Tanjiro! Long time no see!
Welcome to my mansion!
It's been a while!
Glad to see you looking well!
You too, Tanjiro.
I'll brew some black tea at three!
I'll make pancakes too! And smear a lot of butter!
BUTTAH, PANKEHKI Buttah? Pankehki?
And I barely know black tea.
Sweets! Bread! Pancakes!
Here you go!
Enjoy, Tanjiro.
Is there any right way to eat it properly?
Like this...
Tanjiro, say "ahh."
Okay.
How is it, Tanjiro?
It's so delicious, my cheeks are going to fall off.
It's super duper tasty, right?
Yes, totally!
Tanjiro, after you eat, could you change into this?
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA HASHIRA TRAINING ARC
Ossu!
All right, everyone, move in sync!
Reach out your hands!
Jump high!
Now, do a quick spin!
To enhance the sharpness of your techniques, flexibility training is very important.
Let's stretch, stretch, and stretch some more!
No, no, not like that!
Could you step aside? I'll show you an example.
Ready?
AAAARRRGGGHHH
Keep it up!
It's more brute-force training than stretching.
Come here!
Huh?
Tanjiro, you do it as well.
What?!
Are you ready?
Let's start!
Flexibility training...
...is hell!
Tanjiro Kamado, I've been waiting for you.
EPISODE 5: I EVEN ATE A DEMON
I'm looking forward—
Shut up or I'll kill you.
Huh?
Kanroji told me about you.
It seems you had quite a fun time training with her.
Huh?
Enjoyable training, indeed.
You got a letter from Lady Kanroji.
How are you, Iguro?
Today, I had tea with Tanjiro after training.
Tanjiro's cheeks almost fall off when he eats or drinks something sweet.
He's so cute.
Kamado...
I won't go easy on you as Kanroji did.
I just arrived and he totally hates me.
I've prepared your training.
You have to swing your swords while avoiding these obstacles.
It's to improve your swordsmanship.
I see, and this place...
Is this an execution chamber?
Did these people who are tied up commit any crimes?
Well, yeah.
The crime of being weak.
The crime of not learning.
The crime of wasting my time.
The crime of irritating me.
They did those crimes.
Oh dear, this is gonna be bad.
You'll use this.
I'll show you how to do it once.
That's all.
He can swing his sword accurately between the members at that speed.
Your turn.
Don't hit me.
- Don't hit me. - Don't hit me.
- Don't hit me. Don't hit me. - Don't hit me. Don't hit me.
Please don't hit us!
Do it quickly!
Okay!
Ridiculous.
How can you say that a training?
I'll spar with you.
Attack me.
Attack...
Got it!
Don't hit me!
You're hesitating.
This won't do anything.
Here I go.
Even in tight spaces,
I have to strike precisely.
Slow.
This is no good.
When dealing with Iguro, I must not concerned with the Corps members.
Get up. Let's start over.
A dreadful training begins.
Even though I'm using wooden swords, getting hit will still cause injury.
- Iguro's attacks come between - Don't hit me...
- these poor Corps members. - Don't hit me...
- This is really bad! - Don't hit me...
- Because his swordsmanship - Don't hit me...
- bends in unusual ways! - Don't hit me...
Slow.
He's using the same wooden sword, so why is it able to bend?
His attacks slither through narrow gaps.
Just like a snake.
Furthermore,
I can hear their inner voices when I aim at the gaps between them.
Please! Please! Please! Please don't hit me!
They're pleading not to hit them.
This is truly mentally taxing to hear.
Don't hesitate, you trash.
My hands are trembling with tension I'd never felt before.
It'll be a disaster if I can't swing my sword precisely.
Oh no! Sorry!
Kamado, how can you still do it after all that training with the Hashira?
I don't want to cause trouble... for everyone.
I guess, we have to do it as well.
You're right.
I bet this is going to sting the wounds.
It's definitely gonna hurt.
Ready, guys?
Okay, let's soak in.
Yeah.
All together...
One, two, and...
It stings!
DAY TWO
Slow.
There's no point in training if you're that slow.
Understood!
Why would you slow down your stride?
It stings!
DAY THREE
Slow.
Slow!
Too slow!
Damn it. It stings...
DAY FOUR
What's the matter? Are you just running, slowpoke?
I have to focus only on my sparring with Iguro.
In real combat,
it could be fatal if your sword gets caught in a tree or a rock.
It's the same as swinging the sword while avoiding obstacles.
Now my swordsmanship's able to strike more precisely than ever before.
Dodge Iguro's attacks...
...so I can attack him back!
My attack hit him.
When my attack cut the hem of Iguro's haori,
he said my training was over.
Thank you very much!
Get the hell out of here.
Just die already, you piece of trash.
Stop talking too friendly with Kanroji.
It's sad to be hated until the end.
But why?
Umm...
Was Shinazugawa's dojo this way?
You're wrong!
Turn right at that corner, you bird-brain!
I see. Turn right there.
Zenitsu?!
He... Help me escape, Tanjiro! Tanjiro, I beg you!
Escape from what?
I can't stand on my feet anymore! It's impossible!
I... I've finally managed to escape this far!
I crawled over the walls and disappeared like a gecko!
My life is in danger! I'm gonna get killed!
Choose one. Back to training or get killed by me.
No! Have mercy!
Calm down.
Nah... No! Nuoooh!
Shut up!
Carry him.
Oh, okay.
Sorry, Zenitsu.
Let's do our best together.
Long time no see.
I'll join your training today.
I'm looking forward to it!
Don't get carried away.
Listen, I don't acknowledge you.
That's totally fine.
I don't acknowledge you either.
You stabbed Nezuko, after all.
He's got the nerve.
Shinazugawa's training was so harsh,
that I understand why Zenitsu became like that.
It was a simple striking training where we could attack Shinazugawa.
We vomited...
...and passed out.
It continued without rest, to boot.
Even Iguro gave us breaks.
When Zenitsu woke up, he blamed me as if I had killed his parents.
You dumb!
Ouchie... Sorry.
Shinazugawa was especially hard on me.
If I let my guard down for even a second,
I'll get seriously injured and end up back in recovery.
This is too much for a first day.
I'm a mess and covered in vomit.
I'm about to lose confidence.
Wait, Big Bro!
Genya's voice?
I want to speak with you.
Quit bothering me.
I don't have a brother.
If you don't knock it off, I'll kill you.
It's so different from the sibling quarrels in my family.
Wanna give up?
Please don't, Big Bro!
Don't talk all friendly to me!
And from what I've seen, you have no talent.
Just quit the Demon Slayer Corps.
Someone who can't use breathing techniques shouldn't call himself a swordsman.
But I...
Wait, Big Bro!
I've always wanted to apologize to you.
Do your best, Genya. You can do it.
I don't care, seriously. Get lost.
But I...
I even ate a demon...
...to fight until this point.
What?
What did you say?
You said, you ate...
...a demon?
He disappea—
Genya!
How many more days is this gonna continue?
He's back! He's back!
That heartless man is back!
Get down! Pretend to be passed out!
Huh? Tanjiro?
Eh? He's gonna kill you, Tanjiro!
Why did you destroy the building?
Please stop!
What is this twisted and ominous sound?
That dude is on a rampage, right?!
Are we gonna get beaten outside the training?!
What are you doing? Do you want to kill Genya?!
Of course not.
Killing him would be easy, but it's against the Corps' rules.
I'll make him unable to recover.
However, I'll forgive him if he quits the Corps right now.
You must be joking!
You don't have the right to do that!
You can't force him to quit!
Didn't you say earlier that you don't have a brother?
Then, don't interfere with whatever Genya chooses!
Whether he has talent or not, he decided to risk his life to fight demons!
If you say you're not his older brother, I won't let you interfere with Genya!
Without Genya, we wouldn't have defeated the Upper Ranks Demons!
I won't let you hurt him beyond recovery!
You're done?
Then, I'll make you beyond recovery first!
Okay... here he comes.
Tanjiro!
This brat...
...stopped my punch.
He kicked him!
Zenitsu! Please get Genya out of here!
Hey! You stupid!
GOTCHA Moron! Don't say my name, you fool!
Give a better signal!
Tanjiro!
His kick cut my ear even if it just grazed a little.
You've got some nerve!
Since you want to die,
so I'll kill you like you want!
Wait, Big Bro! Tanjiro has nothing to do with this!
Let's escape!
Who are you? Let go of me!
It's best to separate people who are arguing!
You have to get some distance!
That guy's your older brother? He's a total freak!
I pity you.
Don't insult my brother!
I'm on your side!
Die, Brat!
After that, the situation just became a big mess.
The brawl continued until nearly evening.
Fool! Moron!
- Now you understand - I received an official scolding
- why I called you a bird-brain? - from the top brass.
Not only my training with the Wind Hashira was suspended,
I've been ordered to refrain from approaching him.
DON'T!!
At the end of the day,
I was unable to reconcile the Shinazugawa brothers.
I didn't mean for this to happen.
The mark isn't clear.
The training isn't bearing fruit.
Actually, it is.
You can even toe-to-toe with that Wind Dude.
You're amazing.
Is that so?
Anyway, why is the Stone Hashira's house so deep in the mountains?!
This is just so stupid!
I think we're almost there.
What's wrong, Zenitsu?
I can hear something.
This way.
This place...
A waterfall!
Someone's there.
Nyo-Ze-Ga-Mon Ichi-Ji-Butsu-Zai Sha-Ei-Koku Gi-Ju-Gi...
If you clear your heart and mind,
even fire feels cool.
Welcome to my training ground.
PART 5
This time I'll tell you about Iguro.
You're still here?
Don't tell me you're here to bother Kanroji again.
No, it's not! But it's the Taisho period secret.
Hmph, just get on with it.
Here we go, the Taisho period secret.
The name of the snake Iguro carries is Kaburamaru.
Apparently, his eyes have different colors from birth.
Finished? Then get lost.
Don't get too close to Kanroji.
Well, but...
Planning to get close to her?
Next up on Episode 6: "The Strongest in the Demon Slayer Corps."
TO BE CONTINUED