"Mm... I believe in you..."
Kagaya smiled when he heard Chiba Yo's words.
"Please take care of yourself, Master," Chiba Yo said earnestly.
In his view, if the illness was caused by a curse, then once Muzan was destroyed and the curse vanished, Oyakata-sama might still recover.
"I will..."
Chiba Yo's words gave Kagaya hope as well. The final battle against Muzan was now close at hand. Even if killing Muzan would not cure his illness, he would hold on until he saw Muzan destroyed.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the biannual Hashira Meeting convened once more. This time, however, the participants were not limited to the Hashira.
Chiba Yo was the first to arrive in the courtyard of Oyakata-sama's residence. He had barely gone out over the past three days, spending his time training in his own courtyard, so he did not know whether the others had returned yet.
His Kasugai Crow had spread the news that he had slain Upper Rank One throughout the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters. Whenever he went outside, people came up to shower him with praise. Their enthusiasm was a little too much for him, so he had decided to keep a low profile for a while. Today, however, staying home was not an option.
Before long, Kyojuro arrived second. Upon seeing Chiba Yo, he walked over to him.
Tanjiro arrived next. He greeted Chiba Yo and Kyojuro happily, then ran over.
"Young Kamado! Have you been promoted to Hashira as well?" Kyojuro was somewhat puzzled by Tanjiro's arrival. He had not yet heard about the changes to this Hashira Meeting.
"Huh? I'm not a Hashira yet. My Kasugai Crow told me to come here for a meeting."
Tanjiro was also a little confused by Kyojuro's question. He