Razor's Surprise X The Hashira's Transformation

"Oh," Razor glanced at Roy indifferently, his gaze sweeping over Gotoh, whose head had been beaten into Pig-Head's head.

He clutched the booklet in his hand, then turned and left.

The door creaked open and closed, and a faint voice drifted from outside. "I'm waiting."

The man's tall figure almost reached the doorframe as he left the room and strolled down the dimly lit corridor back to his own. On the way, he encountered a man wearing a hood, who crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, calling out to him, "Maybe he's joking."

Jin pushed up his hat brim. "Although I hate to admit it, I have to say..."

"A person's birth determines the upper limit of most of their life."

"The Gotoh cannot compare to you."

Like begets like... Jin has been exploring ancient ruins for ten years, witnessing everything from the transmission of civilizations to personal experiences. He has seen far too much, and though he doesn't want to admit it, it's true that "birth" and "Bloodline" determine "talent" and "upper limit." There may be exceptions, but they are just exceptions.

Razor in his tracks, gave him a cold glance, and said, "If he weren't Zoldyck, you probably wouldn't have asked him for help."

Jin did not deny it; in the original story, he was the only one who pulled off the prison break.

At most, we'll add Elena to monitor the battlefield and provide support.

Under the dim light, Razor stroked the "Water Breathing" and said softly, "I don't know if Roy is joking, but I know that even you yourself aren't very confident in saying this."

"He is, after all, the Zoldyck's butler, and... Roy's man." Jin made no attempt to hide the unease in his words, calmly looking at Razor and saying, "That kid always brings something unexpected."

"And you... isn't that what you valued in him too?"

"That's right." Razor to leave, and Jin remained silent, "Tap... tap..."

The sound of footsteps faded into the distance.

Until, "Squeak~"

Razor opened the door and went back to his room, then slammed the door shut with a "bang".

Jin looked up, noticing the soft halo around the corridor lights, and shook his head with a laugh, "Who's really lacking confidence?"

With a flash, he disappeared into the corridor.

Night, neon lights flashing.

The seaside town of Vibis is bustling with the most vibrant and lively nightlife of the day.

The streets were bustling with traffic and throngs of tourists... It was early summer, the weather was getting warmer, and everyone was out enjoying themselves...

Razor took a shower to wash away the stench of confinement, then sat shirtless at the desk in the hotel room, unfolding "The Water Breathing" and studying it carefully...

From "Water Breathing - First Form - Water Surface Slash... Second Form - Water Wheel... Third Form - Flowing Dance... Fourth Form..."

The Seventh Form...

""

Until...

"Eleventh Form - Melon"

I went through it all in my mind...

A glint of shrewdness occasionally flashed in his narrow eyes. After a long while, he closed the booklet... closed his eyes in deep thought, and said with lingering reminiscence, "I owe him this favor."

Pointing out the secrets of the Gotoh is not enough to compensate for Roy's gift. This "Water Breathing" technique, which seems to be a "Swordsmanship," is actually a "secret art" that anyone can learn!

It can actually change a person's "breathing" method, expanding the rate at which the body can absorb oxygen through specific acupoints and techniques, greatly improving a person's cardiopulmonary capacity, accelerating metabolism, and increasing blood flow rate, in order to significantly improve physical strength and increase combat effectiveness in a short period of time!

That's truly... a brilliant idea!

If we compare the "human body" to a "reservoir," then "thought" is the water in the "reservoir," and "Breathing Style" are the properties and flavor of the "water"...

[Once mastered, one can add salt or sugar to water using the "Breathing Style," or freeze or boil it, causing it to exhibit different properties and Transformation...]

[Water Breathing is the characteristic of infusing water into Nen as a "seasoning." It not only increases the Nen user's "breath recovery speed" but also significantly enhances the extensibility of Nen Bullet in the short term. By utilizing the "softness of water," it stretches and shortens the shape of Nen Bullet, creating more attack patterns...]

Razor carefully studied the book's ending, focusing on Roy's series of conjectures about the combination of "Water Breathing" and "Nen Ability." He attempted to condense a Nen Bullet at his fingertips, sometimes transforming into the number 1, sometimes into the number 2... Then he stood up, mimicking the movements of "Water Breathing Water Breathing," using his hand as a knife to practice... The Nen Bullet, its shape constantly changing at his fingertips, subtly "stretched," "shortened," and "reshaped," its movements becoming increasingly fluid, until...

Razor demonstrated the entire sequence, the "Nen Bullet" at his fingertips instantly transforming into a "spirit light longsword." With a casual sweep, it effortlessly sliced the desk in two, the cut surface as smooth as a mirror, even sharper than a laser...

Razor a soft breath, his heart churning with turbulent emotions, unable to find peace...

[Hint: "Potential Believer" Razor, Loyalty +5...]

The same hotel.

10 PM.

More than an hour after the battle between Gotoh and Razor, Roy received a notification on the panel. He let Little Gold roll around on the bed and spread out a sheet of white paper to ponder the [Doctrine]. Hearing the movement behind him, he said gently, "If you're injured, don't move around. Just stay put."

With a groan, Gotoh awoke from her unconsciousness. She opened her eyes groggily and saw that she was lying on the sofa in the Young Master's room, covered with a blanket. Her gaze then shifted to the desk... The Sun-Earring Boy's back wasn't particularly broad or tall, but he vaguely resembled the old master in seven parts... In a Gotoh, Wutong opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, it turned into a soft hum.

They lost... and lost badly. The young butler silently stayed with Roy, reviewing the day's battle. The opponent was clearly superior in both "magnanimity" and understanding of "Nen".

Unfortunately, neither "magnanimity" nor the understanding of "thought" can be acquired through hard work; they are more a matter of "talent"... Gotoh couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, staring blankly at the ceiling, unable to come back to her senses for a long time...

"What, are you already discouraged?" Just then, Roy turned around, leaning against his chair and smiling at him.

Feeling the warmth in his gaze, the young butler smiled wryly and said, "To be honest, Young Master, it is true."

"Especially realizing that no matter how hard I try, I might never catch up with the other person... that kind of despair is really unbearable."

Roy nodded. "Razor is one of the top figures in the ' Emission.' Apart from his grandfather and father, almost no one can beat him in the art of 'Emission.'"

"Young Master, I never intended to compare myself to the Grand Master or the Elder Master."

"Why not?" Roy looked intently at the young butler. "Gotoh, my expectations for you Razor."

Gotoh:

"

"

Do you... expect me to... hit the master?

"Young Master, you think too highly of me."

"You're the one who looks down on yourself." The Sun-Earring Boy met the butler's surprised gaze without saying more, only adding meaningfully, "Focus on recovering. I'll take care of the rest."

Close the notebook when appropriate.

I strolled to the window and watched as the neon lights illuminated the deep night, creating a world of light.

Roy narrowed his eyes, gently stroking the "Curse" on the back of his hand. He carefully considered the time; it was time to deal with Muzan and order to the world after the Demon Slayer.

"When...

10 PM.

The church, located in the very center of Shelly Street in northern Vibis, rang Big Ben precisely on time.

The Sun-Earring Boy turned his back and pointed, manipulating [Magnetism Repulsion] to turn off the lights.

In the darkness, he silently admired the night view of Vibis, then went to bed after a while, instructed Little Gold to keep watch, placed his hands on his lower abdomen, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Soon, as time ticked by...

A soft snore drifted by...

Roy enters a dream, stepping through a colorful Dream Passage, and arrives at the familiar Sea of Cognition.

Without lingering, he pushed open the door to Demon Slayer and went inside.

"Caw~" A Messenger Crow circled overhead, and as he beckoned, it opened its beak and spat out a letter.

[Opened by Kamado Eiichiro]

[It's been a few days, how are you?]

[I have already agreed to Kyojuro, and sincerely relinquish my position as leader. I ask that you take charge of the Demon Slayer Corps to enhance the strength of the Pillars, so as to eradicate Demon. Please do not refuse my request, and let us discuss this further.]

[The Ubuyashiki Kagaya; I bow and pay my respects.]

[April 17, 1923 (Taisho 2)]

After reading one letter, a Messenger Crow flew by and brought another letter... Roy opened it and glanced at it. It was from Rengoku Kyojuro, detailing everything that had happened at the Ubuyashiki Clan's residence during his two-day absence.

Roy rubbed his right hand together, and a tiny flame appeared at his fingertips, burning it to ashes.

Bringing up the panel, the product of "Potential Believer" Ubuyashiki Kagaya, whose loyalty is displayed as "absolute loyalty," is admired... A man who would use himself and his wife and daughter as bait, risking his life for his entire family, leaving only his young son and daughter to continue his demon-slaying career, just Muzan strong is the determination and resolve he has shown in order to remove the family Curse and kill Muzan Kibutsuji... It seems to be even stronger than Roy imagined!

For some, and even most, leaders, relinquishing their "position of power" is absolutely worse than being killed!

"The Demon Slayer Corps still needs you to lead it; I have no interest in the position of leader."

In the morning, as dawn broke and the sun rose, the Sun-Earring Boy received the letter and casually wrote a reply. Then, he unleashed "Wind Breathing," harnessing the gentle breeze and using his mastered "Shadow Step" to slowly kill several Demon hiding in the shadows along the way, gaining ten points of Life Energy. Before noon, he returned to the place hidden by the Wisteria Forest.

"It's Eiichiro."

"Reporting to my Master, Lord Eiichiro has arrived!"

Upon learning of Eiichiro's return, the nine pillars of the Ubuyashiki Clan gathered together, a rare occurrence.

With Amane's support, Ubuyashiki Kagaya leaned against a heater, wrapped in a blanket, basking in the sun. As the Curse worsened, his body visibly deteriorated day by day. Although spring had long passed and early summer had arrived, he still felt cold and would shiver from time to time, feeling extremely fragile.

"Whoosh~" A gust of wind blew by, swirling a few Wisteria.

As the "Hidden" team members excitedly scrambled to their feet, the last one, sprawled on the ground, loudly reported...

Ubuyashiki Kagaya, accompanied by his wife Amane, their two daughters Hinaki and Nichika, and... all the Pillars, including Himejima Gyomei, Giyu Tomioka, and Shinazugawa Sanemi, all looked on...

The courtyard that was once pierced by Roy's hundred-meter-long sword, which was wrapped in raging flames, now revealed a mudflat as a few Wisteria drifted down. A Sun-Earring Boy with fiery red hair swayed in the wind, the midday sun shining down on him, and a faint smile on his lips as always.

Namo Amitabha Buddha...

"Kamado Eiichiro, we meet again."

"Yes,"

"Eiichiro..."

""

"Junior brother."

Before the long corridor, accompanied by Himejima Gyomei softly chanting a Buddhist prayer, the pillars paid their respects.

Some nodded, some stared, some smiled, and some watched silently. Upon seeing each other again, the expressions of the pillars varied, but most of them... had a hint of complexity in their eyes.

"Thump~" After Giyu Tomioka softly called out "Junior Brother" and briefly nodded to Roy, Rengoku Kyojuro, who was standing to the left of the Pillars, saw him appear, placed his hand on his Nichirin Sword, and suddenly knelt on one knee, bowing devoutly. "Kyojuro greets Lord Eiichiro."

The small courtyard fell silent, and one could clearly sense that the gazes of the people present had become even more complex.

Roy silently observed everything, smiled, and raised his hand to help the young man, who was vaguely half a head taller than him, to his feet. With a thought, he opened the Believer Panel: [Believer: Rengoku Kyojuro]

[Sect: Sun God Cult]

[Constitution: 17 → 51 (normal person's constitution is 1)]

[Manifested Aura: D (3446/10000) (Rating based on Chimera Ant)]

[Potential Aura: D+(8741/10000)]

[Loyalty: 540/1000 (Absolute Loyalty)]

[Evaluation: Elite Chimera Ant squad leader level. After training, he awakened his Nen Ability and can fight all Upper Rank single-handedly. He is no weaker than Upper Rank Moon One, Kokushibo.]

My physical condition has tripled.

"Praise be to the sun, Kyojuro, all your efforts have been worthwhile. Congratulations on your progress."

"Praise be to the sun. All thanks to Lord Eiichiro." Rengoku Kyojuro stood up, looking at Roy with gratitude.

Roy patted him on the shoulder, then pulled a thin book from his pocket and gave it to him, saying, "This is Grace from the [Sun] to you. I hope you will not slacken your efforts, but continue to work hard and enter the Divine Path as soon as possible."

There is a difference between "ordinary" and "Nen". To ordinary people, "Nen user" who have mastered "Nen Ability" are no different from "gods".

The booklet contains Roy's experience in developing subsequent [training] and [sponging] techniques, as well as relevant essentials recorded in the notes of his father Silva and grandfather Jager. As soon as Rengoku Kyojuro got his hands on it, he was so engrossed in reading it that he only flipped through two pages. His "immersive" and even "enchanted" attitude made everyone envious.

Just by following Kamado Eiichiro, he gained power surpassing Himejima Gyomei. What was recorded in that thin book? Was it related to "Divine Power," or something else extraordinary?

Even a "dumb goose" like Tokito Muichiro, who had lost his memory, couldn't help but crane his neck to look over.

A soft cough suddenly brought everyone back to their senses.

With Amane's help, Ubuyashiki Kagaya struggled to his feet and, in front of everyone present, bowed deeply to Roy, saying, "Lord Eiichiro..."

""