Hearing Tetsuya ask that question, Tanjiro stopped in his tracks.
For a moment, he could barely contain his excitement as he asked,
"Sir! You know the connection between Fire Breathing and Flame Breathing!"
"I do."
"Then what exactly is the relationship between them? What is Fire Breathing, really? Why did Miss Shinobu say there was no Fire Breathing, only Flame Breathing?"
Rather than answer Tanjiro directly, Tetsuya kept walking and asked a question of his own.
"Before that, why don't you tell me where you learned about Fire Breathing?"
Tanjiro hurried after Tetsuya and began describing the ritual dance passed down through his family, Hinokami Kagura.
He had incorporated that inherited ritual dance into his Breathing Style and used Fire Breathing when he was pushed to the brink.
"All right, let me ask you another question."
Although Tanjiro was anxious to find out why Fire Breathing was hidden within his family's ritual dance, Hinokami Kagura, he was a polite boy.
"Please go ahead, sir. I'll tell you everything I know."
"What a sweet boy."
Tetsuya couldn't help smiling at Tanjiro. He genuinely liked the boy's personality. It had been a long time since he had encountered a protagonist like him.
"Do you know where Breathing Styles came from?"
This time, without waiting for Tanjiro to answer, Tetsuya began explaining their origins, starting with the First Breathing Style, moving on to the five foundational Breathing Styles, and then to the various styles derived from them.
Tanjiro and his two companions listened with rapt attention. Though Tetsuya seemed to be telling a story, it contained plenty of practical knowledge.
All three were talented. One had created Beast Breathing himself, one had honed a single technique to perfection, and the last was a child of destiny.
Simply listening to Tetsuya's explanations taught them