Opening chests again

After a long while, their lips parted.

Lin Guang whispered into Tamayo's ear, "From now on, you're my woman."

Then Lin Guang left the basement, calling back from a distance, "Yushiro will be able to get out in an hour. Don't worry about him. I'm heading off!"

"Senior Lin Guang! Wait for me!"

Seeing Lin Guang leave, Tanjiro hurriedly put Nezuko into the wooden box and chased after him.

Tamayo had never expected Lin Guang to kiss her. By the time she realized what had happened, he was already gone.

Looking at Yushiro, who had fainted inside the block of ice, Tamayo felt a little troubled. "How can someone like that even exist?"

Yet as Tamayo said those words, she did not even realize she was smiling.

Meanwhile, Lin Guang and Tanjiro left Asakusa in Tokyo Prefecture.

They found a place to spend the night. Lin Guang closed his eyes and sent his consciousness into the system.

"System, time to open the chests."

[Ding! Detected that the host currently possesses 10 Black Iron Treasure Chests. Open all of them?]

"That's right. Give me ten at once!"

At Lin Guang's command, ten treasure chests forged from black iron appeared in his mind. All ten Black Iron Treasure Chests opened together, flashing with various lights.

[Ding! The host has opened 10 Black Iron Treasure Chests and obtained: Strength Potion ×2, Intelligence Potion ×1, Stamina Potion ×2, Agility Potion ×2, Ninjutsu: Clone Technique, Six Powers-Shave ×2.]

[Clone Technique: Originates from the world of Naruto. One of the basic ninjutsu every ninja must learn. Uses chakra to create a clone identical to the user, which disappears upon taking damage.]

[Six Powers-Shave: Originates from the world of One Piece. A physical technique used by the navy that surpasses the limits of the human body. Shave involves kicking off the ground dozens of times or more in succession, generating powerful recoil to move at high speed.]

Looking at the seven new bottles of potion and three scrolls inside his Spatial Ring, Lin Guang smiled.

"The Clone Technique and Shave from the Six Powers! These are good!" Lin Guang's eyes lit up at the rewards. "I didn't expect Black Iron Treasure Chests to drop potions too, though."

Lin Guang smiled, then took a scroll out of his Spatial Ring. Seeing three little black figures printed on it, he thought, Three people? Is this the Clone Technique?

Then Lin Guang willed it. Use.

The scroll bearing the three little figures turned into starlight and slowly faded away.

The hand seals for the Clone Technique instantly appeared in Lin Guang's mind, while a pale blue energy emerged within his body.

He directed that pale blue energy into his right hand, gradually enveloping it.

"So this is chakra? I didn't expect learning ninjutsu to come with chakra as a bonus."

No sooner had Lin Guang finished speaking than the chakra surrounding his palm dispersed. He also felt all the chakra inside his body disappear-or rather, he had used it all up.

"This amount of chakra is probably only enough for one use. I wonder how long it takes to recover." Lin Guang examined the chakra within his body.

In less than five minutes, the chakra Lin Guang had just exhausted recovered completely.

"It recovers in about five minutes. Looks like I can use it a few times during a fight." Lin Guang was quite satisfied with that result.

Then Lin Guang took the remaining two scrolls out of his Spatial Ring. "These must be Shave. Let's see what changes happen to my body after I use them. Use."

One scroll disappeared just as the Clone Technique scroll had, while the other Six Powers-Shave scroll remained in Lin Guang's hand.

Just then, the system's voice rang out.

[Ding! The host has already learned Six Powers-Shave and cannot use this scroll.]

After mastering Six Powers-Shave, Lin Guang heard the system's voice and was somewhat surprised. "I can only use it once? Then what do I do with the other one?"

The system did not answer. Lin Guang thought for a moment, glanced at Tanjiro beside him, then asked, "System, can other people use this scroll?"

[Ding! Yes!]

Lin Guang's eyes lit up at the answer. "Can those potions be used by other people too?"

[Ding! Yes, they can!]

After receiving another confirmation from the system, Lin Guang suddenly had an idea.

The next day, Lin Guang and Tanjiro resumed their journey.

Along the way, Tanjiro followed behind Lin Guang with his head lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Lin Guang also noticed that Tanjiro seemed to want to say something to him, but for some reason, he never spoke.

"Tanjiro, you have something you want to tell me, don't you?" Lin Guang stopped and turned to look at him.

Hearing that, Tanjiro stopped as well.

For a while, Lin Guang simply looked at Tanjiro, who kept his head lowered and remained silent.

At last, Tanjiro clenched his fists and made up his mind.

"Senior Lin Guang, am I not suited to being a Demon Slayer?"

Lin Guang was a little surprised. "Oh? Why would you think that?"

"During the fight at Miss Tamayo's place, I didn't help at all. And every time we run into a demon, Senior Lin Guang is always the one charging ahead. I feel like I..." Tanjiro gritted his teeth, unable to continue.

Seeing Tanjiro like this, Lin Guang scratched his head sheepishly and thought, Have I stolen so many demon kills that I've wrecked Tanjiro's confidence?

But if I let Tanjiro kill those demons, what about my treasure chests?

Maybe I should give him something to make up for it. The system did say other people can use the things I get from treasure chests.

With that thought, Lin Guang cleared his throat. "Ahem. Tanjiro, have you considered that the problem might not be your strength, but that Water Breathing isn't the Breathing Style best suited to you?"

Tanjiro looked at Lin Guang in confusion. "Do you mean I should create a Breathing Style that suits me best, like you did?"

Lin Guang shook his head. "Have you ever wondered why Mr. Haganezuka called you a 'Child of Bright Red Flame'? Or why the demon who came after us yesterday recognized your earrings and wanted to kill you?"

"Is it possible that your ancestors had contact with the Demon Slayer Corps? Or even that they once joined the Demon Slayer Corps?"

Hearing this, Tanjiro was about to disagree, but then realized that what Lin Guang said might actually make sense.

Prompted by Lin Guang, Tanjiro began recalling things from his family's past.

Seeing Tanjiro lose himself in his memories, Lin Guang's lips curved slightly. I'm sure it won't be long before Sun Breathing reappears in this world.

My family has made charcoal for generations. How could we have had any contact with the Demon Slayer Corps? And Senior Lin Guang said Water Breathing might not suit me very well, so which Breathing Style should I use?

Breathing Styles... earrings... breathing... wait! I remember asking my father when he was gravely ill...

Just as Tanjiro was struggling to remember, a crow's cries interrupted his thoughts.

"Caw! Caw! South-southeast! South-southeast!"

"Your next destination is south-southeast!"