Final Selection Begins!

Time passed like a white colt flashing by. Two years had already gone by since he began training on Mount Sagiri.

Whenever Tanjiro recalled meeting Yoru Machi and Giyu Tomioka in the snow two years ago, as well as every little moment from the past two years of training, he could not help feeling as though a lifetime had passed.

Two years ago, following Yoru Machi's instructions, he had indeed found an old man named Sakontsuki Urokodaki on Mount Sagiri.

At first, when the old man saw Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, who had become a Maneating Demon, he had not exactly welcomed them.

It was only after Tanjiro explained why he had come and said that Yoru Machi had referred him that Sakontsuki Urokodaki chose to take them in.

At the beginning, Sakontsuki Urokodaki had not thought very highly of Tanjiro either.

Although Tanjiro had shown considerable courage and perseverance, he lacked another extremely important quality: resolve!

When facing Demonic Beasts that fed on humans, he did not have the resolve to finish them off. How could someone who did not dare kill demons become a member of the Demon Slayer Corps?

However, Tanjiro had been referred by Yoru Machi, and Sakontsuki Urokodaki owed Yoru Machi a favor.

Thus, despite being somewhat dissatisfied with Tanjiro, Sakontsuki Urokodaki ultimately accepted him as his disciple.

And the facts proved that the Child of the World, blessed with a protagonist's halo, truly possessed EX-rank infectious enthusiasm.

Over the course of two years, Sakontsuki Urokodaki witnessed every bit of Tanjiro's daily effort and perseverance.

Gradually, Sakontsuki Urokodaki, who had initially been somewhat dissatisfied with Tanjiro, was moved by the bond between the brother and sister and slowly let go of the knot in his heart.

Under Sakontsuki Urokodaki's guidance, Tanjiro also mastered Water