"What was that sound?!"

Hearing the strange commotion, the ghost inside the mansion suddenly turned its head to look in the direction from which the sound came. Not long after, a water dragon burst out of the wall and rushed straight towards it.

"Luckily, we guessed the right direction."

Chika gripped her Nichirin Blade tightly and lunged at the demon in front of her, slashing it down. The water dragon, which had been stacked countless times, opened its mouth as if letting out a fierce roar.

The Life Flow technique within Water Breathing is a deadly move that can be stacked by rotating, continuously increasing its power and speed. It is a technique that can rival "Purgatory" from Flame Breathing.

Faced with the multi-layered water dragon, the demon opposite it widened its eyes and hurriedly twisted its body to dodge. Although its body was torn in half, it managed to survive.

Chika, who had stopped, quickly turned around and looked at the demon whose body had been ripped open.

The Drum Demon, formerly the weakest of the Twelve Demon Moons, was the Lower Rank Six. However, its potential as a demon was limited. Although it quickly rose to the Lower Rank after becoming a demon, it lacked staying power and was removed from the Twelve Demon Moons by Muzan, thus ending up in its current mediocre position.

"Who...who are you?!"

The Drum Demon gritted his teeth and shouted at Chinatsu. His body was gradually regenerating and recovering, although the speed was not very fast and he seemed to be struggling.

"Brother, look at my sword. Besides being a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, what other possibility is there for me?"

As Chika complained, she turned her head and looked at a corner of the room, where a boy covered in wounds was huddled in fear.

Good, as long as the person hasn't died yet.

Chika breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the demon in front of her again. He was looking down, muttering incoherently, "My Blood Demon Art is powerful... My Blood Demon Art is powerful... I'm powerful... I'm powerful..."

He reached out and slapped the drum-like growths on his body hard, making a "bang! bang! bang!" sound.

Each time a drumbeat occurred, the structure of the room beneath Chika's feet would rotate. Fortunately, Chika was already aware of this move, so he didn't fall.

"Your Blood Demon Art can assimilate the surrounding buildings, thus turning the surrounding area into your own domain. From this perspective, your Blood Demon Art is not weak and has great potential."

Chika spoke calmly, and the drum demon opposite her stopped playing his drum involuntarily upon hearing Chika's praise. He had worked so hard just to feel Muzan-sama's appreciation, and even though it wasn't Muzan praising him now, it still made him very happy.

Just as he was feeling happy, clear water ripples swept over him and passed through his neck.

Draw the sword, swing the sword, flick the sword, and sheathe the sword.

The head of the Drum Demon fell to the ground. Chika didn't even glance at him, and instead shouted at the wounded boy.

"Can you still walk by yourself?"

"Yes...yes, thank you. There are other children in this mansion..."

"Don't worry, the ghosts have all been killed, this place is safe now. I'll bring some people in later to search again."

Chika waved to the boy, signaling him to come over; they were about to leave.

It is said that the Blood Demon Art of the Drum Demon does have potential, but if potential is not shown, then it is useless.

The only thing that can give her a real sense of battle right now is at least a "Lower Moon" demon, and even demons below the Lower Moon level can't defeat Tanjiro at full power in the original story.

After the roaring sounds subsided, Chika prepared to leave the mansion. However, before she could even step out, a boy wearing a boar's head mask came running out quickly and blocked her way.

"You...you...you stole my prey!!!"

After staring at him blankly for a few seconds, Qianxia ignored him and continued walking outside.

"You're ignoring me!"

The pig-headed boy launched a wild boar-like pounce, attempting to knock Chika to the ground. However, Chika's body tilted slightly, and the pig-headed boy not only failed to knock her down but also had a close encounter with the ground.

Just as the boar boy was trying to get up from the ground, Chika grabbed his clothes and lifted him up like a chick.

"How...how can you be so strong! What did you eat to grow up like this?!"

"They grew up eating people~"

Chika tried to scare the boar-like boy, but it was clear that this scare had no effect. Chika pouted in annoyance and threw him out as they approached the mansion's entrance.

The wild boar boy went through a perfect parabola in the air and landed with a thud on the ground, his body having spun 720 degrees.

Are you alright?

Tanjiro rushed over to check on the boar-headed boy's injuries, but before Tanjiro could do anything, the boar-headed boy got up from the ground on his own. He was in excellent spirits and started yelling at the mansion after getting up.

Chinatsu quickly emerged from the mansion, along with the injured boy.

"elder sister!"

"Tanjiro, there might still be injured people in this house. Why don't you go in and look for them again?" Chika said to Tanjiro.

Tanjiro has a keen sense of smell, not just for fighting demons, but also for finding people. As soon as he heard this, Tanjiro immediately prepared to set off. Zenitsu and the boy and girl followed along, because they had a feeling that this place was about to become even more dangerous than the mansion.

"Fight me!!!"

The pig-headed boy held a Nichirin Blade in each hand. The Nichirin Blade looked different from the common Nichirin Blades, with grooves on the blade like serrations.

This was caused by the pig-headed boy smashing his own Nichirin Blade with stones. The Nichirin Blade is made of a special material. If combined with breathing techniques and superb swordsmanship, the Nichirin Blade can become extremely hard and sharp. However, if viewed from the perspective of a blunt weapon, it can also be dented by the stones being smashed repeatedly.

Chika looked at the pig-headed boy and calmly took out her Nichirin Blade, a clear, bright blue Nichirin Blade.

The pig-headed boy gripped his twin swords tightly with excitement. He loved challenging strong opponents. He had originally planned to deal with the drum demon himself, but since Chika had taken care of it, he changed his target to challenge Chika.

"I won't hold back! Beast Breathing - Second Fang - Slash!"

With a loud shout, the pig-headed boy leaped into the air and unleashed a rather simple and unadorned attack on Chinatsu.

Beast Breathing is not a basic breathing technique, but an original breathing technique that can be classified as Wind Breathing. From this point of view alone, the pig-headed boy in front of him is indeed a genius.

only.

Genius? Sorry, who isn't?

Chinatsu exhaled a breath that was completely focused, and she swung her Nichirin Blade at the oncoming pig-headed boy...