"Tanjiro, you need to relax your body more. If you want to unleash great power, brute force alone won't do."
Rengoku Kyojuro energetically instructed Tanjiro, who was training in the Rengoku family courtyard.
"Got it, Rengoku! I'll correct it." Tanjiro responded firmly to Rengoku Kyojuro's advice. Though he was already drenched in sweat, there was not the slightest hint of weakness in his spirit.
About two months had passed since Tanjiro and Kanao Tsuyuri's meeting. During those two months, under Rota's arrangements, Tanjiro had been assigned to train under Rengoku Kyojuro.
Just as in the original story, Rengoku Kyojuro and Tanjiro got along extremely well and quickly became close. Tanjiro was naturally taken in by Rengoku Kyojuro as his tsuguko.
Before becoming Rengoku Kyojuro's tsuguko, Tanjiro had undergone a period of special training under Rota. To raise Tanjiro's strength as quickly as possible, Rota taught him without holding anything back.
Other than Lightning Magic, Rota taught Tanjiro most methods of cultivating and using qi. As the chosen one of the Demon Slayer World, Tanjiro's talent was also among the very best. He could now skillfully use the power of qi, though it would still take some time before he mastered the Golden Light Spell.
However, this did not greatly affect Tanjiro's combat power. Tanjiro's greatest cheat was the Fire God Kagura—the original Sun Breathing.
As long as Tanjiro could master Sun Breathing, with some assistance from qi, he would be strong enough to face Muzan. Honestly, with Rota around, Tanjiro could coast along and it would still be fine, but his strength could not be too lacking either.
After teaching him these basic techniques, Rota introduced Tanjiro to Rengoku Kyojuro. Rengoku Kyojuro had likewise received special training from Rota, and his strength was completely different from what it had been