People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

However, Tanjiro's limbs were still lacerated by the shockwave, and blood continued to flow from the deep wounds that exposed bone.

"Blood Demon Art? Quickly, beat the drum!"

Kyogai continued to strike the fallen Demon Drum, and the chaotic, claw-like shockwaves not only filled the room where Tanjiro was fighting, but also Zenitsu and Inosuke's room.

The demon that Zenitsu and Inosuke were fighting was instantly pulverized by Kyogai's claw-mark shockwave.

Despite losing consciousness, Zenitsu managed to dodge the shockwave with his lightning-fast movements.

Inosuke dodged most of the shockwaves aimed at his vitals thanks to his excellent spatial awareness, but he was still injured.

Kyokai struck the Demon Drum, and as the room changed, Zenitsu and Inosuke appeared beside Tanjiro.

Seeing Zenitsu with his eyes closed and Inosuke injured, Tanjiro asked worriedly, "Zenitsu, Inosuke, are you alright?"

Zenitsu, who had lost consciousness, did not answer Tanjiro.

Inosuke crossed his twin swords and said impatiently, "The room keeps spinning around and around, it's so annoying!"

After saying that, Inosuke recklessly charged towards Kyogai.

Kyōkai struck the Demon Drum again, and the room was once again filled with shockwaves from the claw marks.

"Beast's Breath? Pick-up Fang? Round Spinning Fang!"

Inosuke simultaneously spun his two swords at high speed, using the blades to form a shield and block the incoming shockwave.

Inosuke found an opportunity for Zenitsu. With his eyes closed, Zenitsu bowed slightly, took a deep breath, and exhaled white mist.

"Thunder Breathing? First Form? Thunderclap Flash!"

Zenitsu used breathing techniques to channel his power into one leg, then unleashed a burst of energy, like thunder tearing through the air, attempting to close in on Kyogai at high speed and then decapitate him.

However, Kyōkai instantly saw through Zenitsu's weakness in this move, and unable to change the direction of his charge, he could only charge straight forward.

Kyōkai struck the Demon Drum, unleashing several shockwaves of claw marks towards the position from which Zenitsu had charged forward.

However, just as the shockwave was about to hit Zenitsu, he murmured, "Six-hit combo..."

Zenitsu altered his trajectory by stomping the ground multiple times. The sound of his stomping was like thunder striking the ground, allowing him to dodge Kyōkai's shockwave. His Nichirin Blade then slashed straight at Kyōkai's neck.

At the critical moment, Kyōkai struck the Oni Drum before Zenitsu's Nichirin Blade could strike him. The room instantly flipped, and Zenitsu's Nichirin Blade missed Kyōkai's neck, only severing one of Kyōkai's arms.

Having missed his attack, Zenitsu retreated swiftly and returned to Tanjiro's side.

Xiang Kai's face was filled with fear and unease; he had almost been beheaded.

The three brats in front of him were clearly not Pillars, but they had almost endangered his life. This made Kyogai feel scared, and at the same time, his anger surged up.

"Having returned to the Twelve Demon Moons, I cannot allow myself to fail again! Blood Demon Art: Ferocious Drum Spin!"

Kyōkai continued to strike the Oni Drum, causing the entire room to spin and spin, while claw-mark shockwaves continued to attack.

Tanjiro and his two companions, who had no time to catch their breath, could barely defend themselves, let alone fight back, and their wounds kept multiplying.

Seeing Tanjiro and the other two struggling in their battle outside, Yosuke used his own demon king aura to disrupt Kyogai's Blood Demon Art.

"The opportunity has been given to you; now it's up to you to seize it."

Kyōkai's continuous striking of the Demon Drum suddenly stopped for a moment, and in that instant, Tanjiro saw a thread on Kyōkai's neck.

"I see it! The Gap Line! Zenitsu! Inosuke!"

Tanjiro immediately called for Zenitsu and Inosuke, and Zenitsu, with his keen hearing, and Inosuke, with his keen sense of touch, discovered Kyogai's weakness.

"Thunder Breathing? First Form? Thunderclap Flash!"

"Beast Breathing? Third Fang? Fang Tear!"

"Water Breathing? Type Nine? Water Spray? Chaos!"

In an instant, four Nichirin Blades struck Kyōkai's neck, severing his head amidst the roars of Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke.

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As Tanjiro and the other two inside the house severed Kyogai's head, Yosuke sensed something rapidly approaching him from the depths of the forest, but could not see its form.

Suddenly, a cat with a talisman stuck to its chest appeared next to Yosuke.

Yosuke picked it up and affectionately scratched the cat's chin: "Chacha, Tamayo sent you here, didn't she?"

Chacha affectionately licked Yosuke's palm.

Yosuke put Chacha back on the ground: "Go, the battle is over."

Chacha meowed at Yosuke before entering the haunted house.

Inside the house of demons.

Xiang Kai's head fell to the ground, his eyes filled with a mixture of resentment and relief: "Little ones... answer me... is my Blood Demon Art... powerful?"

Tanjiro struggled to his feet and replied, "Impressive... but I cannot forgive you for killing someone!"

Xiang Kai's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and tears welled in his eyes: "Is that so... In the end, you actually admitted it to me..."

The gentle and kind-hearted Tanjiro bowed to Kyogai, who was about to disappear, and said, "Please ascend to heaven."

Xiang Kai's body gradually turned to ashes.

"Oh right, we also need to draw blood." Tanjiro remembered Tamayo's request, took out the syringe Tamayo had given him, and flicked it onto Kyogai's body, which was about to disappear, automatically drawing a vial of blood.

Once the blood collection was complete, Chacha suddenly appeared beside Tanjiro.

Chacha stretched out her cat paw and pointed at the syringe in Tanjiro's hand, then at the backpack behind her.

Tanjiro guessed what Chacha meant: "Ah, will you deliver this to Miss Tamayo for me?"

Cha Cha nodded.

Tanjiro placed the syringe on Chacha's backpack: "Alright, be careful then, go ahead."

Chacha's figure disappeared from Tanjiro's sight.

Chacha, who had just emerged from the haunted house, came to Yosuke's side again, nuzzled against his trouser leg, and greeted him.

Yosuke smiled and said, "Go ahead, Chacha."

Chacha leaped into the forest and disappeared without a trace.

The battle that ended in Chapter 58

After Tanjiro and his two companions killed Kyogai, the entire Demon House returned to normal.

Tanjiro helped up Zenitsu, who was fast asleep, and Inosuke, who was seriously injured, and found the human with rare blood who had been captured by Kyogai.

After the battle, it had become dark.

After thanking Tanjiro and the other two, the two humans hurriedly left this place, which had been a nightmare for them.

Inosuke, who was being supported by Tanjiro, suddenly broke free and looked at Yosuke, who was squatting in the woods: "Found them! Two demons!"

Ignoring his own injuries, Inosuke picked up two Nichirin Blades and slashed at Yosuke and the wooden box containing Nezuko.

"Wait, Inosuke, that's Tanjiro's..." Zenitsu saw the box and tried to stop Inosuke.

"Shut up! Charge forward like a boar! Charge forward like a boar!" Inosuke ignored Zenitsu's attempts to stop him.

Tanjiro also spotted Yosuke: "No! Inosuke!"

However, Inosuke had already rushed in front of Yosuke and swung his Nichirin Blade.

With a loud "bang!", before anyone could even see clearly, Inosuke was already pinned under Yosuke's foot. Inosuke struggled incessantly, but was unable to break free.

When Yosuke looked at Zenitsu, Zenitsu's entire body stiffened instantly.

Zenitsu has extraordinary hearing, which allows him to read people's emotions through their voices and distinguish between humans and demons. As long as he listens carefully, he can know what the other person is thinking.

Zenitsu heard the three beating hearts inside Yosuke's body, and his identity as a demon, and not an ordinary demon.

As for the demon in the wooden box, Zenitsu had already heard that there was a demon in the wooden box that Tanjiro was carrying, but when he heard Tanjiro's gentle voice that made people want to cry, Zenitsu believed that Tanjiro must have his own secret, and a secret that he could accept.

Zenitsu, terrified, hid behind Tanjiro, tugging at his clothes and pleading for help: "Tan...Tanjiro, a demon...he's a demon! And he looks even stronger than the demon in the Demon House!"

Yosuke glanced at Inosuke, who was struggling, and Zenitsu, who was hiding behind Tanjiro, with dead fish eyes, and sighed: "I'm sorry to trouble you, Tanjiro."

"That voice... it's so gentle, how could a demon possibly make that voice?!" Zenitsu looked at Yosuke in disbelief.

Tanjiro quickly ran up to Yosuke, bowed respectfully, and said, "I didn't expect to meet you again, Mr. Yosuke!"

"Tanjiro, you... how did you get involved with a demon again?!" Zenitsu looked at the respectful Tanjiro in disbelief.

Tanjiro pulled Zenitsu to his side and pressed Zenitsu's head down: "This is Mr. Ubuyashiki Yosuke, don't be rude, Zenitsu!"

“Ubuyashiki... Yosuke?!” Zenitsu remembered this name that had been highlighted in the Demon Slayer Corps.

Inosuke, still being trampled under Yosuke's feet, continued to struggle, even managing to rub off the boar headgear.

"Huh? A woman? A face?!" Zenitsu was startled when he saw Inosuke's feminine face and subconsciously retorted, "What a disgusting guy. He's so muscular, but his face looks like a girl's."

Hearing Zenitsu's retort, Inosuke struggled even more fiercely: "You, do you have a problem with my face?!"

Tanjiro tried to explain to Inosuke, "Don't move Inosuke anymore, your wound will get worse! He's not our enemy!"

"I don't care if his name is Yosuke or Inosuke! Let me go! I want to fight this guy..."

Before Inosuke could finish speaking, he foamed at the mouth and fainted.

Zenitsu, terrified, hid behind Tanjiro once more, peeking out to look at the unconscious Inosuke: "Is he... is he dead?!"

Tanjiro explained to Zenitsu, "Inosuke just fainted. He was already seriously injured in the battle just now, and he was still struggling. He lost too much blood and fainted."

Yosuke released his foot from Inosuke's, Tanjiro took out a packet of medicine, carefully applied it to Inosuke's wound, then took off his haori, folded it into a pillow, and placed it under Inosuke's head.

Zenitsu also took off his haori and draped it over Inosuke's exposed body.

After doing all this, Tanjiro asked Yosuke, "Mr. Yosuke, what are you doing here?"

"I came to hunt this Lower Rank Six demon, but when I arrived I found you fighting, so I didn't interfere."

"Hey, Mr. Yosuke, were you watching from outside? How could you do this? We almost died!" Zenitsu complained with a bitter face.

"First of all, I am not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, so I have no responsibility or obligation to do anything for you. Secondly, how do you know that I am definitely not your enemy?" Yosuke exuded the aura of a demon king, intimidating Zenitsu.

Zenitsu was so frightened that he trembled all over, and his right hand instinctively went to the hilt of his Nichirin Blade.

Tanjiro quickly pressed down on Zenitsu's hand as he tried to draw his Nichirin Blade: "Zenitsu, Yosuke-sensei already helped us. During the battle, when the demon struck the drum, there was a momentary pause. That must have been Yosuke-sensei's doing. It was because of that that the three of us were able to sever the demon's head."