Demon Slayer: My breathing technique went awry after Nezuko pushed me down.

He lunged forward to pull his sister away.

Unexpectedly, before he could even touch Nezuko, a large hand slapped his hand down from the side.

???

Tanjiro looked at Shirakawa Hajime with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, Shirakawa Yu, who had been frivolous before, was staring intently at the finger that Nezuko was "biting," his face showing realization and ecstasy.

"Tanjiro, don't worry." His voice was a little tight, barely containing his excitement. "Nezuko didn't bite it, she just... held it in her mouth."

"You can't even hold it in your mouth, it's so unhygienic!"

Tanjiro was so anxious he jumped up and down, and then tried to snatch Nezuko away, saying, "She'll get blood on her!"

But Shirakawa Yu didn't care about him at the moment, and pressed his other hand against his face, not letting him get close at all.

At this moment, deep within his consciousness, the long-dormant analytical prompt from Nezuko was ringing out clearly:

[Special contact detected with target 'Nezuko Kamado (Demon)'!]

[Final analysis conditions satisfied!]

[Resolution: 90%......91%......]

Just now, when Nezuko was holding my finger in her mouth, it was in the fourth gear, and that last 10% of resolution actually moved!

And it's not slow!

"Negative distance in love"...

So... that works too?!

Shirakawa Yu felt his heart pounding wildly.

So, does that mean I can plunder the Blood Demon Art right away?!

"Senior brother! You'll set a bad example for Nezuko!!!"

Just as Tanjiro continued to struggle—

"boom!!!"

With a loud bang, a brightly colored handball, carrying astonishing speed and power, blasted a hole in the wall!

It shot into the room like a cannonball!

The lights inside the room shattered instantly.

The handball bounced wildly off the walls, floor, and ceiling, creating gusts of whistling wind!

Accompanying this was a wild, sinister laugh coming from the hole, along with sarcastic remarks that showed utter disregard for everyone else.

Woman: "Hahaha!!"

Man: "Have you decided how to kill them?"

Woman: "Of course, they were brutally murdered!"

Hearing this voice, Shirakawa Yu's pupils contracted slightly. As expected, they came!

Handball Demon - Suzamaru!

And there's... the Arrow Demon—Yahaha!

According to the original storyline, these two were actually demons sent by Muzan to test Tanjiro!

He was mentally prepared for this.

But the crucial point is, of all times, it had to happen at this time!

The room was in chaos.

Yushiro immediately stepped in front of Tamayo, and Tanjiro also drew his sword instantly, his eyes warily locked onto the haphazardly flying handballs.

Only Shirakawa Yu sat there motionless, holding Nezuko.

Just now, in a flash of inspiration...

A thought flashed through his mind.

His expression gradually changed from initial annoyance at being disturbed to surprise and ecstasy.

it is good!

Good timing!

His original plan was to wait for the two demons to appear, then kill them instantly, so as to "show off" his fighting prowess in front of Tamayo.

To elevate his importance in Tamayo's heart.

But now...

The final analysis of Nezuko is progressing at a rate of 1% per minute!

In ten minutes at most, he will have a precious opportunity to use the "Devour Blood Demon Technique"!

And... Blood Demon Art!

Isn't there one right in front of us?

Chapter 42 Handball Ghost and Arrow Ghost.

Aside from the Twelve Demon Moons, there aren't many powerful Blood Demon Arts.

When he watched the show, he was shocked by how Asakusa passersby could control Muzan's Blood Demon Art.

There's also the Blood Demon Art, which he considers to be almost like a bug.

That is the Arrow Demon's Crimson Arrow.

This Crimson Arrow is an invisible arrowhead that is completely invisible to ordinary people and even ordinary ghosts.

Although these arrows are not very powerful, they can pierce any object and apply force to it in various directions.

Simply put, as long as you make contact with the target, you can freely manipulate its direction.

It can be described as a miniature "vector control," a pseudo-"Shinra Tensei," and a true "remote control"...

At the same time, it also has a certain physical form, and the force attached to the arrow can transfer the attack or even entangle the opponent.

Furthermore, this Blood Demon Art also comes with extremely powerful detection and tracking capabilities.

If he wanted, he could even identify footprints, pinpoint them, and track them based solely on the faint distribution of dust on the ground.

These two ghosts used this ability to track us all the way here.

Shirakawa Yu has always envied Tanjiro's nose.

Even though he possesses the olfactory sense associated with the Breath of Color, it is only sensitive to the scent he leaves behind and he is more sensitive to the scent of women.

But if we can take down Arrow Demon's abilities.

In terms of reconnaissance, it will no longer be our weakness!

Tanjiro has a nose, Kindness has ears, Inu has skin, and I... have eyes too!

accident!

What an incredible, unexpected surprise!

After glancing at Nezuko, who was still sucking on her finger, Shirakawa Yu lowered his head and gave the little one two quick kisses on her soft little face.

These are truly my wonderful beans!

The timing was perfect!

"Miss Tamayo, Mr. Yushiro, are you alright? Senior brother, please keep an eye on Nezuko."

Tanjiro stood in front of them, sword in hand.

After watching his retreating figure for a moment, Bai Chuanyu made up his mind.

"Tanjiro! Fight with all your might! I need you to hold them out for ten minutes! Leave the inside to me, you don't need to worry about it!"

Before he finished speaking, his free left hand instantly drew out the shiitake mushroom, and the blade flashed!

"Clang!"

It struck the handball that bounced back with pinpoint accuracy!

The immense cutting force split the handball in two, slamming it into the walls on either side.

Tanjiro glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Even under these circumstances, Shirakawa Yu stubbornly kept the finger that Nezuko was holding in her mouth in place, even using his body to slightly protect it.

Then, recalling his senior brother's bizarre breathing technique that drew power from "being close to women," and Master Urokodaki's private instructions to him:

Tanjiro, your senior brother is following the path of creating his own breathing technique.

This path is far more difficult than following the rules, and it relies more on "sudden enlightenment" and "opportunity".

If one day, he suddenly encounters an unusual situation during a battle, just like when he first met Nezuko.

That might be his "opportunity" and his "chance"!

Then it'll be up to you!

Tanjiro's gaze slowly shifted from Shirakawa Hare's finger, which his sister was sucking, to the outside.

The brief panic and worry about the room on his face gradually faded, replaced by... a steadfast determination to protect.

He was always protected by his senior brother, always held up by his senior brother...

Today, it's finally my turn to create an "opportunity" for my senior!

"I understand, senior!" Tanjiro nodded emphatically, his eyes burning with the flame of determination. "Leave it to me!"

As Tanjiro burst through the dust and emerged from the hole in the wall, he stood before the townhouse, sword in hand.

In the courtyard, opposite them, two figures slowly emerged from the shadows.

On the left is a female ghost with unusually developed muscles, wearing clothes that barely cover her body, tossing several colorful hand balls in her hand, and wearing a twisted and excited smile on her face.

On the right is a male demon, tall and thin, wearing a large, dark robe, with his hands placed in front of him, and two golden eyes staring intently at Tanjiro.