The two did not stay on Mount Sagiri for long.
After leaving behind "Haruto One" (they had ended up calling it that after all), which could beat Tanjiro and Genya's faces to a pulp, they said goodbye to Haruto.
Before leaving, Hotaru Haganezuka pointed at Tanjiro's red hair and eyes and marveled at them for quite some time, calling him a "Child of Bright Red" who would bring luck to families that worked with fire.
"Who knows? When you get your own Nichirin Blade someday, its blade might turn as red as flames."
The muscular man beneath the Hyottoko Mask muttered, "Then... once you join the Demon Slayer Corps, how about letting me forge your sword? I've never seen a bright red blade before..."
Let you forge his sword, too...
Haruto turned his head and gave him a sidelong glance.
Is chasing me down no longer enough for this guy?
The Mechanical Puppet's strength was just right for Tanjiro and Genya-"just right" meant it could beat them black and blue without putting their lives in danger.
Still, amid the torment and pain, the two boys' swordsmanship improved at a tremendous pace.
At Genya's urging, the two vowed to dismantle the puppet into a heap of broken parts during training.
Heh, youngsters.
Kotetsu had said he was already working on the second-generation "Haruto One" Mechanical Puppet, with more extensive adjustments to its flexibility.
By the time the boys could beat this Mechanical Puppet, the second one would probably already be waiting at home.
That night, Haruto wrapped himself in his haori and went out on his routine patrol.
Many mountains surrounded Mount Sagiri, with scattered households of hunters, woodcutters, and others who lived off the mountains.
After crossing several mountains in a row, Haruto began to feel sleepy.
He yawned up