"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, Sixfold!"
The tentacle reaching for Nezuko was instantly severed. Zenitsu Agatsuma didn't slow his pace in the slightest, instead directly unleashing the multi-hit Thunderclap and Flash that the former Thunder Hashira was most proud of, continuously adjusting his attack angle as he charged toward Enmu.
This kid... No wonder that old man didn't seem to care at all about his other apprentice, Kaigaku. With a Thunder Breathing genius like Zenitsu Agatsuma around, Kaigaku really would be sufficient as just a subordinate assistant.
Even Suzuki Makoto was surprised. Previously, Zenitsu Agatsuma hadn't given him this kind of impression at all. He never expected the boy could execute such a move in his sleep; his study and understanding of Thunder Breathing were clearly thorough enough.
Wait, in his sleep?
Why is this guy still asleep!
Suzuki Makoto almost lost his composure. He originally thought sleepwalking was just an illness, but how could sleepwalking also switch personalities? The current Zenitsu Agatsuma would earn praise from anyone as "truly an elite of the Demon Slayer Corps," but the guy from before seemed more like a naive teenager who had stumbled into a pyramid scheme!
Fortunately, with Zenitsu taking action, Tanjiro Kamado, who was still asleep, had already climbed up from the floor, and on the side, Inosuke Hashibira's body also started to move.
Well then, it's time for this farce to end.
A fierce glint flashed in Suzuki Makoto's eyes as he took a step forward.
"Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Lull!"
In an instant, all the tentacles extending from the coal tender were sliced apart, turning into a rain of shredded flesh and blood, unable to even begin regenerating in time.
"Flame Breathing, Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun."
The entire train car was instantly split in two. The explosive force sent the coal inside flying into the air, where it was then ignited by the searing blade wind, causing the flesh and blood to sizzle.
Soon, however, only the sound of burning remained.
Two eyeballs rolled over. Suzuki Makoto tilted his head, recognizing the characters on them.
Lower Rank, One.
Huh? This guy was actually Lower Rank One?
Although his power was decent, to say he was ten-something times stronger than the previous Lower Rank Five was overestimating him a bit.
"Still, I have to consider the Blood Demon Art, right? After all, not everyone can mentally resist this guy's hypnosis. Perhaps because all his enhancements went into his Blood Demon Art, his physical strength didn't keep up? Yup, yup, mechanics and stats can't coexist. As expected, the ranking of the Twelve Kizuki is quite rigorous."
Suzuki Makoto muttered to himself, stomping on the two eyeballs and crushing them.
Of course, with its neck having been severed, these eyeballs would have turned to ash on their own, but... who could resist giving them a stomp?
"Ah! Dammit! You stole it again! The great me didn't even get a chance to show my stuff, how could you kill it again!"
Inosuke roared with anger, raising his dual blades, and immediately targeted Suzuki Makoto.
"Train Man! Fight me! If I beat you, it'll prove I'm the strongest!"
His nickname for me has changed again.
"Inosuke, you can't speak to Mr. Suzuki like that!"
Tanjiro Kamado was still very polite, but Inosuke didn't care about that.
"Shut up! Kamaboko Gonpachiro! How could you understand the ambitions of the King of the Mountains!"
Meanwhile, on the other side.
"Nezuko-chan, are you okay?"
The little demon with the bamboo in her mouth nodded in confusion. Zenitsu smiled in relief, then his whole body collapsed to the ground.
Nezuko blinked, a pained expression on her face, and pricked her finger with her nail, once again setting Zenitsu on fire with her crimson flames.
At this, the other two stopped fooling around and crowded over.
"Zenitsu! Are you okay! Zenitsu!"
"Could it be that demon isn't dead yet! Did it hypnotize Zenitsu again?"
As Suzuki Makoto walked over, his eye twitched. He actually thought it would be better to let Zenitsu Agatsuma stay asleep.
And Tanjiro, I feel like your sister is about to be snatched away by the blondie.
"Is this Nezuko's Blood Demon Art?"
The man's voice made the two boys, who were desperately shaking Zenitsu, stop. Tanjiro Kamado nodded in confirmation.
"Yes, Nezuko used a technique like this on Mount Natagumo. It's extremely damaging to demons, but it needs her blood to trigger it—I think it must be her Blood Demon Art."
"Oh right, Tanjiro, I remember you need demon blood, right? This guy was Lower Rank One."
"Aaaaaah!! I just woke up, I forgot!"
The boy scrambled towards the still-burning coal tender, found a relatively large piece of flesh that hadn't completely disintegrated, drew a tube of blood, and then, using the tender as cover, called for the cat.
The cat, without any wasted motion, took the blood and vanished. If not for Miss Tamayo's mission and its trust in Tanjiro, it wouldn't want to get anywhere near a place where Suzuki Makoto was.
Tanjiro returned, drenched in sweat. Fortunately, Zenitsu Agatsuma hadn't woken up yet, and Inosuke couldn't care less about such a trivial matter; he was still trying to figure out how to challenge Suzuki Makoto.
A clutter of messy footsteps began to approach. Suzuki Makoto immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Fire! Someone help! The coal has been ignited! Put out the fire!"
Then he immediately lowered his voice.
"Quick, the coal smoke is thick. Let's get out of here in the confusion so no one sees us."
So, Suzuki Makoto picked up the unconscious railway worker, Inosuke carried Zenitsu, and Tanjiro carried his sister. The three of them slipped away from the edge of the chaotic crowd unnoticed. Later, Suzuki Makoto found an opportunity to toss the man into the duty office.
"Although you two are awake, Zenitsu is still asleep. We don't know if there will be any side effects after being hit by such a strange Blood Demon Art, so it's best to go back to the Butterfly Mansion for a while to be observed."
"The great me has no problems at all! I can challenge you right now!"
"Me too, let Zenitsu go back and rest. I can continue to eliminate demons right now!"
Suzuki Makoto smiled, reached out, and grabbed Inosuke's shoulder. Before the boy could react, he threw him straight into the sky.
"Aaaaaaaaaaah—"
"Tanjiro, I actually want to see that technique you mentioned called 'Hinokami Kagura.' You want to practice those moves, right? Maybe the two of us can reproduce them."
While Inosuke was in the air, Suzuki Makoto quickly explained to a slack-jawed Tanjiro, then smoothly caught Inosuke with Thunderclap and Flash, bringing him back to the ground.
"Awesome! That's a feeling I've never experienced before! So cool! Train Man! Can you do it again! Let me fly one more time!"
Suzuki Makoto covered his face. In essence, it seemed his intimidation tactics hadn't changed his situation at all.
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