" Tanjiro! Inosuke! Wait for me!"
Zenitsu shouted as he followed behind Tanjiro and Inosuke.
"Haha, hahaha, can't keep up, huh? If you can't keep up, you'll fall behind! I'm going to be the first person to reach the top!"
Inosuke charge and laughing loudly, quickened his pace as he climbed upwards.
He'd been climbing for so long and still hadn't seen the two women who'd started the climb!
"The pigs are advancing! The pigs are advancing! The pigs are advancing!"
Tanjiro, following behind, couldn't help but smile helplessly, then turned to Zenitsu and said:
" Zenitsu, do your best!!"
After saying that, he turned around and continued running up the mountain.
"Huh? How could this happen?!"
Zenitsu raised his hand in front of him, about to say something, when he heard Inosuke shout from ahead.
"Ha, I've caught up with you!"
Tanjiro and Inosuke looked up at the road upon hearing this.
Kanao's figure appeared at the end of the road.
Kanao also heard Inosuke's shout and turned to look at the three of them.
" Kanao!"
Tanjiro Kanao happily at Kanae, greeting her.
Upon hearing this, Kanao glanced at Tanjiro, then quickly looked away and ran up the mountain.
The pace that had been leisurely suddenly quickened.
"Ha! You just wait!"
Inosuke roared, quickening his pace once more.
A sudden gust of wind blew in.
The figures of the group were blown backward.
Among them, Inosuke was relatively less affected.
The reason is that Inosuke up in the forest, and his behavior is more like that of a wild animal.
When running, your body will unconsciously lean closer to the ground.
Despite this, he was blown back several steps by the strong wind.
Ignoring the group, the strong wind continued to blow relentlessly.
After passing a few people, it continued to blow downwards.
Along the way, all team members encountered great obstacles.
Some who weren't paying attention or were weaker were even blown backward by the fierce wind.
The pace of everyone's climb was immediately and drastically slowed down.
"This wretched wind!!"
After regaining his footing, Inosuke cursed angrily.
With legs slightly bent, lowering the center of gravity of the body again, one hand clenched into a fist and held horizontally in front of the body to resist the gale.
" Inosuke, this must be the wind controlled by Mr. Kato!"
Tanjiro braved the fierce wind and walked to Inosuke's side, shouting.
He originally thought that Mr. Kato wanted us to repeatedly Yamashita to train them.
Didn't expect it to arrive this way in the end?
"Hey, Tanjiro!!"
Zenitsu shouted from behind.
However, the howling wind rustled the leaves.
This prevented Tanjiro from hearing Zenitsu's words.
Seeing this, Zenitsu raised his voice.
"Hey!! Tanjiro!!!"
This time, Tanjiro finally heard him and turned around to shout.
"What's wrong, Zenitsu!"
Tanjiro's voice was much softer than Zenitsu's, but because the wind was blowing down from the mountain and Tanjiro was upwind, Zenitsu was still able to hear what Tanjiro said.
I heard that!
Zenitsu called out as he walked towards Tanjiro and Inosuke.
" Muzan Kibutsuji has always been pursuing the ability to live in the sunlight."
By the time he finished shouting, Zenitsu had almost reached Tanjiro and the others.
"Ah, I've heard about that too. What's wrong?" Tanjiro asked.
"Do you think Mr. Kato is a demon who has overcome the power of sunlight?" Zenitsu asked.
Tanjiro was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and then asked.
Why would Zenitsu think that way?
Zenitsu replied matter-of-factly, "Isn't this normal? Look at this wind, does it look like something a person can control?"
Tanjiro thought about it carefully after hearing this.
Zenitsu's words don't seem entirely unreasonable!
However, Tanjiro trusted his nose more than reason.
" Zenitsu, don't think about it so much. Mr. Kato is human; my nose has already told me that!"
Tanjiro pointed to his nose.
A strong wind howled as it swept down.
The closer you get to Teiichi, the faster the wind speed will be, and the more difficult it will be to climb to the top of the mountain.
Of course, this also depends on the person.
The airflow will be Teiichi according to each person's ability.
Otherwise, if the airflow used on Kanon were used on the regular team members...
That person probably doesn't even need to crawl anymore.
Time passed slowly, and soon, more than twenty minutes had gone by.
Kanon's figure finally appeared on the mountain path leading to the summit.
After a little more time, Kanon finally arrived at Definitive's side.
Seeing the Kanon of sweat on Hana's nose, Teiichi smiled gently.
"Alright, you can rest for a bit over there. They won't be up so soon!"
But after you've rested, you'll have to go down the mountain again and then climb back up!
You have to climb twice more today!
The wind stopped blowing directly on her, and Kanon breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded obediently and sat down to rest quietly.
After resting for a while, Kanon turned to look at Teiichi, who was standing quietly to the side, and asked:
"Brother Teiichi, can your Wind Field be used like this? How come I didn't know that before?"
Upon hearing this, Dingyi glanced slightly in the direction of Hanon.
"I only thought of this in the last two days, of course you wouldn't know!"
There are too many people training this time, so I can't instruct you as I did with just a few of you before!
Kanon nodded in understanding upon hearing this.
The two chatted for a while longer.
After resting, Kanon said goodbye to Teiichi and headed down the Yamashita again.
Time passed slowly, and another half hour went by.
Tanjiro and his companions successfully reached the top.
Everyone's legs went weak the moment they reached the summit.
Sweat streamed down their faces uncontrollably.
"Ah, I've finally reached the top of the mountain!!"
Zenitsu shouted with joy.
This was the first time he had ever climbed such a difficult mountain.
But it doesn't matter anymore, it's all over.
Tanjiro wiped the sweat from his forehead and said breathlessly.
" Zenitsu, we might have to go down the mountain later!"
Upon hearing Zenitsu, Zenitsu's smile froze instantly.
"Oh no, really?"
Tanjiro said, "Didn't we run into Kanon when we came up? She must have come down the mountain and climbed it again, right? So we should probably go down the mountain and climb it again too!"
"Huh? But I'm already so tired!!" Zenitsu cried, looking miserable.
"Training is never easy. You haven't reached your limit yet, have you?" Teiichi interjected.
Upon hearing Teiichi's words, Zenitsu immediately realized that he would really have to climb the mountain a second time.
"No! Can I not participate in training anymore?!" Zenitsu wailed.
What do you think?
Teiichi looked up at the sun, then continued:
"Alright, take a good rest for a while, we'll be going down in a bit."
Then hurry up, so you can still make it to lunch!
"If you climb slowly, will you even get lunch?"
Tanjiro said, " Zenitsu save your energy for climbing the mountain later! Otherwise, you won't have any energy left for climbing!"
The group quickly descended the mountain again.
Some time after they came down the mountain, three more team members came up one after another.
Teiichi also told them to rest for a while before going down the mountain.
They were also instructed to tell the first four team members they encountered on the way down the mountain that they didn't need to climb any further, but could go straight down, rest at the Yamashita, and then climb again.
After some time, Kanon reached the top again.
This time, Kanon looked noticeably more tired than before.
Not having much energy to talk to Teiichi, he rested for a while before heading down the Yamashita again.
The morning passed quickly.
Before noon, everyone had finally completed their tasks.
They each found an empty spot on the mountaintop and lay down.
There were more than twenty people on the mountaintop, but not a sound was heard.
A gentle breeze was blowing on the mountaintop, easing everyone's fatigue.