Demon Slayer: The Forest Pillar

At the foot of Fujiki Mountain, where night was about to fall, Shinichi leaned against the red gate pillar that looked like a shrine torii, with his arms folded across his chest, looking at the swordsmen who came to participate in the final selection.

Most of them looked quite young, about the same age as Shinichi, and there were also some older swordsmen who looked much more mature. These swordsmen wore a variety of costumes, gathered in twos and threes, and were discussing something in a low voice.

Occasionally, some swordsmen would quietly point fingers at Shinichi, after all, the Demon Slayer uniform on Shinichi was so conspicuous that everyone present could not help but pay attention to it.

Shinichi's heterochromatic eyes swept over these swordsmen one by one, and he found that most of them clearly revealed a sense of immaturity, probably because they had never really fought against evil spirits, and a few of them had a sense of maturity after experiencing life-and-death battles.

Since they were able to participate in the final selection, it means that these swordsmen have passed the special training of the trainers, and at least they can use breathing methods, so it should be no problem to deal with ordinary evil spirits on Fujiki Mountain.

There was still some time before nightfall, and some swordsmen gradually arrived at Fuji Mountain. Shinichi calmly watched every swordsman who came to Fuji Mountain until two figures appeared.

They were a pair of sisters, with similar violet eyes and butterfly-shaped hairpins tied in their hair. The elder sister had long black hair, while the younger sister had neat short hair with a hint of purple luster at the ends of her hair.

The elder sister wore a haori that resembled butterfly wings, while the younger sister wore a simple white short top. The expressions of the two were also different. The elder sister had a gentle and peaceful expression on her face, while the younger sister was obviously serious.

Although they were not familiar kimonos, Shinichi still recognized the sisters at a glance. Aren't they Kanae and Shinobu from the Butterfly Medicine House! How could they be here! ?

Shinichi was stunned. Didn't the Rock Pillar, Gyoumei, say that he would send the sisters to their relatives' home? But why did they appear in Fuji Mountain now?

Shinichi was even more surprised by the Nichirin swords hanging around the waists of the two sisters. Although he didn't want to believe it, it seemed that Kanae and Shinobu really came to participate in the final selection of the Demon Slayer Corps!

"What's going on? Joining the Demon Slayer Corps is no joke! Who asked these two sisters to come? Are you kidding me!?" Shinichi frowned and said inexplicably anxiously.

At this time, the two sisters not far away seemed to notice Shinichi.

Kocho Shinobu's sleeves were gently pulled by her sister Kanae, "What's wrong, sister?" In more than a year, the originally naughty and tender Shinobu has obviously matured a lot, but correspondingly, she has also lost a lot of the innocence and joy that she should have at her age.

The delicate smile is serious and serious, and the thin eyebrows are always raised unconsciously, which looks very strict.

Unlike her sister, Butterfly Kanae's gentleness is almost the same as before. Even after being taught by their master together with her sister, Kanae became even more gentle. From her master, she not only learned the breathing of flowers, but also knew how evil spirits were born.

There are also poor people among the evil spirits. Gradually, the kind-hearted Kanae had an idea in her heart. How good would it be if she could influence those ghosts who could coexist peacefully? Is this a way to resolve hundreds of years of disputes between humans and ghosts? If it really comes true, will tragedies similar to her family not happen in the future? Of course, this is just Kanae's idea.

Kanae, who tugged at her sister's sleeve, pointed in the direction of Shinichi and whispered, "Look, Xiaonin, is that Shinichi-kun?"

"Huh?" Hearing this familiar and unfamiliar name, Butterfly Shinobu frowned directly, and then looked in the direction pointed by her sister, and her eyes just met Shinichi's eyes of different colors.

Swish! Almost instantly, the two of them looked away at the same time, "It's really him! I knew, sister, he is also a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, this guy is indeed!" Shinobu Kocho clenched her fists and said angrily. In fact, she has always been a little bothered by Shinichi's refusal to teach them the breathing method to kill evil spirits.

Even though she knew that he was considering herself and her sister, in fact, even their master said, "Kanae has a talent for learning Flower Breathing, but Shinobu..."

Shinobu Kocho clearly remembered the master's regretful sigh. She also knew that she was too thin and weak, and it was very difficult for her to even swing the Sun Wheel Sword, let alone cut off the neck of the evil spirit.

But thinking of her parents lying in a pool of blood, thinking of the hideous evil spirit, and thinking of the promise she made with her sister, the stubborn Shinobu Kocho held her breath all the time, and finally moved their master with extremely hard training. In the end, with the help of the master and Shinobu's own leadership,After realizing it, she created her own way of fighting.

"Shinobu, I've told you many times that you should be polite and not say 'this guy or that guy' or something like that." Kanae touched her sister's hair helplessly, but the latter dodged impatiently.

"Okay! I know, sister, I'm not a child anymore, I will definitely not call him in front of him, okay?" Shinobu Kocho said with her hands on her waist.

"Hey, but..."

On the other side, Shinichi and Shinobu Kocho looked away after their eyes met, and a slight embarrassment arose. The words they had said before reappeared clearly in their minds

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"Promise me to live well with your sister, and entrust your will to me. I promise that I will kill more evil spirits with your will in the future."

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"Damn it!" Shinichi shook his head in annoyance. At this time, a hand patted his shoulder fiercely, and then Goto's impatient voice sounded behind him, "Weiwei! Shinichi, what are you mumbling about? Hurry up and work! It will be dark soon, hurry up and announce the rules, everyone is waiting!"

Goto, wearing the uniform of the Hidden Corps, held a large box of Tamagotchi in one hand and carried a few pieces of red cloth. In addition to Goto, there were many members of the Hidden Corps at the scene.

After all, this was different from Shinichi's final selection. That time, only Shinichi participated, so naturally he didn't need to prepare much. But this time, there were thirty or forty swordsmen participating in the final selection. Shinichi would definitely not be able to handle it alone, so he applied to the headquarters to let Goto bring some members of the hidden team to help him set up the scene.

After being reminded by Goto, Shinichi also remembered the business. Let's not talk about the Butterfly Sisters in advance. The final selection is the most important thing at the moment.

Goto took out a huge copper trumpet from somewhere and shouted loudly in the direction of the swordsmen participating in the final selection: "Everyone! Everyone, look here! Now, Moriki Shinichi, the first-class swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps, will explain the rules of the final selection to everyone!"

The loud voice immediately attracted the attention of all the swordsmen, including the Butterfly Sisters.

Shinobu Kocho looked at Shinichi, who was wearing a turquoise haori and two Nichirin swords hanging on his waist, with her big violet eyes, and whispered: "First-class swordsman?"