Of course, to Uzui and Kanae...
The new system Xia Xi proposed seemed... somewhat familiar.
Almost at the same moment, both of them thought of their training days at the Kūmachiza Dojo in the Northern Borderlands.
Xia Xi personally gave them crash courses in basic knowledge about demons and combat.
There were teamwork exercises among ordinary swordsmen.
And the boss challenges against Xia Xi or the Nine Hashira every few days.
Add to that the squad system now being rolled out across the country.
And the new Swordsman Rank System that had already been implemented.
Xia Xi... / That brat Xia Xi...
Was he planning to transplant his entire setup from the Northern Region into the Demon Slayer Corps?
An even more outrageous thought crossed Uzui's mind.
Did this Demon Slayer Corps belong to the Master, or to this close friend of mine?
But Xia Xi wasn't finished.
New recruits weren't the only ones who needed training.
The Junior and Intermediate swordsman squads, which made up the bulk of the Demon Slayer Corps, would also have to return regularly for [extra training].
Xia Xi remained standing and continued explaining his plan.
"Squad simulated battles."
"One round roughly every six months."
"Established Junior and Intermediate squads will play the Red Team."
"They'll take turns fighting the Blue Team, played by the [Nine Hashira] or [Provisional Hashira], in high-intensity simulations."
Tengen Uzui whistled. "Hashira as sparring partners? Now that's a flashy production!"
"Not sparring partners."
Xia Xi corrected him. "As the Blue Team, I want them to crush their opponents completely."
"The Blue Team must win. If they lose..."
"Then I'll personally give them some [special training]."
Takitsuki Kazetoriin blinked. "You, training Intermediate and Senior Swordsmen? Isn't that a bit of a waste of your talents...?"
Why did this feel like the