Tanjiro lowered his head as he thought aloud.
"My father was a sickly man, but even so, he could perform kagura in the bone-chilling snow."
Kyojuro Rengoku said, "That's wonderful!"
Tanjiro paused, then asked loudly, "About Hinokami Kagura: Dance! I used it instinctively. It was the kagura I saw as a child. If you know anything about it, Mr. Rengoku, please tell me."
Kyojuro Rengoku said, "Mm!"
Tanjiro looked at Kyojuro Rengoku, but Kyojuro Rengoku continued, "But I don't know!"
At that, Tanjiro looked at Kyojuro Rengoku in surprise. "Huh?"
Kyojuro Rengoku continued, "This is my first time hearing the term Hinokami Kagura, too. It's a good thing that the kagura your father performed can be used in combat, but that's all I can say on the subject!"
Hearing Kyojuro Rengoku say that, Tanjiro grew a little flustered.
"Um! Could you say a little more?"
Suddenly, Kyojuro Rengoku looked ahead and called out enthusiastically, "Become my successor! I'll look after you!"
Tanjiro stared at Kyojuro Rengoku, sweat covering his face.
"Wait a second! And where exactly are you looking?!"
Watching from beside them, Zenitsu silently complained, What a weirdo.
Kyojuro Rengoku said, "Flame Breathing has a very long history. In every era, there have always been Flame and Water swordsmen who became Hashira."
"Flame, Water, Wind, Stone, and Thunder are the five basic Breathing styles. All the other styles branched off from them. Mist, for example, branched off from Wind. Young Mizoguchi, what color is your blade?"
Realizing that Kyojuro Rengoku had gotten his name wrong, Tanjiro couldn't help explaining, "My name is Kamado, and my blade is black."
"A black blade? That's a problem! Hahaha!"
Hearing that Tanjiro's blade was black, Kyojuro Rengoku was somewhat surprised, too.
Seeing Kyojuro Rengoku laugh as he called it a problem, Tanjiro asked