After spending so much time around Haruto, Genya was thoroughly familiar with the opening movements of every Star Breathing form.
The moment Tanjiro raised his hand, Genya knew what he would do next.
Genya planted a hand on the ground and nimbly flipped backward, easily dodging the starlight slashing toward his face.
Then he stretched out his body and sent Tanjiro flying with a heavy spinning kick.
"That's it? You trained for three months, and this is all you have to show for it?"
Genya lunged forward and slammed a fist into the ground beside Tanjiro's head, roaring, "If you don't work hard, you'll only waste your talent!"
Tanjiro struggled to bend his leg, then planted a kick in Genya's chest.
"You really are Genya!" Tanjiro raised his sword high. "I'm holding a real sword! It'll hurt you!"
"Idiot! You haven't even touched me!"
"It really will hurt you!"
"Aim for my head!"
Meanwhile, at Tamayo's Residence in Asakusa, Tokyo, Haruto drank a pot of Oolong Tea, only to find his heart pounding in the stillness.
Tamayo and Yushiro sat opposite him, their expressions equally grave.
Yushiro was puzzled.
He knew what Lady Tamayo was developing: a drug beyond the understanding of humans and demons alike, filled with uncertainty and danger.
A drug like this could only produce two outcomes: either it would make someone die in agony, or it would give rise to a new species somewhere between human and demon.
But if creating a new species were that easy, Muzan Kibutsuji would not have spent so long searching for the Blue Spider Lily.
...Wasn't staying alive good enough?
Haruto was silent for a long time before looking up and asking, "What do I need to watch out for?"
"Listen to me, Haruto. We don't have to rush