After Ryuji and the others finished praying, a crow from the Demon Slayer Corps flew down. The crow circled for a moment before landing in front of the eldest sibling, who possessed rare blood, and said, "Extend your hand."
The eldest sibling extended both hands.
The crow placed a small pouch in his hands, saying, "This is a demon-repelling pouch. With your rare blood, you must always carry it."
The crow then landed on Tanjiro's shoulder.
Tanjiro's keen sense of smell detected the scent of wisteria flowers. "Wisteria," he said.
"Wisteria?" the boy asked, confused.
Ryuji explained, "{Demons} fear wisteria. To avoid encountering those monsters, carry this with you. If possible, plant wisteria where you settle. It will keep you safer."
"I understand," the boy replied, taking the warning to heart.
The crow took flight again, announcing, "Let's go down the mountain! Follow me!"
Ryuji and the others prepared to leave. Tanjiro carefully put the {fog cloud fir} box back on his back.
Inosuke, still headbutting the tree, chased after them, pointing at Tanjiro, "We haven't finished our duel! You can't run!"
"I don't need you to call me that! I have a name, Tanjiro Kamado!" Tanjiro retorted.
"Tanjiro Kamado! I will defeat you!!" Inosuke assumed a fighting stance.
"It's not Tan-CHI-ro! It's Tan-JI-ro!" Tanjiro corrected him seriously.
"Whatever, you're Tan-CHI-ro!" Inosuke refused to correct himself.
"No!" Tanjiro insisted.
"Yes, you are!" Inosuke stuck to his guns.
During their argument, Ryuji swiftly gave them both a sharp rap on the back of their heads, causing them to wince in pain.
Ryuji cleverly avoided Tanjiro's forehead, targeting the back of his head instead, knowing Tanjiro's forehead was exceptionally hard.
"Quiet!" Ryuji said calmly.
Tanjiro, knowing Ryuji disliked unnecessary noise, shut his mouth.
Inosuke, oblivious, jumped up, pointing at Ryuji, "A sneak attack? Do you want to fight me too?"
He lunged at Ryuji.
Ryuji deftly dodged the attack, swiftly striking Inosuke's neck with a hand chop, knocking him unconscious.
Seeing Ryuji incapacitate Inosuke with a single maneuver, Tanjiro was impressed. Ryuji's skill was clearly on a different level.
"Zenitsu, you have a task," Ryuji said, clapping Zenitsu on the shoulder.
"Yes, Ryuji-senpai," Zenitsu replied with a look of resignation, already knowing what the task entailed.
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