Instead, youngsters like Su Chen and Muichiro Tokito had been given positions as Hashira!
Were the higher-ups of the Demon Slayer Corps all idiots?!
Kaigaku refused to accept it and said he wanted to prove himself by slaying an Upper Rank.
But now, after seeing Luo Chuan's message, Kaigaku, who already disliked Su Chen, immediately planned to reveal Su Chen's location to Luo Chuan.
He refused to believe Su Chen could keep killing them.
All he needed was for Su Chen to wear down the Upper Ranks first, then he could reap the benefits afterward.
Wasn't that a good thing?
So Kaigaku got dressed, promptly gathered his things, and left the hot springs.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Inside Kanamori's forge.
Clanging rang throughout the room, wavering and reverberating.
Apart from the sound of Su Chen swinging his hammer, there was no other sound at all.
Hammer in hand, Su Chen struck his fifth Nichirin Blade again and again.
That was right. It was already his fifth.
He had already forged Nichirin Blades for Kanao Tsuyuri and himself, one after another.
The last remaining Nichirin Blade was for Shinobu Kocho.
Shinobu Kocho had relatively little strength, excelled at using poison, and was fast.
Su Chen wanted to try forging an upgraded version of the Nichirin Blade Shinobu Kocho currently used.
That was no small challenge, so Su Chen spent some extra time on it.
Beside him, Kanamori stared, transfixed.
The third one.
It was already the third one!
Since Haganezuka had taken the Nichirin Blade from Su Chen, Su Chen had forged another three!
Kanamori was thoroughly convinced now.
Su Chen surpassed him in both quality and forging speed.
He could even rival the chief of their Swordsmith Village.
Apart from the chief, Kanamori could not think of anyone whose skills were