"This is it!"
The information Tanjiro was holding clearly stated that...
Tokyo.
Yoshiwara, Entertainment District!
Geishas frequently disappear here, and even the dispatched team members have gone missing, leading to suspicions that a powerful demon is lurking here!
The information was scarce, but that's exactly what Asuramaru needed!
According to the original work, the Upper Rank Six is hidden here, and its strength is not great. With Tanjiro's current strength, going there would be a chaotic massacre!
This will be a perfect opportunity to catch Muzan guard!
Meanwhile, the outside world...
After hearing Asuramaru's affirmative voice, Tanjiro respectfully took the intelligence report and said, "My Master, I will choose this report."
Kagaya Ubuyashiki was kneeling opposite him, also noticed the intelligence report. He had read it no less than ten times before, when he sent his team members there.
They either returned empty-handed without any intelligence, or they completely lost contact.
The original plan was to send Zhu Qian to investigate.
I never expected Tanjiro to choose him, but that's fine too, since the demons hiding there are definitely not weak.
It would be most appropriate for Tanjiro, the strongest member of the Demon Slayer Corps, to go, but he still added.
"I've seen this intelligence report too. The evil spirits hiding there are quite troublesome, so I hope that Sanemi can continue to stay by your side. In addition, you can also bring a few more team members with you..."
This statement is practically an explicit implication.
Tanjiro quickly replied with a smile, "I understand, my Master!"
After leaving the mansion.
Tanjiro immediately returned to the Butterfly Mansion. By then, it was already late, and the setting sun had completely enveloped the night.
However, when they passed by the courtyard, they saw Zenitsu and Inosuke still training hard, and they didn't even see Tanjiro.
Tanjiro understood their determination to become stronger and immediately stepped forward.
"Zenitsu, you've been able to maintain your Constant Total Concentration quite well. You should focus more on practicing swordsmanship from now on."
Speaking of this...
Zenitsu got annoyed and couldn't help but purse his lips, complaining, "But all I know is the First Form of Thunder Breathing, I don't know any of the others..."
In response, Tanjiro calmly countered, "But Zenitsu, can't you develop your own sword techniques? Were your previous Sixfold Strike strikes just the First Form?"
These words Zenitsu, and he was no longer as wicked as before, and began to work hard as before.
In contrast, Inosuke, "I created my own Breathing Style, which is far superior to your swordsmanship!"
"So what! Haven't you heard of concentrating on one point to reach the pinnacle?!" Zenitsu immediately retorted.
The two started arguing again in the courtyard.
Tanjiro tried to mediate between the two, while Asuramaru, hidden in his sword, simply watched quietly.
Chapter 78 I still really want to kill you
After the three of them had been exercising for a while...
"Zenitsu and Inosuke, I'm leaving headquarters tomorrow to go on a mission. Would you two like to come with me?"
Tanjiro sincerely asked for their opinions, and said he wouldn't force them if they didn't want to.
After all, it's really dangerous to be with him!
But this time, Zenitsu to respond, saying with a dejected look, "Tanjiro, you're a Pillar now, so you'd better protect me!"
"You'd be better off asleep," Inosuke remarked from beside him.
Clearly, she has also chosen to follow Tanjiro.
The three formed a team again.
Tanjiro smiled from the bottom of his heart.
Nothing more was said that night.
The next morning, the three of them got ready and left the Butterfly Mansion.
At the entrance, Sanemi Shinazugawa had been waiting for a long time, and with a fierce look in his eyes, he said.
"You're too slow."
"Feel sorry."
Tanjiro apologized immediately without saying a word.
Zenitsu, standing beside him, retorted irritably, "It's clearly because you arrived too early!"
With that expression and demeanor, Sanemi Shinazugawa's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
It's hard now, my fist is hard!
"You bastard! I still really want to beat you to death!"
"Huh?!"
Upon hearing this, Zenitsu ran behind Tanjiro, crying and pleading, "Tanjiro, you have to protect me!"
Sanemi Shinazugawa: Holy shit!
However, after thinking it over, he suppressed his anger and turned to Tanjiro with a serious expression, asking him a question.
"Tanjiro, what was that flame mark on your forehead that day?!"
Tanjiro didn't try to hide anything from this question and simply told him everything he knew.
"That's Demon Slayer Mark..."
Before he could finish speaking...
As if certain of his guess, Sanemi Shinazugawa hurriedly pressed, "It really is Demon Slayer Mark! Do you remember how you awakened it?!"
When asked about how he activated his Demon Slayer Mark, Tanjiro recounted his experience from that day with a sense of bewilderment.
"Actually, I'm not entirely sure how the Demon Slayer Mark were activated, but that day I was attacked and lost consciousness, and I vaguely saw..."
When I regained consciousness and came to my senses, the Demon Slayer Mark had already been activated.
That's as good as saying nothing at all.
However, none of the people present believed it to be a lie, since Tanjiro would never lie, but they really couldn't understand the method of activating the Demon Slayer Mark.
Fortunately, there is the encyclopedia Asuramaru.
Tanjiro's idea was simple: if he didn't understand something, he could just ask Asuramaru.
"Asuramaru..."
The moment he opened his mouth, Asuramaru in the sword knew what Tanjiro wanted to ask. To be honest, I really felt like a very dedicated cheat code.
Reluctantly, a vague answer was given, "Once someone awakens their Demon Slayer Mark, under your influence, others will also gradually awaken their Demon Slayer Mark."
"Thank you, Asuramaru."
Tanjiro turned around and repeated what he had said, also briefly describing his own situation after activating the Demon Slayer Mark.
"When I activated the Demon Slayer Mark, I could feel my body getting very hot, and my heart was pounding violently... I feel that this is very likely one of the reasons why people who activate the Demon Slayer Mark cannot live past the age of twenty-five."
Upon hearing this, Sanemi Shinazugawa grasped the key point. "So, the closer someone gets to you, the faster they can activate their Demon Slayer Mark?!"
As for the fact that activating the Demon Slayer Mark would lead to death at the age of twenty-five, he didn't care at all.
All I need to do is become stronger and kill the evil spirits!
On the contrary, Zenitsu hid far away, acting strangely with lingering fear.
"If I get this close to you, will I die young too? I haven't even gotten married yet..."
Faced with Zenitsu's cries, Tanjiro turned his head and his innocent gaze fell on him, quickly waving his hand to add.
"Don't worry, Zenitsu. Asuramaru can heal the damage to the body caused by the awakening of the Demon Slayer Mark."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Zenitsu immediately came forward.
"I'm not feeling well. Is it possible that my Demon Slayer Mark are about to activate? Please have Asuramaru treat me quickly..."
"Zenitsu..."
Tanjiro looked over with some disdain.
And so the group embarked on their journey.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Tanjiro and his group finally arrived at the mission location after nightfall.
Tokyo.
Yoshiwara, Entertainment District.
This is a semi-modern city, surrounded by ancient-style pavilions, yet it is brightly lit and bustling with people on the streets.
It looks exactly like a city at night!
But the most famous thing here is the geisha; everywhere you look, in the pavilions, you can see young women dressed in their finest attire.
There, beautiful women flocked, attracting customers.
The three who were visiting for the first time were all shocked by what they saw.
"What's going on? There are people everywhere!" Inosuke even felt a little socially anxious when he saw so many people.
Meanwhile, Zenitsu, standing beside him, stared at the geishas on the street with shining eyes, especially when they waved to him; he couldn't help but want to join them.
"So many beautiful young ladies..."
"Kid, that's too early for you!" Seizing the opportunity, Sanemi Shinazugawa punched him on the head and then grabbed him back.
Only Tanjiro kept sniffing the air, trying to find the scent of demons.
But there are too many smells here, and it's too chaotic.
However, he didn't ask anything, and just walked around the street. If there were any ghosts, Asuramaru would definitely warn him immediately.
A group of people walked down the street.
Before long, they saw crowds of people on both sides of the road, and a few of them went forward as well.
Then they saw a group of several people walking slowly forward, and the woman in the center was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had an exceptionally beautiful appearance.
However, none of the people present paid any attention to it except for Zenitsu.
"This older sister is so beautiful. If my future wife could be like her, I would die happy."
As she spoke, she glanced almost imperceptibly at Asuramaru at Tanjiro's waist and Nezuko in the wooden box behind him.
As for Inosuke beside him, he bluntly said, "Walking this slowly, they would have died long ago if they were in the mountains."
The two men had completely opposite attitudes.
The group did not stop, but continued walking forward.
A moment later.
As the group passed by the extremely famous Kabukicho Ogimoto House, Asuramaru's voice suddenly rang out.
"This place is haunted!"
Upon hearing this, Tanjiro immediately stopped in his tracks, sniffing the air, but he couldn't smell any demonic scent at all, not even a strong smell of blood.
There was no other way but to ask.
"Asuramaru, where is the demon?"