Chapter 789: Giyu's Appreciation
It was already dusk by the time Tanjiro woke up. He slowly stretched, then rubbed his sleepy eyes, feeling wonderfully refreshed.
This sleep had washed away Tanjiro's previous exhaustion. At that moment, his entire body felt incredibly comfortable.
But before Tanjiro could relax for long, an unfamiliar presence lingered around him. He immediately became alert. Could that demon called Muzan have returned?
"Your name is Tanjiro, right? At your mother's request, I came here specifically to find you."
Giyu's cold voice came from a dark corner nearby.
"May I ask who you are?" Tanjiro silently observed the unusually dressed Giyu before him, his heart filled with curiosity.
"This? I'm Giyu Tomioka, a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps."
"The Demon Slayer Corps? What kind of organization is that? I've never heard of it."
It was perfectly normal for ordinary people to have no contact with the Demon Slayer Corps. Though demons were numerous, they were still insignificant compared to humans. Moreover, human society itself was far from peaceful, with no shortage of wicked people who committed all manner of crimes. The harm caused by those people was no less than that caused by demons.
Even when strange murders or disappearances occurred, most people would associate them with bandits, robbers, and other evildoers.
Giyu closed his eyes and let out a breath before saying softly, "Come with me. We'll head to town and reunite you with your family first."
Tanjiro snapped back to his senses. If he had not been so exhausted after an entire day of labor that he could no longer endure, he would have rushed back to town to reunite with his family immediately.
"Mr. Giyu, let's hurry and go."
"Let's go."
To accommodate Tanjiro, Giyu deliberately kept his speed at Tanjiro's level to