After racking his brains for two days, Kanzaki Kumo still could not find the key to breaking through his bottleneck.
Just then, Kagaya sent word that Amane was ready to set off for the Tokito Brothers' home.
Kanzaki Kumo temporarily stopped his training and chose to relax a little.
Perhaps clearing his mind would help him come up with a new approach.
After all, something like the Transparent World depended somewhat on one's state of mind. It was not something one could master simply by training relentlessly; otherwise, Akaza would have succeeded long ago.
So, early that morning, Kanzaki Kumo arrived at the Ubuyashiki Estate.
Only after going through another thoroughly formal round of courtesies with Kagaya, Amane, and the others did he finally board the carriage prepared in advance.
As soon as they climbed aboard, Amane and the two girls accompanying her, Nichika and Hinaki, were startled by something inside.
It was a large burlap sack, the sort that looked big enough to fit a person easily.
There also seemed to be something inside the sack, something resembling very thick hemp rope, coiled up within it.
"Mr. Kanzaki, what is this...?" Amane's voice held some confusion, along with a hint of suspicion.
She wondered whether Kanzaki Kumo planned to simply stuff the two young boys into this sack and bring them back if his invitation failed.
Although Kanzaki Kumo was normally quite easygoing and enjoyed a very good reputation throughout the Demon Slayer Corps.
Except among certain people green with envy over his "keeping" several beautiful girls at the Butterfly Mansion, and those who had heard about him hanging injured patients from the ceiling indoors to swing them around.
Still, a sack this large really did lend itself to some rather unpleasant associations.
"Oh, this? I prepared it for