" Teiichi- kun, watch out!"
The girl's words of advice echoed in his ears, Teiichi Kanae smiled gently at Kanae.
His gaze then settled on Doma, and he slowly approached Doma with each step.
The Nichirin Blade sliced through the ground, making a soft "hissing" sound.
Teiichi slowly stopped a dozen meters away from Doma.
Looking at the Demon Slayer in front of him, Doma's lips curled into a slight smile as he asked with great interest.
"You two must both be Pillars, right?"
Teiichi slightly, without saying much, but demonstrated his identity and stance through his actions.
Upon seeing that Teiichi had admitted it, Doma, like a child, raised his hands high and said happily.
"Wow! What a great day! I haven't killed a pillar in years!"
Sure enough, it was the right thing to not stop the crow from running off to call for people!
"I ran into two Pillars today. Lord Muzan would be so happy if he knew."
Teiichi stood still and quietly watched the Doma performance.
He seems like he has a mental illness.
After his initial joy, Doma seemed to remember something and looked regretful.
"It's a bit of a shame that it was a man who came, and I don't eat men."
"Hey, does your Demon Slayer Corps still have any female Pillars?"
Upon hearing Doma's question, Teiichi slowly shook his head.
Seeing that Teiichi shook his head, Doma couldn't help but show a disappointed expression.
"Oh, is that so? That's a pity. Could we perhaps discuss with your Demon Slayer Corps the possibility of training more female Demon Slayer in the future, like this..."
Watching Doma go on his rant, Teiichi ear and out the other, nodding occasionally in agreement, but my mind was wandering.
Upper Rank Two...?
Teiichi himself wasn't sure if he could defeat Upper Rank Two.
Reality isn't a game or a novel; there aren't clear combat strength figures to refer to.
Whether someone's strength has reached the Hashira Rank can be judged by whether they kill Lower Rank.
However, once one's strength reaches the Hashira Rank, a clear assessment of combat power is lost.
If we had to put it into perspective, perhaps we could use the Upper Rank as a criterion for judging combat strength.
But Upper Rank won't spar with you; when you actually encounter one, it's usually a life-or-death battle.
Therefore, he was still a little nervous about beating Doma Teiichi this time.
Doma, seemingly having had his fill of venting, looked at Teiichi and said...
"Your Demon Slayer are quite to my liking. How about becoming a demon? If you're Hashira Rank demon, it shouldn't be long before you have a chance to become Upper Rank demon!"
Upon hearing Doma's words, Teiichi snapped out of his daze and firmly shook his head.
"No, it's you guys who always like to call others ghosts, don't you?"
Upon hearing Teiichi's words, Doma feigned sadness and said:
How could you say that to me! I'm very picky, and it's only because you really meet my requirements that I don't care about you!
Okay, I'll make an exception for you today. I'll even skip eating that girl and let her become a ghost with you!
How about it, isn't it tempting? If you remain human, you can only be together for a few decades, but if you become ghosts, you can be together forever!
Upon hearing Doma's words, Teiichi's lips curled into a smile.
I must say, that actually sounds pretty tempting!
Seeing the smile on Teiichi's lips, Doma couldn't help but feel excited.
"Hey! Hey! Isn't this great? You agree, right?"
Teiichi maintained her smile and firmly shook her head.
Seeing that Teiichi still refused, Doma's face fell, and he said in disappointment.
"It's a pity you're not a girl, otherwise I would have made you one with me."
If you were a boy, I wouldn't be able to let you off the hook even if I wanted to, otherwise I'd be in Lord Muzan found out!
Upon hearing Doma's words, Teiichi was speechless.
Whether you eat the girl or kill the boy, they're both going to die anyway...
Doma looked at Teiichi figure, filled with regret.
He hadn't met someone he clicked with so well in a long time, someone with whom he could have a normal conversation.
Once humans learn his true identity, they will either be terrified and obey whatever he says, or they will be fearless and stop talking to him after a few words.
As for demons, only Lord Muzan, Kokushibo, and Akaza can communicate with him normally; other demons are terrified of him.
It's completely meaningless.
Today I finally met someone I could have a normal conversation with, but I don't want to become a ghost!
How cruel Heaven has been to me!
Suddenly, Doma up.
Oh well, who cares if he agrees or not, just cripple him, then inject his blood into him. Even if he doesn't want to become a ghost, he'll have no choice but to become one!
Thinking of this, Doma couldn't help but praise his own intelligence.
Looking at the Demon Slayer's figure in front of him, Doma spoke:
"Young Demon Slayer! Will you strike first, or shall I?"
Upon hearing Doma's words, Teiichi no longer stood on ceremony with Doma.
He leaned forward slightly, his legs tensed like springs, and then suddenly exerted force.
" Wind Breathing, Seventh Form - Gale, Tengu Wind!"
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, Teiichi's figure vanished from its original spot.
When it reappeared, it was already in front of Doma, its Nichirin Blade flashing with a chilling light, aiming straight for Doma's throat with overwhelming force.
Doma's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at the figure that suddenly appeared before him.
That Demon Slayer!
This is on a completely different level from the previous one!
It was indeed Upper Rank Two. Although Teiichi's speed exceeded Doma's expectations, Doma still reacted quickly.
He quickly held up a folding fan in his right hand to block in front of him.
"Clang!"
The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing echoed all around, and the collision between the Nichirin Blade and the folding fan stirred up visible shockwaves.
However, to Doma's astonishment, despite his best efforts to resist, the power of the Nichirin Blade remained astonishing. After only a brief pause, it continued its unstoppable downward pressure.
Doma stared intently at Teiichi's face, as if trying to Teiichi deep into his brain.
This Demon Slayer! How can he be so strong!
There was no time to raise his other hand for support; he could only try his best to control the folding fan that was holding the Nichirin Blade against him, and deflect the direction of the Nichirin Blade.
"Sizzle--"
With a tearing sound, an arm tightly gripping a folding fan flew into the air.
Overwhelmed by the excruciating pain, Doma's figure rapidly retreated.
Seeing that his first attack had failed, Teiichi did not continue to pursue, but stood there with his brows furrowed.
At the level of Upper Rank Two, regrowing an arm is just a matter of a blink of an eye.
Having failed to behead Doma when he Doma him, Teiichi didn't believe he could easily defeat Doma in his serious state, even if Doma was now missing an arm.
Although he had long anticipated that it wouldn't be that simple, Teiichi couldn't help but feel a sliver of hope as he swung his sword...
They hoped to cut off Doma's head when he wasn't looking.
His gaze Doma was not far away.
Looks like we're in for a tough fight today...