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"Hey! Can you be a bit faster!"

Shinobu shouted, annoyingly at how slow Murata and Zenitsu was.

"Like I said if you two scared, just stay here. Don't weight us down."

Not caring that there might be a demon left in the castle, she kicked both of them hardly.

"There there Shinobu-Chan, calm down."

Kanae said as she patted her younger sister's shoulder lighter.

"But I do agree with her tho. We didn't force you to go, if you don't want to, just stay here. It would be safer for you and better for us."

"Let's continue our journey! Don't waste our time here!"

Chanted Inosuke as he dragged Zenitsu along with him. Leaving the poor blonde boy with no choice but to be dragged by his friend to the battle.

"What about you Murata-kun?"

'Kanae-San noticed me and did forget about me. What a wonderful thing, she's such an angel.'

Murata thought filled with happiness at only simply because of the Hashira recognized him. But then he thought was abruptly cut off by none other than Shinobu herself. She kicked him hardly for the second time.

"Quit dreaming around, let's go if you still want to continue going with us."

She said without any caring about Murata's choice that he will choose. In the end, Murata can simply follow them along outside as he don't want to be left behind alone.

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The battle field against Muzan was now almost at the climax point. Muzan was standing there strongly with no injury could be made to him. Many of the demon slayer members were sacrificed to save the Hashira from getting hurt from Muzan's attacks. It was truly a tragic scene to see, but it's a full war...

"Stop it everyone!!"

Mitsuri shouted desperately as there keep having more people being sacrificed to save her. They were so determined to used their own body—-their own life—-to protect the Hashira that they didn't care about the pleading of Hashira to stop what they were doing.

Just to get to Muzan, just to protect the Hashira to still be in the good condition to fight, a low rank members prepared to sacrifice their own life. Attacking Muzan in many at once, but that didn't make any damage to Muzan himself. He just stand there, attacking them casually like they were a flies. They just having more of casualties being add on.

"Those who die right away being quite lucky. But even that they don't, getting wounded by me will spell their end. Just look over there."

After Muzan's own speech, he glanced over to the boy with laying on the ground. Gesturing for the other to look at him too. The poor boy that was laying suffering on the ground was none other than Tanjiro himself.

"My blood is infused into my attacks. But he won't become a demon. It's just too much blood. It'll work like a poison instead. It will destroy his cells, leading to his death. Kamado Tanjiro is dead."

Tomioka was the person that being most shocked by the proclaimed of Muzan. It might be because of the condition that Tanjiro was in now too that adding up into his shock state. Nonetheless of what Muzan said, the Hashira still keep fighting not being afraid of Muzan's threat that they might end up like Tanjiro.

However, while Muzan can still attack them freely without sweat, the Hashira keep getting tired and more damages being made to them. The injuries was too high for them to continue fighting. But as what it seems like to be the end, like the miracle had happened. Their injuries was fully healed.

Chachamaru, the cat raised by Tamayo came in time to give them all the potion to heal themselves.

"Murata, Shinobu take care of Tanjiro and other that still breathing. Kanao, Inosuke, and Zenitsu wear the talisman and follow me to the battle."

Kanae ordered as now they were not too far from the battle scene.

"The potion that Tamayo-San had made to heal them... you can make it right, Shinobu-Chan? We might really need it."

Shinobu nodded her head as an answer, it might not be perfect like Tamayo's. But she did learn how to make it almost to perfect from her.

"Then we will separate here for a while. Please take care of them."

Not waiting for any reply, Kanae sprinted herself off with the other three toward Muzan.

They were all able to cut some parts of Muzan off while he was busing with others without him noticing. At the moment, he was shocked and surprised that he got attacked without him realizing it until the attacks hit him.

'They're here. I can't see them, but even if they use Tamayo's demon technique to hide, as long as they're moving they can't erase their presence.'

Muzan thought as he came back to be calm and observed the situation.

'The dust clouds are rising. I heard the sound of something moving against the wind. One...Two...Three...Four people.'

At the conclusion of his thought, one attack was made and destroyed all four talismans, revealing all of their presence at once.

'I didn't think he'd notice this fast!?'

Kanae and Kanao thought loudly as their plan had failed too fast than they would expected. Meanwhile Zenitsu was screaming loudly as it didn't go according to the plan that they had made. And Inosuke just being Inosuke... shout-excitedly.

"You guys are alive..!!"

Gyomei exclaimed, happy and surprised at the same as he recognized their presence and knew that they still survive until now.

Don't be too much panic, they still held some more talismans with themselves. Replaced the ruin talisman with the new one, hiding their presence once again.

Everyone that held the talismans, threw the remaining on the floor for others to pick it up. The fight continue on forward.

"One hour and three minutes until down!!"

The crow announced to inform them of how much time left that they need to continue fighting.