When Inosuke heard Lin Guang's words, two jets of air shot out of the nostrils of his boar mask.
"Huh?! Of course I can do it! Don't underestimate me! I'll break all your ribs, you hear me?!"
Meanwhile, Shinobu Kocho took Zenitsu's hand.
"Please do your best, Zenitsu. I'm your biggest supporter!"
In an instant, Zenitsu's whole face turned as red as a monkey's bottom, and he was positively bursting with energy.
"Yes!!!"
Inosuke and Zenitsu ran into the courtyard. One ran along the wall, while the other hauled a rock beneath a tree. Tanjiro stood nearby, cheering them both on.
Kanao, who had been in the courtyard all along, watched the scene without the slightest change in her expression.
After Lin Guang and Shinobu Kocho entered the courtyard, they also spotted Kanao.
Shinobu Kocho and Lin Guang walked over, and Shinobu Kocho asked with a smile, "Kanao, you were in the same group as them. Would you like to join in?"
Lin Guang stepped forward and patted Kanao's shoulder. "Come on! Tell your big brother Lin Guang whether you want to join them. Though you're already doing very well, Kanao."
Kanao looked at Lin Guang helplessly. She knew that whenever he patted her shoulder and asked her something, she had to tell him what she really thought, or he would not let her leave.
When Kanao said nothing, Lin Guang sighed, then stroked her head. "Little Kanao, do you remember what I told you? The heart is the true source of strength. Only by following your heart can you become infinitely strong. Wasn't your participation in the Final Selection the best proof of that?"
Lin Guang gave her another gentle pat and left the courtyard. Shinobu Kocho said gently to Kanao, "It's all right. You don't have to listen