Flame Hashira Tanjiro

Flame Hashira Rengoku Kyojuro had died in battle.

But at the same time, Tanjiro Kamado had killed a member of the Twelve Kizuki in a one-on-one battle, allowing him to advance directly to become a new Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. Although Mitsuri Kanroji had really wanted to call Tanjiro the "Head Hashira," he was ultimately designated the Flame Hashira.

There were several conditions for becoming a Hashira in the Demon Slayer Corps. One was killing a member of the Twelve Kizuki alone, and another was killing fifty demons single-handedly. The first condition did not distinguish between Upper and Lower Ranks. Lower Ranks were undoubtedly easier, and carried less weight.

The second condition was even simpler.

For that reason, there was a vast gap between the strongest and weakest Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Tanjiro's generation could be called the strongest generation in history apart from Yoriichi Tsugikuni's era. They were so strong that even the relatively weaker Sound Hashira could instantly kill Daki, one half of Upper Rank Six, in a one-on-one fight!

Yet over several centuries of history, Daki had killed seven Hashira. This showed that all seven had been far weaker than the Sound Hashira, not even reaching Daki's level, much less that of Daki's brother, the conjoined twin Gyutaro.

"Tan-Tan can finally become a Hashira!"

Mitsuri Kanroji beamed. Though she had long known Feng Ye would definitely save Nezuko, seeing Tanjiro finally meet the prerequisite after such grueling effort replaced the sorrow brought by Rengoku Kyojuro's death with relief.

Kanae nodded and smiled brightly. "He's finally come this far. But he still needs to work hard. Among the current Hashira, his strength is still somewhat behind."

Mitsuri Kanroji said with a cheerful smile, "I believe Tan-Tan will catch up soon."

Kanao Tsuyuri pondered from