Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.
That night, Teiichi sat on the rooftop, quietly meditating with his eyes closed.
Feel the air gradually flow down through your nasal cavity and into your lungs.
After circulating once in the lungs, it continued downwards, reaching the abdomen.
The air swirled in my abdomen for a while before returning along the same path, until it was exhaled again through my nose.
Repeating this process, Teiichi's perception of the surroundings gradually faded, and at this moment, his soul seemed to detach from his body, wandering in the world.
Time passed slowly, and suddenly, a light footstep came from the edge of the roof and gradually approached Teiichi's side.
Kanae sat on the rooftop, leaning forward with her hands on her knees and one hand propped up on her cheek. She tilted her head and quietly looked at Teiichi.
Without opening his eyes, Teiichi remained meditating.
After a long while, Teiichi slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
Looking at Kanae beside him, Teiichi smiled gently and asked:
"Why are you coming back at night this time?"
Kanae explained, "This meeting didn't have much content; everything was covered in one morning. So the Hashira Battles, which was originally scheduled for the next day, was moved up to the afternoon of this day."
"The final Hashira Battles ended this morning. After that, we had lunch there and came back!"
Teiichi nodded and asked, "How was the Hashira Battles this time?"
"Oh no!" Kanae straightened up and shook her head.
"Not good?" Teiichi, somewhat surprised.
"My ranking dropped another place!"
Teiichi chuckled softly upon hearing this, "It's Uzui, isn't it?"
Kanae nodded. "Yes, he's really improved this time. He went from fifth to first!"
"The gap between pillars wasn't that big to begin with, especially since he's also comprehended the Transparent World!" Teiichi, having expected this outcome.
Kanae nodded, feigning sadness, and said, "I've gone from being number one in the Demon Slayer Corps Demon Slayer Corps to being number three now!"
"This shows that the Demon Slayer Corps is thriving! And what you're doing now, if successful, will have a far greater impact than just fighting!" Teiichi chuckled.
Hopefully it will be useful in the end!
Kanae prayed, then gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said:
"And this time there's news you won't believe!"
"Hmm? What news?" Teiichi, somewhat puzzled.
Kanae explained, " Shinazugawa has also mastered the Wielding the Heavy as Light now! I almost became fourth!"
"Oh? He learned it too? It seems he really did learn something on Himejima!" Teiichi somewhat surprised, but quickly realized.
Kanae nodded slightly. "Yes, at this Hashira Meeting, I felt his temper was indeed much better than before! At least he wouldn't lose his temper over the slightest disagreement!"
"That's fine too!" Teiichi nodded.
Although everyone has their own personality.
However, having too many extreme personality traits is also not good.
Just like Sanemi Shinazugawa and Giyu Tomioka before.
They are all difficult to approach.
Teiichi suddenly said, "By the way, I might have to go out again in a few days!"
"Going out? You're not going to go out and cultivate again, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Kanae quickly turned her gaze over.
Previously, Teiichi spent five years mainly practicing and traveling outside.
Upon hearing that Teiichi was going out again, her first reaction was naturally that Teiichi was going out to cultivate and travel again.
Although she didn't disagree, she still hoped that Teiichi could stay at the Butterfly Mansion and spend more time with her if possible.
Although we could only see each other during mealtimes and in the mornings and evenings when we were in the Butterfly Mansion, and everyone was busy with their own things the rest of the time, it was still good to see each other every day.
Teiichi shook his head and took out his Nichirin Blade from behind him.
One hand gripped the scabbard, the other the hilt.
With a slight exertion of force from both hands, the Nichirin Blade slowly came out of its sheath.
Kanae's gaze lingered on the Nichirin Blade for a moment, observing the fine cracks on its surface, as if she understood something.
"Are you going to the Swordsmith Village?" Kanae asked.
"Um!"
Teiichi firmly, drew his Nichirin Blade from its sheath, and held it upright in front of him.
"The ' Sixth Form: Vibrating Blade ' is too damaging to Nichirin Blade. If an ordinary Nichirin Blade were to maintain its Vibrating Blade stance, it would shatter in less than half a minute."
"Dealing with ordinary ghosts is one thing!"
"But later opponents, like Muzan and Akaza, won't die even if their heads are cut off."
"Unless I don't use the Sixth Form, I can't fight them for long."
Kanae chimed in, "But in battle, you can't limit yourself, right?"
Teiichi looked at Kanae and nodded with a smile.
"Yes, so I want to go to the Swordsmith Village and find the swordsmith who forged my sword before to reforge a greatsword!"
Having said that, Teiichi looked at Kanae and asked:
"May I?"
"Of course! I'll support you in whatever you want to do!"
Kanae chuckled, relieved to know that Teiichi wasn't going to be away for another long training session, and then asked:
"However, if you go to the Swordsmith Village, what will happen to the team members' training?"
Teiichi pondered for a moment and then replied:
"I haven't taught them anything new lately. I just let Kanon lead their training every day. When I get back and check on them, I'll see if there's anything I can add to their curriculum!"
Kanae nodded slightly, then asked:
"Did you send Kasugai Crow to contact our Master?"
Swordsmith Village, as the name suggests, is a village that forges sword blades.
In the Demon Slayer Corps, the Swordsmith Village is a village that specializes in forging Nichirin Blade for its members.
The location of the Swordsmith Village is very important within the Demon Slayer Corps.
Its importance ranks at the highest level within the Demon Slayer Corps.
Even a Pillar needs to have their eyes and ears covered to get to the Swordsmith Village.
Then each team member led the way in, section by section.
To ensure that no one other than the Demon Slayer Corps leader knows the location of the Swordsmith Village.
Even the team members who guided the guide in at the end didn't know where the Swordsmith Village was.
Because when they want to leave, they need to be led out by the second-to-last person who entered the Swordsmith Village.
Because this kind of work, which involves bringing people in, is arranged by the current head of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Teiichi slowly shook his head. "No, I plan to go see Kagaya Ubuyashiki in person. There's something else I need to discuss with him then!"
Upon hearing this, Kanae's expression became more serious.
"Is it about Muzan Kibutsuji?"
Teiichi looked up at the starry sky and nodded gently.
"Um!"