After that was done, Tetsu no Sosuke and Tanjiro breathed a sigh of relief, then started trying to get a pill into Shinobu Kocho's mouth.
This time was even more troublesome, because Shinobu Kocho was rather short...
"I told her to eat more green peppers and vegetables, but she never listened." Even now, Tetsu no Sosuke couldn't resist a jab.
Tanjiro nearly burst out laughing, but thought better of it...
After they finally managed to get the pill into Shinobu Kocho's mouth, he and Tanjiro turned to the last one: Zenitsu Agatsuma.
After a moment's thought, Tetsu no Sosuke said, "Why don't we leave him? It doesn't seem to make a difference whether he takes one."
"Besides, they're all together. If the Insect Pillar and Inosuke figure something out, Zenitsu Agatsuma should be able to escape too."
Tanjiro said with a straight face, "Sosuke, when you spotted the problem and shattered that world, didn't I wake up along with you?"
Tetsu no Sosuke nodded vigorously. "Exactly."
They exchanged a look, each seeing the same understanding in the other's eyes...
They would never admit that Zenitsu Agatsuma was too far away and had always been of so little use that they simply didn't want to bother.
Of course, Tanjiro still believed Zenitsu Agatsuma would be fine with Shinobu Kocho and Inosuke there.
With that done, Tetsu no Sosuke had nothing else he could do for the moment.
They had done all they could. The rest was up to fate.
Tanjiro, meanwhile, glared at the demon fighting Nezuko, fuming as though he could tear it to pieces with his eyes alone.
The surroundings fell quiet once more.
Under the moonlight!
Shinobu Kocho let out a soft breath. They were no longer in the courtyard.
They had kept cutting through one