As the smoke cleared, Zenitsu trembled as he raised his finger and pointed at the figure in the ruins.
"Tanjiro... Tanjiro, what do we do?! Now not only have we not found the demon, but a monster has appeared! A boar monster! It's a boar monster!!"
Tanjiro took a small step forward to protect Zenitsu behind him, his eyes fixed on the figure in the flames.
The acrid smell in the air made it difficult for him to pinpoint the figure's presence.
"Hey, who are you over there?" Tanjiro shouted.
The shout seemed to trigger some mechanism; the Boar's Head in the flames suddenly turned, and its eyes, hidden behind the firelight, gleamed with an unusual light.
Then, his entire figure traversed the sea of fire and walked straight toward Tanjiro Zenitsu.
"Hey! Tanjiro, why did you call him? He's coming towards us now, what are we going to do?"
We'd better run! Otherwise, we'll all die!
He's a monster! Hey, Tanjiro, run!
Seeing the boar demon approaching them, Zenitsu felt even more frightened.
" Zenitsu, don't worry, there are no monsters in the world!" Tanjiro reassured Zenitsu.
"What do you mean there isn't one! There's one right in front of you!!"
"No! He should be a person!!"
"Can't you see? He's grown a Boar's Head! Is he even human with a Boar's Head?" Zenitsu was on the verge of collapse.
As the two talked, Inosuke had already stepped out of the ruins, his gaze fixed on the box on Tanjiro's back.
Hmm, the aura of a ghost!
He held his Nichirin Blade with both hands, crossed at his sides, leaning slightly forward, like a wild beast poised to pounce.
Seeing Inosuke's stance, Zenitsu became even more frightened.
"Hey! Did you see that? That wild boar monster is charging at us!"
Seeing this, Tanjiro was also slightly taken aback.
Could he have really misjudged? Is this guy really not human? Is he really a wild boar monster?
While they were thinking, Inosuke had already charged towards the two of them.
"The pigs are advancing! The pigs are advancing! The pigs are advancing!!!"
Seeing Inosuke charging towards them, Tanjiro immediately became a little nervous.
Zenitsu, standing behind him, calmed down.
Although it was just three sentences with the same content, he could already tell the difference.
The boar monster in front of me—no, the guy wearing Boar's Head —is not a real monster, but a human!
He was the fifth person to survive the Mount Fujikasane Test, along with Tanjiro!
He was the one who went up the mountain before everyone else, and came down the mountain before everyone else!
"Hahaha... You ghost, prepare to die!"
Inosuke laughed loudly and slashed his Nichirin Blade at Tanjiro.
Clang!
Upon hearing Inosuke's words, Tanjiro reacted quickly, drawing his sword to parry the descending Nichirin Blade, and then shouted:
"No, you've mistaken us. We're human too, not ghosts!"
"Huh? What are you talking about? There's a demon in that box behind you!" Inosuke pointed his sword at Tanjiro.
Although somewhat surprised that the person in front of him had discovered Nezuko, Tanjiro quickly explained.
No, she's my sister!
"What does it matter to me if she's your sister! She's a demon!" Inosuke swung his sword to the side with his right hand.
"This..." Tanjiro was momentarily speechless, and could only explain, " Nezuko is a good demon, she has never eaten a human! And she wouldn't!"
"What does this have to do with me? Get out of my way and don't get in my way of killing demons!!" Inosuke looked up and put his arm around his shoulder.
Tanjiro looked at Inosuke blankly.
Didn't I expect Mr. Kato's prediction to come true so quickly?
As expected, many members of the Demon Slayer Corps can't accept demons!
"Hey! What are you standing there for? Hurry up and hand over that ghost behind you!" Inosuke said impatiently.
"No!!" Tanjiro shook his head.
He could neither hand over his sister nor wanted to fight someone who was also a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Yes, judging from the Nichirin Blade in front of him and his behavior, this person must also be a member of the Demon Slayer Corps!
"No, Nezuko is a being recognized by headquarters, not one of those ordinary demons!"
Upon hearing this, Zenitsu, standing behind Tanjiro, was slightly taken aback.
Huh? Tanjiro being able to carry a demon is already acknowledged?
Inosuke brandished his Nichirin Blade and shouted, "What does that have to do with me? Get out of my way, or I'll cut you down too!"
"Mr. Kato, what you said isn't working either!" Tanjiro, somewhat distressed.
"No, I won't hand Nezuko over to you, and I don't want to fight you. You're a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, you should know that, right? Members of the Demon Slayer Corps are not allowed to fight each other with weapons!"
"Haha... Is that so? I'm really sorry!"
Inosuke laughed, gripped his Nichirin Blade with both hands, and threw it downwards, where Nichirin Blade embedded itself in the ground.
"In that case, let's fight with our bare hands!"
Upon hearing this, Tanjiro was slightly taken aback. "Eh? No, that's not what I meant!"
Before Tanjiro could give him a chance to explain, Inosuke at him like a rabbit, his fist hurtling towards him with a whooshing sound.
Tanjiro quickly pulled to one side, dodging the incoming fist.
He then moved backwards continuously, adjusting his body as he went, dodging Inosuke's attacks wave after wave.
He continued to explain:
"I don't mean you can just not draw your sword; I mean team members can't fight each other, not even with their bare hands!"
However, Inosuke seemed completely absorbed in his own world, ignoring Tanjiro's words.
Seeing this, Tanjiro also became a little anxious. "Hey! Listen to me!!"
Ignoring what Tanjiro said, Inosuke seized upon a weakness in Tanjiro's defenses.
Holding Tanjiro's hand.
The next moment, Inosuke instantly flipped Tanjiro over and landed on his neck.
After several swift swings around Tanjiro's neck, Tanjiro was flung away.
Bang!...
Tanjiro crashed to the ground and was dragged for a distance before stopping.
Looking up at the azure sky, Tanjiro unloaded the wooden box containing Nezuko from behind him.
Now he understands that he can't stop this person with words.
We have no choice but to fight!
Seeing the Demon Slayer unload the box behind him, Inosuke said with satisfaction:
"Hahaha... that's right! If you can defeat me today, then I might consider letting go of the ghost you're carrying!"
Upon hearing this, Tanjiro's eyes lit up; he seemed to have found a reason to fight today.
Are you telling the truth?
Inosuke nodded.
"Yes, I keep my word!"