"Hey! What's so funny?"
Sanemi Shinazugawa's voice was clearly irritated and impatient.
Teiichi gently raised his eyes, his gaze meeting Sanemi Shinazugawa's angry stare, and then he slowly spoke:
"Yes, I'm no longer a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. That's in the past."
"Not now? So you were before?" Sanemi Shinazugawa frowned, his tone clearly hostile.
Shinobu Kocho, somewhat annoyed, interjected, " Teiichi used to be the Wind Hashira. If he hadn't left the team, you wouldn't even be in the picture!"
"Huh? You mean he gave up his position as the Wind Hashira for me?"
Sanemi Shinazugawa's tone instantly rose, his eyes flashing with anger, as if he were ready to start a fight at the slightest provocation.
Seeing this, Kanae quickly reached out and gently pressed Shinobu Kocho's shoulder, signaling her to stop talking.
She then gently explained, "That's not what Shinobu meant. She just wanted to say that Teiichi was indeed an important member of the Demon Slayer Corps Demon Slayer Corps and made great contributions to it."
Seeing Kanae's explanation, Sanemi Shinazugawa's expression softened slightly. He didn't pursue the matter further, but turned to look at Teiichi with an unfriendly expression.
"You don't look injured or sick, do you? Why did you suddenly leave the team? What? Were you scared out of your wits by a ghost?"
Teiichi, "No, I only violated the team rules, so I left the team!"
"Violated team rules?"
"Um!"
Seeing that the person in front of him didn't seem to intend to speak, Sanemi Shinazugawa spoke again:
"Hey! Aren't you going to explain in detail?"
Upon hearing this, Mitsuri Kanroji and Obanai Iguro also turned their gazes over.
They were also very curious about why Teiichi had left the team.
Teiichi ignored the three men's curiosity; if they revealed it, it would be too troublesome for them to come out and argue with the scholars again.
"Anyway, I've already left the team, so why I left is none of your business, right?"
"You..."
Upon hearing this, Sanemi Shinazugawa's lips twitched slightly; he wanted to say something but didn't know how to begin.
"Since you're no longer a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, what are you doing at the Hashira Meeting?"
"I invited Teiichi here!"
A gentle voice came from inside the house.
Upon hearing the voice, everyone realized who had arrived and quickly lined up in the courtyard.
Teiichi stood at the very edge, not in the same row as the other pillars.
After all, he was no longer a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, so standing with them again would be somewhat inappropriate.
Soon, Kagaya Ubuyashiki slowly emerged.
Compared to three years ago, his body is noticeably thinner, and the scars on his face are more prominent, almost extending to his only remaining eye.
But his gaze remained firm and warm, as if it could illuminate the darkness in everyone's heart.
Upon seeing Kagaya Ubuyashiki, all the Pillars knelt down.
" My Master!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Teiichi, who was standing alone to one side.
Their eyes met, and they nodded to each other in greeting.
"Please forgive my bluntness, my Master!" Sanemi Shinazugawa looked up at Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at Sanemi and said gently, "Yes, Sanemi, is there anything you'd like to say?"
Sanemi Shinazugawa asked, "Why invite someone who is no longer a member of the Demon Slayer Corps to participate in the Hashira Meeting?"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki smiled gently.
"Because Teiichi has very important information!"
"Very important information?" Sanemi Shinazugawa frowned, clearly surprised by the answer.
On the other side, Tengen Uzui seemed to have thought of something, turned to Teiichi at the very edge, and asked:
"Hey! Kato! You haven't run into the Upper Rank again, have you?"
"Huh? Upper Rank? With this guy?"
Sanemi Shinazugawa looked completely incredulous.
Mitsuri Kanroji looked surprised and turned to Kanae, whispering:
"Again? Has Kato- kun ever encountered Upper Rank before?"
Kanae nodded and replied:
"Yes! The information about Upper Rank Two was provided by Kato!" His words were brimming with pride.
"Huh? Really? Kato- kun is amazing!" Mitsuri Kanroji exclaimed.
Everyone turned their attention to Teiichi, waiting for confirmation.
Under everyone's gaze, Teiichi nodded slightly.
Gyomei Himejima clasped his hands together, his tone grave. "Is it information about Upper Rank One, Kato?"
Teiichi, " Upper Rank One and Upper Rank Three, along with some other information."
Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.
I originally thought there would be at most one piece of information about the Upper Rank, but it seems like Dingyi came up with several pieces of information as Teiichi his mouth.
Tengen Uzui clapped his hands excitedly.
"Hahaha... Magnificent, absolutely magnificent!"
" Kato, we struggle to even encounter one Lower Rank, but you've managed to run into two Upper Rank without even taking on a mission!"
"Should I say you're lucky or unlucky?"
"Ah! No, wait! If you're still standing here, you should say you're lucky!"
"By the way, you can already hit two Upper Rank? And two Upper Rank that are in the top three!"
The other pillars also showed excitement upon hearing this.
Teiichi gave them hope.
A glimmer of hope to defeat the Upper Rank!
A glimmer of hope to destroy Muzan Kibutsuji!
However, Teiichi shook his head, pouring cold water on their enthusiasm.
"No, I encountered both Upper Rank separately, and I didn't kill either of them!"
After saying that, Teiichi lowered his eyes and looked around at everyone.
"Even if you encounter one of the top three Upper Rank, it's not certain whether you'll survive if you just try to escape without fighting!"
Having the will to fight is a good thing, but lacking understanding of the opponent is not.
Teiichi certainly didn't want them to foolishly rush towards the Upper Rank.
Sanemi Shinazugawa clearly couldn't accept this statement. He stared intently at Teiichi and roared:
"Hey! What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on us?"
Teiichi shifted his gaze slightly and said calmly.
"I don't look down on you, but... that's just the way it is!"
Upon hearing Teiichi's words, Sanemi Shinazugawa became even more agitated and rose to draw his sword.
"You bastard, if you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"
The veteran pillars present had all witnessed Teiichi's strength.
Even though I haven't seen him in recent years, I have a general idea that Teiichi definitely made great progress.
Therefore, the idea of Teiichi system is still acceptable.
But Sanemi Shinazugawa had never seen him.
" Sanemi, calm down!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki spoke up to stop them; if they didn't, a fight would really break out.
"Let's hear what Teiichi has to say first!"
Upon hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words, Sanemi Shinazugawa suppressed his anger and glared fiercely at Teiichi.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki glanced at everyone before speaking:
"Everyone, please stand up. Let's move the rest of the discussion inside!"
"Yes, my Master!" the pillars replied in unison.
The meeting was moved indoors.
Teiichi sat down next to Kanae and repeated the information he had previously shared with Kanae.