Anime/Manga: Bankai Starting with Demon Slayer

A scorching stream of air surged between his mouth and nose, and Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade began to vibrate intensely!

"...Hinokami Kagura: Waltz!!"

The Water Breathing sword technique, which had been surging and churning just moments before, transformed into a streak of red light amidst Tanjiro's sudden change in aura! It was as if... a ball of flame had been cleaved out!

Exhausted, his gaze sharpened; he clearly hadn't expected his Blood Demon Art to be severed by a swordsman who had just been unable to get up.

Is it a monstrous curtain?

He shot out spider silk again, slicing through the boy's neck and lacerding his cheeks, but the boy simply wouldn't back down.

"Don't stop! Keep running!"

Boom!

With a series of swift, spinning slashes, he cleaved through the spider silk attacks one after another, rapidly closing the distance!

"If I stop, I'll never be able to move again!"

"I must fight! I must protect Nenezumi!!"

"what--!!"

The boy's blade moved faster and more fiercely, and he transformed into a red fire dragon, charging wildly between life and death!

"That guy!"

Startled, he quickly retreated to create distance, while simultaneously releasing spider silk infused with his demon blood to lay countless traps along Tanjiro's path, continuing his attempt to strangle him!

The distance was getting closer and closer, and the blade had even cut through the hem of his clothes, making him feel a sense of impending death!

Suddenly, Tanjiro, who was getting closer and closer to the Demon Moon, sharpened his gaze, as if he had discovered something.

He swung his knife recklessly, and amidst the tangled webs of the spiders, he found the only chance to decapitate the head!

Even if it means we both perish, I will kill you here!

Faced with such a desperate charge, even Lei, the Lower Moon Demon Moon, felt a chill run down his spine!

What should I do! The knife will come at me! No, I'll kill him first!

My neck is very stiff. Even if this guy suddenly becomes so strong for some reason, I absolutely cannot cut it off immediately!

Kill him right here!!

Just as he was exhausted and determined to kill Tanjiro before the Nichirin Blade could strike his neck, he suddenly felt a surge of heat throughout his body!

"The blood ghost technique...explodes blood!!"

Boom!

The demon girl, Nezuko, who had been rendered unconscious by his spider silk, woke up at some point.

She clenched her fist tightly, and the blood that had flowed down the spider webs suddenly caught fire!

In an instant, it burned away all the spider silk barrier in front of Lei!

"How is this possible! My spider silk has been burned through!"

Clang!

Tanjiro charged out of the flames like a demon, yet remained unharmed! He then slashed heavily at Rui's neck with his sword!

"My bond with Nezuko! No one can sever it!!"

*Sizzle!*

The Nichirin Blade, stained with the burning blood of the demon girl, cleaved the Lower Moon Five's head like tearing cloth!

...At the same time, birds also arrived at the scene.

He saw from afar the crimson blade slicing through flesh and blood, and the ghostly crescent head, radiating a terrifying aura, flying high into the air.

"Such a powerful sword style..."

The bird had already made up its mind.

This is a power worth learning.

Chapter 39 Water Pillar·Yiyu Tomioka

Seeing that the dangerous Ghost Moon had been beheaded, Asuka decided to go and check on the red-haired boy.

Suddenly, the demon's body began to move on its own.

"You think you've beaten me?"

The demon staggered to its feet, pulled on the spider silk, and actually brought its severed head to its side!

"Unfortunately, I severed my own neck with spider silk at the last moment!"

"I haven't been this angry in a long time... I'm going to torture you and your sister to death!"

"Blood Demon Technique: Killing Eyes"

Lei pressed his head back onto his neck, and the crimson spider silk in his hand gathered again, tightly binding Tanjiro, who was lying on the ground unable to move!

In the blink of an eye, he will be cut into pieces!

Whoosh-!

A flash of emerald green light appeared.

Swish! !

In an instant, the exhausted Blood Demon Art was completely shattered and turned to ashes.

To Onizuki's astonishment, Asuka whistled in and stood between him and Tanjiro.

Very strong... Asuka judged in her heart.

Not only is he more powerful than the female ghost from before, but even the Ghost Month that night didn't have such a dangerous aura.

"You're a junior soldier? You seem more formidable than the guy from before."

This nonchalant tone clearly enraged the Lower Moon Demon, causing his body to tremble with fury:

"One by one, you're getting in my way! Blood Demon Art: Thread Revolving!!"

An even more terrifying demonic aura coalesced into a form, and sharper, more ferocious spider silk formed an impenetrable web of killing intent, slashing towards Tanjiro and Asuka in front of them!

Asuka could sense that this move was extremely powerful, and that it would be impossible to block without using the spiritual pressure of the slash.

call....

Spiritual pressure began to gather, and the harbinger began to tremble.

Just as he was about to unleash his full power, a figure descended from the sky.

The person was wearing a strangely colored feather cloak, one side of which was pure red, while the other side was a tricolor of yellow, orange, and green, resembling tortoise shells.

Her low ponytail fluttered in the wind, and her pair of sea-blue eyes were cold and ruthless.

"You've done a good job sticking until I took over. Now you can hand it over to me."

Clang—!

The blue Nichirin Blade was suddenly drawn from its sheath, its imposing presence startling even the birds.

"Water Breathing - Eleventh Form..."

"Nagi."

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The blade's gleam, like the still, moonlit surface of water, instantly expanded into a domain of sword energy.

To an ordinary person, the man simply stood there quietly, exuding a dangerous aura.

But from Asuka's perspective...

In front of the opponent, spiritual pressure surged! It was a domain formed by extremely fast sword strikes!

"So what if it's the Eleventh Form! I want it..."

Swish!

The exhausted blood demon magic and roar were easily shattered.

Swish! !

Before he could react, he was shattered as well.

This time, however, he didn't have time to cut himself with the spider silk; his head was easily severed by the opponent's Nichirin Blade.

It's as simple as... breathing.

The bird was somewhat surprised.

He told himself that he wasn't incapable of fighting this Ghost Moon, but it wouldn't be easy. Even if he didn't get hurt, it would take several rounds to determine the winner.

Is it a Pillar? Is this what a Pillar-level swordsman is like? Thinking of this, he clenched his fist.

Not enough! I must become stronger!

He then turned his gaze to Tanjiro, who was lying on the ground in shock, and began to plot.

With the Lower Moon Five's head rapidly turning to dust, this brutal battle finally came to an end.

The man sheathed his sword, turned around, and gave the bird a simple nod.

"A beautiful battle, now down."

"you saw it?"

"No, I just sensed a ghostly aura from afar."

"...You're very strong, can you teach me?"

"...You and I are not the same."

The two people, who spoke equally coldly, exchanged a few words as if they were just having a pleasantry, creating an awkward atmosphere.

The man then lowered his head and stared at Tanjiro for a long time, as if he was recalling something.

Finally, when he saw the girl in Tanjiro's arms, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"You were from that time..."

Just then, a delicate, almost ethereal fragrance of wisteria blossoms quietly wafted through the air, diluting the stench of blood in the atmosphere.

The butterfly-patterned feather fabric fluttered slightly in the night breeze, and a sword light flashed like lightning as it pierced towards the girl who was biting the bamboo tube!

Clang!

The man immediately swung his knife to block and deflect the sudden stabbing attack!

"Ah?"

The questioning voice of the person who drew the sword sounded somewhat familiar to Asuka.

Upon closer inspection, the figure slowly landing... was none other than Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho!

"Why are you blocking me, Mr. Tomioka?" Shinobu Kocho turned around with a smile, noticing Asuka standing to the side.

"And isn't this Mr. Asuka? Long time no see, how have you been?"

However, she had no intention of engaging in any further pleasantries with Asuka; her pair of purple eyes remained fixed on the female demon pinning Tanjiro beneath him.

This was the first time Asuka had seen her Nichirin Blade unsheathed—it was thin and long, with the blade completely missing, only a glint of cold light flashing in the moonlight at the tip, radiating a dangerous glow.

Can a knife like this kill ghosts?

"Mr. Tomioka, please step aside." Her smile remained unchanged as she pointed her sword at Tanjiro with suspicion. "The girl under that child, is she a demon? The Demon Slayer Corps' duty is to slay demons, you know."

After saying that, her figure flashed strangely again, and the next second she appeared above Tanjiro's head, the tip of her sword pointing directly at Nezuko!

Clang!

Another clang of metal rang out, but this time it was Mr. Tomioka, standing beside Asuka, who was surprised.

Asuka darted past the tsunami and blocked Shinobu's stab.

"Oh dear, Mr. Asuka, what's wrong? Is it just my imagination, but you seem to resemble Mr. Tomioka a bit?"

"I'm sorry, Senior Shinobu, I still have questions for this boy, and I can't let you hurt him and his family for the time being."

Asuka had already learned about the relationship between the two from Rui, and his thoughts were quite simple: