Giyu Tomioka sighed, drew his blade, and charged forward. It seemed this demon was not as special as Tsugikuni Kuuga had claimed. As expected, Evil Demons should all die.
Tsugikuni Kuuga remained unmoved, silently watching everything unfold. As the blade swung toward his younger sister, Tanjiro shoved Nezuko aside with all his strength.
Giyu Tomioka's slash went wide, which surprised him slightly, but he immediately swung at Nezuko again. Guided by instinct, Nezuko dodged the attack.
"Tanjiro, Nezuko, you need to rely on yourselves. You will not always meet someone willing to help you," Tsugikuni Kuuga reminded them.
Tanjiro's gaze became even firmer. For a moment, he had hoped Brother Kuuga would help them, but Brother Kuuga was right. He had to rely on himself.
Tanjiro gripped his axe and rushed at Giyu Tomioka, but Giyu Tomioka clearly could not bring himself to strike a human. He merely knocked Tanjiro's axe away with the back of his blade.
Then he kicked Tanjiro away before charging at Nezuko again. Tanjiro quickly scrambled to his feet and rushed toward Giyu Tomioka.
With no other choice, Giyu Tomioka kicked Tanjiro away again. Then he decided to knock Tanjiro unconscious, or he would be too much trouble.
Just as the back of Giyu Tomioka's blade was about to touch Tanjiro's neck, Nezuko knocked it aside.
Giyu Tomioka looked utterly stunned. This demon was protecting a human? She had clearly tried to eat him just moments ago. How was that possible?
Tanjiro's face filled with joy. This meant his sister still recognized him. Tsugikuni Kuuga smiled as well. It seemed they had succeeded.
In the instant Giyu Tomioka was distracted, Tanjiro charged straight at him and used Head Breathing, First Form: Headbutt.
The headbutt struck Giyu Tomioka squarely in the head, leaving him momentarily at