"Got it, Uncle! I'll learn properly from this big sister!"
Tanjiro nodded vigorously and replied loudly.
"Oh my~ what a sweet talker~"
Her heart blooming with joy, the female director smiled broadly while throwing a flirtatious glance at Uzui Tengen.
"Little handsome, I've been staying at the production set these days. If you're free, you can come to my room tonight~"
"Ahaha! If I have time, I will!"
Dodging the offer, Uzui Tengen quickly left with Genya and Zenitsu, rushing toward the next production crew.
"Phew..."
Only after running quite far did he stop and let out a long sigh.
"Rough day."
Behind him, Zenitsu suddenly stepped forward and spoke comfortingly.
After witnessing that scene, the hostility in Zenitsu's eyes toward Uzui Tengen had completely vanished.
Who would have thought that a Hashira at the pinnacle of the Demon Slayer Corps, a man with three wives, would have to resort to selling his charms to some old lady just to get people into a production crew?
Recalling how Uzui Tengen had shaken hands with that female director, bowed repeatedly, and nearly got sexually harassed by her, Zenitsu looked at him with pity in his eyes.
That sacrifice was truly immense...
"You'd better appreciate it! Put more effort into investigating my wives' whereabouts! Come on, let's hurry to the next set!"
Wiping the sweat from his forehead and speaking with an ugly expression, Uzui Tengen rallied his spirits and led the two forward.
Soon, at a production crew filming a "delinquent high school" type movie, Uzui Tengen successfully got Genya placed.
After that, running through several more crews, he finally managed to place the last one—Zenitsu—at another production filming a Warring States period romance story.
Thus, after all the nodding, bowing, and selling his charms, Uzui Tengen's exhausting day finally came to an end.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Tanjiro and the others' day had only just begun...
"..."
"Tan! Help me move this camera over there!"
"Sure!"
"Tan, come here quick! Help me hold this rope! I'll count to three and you let go!"
"Sure!"
"Tan! Our female lead just twisted her ankle, go massage it for her!"
"Sure!"
"Tan! It's almost time for afternoon meal! Go buy lunch boxes for everyone in the crew!"
"Sure!"
"Tan, you're such a good person..."
"Haha! Don't say that! I'm just happy I can help everyone!"
Inside the female director's production crew, Tanjiro had completely immersed himself in the joy of helping others everywhere. Before he knew it, he had even forgotten his own mission...
Meanwhile, at the delinquent high school production crew, Genya—his face painted with bruise makeup—was lying on the ground together with several other extras.
Or rather, he had been lying on the ground for over an hour now.
Unlike Tanjiro who did odd jobs, thanks to his unique delinquent aura, Genya had actually landed a small role as one of the main character's underlings after joining the crew.
Today's scene was precisely the big brawl between the protagonist's high school and a rival faction.
Genya's role was to follow behind the main character, beat up a few enemies after the fight started, then get knocked down by the villainous second male lead and start playing dead.
Since in the script, after the brawl there would be a lengthy dialogue scene between the protagonist and the villain, and Genya's "corpse" position happened to be right beside these two leads.
Therefore, to avoid ruining the shot, he couldn't just leave and had to keep lying at their feet, patiently waiting for them to finish filming this sequence...
And so he lay, for over an hour.
[Just how much longer do I have to keep lying here...]
Silently staring at another extra lying across from him who had already fallen asleep with drool running from his mouth, Genya let out a deep sigh in his heart.
As for Zenitsu...
"Don't go! My dear! Where are you abandoning us mother and child?!
All those promises we made, our vows of eternal love... have you forgotten them all?!"
"Let go! Zennie, let go! I'm telling you! My heart now belongs to another girl!
She's a daimyo's daughter! She can give me a better life!
And you! You're nothing but a crude country girl! We're finished!"
"Nooo~ my dear~ don't leave me~~"
"Cut! Excellent! One take! Not bad at all, Little Zennie! You truly have a talent for acting!"
At the Warring States romance production crew where Zenitsu was, with the director's call of "cut," Zenitsu successfully finished filming this scene.
It should be noted that Zenitsu's current public identity was a girl.
In this production crew, he played a country ugly girl abandoned by a heartless second male lead.
In the scene just now, Zenitsu had to lie on the ground, hugging a swaddled baby doll, while tightly gripping the male lead's hem and crying his heart out to him. The overall performance difficulty was quite high.
Even the director had been worried that Zenitsu would need several retakes to get a good shot.
Who would have thought he miraculously nailed it in just one take?!
Looking at how he subconsciously protected the child in his arms while being dragged across the ground, at the despair on his face while delivering his lines, at his hoarse voice, at those few teardrops in the corner of his eyes... everything was perfect!
"Amazing! Little Zennie! I bet you'll definitely get a nomination for Best Supporting Actor this year!"
"That's right, Little Zennie! Your performance just now was incredible! You were born for this!"
"Little Zennie! Why don't you sign an autograph for me first? Otherwise, when you get famous later, it'll be hard to ask you!"
"Little Zennie, what do you want to eat later? I'll buy it for you right now!"
"Hahaha! Everyone, don't be so polite~ Ahahaha~"
Surrounded and showered with praise by the crew members, Zenitsu felt a bit embarrassed.
His left hand scratched his head shyly, while his right hand never stopped signing autographs.
[By the way, what did I come here to do today?]
Amidst the surrounding flattery, this question suddenly surfaced in Zenitsu's mind.
[I feel like I accidentally forgot something very important... Hmm, must be my imagination...]
After just a moment of confusion, he completely tossed the thought aside. Zenitsu shouted to everyone with a joyful face:
"Alright everyone! Let's seize the time! Hurry and start shooting the next scene!"
"Yay!"
"..."
Ding dong~
As night approached, in Tokyo city, outside Kanae's apartment, a tall figure reached out and rang the doorbell.
"Coming."
Inside, Kanae quickly came to open the door. Upon seeing the figure outside, she paused slightly.
"Mr. Gyomei, why have you come suddenly?"
"Does Lord Master have a new mission?"
"Amitabha."
Pressing his palms together, Himejima Gyomei replied in a deep voice:
"Kanae, the Master has important matters to inform you and Tanjiro's group of three. Please take me to see them as soon as possible."