Late at night, Tanjiro's door was gently pushed open, and a small figure sneaked in from outside. If this scene were accompanied by background music, it would definitely be a contender for the best horror scene of the year.
However, the person who slipped in from outside was not a thief, a pervert, or a robber, but Tanjiro's older sister, who was fast asleep in bed at the moment.
Chika used her special skill, "Size Change at Will," to transform herself into the size of a 7 or 8-year-old, since the smaller she was, the less likely she was to be noticed.
At this moment, she was filled with guilt because she was about to do something very bad.
"Tanjiro, I'm so sorry!"
Chika's gaze swept across the room, and she quickly locked onto her target.
The Nichirin Blade, locked onto by Chika's gaze, seemed to tremble, reaching out a hand in terror at Chika, shouting, "Don't come any closer!!!"
Meanwhile, Tanjiro was still fast asleep on his bed, completely unaware of what was happening in his room.
This is unreasonable. Tanjiro is quite alert, and Chinatsu, who has been with Tanjiro for so long, is well aware of this. That's why she is so cautious, even resorting to "Size-Size-Size-All".
Glancing at Tanjiro on the bed, who didn't seem to be pretending to be asleep, Chinatsu felt much more at ease. After all, if Tanjiro woke up and happened to find out that she had raided his room at night, Chinatsu honestly hadn't figured out what words she would use to explain herself at that time.
Chinatsu arrived at Tanjiro's bedside and easily grasped the scabbard of Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade. She immediately turned around and left Tanjiro's room, going to an open space outside the house. After all, what she was about to do would make noise, and she certainly couldn't do it next to Tanjiro.
Upon reaching the open space, Chinatsu immediately drew her Nichirin Blade from its sheath. As she drew the blade, she quickly and carefully examined it. Under such close inspection, she discovered a crack of nearly 1 cm on one corner of the blade.
Chika let out a breath, and the guilt in her heart lessened by more than half.
"Tanjiro, it's not that your sister is trying to trick you, you didn't even notice it yourself. Look at this crack, what if your sword breaks because of this crack during a battle in the future? So... you should get a new one~"
early morning.
Tanjiro groggily opened his eyes, slowly got out of bed, and exhaled a breath.
He slept soundly, because he had helped in the battle of Upper Moon Six.
Before this, he had been deeply immersed in the sense of powerlessness he felt when facing Upper Moon Three Akaza in the battle of Mugen Train, and he worked hard day and night to train so that he would not be a burden later.
Just as Tanjiro was sitting on his bed reminiscing about the battle in the entertainment district, there was a knock on his door.
"Tanjiro, you're awake?"
Tanjiro was slightly taken aback. He could recognize his sister's voice, but the problem was that, in his memory, unless something special happened, he usually got up earlier than his sister.
"Yes, I'm awake. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"It's been a while since we've sparred, hasn't it? The weather's nice outside today, let's have a match!"
"OK!"
He naturally wouldn't refuse his older sister's invitation. It had been a long time since the siblings had last sparred, since they had been busy killing demons ever since leaving Master Urokodaki's place.
After responding to Chinatsu, Tanjiro immediately got out of bed, quickly straightened his clothes, and picked up the scabbard of his Nichirin Blade that was leaning against the wall.
He quickly ran out of the room and arrived at the open space outside the mansion used for training, where Qianxia was already standing and waiting.
"Sorry, I was a little slow in preparing."
"No, that's not true. It's only been a few minutes. I should be apologizing to you for waking you up so early in the morning," Qianxia said with a smile.
Tanjiro also had a smile on his face, but he was a little nervous inside. After all, it had been a long time since he had sparred with his sister, and he had lost all his previous sparring matches.
However, this doesn't mean Tanjiro is afraid. Every time he spars, Tanjiro goes in with the belief that he will beat his sister.
"This time, I will definitely win!"
Tanjiro confidently delivered his pre-battle declaration, and after speaking, he reached out and grasped the hilt of his Nichirin Blade, drawing it from its sheath.
Pulling it out was fine, but the real problem was that Tanjiro swung the sword after pulling it out, and that caused the accident. With a "crack," a section of the blade shattered and stuck into the ground.
Hearing this sound, Tanjiro paused slightly, stiffly turning his head to look at the shards on the ground.
The knife... broke?
While Tanjiro was still in a daze, Chinatsu looked surprised and said, "It seems that the Nichirin Blade was already cracked when it fought Daki and Gyutaro. Luckily, it didn't break during the battle."
Tanjiro stared blankly at the broken Nichirin Blade in his hand. At that moment, his mind was like a storm, and the person who stirred up this storm was named "Steelzuka".
Hidetoshika was the one who forged Tanjiro and Chinatsu's Nichirin Blades. If their blades broke, it would naturally be Hidetoshika's responsibility to reforge them.
In fact, Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade had broken once before, within a month of Chinatsu falling into a coma after the Mugen Train battle.
Because Tanjiro's training was too intense, his Nichirin Blade wore out, so he sent it to Hidetsuka for repair.
Steel Tomb was very fast, and it was repaired in ten days. However, when he returned with the sword, he not only brought Tanjiro's sword, but also a kitchen knife. He then launched a series of thrusts at Tanjiro and chased him for several hours.
"My sword! My sword! How dare you break my sword!!!" Haganezuka shouted shrilly as he charged toward Tanjiro with a kitchen knife in hand.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!!!" Tanjiro ran ahead as fast as he could, apologizing as he dodged Steelzuka's pursuit.
Tanjiro shuddered at the thought of Steelzuka chasing him. Seeing Tanjiro trembling, Chinatsu walked to his side and patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'll stop Mr. Hidetoshi and explain for you. After all, you fought an Upper Moon, and I'm sure Mr. Hidetoshi will understand!" Chinatsu patted Tanjiro's shoulder with one hand and gave him a thumbs up with the other.
"elder sister………………"
Tanjiro looked at Chinatsu with a touched expression, but Chinatsu couldn't help but turn her head away.
Tanjiro, your naiveté makes me feel guilty far more than just a little bit...
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