Kagaya knew the state of his own body. If he did not force himself to keep going, he might not last even another month. Even enduring the pain and pushing on would not buy him much more time. Although he wanted to witness Muzan's destruction with his own eyes, he knew that was probably impossible.
Before he died, all he could do was use what little life he had left to contribute as much as possible to defeating Muzan.
After leaving the Ubuyashiki Estate, Chiba Yo felt somewhat downcast.
He could clearly sense Oyakata-sama's condition, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"Yo."
Just then, Chiba Yo heard someone calling him. He turned and found Genya, whom he had not seen in a long time.
Genya had grown considerably taller and broader than before. His rapid growth left Chiba Yo a little stunned.
The last time they had met, Genya had said he was going to ask Gyomei to take him as a student. Chiba Yo had not seen him since, though that was only natural. It was difficult for two swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps to run into each other by chance, since practically everyone had missions to carry out.
When Chiba Yo had met Gyomei earlier, he had thought about asking how Genya was doing. But as more and more things came up, he gradually forgot about it. Now, he did not even know whether Genya had managed to become his student.
"So it's you, Genya. It really has been a while," Chiba Yo greeted him.
"It has. In the time since we last met, you've already become a Hashira..." Genya looked at Chiba Yo with eyes full of envy.
He had heard about Chiba Yo while training under Himejima. After learning that Chiba Yo