For Sanemi, One moment he was turning around to leave and the next he found himself in the air

Confused as to how he got himself there, he opened his mouth in shock

But while this was happening, something else no one could predict occurred

Moments before Sanemi's fall, A Bird flying by suddenly discharged 'poop' or as some may call it 'Dung'

This greenish-white 'ballistic missile' pierced through the air at incredible speed, just in time for it to instantly enter Sanemi's wide-open mouth before he could react

This projectile instantly impacted the back of his throat

And all this happened in an instant before Sanemi could even impact the floor, causing him to be unable to react

*Boom*

And just as Sanemi finally impacted the ground his body tensed on its own because of the crash, causing him to swallow the white stuff

*Cough*

*Cough*

Right now If the bird could speak it would have yelled

"JACK POT!"

And it wasn't over yet

Holding back his anger and embarrassment Sanemi tried to stand up, his face was red, it was unknown if it was caused by rage or shame

But then another accident occurred, the hand he used as support to stand up somehow slip, causing him to fall again

And at this time, if one were to look at the sky it would become evident that the bird that Sanemi wished he could slaughter wasn't alone, he brought the whole clan with him!

Moreover, apparent this slew of birds all had some stomach issues as they all miraculously discharged at the same time

And just as Sanemi fell to his back because of the slip just now, he instinctively looked at the sky, just in time to see a white 'cloud' coming his way

The timing of these birds was simply impeccable!

*Swish*

*Plink*

*Plink*

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*Plink*

Instantly white stuff engulfed him, not leaving a single spot safe from harm

Mitsuri who was a few feet next to him instantly jumped back, fear and shock apparent on her face, never in her life did she see such bad luck

Looking at the man wrapped in bird poo, Lorien noticed that the scarlet energy entangling him finally disappeared declaring the end of his ordeal

Seeing this Lorien couldn't help but shake his head in pity

'It Should have lasted a while longer, it seems that I need to increase Saigai's training...'

Thinking of this he turned his eyes toward Saigai, just in time to find her looking at him blinking innocently as if to say

'It's none of my business'

*Puff*

"Hahaha"

Seeing this Lorien was no longer able to hold back as a smile broke on his which infected Saigai causing her to also start laughing

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Meanwhile just as Sanemi was having the time of his life

In front of a house hidden between trees in the middle of the woods at the foot of Sagiri Mountain

An old man in blue wearing a tengu mask could be seen holding a letter in his hands while looking in the direction where his student is practicing, trying to cut the giant stone

This letter came a few days ago, it contained some information about the death of upper moon 3 and the message Lorien sent to Tanjiro

But until now Sakonji Urokodaki still didn't choose to give it to Tanjiro for now, deciding to leave it until the training ends or he gives up

After all, it's near its end, and if he were to give it to him now, considering his personality, he'd instantly leave searching for this 'hope' to turn his sister back into a human no matter how slim it is

To be honest, Sakonji didn't believe this trade was true, if this message wasn't sent by Giyu his apprentice he would have thought it was a bad joke

As someone who's been a demon slayer for decades, he never heard of such an absurd thing, That's also the main reason he left it aside, for now, it wouldn't be worth it to interrupt Tanjiro's training for such an unlikely thing

As for Tanjiro who was targeted by Lorien for his Sun breathing, he could be seen standing face to face in front of a young man wearing a white kimono, patterned with a geometric hexagon design of yellow and green

This Young man was wearing a cat mask with a bit of damage on its right side, he held a bokken in his hand, if Lorien was here he'd instantly recognize him as Sabito

Moreover, his state was very similar to the one Akaza's fiance and teacher appeared in at the time

This soul appearance thing has always puzzled Lorien as he couldn't think of a logical explanation for it, so he's been thinking about studying it since then but has always put it aside as it wasn't a priority

*Swoosh*

Sabito who was standing there silently suddenly disappeared from his spot attacking Tanjiro with the wooden sword in his hands

*Clash*

*Clang*

Even though one of them had a wooden sword while the other had a real one, the battle went opposite to what one would usually predict as Tanjiro was getting suppressed

"More!"

"More!"

"Show me what you are capable of!"

But even though Sabito had the advantage Tanjiro was somewhat able to defend and sometimes even try to counter-attack, which was very different from when he started

This way of practice lasted for the past 5 and a half months, Tanjiro was thankful for this, as even though he got beaten up most of the time his progress was visible to the naked eye, as Mokomo would guide him and correct him after each battle

But Tanjiro who was currently improving didn't know that the thing he sought most was currently in his teacher's hands

If he knew that Sakonji had the key to turning his sister back he'd probably throw the sword away and immediately go look for him, It's a pity that that 'ifs' are very worthless in life

But thankfully his training was nearing its end, so it won't be long until his wish is fulfilled

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