Chapter 29

Zenitsu looked at Tanjirou as if he were a monster.

— Oh, how scary! Tanjirou's head isn't bleeding; it's so hard! The boar was obviously unconscious!

At this time, Xander said:

— When it comes to hard heads, no one can compare to Tanjirou. His head is like a rock.

— Uh... Senior Xander praises me too much, — Tanjirou replied, embarrassed.

Then, like a commander, Xander ordered:

— Alright, once Tanjirou calms Inosuke down, we can bury all the victims.

— Yes!

Soon, Inosuke came to his senses.

— Wow! A battle!

Zenitsu, who was moving stones, was scared to death when he saw Inosuke wake up.

— Whoa! He's awake!

Zenitsu dropped a stone and ran to Xander and Tanjirou.

Inosuke chased after him, demanding to fight.

Seeing Tanjirou, Zenitsu hid behind him, and everyone looked at Inosuke, puzzled.

— What are you doing! — Inosuke pointed at Xander and Tanjirou and asked.

Tanjirou patiently explained:

— We want to bury the bodies. Inosuke, come and help. There are still people who were killed in the mansion.

Inosuke, who grew up in the mountains, did not understand why Xander and Tanjirou were doing this.

— Huh? What's the point of burying the remains of living creatures! I won't! I won't help! I'd rather fight with you!

Unexpectedly, Tanjirou looked at Inosuke with a concerned expression.

— Really? You can't because your wound hurts, right?

— Huh?

— No, it's okay. Everyone has their own pain threshold. It's very hard to carry the dead out of the mansion and bury them. I'll support Xander, Zenitsu, and the children. Everything will be fine.

— Just rest, Inosuke. Sorry for making you do it.

— Huh?! Don't underestimate me! Whether it's 100 or 200 people, I'll handle them all! I'll do better than anyone!

Seeing that Tanjirou and Inosuke were not on the same page, I couldn't help but laugh.

— Ha-ha-ha~

Inosuke looked at Xander and angrily asked:

— What are you laughing at!

— It's all right, I just thought of something funny. If you want to bury more than anyone else, let's get started, — Xander waved his hand and said.

— Of course!

With Inosuke's help, all the victims were quickly buried.

Tanjirou and Zenitsu prayed for the deceased while Inosuke continued to headbutt a tree trunk.

Xander looked at the vials of medicine in the spatial ring, thinking about how to give them to Tanjirou and the others.

At this time, ravens circled above everyone.

— Descend from the mountain! Descend from the mountain!

— Is the raven speaking?!

— Stop overthinking it.

— Okay.

After today's events, the children completely abandoned their thoughts.

So, Xander and Tanjirou descended the mountain.

When Inosuke saw that Xander and the others were about to leave, he immediately rushed forward to stop them.

— Hey! Where are you going?

— We're descending from the mountain.

— Our victory or defeat hasn't been decided yet!

— Are you tired? Let's descend the mountain first.

— Huh?! I'm not tired! Let's settle this!

Inosuke rushed down the mountain, and they soon reached the base.

It was time to part ways, but Zenitsu hugged the boy named Shoichi.

— No! Shoichi can't leave! Shoichi is very strong! Shoichi must protect me!

Seeing Zenitsu behaving like a bully again, Tanjirou, in a foul mood, grabbed Zenitsu, trying to drag him away.

— a women would surely disagree!

— Don't leave me alone!

Witnessing this, Tanjirou got angry as well.

— Just stop it!

Saying this, he hit Zenitsu on the neck with a knife, causing Zenitsu to lose consciousness.

Without Zenitsu, after the blood-stained child was given a cherry-scented fragrance, Xander and the others parted ways with the boy and the others, along with the unconscious Zenitsu.

After this, Xander carried Zenitsu on his back, Tanjirou carried the box, and Inosuke, with his boar headgear, followed them. The four of them, led by the Raven, moved in the same direction.

— Let's settle who the winner is! I will definitely find a chance to defeat you and your friend too!

Inosuke walked alongside, constantly talking about deciding the winner, as if he didn't remember Xander's and Tanjirou's names at all.

Tanjirou, silently addressed by Inosuke as "you, you and your," said, — I'm not you! My name is Tanjirou Kamado!

Xander also responded:

— Me too, my name is Xander. Remember it.

Inosuke nodded, pointed at Tanjirou and Xander, and said:

— Kamako Gonpachiro! Kraden! I will defeat you!

Hearing the names Inosuke called them, Xander gave up the argument, while Tanjirou continued to resist.

— Kamaboko Gonpachiro? Who is that?

— That's you!

— That's someone else!

Zenitsu, who was on Xander's back, couldn't stand the argument between Tanjirou and Inosuke any longer.

— Whoa! So noisy!

The three of them continued arguing until they got tired.

Watching Tanjirou and the other two, Xander had already decided how to distribute the potion.

At night, the four of them approached a door with a cherry blossom design.

— The Cherry Blossom Family Crest.

— Caw! Rest! Rest! Those who are injured, rest until you recover! — said the Raven.

Hearing this, Tanjirou was a bit surprised

— Hey! Can we rest?

— Hmm hmm!

— Still humming... — Tanjirou was speechless.

Inosuke suggested:

— Let's eat that guy!

— Huh? — The Raven froze in shock, then quickly flew away.

Xander smiled gently, then said:

— It's good to rest. Although Tanjirou and I weren't seriously injured, Inosuke beat up Zenitsu pretty badly, and Tanjirou's headbutt hurt Inosuke and even broke his bones. We need a little rest.

Then Xander stepped forward and knocked on the door. As soon as he approached the door, it opened.

— Come in.

— Sorry for disturbing you so late at night, — said Xander.

— Sorry for disturbing you, — Tanjirou also said.

Zenitsu looked at the old lady who came out and immediately thought something bad:

— It's... it's a demon!

— Hey! — Tanjirou shouted at Zenitsu.

Inosuke approached the old lady with a menacing expression.

— Who are you?

Tanjirou nervously looked at Inosuke and turned to Xander for help, while Xander gave Tanjirou a reassuring glance.

The old lady said:

— You guys are demon hunters, right?

Inosuke poked at the old lady's fluffy hair:

— You look so weak!

However, Inosuke's rude behavior didn't anger the old lady; she simply stepped aside and said:

— Please, come in.

— Sorry!

Xander thanked her again and then followed the old lady into the mansion.

Tanjirou did the same, while Zenitsu and Inosuke, one scared and silent, the other dismissive of conversation, just entered the cherry family.