Following the scent that was getting stronger, Tanjiro quickly chased after it and reached an alley.
This alley wasn't the same one where Kazumi's fiancée had disappeared. It was a different alley.
Tanjiro stopped in the middle of the alley. Ryuji stood firmly on the wall behind him.
"This is the place!" Tanjiro thought to himself. At the same time, his body instinctively drew his sword. Then, he pulled his Nichirin sword out of its scabbard.
Ryuji still stood quietly on the wall. He didn't intend to make a move.
Tanjiro looked around, but he didn't see anything unusual. Just as he was about to ask Ryuji, Ryuji's previous teachings echoed in his mind.
So, Tanjiro gave up on asking Ryuji for help and started to think for himself.
"Scent! I just need to find where the scent is coming from." Tanjiro muttered to himself. Then, he closed his eyes, using only his nose as his sole sense.
"It's here! Underground!"
Tanjiro shouted, then opened his eyes wide. Then, he plunged his Nichirin sword into the ground beneath his feet.
Suddenly, black water splashed everywhere, as if Tanjiro had burst a water pipe.
Then, a puddle of water appeared on the ground. A piece of a woman's kimono floated on the surface.
Seeing this, Tanjiro's face changed instantly. He reached into the water.
As his hand touched the water, Tanjiro knew that it was a woman. He immediately wanted to pull her up, but he found that something was still grabbing the woman underwater.
Tanjiro bit his Nichirin sword in his mouth and reached into the water with both hands. He completely hugged the woman.
Finally, Tanjiro bent over and leaped into the air with all his might. He finally pulled the woman out of the puddle on the ground.
Under the force of gravity, Tanjiro landed back on the ground.
The woman he was holding was unconscious. In the puddle of black water, a hand emerged from the surface. In the palm of that hand, there was a piece of clothing torn from the woman. This piece of clothing was the one that Tanjiro had pulled away.
Then, from the black water on the ground, a {demon} wearing tight-fitting mesh clothing and with red eyes emerged from the water. There were three horns on the {demon}'s forehead.
"A {demon} with Blood Demon Art!" Tanjiro was startled, seeing only half of the {demon}'s body emerging from the ground. He didn't expect to encounter one on his first mission!
At this time, the {Water Demon}, which only had half its body exposed, angrily gnashed its teeth at Tanjiro, making a "grinding~" sound. At the same time, the arm that Tanjiro had slashed was gradually healing.
At this time, Kazumi, who was late, also saw the {Water Demon} with half its body exposed. He was immediately shocked and asked himself, "Is that guy a {demon}?"
At this time, the {Water Demon} suddenly completely submerged into the black water. As the {Water Demon} disappeared, the puddle of black water on the ground also vanished without a trace. There was no water stain left on the ground.
"Mr. Kazumi, I'll leave this girl to you! Senior Ryuji and I will eliminate this {demon} and bring peace back to the town." Tanjiro took his Nichirin sword out of his mouth and then said to Kazumi, who had arrived.
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