Demon Slayer: Strength Gained with Every Swing of the Sword

On this particular afternoon, Feng Yu was practicing his sword swings in front of the wooden house.

"Ding ling ling—"

"Ding ling ling…"

Feng Yu heard the sound of a bell, which grew louder and closer. He turned around and saw a man wearing a straw hat and a red Fire Man mask slowly walking toward him.

"Hotaru Haganezuka, huh… so that means my Nichirin Sword has arrived…"

Feng Yu's heart raced with excitement. After waiting for so many days, his very own Nichirin Sword had finally come.

When he watched the anime in his past life, he didn't fully understand the emotional significance when Tanjiro received his Sword and saw its color change. But now, having experienced it firsthand, he could truly grasp that overwhelming feeling of joy and excitement.

Feng Yu also wondered what color his Nichirin Sword would be.

He knew that, in this world, a Sword's color was a reflection of its wielder's breathing style.

Currently, he wielded the Water Breathing and was still unable to master the Light Breathing technique, so he was curious to see what color his sword would turn...

"Hello, who are you?" Feng Yu, trying to calm his excitement, asked as if he didn't recognize him.

"I am Hotaru Haganezuka. I forged the sword for Zhongchuan Feng Yu and have come to deliver it," the man said.

"Ah, thank you. I am Zhongchuan Feng Yu. My master, Sakonji Urokodaki, is inside. Please come in," Feng Yu invited him into the house, but…

"This is the Nichirin Sword I forged. The raw materials come from the mountain closest to the sun, with Scarlet Sand Iron and Scarlet Ore, which absorb sunlight and are used to forge the Sword…" Hotaru Haganezuka began speaking animatedly, gesturing toward the sun.

"The Sun Mountain is sunny all year round, with no rain…"

Feng Yu sighed inwardly.

"Why are all these people so full of character…?"

Inside the house, Sakonji Urokodaki overheard Hotaru Haganezuka's explanations and thought, As expected, he still doesn't listen to anyone…

"Mr. Hotaru Haganezuka, in any case, please come inside," Feng Yu interrupted.

Suddenly, Hotaru Haganezuka stepped closer to Feng Yu and began inspecting his appearance closely.

"Black hair, fairly tall… rather plain, no distinctive features…"

As Hotaru Haganezuka's Fire Man mask came within arm's reach, Feng Yu instinctively stepped back.

"These strange little masks from this tiny island country… they really have a lot of them…"

Feng Yu muttered to himself.

It was then that Tanjiro walked by, catching Hotaru Haganezuka's attention.

"Hm? You're the child of the Scarlet Blaze… That's quite auspicious, I wasn't expecting such a surprise…"

"Uh… hello, I'm the son of Tanjuro and Kie." Tanjiro responded sincerely.

"I didn't mean it that way. Your hair and eyes are both red. Children born into families related to fire often have this, and it's a lucky thing, which is why I'm happy," Hotaru Haganezuka said, poking Tanjiro's face with his finger.

Tanjiro, confused, shot a pleading look toward Feng Yu.

Feng Yu saw the look but turned his face away, secretly feeling a bit of amusement.

"Oh, I see… I didn't know that…" Tanjiro managed to smile awkwardly.

"You, boy, I look forward to seeing you pass the Final Trial. Afterward, I'll personally bring you your Sword. Maybe I'll see a Scarlet Sword then. What do you think, Sakonji?"

Hotaru Haganezuka shouted toward the house.

At last, everyone entered the house and sat cross-legged.

"Congratulations, Sakonji, for taking in so many gifted disciples. I heard Zhongchuan Feng Yu here has already slain most of the demons on Mount Fujimori, and now the headquarters is sending teams to capture new demons…" Hotaru Haganezuka spoke with a hint of pride.

"And this child, the Scarlet Blaze's son…"

Hotaru Haganezuka slowly took out a wooden box containing the Nichirin Sword and handed it to Feng Yu.

The hilt of the sword was adorned with red, and the sheath was black. Feng Yu could barely contain his impatience to draw the Sword.

"Come on, come on, quickly draw it out! I want to see what color the Sword of a genius who could halt the Final Trial looks like!" Hotaru Haganezuka gestured eagerly for Feng Yu to draw the sword.

"The Nichirin Sword, also known as the Color Changing Sword, changes color depending on its wielder…" Feng Yu nodded and unsheathed the sword.

At once, the once-silver Sword slowly turned green.

"This…" Feng Yu didn't know what to say. The color felt somewhat awkward.

"Green? Such a pure shade of green…" Hotaru Haganezuka muttered, clearly disappointed.

Feng Yu, too, was slightly perplexed. He had hoped his Sword would turn blue, but it had unexpectedly turned green.

"Could it be that the blue combined with yellow and resulted in green?" Feng Yu wondered.

Sakonji Urokodaki didn't show much expression, but Hotaru Haganezuka was visibly let down.

He then turned his gaze toward Tanjiro.

Tanjiro, still immersed in the strange spectacle before him, stood with his mouth agape, unable to calm his excitement.

"It really changed color! Feng Yu-senpai is amazing…" Tanjiro was genuinely happy for Feng Yu, though he didn't fully understand the significance of the green sword.

"I wonder when I'll have my own Nichirin Sword…" Tanjiro sighed, admiring Feng Yu's Sword.

Hotaru Haganezuka, seeing Tanjiro's envious expression, scowled and said angrily, "Scarlet Blaze's son, you must pass the Final Trial! I'll personally bring your sword to you!"

"Ah… Ah, thank you, Mr. Hotaru Haganezuka. I'll do my best," Tanjiro responded.

Then, Hotaru Haganezuka turned to Feng Yu and shouted, "Hey, Zhongchuan Feng Yu, if I find your Nichirin Sword damaged, I won't let you off the hook! Remember that!"

"Mm, I'll be careful," Feng Yu replied.

With that, Hotaru Haganezuka and Sakonji Urokodaki exchanged a few more words and then left.

Before leaving, Hotaru Haganezuka made sure to remind Tanjiro to pass the Final Trial.

At this point, Tanjiro was somewhat afraid of him.

"Feng Yu-senpai, I feel like that guy is so strange…" Tanjiro said.

"But I'm also really curious what color my Nichirin Sword will be…"

As the sun began to set, the group bade farewell to Hotaru Haganezuka. Tanjiro went off to train as usual, while Feng Yu stayed behind, carefully examining his green Nichirin Sword.

"You know, this green Nichirin Sword isn't bad at all. I guess I'm the only one who has this green-colored one…"

"It's actually pretty nice…"

"Ying ying ying…"

Xiao Bai, sensing Feng Yu's inner thoughts, started to feel happy too.

At that moment, Xiao Bai had already mastered the skill of controlling his form with ease.

Under the dusk sky, the silhouette of the person and fox moved, which deeply touched Sakonji Urokodaki's heart.

sigh If those children hadn't met with misfortune, maybe their Nichirin Swords would have been just as astonishing…

Sakonji Urokodaki's eyes seemed to fill with sand as a slight moisture welled up within them. 

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