Not long after, Chiba Yo saw Inosuke come out with two nichirin blades and sit on the steps. The commotion inside seemed to have quieted down a bit, so he walked in.
At this moment, Kotetsu was lying on the floor, propping his head with his hand, staring at Tanjirou with great dissatisfaction, making Tanjirou somewhat afraid to look back.
"Ah, my name is Tetsuimaru, and I am responsible for forging blades for Inosuke-dono. It would be excellent if I could contribute to the battle."
After Tetsuimaru finished speaking, he looked at Inosuke, who was sitting on the steps, his two blades were changing color.
Chiba Yo walked in and sat to the side, then asked the two swordsmiths, "Mr. Tetsuimaru, Mr. Kotetsu, do you know how Iron Ring Mountain Rainbow is doing? She is the swordsmith who forged my blade."
Hearing Chiba Yo's words, Tetsuimaru and Kotetsu exchanged confused glances.
"Tetsuimaru?"
"Mr.?"
Then Tetsuimaru seemed to remember something and said to Chiba Yo with a sudden realization, "Oh, you mean Rainbow, right? She's still the same, completely engrossed in forging blades using ancient methods, hoping to forge weapons as excellent as those from the Warring States period.
Not long ago, when she returned to the village, she seemed very happy. I wonder what happened."
Rainbow? Is Mr. Tetsuimaru's name Rainbow?
Chiba Yo thought to himself.
Tetsuimaru spoke to Chiba Yo, while his peripheral vision also kept an eye on Inosuke outside the house.
At this moment, both nichirin blades in Inosuke's hands had turned bluish-gray.
"Ah, how beautiful, emitting a dull bluish-gray. What an elegant color, a good color very suitable for a blade," Tetsuimaru exclaimed.
Upon seeing the color of Inosuke's twin blades, Kotetsu remembered Tanjirou's black blade, immediately sat up from the floor, and angrily began to rapidly punch Tanjirou in the back.
"That's great, Inosuke's blade was all pitted before," Tanjirou said happily, looking at Inosuke's blade, completely unconcerned.
"How does it feel to hold them? Actually, this is my first time forging blades for a two-sword style user," Tetsuimaru asked Inosuke.
However, Inosuke did not answer his question. He walked to the pond in the courtyard with his blades, then squatted down, seemingly picking out stones.
"Inosuke-dono..." Tetsuimaru tilted his head, somewhat confused by this.
Then Inosuke picked out a stone, raised it high, and then forcefully smashed it against the blade of the newly forged nichirin blade.
!!!
!!!!
The four people inside the house were all shocked.
Inosuke's nichirin blade was smashed into a pitted mess by him using a stone from the side.
"I'm going to kill you! You little brat! Hey! What the hell are you doing?!"
Tetsuimaru suddenly stood up and roared furiously, and Tanjirou quickly hugged him to restrain him.
Chiba Yo, who had originally intended to ask more about Tetsuimaru's situation, now felt there was no opportunity.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Tanjirou kept apologizing to Tetsuimaru. Inosuke then looked back at Tetsuimaru, then turned back and picked up a stone to strike his other blade again.
"You bastard! I can't let you live any longer!"
Tetsuimaru was so angry he was almost distorted, and Tanjirou could barely hold him back.
Finally, with the combined efforts of several people to appease him, Tetsuimaru finally did not chase after Inosuke and left in a huff. Kotetsu, who had been furious upon arrival, ironically became the calmer one, even able to comfort his peers Tetsuimaru.
After seeing off the two swordsmiths, it was already dusk.
"The Master should be back by now. Let's go visit him again," Tanjirou said to Chiba Yo, looking at the sky. He himself was also very eager to understand what Hinokami Kagura was.
"Alright," Chiba Yo nodded in agreement, thinking that it wouldn't be too late to tell Tanjirou about the sword skills after they returned.
Inside the Ubuyashiki Estate,
Kagaya had returned from the cemetery. Chiba Yo and Tanjirou explained their purpose, and Chiba Yo also told Kagaya about his previous discovery.
"Master, can you tell us some information about Origin Breathing?" Chiba Yo asked Kagaya.
Kagaya listened to their narration with a smile, also feeling somewhat surprised by the coincidence of this matter.
"Regarding the records of Origin Breathing, only its name, Sun Breathing, exists to this day. Besides that, there is no more. However, the Rengoku family, as a family that joined the Demon Slayer Corps from its very beginning and has continued to pass down, might have records on their side.
If you wish to know more, you might consider visiting the Rengoku family. Perhaps you can find the answers you are looking for."
Kagaya spoke unhurriedly, a smile on his face.
"Thank you, Master," Chiba Yo and Tanjirou thanked the Master. Kagaya smiled and said nothing.
Although they didn't get the answer, they now had new clues.
I'll tell my master when he gets back...
Walking out of the estate, Chiba Yo thought to himself.
This time, he didn't forget to tell Tanjirou about the sword skills. As they walked along the road, Chiba Yo spoke to Tanjirou, "When I watched you demonstrate Hinokami Kagura earlier, I also noticed something. This set of sword skills is not only extremely exquisite, but the entire set also seems to be a cycle. The last form of the sword skill can connect perfectly with the first form, as if they together form a single sword skill."
Tanjirou stopped upon hearing this and asked somewhat confused, "A cycle?"
He knew that this Kagura dance could be performed continuously, but he had never thought of it in this way.
"Hmm... like this."
Chiba Yo said, drawing his nichirin blade, then moved a distance away from Tanjirou, stood still, and the nichirin blade in his hand quickly turned crimson.
The black nichirin blade... turned red...
Tanjirou stared at this scene with wide eyes, feeling somewhat incredulous.
Immediately after, Chiba Yo exhaled a white rainbow, and then the nichirin blade slashed downwards, creating an arc-shaped slash entwined with flames.
Round Dance!
Tanjirou was even more shocked.
But that wasn't all. Chiba Yo then flipped his body, and a circular slash appeared from bottom to top.
Blue Heavens
Subsequently, Scorching Crimson Mirror, Fake Rainbow... Flame Dance.
From the first form to the last, all were performed by Chiba Yo, and his movements were exactly the same as Tanjirou's at the time.
With the meticulous insight into body structure provided by Transparent World, Chiba Yo could perfectly control his body and completely replicate the observed techniques from the inside out.
After Flame Dance, the first form, Round Dance, followed immediately. The connection between the two sword skills was seamless, as if they were originally meant to be one move.
Chiba Yo performed these twelve sword skills completely again. To allow Tanjirou to see clearly, he deliberately slowed down the speed of his performance, but it was still evident that these twelve sword skills seemed naturally formed, connecting seamlessly from beginning to end.
"That's right! These twelve sword skills are a cycle; they are inherently a single entity."
Having performed it himself, Chiba Yo was even more convinced of his judgment.
"Yo... how do you also know the Kagura dance? You're amazing!"
Tanjirou couldn't help but exclaim in admiration after seeing Chiba Yo perform the Hinokami Kagura completely and with extreme ease.