Chapter 328

Tanjiro snapped back to reality.

Zenitsu blinked: "Did the crow say something?"

"Charge straight ahead!!"

Inosuke, wearing a boar's head mask, suddenly slammed into the train's outer wall.

"What are you doing?!"

Zenitsu gasped in horror: "Stop it, you're embarrassing us!!"

Luo En watched the three causing chaos and couldn't help letting out a soft laugh.

Zenitsu turned to him and blurted: "Mr. Luo En, you should tell them both to calm down."

"Shh!"

At that moment, a whistle blew, and the train's security officer ran over upon hearing the commotion.

"What are you doing?!!"

Zenitsu was stunned.

"Ah! These guys are carrying knives…!! Call the police, quickly call the police!"

"Oh no oh no oh no!!"

Zenitsu snapped to his senses and immediately dragged Tanjiro and Inosuke in one direction: "Run!!"

"Mr. Luo En, hurry too…"

He glanced back.

But Luo En, who had just been there, was now gone.

"Over here."

Zenitsu heard the voice and turned his head.

Luo En had somehow already entered the train and was now sitting by the window, raising his hand to wave at the three.

"Got on… when?!"

Zenitsu was dumbfounded.

But now was not the time to ponder this—he pulled Inosuke and Tanjiro and sprinted swiftly, shaking off the pursuing officers.

Meanwhile, aboard the Infinite Train, Luo En's mind echoed with a system notification.

【Ding! Host detected on Infinite Train—check-in condition met. Check in?】

"Check in."

【Check-in successful. Reward obtained: Vitality +10, Mental Strength +10.】

【Current check-in points—10.】

…………

Tanjiro and the others hid their swords, bought tickets, and entered the train.

Inosuke's excitement was visibly palpable: "Uoooooooh!! We're inside its belly!!"

"You're inside its belly!! Let's fight!!"

"Shut up!!"

Zenitsu snapped.

The three approached Luo En's seat.

Luo En was eating a beef hotpot bento and sipping the sake he'd bought at the platform.

He lifted his eyes, smiled, and said: "You're here? Sit down."

The three sat down; Tanjiro gently placed the box carrying Nezuko on his back onto the seat.

Soon after.

The train began to move.

Inosuke climbed onto the window again, exclaiming "Ooooooh!"

"I want to run outside!! Let's see who's faster!!"

"Even a fool has some sense!"

Luo En finished his beef hotpot bento, took a sip of sake, and smiled at the three across from him: "Do you know why I brought you here?"

At this, all three turned to look at him.

Zenitsu asked: "We don't know. Do you, Mr. Luo En?"

"Then forget it."

Luo En reached into his robe, pulled out a snack, and began eating slowly.

The three exchanged glances.

The door to the train's conductor's compartment opened, and a strangely dressed attendant stepped out.

"Please… show your ticket."

"What?"

Tanjiro looked puzzled.

Zenitsu explained: "When riding the train, the conductor comes to check tickets and verify them."

"I see."

As the attendant drew near,

Tanjiro's nose twitched slightly, his expression tightening.

"Hm? This unpleasant smell… what is it?"

Luo En, who had been eating his snack, noticed Tanjiro's change in expression and smiled with quiet interest.

Can you detect it?

Tanjiro.

After the attendant, who had been keeping his head down and seemed odd, checked everyone's tickets.

"All checked…"

After he finished saying that.

A massive, grotesque demon appeared on the aisle behind him.

Seeing the demon, all passengers around were struck with terror.

"What is this?!"

"A monster?!"

"Why is there something like this on this train?!!"

"Demon!!"

Tanjiro and the other two also changed expression at once, leaping to their feet and gripping the hilts of their Nichirin blades.

"Such a huge body managed to hide itself? I didn't catch even a hint of its scent…"

A bead of cold sweat rolled down Tanjiro's forehead: "Is it a demon who masters a Blood Demon Art to conceal its aura?"

"Demon? There's a demon on this train?! This is terrifying—I want to get off!"

Zenitsu screamed in panic.

"Blood… I need blood…"

The demon opened its gaping maw and smashed its thick arm toward a passenger seated beside it, trembling with fear.

"Stop!"

Tanjiro's eyes narrowed, his foot stomped, he drew his Nichirin blade, and shot forward at the demon.

Water Breathing, First Form.

Water Surface Slash!

This strike cleanly severed the demon's thick arm.

"Hah!!"

Inosuke followed close behind.

His twin blades plunged into the demon's chest, driving its massive body into the train door.

Zenitsu clutched his head with both hands, trembling violently.

Why is a demon here?!

In such a cramped carriage, on a speeding train—there's no way to escape!

Things couldn't be worse!