"Everyone, back to the Training Ground with me! Mr. Giyu, you too!" Sapphire Star kicked aside the shriveled human skin and swiftly led everyone back to the Training Ground.
"Master Gyomei, take one formation and stay here to guard the camp. Keep it secure and prevent a diversion! Kill any suspicious intruders on sight!" Sapphire Star told Gyomei.
"Namu Amida Butsu!" Gyomei answered solemnly, his heavy flail and axe radiating a reassuring pressure.
"Obanai! Tengen! Muichiro! Sanemi!" Sapphire Star pointed toward the four sides of the Training Ground.
"Each of you, take one formation and move out immediately! Start at the outermost perimeter and sweep inward, searching every inch!"
"Hmph. Finally, something interesting!" Obanai Iguro snorted, the white snake Kaburamaru hissing around his neck.
"A flamboyant mission! Leave it to me!" Tengen Uzui drew his twin blades, his voice ringing with excitement.
Without a word, Muichiro Tokito selected a group of swordsmen in a flash of blue-green steel.
"Tch! Enough dragging your feet! We should've done this ages ago!" Sanemi Shinazugawa spat, radiating murderous intent.
"Purgatory! Mitsuri! Giyu!" Sapphire Star looked at the three beside her.
"Come with me, and each take another formation! We'll start from the center of the camp and push outward! Catch him between us, and when we find that demon, twist his head off!"
"Listen up, everyone!" Sapphire Star stood on the platform, her voice carrying across the entire Training Ground.
"Follow your respective Hashira instructors immediately!"
"The group that finds traces of the demon gets tomorrow morning off training!"
"The group that wounds the demon gets all of tomorrow off training!"
"The group that hunts down and kills the demon gets an entire week off training!"
The orders were clear, the responsibilities precise. The Hashira immediately obeyed, leading the swordsmen toward their assigned areas