Tanjiro's Journal, Part 2

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"Yay, the timer is done everyone let's get started," said Toga.

"Geez, it didn't feel like ten minutes, and I was hoping for a longer nap," said Dabi.

"Maybe next time," said Kurogiri.

[-Tanjiro's Journal, Part 2-
"Where'd you come from?!" asked Tanjiro.
"What are you doing?" asked Sabito.
"Doing? I'm training," said Tanjiro.
"How long do you plan to have your butt stuck in the mud? Take a stance! Now...attack!" said Sabito.
"But...you have a wooden sword and I have a real one!" said Tanjiro.
"Ha ha! Hahaha! Hahahaha! Wahahaha! Hahaha! Hahahaha! How sweet! Thanks for worrying about me! You think you can hurt me? Rest your poor, soft heart. You can't hurt me! I'm stronger than you'll ever be! I've already split a boulder!" said Sabito.
'You split a boulder?!' thought Tanjiro.
"You've gained nothing. You haven't mastered anything! Certainly not...the breathing technique taught by Urokodaki! Total concentration breathing!" said Sabito.
'He knows Urokodaki?! And about the breathing...,' thought Tanjiro.
"You just memorized it as a fact...but your body doesn't understand anything! Beat it into your flesh and blood! More! More! More! So that you become the embodiment of the secrets Urokodaki taught you! Beat it into the marrow of your bones!" said Sabito.
"I do! I do, everyday! As hard as I can! But no matter how hard I try...I can't progress any further," said Tanjiro.]

"So, he isn't doing the exercises correctly," said Nezu.

"Then how is he supposed to use them," asked Kirishima.

"We'll more than likely find out with these," said Bakugo.

["Don't "try"...just do it! If you're a man! The only other choice...is to lie down and die! So make yourself progress! Attack! What have you got? Show me...your strength!" said Sabito.
"Aaaaagh!!" yelled Tanjiro.
"I leave the rest to you," said Sabito.
"Hmm. Are you all right?" asked Makomo.
"Did you see what happened? That was an incredible blow! Not a bit of unnecessary motion! It was truly beautiful! That's how I want to be too! But is that even possible? Can I do it...?" said Tanjiro.
"I'm sure you can. I'll watch over you," said Makomo.
'She's cute...,' thought Tanjiro.
"Uh...who are you?" asked Tanjiro.
'She says her name is Makomo...and tells me the guy's name is Sabito. Makomo points out the defects in my style. She corrects my unnecessary movements and bad habits. Why is she doing this for me? Where did she come from? I ask, but she never tells me,' thought Tanjiro.
"We really like Urokodaki," said Makomo.
'She often says those words. They aren't siblings. They were both orphans. Urokodaki took them in and raised them,' thought Tanjiro.
"There are other children too. They're all around, watching you," said Makomo.
'Makomo is a bit of a strange girl. She says things in a weird way,' thought Tanjiro.
"Total concentration breathing...accelerates your blood flow and heartbeat. And your temperature shoots up. You're still human, but you get strong like a demon. You expand your lungs...and bring...lots of air into your blood. Your blood gets excided and your bones and muscles thrill. You get hot and strong!," said Makomo.
'I don't really get it...,' thought Tanjiro.
"How can that be?" asked Tanjiro.
"You must train so hard that you could die. Basically, I don't think there's anything else you can do," said Makomo.]

"So instead of holding his breath, he should have accelerated his breathing," said Shoto.

"It seems so," said Iida.

['I swung my sword...so hard that...it felt like my arms and legs would come off...and that...my lungs...and heart would burst in my chest...but...I still couldn't beat Sabito. Another six months passed. Until one day...when I went to face Sabito...he held a real sword,' thought Tanjiro.
"After half a year...you've finally got the face of a man," said Sabito.
"Today, I will win," said Tanjiro.
'The contest was simple. The stronger, faster blade wins. The fight was over in an instant. That day, in that moment, for the first time...my blade reached Sabito first. When I won, Sabito smiled. It seemed like a sad smile to me...or maybe proud and reassuring,' thought Tanjiro.
"Win, Tanjiro...against them too," said Makomo.
'Suddenly, Sabito disappeared...and I found that my sword had not cut Sabito's mask. It had split the boulder,' thought Tanjiro.]

"Nice he did it. He split his boulder in the end," said Kirashima.

"Also, that was the end of that viewing. I have to wonder if Urokodaki will let Tanjiro go to final selection now," said Momo.

"We'll have to find out in the next one. The timer is set so we might as well do some other things while we wait," said Jiro.

While everyone else was talking Izuku and Bakugo were together with the notebook that Izuku was given and writing down everything that they have learned so far.

(Another chapter done. Hope all of you enjoy the chapters and reaction. Please leave a comment or vote if you did.)

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