Kanzaki Kumo left Zenitsu with Tanjiro and the others to let them get to know one another, while he went to find Gyomei.
"Hello, my name is Tanjiro Kamado. Just call me Tanjiro. These two are Yuichiro Tokito and Muichiro Tokito."
After Kanzaki Kumo left, the first to speak was naturally Tanjiro, who could make friends with anyone.
With his nose that could distinguish malice from goodwill, he detected no malice from Zenitsu, only a fear he did not quite understand, and began chatting without any reservations.
"My name is Zenitsu Agatsuma. You can just call me Zenitsu."
While the four youngsters outside got acquainted, Kanzaki Kumo was exchanging insights on Breathing Styles with Gyomei.
Simply put, they were sparring.
Since Gyomei had joined the Demon Slayer Corps, this was the first time anyone had approached him for a spar.
After all, any normal person would abandon all thoughts of sparring at the sight of that spiked flail, roughly a meter in diameter.
Kanzaki Kumo: ?
Of course, Kanzaki Kumo could not possibly clash head-on with Gyomei either. He figured that one solid hit from that flail would mean deleting his character and starting over.
He only wanted to test how useful his speed would be against Gyomei, who had grasped the Transparent World.
Because of Gyomei's unusual weapon, Kanzaki Kumo was also using his own Nichirin Blade in a spar for the first time.
"Here I come."
Kanzaki Kumo spoke quietly, then launched his attack.
"Thunder Breathing, Seventh Form: Dragon's Roam!"
Incandescent lightning took the form of a roaming dragon. With a flick of its body, it reached Gyomei, coiling tightly around his towering figure to crush him.
The lightning seemed to become an enormous inverted bowl, swallowing Gyomei's figure.
"Stone Breathing, Third Form: Rock-Skin!"
Only when Kanzaki