"I'm terribly sorry. Father has been like this ever since Mother passed away. He's been a little unstable," Kyojuro said apologetically to Tanjiro.
Tanjiro hurriedly waved both hands to show that it was all right. At the same time, he felt that Kyojuro's father had made a valid point.
I'm far too weak. Even if he was Mr. Rengoku's father, I shouldn't have reacted so slowly. I only managed to take one step back, and in the end, my sister and Mr. Rengoku still had to help me.
I have to get stronger!
They exchanged a few pleasantries outside the door. Once things had settled down, they entered the Rengoku Family estate and went to Kyojuro's room. A short while later, Senjuro brought the Book of Successive Flame Hashira and handed it to Chinatsu.
Only successive Flame Hashira could write in this book. The entries from the other holders of the title were not particularly important; what mattered most was the first Flame Hashira's section, which contained information about Hinokami Kagura.
Beside Chinatsu, Tanjiro could barely contain his excitement. He would finally learn where his family's Hinokami Kagura had come from.
Chinatsu, however, held the book with a calm expression. She did not even need to open it to know what she would find.
She casually flipped it open. Which page she turned to hardly mattered, because Shinjuro had torn out most of the book's contents.
Although she had known all along, seeing it so plainly still made the corner of her mouth twitch. He really knew how to tear pages out. There isn't a single complete sentence left to read.
Beside her, Kyojuro and Senjuro immediately looked apologetic at the sight. "It looks like... Father must have torn them out."
"But don't worry. Even if Father tore them out,