Demon Slayer: I Level Up Alone

Chapter 16

As soon as Akito returned to the foot of Mount Sagiri, Ritoruho sensed it.

Before he could ascend the mountain, Ritoruho quickly ran down and pounced on Akito.

"Ying ying ying~"

Ritoruho joyfully nudged Akito with its head.

"It's been a few days, and Ritoruho, you've gotten fatter again…"

Akito sighed as he patted Ritoruho's body.

"The various pills given by the system are indeed powerful; not only have they improved Ritoruho's aptitude, but they've also made it grow so large through eating…"

"Ritoruho, let's go."

Akito laughed as he climbed onto Ritoruho's back.

Thus, the duo swiftly made their way to the wooden cabin in the mountain.

As they approached the cabin, Akito saw Sakonoji teaching Tanjiro at the door.

"Master Sakonoji, I'm back!" Akito shouted.

Upon hearing Akito's voice, Sakonoji trembled slightly, gazing in disbelief through his red tengu mask at the boy riding on the giant white fox.

At that moment, Akito was illuminated by the setting sun, appearing radiant.

"It's good that you're back, good that you're back…"

Sakonoji exclaimed with surprise.

"Akito, congratulations on successfully passing the final trial of the Demon Slayer Corps," Tanjiro said with a smile.

After a few days apart, Tanjiro had several new wounds, and Akito understood how badly Tanjiro had been tormented by Sakonoji during that time.

"Take this, Tanjiro."

Akito cheerfully took out a healing pill from his system backpack and handed it to Tanjiro.

However, Tanjiro felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Akito, you don't need to, these are just minor injuries…"

Tanjiro thought that his injuries were insignificant, but he had experienced the efficacy of the healing pill given by Akito; it could save his life at a critical moment. Moreover, Sakonoji had mentioned that after Akito passed the final trial, he would have to face those man-eating demons.

The journey was destined to be tumultuous.

Additionally, Sakonoji had informed him a couple of days ago about the rarity of healing pills.

So he felt he couldn't accept it.

But Akito didn't mind, as he had obtained several healing pills from signing in and drawing lots over the past few days, meaning he had enough for himself.

Besides, he had even better pills than the healing pill on him, so he didn't mind giving one away.

"Just take it, Tanjiro. I don't need this one, and your sister Nezuko is still in a deep sleep. If she suddenly wakes up and is hungry, it can help replenish her energy."

Akito said with a smile.

"Well… then… I'll accept it… Thank you, Akito."

Akito smiled as he took out a small sealed box and handed it to Tanjiro.

After receiving it, Tanjiro carefully put it away, planning to give it to his sister Nezuko once she woke up.

What he didn't know was that the box Akito gave him contained several healing pills.

"Make sure to save some for yourself; Tanjiro won't be in any danger right now."

Sakonoji noticed Akito's actions and pretended to be angry.

"Alright, let's go inside…"

Sakonoji invited Akito into the house, while Tanjiro went inside to put down the pill box before running up the mountain for his daily training.

"Master Sakonoji, this guy is quite diligent…"

Looking at Tanjiro's departing figure reminded him of his own beginnings, climbing the mountain in the dark.

"It seems this trial is quite easy for you…"

Sakonoji said, looking at Akito's clean and intact clothes.

"Yeah, it was fine; those demons weren't very strong, except for one…"

"And that one said it knew you…"

Akito then informed Sakonoji about the events during the trial, omitting some of the secrets.

"Is that so? So you killed the aberrant demon, huh…"

"Yes."

"Finally over..."

Sakonoji sighed and said.

Akito could feel that at this moment, Sakonoji seemed to be spiritually liberated.

"It's great that you can come back."

The campfire in front crackled, and the warm flames illuminated Sakonoji's red tengu mask.

"There are several types of demons, those with abnormal forms can use a technique called Blood Demon Art."

"In the future, you will definitely fight against such demons. The battles with these demons will be more difficult than any you have faced so far, but Akito, you will succeed. You are the most talented among the disciples I have taught."

Sakonoji looked at Akito and said.

"Thank you, Sakonoji Sensei."

Akito replied.

"By the way, the healing pill you gave me last time has been specially studied by the people at headquarters. I believe results will come soon, and then the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen will be safer when dealing with evil demons."

"Mm."

The master and disciple chatted beside the fire, while Tanjiro on Mount Sagiri was lamenting.

At this time, the weather on the mountain was cold, and the fog was heavy. Because of Akito, Sakonoji had readjusted the trial traps on the mountain, making the difficulty doubled.

After a night of training, Tanjiro dragged his exhausted body back to the wooden cabin, where Sakonoji would immediately apply medicine to him.

Seeing this, Akito sighed, "I don't think I was that miserable back then..."

"But Nezuko is really cute, like a sleeping beauty in a deep slumber, her face is soft and chubby, really adorable..."

Akito had specifically looked at Nezuko last night and found that she was completely still while sleeping, so he pinched her cheek.

Soft and very cute. But that was all, after all, Akito guessed that if he really killed Muzan Kibutsuji, he probably wouldn't stay in this world any longer.

If he were to show compassion to the female characters in this world like the protagonists in those novels from his previous life, then leaving this world would only hurt those people.

In Akito's eyes, this world is a living, flesh-and-blood world, a real world.

They risk their lives to protect themselves and others, which is worthy of respect. Moreover,

Women only affect my sword-swinging speed!!!

Sakonoji also explained Nezuko's situation to Akito, stating that Nezuko had never eaten human flesh, so her energy was insufficient, causing her to fall into a deep sleep to recover her strength.

Everything was back on track.

With the sunrise,

Akito would climb to the highest point of Mount Sagiri every day to watch the sunrise and sunset.

His understanding of the Light breathing was deepening.