After training alone at the Butterfly Mansion for a week and more or less recovering to his condition before his injury, Kanzaki Kumo sought out Gyomei again and began training his physique.
This training lasted two months. During that time, all four girls, including Kanao, came to visit Kanzaki Kumo. Kanao came with Shinobu Kocho to treat a certain someone who had pushed himself too hard during training.
Makomo and Kanae even joined in the training for a while.
Unfortunately, Gyomei's training was a little too intense for the two girls. Even with the enhancement of their Breathing Styles, they could only just barely train at half Kanzaki Kumo's intensity.
Two months later, Kanzaki Kumo put his training on hold.
It was not because he thought he had done enough, but because a mission had come in.
During this time, Kagaya and several of the other Hashira had deliberately taken on some of Kanzaki Kumo's regular patrol duties so he could focus more on training. For that reason, Kanae had not even visited Mitsuri's home as originally planned.
But the Demon Slayer Corps was not particularly well staffed at present, so Kanzaki Kumo was once again needed to oversee the annual Final Selection.
This time, Kanzaki Kumo's partner was not Makomo, but Shinjuro, whom he had not seen for a while.
The reason, of course, was that Kyojuro was among this year's participants.
This father, who rarely praised his child and occasionally even made discouraging remarks, could not quite set his worries aside after all.
He actually knew very well that his son's talent far exceeded his own, and that Kyojuro's current strength would allow him to pass the Final Selection without trouble. Even so, he had volunteered to oversee it, not to show favoritism, but simply to prevent any