"Is it Teiichi- kun has been exposed to this kind of culture that he behaves this way?"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words were full of gentleness and understanding, and he tentatively offered his own speculation.
Teiichi was slightly taken aback, then nodded calmly, accepting Kagaya Ubuyashiki's speculation.
"Yes, you guessed right. I have indeed been influenced by different cultures, so I differ from you in this respect."
He breathed a sigh of relief. With such a reasonable explanation, he no longer needed to fabricate any complicated reasons. He couldn't very well say that his soul didn't belong to this world, could he?
However, since this world has creatures like ghosts and Breathing Style, it's not entirely impossible for someone to understand that they've traveled from another world. Teiichi couldn't help but speculate to himself.
Teiichi could understand why his behavior had aroused the resentment of the other pillars. After all, it was a difference in ideology and a long-standing cultural habit.
Although Japan is now beginning to be impacted by foreign ideas and cultures, in many places people still hold onto their traditional beliefs.
Moreover, in Japan culture, kneeling is not a big deal. Even in the 21st century, with its cultural integration, Japan still uses kneeling to express respect or apology, let alone in this period of cultural integration.
Therefore, in the eyes of the other pillars, kneeling on one knee to pay homage to their Oyakata-sama was a matter of course. On the contrary, Teiichi in their eyes.
However, Teiichi didn't think it was a big deal.
First of all, Kagaya Ubuyashiki himself did not express any dissatisfaction or aversion to this.
Secondly, their common goal is to eliminate evil spirits and protect humanity; on this point, they are highly aligned.
Finally, Demon Slayer Corps missions rarely involve Pillars cooperating with each other. For most missions, it is difficult to accurately determine the strength of the demons being faced. Unless it is highly likely that they will be facing Upper Rank, sending one Pillar is usually sufficient.
When it comes to actually carrying out the mission, if it's not Upper Rank, the Pillar can handle it by himself; if it is Upper Rank, the Pillar can be taken down by himself.
The deaths of the Pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps have generally been due to the mission's inability to ascertain the strength of the demons, leading to the Pillars encountering Upper Rank demons alone while carrying out their missions, ultimately resulting in their defeat and death.
Moreover, the Hashira Meeting usually only happens once every six months, and there are still about four years until the main story begins, so I won't be able to see them more than a few times.
Therefore, Teiichi doesn't really care about what the other pillars think of him.
Of course, the main reason is that Teiichi himself doesn't want to change.
It's like you going to tell Tengen Uzui that men and women are equal and asking him to choose two of his three wives to divorce. If he doesn't beat you up, he's probably in a good mood today.
Just as Teiichi these things, Kagaya Ubuyashiki was in front of him, spoke up and presided over the Hashira Meeting.
"The first thing to do at this Hashira Meeting is that former Tsuchinoto Rank member Kato Teiichi killed Lower Rank Three, Wakuraba, and was therefore promoted to Wind Hashira."
Kagaya Ubuyashiki's voice was firm and powerful. He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and asked:
Does anyone have any objections?
Everyone remained silent. Although they were somewhat dissatisfied with Kato Teiichi's actions, since he was able to kill Lower Rank Three, becoming a Pillar was indeed well-deserved. Only Tengen Uzui snorted, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded and continued speaking.
"Since no one has any objections, I hereby formally announce that Kato Teiichi will become the sixth Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps — the Wind Hashira."
After the announcement, Kagaya Ubuyashiki seemed to have thought of something, and his voice became somewhat excited.
"I'm very happy because, due to the fact that demons are much stronger than humans, the Demon Slayer Corps hasn't had so many Pillars in many years."
Kyojuro Rengoku's impassioned voice rang out in the arena. He had also expressed some dissatisfaction with what had just Teiichi, but since he wasn't a Pillar, he hadn't interfered. Now, hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words, he couldn't help but speak up.
" My Master, I believe that under your leadership, the number of Pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps will continue to grow, and eventually we will reach nine Pillars and completely destroy Muzan Kibutsuji!"
Upon hearing this, Kagaya Ubuyashiki smiled and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, saying with emotion:
"Then let's work together and strive towards this goal!"
"Yes!"
The pillars responded in unison.
Following that, Kagaya Ubuyashiki discussed the issue of the Pillars' assigned areas.
"With one more pillar, the area to be guarded needs to be redefined."
Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at Teiichi and continued:
" Teiichi, now that you've become a Pillar Queen, would it be alright if you were stationed on Kyushu Island?"
"The area under our command?"
"Yes, ghosts can appear anywhere, so we can't keep all the pillars in one place. They can only set off when there's a mission. If that's the case, it's fine for nearby missions, but it would take too much time to get to some distant places."
Therefore, we will assign each pillar to a region to guard. If a task in that region is deemed somewhat difficult, the nearest pillar will be notified and executed.
This will ensure that the task is completed as quickly as possible.
Hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki say that, Teiichi remembered.
In the original story, during the Swordsmith Village arc, the Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji, was able to get there because she was stationed near the Swordsmith Village.
"So how were the original garrison areas allocated?"
"Originally, Giyu was stationed in Hokkaido, Tengen in northern Honshu Island, Shinjuro in Tokyo Prefecture, Gyomei in the southernmost part of Honshu Island, while also overseeing Shikoku Island and Kyushu Island."
Hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words Teiichi, then suddenly realized that someone seemed to be missing from the list, and looked towards Kanae Kocho.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki noticed Teiichi's confusion and explained:
" Kanae's situation is a bit special. She's stationed at the Butterfly Mansion, responsible for the treatment and rehabilitation of the wounded. Missions around the Butterfly Mansion are assigned to her."
Teiichi understood, nodded, and replied:
"I have no problem with that; I'm willing to be stationed on Kyushu Island."
After Teiichi, Kagaya Ubuyashiki smiled gently and continued:
"A member of the Hidden Team will take you there, and the team will arrange accommodations for you. You just need to rush to eliminate the demons whenever you receive a mission from Kasugai Crow!"
Apart from that, barring special circumstances, the Hashira Meeting is held every six months, and you will be notified by the Kasugai Crow at that time!
Teiichi nodded and replied, "Okay, understood!"
After Teiichi, Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at the others and then said:
"There's one more thing."
" Teiichi is relatively weak in investigation. Do any of you have any methods or techniques that you can teach Teiichi?"