Tanjuro lay in bed, gasping for breath and coughing loudly from time to time.
Each cough lasted a long time, as if he was trying to cough out his lungs.
He was a quiet and composed man.
In his son Tanjiro’s impression, he was like a plant.
But at this moment, he was making such violent noises.
Nezuko and Tanjiro watched over him, taking careful care.
Their faces were filled with anxiety.
They had even forgotten about the presence of the two strangers, Ryo and Chika.
Meanwhile, Ryo glanced over from the corner of his eye.
Through the gap in the door of another room,
He saw a woman lying in bed, with a hot towel on her head.
Only then did he realize
Why no one from the Kamado Family was watching over Tanjuro when he was dancing in the snow.
It turned out that their mother, Kamado Aoi, had also caught a cold.
Kamado Aoi had collapsed.
The other children were all small, and as older siblings, Tanjiro and Nezuko couldn’t accompany their father outside.
If they could have accompanied him, at least Tanjuro wouldn’t have been so distracted.
All the coincidences converged, ultimately leading to this somewhat unfortunate outcome.
Ryo could only wait anxiously with Secretary Fujiwara at this moment.
Especially Ryo.
He watched helplessly as Tanjuro’s condition worsened.
It was as if his death was imminent.
Could it be that Tanjuro’s fate of death truly couldn’t be reversed?
Logically speaking, given the mysterious fate of this world,
The fate of this world should be inclined towards killing Muzan.
Tanjuro, a person of great help in killing Muzan, should logically be favored by fate.
But now…
“You two go out first; let Papa talk to these two older siblings.”
Tanjuro suddenly stopped coughing, and his complexion improved significantly.
He spoke to Tanjiro and Nezuko.
Then, with Tanjiro’s help, he managed to sit up against the wall.
Ryo watched Tanjuro’s complexion improve.
But there was no hint of relief on his face.
Because given Tanjiro’s physical condition,
Even if he improved, it couldn’t happen this quickly.
One was a final burst of energy before death.
The other was that he had already sensed his impending death,
So he used the power of the Transparent World to forcefully boost his bodily functions to make his final arrangements.
No matter which situation it was,
Both were extremely bad; the only difference was dying immediately or dying a few hours later.
Tanjuro and Nezuko did not have such keen senses.
Seeing Tanjuro’s condition improve, the anxiety on their faces also lessened.
After bowing in thanks to Ryo and Secretary Fujiwara, they left the bedroom.
“Can you tell me your origins?”
Tanjuro looked at Ryo, his face showing a gentle expression, and asked directly.
“Uh, ah.”
Secretary Fujiwara, standing by, opened her mouth, wondering how to fabricate a plausible lie to explain their abnormality and origins.
But Ryo had already spoken.
“We are people from another world.”
“Yesterday, we happened to be swallowed by a fragile spatial rift and arrived in this world.”
Ryo made no attempt to conceal anything, leaving Secretary Fujiwara wide-mouthed in surprise.
Ryo looked at Tanjuro.
He knew that lying was meaningless in front of Tanjuro, who possessed the Transparent World.
It would only raise the other party’s guard.
One should know that this should be Tanjuro’s dying test for the two of them.
Don’t look at Tanjuro’s current appearance; he definitely still had the strength for one last move.
With Tanjuro’s strength, he could absolutely instantly kill him and Secretary Fujiwara.
Although Tanjuro’s nature was kind, Ryo didn’t want to challenge the bottom line of a dying father.
“It’s not a lie.”
Tanjuro, who had always been as calm and peaceful as a plant, showed a surprised expression.
Such words, which sounded very much like a lie, were actually not a lie.
Then this statement was quite astonishing.
Guests from another world—this answer was something Tanjuro had not considered before.
“Actually, besides us, there should be many people in this world who come from the same world as us.”
Ryo continued to drop bombshells.
“This world has long been connected to our world.”
“You must have noticed it already, Mr. Tanjuro, that the Breathing Technique I first used and the Breathing Technique you use when performing the Kagura Dance are different yet extremely similar.” Visit g.com for the full chapter.
“The Breathing Technique I learned actually came from this world.”
Tanjuro nodded gently.
Then his eyes showed even more confusion.
“Fujiwara (student), please step out for a moment.”
“Mr. Tanjiro and I have some important matters to discuss.”
Ryo spoke to Secretary Fujiwara before Tanjuro could continue.
The information revealed so far was fine, but some of the upcoming information was not convenient for Secretary Fujiwara to know.
Don’t let Secretary Fujiwara’s seemingly carefree and scattered demeanor fool you.
In reality, she was also a very intelligent person, being the Young Miss from a political Family.
If one truly treated her as an idiot, they would definitely suffer a great loss.
“Alright.”
Secretary Fujiwara was already surprised by Ryo’s directness.
Now, hearing Ryo ask her to leave, her expression instead became calm.
A curious look flashed in Secretary Fujiwara’s eyes, but she didn’t say much and instead politely got up and left.
Tanjuro watched Secretary Fujiwara leave, then looked at the calm Ryo, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
The relationship between these two did not seem as close as he had imagined.
However, these were just minor details for him now.
He had more questions that this young man in front of him needed to answer.
“You seem to know me very well.”
Tanjuro continued.
When Ryo arrived, he had a strange feeling.
This unfamiliar young man seemed to know him.
Later, when he collapsed in the snow, the name the young man instinctively called out while helping him up confirmed his thought.
Also, his name, which he had clearly never told this young man,
Was still spoken by him.
“Yes.”
Ryo nodded: “Although you may be seeing me for the first time, I have seen you before.”
“And, I do know a lot about you.”
Aside from the slip-up when helping him in the snow, Ryo deliberately called Tanjuro by his name later on.
After thinking, he realized he truly had no way to save Tanjuro.
Facing the dying Tanjuro, he no longer bothered to hide so much.
Moreover, there had been quite a few flaws revealed earlier, which this extremely intelligent person had probably already discovered.
“It’s not a lie either.”
Tanjuro’s face showed surprise.
At this moment, he even began to wonder if there was something wrong with the Transparent World he saw.