The ravens of the Demon Slayers Corps arrived, interrupting Tanjiro's memories to deliver a new mission to him.
"A mission for you, Tanjiro. Let's go," Xander said to Tanjiro, tossing him a scroll. "You can use it after completing the mission."
Tanjiro caught the scroll thrown by Xander and asked, "Senior Xander, what is this?"
Xander thought for a moment and replied, "Hmm... It's a combat technique, similar to Breathing, that allows people to surpass the limits of human ability. It's called 'Shave,' it might come in handy for you."
Tanjiro looked at Xander with surprise and then thanked him, "Thank you, Senior Xander!"
Xander waved his hand, "No need to thank me, consider it my compensation to you."
"Compensation? What do you mean, Senior Xander?" Tanjiro was a bit confused.
"Please!"
The sudden shout startled Tanjiro.
"Please, please, please marry me! I don't know when I might die!" Therefore, please, marry me! I beg you!
Tanjiro looked at the red-haired young man in yellow clothing, crying on his knees in the middle of the road, and was momentarily puzzled.
— Eh! What's going on here?
Xander saw the young man with red hair and yellow clothing and smiled softly to himself:
— Isn't that Agatsuma Zenitsu? He's indeed a funny guy, and he has a knack for getting into trouble.
Zenitsu Agatsuma's sparrow saw Xander and Tanjiro and hurried towards them.
Tanjiro reached out and caught Zenitsu Agatsuma's sparrow, which continued chirping in his hand.
— Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!
Looking at the sparrow in his hand, which was hopping and chirping, Tanjiro nodded seriously, listening carefully.
— Really? I understand. I'll find a way! — said Tanjiro.
Although Xander knew that Tanjiro understands what the sparrow is saying in the anime, when this scene played out before him, he couldn't resist asking:
— Tanjiro, what did he say? Do you really understand what the sparrow told you?
Tanjiro nodded and looked at Xander in confusion:
— He said that Zenitsu always avoids going to work and immediately starts flirting with girls. He snores loudly, which is very annoying! Doesn't Elder Xander understand what he said?
With those words, Tanjiro pointed at the sparrow in his hand.
Xander didn't respond to Tanjiro's words, just snorted:
— Hmph, let's go deal with the problem Zenitsu caused.
After that, Xander and Tanjiro headed towards Zenitsu Agatsuma.
— Save me! Marry me! Please...
The girl, despite her efforts, couldn't detach Zenitsu Agatsuma from herself. As soon as she pushed him away, he clung to her again.
At that moment, Xander grabbed Zenitsu Agatsuma by the collar and lifted him up.
— Hey! What are you doing in the middle of the road? Can't you see the girl is very uncomfortable? — said Xander.
— And also, don't let the sparrows get into trouble! — added Tanjiro.
Zenitsu Agatsuma looked at Xander and Tanjiro and recognized them as the ones who had passed the final selection with him.
— Ah! You... the ones who passed the final selection...
Xander and Tanjiro replied in unison:
— No! We don't know anyone like you! We don't know you!
Hearing Xander and Tanjiro's words, Zenitsu Agatsuma was incredulous:
— Hey! We've met before! We've met before! Do you have memory problems?
Tanjiro thought he might have seen Zenitsu Agatsuma during the final selection but said nothing. Instead, he approached the girl and said:
— It's okay now. Go home, don't worry.
The girl, seeing that someone had finally come to her aid, thanked them
"Okay! Thank you very much!"
Hearing Tanjiro's words, Zenitsu Agatsuma suddenly became nervous and began flailing in Xander's arms.
"Hey! Get out of the way! The girl will marry me! She loves me!"
Hearing this, Xander hit Zenitsu Agatsuma on the head with the hilt of his sword.
"Hey! Shut up!"
The girl approached and slapped Zenitsu Agatsuma. Xander stepped back two steps to let the girl through. The girl thanked Xander and started hitting Zenitsu Agatsuma.
"Ah! It hurts! It hurts! Stop! Stop!"
The girl continued to hit Zenitsu Agatsuma. The more she hit him, the angrier she got, and the angrier she got, the harder she hit him.
Tanjiro did not expect the girl to be so fierce and quickly ran to her to stop her:
"Calm down!"
The girl pointed at Agatsuma Zenitsu and cursed:
"When did I ever say I liked you?! I only saw you crouched down because you were unwell and said a couple of words to you!"
Hearing this, Agatsuma Zenitsu shouted in surprise:
"What?! Weren't you talking to me and worried about me because you liked me?!"
"I'm already engaged! So this is absolutely impossible! Since you're feeling better now, everything's fine! Goodbye!" the girl ruthlessly denied.
Seeing that the girl was about to leave, Agatsuma Zenitsu wanted to stop her:
"A? Wait… Wait a minute! Wait…"
Xander hopelessly said:
"Really, you'd better calm down, no girl will want you like this."
These words sounded like a bolt from the blue, striking Agatsuma Zenitsu right on the head.
Agatsuma Zenitsu instantly froze and then collapsed to the ground.
"Hey! Are you all right?"
Seeing Agatsuma Zenitsu faint, Tanjiro quickly approached him to check on him.
Xander hadn't expected his casual words to have such an impact.
In less than a minute, Agatsuma Zenitsu slowly regained consciousness.
"You're awake, are you okay?" Tanjiro asked with concern when he saw Agatsuma Zenitsu come to.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Agatsuma Zenitsu heard and saw Tanjiro, he abruptly sat up and grabbed Tanjiro's clothes.
"Why are you interfering with me?! I don't care about you at all!"
Tanjiro didn't expect Agatsuma Zenitsu to behave like this even after waking up, and involuntarily looked at him as if he were some strange creature.
Seeing Tanjiro's look, Agatsuma Zenitsu felt uncomfortable:
"Hey! Why are you looking at me like I'm a monster?!"
"You should take responsibility for me! Because of you, I can't get married!"
However, Tanjiro looked at Agatsuma Zenitsu with an even stranger expression.
Seeing that Xander and Tanjiro were silent, Agatsuma Zenitsu was about to collapse again.
"Why are you silent?"
"Listen carefully! I'm going to die soon! In the next mission! Me! But I am very weak! Don't underestimate me! Until I get married, you all have to protect me!"
Hearing someone speak so grandly about being weak, Tanjiro and Xander were amused.
Agatsuma Zenitsu looked at Xander and Tanjiro in confusion.
At this moment, Tanjiro said, "My name is Tanjiro Kamado!"
Xander also introduced himself, "Xander."
Hearing this, Agatsuma Zenitsu remembered that Xander was the arrogant guy from the final selection and quickly introduced himself, "Sorry! My name is Agatsuma Zenitsu!"
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