"Why... why didn't the demon die when its head was cut off?"
Tanjiro's brow furrowed. He was worried about Tetsu no Sosuke.
He knew he should trust him, but now that the moment had come, he couldn't help feeling uneasy.
Zenitsu Agatsuma glanced at Kanao. When she showed no sign of answering, he said quietly, "My grandfather told me some demons can overcome their weakness to decapitation. They become even more terrifying monsters... In the past few years, the Demon Slayer Corps has encountered only two such demons. Last time, it took five Pillars fighting together to kill one—and even then, they used Sunlight, not Nichirin Blades."
Chapter 376: The Choice
It was the first time Tanjiro had heard of such a thing. He watched the place where Tetsu no Sosuke and Akaza were fighting, his brow knotted, and said nothing.
"You're worried?"
Zenitsu glanced at him, then at Kanao, who was tossing a coin with a smile on her face. "Don't worry. The Hammer Pillar is strong."
"But that demon survived being beheaded."
"The last one that survived decapitation was killed by the Hammer Pillar and the others too."
Zenitsu muttered under his breath, "I heard the Hammer Pillar needed the Insect Pillar, Sound Pillar, Water Pillar, Love Pillar, and Rock Pillar to kill that Upper Moon One. But I can't shake the feeling he could've won on his own. He's terrifying. My senior disciple brother died because of him."
"Huh?"
This was news to Tanjiro. "Your senior disciple brother was a demon too?"
"Your senior disciple brother's a demon," Zenitsu grumbled.
"My senior disciple brother is Giyu Tomioka. He's human."
"..." Tears streamed down Zenitsu's face. "Don't tell your senior disciple brother what I just said."
"Oh." Tanjiro still didn't quite understand. "Why did your senior disciple brother