Tsuguko

As Tanjiro watched the head on the ground gradually turn to ashes, the tension in his heart finally eased.

He slowly pulled a delicate little knife from deep inside his clothes, and then stabbed it into the corpse of the evil spirit.

"Laugh!"

After the knife pierced the demon's body, it automatically began to draw blood from the demon's body.

Teiichi, holding Nezuko, slowly walked to Tanjiro's side.

They're drawing blood, which means they've already seen Tamayo?

Should I get some for Kanae to study too?

No, that doesn't seem necessary.

For Kanae, obtaining the blood of ordinary demons is quite easy if needed.

All we can't get is the blood of the Upper Rank demon.

Hmm, it seems that if I encounter the Upper Rank later, I can also get some blood for Kanae.

As he was thinking this, Teiichi's gaze suddenly shifted to the other side.

He couldn't see anything in sight, but the feeling of the wind blowing told Teiichi that a creature had suddenly appeared there.

Teiichi closed his eyes and concentrated. When he opened them again, his eyes were clear.

A naked cat appeared before Teiichi's eyes, its bright red muscles encasing snow-white bones, and a talisman with an eye drawn on it around its neck.

Seemingly sensing Teiichi's gaze, the cat stopped in its tracks.

His gaze turned toward Teiichi, and his nose twitched slightly, as if he were confirming Teiichi's identity.

After the blood draw was completed, Tanjiro slowly stood up from the ground.

He then looked around but didn't see the familiar cat, which made him feel puzzled.

Teiichi looked at Tanjiro and asked, "Are you looking for a cat?"

Upon hearing this, Tanjiro was somewhat surprised, "Mr. Kato, how did you know?"

"It's there!" Teiichi pointed to the direction where the cat was.

"Huh? Mr. Kato, can you see it?" Tanjiro in surprise, looking in the direction Mr. Kato was pointing, but he didn't see anything.

Teiichi, and before he could explain, the cat seemed to realize that Tanjiro and Teiichi knew each other and felt relieved.

Meow~

With a meow, a calico cat slowly appeared before the two of them.

"It's really here!" Tanjiro exclaimed excitedly.

He then went over and placed the knife, from which the blood had already been drawn, into the small wooden box on the cat's back.

After finishing, he didn't forget to give himself a couple of quick strokes.

Meow~

With another meow, the calico cat slowly disappeared down the street.

Tanjiro approached Teiichi and bowed deeply.

"Mr. Kato, I don't have any missions at the moment. If it's alright, could you please guide my training during this time?"

Uzui Mansion.

Tengen Uzui casually crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking nonchalantly at the boy in front of him wearing Boar's Head.

"Are you the Tsuguko that Master said he wanted to introduce to me?"

Upon hearing this, Inosuke frowned, seemingly puzzled by the term "Tsuguko." He waved his hand, his movements carrying a hint of wild unruliness.

"Tsuguko? What's that? I, Inosuke, have never heard of it!"

"You're a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, right?" Tengen Uzui asked.

"Hmm... sort of, what's wrong?" Inosuke replied, then seemed to think that Tengen Uzui's pose with his arms crossed while looking at him was kind of cool, so he also imitated Tengen Uzui's pose and stood with his arms crossed.

"You're a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, and you found me after the Oyakata-sama notified me. You must be the Tsuguko the Master was going to introduce to me!"

"I've already told you, I don't know what Tsuguko is!"

Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui felt a headache coming on and patted his head lightly with one hand.

"Then what are you here for?"

Inosuke turned around and looked around, then seemed to see something and pointed to a tree in the distance.

"It was that crow that called me here; it said I could become stronger here!"

"Crow?"

Tengen Uzui looked puzzled and followed the direction Inosuke was pointing.

A Kasugai Crow was hiding behind a tree in the distance, watching the two. When Inosuke pointed at it, its body trembled slightly.

Seeing the Kasugai Crow's state, Tengen Uzui couldn't help but say, "Hey, hey, hey! What exactly have you been doing to it all this time?!"

Inosuke replied, "What? What did I do to it? I didn't do anything! Can't you see it's still alive and well? If I had done something to it, how could it still be jumping around like that?"

Is his assessment of the Kasugai Crow's condition simply that it's still alive?

Tengen Uzui couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead. He seemed to understand why, even though it was Inosuke Kasugai Crow, it dared not approach Inosuke and kept such a distance.

Raise your hand.

Bang!

"Ouch!" Inosuke cried out in pain, clutching his head where he had been hit, and said angrily, "What did you do?"

"That's our Demon Slayer Corps 'Demon Slayer Corps Kasugai Crow! It's used to issue missions and notify us of important matters. From now on, you better treat it well, you hear me!"

"Damn it, that's between me and it, what does it have to do with you?"

Tengen Uzui said, "I am a Pillar! And I will be your teacher! Besides, Kasugai Crow can be considered our partner!"

"What utter nonsense! I don't believe any of this! If you've got the guts, let's fight. You can talk after you win!"

Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui's lips couldn't help but curl into a smile.

"Hahaha... Young man, you're quite the showman! Since you want to fight, then go for it!"

Without wasting words, Inosuke immediately got to work.

He drew his Nichirin Blade from each side of his body with both hands.

"Beast Breathing!"

Upon hearing Inosuke's words, Tengen Uzui was slightly taken aback.

Beast Breathing? I've never heard of it. Is it a derivative of another Breathing Style Breathing Style?

"The pig suddenly..."

Bang!

"Well..."

Looking at the Boar's Head boy lying on the ground, Tengen Uzui couldn't help but sigh softly.

I have a feeling that this child isn't quite normal.

Was this how Kato Tokito too?

He bent down slightly, grabbed Inosuke's waistband, lifted him up, and turned to walk into the house.

"Hinatsuru, Makio, Suma! Cook one more person's meal tonight!"

Upon hearing Tengen Uzui's words, a head peeked out from the kitchen.

"Lord Tengen, what is this?"

Tengen Uzui mentioned Inosuke and said, "Ah, him? He's the adopted Tsuguko that Master introduced to you before! I'm going to train him to be the next Pillar of our Demon Slayer Corps!"

"Why is he wearing a Boar's Head?" Suma asked.

"Who knows? We'll find out when he wakes up!" Tengen Uzui replied, then reached out and pulled off the hood from Inosuke's head.

As the hood was ripped off, Tengen Uzui's forward steps came to an abrupt halt.

His gaze swept over Inosuke's face, then moved to Inosuke's bare upper body, finally settling on Inosuke's apple.

Why does this guy have a woman's face?