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Chapter 32

"Yeah! I heard it from the crow just now!"

Once outside, we can hear the chimes of Haganezuka-San's hat, seeing him with another person as they approach.

Tanjiro and I happily wave.
"Haganezuka-San!! Hey! Haganezuka-Saaan!"

He stopped and gave his hat to the other person.

"How've you-"
He's charging at us. Why is is charging at us?
The moment he comes close enough, we can see the knife in his hand and quickly move aside.

"H-Haganezuka-San-!"

He turns around.
"How dare you break my blades! Damn you, damn youuu!"

"We're sorry! But we were almost gonna die! Our opponent was really strong!"

He smacked us both with one hand.
"NO! LIKE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT! IT'S YOUR FAULT!! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! Your swords broke because you're weaklings! That's why my swords broke!"

He then started to chase us around, running with the knife in his hands.
"I'LL KILL YOUUUUUUUU-!"

After he finally calmed down, we got to receive our swords.
The other man was much nicer than Haganezuka-San, his voice quite soft as he spoke.

"Well, Haganezuka-San is a very passionate man. He loves his swords more than anyone. There's no one like him, even in the Swordsmith Village."

We nod, and I feel like Haganezuka-San is glaring so hard he's burning holes into my head.
I've apologized at least a hundred times on my own... I'm really sorry, Haganezuka-San.

"Ah, my name is Kanamori. I'm the one who forged Master Inosuke's swords. I would be thrilled if they prove useful in battle."

We all turn to look at Inosuke, who stayed awfully quiet as his blades changed color.
"Beautiful, aren't they?"

I nod, Haganezuka-San pounding into our backs.
"They really are. The sword Haganezuka-San forged me is even prettier than the last one! The blade is gorgeous!"

My new sword gleamed brighter than the last one, and the handle was absolutely beautiful.
He suddenly stopped, surprised as he just huffed and sat in the corner.

Kanamori-San continued.
"Ah, the dull sheen of that indigo-gray hue is so cool. What a fine color for a sword."

"Do you like them, Inosuke? Your old swords were really badly chipped."
I smile, and he just growls in what I assume to be approval.

"How do you like the grips? The thing is, this was my first time forging swords for a dual-wielder."

He just kicked the ground, a large rock now in the air. He looked at it for a while and deemed it suitable for... whatever he wanted to do.
Inosuke raised the rock and-
He's... He's hitting his sword?! It's newly forged, that's just rude!

"I-Inosuke!"

We hold back Kanamori, his voice booming as he tried reaching Inosuke, furious.
"I'LL RIP YOU TO SHREDS YOU DAMN BRAT!"

"We're sorry! We're sorry! We're really sorry, Kanamori-San!"

After a proper scolding, we waved goodbye to Haganezuka-San and Kanamori-San, returning to our room to sleep peacefully for the night.