Bab 21: Chapter 20: The Gathering of the Three
After becoming the prince, Inosuke became an intellectual young man.
It was torturous at first, but the effort Inosuke had given paid off.
Gleaming eyes that were full of knowledge, shimmered as excitement tickled his senses.
"Tanjiro, Zenitsu…" Reminiscing their happy and joyous adventure in the past, hatred rose as he remembered a scar-faced man.
"Sanemi, you imbecile, all of that unfortunate sequence in Tanjiro's life will not happen if not because of you"
Glancing afar with an intensely wild gaze, Inosuke prepared for the journey.
Holding his two blades, he easily maneuvered himself downwards the sky-high castle walls.
Vanishing into the depths of the forest near the castle barracks, any trace of Inosuke's existence vanished, except for a letter handwritten by him.
"I'll be back"
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The yellow leaves of the fall, swayed by the raging winds, became a barrier to a simple barren house.
Three people walking towards the simple house from various directions eventually met after a number of steps.
A stern yellow-haired young man steadily walked forward, displaying calmness of the gut, like no other.
A regal-looking young man, with a face blessed by the heavens, proceeded to approach the plain dwelling, carrying the noble air of a majestical prince.
Then a sweeping coldness that seeps deep inside the heart encapsulated the area, as a simple-looking young man arrived, carrying swords with gray and green blades respectively.
" Zenitsu, Inosuke"
"Tanjiro, Inosuke"
"Tanjiro, Zenitsu"
Greeting each other simultaneously, a silence emerged from the awkwardness between them.
"HAHA, Zenitsu, is that really you?" Inosuke expressed his doubt, breaking the mirror of discomfort.
Seeing the ridiculing utterance behind Inosuke's words, Zenitsu forcefully broke from his calm façade.
"All of us have changed in these two years, did you think that I will stay as what I have been in the past?"
"Looking at you right now, it seems that your life became a comfortable one" Zenitsu was confused as to how Inosuke seemed to be a literate person.
In the past, Tanjiro have to patiently teach Inosuke letters to understand the secret messages from the birds of the headquarters, but it seems that even if Zenitsu gave Inosuke a poem written by the exalted scholars, comprehending it will be as easy as breathing to him.
"Well, it was because I became the crown prince of the country" Inosuke explained innocently.
Hearing that Inosuke became a prince, a rage budded out of nowhere inside of Zenitsu's heart.
"What?!"
"I trained every minute of my life bedridden or not, on the other hand, you enjoyed in the time I was suffering?!"
"The world is so unfair!!" Zenitsu exaggeratedly prostrated while looking towards the heavens.
Imagining Inosuke becoming surrounded by concubines in the future as an emperor, a switch inside Zenitsu's mind was flipped.
Loud rumbling noise of Zenitsu inhaling rumbled, as he performed one of the forms he excruciatingly practiced.
"Light Style, First Form: Thunderclap Flash of Light"
A flash of lightning followed Zenitsu's trails, as he swiftly arrived behind Inosuke's rear in an instant.
Smirking smugly, Inosuke brandished his swords, performing a counter-attack.
"You may be fast, but I also trained, watch this"
"Apex Beast, First Fang: Wild Lion's Fang, Pierce!"
Stabbing his two swords in the direction where he predicted Zenitsu will be located, a phantom was erased from his strike.
"Too slow"
Zenitsu mocked.
"Light Style, Second Form: Light Ripple"
Seemingly a light that can arrive in any place at any moment, bunches of afterimages appeared, because of the extreme speed, being faster than what a human eye can internalize.
"HAHA, you are strong Zenitsu, worthy to be hunted by me!"
Standing peacefully, Inosuke took advantage of his strong integumentary system, to perceive the surroundings, catching Zenitsu under his swift movements.
"Apex Beast, Seventh Fang: Bark Spider's Fang, Spatial Awareness!"
"Apex Beast, Eighth Fang: Insidious Shark's Fang, Explosive Rush!"
Simultaneously performing two forms in a quick motion, Inosuke was successful in following Zenitsu behind his trail.
"Tsk!"
Zenitsu was at a disadvantage, as Inosuke was successful in achieving harmony with his swords, using his enhanced sense of touch.
Going all out, Zenitsu performed the strongest arsenal there is that he possesses, calming his nerves like a sea of water peacefully going to the strides of the world.
"Light Style, Ninth Form: Heart of Light!"
Using the extremity of acceleration he can muster, Zenitsu in all of a sudden, appeared behind Inosuke, not leaving Inosuke any opportunity to even face Zenitsu upfront.
"This is not the end!"
"Apex Beast, Ninth Fang: Twisting Axolotl's Fang, Extending Bendy Slash!"
Dislocating the joints in his arms, Inosuke's wildly swung his arms as they rotated, like a spinning wheel.
The two were thrown in opposite directions, caused by the impact of the Inosuke's raw strength and Zenitsu's peak speed.
The bout between the two ended in both of them being defeated, a draw.
The edges of power, the thin balance between the strength and speed.
The two of them may have failed to prove their strengths by now, but a future is still waiting for the two of them, to reach the pinnacles of their two contrasting ways of the sword.
"Ultimate Speed"
"Absolute Strength"
"Looking at the two of you, it seems that you have chosen the path that you wanted to follow" Tanjiro commented.
Zenitsu and Inosuke helped each other to stand up, seeing that Tanjiro is walking toward them.
A sign of independence.
They are always dependent on Tanjiro, it is their time to aid him if there is a chance.
Peering at the swords of the two, the serrated swords of Inosuke and Zenitsu's plain long katana is on the verge of destruction.
"HAHA, it seems that you've trained quite a lot, your swords have worn to the point of breaking" Laughing became a foreign movement to Tanjiro, as he didn't try to even smile in the two years he has been training with Kenji-nim.
The two were horrified by Tanjiro's creepy laugh, spooking the hell out of them.
Unsheathing his two swords, Tanjiro pointed them towards the two, provoking them.
"I've also trained quite a lot, want to spar?"
It seems that the three of them formed their own egos, during the time they are separated from each other.
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