Chapter 86 Tanjiro’s Faith (Ch 86)

Just as she said, Shinobu Kocho did not do anything other than taking Takeo’s blood.
Later, Takeo realized that the reason why Shinobu Kocho used gentle words to “threaten” them was because she was really angry about the injuries they had caused in the fight.
But after her anger subsided, Shinobu Kocho returned to her normal self.
The main reason was that Muichiro recovered very quickly. In just a few days, his injuries were completely healed.
“Although the human body is not as strong as a ghost’s, under the effect of the breathing method, even a human can have a recovery ability far beyond that of an ordinary person… Although it can’t be compared with ghosts and you.”
Shinobu Kocho was mixing something with Takeo’s blood. Finally, she put everything in a test tube, put the test tube in a box beside her, and said:
“The conditions here are still too simple. We have to go back to the Butterfly House to analyze the results.”
Shinobu Kocho didn’t know what she wanted to do with Takeo’s blood, and Takeo didn’t ask.
As pillars, they have the most basic trust in each other and will not ask questions that they should not ask. This is true for Takeo and Shinobu Kocho.
However, Takeo didn’t ask, but Shinobu Kocho started talking herself.
After she packed her things, she turned to Takeo and asked:
“Don’t you want to ask what I do with your blood?”
“In no mood.”
“Ah, aren’t you worried that I might do something bad to you? After all, your ability to recover is really something that people envy.”
Kocho Shinobu asked with a smile.
Sitting cross-legged in the corridor basking in the sun, with his two swords on his knees, Takeo seemed to be meditating. At this moment, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Shinobu Kocho:
“I trust you.”
“This is really…” Kocho Shinobu was stunned for a moment, shook her head helplessly, and finally said: “Well, this is your blood after all, there are some things I still need to explain to you.
“I want to use your blood to find out the secret of your strong recovery ability. If I can copy your recovery ability, even if it’s only a little bit… maybe so many people in the Demon Slayer Corps wouldn’t have died.”
Shinobu Kocho was honest with Takeo.
After knowing that Takeo had a strong body recovery ability, Shinobu Kocho actually had a similar idea.
Shinobu Kocho doesn’t care much about other people’s special physiques, but her recovery ability is the only thing she has to care about.
Just think about it, if the other pillars could have the same powerful recovery ability as Takeo, they don’t even need to be the same as Takeo, as long as they have one tenth of Takeo, then the combat power of the pillars will be greatly enhanced!
Perhaps in some future life-or-death crisis, where one would have been certain to die, one would be able to survive due to one’s strong recovery ability.
This is a matter that concerns everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps, and Butterfly can’t help but care about it.
After listening to Shinobu Kocho’s words, Takeo nodded to show his understanding. Not only did he understand, he also agreed with Shinobu Kocho’s behavior.
He nodded and said, “If you need blood in the future, you can come to me directly.”
Shinobu Kocho wants more people to survive, and Takeo is the same in this respect.
He even wondered if Iori and Chendou had the same recovery ability as him, even if it was just weaker, would they be able to survive.
But no matter how much you think about it, the dead will not come back to life.
All Takeo can do is to prevent more people from dying and more tragedies from happening.
Shinobu Kocho’s purpose coincides with his.
Because Shinobu Kocho’s sword only needed repairing, she left the Swordsmith Village not long after staying there.
And on the same day, Muichiro, who had come a long time ago to reforge the sword, also left the swordsmith village and began to perform the duties of a pillar.
The pillar of the entire swordsmith village, Takeo is the only one left.
After all, Takeo has two swords, which take longer to forge and grind, so he stays here for so long.
However, Takeo was not bored during this period.
Because…Tanjiro received a letter.
As expected, Giyu Tomioka told Tanjiro about Takeo, and after Tanjiro smelled the scarf given to him by Takeo, he immediately confirmed his identity.
A few days later, his letter arrived in Takeo’s hands.
“Takeo, long time no see…how are you?
“I’ve heard from Mr. Giyuu that you’re still alive… That’s great. Besides Nezuko, I still have family in this world. It’s really great…
“But at the same time, I’m also very sorry. I’m sorry, Takeo. I’m really sorry. I didn’t check carefully that day and didn’t find that you were still alive. I didn’t take you away with me. I’m really, really sorry!
“When we meet, hit me! Even if you break my bones with your fists, I will never resist!
“Also, I heard that you also joined the Demon Slayer Corps and almost became a pillar? That’s amazing. I have to keep working hard on my brother too!
“Oh, oh, I forgot to mention that I am currently training under Mr. Urokodaki. Training with Mr. Urokodaki is really hard. Every day I have to dodge traps and swing swords. Recently I have to learn breathing techniques, but I cannot master the breathing rules and I am always beaten by Mr. Urokodaki.
“He said to breathe with your belly… it was really hard to understand.
“But I will try my best! My brother has become so strong, and as his elder brother, I must at least not hold him back!
“And… I heard from Mr. Urokodaki that you seem to have lost your memories of the past? I don’t know how much memory you still have of your family, but it doesn’t matter even if you have forgotten everything! I will tell you bit by bit!
“I’m sorry, I said a little too much in this first letter. Mr. Urokodaki is urging me to go to training again. I’ll talk about the rest next time!
“——Kamado Tanjiro.”
The content of the first letter was not very long. It basically expressed Tanjiro’s joy that Takeo was still alive, and his apology for not discovering that Takeo was still alive that day.
It can be seen that he was really excited, happy, and regretful. There were many wrinkles on the letter that were soaked by water. It can be imagined that Tanjiro must have been crying while writing this letter.
The first letter was delivered on the day of the duel between Takeo and Muichiro, but because it had to be delivered through the hidden troops, it did not reach Takeo until the next day.
Then, on the day when Shinobu Kocho left, the second letter also arrived in Takeo’s hands.
“Takeo! Congratulations on becoming a pillar! That’s amazing! So amazing! I’m really happy for you! I have to keep working hard for this too!”
“But Takeo, although it’s great to be a pillar, please take care of yourself and don’t push yourself too hard! Also, please try not to get hurt, otherwise my brother and sister will be very sad!
“So please pay attention to your own safety!
“By the way, I don’t think I mentioned Nezuko’s situation? Your sister Nezuko is in good condition now. For some reason, I can’t tell you in detail about Nezuko’s situation, but don’t worry, she is safe now, and brother will protect her and you!
“Even though it seems like you don’t need my protection right now…but I will keep working hard! Yeah! Keep working hard!!
“…I have learned some clues about the breathing method from Mr. Urokodaki. The feeling of the body being strengthened is called ‘concentrated breathing’. I heard that Takeo mastered it in less than a day. It’s really amazing. I am a little ashamed.
“Oh, I almost forgot, I still want to talk to you about my family, where should I start?
“Let’s start with Rokuta. Rokuta is the youngest child in the family and our brother. If he were still alive… he would be four years old this year…”
The handwriting here shows signs of being blurred by tears, but it does not affect your reading.
In the subsequent content of the letter, Tanjiro focused on describing Rokuta’s image, telling Takeo what Rokuta likes, what he hates, who he likes to be with the most, and what he likes to play with in his daily life.
Gradually, the image of a young, lively yet well-behaved boy emerged in Takeo’s mind.
Vague fragments of memory emerged in Takeo’s mind, leaving him with a deep impression of Rokuta’s image.
Until the end, Tanjiro finished describing Rokuta and continued writing:
“…Next time, I will tell you more about Rokuta, I hope it will help you recover your memory!
“…By the way, although it’s rude, Mr. Urokodaki’s cooking skills are far inferior to those of my mother and Nezuko…Ah, I really want to eat the food made by my mother and Nezuko again.
“——Kamado Tanjiro.”
Tanjiro Kamado’s second letter does not reveal much information.
But it also gave Takeo some understanding of his current situation.
Especially Nezuko Kamado.
From this letter, Takeo could judge that Nezuko’s condition might not be very good. Tanjiro did not elaborate because he was afraid that Takeo would worry.
After all, it was mentioned later that Tanjiro wanted to eat what Nezuko made, but the two of them were obviously together. If Nezuko was free to move, she should be able to cook for Tanjiro.
But she didn’t.
This proves that Nezuko is in some kind of immobile situation.
Is he in a coma? Has he become a vegetable?
Based on just one letter, Takeo couldn’t analyze too much, but from the words written by Tanjiro, Takeo could judge that Nezuko should be fine for the time being.
That’s true. After all, she is one of the main characters in this world. Nothing will happen to her before the plot begins.
After the second letter arrived, the third letter came two weeks after that.
It seems that Tanjiro has been practicing a lot recently, to the point where he has no chance to write a letter.
When the third letter came, Takeo just got his knife.
The content of the third letter, in addition to describing Tanjiro’s recent situation, also wrote about the general situation of another child of the Kamado family, Rokuta’s older brother and Takeo’s younger brother, Kamado Shigeru.
The fourth letter was sent by Takeo on his way to his garrison area, and it contained the story of Hanako Kamado.
The fifth letter is written to Nezuko.
The sixth letter was written to the mother. This letter was very long, totaling three pages.
The seventh letter was written to the deceased father. It was also very long, as long as the letter introducing the mother.
The eighth letter introduces Tanjiro himself.
However, Takeo, who received these letters, never replied to Tanjiro.
Not even once.