"No!!"
Tanjiro suddenly sat up in bed.
"Ah!"
The sudden shout startled Aoi Kanzaki, who was making her rounds.
Turning her head, she saw that Tanjiro, who had been unconscious, had woken up and was now sitting on the bed with a blank expression.
"Why did you suddenly yell like that?! You scared me to death!!" Aoi Kanzaki complained.
Hearing Aoi Kanzaki's words, Tanjiro snapped out of his daze, though he still seemed somewhat dazed.
She turned to look at Aoi Kanzaki, then glanced around the room.
"This is... the Butterfly Mansion?"
Aoi Kanzaki nodded, then said irritably, "If you can't see I'm not here, where's the Butterfly Mansion?"
Tanjiro raised one hand to cover his head.
My head hurts so much!
On the other side, Aoi Kanzaki glanced at it briefly and said:
"It sounds like you were hit hard on the head. It's normal to feel pain!"
Tanjiro nodded slowly, fragmented images filling his mind, yet he couldn't quite piece them together.
The darkness of night shone through the window.
Tanjiro suddenly stiffened and asked, "How long have I been asleep?"
Aoi Kanzaki replied, "You didn't arrive at the Butterfly Mansion until almost noon. I thought you wouldn't wake up until at least tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to wake up so soon!"
What time is it now?
"Now?"
Aoi Kanzaki slightly raised her head, estimating the time it would take to start her rounds and the time she would spend working.
"It'll probably be around 10 PM! I need to get ready to rest after your check-up!"
After saying that, Aoi Kanzaki looked at Tanjiro with a puzzled expression, as if she felt that he had a lot of questions today.
"What's wrong?"
Tanjiro slowly turned around and stiffly opened his mouth.
In the quiet study.
Kanae and Shinobu Kocho each sat at a table, flipping through the books in their hands.
After a long while, as she finished reading the last page, Shinobu Kocho closed the book.
I closed my eyes and tried to recall the contents of this book.
After a moment, she slowly opened her eyes, exhaling a breath of stale air from her cherry lips.
Turning to his older sister on the other side, he said:
"Sister, why didn't Akaza kill anyone?"
Upon hearing Shinobu Kocho's question, Kanae looked up from her book.
She frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then slowly shook her head.
"I don't know either!"
"Do you think Akaza might also be a demon who doesn't eat people?" Shinobu Kocho asked tentatively.
Upon hearing this, Kanae couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
"Eating human food is useless for a demon. If it doesn't eat people, where will it get the energy to become Upper Rank demon?"
Shinobu Kocho nodded. "That's true! But it's strange, even Rengoku fainted on the battlefield, yet this time not a single person died!"
Kanae gently turned her head to look out the window.
"We'll probably only know the reason after Rengoku wakes up!"
Shinobu Kocho nodded, then rested her chin on her book.
"It's all because Zenitsu is so unreliable. He's a participant in the battle, but when he woke up during the day, all he knew was that he encountered Upper Rank Two and that Rengoku was fighting Upper Rank Two. He knew nothing else!"
"A battle against Upper Rank demon is beyond the capabilities of members like them. Just surviving that kind of battlefield is already quite an achievement!"
Kanae began to explain, picking up a water glass from the table as she spoke.
"Alright, if you're done watching, you can go back to sleep now. I'll watch a little longer!"
Shinobu Kocho nodded slightly, her little head resting on the book.
Watching Shinobu Kocho walk away, Kanae smiled slightly, then looked back at her book, taking a sip of water from her glass.
The door opened, and a series of hurried footsteps approached.
Shinobu Kocho peeked out and saw Aoi Kanzaki running towards her in a panic.
"Sister Ren, something terrible has happened!!"
"What's wrong? What happened?" Shinobu Kocho asked.
Upon hearing this, Kanae also looked up at Aoi Kanzaki with a puzzled expression.
" Upper Rank Two is here to Teiichi Brother, and..."
Aoi Kanzaki swallowed hard, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Kanae and Shinobu Kocho.
He's already got it!
Snap!
The water glass fell to the ground, and the round water droplets reflected the warm yellow light in mid-air.
at the same time.
Thousands of miles away.
Six figures slowly converged at the cape.
"Speaking of which, has Lord Akaza been tricked again? We've searched the entire area, but we haven't seen that Demon Slayer." Doma gently shook his folding fan.
Akaza retorted, "No, that Demon Slayer wasn't lying. His body didn't react any differently when he spoke!"
Doma said, "But the Demon Slayer is definitely not here!"
"..."
"No... Akaza... the information he received... is correct, that Demon Slayer... is indeed here!" Kokushibo rubbed the ashes between his fingers.
Daki walked to Kokushibo's side, looked at the ashes and debris at his feet, and asked:
" Kokushibo, are you saying that these ashes were left behind by that Demon Slayer?"
"Hmm! There are only a few houses around here, they don't need to light a fire here, and this isn't an outlet to the sea! So this must have been caused by that Demon Slayer, Demon Slayer probably cultivates here during the day and leaves at night!"
Kokushibo stood up from the ground and turned to look at the other Upper Rank.
What's the nearest town?
Shimizu City.
An inexplicable sense of unease filled Teiichi's heart.
After lying in bed for a while without being able to fall asleep, Teiichi didn't force herself to sleep.
Instead, he sat down by the window and gazed at the lonely bright moon hanging in the sky.
A gentle breeze was blowing through Shimizu City.
for a long time.
Teiichi's agitation slowly subsided.
Teiichi getting up, instead of going back to sleep, he put on his clothes and headed towards Cape Ashizuri.
Instead of taking the main road, they walked straight through the mountains and forests towards Cape Ashizuri.
Familiar scenery gradually approaches and then recedes into the distance.
a long time.
Teiichi's forward steps came to a halt.
His gaze swept over the pupils of the six people walking towards him.
One, two, three, four... five, six!!
This is really...
You think highly of me!
Teiichi forced a bitter smile.
I initially thought Muzan would come after defeating Kokushibo, but it turns out all six Upper Rank One came at once...
That makes sense, given Muzan danger.
As Teiichi sized them up, they were also sizing him Teiichi.
Kokushibo remained expressionless, Akaza looked delighted, Doma was intrigued, Hantengu looked terrified, Gyokko was both nervous and excited, and Daki looked thrilled.
I didn't dwell on how they found this place.
The moment they arrived, the situation could only go one way.
Teiichi slowly placed his hand on the Nichirin Blade at his waist.
exhausted!
A crisp sword sound rang out.
" Wind Breathing - Modified - Seventh Form - Wind Field!"