"You liked being a hands-off boss back when you ran a business, and after you unified the Shinobi World, you still liked being a hands-off boss.
Now you're researching Breathing Styles, and you're doing it all over again.
You really are a crafty bastard."
"Hahaha, that's not quite fair."
Tetsuya shook his head with a laugh.
"How should I put it? This is like playing a game, you know? You must have played plenty of games back in the Shinobi World.
For me, the most interesting part of a game is always the initial exploration. Once that early discovery phase is over and I get to the repetitive, boring stuff later on, I lose interest.
But there's no way I'd abandon an account I worked so hard to build up, so that's when I need to find someone to grind for me.
I leave that repetitive, boring phase to them. I've already laid the groundwork, anyway. All they need to do is finish those simple, repetitive tasks.
As for me, all I need to do afterward is check their results."
"Interesting. Who knew there were so many ways to describe being a hands-off boss? I really do admire your way with words."
"Hahaha, that's just the basics. After all, how could I do business if I wasn't a good talker? Am I right?"
Izuna smiled without answering.
For the next stretch of time, Tetsuya and Izuna stayed at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters together.
Meanwhile, out in the field, a Swordsman who used Fire Breathing began to make a name for himself.
With the experience Tetsuya had passed on to him, along with that whole package of insights, Tanjiro grew increasingly proficient at using Fire Breathing.
He could now freely use its first twelve forms, but he still had no