The aspiring swordsmanship students and their parents were all stunned by what they saw, without exception.
Of course, Chinatsu was stunned too.
You call that "a little"???
Compared with what Tanjiro could do at full strength, splitting a tree with one strike could just barely qualify as "a little." After all, even before he finished his grueling training under Master Urokodaki and left the mountain, he had been able to cleave a boulder taller than a person in one stroke.
But!
Chinatsu turned toward the children and their parents with a knot of apprehension in her stomach. People in this era were deeply superstitious. Even a glimpse of Tanjiro's strength could easily frighten them, and they might even treat him as a monster.
Chinatsu's reasoning was sound. Under normal circumstances, things really could have gone that way. Unfortunately, none of the children or parents before her were normal.
After watching Tanjiro split the tree with one strike, their eyes all began sparkling brilliantly. Far from being frightened, they grew even more enthusiastic.
"He's amazing! He's on a completely different level from that last teacher!"
"If the big brother is already this amazing, how strong must the even stronger big sister be?"
"Master Kamado, please accept my bow as your disciple!"
A clamor of voices rose from the crowd, making Chinatsu realize her worries had been entirely unnecessary. Meanwhile, Tanjiro still stood there holding the shattered wooden sword, utterly bewildered, until Chinatsu leaned close to his ear and quietly gave him a brief explanation of how this had all started.
"Huh? You want me to be their teacher? Sis, I'm obviously not cut out for that!" The moment Tanjiro understood what was going on, he panicked and waved both hands frantically.
But a slap on the back from Chinatsu promptly shut