Gyomei's Respect

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"Welcome to my training site."

"What's most important is the body's base... the legs and hips. Stabilizing the body with strong legs and hips leads to accurate and solid defence. First, you will train under the waterfall. Then you will carry three logs. Last, you must push a boulder... one Cho (an old unit of measurement, roughly 110 metres). My training consists of these three simple things. Burning you with fire from below is dangerous, so I will not require it," said the Stone Hashira, who was also crying and had his hands together in a praying position. Tanjiro also held Zenitsu's body and said, "Sorry, Zenitsu has passed out." The giant Hashira said, "Dump him in the river." Tanjiro did so and Zenitsu some up screaming, "GYAAAAAH! THAT'S C-COLD! IT'S COLDER THAN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER! I COULD DIE! WHAT'S WITH THIS MOUNTAIN-RIVER WATER?! IT'S ABNORMAL! I'M GONNA DIE!! I'M GONNA PUKE!" Tanjiro reached out to Zenitsu and said, "Zenitsu." Zenitsu continues, "LAND... L-LAND! WHOA! MY GUTS ARE IN DANGER!! THEY'RE CRYING OUT! THEY'RE SAYING THEY'LL DIE!" Zenitsu jumped out of the water while shivering and still yells, "HYAEE! HYAEEE! IT... IT'S NO USE! EVEN OUT OF WATER, IT'S STILL TOO LATE!! I'M GONNA FREEZE TO DEATH!!" Zenitsu then saw many boulders with other slayers clinging to them, Murata was one of them. He said, "Press against the rocks... They're warm." Zenitsu wasted no time and instantly latched onto the boulder. He then thought, "They're... Warm!! Rocks are this warm?! It's like Kaa-san (Mother) is holding me in her arms!" Zenitsu then yells, "Waaah! Mommy!" Tanjiro saw it all and started to laugh for a bit. He also wondered why it wasn't as cold for him. He looked at the waterfall and then thought, "Inosuke seems like he's doing his best. Maybe I should too!" He walked to Inosuke but noticed something off. He said, "Huh? Inosuke?! Ino- Agh! Oh no, no!!" He pulled Inosuke out from under the waterfall and put him onto land. He resuscitates Inosuke and said, "Wow, that waterfall's pressure is harsh! If I wasn't like this then I probably would've died." He began to walk toward the waterfall but was stopped by Murata, who said, "T-Tanjiro! Since when did you change your hair? Was it always yellow... and spiky?" Tanjiro said, "No, well yes, I did change it, but it wasn't always like this. You see, I'm using a kind of technique right now that changes my hair, and also makes me way stronger." Murata says, "Really? Man, you and that boar are amazing. On my first day, I couldn't do waterfall training until the evening. I couldn't get used to the water but here you are standing under it as if it were a normal thing. I couldn't get used to the water at first but now I'm able to stand the waterfall for one Koku (roughly half an hour)... I have to go do log training." Tanjiro says, "Wow... That's impressive Murata." Murata's teeth clattered while saying, "W... Well, I've been here for ten days."

- Small Time Skip -
Inosuke chopped onto a fried fish while saying, "That guy's amazing. The rosary-rattling old guy." Tanjiro asks, "You mean Himejima-san, the Stone Hashira? Don't give him strange nicknames." Inosuke finished the fish while chomping on the bone and saying, "The first tune I met him, I was shocked. Without a doubt, that guy..." One of the other trainees asked, "You're eating the bones too, Inosuke?" Inosuke finished, "...is the strongest member of the Demon Slayer Corps." Tanjiro bit five fish at the same time and asked, "Oh... really? Well, Himejima-san does smell different from the others. Maybe he'll manifest the mark soon." Zenitsu looked as if he was angry but said, "I don't believe it! I bet that old dude can't move that rock one cho! He just enjoys tormenting the younger guys!" Tanjiro looked at Zenitsu and said, "No, I've heard he can push even bigger rocks." Zenitsu asked with a bored tone, "Do you believe everything you hear? They're fooling you." Tanjiro denies it, "No, no... You have good ears, so you should be able to tell when someone is lying and when they aren't, right?" The sound of grinding was heard, and the three looked back to see Gyomei pushing a huge boulder. Tanjiro says, "Oh... There he goes. Himejima-san is amazing. Maybe I push a boulder that big when I'm done with the log training." Zenitsu yells, "I won't stand for that! Are you stupid?! Hello? Is your head all right?" Zenitsu also slapped Tanjiro's head while yelling, "Thay old guy is a freak!! He's big like a bear, but... there's a difference at birth between giants and dwarves! Don't you know that?!" Inosuke was all fired up from the sight of Gyomei pushing the huge boulder. He got up, put the mask on his head and yells, "I'm full, so I'm gonna carry the logs and push the boulder!" Zenitsu yells, "Gah! You're all so positive!! I'm in the wrong place!" Tanjiro, with a smile, says, "calm down..."

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