A Hundred Demon Slayer? No, a Thousand Demon Slayer!

Rules were meant to be broken, true enough, but those who could remain unfettered by them were usually only the strong.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki was a broad-minded man. He did not mind granting Yoru Machi special privileges, but the key issue was that he was the master of the Demon Slayer Corps.

As a leader, he had to consider many things in everything he did.

He could grant Yoru Machi the right to obey orders without answering summons, but would the other members of the Demon Slayer Corps, even the Court Pillars, become dissatisfied upon learning of his special treatment?

People did not fear scarcity; they feared unfairness. Once hearts scattered, the team would become difficult to lead.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's meaning was therefore quite clear: if Yoru Machi wanted such privileges, he had to demonstrate what made him special.

Only by proving that he differed from others and could accomplish what they could not would Kagaya Ubuyashiki have grounds to grant him those privileges.

"Ordinary people who wish to join the Demon Slayer Corps must travel to Mount Fujikasane for a trial and survive there for seven days.

"But such a test is clearly far from sufficient for Lord Yoru Machi, since you are not merely joining the Demon Slayer Corps.

"How about this? If Lord Yoru Machi can slay one hundred Maneating Demons on Mount Fujikasane within a single day, I will agree to your previous condition."

Mount Fujikasane was the "Final Selection" for ordinary people seeking to become members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

The mountain held Maneating Demons that the Demon Slayer Corps had captured over the years. Yet because wisteria bloomed there year-round, those demons were forever imprisoned on Mount Fujikasane.

Judging by the principle that Maneating Demons grew stronger the more people they killed, the demons