Demon Slayer: Can I add points to my Breathing Technique?

The woodcutter, relying solely on his extraordinary fighting talent, managed to twist the blade with the slightest incision.

He barely managed to block the attack with the base of his Nichirin Blade.

But the exaggerated spiraling force still sent him flying backward.

His body slammed into the tree trunk behind him, and the violent impact left the woodcutter momentarily disoriented.

Even though he possesses remarkable talent in swordsmanship and breathing techniques.

But physical fitness is something that can never be improved by simply training for a day or two.

However, the demon did not take advantage of Tokito's current weakness to continue its pursuit.

Instead, she walked past his staggering figure.

He squinted and looked further behind him into the distance.

"I mean, it seems like you've been trying to lead me in other directions ever since you started talking about this."

It glanced back at the trajectory of the two combatants.

A look of sudden realization crossed his face.

The smile on his face instantly turned into a sinister grin.

"So what exactly is hidden in that direction? I'm really curious."

That's all.

He then ignored Tokito Noriaki's angry roar.

They leaped quickly toward Tokito's cottage.

……

Yuichiro looked at his younger brother who was standing in front of him, his voice sounding as if he was trying to comfort him.

But his trembling hands seemed more like he was encouraging himself.

"Muichiro, don't be afraid."

"Although the other party is a ghost, it is just a slightly stronger beast."

"If it really dares to break into our house..."

Ichiro gripped his short Nichirin sword tightly.

"Let's work together and beat them back hard."

Muichiro, on the other hand, gripped the large cleaver in his hand with some tension.

He nodded to his older brother.

However, those trembling hands made it hard for Ichiro to believe that the other person could be reliable.

Hopefully, the so-called evil spirits were just something my father misheard.

After a while, he would push open the door with a smile, just like always, and then pat each of their heads.

Just when the two of them were so nervous that they didn't dare to breathe.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from the woods outside the courtyard; fallen leaves were being rustled by something.

Is it the father?

The thought had barely surfaced when it sank back down.

The next second, Ichiro and Muichiro, whose senses were highly acute, made their judgments almost simultaneously.

The weight and rhythm of his steps were completely different from those of Tokito Noriaki.

They are strangers!

"Oh?! There's a little house hidden there... Hmm? And there's the scent of children and women."

A chilling laugh came from outside the door.

The hearts of the people in the room jumped to their throats almost simultaneously.

boom!

The door to the room was suddenly kicked open.

A strange blond figure stood in the doorway, backlit by the moonlight.

Moonlight streamed in from behind him, casting a distorted shadow on the floor.

"Let me see which little cuties are here!"

And the next second.

"Get out of my way!"

Muichiro swung the cleaver in his hand in a wide arc and chopped straight at the opponent's calf.

They really are two reckless brats.

The evil spirits didn't take the two of them seriously at all.

They were too lazy to even dodge, and just let the seemingly weak resistance of the other party strike them.

In his view, the strength of a human cub is more than one or two times that of an adult.

Even those strong men couldn't hurt him with a kitchen knife.

Not to mention...

puff.

The fairly sharp kitchen knife actually cleaved the demon's calf in two.

The blond demon tilted to the side due to gravity.

"What?!"

How can that brat be so strong?!

Despite his small stature, the force behind his knife was several times greater than that of an adult.

If it were one of his lowly colleagues, caught off guard, their legs would probably be chopped off on the spot.

At almost the same time, Ichiro, standing to the side, also swung his blade.

[Breath of the Moon]

【First Form: Dark Moon - Palace of the Night】

The simplest yet most efficient sword draw slash.

Unfortunately, that short Nichirin Blade, combined with his long arm, was a disadvantage.

This fierce slash is much less threatening.

After severing the demon's half-arm that it used for defense, it was powerless to advance any further.

"Ouch, that hurts, you two brats!"

He kicked Muichiro with his nearly broken right leg.

Tokito's second son was swept away by this immense force and flew backward.

Although he used the recovery technique that Xia Xi had taught him, he still rolled five or six times on the ground, knocking down a lot of furniture.

And then he saw his younger brother was injured.

Tokito Ichiro's eyes were practically spitting fire.

"You bastard!"

In a fit of rage, Tokito Ichiro thrust his knife forward.

Using the force of the impact, he was sent flying backwards, knife and all, out of the courtyard.

Even the evil spirit was bewildered.

A child with great strength could be attributed to coincidence or innate talent.

How could those two little rascals...

They're all like demon hunters who've practiced swordsmanship for a year or two.

His physical strength and explosive speed are far more exaggerated than those of adult strongmen.

But the pain spurred it to stand up quickly.

He pulled the Nichirin Blade from his neck and hurled it back at Ichiro, who had fallen to the other side.

Ichiro cleverly rolled away to dodge.

Yet, the passing blade still managed to cut a gash on his face.

Under the influence of adrenaline, Ichiro completely ignored the burning pain.

Instead, he picked up the knife again and confronted the evil spirit.

He kept telling himself: Believe in yourself, you can do it, Ichiro.

Your younger brother and mother both need your protection.

We absolutely have to keep this guy occupied until Dad gets home...

The evil spirit, however, showed a disdainful expression.

I just suffered a small loss due to carelessness, but look at this kid's expression.

Could it be that you think you can overcome yourself?

Just as this unequal battle was about to break out.

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the darkness behind the demon.

It was filled with violent anger.

It's like a wolf king seeing his cubs hurt.

Tokito Noriaki arrived less than ten seconds later than the demon.

Then they saw that their front door had been smashed to pieces.