Zongman: Capturing the goddess from Demon Slayer

During this time, Ming Ang once again fed Tanjiro a Senzu Bean when they were halfway through their run.

It was still one-tenth of a Senzu Bean.

Five hours later, Tanjiro and Masao Maeda finally completed a full lap around the Swordsmith Village and returned to the villa entrance.

By this time, the sun had long set, and it was already late at night.

Nezuko, seeing that her brother Tanjiro had not returned, waited with Mitsuri at the entrance.

When she saw Tanjiro, hunched over like an old man about to die, walking crookedly as if he would fall at any moment, she quickly rushed forward to support him.

"Hmm?"

"Nezuko, it's you," a tired Tanjiro forced a smile.

Then, he said to Masao Maeda, who was beside him:

"I'm sorry, I couldn't finish the run in five hours and caused you trouble."

"I'll talk to Brother Ming Ang and ask him to put your punishment on me."

Although Masao Maeda wasn't as tired as Tanjiro, he had been feeding Tanjiro chicken soup and supporting him from time to time, and he was also reaching his limit.

Seeing that Tanjiro was almost exhausted but still thinking of him, Masao Maeda shook his head.

"No need, there's a penalty for failing the mission!"

Moreover, Masao Maeda never believed from the beginning that Tanjiro could run for five hours while wearing so many iron blocks.

It was already a blessing that he could persevere and finish the run on his own, instead of having to be carried back.

I don't believe that Mr. Lan will impose a penalty on us when he sees how tired we are.

Lan Ming Ang walked towards Tanjiro and fed him three-tenths of a Senzu Bean to restore his strength so that it wouldn't affect tomorrow's special training.

Then, he said to Masao Maeda:

"Listen carefully, my punishment for you is that you can't sleep tonight. Watch Tanjiro at all times and make sure he maintains Total Concentration Breathing even when he's asleep."

"If Tanjiro stops Total Concentration Breathing, you have to wake him up and make him keep breathing with Total Concentration."

"Did you hear me?"

Masao Maeda nodded in surprise.

He originally thought that Lan Ming Ang would impose some cruel punishment, but he didn't expect it to be just not sleeping for one night, which was so simple.

"I guarantee to complete the mission!"

"Don't say it so happily. If I find out that you didn't wake Tanjiro when he forgot to breathe with Total Concentration, you'll be in big trouble!"

"Alright, go inside to eat, and after eating, go to sleep."

With that, Lan Ming Ang pulled Mitsuri and Nezuko towards the second floor.

The first floor was Tanjiro and Masao Maeda's room.

Back in the bedroom, Mitsuri looked at Nezuko, who had followed Lan Ming Ang back to the bedroom, and couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Ming Ang, are you going to be with Nezuko tonight?"

Lan Ming Ang vigorously rubbed Mitsuri's head and said:

"What are you thinking? We're not doing anything tonight, just sleeping."

"Bringing Nezuko is because it's not safe for Nezuko to be in the same room as that pervert Masao Maeda."

Mitsuri was puzzled. It was true that Masao Maeda was a pervert, but it seemed that Brother Ming Ang was even more so.

"Go take Nezuko to wash up and go to sleep!"

The next day.

The two people and one demon got dressed, washed up, and went downstairs.

Tanjiro and Masao Maeda, with dark circles under their eyes, were eating breakfast brought by the other Kakushi.

After seeing Lan Ming Ang and the others come downstairs, they muttered a barely audible greeting and continued to bury their heads in their food.

Looking at the exhausted duo, Lan Ming Ang walked outside and clapped his hands.

Immediately, three Kakushi appeared before Lan Ming Ang.

"What is it, Mr. Lan?"

Lan Ming Ang pointed to Tanjiro and Masao Maeda inside the house and said:

"Take these two away, give them a cold shower, and then bring them back!"

"Understood!"

The three Kakushi quickly took the two away, and in less than ten minutes, they brought the energetic Tanjiro and Masao Maeda back to Lan Ming Ang.

"Are you full from breakfast?" Lan Ming Ang asked.

The two shook their heads.

"Eat first, and after eating, continue running laps!"

Tanjiro and Masao Maeda hurriedly finished breakfast, and Lan Ming Ang said again:

"It's still five hours, running a lap around the Swordsmith Village."

"If the time it takes today is longer than yesterday, the punishment will be more than just making you stay up all night!"

"Run!"

"Run until you can't run anymore!"

"Faster!"

Six hours and fifteen minutes later, Tanjiro and Masao Maeda returned to the villa entrance once again.

Lan Ming Ang fed Tanjiro the remaining three-tenths of the Senzu Bean from yesterday.

Lan Ming Ang said:

"Take thirty minutes to finish lunch, then rest for an hour."

"An hour later, Tanjiro, I'll accompany you to practice swordsmanship!"

"Masao Maeda, I'm giving you five hours off now to rest. Appear in the courtyard on time in five hours!"

"Understand?"

Masao Maeda and Tanjiro nodded repeatedly.

After not sleeping all night, plus accompanying Tanjiro in training yesterday and this morning, Masao Maeda was already exhausted. He didn't even eat and went back to his room to sleep.

An hour and a half later, Tanjiro came to the courtyard.

Lan Ming Ang clenched his right hand in the air, and the Zanpakuto, Mitora, appeared in his hand.

Although the current Lan Ming Ang had not yet reached the strength to use Bankai, nor could he materialize Mitora, it was due to Mitora's special characteristics.

Mitora could completely control itself and fight enemies.

Lan Ming Ang let go, and the Zanpakuto hovered in the air.

"Mitora, give the Tanjiro over there some intensity!"

"As long as it's not fatal, abuse him as you please!"

Mitora received the order and immediately split into two swords.

One was A-Mitora, and the other was Ko-Mitora.

The black and white swords quickly attacked Tanjiro.

Tanjiro, who was still immersed in the question of where the sword in Lan Ming Ang's hand came from, why it could hover in the air, and why it could split into two swords, was unable to dodge and had his arm cut.

But fortunately, Mitora didn't strike a fatal blow, otherwise, Tanjiro's arm would probably have been torn open.

Lan Ming Ang scolded the distracted Tanjiro:

"Tanjiro, what are you doing?"

"Get serious!"

Coming back to his senses, Tanjiro began to wield his sword to block, while also remembering to use Sun Breathing.

Five hours later, there wasn't a single piece of intact skin on Tanjiro's body.

He was covered in blood, but he still gripped his Nichirin Blade and desperately blocked the attacks of A-Mitora and Ko-Mitora.

Lan Ming Ang, who had finished his intercrural activity with Mitsuri in the hot spring, returned to the courtyard with Mitsuri, whose cheeks were flushed.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he retrieved Mitora.

"Open your mouth!"

Half a Senzu Bean was thrown from Lan Ming Ang's hand and accurately landed in Tanjiro's mouth, who was sitting on the ground.

After swallowing the Senzu Bean, the wounds on Tanjiro's body that were cut by Mitora all disappeared, and his energy and spirit also recovered a lot.

With a jump, Tanjiro stood up and thanked Lan Ming Ang:

"Thank you, Brother Ming Ang. I still have the Senzu Beans you gave me last time that I haven't used."

"Use my two Senzu Beans first for the next few days, Brother Ming Ang."

Tanjiro saw that Lan Ming Ang was willing to spend so many precious Senzu Beans on him to speed up his improvement.

Tanjiro really felt ashamed to receive such kindness.

Brother Ming Ang was not related to him, but he was so good to him.

Tanjiro didn't know how to repay Lan Ming Ang.

He could only return the Senzu Beans that Lan Ming Ang had given him first, and as for the rest, he could only repay him when he had the ability in the future.

"Good boy, not bad, you have a conscience."

Lan Ming Ang took the two Senzu Beans.

Masao Maeda in the house heard the commotion in the courtyard and quickly jumped off the bed and ran to the courtyard.

"Mr. Lan!"

"Hmm, you're on time."

"Go, still running a lap around the Swordsmith Village, five hours, the time can't be higher than this morning's."

"If it's higher than this morning..."

"Hmph... experience it for yourself!"

A chill came over him, and Masao Maeda instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

He felt that his head would fall to the ground in the next second.

Masao Maeda nodded sluggishly and quickly ran out of the house.

An hour later, Masao Maeda dragged a sack of barbell plates and struggled to enter the courtyard.

After placing it in the courtyard, he left again because there was still nearly a ton of equipment that hadn't been moved.

Lan Ming Ang said to Tanjiro beside him:

"Find a 20kg plate, hold it in your arms, and do horse stance!"

Tanjiro didn't hesitate at all. He found a barbell plate with 20kg engraved on it in the sack and held it in his arms.

He did a horse stance in the courtyard.

Repeatedly, running, practicing swordsmanship, doing horse stance, and helping with Total Concentration Breathing while sleeping.

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