"Breathing techniques?"
Nezuko was slightly taken aback by Chinatsu's words, then her eyes lit up. What girl hasn't dreamed of becoming cool? Even a cutie like Nezuko had thought about it. And after seeing Chinatsu and Tanjiro's sword fight that morning, that thought was rekindled in her heart.
"No... but can I really learn it? Can I really learn it?" Nezuko said softly, her head lowered, somewhat uncertain.
“Of course you can! We can both learn it, so there’s no reason why you can’t, Nezuko. Tanjiro, what do you say?” Chinatsu said, turning to look at Tanjiro. As soon as Tanjiro saw Chinatsu hand him the “microphone,” he quickly added, “Of course, Nezuko can definitely do it too!”
Tanjiro would certainly agree to give Nezuko more ways to protect herself.
Nezuko listened to the two of them, her eyes widening into tiny beady ones with joy, and she started spinning around in circles.
At this moment, Urokodaki was still sitting quietly in his seat in the living room of the wooden house, waiting for them to take their seats.
"It's so slow..."
Ten minutes later, Chika and the others finally arrived in the living room. Even though Urokodaki was still wearing the Tengu mask, Chika and the others could feel the strong aura of dissatisfaction emanating from him, as if he were saying, "How can you be so slow? The food is going to get cold, you know that?"
Chinatsu and Tanjiro lowered their heads awkwardly. Chinatsu's feelings were the most complicated because she remembered saying something similar at home before.
Then, Chinatsu and Tanjiro told Urokodaki about wanting Nezuko to learn the Breathing Technique. Urokodaki, who was drinking miso soup with his mask slightly raised to reveal half of his face, was stunned and almost spat out the miso soup in his mouth.
A ghost... a ghost learning breathing techniques?
Demons possess physical attributes and regenerative abilities far exceeding those of humans. Humans are able to fight demons by relying on the Nichirin Blade and Breathing Techniques. Urokodaki had never considered that demons should learn Breathing Techniques, nor had he ever seen any demon use them.
At that moment, two thoughts flew through Urokodaki's mind.
1. Can ghosts really learn breathing techniques?
Second: How strong would a demon become after mastering the breathing technique?
"Perhaps...we could give it a try."
After thinking about it for a while, Urokodaki agreed with their idea and was even quite interested in it.
Nezuko learns breathing techniques while in the body of a demon!
After lunch, Urokodaki began to personally teach Nezuko the Water Breathing Technique. When it comes to teaching, it's best if Urokodaki does it himself.
Because Nezuko is a demon, she cannot practice in open spaces outside and can only study indoors.
During this learning process, Urokodaki once said that he finally felt what it was like to teach a normal student again.
Nezuko had absolutely no foundation in swordsmanship, and because of her demon body, she spent a lot of time sleeping, making it impossible for her to study for extended periods. However, Nezuko's desire to learn was very strong, so her progress wasn't particularly slow.
Two weeks later.
A man wearing a straw hat walked slowly towards them from afar. At that moment, Chinatsu and Tanjiro were sparring, so they were outside the door.
"Wait a minute, it looks like someone's coming."
"A person? Who... Could it be that the Nichirin Blade is finally finished?!" Tanjiro excitedly turned his head to look in the direction Chinatsu was looking. He saw that the man walking towards them was not only wearing a straw hat, but also a strange mask on his face.
Looking at the mask, both of them immediately thought of the mask worn by Urokodaki and secretly marveled at how handsome Urokodaki's mask was.
Of course, despite his complaints, Tanjiro still politely walked over quickly to greet the person who had delivered the package.
"Excuse me, are you here to deliver a knife?"
Tanjiro asked politely, and the man stopped and nodded.
His name is Steel Mound, a craftsman who forges Nichirin swords. He carries two cloth strips on his back, among which are placed Chinatsu and Tanjiro's Nichirin swords.
Tanjiro happily invited Haganezuka into his home. He removed and untied the two cloth strips behind him, and handed the two original versions of the Nichirin Blade to Chinatsu and Tanjiro respectively.
"Judging from the color of your eyes and hair, you two must come from a family that works with fire. Who knows, your swords might even turn red. I'm really looking forward to it." Haganezuka said expectantly, arms crossed. When he said this, Chika's eyebrows visibly twitched, and her usually calm smile faltered slightly.
“That’s not necessarily true. Chinatsu and Tanjiro learned Water Breathing, so there’s a high probability that their awakened color will be blue,” Urokodaki, who was sitting primly beside her, said seriously.
Nichirin Blades, also known as color-changing blades, change color depending on their owner. Factors influencing the color change may include personality or family background, but the probability of it coinciding with the representative color of the breathing technique learned is the highest.
The breath of water is "azure".
The Breath of Flame is "Fiery Red".
The breath of the wind is "green".
Rock Breathing is "Earth Ash".
Thunder Breathing is "Golden Light".
Under the watchful eyes of Urokodaki and Haganezuka, the two began to change the color of their Nichirin Blades.
Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade turned black under everyone's gaze, and both of them showed expressions of surprise.
"Black...black!"
"What an unexpected change..."
In the past few hundred years, no one has become famous for the Black Blade. Not to mention the top "Pillars", even "A" and "B" level swordsmen have never been born. Most of them lost their lives in battles against demons.
Despite the strange looks from the two men, Tanjiro didn't feel any aversion to the black sword in his hand; he felt that the black sword suited his taste perfectly.
After Tanjiro's color changed, everyone turned their attention to Chinatsu. They had assumed that if Tanjiro's color was black, then Chinatsu's might also be black. However, under everyone's gaze, the Nichirin Blade in Chinatsu's hand turned into a color that surprised everyone, including herself.
blue!
The crystal-clear blue color made one marvel at the sword's beauty. As one of the two normal answers, Urokodaki and Haganezuka both breathed a sigh of relief. For users of Water Breathing, blue was indeed a normal choice.
Only Tanjiro and Chinatsu were still surprised, especially Chinatsu, who looked at the blue blade in her hand with a slight frown.
Why, why is my sword blue? Is it because I'm not a good match for Hinokami Kagura? Does God think I should use the proper Water Breathing technique?
This... is really strange.
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