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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2:The stranger

Tanjiro and Nezuko got down from mountain and they are at some small village

Tanjiro was talking to some villagers while pointing toward mountain with his finger

Tanjiro:I beg your pardon...but may I take that basket...and a little straw and bamboo?

Villager:We don't mind...but the basket has a hole in it.

Tanjiro:That's alright.Can I pay you?

Villager:No need.It's a broken basket.

Tanjiro:Please let me pay.

Villager:No,thank you.You can have the others stuff too

Tanjiro got little angrier with his good behavior

Tanjiro:But I WANT to pay!

Villagers got angry too

Villagers:We don't want it!What a stubborn kid!

Tanjiro got his money and he smacked it on villager hand while villager is in world of pain

Tanjiro:Just take it!It's only a few coins anyway!Thank you very much!

Villager:OWWW!

They found out cave as Tanjiro was searching for Nezuko

Tanjiro:Nezuko...Hmm?Nezuko!She's gone!

After few seconds she poped out of hole

Tanjiro:There she is!

Nezuko:...

Tanjiro started to speak as he got confused

Tanjiro:Did she DIG that hole?my sister is like a mole now.Her face is scrunched up.She must really not want the sunlight to hit her.Just wait.

As he was outside he made basket from villager's broken pieces of basket

He came in the cave while he points his finger toward basket

Tanjiro:Will you fit in here?I want us to travel during the day.I'll carry you.

Nezuko was still in the hole

Nezuko:...

Tanjiro:Get in.Here.The basket.

She tried to fit in but she was too big

Tanjiro:You're too big.Nezuko has grown up.I still think she's a little girl.Hmm?Nezuko...you're as big as an adult.Can you...reverse that...and get smaller?smaller.Nezuko.Get smaller!

As he is saying Nezuko shrinks and she made it in

Tanjiro:Oh!good!

Tanjiro started to pat her while Nezuko is happy

Tanjiro:That's perfect!Good girl,Nezuko!I'm impressed!

As he was walking he started to speak to another villagers about path to the mountain sagiri

Villager:To get to mountain sagiri,you first have to cross that mountain.The sun will set soon.And you're going to carry that huge load?It's dangerous.

Tanjiro bows

Tanjiro:I'll be plenty careful.Thank you very much.

Villager:People really do dissapear up there...so don't get lost!

As they continued walking they crossed mountain that villagers said as there was house up there

Tanjiro:Oh!There's a way station.There's a light on.Someone must be there.Let's go.

As he said that he smelled blood in that temple as he got shocked

Tanjiro:!!I smell blood!

He started running while holding Nezuko hand

Tanjiro:These mountain paths are dangerous.That traveler may be injured!

*Tanjiro opens door*

Tanjiro:Are you all right?

As he opened door he saw something so gruesome and scary that you can see it in his eyes

There was a demon who killed and eat three people as he looked at them angry with blood on his face and arms

Temple Demon:What?!Hey!This...is my territory!Get away from my feeding ground!

Tanjiro was looking shockingly at him

Tanjiro:Man eating demon!

Nezuko was looking at blood from people's bodies as he her face got wet

Temple demon:...hmm...?Something's wrong here.Are you two HUMAN?

After few seconds demon rapidly goes after Tanjiro as he broke the door

When they were outside Tanjiro hits him with his hatchet under the chin as it bleeds

Temple demon:A hatchet?!Ha!Ha Ha!Not bad!But a wound like this...will heal in no time!See!The bleeding already stopped!

Tanjiro:?!

When Tanjiro looked shockingly as demon's wound healed in seconds

As they were standing Nezuko was looking at dead bodies

Demon hit Tanjiro on the floor holding his hand thightly

Tanjiro:He's fast!and incredibly strong!

Temple demon:You'll never do that again!I'm gonna snap your neck.

At that moment Nezuko came and she hit his head with leg as Tanjiro looked shock and his head hit the tree

Tanjiro:Sh-she just killed him!well,he WAS a demon,so...

Tanjiro:N...Nezuko!

As he was saying that demon's hand goes after Tanjiro but Nezuko hits his body away

Tanjiro:I can't believe it!It just moved with it's head ripped off

Demon's head:Why youuu...!I knew it!One of you is a demon!Something didn't seem right!What are a demon and a human doing together?!

Tanjiro:It's still talking!!

Demon's body started to move as he tries to attack Nezuko

Tanjiro:!!Stop!

He swinged with his hatchet but demon head grew arms as he bites hatchet as Tanjiro was shocked

Tanjiro:What the-?The head grew arms?!Get of off me!

Tanjiro got angry as he headbutts demon who was in pain

Demon:This guy's is tough!

Tanjiro headbutted him again

Demon:His head...is hard!

After that Tanjiro swings his hatchet again as he smash demon head and arms of the tree

Tanjiro:Nezuko!

Demon:He pinned me to the three with his hatchet!My hair is tangled up on the haft!And I grew these hands too short,so I can't get a grip!Argh!

Meanwhile his body started to stomp on Nezuko as she is defending

Tanjiro is angry as he runs toward demon

Tanjiro:Knock it off!

Tanjiro took his body as he goes toward cliff

As Tanjiro is screaming Nezuko got his hand while demon's body got down

His body got destroy from the hit as demon's head screams

Demon:Gyaaah!

Tanjiro picked up knife to kill the demon

Tanjiro:Wow!How many demons are there?He smells different than the one that was at my house.A different demon.But...If I don't kill him,he'll attack more people.So I HAVE to do this

After that someone hands reached out to Tanjiro as it place at Tanjiro's shoulder

Old man:You can't kill it with that.

Tanjiro got shocked as it was some old man with mask saying that