The atmosphere on the final day of the evaluation had reached a fever pitch.
The clashes between officers of general rank were far beyond anything officers of colonel rank could compare to in intensity and energy level.
The air was thick with the aftershocks of violent Haki collisions, the scorched stench of elemental energy.
And the nearly tangible desire for higher authority and greater power.
Outside Duel Arena No. 26 at Army Headquarters.
Three figures clad in black Coats of Justice drew particular attention.
They were Genya Shinazugawa, Giyu Tomioka, and Kyojuro Rengoku from the Demon Slayer World.
Their eyes were fixed tightly on the fierce battle unfolding in the arena.
Sanemi Shinazugawa, the current Vice Admiral, was challenging "Fortress General" Capone Bege.
Genya clenched his fists, his knuckles whitening from the force.
He had just lost in the Vice Admiral challenge evaluation, his advancement ending at the rank assessment for Rear Admiral.
Although he possessed the ability of "Demonization: Muzan," and his strength had improved by a great deal compared to before.
Against the Charlotte Family's seventh son.
Charlotte Cadence, who had honed his Haki and Physical Arts to an astonishingly formidable level.
He still felt an insurmountable gap.
Cadence's offensive, like a storm of steel, had relied almost entirely on sheer power and skill.
To crush his demonized body head-on, leaving behind an unforgettable impression.
"Big brother..."
Genya's voice was low, thick with worry.
With the misunderstandings of their childhood resolved.
Sanemi might have had a violent temper in his heart, but he was someone as dependable as a mountain.
Yet Sanemi was clearly locked in a hard battle within the arena.
Giyu Tomioka beside him still wore that unruffled expression.
But there was a hint of gravity in the depths of his eyes as well.
Earlier, he