Forging the Strongest Demon Blade from Demon Slayer

"Ashura Maru is a blade passed down through my family."

Tanjiro blurted it out without thinking. As for the second question, he wanted to ask, but he would most likely just get cursed at.

So he could only make the decision himself.

"Um, I actually can't command Ashura Maru. It willingly took control of my body after seeing Muzan before.

I can ask it for you."

After saying that, he asked in his heart.

As usual, Lin Fan replied with three words.

"Get lost!"

"Got it..."

Tanjiro had no choice. It was his own blade.

What could he do? He felt pretty helpless too.

He could only repeat what had just happened to the expectant Tamayo. "Sorry, it told me to get lost."

Tamayo nearly lost her composure upon hearing that, but she calmed herself and said,

"It's all right if it doesn't want to see me."

Muzan's Test

"Come to think of it, I was too presumptuous. I didn't consider its feelings."

Yushiro, standing nearby, was so angry he was practically about to grind his teeth to pieces. Why the hell did Lady Tamayo have to apologize?!

At that point, Tanjiro could no longer hold back and finally asked the question that concerned him most. "Miss Tamayo, may I ask if there's a way to turn demons back into humans?"

Tamayo answered that question with great certainty.

"I believe there is a way to turn demons back into humans. Every disease and every wound has a corresponding treatment. Although we have no method yet, I firmly believe that one day, we will succeed.

But before then, I need to ask two things of you."

Tanjiro listened with utmost seriousness, because this concerned whether Nezuko could return to being human!

Tamayo continued immediately afterward.

"First, I need to study your sister's blood. Second, I need you to collect as much blood as possible from demons with high concentrations of Muzan's blood."

As soon as he heard those two conditions, Tanjiro immediately promised,

"No problem. Leave it to me!"

As the group spoke.

Lin Fan, within the blade, had already sensed two demons approaching. If nothing unexpected happened, they would arrive any moment.

So he immediately warned him.

"Tanjiro, stay alert. Two demons are approaching. They've clearly discovered where you are."

"What?"

Tanjiro immediately rose to his feet.

Tamayo, across from him, was still confused when she heard Tanjiro's urgent warning.

"Miss Tamayo, demons have found this place!"

Tamayo was startled upon hearing that.

"Quick, follow me to the basement." She turned and led the way.

But the moment she pushed open the door.

The two demons had already launched their attack. The wall was smashed open from outside, and two temari balls flew straight in.

They rampaged through the room like cannonballs.

Smashing the room to pieces.

Yushiro immediately shielded Tamayo beneath him, while Tanjiro likewise protected his younger sister, Nezuko.

After the two balls flew out of the room, amid the smoke and dust.

Tanjiro and the others were revealed.

Lin Fan within the blade impatiently urged, "Tanjiro, what are you waiting for? Draw your sword and kill those two demons now!"

Hearing that.

Tanjiro immediately calmed down. He drew Ashura Maru from his waist, gripped it with both hands, and stared at the temari balls flying wildly around.

Perhaps because of the enhancement.

His eyes could now quickly and clearly lock onto the balls flying through the air.

He targeted one of them just as it flew toward Yushiro and immediately slashed out.

The temari ball was instantly cut in half, turning into a mist of blood and vanishing. The other ball likewise could not escape being severed.

Outside the estate.

The two demons, one male and one female, had been sent by Muzan to hunt down Tanjiro.

The male demon wore monk's robes and prayer beads around his neck. He had a crew cut and kept his eyes shut, while each of his palms bore an eye.

The female demon had short hair and wore a yellow kimono, with nothing particularly remarkable about her.

The female demon immediately sensed that both of her temari balls had been destroyed. She warily looked toward Tanjiro in the ruined room.

After sizing him up, she spoke first.

"A demon slayer with hanafuda earrings. So it's you!"

There was no need to think about it. Tanjiro understood.

These two demons had most likely been sent by Muzan to kill him!

Under the circumstances, Tanjiro said without turning his head, "Miss Tamayo, get out of here with the others. Leave this to me!"

"Don't worry about us. Just focus on fighting!" Tamayo replied at once.

Hearing that, Tanjiro was about to leave the room with his sword, but Lin Fan suddenly reminded him.

"Have Yushiro lend you his vision. Let them deal with the female demon, while you take out the one hiding behind you first!"

With Lin Fan's reminder, Tanjiro said without hesitation, "Mr. Yushiro, please lend me your vision. I'll leave that female demon to you for now!"

Yushiro had not expected Tanjiro to know about his Blood Demon Art, but there was no time to think. He immediately took out a talisman.

He threw it directly onto Tanjiro's forehead. As a faint light flickered, a special pattern appeared on it.

At the same time.

Tanjiro did not feel any different, but he still strode out of the room without hesitation.

Seeing this, the female demon actually reached out and removed her upper garments, leaving only a small vest. Then, before everyone's eyes.

Like a spider, four thick arms suddenly sprouted from both sides of her body.

And another temari ball condensed in each hand.

"Are you ready to die by my hand?!"

As she spoke, she hurled all the balls out at once. Yet in Tanjiro's eyes, strange arrows appeared on the balls.

It was as though those arrows were guiding the balls through the air.

Lin Fan also sensed the other demon's location and hurriedly warned, "Kill the demon hiding in the tree first!"

"Okay!"

Tanjiro held his sword in one hand and ignored the incoming temari balls. He darted back and forth, charging toward the demon in the tree from the side.

The female demon tried to stop him.

But Nezuko and Yushiro intercepted her first.

Tanjiro flashed forward several times until he reached the tree. He leaped into the air, gripped his sword with both hands, and twisted his body midair.

"Water Breathing—Second Form—Water Wheel!"

A horizontal current swept through the air.

The male demon immediately dodged, while the tree trunk where he had just stood was sliced apart by the rushing water. Flying wood chips and dust stained his body.

He bared his teeth in disgust.

"Damn it, I got filthy."

As he spoke, he landed on the ground.

Tanjiro followed close behind, raising his sword in both hands and slashing at his neck.

The speed was far beyond what the demon had expected.

Just as the blade was about to sever his neck, he raised his right hand in time. The eye in his palm closed, then activated its ability and fired a red arrow.

It landed directly on Tanjiro's chest.

At that exact moment, Tanjiro's blade had already struck the demon's neck.

Both exerted force at once.

Tanjiro was sent flying by the arrow, his position shifting uncontrollably in midair.

Meanwhile, a deep gash was cut into the flesh-eating demon's neck. Dark red blood began to stream out, staining his monk's robes.

"You got blood all over my clothes. You really deserve to die!"

Tanjiro also plunged sharply downward through the air.

Lin Fan did not want to waste time, so he simply reminded him, "Use your sword techniques to adjust your position, negate the impact, or guide the arrow to increase the power of your technique."

As he spoke, he also released demonic power.

Giving Tanjiro a small boost.

What Could Be More Fun Than Scaring Muzan?

His mind began racing as well. At last, he gripped his sword with both hands and slashed downward.

"Eighth Form—Waterfall Basin!"

The slash carried a torrent of water downward. A column of water immediately surged up beneath his feet, enveloping his body and offsetting the force of his fall.

His body used the momentum to flip to one side.

He did not seem particularly affected. After the earlier feedback and the strengthening from demonic power filling his body, he was no longer comparable to the Tanjiro from this point in the original story.

The one appearing now was Kamado Tanjiro Plus!

But thinking about it carefully, didn't that make me Tanjiro's cheat?

Shouldn't I be the protagonist instead?

Lin Fan suddenly realized it belatedly.

But the battle was what mattered now, and Lin Fan did not interfere too much further.

His only advantage was knowing the plot. Without that, he was not even as capable as Tanjiro.

So when it came to actual fighting, it still depended on Tanjiro himself.

An occasional reminder was enough.

During battle, Tanjiro still needed to think for himself and hone his combat experience.

The flesh-eating demon across from him also belatedly noticed something wrong with his neck. One hand covered his throat as he said in disbelief,

"How is this possible... Why isn't the wound healing?"

Though confused, he soon came back to his senses.

It had to have been caused by that demon slayer. He immediately raised both hands and roared, "You filthy thing, die!"