I've done a good job until now!
I have what it takes!
And not today...
or any time in the future!
Even if I'm broken...
I'll never give up no matter what!
EPISODE 13: SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIFE
Where are you, Tanjiro?
I can still hear that creepy sound.
Just be safe and sound, Tanjiro!
Um, Zenitsu,
is it just me, or are we just going around and around in circles?
I knew it!
I was getting the same feeling!
That's my boy, Shoichi! I knew I could count on you!
All right, could you check to see if this room is safe?
What the heck? All right, all right, just stop giving me that look!
Fine, I'll do it myself!
There's nobody around.
Let's go this way!
Tanjiro,
please show up!
Th-The room...
just flipped!
I can do it!
I know I can do it!
I'm a guy who gets things done!
Broken bones or not... No matter what...
I can do it!
I can fight!
Show him how unstoppable you are!
Broken bones or not!
It's no good! Nothing's changed at all!
Spirit alone isn't gonna get me anywhere!
Your head...
Use your head, not just spirit!
Think! Think! Think!
Close call!
I barely survived that one!
Damn! This is so annoying!
I gotta consume some marechi! There's no time to lose!
There isn't even time to stop and think!
Hey you!
What's your name?
Kyogai.
Kyogai!
I'm not handing over Kiyoshi... the marechi to you!
I'm not gonna cave!
I'm not giving up!
Just give it up, will you?
I'm going to get my hands on some marechi
LOWER MOON SIX
and reclaim my place among the Twelve Kizuki!
Just give it up, will you?
It's so boring!
Your writing is just so boring.
Every last word is utter trash!
No beauty, no fragility, no impact.
Why don't you forget about writing?
It's just a waste of paper and fountain pens!
You never even step outside anymore these days.
So no wonder you're so boring!
You should just enjoy your hobby, playing the tsuzumi
as long as you're shut in here.
Not that you have the skills to teach that, either!
Out of my sight!
You damn insect!
Rapid Drumming!
Don't tell me he can strike that tsuzumi even faster!
The speed of these rotations is making me dizzy!
This is bad!
What an amazing skill!
Not only that,
but now he's got five claws instead of three!
Got it.
Because I dodged his blows without stepping on the papers,
I now know how to move my body without aggravating my wounds,
and how to breathe!
Take shallow breaths. Quickly!
Use that breathing technique to reinforce the muscles around your broken leg!
And right before the claw attack,
there's the scent of mold!
Here it comes! The claw attack!
Above!
Left!
Right!
Behind!
He's evading all of my attacks!
Total Concentration...
Water Breathing!
Ninth Form,
Splashing Water Flow, Turbulent!
Minimize the landing time and area as much as possible!
He's adapting to the room's orientation changes!
Go! Get in there!
Within striking distance!
Forward!
Get right up in his face!
I see the Opening Thread!
Kyogai!
Your Blood Demon Art was incredible!
Ouch, ouch, ouch!
I took a deep breath by mistake!
I'm the eldest son!
The eldest son!
Boy...
Answer me.
You think my Blood Demon Art...
was incredible?
It was amazing.
But...
I can't forgive you for killing others.
I see.
Oh, wait. I gotta get a blood sample.
It extracted the blood.
So, it really does extract blood automatically if you stick it in there.
That Yushiro sure is skilled, creating something like this.
A cat?
So, you're the one who's going to deliver this to Miss Tamayo, huh?
There, there. Thanks!
Now you're all set.
All right, take care now!
Hey—
I was told that under Yushiro's spell, it would be invisible until it meowed,
and then vanish again when it meowed a second time.
So it's true, huh?
Where are those two?
I gotta search for them!
My...
writing...
Your writing is just so boring.
Every last word is utter trash!
No beauty, no fragility, no impact.
It wasn't trash at all.
At the very least, not to that kid.
He saw fit not to trample on it.
Rest in peace.
Both my Blood Demon Art...
and my tsuzumi playing...
have been recognized.
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA
Kiyoshi!
Teruko!
Kiyoshi!
Teruko!
Kiyoshi!
Teruko!
Tanjiro...
Why are you throwing stuff at me?
We're so sorry!
The tsuzumi vanished, so we panicked.
I see.
Well, I'm glad you're safe.
You did a good job hanging in there.
You, too, Kiyoshi.
Come on, let's head outside.
Climb onto my back.
Is your leg okay?
Yes!
You just have to be brave a little longer.
I'm picking up Zenitsu and Shoichi's scent.
They must be outside. Both of them safe—
I smell blood!
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Let's hurry!
Take this!
Move it!
Take this!
Draw your sword and fight me!
You spineless punk!
Tanjiro...
I protected it.
Because you said...
this was more important to you than your life.
The thing is...
I've always had really good hearing.
One time, I knew what people said while I was asleep,
and that creeped everyone out.
I'm not hearing any more demon sounds.
Tanjiro, you defeated that demon, didn't you?
I can hear you guys, and also these weird-sounding, loud footsteps.
...itsu! Zenitsu!
Zenitsu!
Thank goodness! Are you all right?
When the room spun around, we got thrown outside.
We fell from the second-story window.
Did we now?
You were protecting me, so I'm totally fine. But...
I'm glad to hear that.
So, tell me, why all the tears?
Now I get it!
I fell right onto my head, didn't I?
Yes.
Am I gonna...
Am I gonna die?
My head is starting to spin.
What's this? What's this? What's this?
Comin' through! Comin' through!
There it is again!
The monster boar!
I'm getting a demonic vibe.
It's him!
I was able to tell from his voice!
He's the fifth survivor!
During Final Selection,
he was the first to rush up the mountain,
and then he came down from the mountain before anyone else!
Mr. Impatient!
Hey, found it!
Cut it out!
Who the hell are you?
Get out of the way!
I'm Zenitsu Agatsuma!
I'm with the Demon Slayer Corps like you!
Demon Slayer Corps?
Then I shouldn't have to tell you!
We gotta get rid of that thing!
Now, get the hell out of my way!
I'm not moving!
This is Tanjiro's—
Don't argue with me!
In that case, I'm gonna demolish him and the box together!
I said move it!
Why, you...
Inside this box...
Inside this box is something I'm not letting you touch!
Something precious to Tanjiro!
Oh, hey, come on!
What are you talking about?
There's a demon inside that box!
Don't you get that?
I've known that from the very start!
I knew he was traveling with a demon.
Because the sounds demons make aren't anything like human sounds.
But...
I can pick up a sound so gentle and kind from Tanjiro, it makes me want to cry.
So kind, I don't think I've ever heard anything like it before.
All living creatures constantly give off sounds.
The world is full of all these sounds spilling out.
Breathing, heartbeats, the sound of blood circulating...
By listening closely,
I could tell what someone was thinking.
But I've been deceived by others time and time again.
I've always believed in whomever I wanted to believe in.
Tanjiro, despite being a Demon Slayer, is traveling with a demon.
But I'm sure he has a reason for that.
And that it's a reason I can accept! I believe that!
I...
I'm going to ask Tanjiro directly myself!
So, you...
You can just back off!
Let go of me, dammit!
You're so annoying!
You're not laying a finger on that!
That's something...
precious to Tanjiro!
You're not touching it until he gets back!
Damn you!
Take this!
Move it!
I won't!
Take this!
Move it!
Take this!
Draw your sword and fight me!
You spineless punk!
Tanjiro...
I protected it.
Because you said...
this was more important to you...
than your life.
After all that bluster,
you won't even draw your sword, you dumbass?
If you're a fellow Demon Slayer, then let's see you fight!
If you're not gonna fight, get the hell out of my way!
Move it!
Enough!
If you won't get out of my way,
I'll just have to skewer you along with that box!
Knock it off!
PREVIEW
RUSTLE RUSTLE
That was some Blood Demon Art
to make the room spin around and still attack!
Maybe the closer a demon is to Kibutsuji,
the more potent and troublesome his Blood Demon Art will be.
I wonder if I really have a chance of beating them.
Now, it's time for a Taisho secret!
Kyogai, the demon in that house, is a fan of "The Legend of the Eight Samurai,"
and I hear that he was writing a biographical novel of his own.
Right, this is no time to be banged up!
Next, Episode 14, "The House with the Wisteria Family Crest."
Your big brother's gonna kick some butt!
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! I forgot about my broken bones!
TO BE CONTINUED