"Zenitsu, I'm sorry! My family only has my brother and me. My brother's name is Shinichi Murata. He joined the Demon Slayer Corps a few years ago after passing the selection." Shinji Murata explained the situation to Zenitsu and introduced his brother by the way.
"Then your brother is really amazing! He actually passed the test! If it weren't for Tanjiro and Senior Ryuji this time, I think I would have died here." Zenitsu said with emotion.
Hearing this, Tanjiro and Shinji Murata both felt that Zenitsu was playing dumb. They had both witnessed Zenitsu's strength. The {demons} that had died at his hands, roughly estimated, should have been more than ten.
With such a record, he actually said that he would have died without Ryuji and Tanjiro. That was only a lie to fool those who didn't know.
If it hadn't been for Ryuji's sweep, the {demons} on Mount Fujikasane wouldn't have gathered in such a large scale tonight. So, under normal circumstances, Zenitsu's displayed strength would have been enough for him to survive for seven days on Mount Fujikasane.
Tanjiro and Shinji Murata both felt that Zenitsu was deliberately pretending to be weak, so they didn't intend to expose him.
"By the way, Tanjiro, where's Senior Ryuji?" Zenitsu finally noticed that Senior Ryuji wasn't with them.
Hearing this, Shinji Murata also noticed that Ryuji wasn't there. He was curious. Where had Ryuji gone?
"Senior Ryuji went to kill more {demons}. According to the trend last night, Senior Ryuji should be planning to clear all the demons on Mount Fujikasane." Tanjiro didn't hide anything. He told Zenitsu and Shinji Murata where Ryuji had gone.
Hearing this, Shinji Murata sincerely felt awe towards Ryuji. How much did Ryuji hate {demons}?
It had to be said that having strength meant being able to do whatever you wanted.
Then, the three of them came to a forest with water ripple marks that Ryuji had left behind. This was the safe area that Ryuji had marked. Tanjiro and the others stopped their journey and chose to rest here for now.
After the {Hand Demon} died, Ryuji became the nightmare of the {demons} on Mount Fujikasane. The surviving {demons} no longer came out to hunt but chose to wait for the selection to end so they could send off this great god, Ryuji.
So, the hunt that night turned into a game of hide-and-seek.
Fortunately, Ryuji had the small map to guide him, so finding {demons} was relatively easy.
However, compared to last night, his efficiency was much lower tonight because the {demons} were hiding in more secretive, remote places and were very scattered.
Over the next few days, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Shinji Murata reunited with the main group. After several days of recovery, the spirits and complexions of these young men had improved significantly.
Because they hadn't encountered any {demons} in these days, the shadow the {demons} had cast on them had also faded.
Seeing Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Shinji Murata reappear before them, these young men showed a hint of surprise.
The young men who had stayed in the safe area had heard from the first few who had escaped back about Tanjiro's encounter. Seeing that Tanjiro and the others hadn't returned that day, they thought they had perished. They didn't expect them to come back now.
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