"Speaking of which..."
Just as Tanjiro was beginning to think this senior fellow disciple seemed pretty easy to get along with, Ye Chen spoke again.
"You've got promise, junior brother. Your senior brother here recently reached Pillar level in the Demon Slayer Corps. Do you know what Pillar level means?"
Only then did Ye Chen remember one headache that came with the Demon Slayer Corps: taking a Tsuguko. There was no way he was going to teach someone himself, but he couldn't just pick any random person either. So who would be the safest choice?
The main cast of Demon Slayer, of course! Zenitsu Agatsuma... he already belongs to the former Rumble Hashira, and with that cowardly, death-fearing, lecherous personality, he'd embarrass me as my Tsuguko. He should just stick to being Pikachu.
He hadn't met Inosuke yet, but that guy was far too reckless and probably wouldn't listen properly.
There was also Genya Shinazugawa, but he's even more hotheaded than Inosuke. Besides, taking him in would probably earn me an invitation to tea with the Wind Hashira. Too much trouble. Forget it. That leaves the kind, adorable, gentle, considerate Tanjiro from the original Demon Slayer story. He couldn't be more perfect!
"Senior brother, this Pillar level you mentioned... is it strong?" Tanjiro hadn't joined the Demon Slayer Corps yet, so naturally he didn't know what Pillar level meant, though it sounded impressive.
"It's not a question of whether it's strong! It's just that sort of... that really rare sort of..."
Ye Chen's eyes widened as he answered almost reflexively, "There are only nine positions... no, ten now. Each position has a different title..."
Watching Ye Chen recite things he didn't quite understand as though memorizing vocabulary, Tanjiro felt rather awkward. Then Makomo smiled beside them and explained, "The Hashira