Meikyō: I Slashed Him One Hundred Ninety-One Times

After pondering for so many days, Shinazugawa Sanemi has finally made some progress on the Transparent World, and he believes he will be able to master it soon.

"Is Transparent World... that difficult?"

A calm, emotionless voice came through, and just by hearing it, Shinazugawa Sanemi knew who it was.

"Tomioka Giyuu! The matter of you mocking me last time isn't over yet! How dare you do it again!"

A tic appeared on Shinazugawa Sanemi's forehead; he felt humiliated.

"No, I wasn't mocking you, I just..."

Tomioka Giyuu paused, genuinely curious whether Transparent World was really that difficult.

"I just feel that so many people have already mastered the Transparent World, so you shouldn't be the one who hasn't yet."

Tomioka Giyuu spoke in the most honest tone, saying the exact opposite of what he meant.

But this is truly what he felt.

In his view, Shinazugawa Sanemi was one of the most outstanding among all the Pillars, so it was only natural that he learned this skill.

"And what about you, you bastard!"

Shinazugawa Sanemi was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword again.

"I am different from you."

Tomioka Giyuu shook his head indifferently.

What he meant was that he was unworthy to be a pillar, unlike the other pillars present.

He did nothing during the selection process at Mount Fujikasane and barely survived thanks to the sacrifice of his best friend. He is not worthy of being a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps.

If you're the kind of person who can't Transparent World, that's perfectly normal.

But others don't hear it that way.

Iguro Obanai's gaze towards Tomioka Giyuu also became dangerous.

He was actually only one step away from mastering the Transparent World, just one opportunity away, and he might learn it at any time, but in the end, he still hadn't mastered it.

In his view, Tomioka Giyuu's words were like a mockery of all the Pillars present who had not yet learned to Transparent World.

Just as the scene of Giyu was about to repeat itself, a series of crisp footsteps came from outside the gate.

A handsome young man dressed in a blue-black haori is walking through the gate outside the square toward here.

Everyone knows that Meikyō is the undisputed protagonist of today's Hashira Meeting.

Or rather, ever since Meikyō joined the Demon Slayer Corps, he has been the focus of every Hashira Meeting.

"Wow, everyone's here pretty early!"

Meikyō greeted her companions and sat down cross-legged next to Rengoku Kyojuro.

Kochō Shinobu glanced at Uchiha Meikyō, then stared blankly at the needle marks on her arm.

Just last week, she was still injecting herself with Wisteria Flower Poison.

"Upper Rank Two... have you really killed him?"

Even now, Kochō Shinobu still finds it hard to believe.

"Senior Shinobu, that guy was indeed quite strong. If I hadn't improved a bit recently, I wouldn't have been able to kill him so easily. By the way, that guy was completely dead after taking a full 191 stabs from me."

"Good for him! It's a pity I wasn't there to finish him off."

Although Kochō Shinobu was a little disappointed that she couldn't personally eliminate her enemy, she was mostly happy at the moment.

After all, she knew very well that her strength was almost at the bottom among the Pillars. Her biggest advantage was the powerful auxiliary effect brought by her medical and poison skills. It was almost impossible for her to kill the powerful Doma with her own hands.

Upon learning that all the pillars had arrived, Ubuyashiki Kagaya finally arrived at the door, supported by his wife, Oyakata Amane.

His health condition has recently deteriorated further.

"I apologize, everyone, I'm late."

Ubuyashiki Kagaya wore a gentle smile.

"As you all probably know, after killing the former Upper Rank Three, Meikyō also eliminated Upper Rank Two and the new Upper Rank Three in one fell swoop. Furthermore, Ichiro and Muichiro also killed the current Upper Rank Four after eliminating Lower Rank Six."

"In addition to the former Lower Rank Two who was killed by Kyōjurō last year, half of Muzan Kibutsuji's Twelve Kizuki have died in just one year. The loss of Upper Rank Moons is even greater. Now, Muzan Kibutsuji's forces have reached their weakest point in a thousand years."

Everyone knows that Lower Rank demons are relatively easier to kill. Most of the Pillars in each generation have the strength to kill Lower Rank demon in one go, so it is normal for them to be replaced a little more frequently. However, Upper Rank Demon are not so easy to kill, and it is not so easy to fill the vacancies.

For over a hundred years, countless Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps have died at the hands of Upper Rank Demon, but now four have been eliminated in one fell swoop.

Ubuyashiki Kagaya understood that all of this was because the current Demon Slayer Corps Pillars were the strongest group since the Sengoku Period, and also because of the arrival of Uchiha Meikyō.

Even before mastering the Breathing Technique, he possessed the strength to defeat a Pillar. He was born with the ability to perfectly control the Other Shore Crimson Eyes. After learning the Breathing Technique, he brought the Sun Breathing to the Demon Slayer Corps, greatly enhancing the strength of the Pillars. Even the newly promoted Mist Hashira and Cloud Hashira joined the Demon Slayer Corps because they were saved by Meikyō.

"Here, on behalf of myself and the Oyakata clan, I would like to express my gratitude to Meikyō and all the Pillars present. If it weren't for your life-and-death struggle against the demons, we wouldn't have achieved the great success we have today."

Oyakata one hand on her chest and bowed deeply to the group of pillars in front of her.

"My Oyakata-sama, you flatter me!"

"My Oyakata-sama, you mustn't! This is what we should be doing!"

In an instant, several Pillars who were extremely close to the Oyakata family, such as Himejima Gyomei and Rengoku Kyojuro, couldn't help but speak up to dissuade them and went to help Ubuyashiki Kagaya up.

Meikyō watched this scene with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Is this the legendary spirit of craftsmanship?

I've learned something. If I ever have to be a leader and need to win people's hearts, I can try to imitate Ubuyashiki Kagaya's words and actions.

Meikyō joined the Demon Slayer Corps last year after being introduced by Rengoku Kyojuro, and his reasons for joining the Demon Slayer Corps are quite different from those of the other Pillars.

The Rengoku family has been loyal to the Oyakata clan for generations, helping them to exterminate demons. The Stone Hashira and Serpent Hashira were both saved by Ubuyashiki Kagaya and joined the Demon Slayer Corps. Tomioka Giyuu was also trained by Urokodaki Sakonji when he was young and has been in the Demon Slayer Corps for many years.

They had a close relationship with Kagaya, referring to him as their Oyakata-sama and pledging allegiance to him, but Meikyō would not—no Uchiha would so easily submit to someone else.

Even so, no one can deny that Ubuyashiki Kagaya is indeed very charismatic, and all his actions show that they come from the heart, rather than from a hypocrite who is two-faced.

Meikyō would give the utmost respect to such people. He didn't consider himself a gentleman or a good person, but that didn't stop him from admiring them—there were never any good people among the ninjas.