Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

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"Listen to Lord Ron, bring him inside."

Kanao, who had been smiling and silent, spoke up in a soft, gentle voice.

The two hidden members were stunned.

"Yes!"

…………

The Butterfly Mansion is a building that houses the wounded.

Tanjiro was carried in by members of the Hidden Sect.

Zenitsu Agatsuma, upon seeing Tanjiro still alive, felt a slight moisture well up in his eyes: "Tan... Tanjiro..."

"Zenitsu...you're awake."

Tanjiro looked at him and smiled, "It's so good that you're safe and sound."

"Waaaaah—"

With tears streaming down his face, Zenitsu threw himself at Tanjiro, crying out, "Tanjiro—listen to me! I was bitten by that stinky spider, I'm poisoned, it hurts so much, and I have to drink this bitter medicine every day. Just now, a girl yelled at me! I'm so pathetic!"

He cried out, looking aggrieved.

The member of the Hidden Society carrying Tanjiro said angrily, "Hey, get away from me! I'm an outsider, don't wipe your snot and tears on my clothes!"

"You're so heartless! Can't you see how pathetic I am?!"

"Who cares about you!"

"You guys~~"

Kanzaki Aoi stood with her hands on her hips, her eyes fierce, and a dark aura emanating from her: "Keep your voices down, all of you!!"

The three of them paused.

"Sorry……"

Tanjiro was placed on the sickbed between Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira.

The Battle of Natagumo Mountain.

Tanjiro suffered multiple abrasions on his face, arms, and feet, as well as muscle soreness and multiple strains throughout his body.

Zenitsu Agatsuma's right hand and right leg have shortened due to spider-like transformation, and his left hand is spasmodic.

Inosuke Kuchihira suffered a contusion to his vocal cords and his self-confidence was severely damaged.

Nezuko, you're not getting enough sleep.

……

the next day.

The three were placed in a hospital ward to recuperate.

Tanjiro is enduring physical pain.

Zenitsu Agatsuma is still causing trouble.

While Inosuke was still feeling down, Zenitsu and Tanjiro would offer him words of encouragement.

Nezuko huddled inside the box, catching up on sleep to regain her strength.

In a small courtyard not far from the Butterfly House.

Ron, who had just met Tanjiro, sat under the chair under the cherry blossom tree, listening to Shinobu Kocho talk about Mount Natagumo and the rare blood test on Nezuko.

Kanao stood quietly to the side.

“…That’s roughly the situation.”

Shinobu Kocho stood in front of Ron.

He could barely look Ron, who was leaning back in his chair, in the eye.

"You were at the Butterfly Mansion just now, weren't you?"

Ron sat up and looked at her.

Shinobu Kocho nodded.

What do you think of those three people?

Shinobu Kocho thought for a moment and said, "Besides Tanjiro, the other two boys also have great potential. If they undergo enough rigorous training and battles, their strength should grow rapidly."

Ron took a sip of sparkling wine from the One Piece world, looked up at him and smiled, "That's right, all three of them have the potential to become Pillars, but they're not mature enough yet. If we want them to become the fighting force to deal with Muzan Kibutsuji, we need to subject them to even more brutal training."

"what do you mean……"

Shinobu Kocho's eyes flickered slightly. "Special training for them?"

"good."

"Then who should do it? All the Pillars are quite busy; besides slaying demons, they also have to train with their Crimson Blades and Demon Slayer Marks..."

As Shinobu Kocho spoke, she glanced at Ron, who was smiling at her, and was momentarily stunned: "Could it be..."

"Is there anyone in the Demon Slayer Corps who has more free time than me right now?"

Ron stood up: "It's good to find something to do, but before we go there, let's get them recovered from their injuries first."

Ever since.

Shinobu Kocho subjected the three to rigorous physical rehabilitation training and training in the complete concentration of breathing techniques.

Kanao accompanied the three of them to training in the morning, and in the afternoon she went to Ron to receive swordsmanship instruction.

After finishing her daytime tasks, Shinobu Kocho would come to Ron's courtyard at night to experience the Transparent World through Ron's swordsmanship.

She is getting closer and closer to that field.

…………

this day.

Ron was walking towards the Butterfly House training grounds, intending to check on the training progress.

I met an unexpected person on the road.

Water column, Giyu Tomioka.

He stood in the road in front of Ron, his hand on the hilt of his sword, staring at Ron expressionlessly:

“Mr. Ron… right?”

Ron stood with his hands behind his back and smiled at him, "Is there something you need?"

"I heard them talk about Tanjiro and Nezuko."

"so what?"

Giyu Tomioka remained silent for a moment before speaking: "Does Tanjiro know about using Nezuko as bait?"

"They probably don't know yet."

"I think... it would be better to tell him."

Why don't you go and say it?

Giyu Tomioka fell silent again.

Ron walked over to him, looked at him and smiled, "I heard you were a cold and stern person, but it seems you're quite the kind-hearted junior brother."

"Shall we go eat radish and salmon together?"

Giyu Tomioka's eyes lit up.

Then the two of them walked together in another direction.

Do you also like to eat radish and salmon?

Yoshiyuki Tomioka asked a question.

"I kind of like it. What about you?"

"like very much."

"Really? Do you drink?"

Yoshiyuki Tomioka shook his head: "I haven't drunk it."

"Then I'll treat you to a drink. Alcohol is a good thing, especially for swordsmen. A swordsman who can't drink isn't a good swordsman."

"Then I'll give it a try."

The two walked further and further away, in the opposite direction from the Butterfly House.

I'll go check out the training ground again tomorrow...

34. I want to eat meat!

This day.

In the training ground.