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

"Tsk... I knew it would be like this." Shirakawa Yu shook his head.

He had already guessed everything that was going on.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been in such a hurry to bring the little spider hand into the room, so as to acquire new moves and improve their strength as quickly as possible.

For him, the real battle on Spider Mountain was never about being tired!

Instead, there were two pillars!

Holding the scabbard in his palm, with his thumb resting on the tsuba, Shirakawa Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. "If you really want to thank me, could you please just turn around and leave, pretending you didn't see anything?"

Clang!

A small section of the pinkish-purple blade of the Makomo sword was visible.

Tanjiro turned around in shock, "Brother, don't draw your sword! He's the eldest brother!!!"

On the other side, sensing the subtle pressure emanating from Shirakawa Yu, Tomioka Giyuu also placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

“I think I know why Master doesn’t want to mention your name anymore.”

Clang!

The sky-blue blade gleamed, half of it protruding.

Tanjiro was startled again and turned around once more. "Senior Brother, why are you drawing your sword too? He's your junior brother! Also, there's another reason why Master didn't mention Senior Brother's name. Is it what you think?"

After saying that, Tanjiro quickly turned to Shirakawa Yu, "Senior brother, you need to explain yourself! You took them away to conduct experiments, to conduct experiments on dealing with demons!"

"Hmph~ Tanjiro, do you know that almost all the abnormal humans and stubborn people in this country are in the Demon Slayer Corps? Do you think they'll listen to you?"

"How do you know they won't listen if you don't tell them? Oh well, if you won't tell them, I will!"

Busy as a spinning top, Tanjiro turned to Giyu's side again, "Senior brother, Senior brother's—"

"No need to say anything!" Yi Yong interrupted him.

"I can ignore Nezuko because she hasn't eaten humans, but we absolutely cannot let go of demons like this one who has eaten humans, and in large numbers at that!"

"But Senior Brother's experiment will be of great use in slaying demons in the future!"

"My lord sent me here, only to exorcise the demon, not to conduct any experiments!"

As he spoke, Yi Yong had already fully drawn his long sword.

"Tanjiro, take your sister and leave this place. Today, not a single demon will leave Mount Natagumo alive, except for Nezuko!"

Tanjiro froze, "No, why...?"

Yi Yong held his knife in both hands and assumed the Water Breathing stance.

"Don't worry, he has been kind to Jingtu, I won't kill him!"

Chapter 69 Breath of Color: Fifth Form: Crimson Curtain!

Not kill? As for... should we even mention the word "kill"?

Does "not killing" mean... that you're planning to cripple them?

Tanjiro was dumbfounded.

Why?

They're clearly fellow disciples, so why do they fight the moment they meet?!

At that moment, he felt as helpless as a child caught between his parents.

He looked left and right, offering advice from the left and right, spinning like a top.

But it was clear that neither side had any intention of stopping.

Tanjiro sighed and, in a fit of desperation, drew his sword.

"I'm sorry, Senior Brother, your experiment is very important to Nezuko! I can't watch you ruin it!"

"Hehe~" Bai Chuanyu chuckled mischievously, "Senior brother, it seems... your junior brother dislikes you~"

Giyu Tomioka (#￣—￣): "It's better than you being disliked by your master."

Shirakawa Yu (╬◣д◢): "I hate you too!!!"

Giyu Tomioka (▼ヘ▼#): "I dislike you too."

Shirakawa Yu gritted his teeth: "Tanjiro, stand back, or you'll be covered in blood!"

Giyu Tomioka coldly replied, "Take Nezuko with you. This battle is not for you."

Tanjiro...furious: "You two!!! Listen to me! You bastards!!!"

The next second, Tanjiro was suddenly pulled away by an invisible force, and two voices rang out almost simultaneously.

"Breath of Color - Form One - Heroine!"

"Water Breathing - Eleventh Form - Calm and Tranquil".

A thirty-meter-long pink broadsword instantly materialized, unleashing a powerful, sweeping strike towards Yi Yong.

however.

Even in the early stages when facing Muzan, it could still cut through both of his arms with its massive light blades.

But when it was within three meters of Yi Yong's head, it disappeared without a sound.

If it weren't for the slight remnants of the pink breathing technique, the scene would have looked as if nothing had happened.

"Type...Type 11!?" Tanjiro, who had been thrown next to Nezuko, raised his voice several octaves at that moment.

Firstly, I was surprised that Water Breathing actually has an eleventh form.

Secondly, they were surprised by the power of this eleventh move.

Heroine!

That was the most powerful move among all of my senior brother's techniques, and it was so easily destroyed?

Is this... a pillar?

Upon seeing this scene, it would be a lie to say that Shirakawa Yu felt absolutely no emotion.

Ever since he got close to Nezuko, this move, "Hairpin," has become his proudest move.

However, when facing Giyu, they couldn't even cut a hair on his head.

What's with this "calm and peaceful" thing?

Conceptual skills? Absolutely invincible?

But this idea quickly disappeared because...

Giyu Tomioka has launched an attack.

"Water Breathing - First Form - Water Surface Slash".

The blade carried the water... no! It was a river!

Haizhu Yiyong, as if riding the waves, unleashed a water-based slash that, like a rushing waterfall, struck Shirakawa Yu.

Tanjiro stared in disbelief, while Shirakawa Hayao's eyes twitched.

Tell me, this is... water! Whew!?

Facing the vastness of the sea, Shirakawa Yu did not hesitate and drew the second sword from his waist.

With twin swords in hand, Shirakawa Yu took a deep breath, and the pink aura surrounding him instantly subsided.

"Breath of Color, Fifth Form: Scarlet Curtain!!!"

The next second, the two swords danced in unison, and streaks of pale pink arc light swept around Bai Chuanyu.

One, two, ten, a hundred, until the pink energy flow brought out by the sword light transformed into a circular pink light curtain!

They firmly protected Shirakawa Yu inside!

"You think you're the only one with defensive moves?!"

Amidst Shirakawa Yu's furious shout, Tomioka Giyuu slashed his sword fiercely at the light barrier.

"Clang clang clang..."

The sounds of hammering metal came one after another.

The blades of both sides collided with each other in an instant, producing more than a dozen sounds.

Giyu Tomioka only made one strike!

The rest were all emitted by this Scarlet Curtain move.

With rapid and rhythmic slashes, he activated his Color Breathing technique, creating a pink barrier around himself.

In the instant of engaging the enemy, use a large number of light slashes to instantly wear down the opponent's strength.

Scandalous Curtain!

This is a move that Spider Sister Xiaozhu, who is good at defense and trapping enemies, brought to Shirakawa Yu!

It is also currently Shirakawa Yu's only move that also serves as a defense.

As the waterfall roared toward Shirakawa Yu, Shirakawa Yu remained motionless like a reef that had been eroded for a hundred years, or even turned the tables and eliminated the waterfall.

Even the final strike forced the senior brother to retreat.

Tanjiro's mouth is so big it can't stay shut.

He mentally rehearsed what it would be like if he used the Water Surface Slash to strike his senior brother's Scarlet Curtain.

Tanjiro shuddered.

Forget it, this move is defensive against my senior brother, but for myself it'd be a meat grinder...

Don't accidentally let your senior brother chop you up again.

"Oh?"

Having been forced back, Giyu steadied himself, and for the first time, a slight...confusion appeared on his expressionless face?

He glanced at his sword, then at the pink light curtain around Shirakawa Yu that had not yet completely dissipated.