Using genjutsu to guide the passengers toward the safe carriages at the rear, Tetsuya looked ahead.
Hidden deep within the train, Enmu felt his soul tremble. He had the feeling that something had fixed its gaze on him.
It was exactly the same oppressive sensation he had felt when he tried to peer into that man's dreams earlier.
Almost instinctively, he looked toward the carriage where that man was, only to meet Tetsuya's gaze head-on.
Even though he was hiding in the deepest recesses of the train, Tetsuya's gaze still passed through every obstacle and landed on him.
"Just keep the train running. Don't make trouble for yourself!"
Tetsuya sent those words straight into Enmu's mind, leaving him utterly dumbfounded.
What was with this guy?! How could he send his voice straight into my head?!
Meanwhile, Kyojuro Rengoku had awakened and noticed the changes to the train.
"Honestly, I never imagined the train would end up like this while I took a short nap.
Well then, allow me to..."
As he spoke, he drew the Nichirin Blade at his waist, and flames burst forth in an instant.
Tanjiro, who was on the train doing everything he could to cut down tentacles and rescue passengers, felt the entire train shake and nearly fell over.
"What was that just now?! A demon's attack?"
A moment later, he saw the carriage door sliced to pieces, and Kyojuro Rengoku appeared before him as though he had teleported.
"Young Kamado!"
"Rengoku!"
"It looks like you've been doing well."
He had also seen Tanjiro doing his utmost to save people, and he spoke.
"I just severed all the tentacles inside the carriages. It'll take this fellow some time to recover.
But calling out to people one at a time like this won't wake everyone up in