"Ashuramaru is an ancestral blade passed down in my family."
Tanjiro blurted it out without thinking. As for the second question, he wanted to ask, but he would probably just get cursed at.
So he could only make the decision himself.
"Actually, I can't really command Ashura Maru. The time it took over my body earlier was also voluntary on its part after it saw Muzan."
I can ask it for you."
After saying that, he questioned it in his heart.
As always, Lin Fan replied with three words.
"Get lost!"
"Got it..."
Tanjiro had no choice. It was his own sword.
What could he do? He felt 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 at those words, but she still calmed herself and said,
"It's fine if it doesn't want to see me."
Muzan's Test
"Come to think of it, I was being presumptuous. I didn't consider its feelings."
Yushiro, standing nearby, was so furious he nearly ground his teeth to dust. Why the hell should Lady Tamayo have to apologize?!
At that point, Tanjiro could no longer hold back and finally asked the question that had concerned him most. "Miss Tamayo, may I ask... is there any way to turn demons back into humans?"
Tamayo answered with certainty.
"I believe there is a way to turn demons back into humans. Every illness and wound has its corresponding treatment. Although I have yet to find a method, I firmly believe that one day, it can be done.
But before that, I need to ask two things of you."
Tanjiro listened with utmost seriousness, because this concerned whether Nezuko could return to being human!
Tamayo immediately continued.
"First, I need to study your sister's blood. Second, I need you to collect the blood of demons with as high a concentration of Muzan's blood as possible."
The moment those two conditions were stated, Tanjiro immediately promised,
"No problem. Leave it to me!"
As they spoke,
Lin Fan, within the blade, had already sensed two demons approaching. If nothing unexpected happened, they would arrive any moment.
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, still had no idea what was happening when Tanjiro urgently warned her,
"Miss Tamayo, demons have found this place!"
Tamayo was startled as well.
"Quick, follow me to the basement." With that, she turned and led the way.
But the moment she opened the door,
the two demons launched their attack. The wall was smashed open from outside, and two colorful balls flew straight in.
They tore through the room like cannonballs,
smashing it into ruins.
Yushiro immediately shielded Tamayo beneath himself, while Tanjiro likewise protected his younger sister, Nezuko.
When the two balls flew out of the room, amid the dust and smoke,
Tanjiro and the others were revealed.
Lin Fan within the blade impatiently urged, "Tanjiro, what are you waiting for? Draw your sword and kill these two demons now!"
At those words,
Tanjiro immediately calmed down. He drew Azhuromaru from his waist, gripped it with both hands, and watched the wildly flying colorful balls.
Perhaps because of the enhancement,
his eyes could now quickly and clearly lock onto the balls dancing through the air.
He picked one just as it shot toward Yushiro and immediately slashed.
The colorful ball was instantly cut in half, turning into a mist of blood and dissipating. The other ball likewise failed to escape the same fate and was cut apart.
Outside the estate,
the two demons, one male and one female, had been sent by Muzan to hunt Tanjiro down.
The male demon wore a monk's robe and Buddhist prayer beads around his neck. He had a close-cropped haircut, his eyes tightly shut, while two eyes grew from the palms of his hands.
The female demon had short hair and wore a yellow kimono, with nothing particularly remarkable about her.
The female demon immediately sensed that her two colorful balls had both been destroyed. She cautiously looked toward Tanjiro in the ruined room.
After studying him for a moment, she spoke first.
"The demon slayer with hanafuda earrings... so it's you!"
Without needing to think about it, Tanjiro understood.
These two demons had likely been sent by Muzan to kill him!
In the current situation, Tanjiro said without looking back, "Miss Tamayo, get out of here with the others. Leave this to me!"
"Don't worry about us. Just focus on fighting!" Tamayo immediately replied.
Tanjiro was about to leave the room with his sword, but Lin Fan suddenly reminded him,
"Have Yushiro lend you his vision. Let the others deal with the female demon. You go take out the one hiding behind them 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. A faint glow rose, and a special pattern appeared upon it.
At the same time,
Tanjiro did not feel any different, but he still walked out of the room without wavering.
Seeing this, the female demon directly reached up and removed her upper clothing, leaving only a small undershirt. Then, under everyone's gaze,
four thick arms suddenly emerged from both sides of her body like a spider's.
And in each hand, another colorful ball condensed.
"Ready to die by my hand?!"
As she spoke, she threw the balls out at once. Yet in Tanjiro's eyes, strange arrows appeared on those balls.
It was as though the arrows were guiding the balls through the air.
Lin Fan also sensed the other demon's location and hurriedly reminded him, "Kill the demon hiding in the tree first!"
"Got it!"
Tanjiro held his sword in one hand, ignored the incoming colorful balls, and darted back and forth as he rushed toward the demon in the tree from the side.
The female demon tried to stop him.
But Nezuko and Yushiro got ahead of her and blocked her path.
Tanjiro flashed forward several times until he reached the tree. He leaped high, gripped his sword with both hands, and spun his body through the air.
"Water Breathing—Second Form—Water Wheel!"
A horizontal current swept through.
Seeing this, the male demon immediately dodged. The trunk where he had been standing was severed by the rushing water, and splintered wood and dust scattered onto him.
He bared his teeth in disgust.
"Damn it, I got dirt all over myself."
As he spoke, he landed on the ground.
Tanjiro followed close behind, gripping his sword with both hands as he slashed at the demon's neck.
The speed caught it completely off guard.
Just as the blade was about to sever its neck, it managed to raise its right hand in time. The eye in its palm closed, then activated its ability and fired a red arrow.
It landed directly on Tanjiro's chest.
At the same moment, the 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.
A deep gash was also carved into the flesh-eating demon's neck. Bright red blood began to flow out in streams, soaking into its monk's robe.
"You got blood all over my clothes. You really deserve to die!"
Tanjiro, meanwhile, plummeted sharply toward the ground.
Unwilling to waste time, Lin Fan simply reminded him, "Use your sword technique to adjust your position. Offset the impact, or guide the arrows to increase the power of your sword technique."
As he spoke, he also released Demon Power.
Giving Tanjiro a small boost.
What Could Be More Fun Than Scaring Muzan?
His mind began racing, and in the end, he gripped his sword with both hands and slashed downward.
"Eighth Form—Waterfall Basin!"
His blade descended with a stream of water. A pillar of water immediately surged beneath his feet, enveloping his body and offsetting the impact of his fall.
His body spun to one side with the momentum.
He did not seem particularly uncomfortable. After the earlier Nourishment and the strengthening from Demon Power filling his body, he was no longer comparable to how he had been at this point in the original story.
The one making his debut now was Kamado Tanjiro Plus!
But thinking about it carefully, didn't that make me Tanjiro's cheat?
Shouldn't I be the protagonist?
Lin Fan suddenly realized it.
But the battle at hand was more important, so Lin Fan did not interfere too much further.
He only had a slight advantage from knowing the plot. Without that knowledge, he was not even as capable as Tanjiro.
So when it came to actual combat, he still had to rely on Tanjiro himself.
A reminder now and then was enough.
During battle, Tanjiro still needed to think for himself and hone his combat experience.
The flesh-eating demon also came to its senses and noticed something wrong with its neck. One hand covered the wound as it said in disbelief,
"How is this possible... Why isn't the wound healing?"
Though it was confused, it quickly realized what had happened.
That demon slayer must have caused it. It immediately raised both hands and roared, "You filthy thing, die!"
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