【Demon Slayer】Spoilers for Zenitsu Agatsuma’s characterization, abilities, and Zenitsu’s point of view

He loves women, but he’s a wimp.
From Zenitsu’s point of view, having gone as a coward, “I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die, I’m going to die, even if I survive here, I’m going to die in the end! But he also owes a debt of gratitude to his mentor, who raised him, that he can never repay. This is how Zen-itsu performs his duties in the Demon Killer Squad, and he is grateful to his mentor.

One day, Zen-itsu met the Kamon brothers and sister.

Brother: Kamon Sumijiro is Zen-itsu’s fellow Oni-kiri. For Zen-itsu, who has no interest in fighting demons, the presence of Sanjiro is a great help to him, as he is able to stand up to them without fear. It’s hard to believe that Zen-itsu, who hides behind Sumijiro, saying “You’ll have to protect me, won’t you?

But even such a gutless Zen-itsu had a wish.
That is, “I want to be useful to people.

ーー Zen-itsu still doesn’t know his true fighting ability. In fact, he’s a gutless man who faints from fear during battle, but the moment he goes to sleep, he awakens his true fighting ability and overwhelms his enemies with his agile movements. With a strong sense of responsibility and a kind heart, Zen-itsu has the courage to stand up to the demons.

Zen-itsu has successfully defeated the demon in his sleep during his mission with Sumijiro, but since the demon had collapsed while he was sleeping, he mistakenly believed that it was all done by ‘Sumijiro’ and ‘Inosuke’ (Zen-itsu’s peer on the same mission), who had been assigned to the same demon-killing unit. He was an unfortunate boy who was forever unaware of his abilities.

However, there is one thing he can be proud of during this mission.
In the middle of the battle, he protected the wooden box that Sumijiro had told him was more important than his life. The box was hiding a demonized version of his sister, Priestess, but despite knowing that there was an ogre inside, Zen-itsu did his best to protect the box.

In fact, Zen-itsu also has exceptional hearing, and can distinguish between demons and humans by the sounds the creatures make. For this reason, Zen-itsu knew from the moment he met Sumijiro that there was an ogre in the wooden box he was guarding so carefully.

Despite his fear of the demon, Zen-itsu is in a position to defeat it.
There is a reason why he protected the box without blaming Sumijiro. The only reason is that “there is a gentle sound from Sumijiro that makes you want to cry”.

Zenitsu had heard many human sounds in his life. He can even distinguish between good and bad just from the heartbeat of a person. That’s why Zen-itsu believed in Tanjiro’s kindness and protected his sister: Priestess without knowing the reason.

I am weak!
Despite this negativity, Zen-itsu played a part in defeating the demon with courage equal to that of his siblings and Inosuke.

A misfortune is a misfortune all the same. Despite Zenitsu’s timidness and desire to avoid killing demons as much as possible, another demon-slaying mission comes up once the one is over. The trio of Zenitsu, Sumijiro and Inosuke (plus Priestess), who are treated as an uneven trio since they were born in the same year, are on their way to their next mission.

Inosuke feels a sense of purpose in life for being able to fight the strong, while Sumijiro is determined to defeat the demon in order to find out why his sister is being restored to her former self. On the contrary, Zenitsu is cowardly and reluctant to fight the demons. In the face of the mountain where the demon is hiding, Zenitsu is left behind by Sumijiro and Inosuke.

Left behind, Zenitsu rushes to chase after the others who are going ahead and…
Unfortunately, he encountered one of the demons: a demon spider. He is forced to fight alone.

The spider’s venom takes its toll on Zenitsu, and under the influence of the spider’s venom, he transforms from a human being into a spider. In a desperate situation, Zen-itsu loses consciousness due to fear and fights back in his signature style of sleeping and fighting.

Zen-itsu demonstrates his true physical abilities while asleep, and his one and only technique is the “Breath of Thunder: 1 Kata”. Having mastered only one technique, Zenitsu’s technique is so agile that not even the demons can catch up with him, and he can close the distance and strike a blow…he is the “Master of Iai”.

Zenitsu successfully defeats the demon spider, but he, too, is mortally wounded by poison and collapses on the spot. Of course, the two men who are struggling separately are unaware of the danger that Zen-itsu is in. Zen-itsu in a desperate situation – the person who saved him was “Kochou Shinobu”, one of the pillars (the most high-ranking swordsman in the Oni-kiri team) who was well versed in pharmacology.

Thus, with the help of Zenitsu, Sanjiro and Inosuke’s trio and Pillar’s help, the fight against the demons was successfully completed. The three severely injured men were to recuperate and rehabilitate in the Butterfly House.
After all, the mansion is owned by a female swordsman: Butterfly. It’s all women who take care of him and sometimes give him a rigorous rehabilitation. For a man who loves women, he couldn’t be happier. It’s a true testament to his injuries, as they say.

The trio is well on their way to becoming a trio, and they are assigned to their next mission as well.
Their next mission is to infiltrate the brothel and find the “Jougen Riku” who is hiding in the brothel.

The highest ranking demon of the Oni-killing squad: the Kamigens’ demon, who is said to compete with the pillars. Of course, the trio couldn’t be left to their own devices, and this time, one of the pillars, Uzushi, accompanies them as a commander.

But Zen-itsu didn’t like Uzusuku. Umaru was universally recognized as beautiful and flamboyant, and he had three wives. Moreover, he has three wives, which is very enviable for a woman-loving and unattractive man like Zen-itsu. In short, he is a man’s curse.

But a mission is a mission.
Zen-itsu and the rest of the trio go into hiding as servants of the brothel in women’s clothing, but – here again, Zen-itsu is beaten down because, like himself, he can’t wear women’s clothing. Because, just like him, Sumijiro Inosuke, who doesn’t look good in cross-dressing at all, beat them to it, and at the end of the day, Zenitsu is assigned to the service of the brothel for free. With the stigma of being a leftover, Zenith, in the spirit of wanting to get revenge, is busy going about his business in the wrong direction…

At any rate, Umyuzu’s reading of the story is correct, and the group comes face to face with “Kamigane no Riku” who has been hiding out in the brothel. In the midst of the brutal battle, Kamegen no Riku disappears and Negusha’s new ability blossoms.

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Summary

So, what did you think of it?

By focusing not on the protagonist, Sumijiro, but on his companion, Zenitsu, we can see the appeal of this work in a new light. We hope you’ll keep an eye out for more foreshadowing, and keep an eye on Zen-itsu’s future endeavors. Of course, most of the foreshadowing that is currently being pursued in the story relates to the Kamikaze siblings, but as far as Zen-itsu is concerned
I was struck by lightning and my hair was blonde.
→ Isn’t it a sign that you have some special skill?
The orphan (no parents) setting may lead to something.
→for example, the hearth family has passed on something, such as the hearth family.
But there are some key words that Zenitsu might have in his possession.

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