Time passed slowly, and several days later...
In the courtyard of the Butterfly Mansion.
Aoi Kanzaki has completely lost her initial drive.
At this moment, she planted the wooden sword in the ground, gripped the handle with both hands, and pressed her body weight onto the sword to distribute the pressure on her legs.
Fine beads of sweat covered her cheeks. Aoi Kanzaki asked cautiously:
"Brother Teiichi, can I not participate?"
"No way!" Teiichi looked at Aoi Kanzaki calmly and replied indifferently.
Aoi Kanzaki asked nervously, "Could you reduce the intensity a bit?"
Under Aoi Kanzaki's expectant gaze, Teiichi slowly but firmly shook his head.
Aoi Kanzaki's face turned ashen, and she glanced enviously at Kanao, who looked equally exhausted but whose face was completely devoid of Kanao.
I wish I could be like Kanao!
Then you won't be afraid of training!
These past few days, Aoi Kanzaki has truly experienced what hellish training means.
Those perfectly timed instructions and calls to stop always made her feel as if her body was completely ruined.
But to her surprise, her body always recovered to a good condition the next day, allowing her to continue training.
She now understands why there are often vacancies in the positions of the pillars.
If you're going to maintain this level of training indefinitely, it would be strange if you didn't have any breaks in your training.
Sometimes she even wondered if being killed by a demon would make the training easier than it was now.
Teiichi comforted him, "This is for your own good. Look, you've made great progress these past few days, haven't you? You can now hold your Breathing Style for seven hours straight, almost double that!"
"I know it's for my own good! But..." Aoi Kanzaki said, her voice trembling with tears, "I'm so tired!"
Teiichi smiled gently upon seeing this.
This is why many pillars have no or Tsuguko Tsuguko.
This level of training intensity is difficult for most people to maintain for a long time.
This is where the role of a strict teacher becomes apparent.
A strict teacher can guide them to continue practicing!
Seeing that Aoi Kanzaki hadn't fully recovered, Teiichi asked.
"After passing the trials at Mount Fujikasane, do you plan to become a full-fledged member and carry out missions?"
He still vaguely remembered that Aoi Kanzaki was afraid of ghosts.
After all, he is the only one in Demon Slayer who was exposed as having transitioned from a regular member of the Demon Slayer Corps to a support staff member.
"I..." Aoi Kanzaki's mouth opened slightly, but she didn't know what to say. Her head slowly lowered, and after a long while, she finally spoke slowly, "I don't know..."
"What are your thoughts on combat personnel and logistical personnel?" Teiichi asked.
"My parents were both killed by ghosts, so I..."
"So you feel you should become a combatant to avenge your parents, is that right?"
"... Um."
"No, that's not true!" Teiichi retorted softly.
If Aoi Kanzaki is thinking like that, then Teiichi feel she might as well just focus on becoming a support staff member.
Aoi Kanzaki looked up in confusion.
Teiichi, "Becoming a logistics staff member is also contributing to the fight against demons, and it's also a way of avenging our parents!"
"But... but aren't the support staff only supposed to provide services to the Demon Slayer swordsmen?"
"No need to confront evil spirits directly, there's no danger!"
"They can't compare to the swordsmen who hunt demons at all, can they?"
Aoi Kanzaki said, slightly excited.
Teiichi calmly replied, "It depends on what aspect you're comparing. If we're talking about danger, then logistics personnel certainly can't keep up with combat personnel."
Aoi Kanzaki said, "Right? You feel the same way!"
Teiichi asked, "So you believe that, apart from the combat personnel, none of the other support staff contributed to the demon-slaying?"
"This... this... this isn't it!" Aoi Kanzaki replied hesitantly.
Teiichi, "Yes! Since you know that logistics personnel contribute to the fight against ghosts, why can't you accept being a logistics personnel yourself?"
"I... I..." Aoi Kanzaki hesitated, unsure of what to say.
"Go back and think about it carefully. Continuing as a logistics staff member is a good idea. I often hear Kanae say that you do a great job in logistics! Sometimes when they go out on missions, you can manage the Butterfly Mansion very well!"
"Of course, you can continue down this path!"
After all, a person's life is never determined by a single choice. If you can't figure it out, just keep going like this for now.
It's never too late to decide when you've truly thought it through!
Teiichi Aoi Kanzaki lightly at Aoi Kanzaki, not in a hurry to force her to make a choice.
Upon hearing this, Aoi Kanzaki hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded slowly and spoke.
"I'll think about it carefully!"
"Thank you!"
Having said that, he bowed deeply to Teiichi.
What are you talking about?
The voice came from behind them, and the two turned around to see Kanae walking gracefully towards them.
"After passing the Final Selection, does Liao Kui plan to return to the Butterfly Mansion to continue doing logistics work, or will she mainly go to carry out missions?"
Teiichi replied, taking a white cloth from his pocket and wiping the sweat from Kanae's forehead.
How did the surgery go?
"Okay, that's fine!" Kanae smiled gently, looking at Teiichi her sweat, then asked, "What does Aoi say?"
Aoi Kanzaki replied, "I think I'll continue like this for now, and see what happens after the Final Selection!"
"Yeah, that's good too! But I'd be even happier if Aoi could stay at the Butterfly Mansion, since I feel like my work is much easier with Aoi around!" Kanae said with a smile.
Aoi Kanzaki bowed to Kanae, "Yes, thank you, Kanae. I'll think about it carefully!"
Teiichi looked at Aoi Kanzaki and said, "Alright, you've rested long enough. Go back to training! After all, you still have to participate in the Mount Fujikasane trial!"
"Okay, sure!" Aoi Kanzaki nodded in response.
The two stood there for a while, Kanae turned to Teiichi and said something.
"We received a letter from headquarters!"
"Did you need to see me?"
Teiichi felt somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.
Kanae would usually tell him about the Demon Slayer Corps, but she wouldn't specifically mention whether there was any news.
If that's the case, then Ubuyashiki must have something to discuss with me.
"Yes!" Kanae nodded. " The Master wants to invite you to the Hashira Meeting after the New Year, and is asking if you can go!"
"Is it about the Upper Rank's intelligence?" Teiichi asked.
Kanae nodded and said, "Yes, my Master said it would be better if you went there in person to relay this information, and there are other things he would like to ask you to do!"
"Did you say what it was about?" Teiichi repeated.
Kanae said, "They say there's a talented child they hope you'll take over training!"
"A talented kid?" Teiichi low voice.
Kanae nodded. "Yes, are you going?"
Teiichi thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Okay, then I'll go with you guys to take a look!"