Inosuke sighed in disappointment. He had always thought he was strong, but he had never imagined that anyone in this world could be so terrifyingly powerful.
Chapter 423: Life at the Hammer Hut
Life at the Hammer Hut was leisurely.
Their main task each day was to eat and drink. Tetsu no Sosuke, on the other hand, was busy, hammering away in the Sword Forging Shed every day.
Whenever Tanjiro had nothing to do, he would chat with Nezuko in their room.
Then he would practice and spar with Inosuke in the courtyard.
Their morning training was something they both loved and hated.
Every session gave them a wealth of experience, which kept them coming back for more.
The painful part was that each session made them realize just how far they still stood from the best Demon Hunters... It was a gap that filled them with despair every time they grasped its extent.
It battered their confidence again and again, but it also showed them what they could become and gave them something to strive toward.
After another morning training session, Tanjiro and Inosuke were in the courtyard, trying to reenact their earlier fight.
"It went like this... then this... You chose to attack his legs, ignoring my senior's attack. I blocked the attack from above for you, but he broke through your attack with a single kick."
Tanjiro pondered as he spoke. "So perhaps the right approach wasn't to attack immediately while defending. At the very least, charging straight at my senior is pointless. Almost all your attacks are head-on charges. Against someone weaker than you, that gives you an overwhelming advantage. But against someone stronger, your attacks become suicidal. So I think what we should have done at that moment was have you block his attack while