The Hashira meeting began.
Having fought Upper Rank One, Kokushibo, and then survived a surprise attack by Kibutsuji Muzan, Izuna became the undisputed focus of the meeting.
Everyone hoped to learn more from him about the Demon King, Kibutsuji Muzan, and Upper Rank One, Kokushibo.
Izuna had nothing to hide about any of this, so he told them everything he knew.
Of course, most of that information concerned Kokushibo. After all, he was the one who had fought Izuna's clone head-on, while Kibutsuji Muzan had only launched a single surprise attack at the very end.
Even so, this was extremely important intelligence for the Demon Slayer Corps.
They discussed it at length, but reached no conclusions.
Ultimately, they knew very little about the demons' movements. All they could do was step up their patrols and search for traces of them.
They tried to find the demons before they could cause more casualties, then kill them.
Beyond that, there was little else they could do.
Just as the demons could not find the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters, they could not find Kibutsuji Muzan's lair.
The Hashira meeting came to a hasty end.
The other Hashira dispersed, while Sabito and Giyu came over. The four of them, who had not seen one another in some time, briefly caught up before going their separate ways.
Both Giyu and Sabito had a strong sense of duty. As Hashira, they felt they bore tremendous responsibility.
Every extra minute they wasted might mean more people falling victim to the demons.
So after their brief reunion, the two went back to hunting demons.
"Come on. Since everyone's gone, we should leave too."
A little bored, Tetsuya rose and stretched his limbs.
Izuna said nothing, merely nodding as he prepared to leave with Tetsuya, his Nichirin Blade slung