Gyutaro, Daki's older brother.
He usually hid inside Daki's body, sharing the title of Upper Rank Six with her. His strength made him an Upper Rank Demon truly worthy of that title.
Hearing his sister's complaints, he stretched his limbs, ready to give Tanjiro and Inosuke a thorough beating.
"My sister's already an idiot, and you still bully her like this... That's unforgivable!!!"
Gyutaro gripped a short, blood-red sickle in each hand, radiating an overwhelming pressure leagues beyond anything a Lower Rank could muster.
Meanwhile, Chinatsu and the others stood on the roof of a wooden building some distance away, watching it all unfold.
"Gyutaro's going in! He's completely ignoring Inosuke and launching a fierce assault on Tanjiro!"
"Oh, Zenitsu's back with his sword... He's joining the fight... Thunderclap and Flash!"
"Zenitsu and Inosuke are taking on Daki together? That should be pretty manageable, but Tanjiro's soloing Gyutaro... So that really is a bit too much for him after all? Even so, keep at it, Tanjiro! Show me how much you've grown! Show me your guts!!!"
Chinatsu's behavior left Tengen's three wives rather bewildered. They had more or less grasped the situation by now: the brown-haired boy being overwhelmed by the Upper Rank Demon was Chinatsu's younger brother.
But all three desperately wanted to ask whether he really was her brother. What kind of older sister got this excited watching her little brother get beaten up?
Even Tengen broke into a nervous sweat at that. After leaving the Underground Cave, he had been ready to intervene as soon as he saw Gyutaro appear, but Chinatsu had stopped him just as he was about to move.
Using an Upper Rank as a training partner? In the past, Tengen would never have considered that idea flashy. If someone had suggested it beside