The girl belatedly realized that her behavior had been inappropriate, so she took the initiative to explain. "My name is Makomo. I mean you no harm. If you're unhappy, I can leave right now."
Makomo?
Hearing that name, a flash of inspiration struck Chu Yang, and he remembered the girl's identity.
The protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado, had been trained by Sakonji Urokodaki. He was the former Water Pillar and also Makomo's master.
The girl before him and Tanjiro were fellow disciples. According to the original plot, Makomo would eventually die on Fujikasane Mountain.
The Hand Demon that killed Makomo had been personally imprisoned in this mountain by Sakonji Urokodaki. Thus, during every Final Selection, it hunted down Sakonji Urokodaki's disciples in revenge.
The fox mask on her face marked her as Sakonji Urokodaki's disciple.
"Forget it, you—"
Before Chu Yang could finish speaking, several black shadows suddenly shot out from the forest's darkness and pounced on them.
"Human flesh! Fresh human flesh!!!"
These starving demons had no reason left to speak of.
In their eyes, Chu Yang and Makomo were two exquisite feasts.
Clang—clang—
As swords were drawn, Makomo immediately counterattacked. Though petite and lacking in strength, she was incredibly fast.
A flash of steel cut through the darkness, and Chu Yang immediately heard the sound of waves beside his ears. The two black shadows in front of them were instantly decapitated, turning into ash.
Seeing that things had gone wrong, the remaining demons immediately changed targets and lunged at Chu Yang.
"Heh, you can't even pick the softest persimmon. No wonder you were destined to be demons in this life." Chu Yang sneered, drew the Horse-Cutting Blade from his back, and unleashed a heavy horizontal sweep.
With Chu Yang's strength added to the weight of the Horse-Cutting Blade, even without