behind

"We...won…" shizen said

Then the trio collapsed.

"Where's...nezuko…?" tanjiro asked.

Then he spotted her.

He tried to walk towards her, he couldn't feel his legs.

Neither did taiyo and shizen

They just...lay there.

Behind them someone stood up quietly.

Only tanjiro was able to detect who it was

"Did you think you could really beat me? Too bad you were enjoying that pitiful fantasy" rui spoke

His head was being held up by his own strings.

"Before you could cut my head off...i used my thread to cut it off myself! And now...I'm going to kill you and your sister. I haven't been this angry since a long time ago."

Stand up!

Hurry!

Catch your breath…

And get on your own feet!

now!

"What an unpleasant feeling...i was this angry once before, but it was so long ago, i barely remember it...say...how come you don't get burned? The flame only burned me and my threads! I don't know if that was your sister's power or what, but i'm thankful. I'm so irritated that i can cut you up to pieces without regret!"

Shizen, taiyo and tanjiro tried to stand up.

"Manage your breathing…" shizen muttered

Then a sphere of webs surrounded them

"NO!" taiyo yelled

"Don't panic...you'll throw off your breathing," tanjiro said.

A second later, the threads ceased.

"Where'd they go?" taiyo asked

In front of them, someone in a mismatched haori stood in front of them

"TOMIOKA-SAN!!" shizen yelped

"You did well to hold on until i got here...leave the rest to me"

Tanjiro's eyes widened when he saw him

Rui shot many threads at him.

Giyuu didn't move an inch, and the threads got cut up.

And in a flash, rui's head got cut off.