Hinokami Kagura was a dance his father performed every year. Before his father passed away, he taught Tanjiro everything. Although Tanjiro knew the dance, he had never combined it with breathing Arts, nor had he thought much about it—until now.
This time, he couldn't help but think more deeply. The fact that the Mimic Tear could use it proved that he could as well. Adjusting his breathing, the temperature around him gradually increased, but just as he was about to move, he felt suffocated.
"!!!"
This sensation, as if something was blocking his airway, made Tanjiro collapse to the ground instantly. The Mimic Tear shook its head, appearing somewhat dissatisfied with itself as a tool.
Though lying on the ground, Tanjiro kept his eyes on the Mimic Tear, watching it shake its head and...
Heavy machine guns, light machine guns, grenades, underslung grenades, and flash bombs were thrown out by the Mimic Tear almost for free. Completely different from Tanjiro's fighting style, all firearms were treated as consumables.
The Mimic Tear even pulled out a flamethrower, but Tanjiro stopped it before it could use it.
"No, she... is in pain."
Tanjiro coughed and looked at the demon sitting in the distance, who appeared lost and helpless. She was an evil demon who had killed countless people but was also pitiful. Now, there was nothing but pain in her eyes. In this situation, it was best to give her a quick death.
Tanjiro stood up again and used the Flowing Dance.
The knife easily severed her head, but instead of feeling pain, the demon felt a warm sensation.
It was the most gentle move of Water Breathing, Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought.
However, the battle wasn't over yet. Tanjiro smelled a more intense and decayed odor nearby. At this moment, the Mimic Tear took out the Crimson Tears, drank a big sip, and made a strange gesture towards Tanjiro.
Through his sense of smell, Tanjiro understood what the Mimic Tear was saying.
"Watch carefully, learn carefully, don't waste your strength blindly, but..."
The Mimic Tear burst out with powerful energy again, and Tanjiro sensed something was very wrong.
Tanjiro knew his body well; it was impossible for him to use breathing Arts and moves so quickly, let alone...
"Wait?"
He realized something was wrong. Just as he said before, he knew his body well, how to breathe, how to fight, and even had a bit of knowledge about thought and behavior logic.
The breathing method of the Mimic Tear was completely different from his usual Art. It breathed steadily, no matter how fast its speed became, the breathing rhythm and expression remained unchanged.
After that, the Mimic Tear left him there and headed straight to the enemy.
Tanjiro decided to try the Mimic Tear's breathing method. After all, the Mimic Tear imitated his body 100%. If elder brother could do it, he could do it.
If senior members of the Demon Slayer Corps were here, they would definitely see that Tanjiro had entered Total Concentration Breathing. The so-called Total Concentration Breathing involves developing your body to the limit through breathing, and even...
"What's going on?"
Tanjiro sensed something amiss.
Was the Mimic Tear's body "weakening"?
No, according to the game setting, it was losing HP continuously.
Yes, the Mimic Tear was facing a more powerful opponent, Lower Rank Five, Rui, the actual ruler of Mount Nagatumo. Although he was a lower rank demon, Muzan Kibutsuji was very optimistic about him due to his ability to transform others into demons or turn demons into his subordinates.
When the Mimic Tear began to attack, Rui launched her Blood Demon Art. Her spider silk became tougher than steel and sharper than a blade.
Tanjiro managed to see the enemy upon getting close to the direction of the Mimic Tear.
For some reason, looking at this white demon resembling a spider, Tanjiro had a strange idea.
TT
Tanjiro: "Excuse me, is Miss Kumoko here?"
"Yes, yes, yes? What's wrong?"
"Um, I met someone in my world, very white looking, it's very similar to a spider. I wonder if such a person would be useful to Miss Kumoko?"
"Huh?"
In the dungeon, Kumoko, who was hunting monsters to prepare to cook or sell them when the internet cafe opened the next day, was momentarily stunned. Then she saw the pictures and videos from Tanjiro. At this moment, the system in her body suddenly issued a prompt.
"Special materials have been found. After obtaining the opponent's power, the spider silk can be strengthened."
"Hey hey hey?"
Kumoko's eyes widened. She scratched her head, thought seriously for a few seconds, and replied: "I'm going~"
Since the internet cafe had the portal, no one would travel to another world. After all, it costs 5,000 to travel once.
Who would travel if it wasn't serious?
If they encountered a problem they couldn't solve, they were more inclined to ask Liu Yuan for help. After all, everyone's strength was similar. If they couldn't solve it themselves, it was useless to ask others for help.
But the situation was different for Kumoko. She found the material for evolution. 5,000 sounds like a lot, but she had killed many monsters these days, and those materials had sold for a good price.
If she ate all these monsters, she could only upgrade one level at most. Strengthen her skills? That depended on luck. But now, she only needed one travel to get the strengthening material, so she must come!
So, while the Mimic Tear in front demonstrated the skill of slashing down Rui, Tanjiro opened the portal to summon Kumoko from another world.
"Ah! Fresh air of the outside world! Hey! Tanjiro, that's the guy you said, right? It stinks!"
"Because he eats people, and he is also a demon."
"Yeah, it's also thanks to the fact that you don't need to eat it to evolve, otherwise, it would be too disgusting!"
Kumoko rushed over quickly while speaking: "Thank you, Tanjiro. If you need anything in the future, just call me directly~"
At this time, Lower Rank Five Rui was still fighting with the Mimic Tear. The Mimic Tear was so challenging that he had a hard time. No matter what kind of Blood Demon Art he used, the opponent could easily bounce off. And the opponent didn't kill him just for fun.
At first, he thought he was getting humiliated by the Mimic Tear, but when he felt a terrifying aura, he understood that the opponent wanted to buy time.
"Blood Demon Art..."
"Blood big-headed demon! I'm coming!!!"
Compared with Rui's Blood Demon Art, Kumoko's spider silk manipulation is much higher in level. The only difference is that her spider silk doesn't have so many special effects. But this time, as long as she absorbs Rui's power, she can obtain his skills, which makes Kumoko very excited.
Rui's resistance made Kumoko's task difficult, but the Mimic Tear cooperated with her in time.
Water Breathing-
Water is both soft and strong. After chopping off Rui's head in almost an instant, Kumoko raised a spider leg.
"Well done! Absorb~"
There was no need for Kumoko to speak. She only needed to insert her spider leg into Rui's body, and then the system's strengthening skills would automatically absorb the opponent's power and strengthen her spider silk.
In fact, this kind of strengthening was not very meaningful to Kumoko before. Although her spider silk was not as sharp as a blade, it was very tough. But after playing Monster Hunter, she understood a truth: more skills are better than fewer. More skills might be useful at any time.
Spending 5,000 for a special exclusive skill was not a loss. Thinking of this, she decided to use her skills.
Then, the entire Mount Nagatumo was covered by blood-red spider webs.
Thanks to Kumoko's timely control of power, otherwise, the members of the Demon Slayer Corps who were still alive on Mount Nagatumo would have gone to meet the King of Hell directly.