News that the Jingi Group had been slaughtered to the last man began spreading wildly through the town. Many people in the slums cheered, but the one responsible for it all had actually remained uneasy inside.
For the kindhearted Tanjiro, doing something as cruel as taking up a blade and ending other people's lives for the first time was not so easy to accept.
Tanjiro entered a food shop and bought a chicken and some other ingredients for lunch that day.
"Tanjiro, buying so much again?"
The shopkeeper handed Tanjiro the cleaned chicken and the other items. After taking his money, he sighed softly. "Spending so much-aren't you going to need money to live on later?"
The shopkeeper knew about the boy's family circumstances. Over the past few days, he had been spending a great deal almost every day.
"Sir asked me to buy these."
Tanjiro raised his head, revealing a sunny smile.
"I see. I heard that relative of yours has been staying at your house for several days and has been taking good care of you all. I really envy you, having such a good relative."
Tanjiro merely scratched his head and smiled.
"Do you know about what happened to the Jingi Group a few days ago?"
The shopkeeper gave Tanjiro some change and casually brought it up, excitement in his voice.
Tanjiro, who had been about to leave, paused slightly and lowered his head a little. "Yes. I heard someone broke in at night and brutally murdered everyone in the Jingi Group."
"Ha! Tanjiro, how is that brutal murder? They deserved to be killed. Good riddance!"
The shopkeeper corrected Tanjiro, saying happily, "We need more people like that. Only when there are more of them will those evildoers stop acting so brazenly. If that person came to