"
In the ruins,
Accompanied by this roar,
A surge of even hotter, blood-red Heat Haze shot into the sky, instantly turning the surrounding Wisteria trees to ashes.
Tanjiro climbed out of the deep pit.
He looks absolutely terrible now.
The bone in his chest was deeply embedded in Giyu chest by Yi Yong's kick. Although his super-fast regeneration was frantically repairing it, the pain completely shattered his reason.
There was no trace of human clarity in his eyes now; even the arrogance and cunning of his previous chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) second personality had disappeared.
Looking at this complete monster,
A scrutinizing look appeared on Giyu Tomioka's usually expressionless face.
"So, your willpower can only allow you to last two and a half minutes in this abyss filled with cannibalistic instincts?"
Giyu stared at the monster a hundred meters away, which was crawling on all fours like a wild beast and drooling.
A beast with godlike power!
This means he will no longer think about tactics, he will no longer hold back, he will use the most direct and brutal methods to destroy all life in his sight!
"To a swordsman, a beast that has lost its mind and recklessly squanders its power based on instinct... is a million times easier to deal with than a normal person whose mind is full of scheming and plotting."
These domineering remarks left the nine pillars present speechless.
"Is this guy with the poker face just putting on airs, or does he actually have the confidence to back it up?"
Sanemi gritted his teeth, suddenly realizing that he couldn't understand this man who was always elusive and rarely seen.
Just then...
"Boom--!"
Tanjiro charged forward again from a distance!
This time, he was on all fours, like a real Wild Beasts.
With each step he took forward, a footprint of molten lava, burning with Heat Haze, was left on the ground!
His speed was even three points faster than before!
"Trouble! If he runs wild here, this old mansion of our Master probably be completely destroyed, not even a single tile will be left."
Giyu was making plans in his mind.
He finally lowered his arms, which were clasped to his chest.
Then, to everyone's astonishment...
Giyu Tomioka reached out and unbuttoned his collar.
"Splash--"
He deftly took off his signature two-tone haori... directly from his shoulders!
"Mr. Giyu?!"
Kanae exclaimed in surprise.
You must understand, this haori was more important to Giyu than his own life.
Whether eating, sleeping, or fighting Upper Rank, he never took it off in any public setting!
But today, facing this rampaging beast, he actually took off his battle robe?!
Without any hesitation, Giyu picked up the haori with one hand, and without even turning around, casually tossed it high into the air behind him.
"Snap."
The unusually colored haori, still carrying the warmth of Giyu's body and a faint, cool fragrance, drew an arc in mid-air.
It landed precisely on the head of Kanae Kocho, who was looking completely dazed, covering most of her body.
Kanae.
"Immediately take our Master and Lady Amane to the back of the mansion."
Kanae shuddered as the haori covered her head.
She tore off the haori from her head and hugged it to her chest, her watery pink eyes filled with shock and worry.
"Mr. Giyu... you..."
Kanae is a smart woman, and also Flower Hashira seasoned veteran.
She knew this man too well.
Giyu Tomioka has always been very adept at handling things.
Even when facing Upper Rank, he maintained a relaxed expression, as if he were just "buying groceries on his way home from work."
But today!
He actually took off his haori (a type of traditional Chinese clothing) and demanded that she escort the Oyakata-sama to safety!
What does this tell us?!
This shows that--
The berserk Tanjiro before them was so powerful that even this human powerhouse had to take him seriously and even go all out!
"In the upcoming battle, I cannot guarantee that there will be no safe ground left in this courtyard."
Giyu's figure appeared incredibly tall at that moment, yet it also exuded a chilling loneliness.
"If you stay here, people will die."
"I see."
Kanae didn't cry out like the heroines in those melodramatic dramas, "If we're going to die, we'll die together!"
She is a mature woman.
She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the churning worry and heartache in her heart, and tightly draped the unusual-colored haori over her shoulders.
"My Master, Lady Amane, please follow me."
Kanae turned around and deftly helped Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
Kagaya's smile became even gentler.
He felt Kanae's trembling arm and gently comforted her:
"Don't worry, Kanae!"
"He... has never let us down."
Escorted by Kanae and Lady Amane, Kagaya Ubuyashiki room.
When the last non-combatant left the battlefield.
In the courtyard of Ubuyashiki, only the nine pillars and the ancient beast that was frantically approaching remained.
Hey! Tomioka!
Seeing his Oyakata-sama retreat, Sanemi finally got up from the ground.
Despite his severe injuries, the Wind Hashira still possessed an indomitable, mad spirit.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, limped to Giyu's side, gripped the hilt of his knife tightly with both hands, and roared through gritted teeth:
Stop showing off all by yourself!
"Exactly! What kind of people do you take us for?"
The Sabito also came up and stood side by side with Giyu.
Tengen Uzui, Kyojuro Rengoku, Obanai Iguro, Gyomei Himejima, Mitsuri Kanroji.
Although everyone was injured, and although everyone witnessed the monster's terror firsthand.
But they are the Demon Slayer Corps' strongest fighting force!
These nine pillars represent the limits of human potential!
Letting them hide behind someone and watch the show is more humiliating than killing them!
"Let's all charge! Let's spectacularly tear this beast to pieces!"
Tengen laughed loudly and drew his twin swords.
Looking at these colleagues who were clearly barely able to stand, yet still clamoring to fight to the death.
Giyu Tomioka... He turned his head.
Those deep blue, dead-fish eyes swept over everyone present with an extremely disdainful look, one might even say, as if they were looking at trash.
"Do you all have some unrealistic misunderstanding about your own abilities?"
Giyu spoke up.
The moment he opened his mouth, it was his signature rant—a barrage of sarcastic remarks from straight men that could drive anyone mad.
"Huh?! What did you say?!"
Sanemi's cerebral blood vessels exploded again.
"I already said that."
Giyu raised his chin slightly. "The aftermath of the upcoming battle will kill people."
"You won't be of any help if you stay here!!"
"So."
Giyu raised his right hand, his index finger coldly pointing to the highest point at the edge of the courtyard.
"... Get away from me."
"You bastard--!"
The pillars were so enraged by these extremely humiliating words that they collectively vomited blood.
If looks could kill, Giyu Tomioka would have been sliced into ten thousand pieces of sashimi by now.
However, they didn't have time to react.
"Roar--!"
Tanjiro's ferocious body, carrying a sea of flames, charged forward!
The overwhelming sense of death made all the pillars hold their breath.
That's too fast!
There was simply no time to defend!