Chiba Yo said nothing about capturing a demon. He still did not know whether it would work, and the fewer people who knew, the better.
"It's a shame I'm still so weak... otherwise, I'd want to go with you..."
Tanjiro spoke regretfully after hearing Chiba Yo's words.
Muzan was also the culprit who had killed almost his entire family and turned Nezuko into a demon. Tanjiro wanted to slay him with his own hands, too.
But he could not even handle Upper Rank Six yet. On his own, he could only kill Daki, let alone take on Muzan.
"Just focus on recovering. I'm only trying my luck, anyway. The chances of finding him are next to nothing," Chiba Yo told Tanjiro with a smile.
"You've already used that method I taught you to increase your breathing intensity, haven't you?" Chiba Yo asked next.
When Tanjiro had first been brought back, Chiba Yo had noticed that some of his internal organs had shifted out of place and guessed that he had used the method he had taught him.
"Yes..."
Tanjiro murmured in reply.
"You probably already understand this, but I still want to remind you: it's best to save that technique for life-or-death situations. Otherwise, you'll be in serious danger when you temporarily lose the ability to fight afterward.
"And once you've maintained Total Concentration Breathing: Constant long enough to increase your breathing intensity, it won't be much use anymore. But the injuries you sustain in the meantime will stay with you."
Chiba Yo offered Tanjiro the warning.
"Yo... thank you for worrying about me... but if that brief boost can save more people... then what does it matter if I'm left with permanent injuries...?"
Tanjiro smiled as he spoke to Chiba Yo.
Chiba Yo was not surprised. He knew what