The battle aboard the train began in the latter half of the night.
Before that, Haruto had been keeping a close watch on Kyojuro and the boys.
Sure enough, the demon that appeared on the Mugen Train was Lower Rank One, Enmu.
He stood on the roof of the train, right where Haruto had been sitting earlier, spreading his arms in the wind and muttering something incomprehensible.
Though they were only one carriage apart, Enmu failed to notice Haruto watching him all along.
"How wonderful, how wonderful~ If I kill an entire train's worth of people, including that Hashira, surely I'll earn that lord's approval again and be rewarded with even more of his blood~"
His expression shifted between madness and bliss, leaving Haruto genuinely baffled.
Haruto had no idea what method this demon had used, but Kyojuro and the boys were all motionless, deep asleep.
"It's going so well~
My ropes are a special technique. If you use one to connect your hand to someone else's, you can enter their dreams..."
Haruto looked up in confusion.
He hasn't noticed me, has he?
There's nobody else on this roof, right? Who's he talking to?
He's even explaining how his own moves work...
Like some kind of lunatic.
Just as Haruto frowned, deciding this had dragged on far too long and preparing to get rid of the demon himself, Tanjiro's shout suddenly came from inside the carriage.
Good. As long as they're awake.
Next came... a battle against the Lower Rank demon before them.
Haruto never doubted that his students were capable of it. All they needed was... a chance to fight.
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