1. FINAL SELECTION
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2. The reason I won...
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3. was because I learned to detect
the scent of the opening thread.
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4. When I'm battling someone,
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5. and I pick up this scent,
then I can see the thread.
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6. The thread is connected from my blade
to my opponent's opening,
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7. growing taut the instant I see it.
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8. My blade is drawn
toward it with great force,
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9. and then I slash the opening.
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10. Mr. Urokodaki...
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11. I had no intention of sending you
to Final Selection.
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12. I didn't want to see
children die anymore.
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13. I was sure you wouldn't be able
to slice this boulder, but...
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14. Well done, my boy!
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15. Tanjiro, you're...
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16. a remarkable kid!
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17. Make sure you come back alive
from Final Selection.
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18. Both your sister and I
will be waiting for you here.
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19. What's the occasion? There's so much.
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20. You've completed all your training,
so we're celebrating.
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21. Don't be shy. Eat up.
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22. Thank you very much!
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23. Tanjiro,
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24. there's nothing more I can do for you.
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25. From here on out, you'll be going
through such hardship and strife.
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26. Your training will seem
like nothing in comparison.
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27. So, for now, at least,
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28. you should rest well
without a care in the world.
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29. Hey, Tanjiro...
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30. Yes?
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31. Did you enjoy that hot pot?
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32. Yes! I haven't had such a feast in so long!
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33. A growing boy like you with a hearty appetite
should get stronger the more he eats,
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34. as well as grow bigger in size.
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35. But that goes for demons, too.
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36. Remember this.
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37. Basically, a demon is as strong
as the number of humans he's devoured.
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38. So, the more they eat,
the stronger they get?
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39. That's right.
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40. There are demons who gain power,
become able to transform their bodies,
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41. and even use strange spells.
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42. When your sense of smell
becomes keener,
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43. you'll be able to tell how many humans
a demon's consumed.
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44. What's this?
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45. It's called a "warding mask."
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46. I've charged it with a spell
to protect you from harm.
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47. Warding mask...
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48. Nezuko...
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49. I'm coming back here
no matter what, all right?
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50. Don't worry about your sister.
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51. I'll take good care of her.
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52. All right! Thank you very much!
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53. I'll be going, then, Mr. Urokodaki!
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54. Say hello to Sabito and Makomo for me!
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55. Tanjiro...
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56. How do you...
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57. know the names of those dead children?
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58. Wow.
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59. Look at all these wisteria flowers.
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60. Even though they're out of season...
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61. There are so many.
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62. - Everyone...
- Everyone...
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63. - ... we thank you for coming here tonight.
- ... we thank you for coming here tonight.
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64. - To the Demon Slayers Corps Final Selection.
- To the Demon Slayers Corps Final Selection.
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65. There are demons imprisoned
here on Mt. Fujikasane,
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66. captured alive
by the Demon Slayer swordsmen,
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67. and unable to leave.
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68. That is because wisteria,
which demons hate so much,
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69. blooms year-round from the bottom
to halfway up the mountain.
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70. However, there is no wisteria
from this point on,
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71. and so demons abound.
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72. You'll need to survive here for seven days
to pass Final Selection.
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73. - And now, be on your way.
- And now, be on your way.
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74. Survive for seven days...
That's all I'm going to think about.
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75. First, I'm going to survive tonight.
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76. Once the sun comes up,
the demons won't be able to do anything,
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77. so I can get some rest then.
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78. So, I'll have to head east!
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79. I'm gonna make my way
to where the sunlight will hit first!
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80. This smell... It's a demon!
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81. And it's nearby!
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82. Where is it?
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83. Where's it coming from?
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84. I can't pinpoint
the direction of the scent!
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85. From above?
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86. Demon...
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87. Damn you!
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88. Don't even try to grab my prey, man!
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89. Get off my turf, dammit!
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90. The hell with you! Just beat it!
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91. Two of them right from the get-go?
I wonder if I can take them!
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92. That's my prey, you know!
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93. Shut up!
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94. It's first come, first served!
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95. I'm okay! Just calm down
and watch their movements!
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96. Remember the training!
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97. It's been ages
since I last had human flesh!
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98. Total Concentration!
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99. Water Breathing!
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100. The scent of the thread!
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101. Fourth Form!
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102. Striking Tide!
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103. I did it!
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104. I defeated demons!
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105. I've grown stronger!
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106. All that training wasn't for nothing!
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107. I've mastered it!
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108. If I slash a demon with the sword
Mr. Urokodaki gave me,
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109. not even the bones are left behind, huh?
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110. A demon's weak spot is its neck!
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111. But you can't kill it with a normal sword
even if you slash its neck.
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112. Then, how can I take it down?
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113. The swords wielded
by the Demon Slayer Corps
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114. were forged with a special kind of steel.
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115. That's the only way to kill a demon.
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116. They're called the "Nichirin Swords."
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117. Rest in peace.
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118. What's this rotten smell?
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119. No one ever told me!
I never signed up for this!
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120. What's going on?
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121. What the hell is that?
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122. Hey, Sabito...
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123. Do you think Tanjiro can beat that one?
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124. I don't know.
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125. No matter how hard you try,
it's never enough.
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126. You know that well yourself, don't you?
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127. What's this morphed demon
doing here anyway? They didn't tell us!
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128. He got eaten!
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129. Don't wimp out!
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130. Save him! Save him! Save him!
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131. I'm not powerless anymore!
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132. Move!
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133. Water Breathing, Second Form!
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134. Water Wheel!
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135. Another sweet little fox has come to me.
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136. "Another"?
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137. Little fox cub,
what is the year of Meiji now?
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138. It's the Taisho Period now!
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139. Taisho?
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140. Holy crap!
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141. Time has passed into a new period?
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142. Again! Again while I've been
held prisoner inside this place!
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143. Unforgivable! Unforgivable!
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144. Damn you, Urokodaki!
Damn you, Urokodaki!
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145. Damn you, Urokodaki!
Damn you, Urokodaki!
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146. How do you know Mr. Urokodaki?
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147. I know him, all right! Because Urokodaki
is the one who captured me!
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148. I'll never forget that day 47 years ago!
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149. Back when he was still hunting demons!
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150. It was the Edo Period during the Keio Era.
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151. Hunting demons? Edo Period?
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152. You're lying!
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153. No demon has ever lived that long!
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154. The only demons in here should be the ones
who've eaten just two or three humans!
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155. They don't live long because they're killed
during Final Selection,
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156. and they even eat their own kind!
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157. Yeah, but I've survived all this time.
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158. Inside this wisteria prison,
I've eaten at least fifty of you brats.
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159. Fifty?
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160. 11, 12...
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161. 13.
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162. That makes you Number 14!
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163. What are you talking about?
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164. The number of Urokodaki's disciples
I've eaten, that's what.
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165. I promised myself to kill
every one of his disciples.
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166. Let's see... The ones who particularly
stand out to me... It's those two.
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167. Those two...
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168. That brat's hair was an unusual color.
He was the most powerful.
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169. He had pinkish hair.
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170. A scar by his mouth.
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171. The other one was a female brat
in a flowery kimono.
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172. She was small and lacking in power,
but she was awfully agile.
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173. They had already been killed
by this demon?
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174. But I was with them!
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175. That mask.
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176. I can tell by the fox masks.
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177. I know the texture of the masks
Urokodaki carved.
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178. The same style of carving
he used for his own goblin mask.
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179. Warding masks, right?
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180. Everyone got eaten just because
they were wearing them.
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181. They're all here inside my belly.
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182. Urokodaki might as well
have killed them himself!
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183. When I said that to the girl,
she was crying and fell into a rage.
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184. And right after that,
she lost control of her movements.
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185. I ripped off her limbs, and then...
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186. Calm down, Tanjiro.
Your breathing's uneven.
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187. It's all right. Never mind us!
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188. I'm getting out of here
while the demon's taking out that guy!
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189. Another of Urokodaki's brats is dying.
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190. I wonder how he's gonna feel
when another of his kids doesn't come home.
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191. I wonder what kind of look
he'll have on his face.
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192. Oh man, I wish I could see it.
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193. I really do.
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194. Big Bro!
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195. Big Bro!
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196. He dodged it!
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197. So, he can still move?
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198. Great! I can have some fun!
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199. Damn! No matter how many arms I cut,
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200. they grow back in a second!
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201. You can't defeat me
just by slashing off my arms.
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202. Then again, even that pink-haired brat
couldn't slice off my head!
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203. I can't just let this one go!
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204. Before any more lives are sacrificed,
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205. I gotta bring him down now!
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206. A demon's scent
coming from the ground?
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207. H-He jumped! Dammit, I missed him!
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208. Yeah, but no way can he dodge
this attack in mid-air!
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209. Do you think Tanjiro's going to lose, too?
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210. His neck is so tough after all.
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211. He may lose, and yet, he may win.
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212. Either way, there's one irrefutable fact.
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213. That Tanjiro...
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214. is the man who sliced
the toughest, largest boulder of all.
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215. He deflected me!
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216. Total Concentration!
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217. Water Breathing!
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218. He got too close to me!
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219. Not to worry. My neck is tough!
He can't slash it!
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220. First Form!
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221. As soon as he fails to cut my neck,
I'm going to crush his head!
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222. Just like I did to the other one!
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223. Water Surface Slash!
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224. PREVIEW
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225. RUSTLE RUSTLE
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226. Water Surface Slash!
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227. How was that Nezuko?
How cool am I?
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228. What? Sabito was cooler than me?
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229. C-Come on, Nezuko!
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230. R-Right!
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231. I saw beautiful wisteria flowers
blooming around the exam hall.
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232. Let's go see them
when you turn back into a human.
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233. Now, it's time for a Taisho secret!
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234. A blond boy named Zenitsu...
I heard he was brought here
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235. after he got slapped by his master
for refusing to take the selection exam.
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236. Next, Episode 5, "My Own Steel"!
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237. TO BE CONTINUED
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