Tomorrow's Events, Listening to Music in the Brothel

In the mountains behind the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, a loud noise suddenly erupted from a peaceful valley, sending trees and dirt flying as if bombarded by artillery shells.

However, the members of the headquarters and the Butterfly Mansion in the mountains had grown accustomed to it. Three months had passed since the last Hashira meeting, and during these three months, similar disturbances had occurred on this mountain every day, scaring away all the wild birds and beasts.

The scene shifted to the location of the explosion, where two figures were locked in combat.

The ones fighting were Dan Lei and Gyomei Himejima.

Gyomei Himejima was currently using Stone Breathing, Fifth Form: Cracked Whale, continuously throwing and retrieving meteor hammers and axes attached to chains.

His Breathing Technique, amplified by the Path of the Hunt, had its penetration and power doubled. Attacks that could normally create a large pit in the ground now seemed to trigger earthquakes.

However, Dan Lei, wielding a two-palm-wide double-edged greatsword in one hand, was completely unaffected by the tremors. He moved like a fish in water, flashing with lightning as he dodged at high speed, easily evading all attacks.

Then, finding an opening, he used Thunderclap and Flash to close the distance, and with a single sword strike against Gyomei Himejima's parrying axe, he sent him skidding back over three meters.

Fortunately, Dan Lei didn't pursue after this exchange. Instead, he said, "Alright, I've pretty much learned Thunder Breathing. With this, I've at least learned all the techniques for the five basic Breathing Techniques. Thank you for sparring with me, Mr. Gyomei Himejima."

Upon hearing this, Gyomei Himejima patted his chest and said, "You're too kind, Mr. Dan Lei. You've taught us how to use the Power of the Path, so a little sparring is only right. Amitabha."

Dan Lei didn't continue to be polite, as the current scene had become commonplace over the past three months.

After the Path of the Hunt entered this world, Sanemi Shinazugawa, Gyomei Himejima, and Shinobu Kocho, who had stepped onto the Path, immediately wanted to find some demons to test their newfound strength.

Moreover, the first two wanted to choose Nezuko.

When Dan Lei heard this, he felt like he had wasted half a day of lessons.

Since words wouldn't convince these guys, and Dan Lei had also obtained the Path of the Hunt, specifically a Stellar God's Gaze, he had no choice but to use force to make them listen.

Thus, Sanemi Shinazugawa, whose sword was already broken, was once again sent flying by a punch from Dan Lei.

As for Gyomei Himejima, Dan Lei directly had Kojiro Sasaki handle him.

The next second, Kojiro Sasaki's sword was already at Gyomei Himejima's shoulder. His C-rank Strength made him feel like a mountain was pressing down on his shoulder, rendering him unable to stand.

Seeing the miserable fates of the other two, Shinobu Kocho wisely decided to comply and stated that she would listen to Dan Lei and undergo special training.

At this point, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who had also stepped onto the Path of the Hunt, stepped forward to vouch for them.

Seeing that their Master had spoken, and that opposing him would likely result in a beating, the others let the siblings go.

Following this was training time. The Hashira who had not stepped onto the Path were quite curious about the extent of the amplification after entering the Path.

Then, Sanemi Shinazugawa, who had casually picked up a Nichirin Blade, fought Tengen Uzui and Kyojuro Rengoku. He won both matches. Moreover, after familiarizing himself with the power in the first match, Kyojuro Rengoku was defeated much faster than Tengen Uzui.

Of course, feeling overconfident, he wanted to fight Dan Lei again, only to be thoroughly thrashed.

Here, Dan Lei fully demonstrated the gap between a Pathstrider with a Stellar God's Gaze and an ordinary Pathstrider.

Both had just stepped onto the Path of the Hunt, but the power Dan Lei could wield was more than ten times that of Sanemi Shinazugawa.

With an absolute power gap, technique became unimportant. If Magic were to be included, then Dan Lei's Magic power, under the boost of the Path of the Hunt, had surged dramatically. Now, he wasn't afraid of even three or four Hashira attacking him at once.

Of course, Dan Lei also got carried away as the fights progressed and went to challenge Kojiro Sasaki.

The outcome was predictable. Kojiro Sasaki didn't even use Swallow Cut; he defeated Dan Lei, who had used all his skills, with ordinary sword techniques.

According to Kojiro Sasaki, Dan Lei's techniques had indeed increased significantly in power after gaining the Power of the Path of the Hunt, but his methods were still too monotonous and direct. As long as the speed wasn't too far behind Dan Lei's, they were easy to dodge.

As for Magic, Dan Lei couldn't use any complex Magic that required setup against Kojiro Sasaki. Ordinary elemental missile attacks or magic threads were easily cut down by him with just a couple of slashes.

Thus, for the next three months, Dan Lei stayed in the mountains behind the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, sparring with the Hashira every day and also learning all five basic Breathing Techniques.

Yes, in gratitude for Dan Lei leading the Demon Slayer Corps onto the Path of the Hunt, Kagaya Ubuyashiki truly handed over the secret manuals of the five Breathing Techniques to Dan Lei. He also found blacksmiths from the Swordsmith Village to forge suitable weapons for Dan Lei and Kojiro Sasaki.

Considering the hassle of constantly summoning Nichirin Blades to kill demons, Dan Lei accepted Kagaya Ubuyashiki's kindness.

However, Kojiro Sasaki refused the offer of a real-world sword, as he would have to discard it when he spirit manifested.

So, Kojiro Sasaki refused, stating that he didn't know how to use any other swords.

But forging a sword for Dan Lei was also a bumpy process. Dan Lei found ordinary swords too light, but he disliked the appearance of door-sized swords.

With the craftsmanship of the Swordsmith Village, this was a difficult task for them. Finally, betting their honor, they managed to forge a greatsword two palms wide.

Dan Lei knew this was their limit and didn't make things difficult for them.

Actually, it was also his fault for not knowing how to smelt swords. He was fine with metal refining, but forging them into swords was asking too much of himself, as Emiya Shirou's talent was something he couldn't envy.

During the day, Dan Lei practiced swordsmanship, while at night, he researched demon blood at the Butterfly Mansion and discussed poisons and pharmacology with Shinobu Kocho.

After completing a day of training with Gyomei Himejima, Dan Lei returned to the Butterfly Mansion as usual, intending to ask Tanjiro if there was any news from Tamayo.

He had given her Enmu's and Sickle Leaf's blood through Tanjiro long ago, but there had been no news about the request to meet for three months, as if the other party had forgotten about it.

Currently, Dan Lei's research on demon blood was at a bottleneck. On the other hand, Shinobu Kocho had improved her poison against demons using the blood of two Lower Moons.

Seeing others' research progress soaring daily while his own remained stagnant felt unpleasant, so Dan Lei decided to urge them.

However, upon returning to the Butterfly Mansion, before Dan Lei could find Tanjiro, who was practicing Total Concentration Constant, Tengen Uzui approached him first.

As soon as he saw Dan Lei, he rushed over and said, "Mr. Dan Lei, I need your help."

Dan Lei was taken aback. The Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps were all rather eccentric, but they possessed an inherent pride, especially the one before him who was constantly spouting about flamboyance.

While this man wouldn't spew nonsense about being a god in front of Dan Lei, it was extremely rare for him to directly ask for help right off the bat.

Thus, out of curiosity, Dan Lei listened to what he had to say.

It turned out that the time for the Entertainment District Arc had arrived. Tengen Uzui, a man who had it all, had three wives who had gone missing in the pleasure quarters of the Entertainment District. He hoped that Dan Lei, with his mysterious methods, could help rescue them.

Actually, Dan Lei greatly admired Tengen Uzui. Sending three beautiful wives into the red-light district of this era... even though all three of his wives had the ability to protect themselves, he truly wasn't afraid of waking up one day to find his hair had turned from white to green.

However, since it was already the time of the Entertainment District Arc, Dan Lei felt it was about time to end this stage of his training.

Therefore, Dan Lei decided. Tomorrow, if nothing else came up, he would go listen to music at the pleasure houses.