In fact, when Ryo and Secretary Fujiwara arrived, Tanjuro had already noticed their extraordinariness.
In the depths of these mountains, with heavy snow falling, both of them were wearing thin clothes, yet they didn’t seem to be too cold.
This in itself was an extremely unusual situation.
At first, Tanjuro thought they were demons, as spoken of in old legends.
But as they drew closer, he knew that these two were not demons, but genuine humans.
During the Hinokami Kagura dance, Tanjuro maintained the Transparent World state for the entire night.
Therefore, as the two approached, he could clearly see through their blood and bones.
These two were genuine humans.
It was just that their physical fitness was astonishingly good.
It was even stronger than the physique of the strongest hunter in the mountains.
This kind of physique should not be the strength that teenagers their age should possess.
Immediately after, Tanjuro discovered Ryo’s special breathing rhythm.
This unique breathing method was very similar to the breathing rhythm of his family’s Hinokami Kagura.
However, it was also different in many ways.
The only similarity should be that both possessed special and miraculous effects.
And then, something happened that moved even Tanjuro, a man with a plant-like temperament.
After observing his complete set of Hinokami Kagura, the young man actually learned it directly.
Although his breathing technique was not yet proficient, and his movements were not that skilled.
But there was no doubt that he had indeed learned it.
Astonishing Comprehension Ability, astonishing talent.
Even with Tanjuro’s calm and composed personality, he couldn’t help but praise Ryo’s talent.
But no matter what, after observing for so long,
Tanjuro also breathed a sigh of relief.
At least these two peculiar teenagers were not dangerous individuals.
They had not come with malicious intent.
Tanjuro was slightly out of breath.
Under normal circumstances, he would activate Transparent World, close all other unnecessary senses, and use all his strength to perform Hinokami Kagura.
Only then could he persevere through the night.
Now, in order to guard against Ryo and Fujiwara Chika, he had no choice but to activate his senses.
This consumed a large amount of his physical strength.
Closing all unnecessary senses again, Tanjuro refocused all his strength on Hinokami Kagura.
Meanwhile, Ryo and Secretary Fujiwara continued their teacher-student game.
Snow fell heavily.
The deep mountains were eerily quiet, so quiet that one could hear the crackling sound of burning firewood.
So quiet that it felt as if one could hear the sound of the falling snow.
In this tranquil environment, the three maintained a relative harmony.
The sky in the east gradually began to lighten, like a fish’s belly.
Day was about to break.
Sun Breathing LV2 (12/20)
Sun Breathing Swordsmanship LV2 (7/20)
Over the course of half the night, Ryo’s Sun Breathing and Swordsmanship proficiency each increased by 2.
Practicing Sun Breathing was quite strenuous, especially before mastering it.
Secretary Fujiwara could only rest after two hours of persistence.
After that, Ryo continued to practice by himself.
The practice efficiency was about the same as when he practiced Water Breathing.
One hour of full-effort training yielded approximately one point of proficiency.
When the morning sun rose, and a ray of sunlight pierced through the trees, illuminating the snowy ground beneath them,
Ryo completely stopped his movements.
Steam was rising from his body, like a small stove.
However, the next moment…
Grumble.
Extreme hunger assailed Ryo.
He hadn’t eaten anything all night.
It should be said that he hadn’t eaten anything since noon the previous day.
He had been sustained purely by willpower and the miraculous effects of Sun Breathing.
At the same time, in the center of the four torches, Tanjuro was also struggling.
His body went limp, and he fell directly onto the snow.
“Tan… Mr.”
Seeing this, Ryo quickly rushed over and helped Tanjuro up from the ground.
He was extremely light, as if he were helping up a pile of bones.
Before, when Tanjuro was dancing with a cloth covering his face, it wasn’t clear enough.
Now, at a closer distance, he could clearly see his sunken cheeks.
He was very close to death.
Ryo’s heart sank.
In Tanjuro’s current state, he could die at any moment.
At most, he probably wouldn’t last more than half a year.
This meant that this point in time was already very close to the start of the plot.
Ryo thought to himself.
One year after Tanjuro died of illness, Muzan would visit, and the entire Kamado family, except for Tanjiro, would perish.
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Tanjuro apologized, breathing weakly.
“I thought I could dance one more time, but I overestimated my body.”
“Not at all, we were the ones who disturbed you.”
Ryo said.
Tanjuro, having activated Transparent World, would naturally not misjudge his own body.
It must have been their arrival that caused him to expend extra energy due to his vigilance.
“Then, what about you now? Do you need us to carry you home?”
Ryo quickly asked.
The other party’s condition was truly poor; he was already critically ill, and he had forcibly overexerted himself dancing in the snow.
Ryo was truly worried that he would die here.
Tanjuro was a very important character in his subsequent plans, and he couldn’t just die silently in these mountains like in the original story.
“Then I’ll trouble you.”
Tanjuro finished speaking and began to cough violently.
Ryo carefully carried him on his back, then, following his directions, passed through a forest and saw a wooden house.
Secretary Fujiwara followed closely behind, clutching her stomach.
She was also very hungry and walked feebly.
Before being swallowed by the spatial rift, she had planned to go to the old town to find a ramen shop.
It was said that there was a ramen shop there that was very delicious and served huge portions.
So she had specifically starved herself for a meal.
As a result, she got lost, didn’t get to eat ramen, and ultimately, unluckily, arrived in this other world.
If it weren’t for Ryo having Transmigrated with her,
She really didn’t know how she would have survived in these deep, snowy mountains.
“Father.”
When Ryo arrived at the wooden house, a beautiful girl happened to open the door.
Behind her, a simple-looking young man with a scar on his head held a shovel, seemingly about to go out to clear snow.
“Father.”
Seeing the weak Tanjiro on Ryo’s back, the two immediately rushed forward anxiously.
Ryo recognized these two at a glance.
The young man was Tanjiro, the protagonist of demon slayer, and the girl was the very popular Nezuko.
He followed the two and carried Tanjuro into the house.
The warm environment inside the house made Tanjuro feel a little better.
After drinking some hot soup, his emaciated face regained a little color.
However, his condition was still quite poor.
After all, in the original work, he died around this time.
This time, the arrival of Ryo and Secretary Fujiwara flapped the butterfly’s wings, seemingly pushing Tanjuro’s death earlier.