LRAB Page 308
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Ron casually thrust his sword forward.
"!"
Seeing the trajectory of his sword strike, Shinobu's eyes narrowed instantly. She immediately stopped the blade from thrusting out and retreated.
Kanao, who was watching from the sidelines, looked puzzled upon seeing this scene.
"Sister Shinobu, why don't you attack?"
In her eyes, Shinobu Kocho could continue attacking; Ron's sword strike seemed to pose no threat to her whatsoever.
But Shinobu Kocho knew just how dangerous that sword strike had been.
That sword strike blocked her attack route a step before she even launched her attack. If she had continued to attack, Ron's Nichirin Blade would have drawn a perfect arc and sliced through her neck before she could even make a move!
Thinking of this, Shinobu Kocho stared at Ron, who stood casually with his sword in hand not far away, looking like he was full of openings, and a bead of cold sweat rolled down her forehead.
Since becoming a pillar, she had never felt such a chill run down her spine.
It was as if all her thoughts and ideas were laid bare before this man.
You've been completely seen through!
"You noticed it, didn't you?"
Ron looked at her and smiled.
Shinobu Kocho nodded.
"Was that the Transparent World just now?"
"Not bad, how about it? Do you have a general feel for the transparent world now?"
"It's almost there."
Kanao, who was standing nearby, was a little confused by what the two were saying and couldn't quite understand what they meant.
Ron raised his Nichirin Blade and said to Shinobu, "Let's continue."
………………
When Ron was instructing Shinobu Kocho.
Tanjiro, whose strength has improved considerably, was carrying a box containing Nezuko when he met Zenitsu Agatsuma, the successor of Thunder Breathing, on the road. The two traveled together, and later, at the Drum Mansion, they encountered Inosuke Hashibira, the master of Beast Breathing.
The main characters' group has been initially formed.
…………
The Demon Slayer Corps headquarters is located in a beautiful environment with wisteria trees planted everywhere.
Inside a room.
"My lord, please forgive my rudeness, but I still don't understand why we invited an outsider to headquarters?"
The Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa, knelt down and addressed Kagaya Ubuyashiki in front of him, saying, "In order to prevent Muzan Kibutsuji from discovering the location of headquarters, outsiders should not be allowed to enter headquarters!"
“Sanemi, that Mr. Ron knows a lot of information about Muzan Kibutsuji and Breathing Techniques, which is very important to us, and also…”
Kagaya Ubuyashiki, with his back to Sanemi Shinazugawa, who was kneeling before him, said in a gentle voice, "He saved the lives of several Demon Slayer Corps members before, and Shinobu judged that he was not an enemy of our Demon Slayer Corps, but rather on our side."
Sanemi Shinazugawa was still somewhat concerned: "But that guy doesn't know anything about the situation. Based solely on his own words, who knows if what he said is true or false? Saving his Demon Slayer Corps teammates might just be a way of showing goodwill to us, with the aim of extracting information from headquarters..."
Kagaya Ubuyashiki stood up, turned to him and said, "Sanemi, you don't need to say anything more about this. I trust my judgment, I trust Shinobu's insight, and I trust your strength."
…………
He watched as Sanemi Shinazugawa walked out of the door.
Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Pillar, looked at him and asked, "How is it?"
Sanemi shook his head: "No, the lord has decided to let that outsider come to headquarters."
"Since it's the lord's decision, then there's no problem."
Flame Pillar Kyojuro Rengoku wore a confident smile: "If that guy has ulterior motives, I'll deal with him."
Yan Zhuan Beiming Yu Xingming clasped his hands together, his face filled with sorrow.
Yoshiyuki Tomioka, the Water Pillar, remained calm and serious, never smiling.
The Mist Hashira, Tokito Muichiro, yawned and said expressionlessly, "Can I go back to sleep now?"
Love Pillar Kanroji Mitsuri glanced at him, her face flushing as she thought to herself, "Muichirou-kun looks handsome today too."
With a white spiky hairstyle, three long scars on his face, and wearing a white haori with the character "kill" on it, Shinazugawa Sanemi said fiercely, "If that person really has the strength to kill a demon with one hit, then why didn't he join the Demon Slayer Corps? Anyway, I don't think that person is really our comrade."
Yinzhu Yuzui Tianyuan crossed his arms and asked him:
"So what do you plan to do? Are you going to disobey the lord's orders?"
Sanemi Shinazugawa raised his right hand, his five fingers cracking.
"How can we not test the waters with this guy whose background is unclear?! I'm not as easily fooled as the Insect Pillar!"
………………
after one day.
Shinobu Kocho returned to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters with Kanao and Ron.
"So this is the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters... There are indeed quite a few people with similar auras to you. You must be a Pillar."
Ron and Shinobu walked side by side along a secluded path filled with wisteria blossoms, heading towards the residence of the Demon Slayer Corps leader. Kanao went ahead to the Butterfly Mansion.
Some members of the Demon Slayer Corps, dressed in their uniforms and as part of the support unit 'Hidden,' saw Shinobu Kocho and Ron and respectfully addressed her as 'Shinobu-sama' or 'Insect Pillar-sama,' while casting puzzled and curious glances at the unfamiliar man beside her who was not wearing a Demon Slayer Corps uniform.
"One, two, three... seven, are all the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps this free?"
Shinobu Kocho was about to say something.
A blue, claw-shaped gust of wind slashed towards Ron from afar.
Shinobu narrowed her eyes, about to draw her sword to block the attack.
Ron had already thrown a punch.
boom!
The claw-shaped gust of wind was directly blasted away.
A figure flew backward like a cannonball.
18. With an attack like this, why is there any need to dodge?
When the wind-slashing technique was utterly torn apart and the force of the fist rushed towards him, Shinazugawa Sanemi hadn't even had time to react.
By the time he realized what was happening, he had already been sent flying backwards.
Staring blankly at Shinazugawa Sanemi, who had crashed through several trees and into a clump of bushes, the Love Pillar, Kanroji Mitsuri, blinked.
“Eh…eh?!”
Several figures appeared beside her.
The giant, monk-like figure with a long scar on his forehead, the completely blind rock pillar Himejima Gyomei, clasped his hands together, tears streaming down his face, and said, "What terrifying fist power."
With long, yellow and red hair and a haori with flame patterns, the Flame Pillar Kyojuro Rengoku stared intently at the black-clad youth beside Shinobu Kocho: "You actually sent Shinazugawa flying with just a single punch? Are you even human?!"
With eyes that were gold on the right and green on the left, a face wrapped in bandages, and black, medium-length hair like seaweed, Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Pillar, wearing a striped haori, crossed her arms and coldly stared at the guest: "Shinzogawa was just testing you, didn't you go a little too far?"
The burly, diamond- and pearl-encrusted Yuzui Tengen looked at Ron and reached out to grasp one of the twin swords on his back.
"Why waste so much breath on him? Let's have a spectacular fight first."
Shinobu Kocho frowned as she looked at the group of people in front of her and said, "Mr. Ron is a guest invited by our lord. What are you doing here?"
"It's nothing, it's just that everyone has doubts about his background."
Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku bluntly stated, "The location of headquarters is of great importance, and people outside the Demon Slayer Corps are not allowed to enter, especially those whose origins are still unclear. Of course, we must be even more vigilant!"
Obanai Iguro nodded: "That's right."
Mist Pillar Tokito Muichiro sat on a rock in the courtyard, looking up at the clouds in the sky, staring blankly with a blank expression.
With the addition of Sanemi Shinazugawa, the Wind Pillar who was knocked away, all nine swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, who hold the highest rank and are revered as Pillars, except for Giyu Tomioka, the Water Pillar, are gathered here at this moment.
Members of the Demon Slayer Corps and members of the Hidden Caves all looked in this direction.
What was that noise just now?
"It looked like something flew by, but it must have been my imagination."
"Who is that unfamiliar face next to Lady Shinobu Kocho?"
"I've never seen them before, and they're not wearing a Demon Slayer Corps uniform or carrying a Nichirin Blade... Who could they be?"
What are you gentlemen doing?
"do not know."
"Is there some internal strife?!"
"Fool, with our lord here, how could that be possible!"
"That being said, the current situation seems a bit off; the atmosphere is rather delicate."