You Call That a Push-Up?

Only then did Tanjiro remember that Inosuke had been sent flying and had not shown himself since. He hurriedly left Zenitsu behind.

After taking one last look at Nezuko, who had already recovered, he rushed outside.

He found the buried Inosuke.

Inosuke had long since lost consciousness. Tanjiro had no time to think and hurriedly said,

"Please, Asuramaru."

"Put your hand on him."

Lin Fan did not waste words. He immediately released Demon Power to heal Inosuke's injuries.

In just a few moments, all of his injuries were healed.

Inside the room, Kamanue's corpse finally disintegrated completely.

A string of system notifications rang out in Lin Fan's mind.

[Ding! Detected that Lower Rank Six Kamanue has generated a large amount of negative emotion. Obtained 2,000 Emotion Points!

Ding! Detected that Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji has generated a large amount of negative emotion. Obtained 3,000 Emotion Points!

Obtained 1,000 Demon Power this time. Thirty percent will be granted as Nourishment to blade wielder Tanjiro!]

Outside.

The healed Inosuke woke up as well. The first thing he did was grab his twin blades and shout,

"Where's that demon? I'm going to tear it apart!"

"Inosuke, that demon is already dead. It's all right now." Tanjiro promptly stopped him and explained what had happened.

Only then did Inosuke relax. Letting out a long breath, he said, "You're really something, Tanjiro. You actually beat that guy by yourself!"

As the two spoke,

Tanjiro suddenly felt something strange happening within his body and could not help dropping to one knee.

Seeing this, Inosuke hurriedly asked,

"Are you all right, Tanjiro? Are you injured?"

"I'm fine."

After replying, Tanjiro felt power surging through his body.

Recognizing that familiar sensation, he knew that Asuramaru was strengthening him again, at the cost of the already dead Kamanue.

Thinking of that, he could not help feeling a little sad.

But the sadness was only temporary. Once the enhancement ended,

Tanjiro immediately returned to the room.

Inside the blade.

Lin Fan frowned, deeply dissatisfied with the outcome of this battle. He had originally wanted to use this chance to let Kamanue force Tanjiro into a desperate situation.

So that he could comprehend the Dance of the Fire God.

But he had not expected it to fail. After thinking it over, Lin Fan wondered,

Could it have happened too quickly?

After all, in the original story, before Tanjiro was driven into desperation, he had been beaten senseless by Lower Rank Five Rui for who knew how long.

Then Kamanue directly pierced his heart, putting him at death's door in an instant. There had been no chance for him to comprehend it at all...

The more Lin Fan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Lin Fan gritted his teeth in anger. Kamanue, you really deserved to die!

At the same time.

In the Infinity Castle, Muzan covered his face with one hand, trying to hide the fear in his eyes.

"What was that thing? What did that little brat do? Why did he suddenly become so much stronger? And what was with that girl who suddenly appeared?"

Even after living for a thousand years,

this was the first time he had ever seen anything so bizarre!

Chapter 34: You Call That a Push-Up?

What should he do?

This was far too strange.

Should he continue sending demons to probe him, or should he leave it at that?

Muzan fell into brief thought.

But before long, he made his choice. He did not care how many of his subordinates died. Even if the Upper Ranks died, so what?

I have a feeling that this strange little brat may change the stagnant situation that has remained unchanged for so many years!

If possible, this little brat had to die!

Having made up his mind, he immediately issued an order.

Other than the dead Kamanue, every member of the Twelve Kizuki received Muzan's order to hunt down, at any cost, a Demon Slayer wearing hanafuda earrings.

This time, even the Upper Ranks were interested.

Back at the estate.

When the old woman heard the commotion and came into the courtyard, she saw the devastation there.

Tanjiro, who had also treated Zenitsu's injuries, hurried forward and bowed sincerely in apology. "I'm sorry. This happened because of us. I'll definitely compensate you."

The old woman was no fool.

Seeing the three of them in ragged, bloodstained clothes, filthy and covered in dust, then looking at the pool of blood on the ground,

she could already guess that demons had attacked.

But they had been killed by these three boys. Having pieced together the whole story, the old woman smiled kindly and said,

"It's all right. As long as you're safe, that's what matters. I'll find a physician to treat your injuries later..."

But Tanjiro hurriedly stopped her.

"You don't need to trouble yourself by hiring a physician. Our injuries aren't serious, so there's no need for you to spend money on us."

The old woman wanted to say more, but when she met Tanjiro's sincere gaze, she could only let it go.

"Then if anything feels wrong, make sure to tell me right away. For tonight, you should move to another room first. Follow me..."

"Thank you for the trouble."

Tanjiro quickly thanked her and followed after her.

Meanwhile, Inosuke and Zenitsu chatted off to the side in the corridor.

"What exactly happened while I was unconscious?" Inosuke asked curiously.

At that, Zenitsu could not help laughing.

"Hehe..."

"Your laugh is disgusting."

Even Inosuke could not resist giving him a disgusted look.

But Zenitsu righteously declared,

"What do you know? I've found true love! Didn't you want to know what happened earlier? I'll tell you now..."

He immediately began recounting what had happened.

He especially went into great detail about Lin Fan, practically making every other word about him!

"Is that sword really that amazing?" Inosuke looked at the twin blades in his hands, which were full of chips, and snorted through the nostrils of his boar mask.

Nezuko had already returned to the wooden box and hidden inside.

Only after Tanjiro returned and led everyone to their new room were they finally able to get some rest.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, Tanjiro got up at dawn again and began training wildly in the courtyard. With Asuramaru's help,

his training was becoming increasingly effortless.

He could now maintain Total Concentration Breathing for longer and longer periods. Even his lungs had become exceptionally strong, and his breathing alone made a considerable sound.

Tanjiro was delighted by this.

But today was different from before. In the past, only Tanjiro trained, but today Zenitsu and Inosuke joined him as well.

Inosuke's thoughts were simple.

He wanted to become stronger, to completely surpass that weakling from last night who had trembled in fear and been unable to help Tanjiro at all!

"Tanjiro, how exactly am I supposed to train? I want to become stronger!"

Faced with the question, Tanjiro told him everything he knew.

He poured out all the insights he had gained from training recently. "You need to let the air linger around your fingertips, and your lungs need to push outward..."

After hearing that, Inosuke was completely lost.

Meanwhile, Zenitsu's gaze had never left Asuramaru at Tanjiro's waist. "Tanjiro, can you call Asuramaru out again?"

"No."

Before Lin Fan could say anything, Tanjiro rejected him first.

If it were something else, like asking for training guidance, Tanjiro might have asked. But he knew exactly what Zenitsu was planning without even thinking about it.

"Come on, can't you lend me Asuramaru for a little while, Tanjiro?"

But Zenitsu stubbornly kept pestering him.

"No means no."

Unfortunately, Tanjiro's attitude was exceptionally firm. The two bickered while training.

Inosuke was a little dumbfounded by the sight.

When it came time for push-ups, Lin Fan, inside the blade, saw Zenitsu's movements and nearly lost it.

Well, damn. His upper body did not move,

but his lower body did, huh?!

I'm warning you, this is an invasion of Japanese territory!

That behavior is indecent...

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, a month went by.

During that time, Lin Fan had originally thought Muzan would lose patience and send stronger demons to hunt Tanjiro, but unexpectedly, he simply did nothing.

But the more that happened,

the more Lin Fan felt that something was wrong.

Was Muzan an idiot? Obviously not.

That meant the guy was definitely plotting something. Combined with the plot,

they would soon be heading to nearby Mount Natagumo, where there was already a powerful Lower Rank Five, Rui.

If several more members of the Twelve Kizuki were lying in wait there...

Even if the Upper Ranks did not come, Tanjiro and the others would probably go in standing and come out lying down.

Lin Fan felt it would be best not to go.