Amid the weightlessness and the upheaval that turned heaven and earth upside down, Tanjiro could not even tell which way was up and which was down. Wind howled past his ears, and all around him were layers upon layers of wooden rooms and paper doors.
"Watch out!"
Just as he was about to crash back-first onto an unknown stretch of tatami, a figure darted out alongside a pillar, as nimble as flowing water. It was Sabito.
He grabbed Tanjiro by the back of his collar and pushed hard against the wooden pillar with his other hand, using the recoil to break their fall. Then the two rolled with the momentum and landed securely on a broad beam.
Almost simultaneously, Giyu Tomioka leaped down from a sloping roof above, his haori snapping in the wind. His Nichirin Blade was already half drawn at his waist, and his cold gaze swiftly swept over the complex space around them.
"Sabito! Giyu!" Still shaken, Tanjiro's very breath trembled slightly. "Thank you for catching me!"
"Stay focused. This is a demon's lair." Sabito stood up and casually brushed the dust from his Nichirin Blade, his tone firm. "Besides, Rokuya specifically asked Giyu and me to do this before the battle. And more importantly, you're a junior of our Water Breathing school whom we have to protect no matter what. We absolutely can't let you come to harm here."
"Exactly." Giyu did not turn around. He tightened his grip on his sword hilt and stared into the darkness ahead. "Let's go. Don't stray too far. Finding whoever controls this place takes priority."
At that moment, the unimaginably vast Infinity Castle was like a puzzle cube constantly being pieced together.
In a huge corridor on another side, a gold-and-red haori blazed like a burning torch. Kyojuro Rengoku