"Keep it up, I believe you can do it." Musashi encouraged Genya after hearing his words, happy to see Genya's change.
In the past, Genya often appeared very anxious because he couldn't use the Breathing Technique and the difficulty of becoming a Hashira. Now that he has learned the Breathing Technique and is nearly halfway to meeting the conditions for becoming a Hashira, Genya's mood has improved significantly.
Although his personality might not change much, he can now quickly calm down when facing issues.
"Thank you, Musashi. If you hadn't developed Cloud Breathing for me, I might truly never have learned a Breathing Technique."
Genya sincerely thanked Musashi.
"It's nothing, just a small favor." Musashi said indifferently. Having possessed the Transparent World since childhood, he was very familiar with human anatomy, so developing a Breathing Technique was not a difficult task, especially since he only made modifications.
Then Genya noticed Musashi's attire and asked him, "Are you going on another mission?"
Musashi thought for a moment and replied, "Sort of."
"That's really tough. But I should also be heading to Swordsmith Village." Genya sighed and said.
Musashi was somewhat surprised to hear that.
"You're also going to Swordsmith Village?"
Seeing Musashi's reaction, Genya also asked with some surprise, "Could it be that you're going to Swordsmith Village for a mission?"
Musashi shook his head and explained to Genya, "Not me. My teacher and the Mist Hashira, Mr. Tokito, also went to Swordsmith Village."
"I see. I'm going because the Insect Hashira said the hot springs in Swordsmith Village are good for my body, so I wanted to try them while I have time. Also, my Nichirin Sword is quite worn, so I can have a swordsmith forge me a new Nichirin Sword while I'm there."
Genya explained to Musashi.
"I see. Then you should be able to meet my teacher and the others there." Musashi said.
Immediately after, he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, by the way, if you get to Swordsmith Village, I hope you can say hello for me to the swordsmith who forged my Nichirin Sword. I haven't seen her in a long time, and I don't know how she's doing now. Her name is Iron Ring Mountain Rainbow."
Musashi said to Genya, because his Nichirin Sword had never been damaged, they hadn't seen each other since Tetsuimaru finished engraving his Nichirin Sword.
He had learned Tetsuimaru's name from Haganezuka and the others.
"Iron Ring Mountain Rainbow… Is she male or female?" Genya asked.
"Of course she's…" Musashi was about to speak, but then realized he truly didn't know the answer to that question. They had only met twice in total, and Tetsuimaru had always worn a mask. Musashi couldn't deduce the gender from the information he had.
"Uh… she should be female, right." Musashi thought for a moment before finally saying. He felt that swordsmiths should all be men, and Tetsuimaru's previous conduct also seemed like a man.
"Okay, I'll help you say hello to her."
Genya felt relieved upon hearing this. He was not good at dealing with girls and sometimes became too nervous to speak when he encountered them.
Musashi thanked him, and then the two walked together for a while before parting ways at the entrance of the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters. Genya was blindfolded and had earplugs inserted by a Kakushi, then was carried away on their back.
It seems the security of Swordsmith Village is also very high… Hmm? What's that?
Musashi watched for a while and was about to look away when he suddenly saw a mass of dark purple light rushing towards them from Genya's direction. Its speed made Musashi secretly click his tongue in amazement. The Kakushi carrying Genya was startled, almost dropping Genya.
When the mass of dark purple light got a little closer, Musashi saw clearly what it was.
It was a strong, bare-chested person wearing a Hyottoko mask, with two swords tied to each side of his head, two swords in each hand, and a sword box on his back. Dark purple aura emanated from his body, and his hair floated upwards, pointing towards the sky. Anyone could see his anger.
"Otsu… Haganezuka-san!?!?"
Musashi recognized the person. Haganezuka's current appearance startled him as well.
Upon hearing the voice, Haganezuka instantly flashed in front of Musashi.
"Tanjirou… Where is that damn brat Tanjirou now? I'm going to… I'm going to kill him!!! How dare he break my sword again!! He deserves to die! He deserves to die!!! Tell me where he is now!!!"
Haganezuka's face was close to Musashi's, and he asked him, his voice trembling with anger.
After Tanjirou was sent back to the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, the news of his Nichirin Sword being damaged was also sent to Haganezuka, asking him to forge another Nichirin Sword, hoping that Tanjirou would receive the sword just as he regained consciousness, but Tanjirou was unaware of this.
After learning about this, Haganezuka didn't sleep for three days straight. He wrote Tanjirou's name on the ground with a sword and drew a large cross over it, made a wooden dummy of Tanjirou and stuck dozens of swords into it, and so on.
However, he eventually forged the Nichirin Sword. Today, he came to deliver the sword to Tanjirou, but besides the Nichirin Sword, he also brought four of his most prized creations. Besides delivering the sword, he also had other things to do.
This was the second time Tanjirou had broken his sword. The first time was on Mount Natagumo when he encountered a Lower Moon, and the second time was this one.
Haganezuka felt his previous actions were too gentle, which led to Tanjirou breaking his sword again, so the number of swords he brought to deal with Tanjirou became four times more.
Musashi swallowed, he indeed felt murderous intent from Haganezuka.
"Uh… Haganezuka-san, please calm down first. Tanjirou didn't do it on purpose…"
Musashi tried to persuade Haganezuka, but it had no effect.
"Ugh—Aaaahhhh!!! I must find that bastard kid!!!!"
Haganezuka, after accumulating a wave of anger, directly exploded, and the dark purple aura emanating from his body surged. Seeing that Musashi did not provide any useful information, he directly turned and rushed into the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
"Tan! Ji! Rou!!!"
"Haganezuka-san?!?"
"Die!!!"
Moments later, a huge commotion came from the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters. After a while, Tanjirou ran out, and Haganezuka followed in pursuit.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!!"
"Die! Die! Die!!!"
Tanjirou ran ahead, apologizing repeatedly, while Haganezuka, close behind, swung his two swords in a formidable two-sword style. The two disappeared from Musashi's sight in an instant.
This…