Sound Breathing

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"I'll defeat her no matter what."

-With Tengen-
Tengen still dashes across rooftops in search of Hinatsuru. He stops and drops down on the ground and looks down a road. He began running but stopped when he felt something. His eyes widened when he saw Hinatsuru tied up.
Tengen cut Hinatsuru loose and gave her medicine. She whispered, "Forgive me, Tengen-sama." Tengen replied, "Never mind. Stop talking." She also says, "I realized that Warabihime Oiran was a demon, but she became suspicious of me, as well. So I drank some poison and tried to slip out of the House. But it seems this Belt that I was given by Warabihime Oiran was for spying on and killing me. So I was unable to contact you. Tengen-sama, do no trouble yourself with me. Please go now. You heard that sound just now, did you not? The demon is on a rampage." Tengen asked, "You're sure you're going to be all right?" She responded, "Yes. I am sorry I couldn't be of use to you." He said, "There's no need for you to do anything more. Once the antidote starts working, leave Yoshiwara. You hear me?" "Yes," she says.
Tengen began to run across the rooftops again while thinking, "The battle has already begun. Where is it? Search for its presence!" Something clicked inside his ear and dropped onto another path. Be said, "It's here. Underground." He places his ear on the ground and thought, "I can hear the sound of someone battling. I can hear it well thanks to the reverberations. There's something here!" He grabbed his two giant swords (or cleavers) and unwrapped all the cloth that covered them. He used,

Sound Breathing... First Form... Roar!

He slammed them both into the ground and generated a giant explosion.

-With Daki and Tanjiro's Battle-
Daki looked up and to her right while asking, "What an infernal racket, you piece of trash! What is that sound? What are you doing? Where? From the Ogimoto House? And also Hinatsuru... How many of you are here? Four?" Tanjiro answered, "I'm not telling you!" She says, "If you tell me the truth, I'd be willing to spare your life. We clashed for maybe an instant, but look at your sword! It's already nicked." Tanjiro took a look at his sword and realized she was right. He thought about the movements he made and how sloppy they were. Daki said, "Some hack of a swordsmith must be forged that blade, am I right?" He snapped, "You're wrong! The person who forged this sword is amazing! He's a brilliant swordsmith!" She says, "Then how did it get nicked, moron? It's starting to get noisy all over the place. It's annoying me, so this time, I'm going to kill you." Tanjiro thought, "The blade gets locked when its wielder is subpar. It's my fault! I... When all is said and done, I... can't handle... the Water Breathing technique! My body's not suited for Water Breathing! I can't become like Urokodaki-san or Tomioka-san with the Water Breathing technique! In my case... I just can't help striking harder with the Hinokami Kagura. It's just compatible with my body. That's what I've been training for. Don't go down in defeat!" While Tanjiro had his thoughts to himself, Daki sent her sashes at Tanjiro while he used,

Hinokami Kagura... Raging Sun!

Tanjiro slashed all four sashes when slashing twice. Daki thought, "His swordsmanship style has changed! It's sharper than before." Tanjiro lunged at Daki while exhaling fire. She asked, "What the hell is this sound? Such an unpleasant sound! The sound of breathing?" Tanjiro finally got close before Daki could even react. He used,

Flame Dance!

He cut her right shoulder but it wasn't deep enough. She jumped back and he thought, "Flame Dance is a two-hit strike! Even if she dodges it, there's one more!" She thought, "In the end, it all amounts to!"
Her sash went through his neck, piercing it. She thought she killed him before the body in front of her disappeared. She took a step back in confusion while thinking, "Where is he?" The technique Tanjiro used was,

Hinokami Kagura...Fake Rainbow.

Tanjiro reappears behind her and thought, "You've left yourself wide open! I can do this!" He uses,

Hinokami Kagura... Fire Wheel!

Daki said in a bored tone, "So slow. You're making me yawn." She slaps him with her sash and sent him flying down the path. He safely landed and started at Daki but started to lightly pant. He thought, "This is the fallout from using the Hinokami Kagura. All that built-up fatigue is causing me to lose my breath." Daki asked, "Oh, so you're still alive?" Tanjiro thought to himself, "Calm down! Get you're breathing under control!" Tanjiro hopped up and blocked the sashes that were sent to him. Both he and Daki began to battle while Tanjiro thought, "This belt is like a powerful blade! My attacks are too slow! Raise your body temperature! Get your body temperature up!" Tanjiro remembered his conversation with Kiyo about his temperature. He blocked another belt that got too close to him. He jumped back and thought, "I can feel my temperature... my body heat rising! I'm able to fight... an Upper-Rank Demon!" Daki watched as he landed and thought, "You're a pesky one. More than I thought you'd be. This is entertaining." Tanjiro thought, "I cam do it! Hinokami Kagura's effective! No! It's not enough for it to be effective! I have to win! Using every ounce of my power! I'm gonna win, no matter what! To protect them. To protect lives! Never again. I won't let them be robbed for no reason. Never again! I won't let anyone... suffer the same grief we did!" Tanjiro took a deep breath in and let it out before lunging at Daki, who said, "You ugly people are still ugly, even when you try so hard!" Tanjiro screamed as he tries to cut Daki.

Chapter 71: End.

I'm going to try to finish this whole arc before I head to Vegas so I don't have to worry about it over there.

-A Little Secret-
The Upper Moons are stronger than ever before, that's why Tanjiro is having a harder time with Daki.

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