Demon Slayer: The Journey of Becoming Yoichi's Sister

After buying tools in a village near Mt. Sagiri, Ikuko started hammering away at the wood. After several days of banging, she soon built a small house next to it.

Although Urokodaki Sakonji was a little puzzled, he didn't say much, just thinking that the girl was used to living alone.

Urokodaki Sakonji's training was basically in the morning. At first, Ikuko followed him for two days. It was basically a more ordinary breathing method training and combat training.

After watching for a few days, Ikuko stopped going up the mountain in the morning, but stayed at the foot of the mountain to watch Nezuko, so that the master and apprentice could train at ease.

Tanjiro's afternoon training was to climb cliffs and various obstacles.

After Tanjiro became more proficient, Urokodaki Sakonji no longer paid attention to him secretly. Instead, Ikuko came every day, taking turns with Urokodaki Sakonji in the afternoon, and went to the mountain to watch Tanjiro.

That attitude was like a doting mother who was afraid that the child would be ruined if something went wrong.

Urokodaki Sakonji was extremely puzzled. After several months of this, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Why do you, a person like you, keep guarding Tanjiro all the time?"

His subtext was, are you free?

With such a strong strength, why do you still waste time here?

Urokodaki Sakonji had never seen Yuko take action, but Yuko had never stepped on the trap he set up on the mountain, and walked in the mountain as if it were flat ground.

Yuko understood the meaning of his words, and asked instead, "Master Urokodaki, what do you think of Tanjiro?"

Urokodaki Sakonji was silent for a short time, and said, "That kid has talent, but he is too weak."

In fact, Tanjiro is not the type who will ruin things because of sympathy.

Yuko asked again, "What do you think of his adaptability to water breathing?"

Urokodaki Sakonji replied without hesitation, "Very good."

Of course.

Because Tanjiro has a gentle personality.

The suitability of breathing techniques is more or less related to one's personality.

People with gentle and calm personalities have a strong affinity for water breathing.

People who are naturally enthusiastic are more suitable for flame breathing.

Sword-type and breathing techniques will give them high feedback, just like the sword-type with aggressive flame breathing is suitable for extroverted people.

Tanjiro does have a good affinity for water breathing, but...

Ikuko said calmly: "Compared to water breathing, there is another breathing method that is more suitable for Tanjiro."

Tanjiro is not unsuitable for water breathing, but compared to sun breathing, the feedback brought to him by water breathing is slightly inferior.

"...More suitable breathing method?" The sudden change of topic made Urokodaki Sakonji almost unable to keep up.

He looked at Yuko in surprise: "Do you think of that child as your stepson?"

Yuko smiled: "I'm not a pillar, at most I'm half a trainer."

Stepson refers to the swordsman in the Demon Slayer Corps who is taught breathing techniques by the pillar himself.

Urokodaki Sakonji was a little puzzled, and frowned under the mask: "In this case, why don't you teach Tanjiro directly?"

He is not a person who is not good at communication. As long as Yuko can give a suitable reason, he has no reason to stop Tanjiro from learning a breathing method that is more suitable for him.

More suitable means more powerful, which means that the chance of survival in a battle with demons will increase.

Yuko shook her head: "That breathing method has high physical adaptability and requirements. It cannot be used without a good foundation."

Urokodaki Sakonji was surprised: "Could it be..."

Yuko nodded: "Yes, it is the one that is praised as..."

"Snow Breathing."

"..." She couldn't imagine the scene of Tanjiro using Snow Breathing.

Urokodaki Sakonji sighed, "I have only seen that kind of crazy breathing method once on the current flower pillar, that little girl."

"And as far as I know, the snow breathing she mastered is also incomplete. I didn't expect that there are still people who can master it."

The corners of Yuko's mouth twitched twice imperceptibly. If she had known that the evaluation of future generations would be so low, she should have burned the information at the beginning.

Taking a deep breath, Yuko looked at Tanjiro who was training the water breathing sword form below, and asked: "Tanjiro has now mastered the breathing method and sword form. Master Urokodaki should teach him to learn full concentration breathing next, right?"

"..."Urokodaki Sakonji fell into a brief silence, and he spoke for a long time, "I actually don't want that child to participate in the final selection."

"Many of the children I trained... died in the final selection."

Of course Yuko knew it. She had recorded this matter in her little notebook for hundreds of years.

Even...

She could see the souls next to the rock clearly.

Yu Zi glanced sideways: "That Lin LongWhat is the master going to do?"

Urokodaki Sakonji did not speak directly, but stood up and walked towards Tanjiro.

"I have nothing to teach you anymore."

"Huh?"

"It depends on your performance from now on, whether you can improve yourself based on what I teach you."

Urokodaki Sakonji led Tanjiro all the way to a huge rock.

"If you can split this rock, I will allow you to participate in the final selection."

This sudden remark made Tanjiro confused. Can such a big rock really be split by a knife?

Urokodaki Sakonji left without looking back after leaving this sentence, leaving Tanjiro alone looking at the rock in a daze.

...

Looking back at Urokodaki Sakonji, Ikuko smiled and said, "Is full concentration breathing a condition?"

Urokodaki Sakonji looked at Tanjiro who began to try below: "Without mastering full concentration breathing, the child will not have a chance to survive. "

Yuko said nothing.

Even among the regular team members, not everyone can master the full concentration breathing.

Urokodaki set this condition for Tanjiro because his disciples have been dying in recent years.

The conditions for using Sun Breathing are even more stringent. At least one must be at the level of full concentration breathing in normal state before he can use it at will.

…

Since then, Urokodaki Sakonji has never taught Tanjiro again.

Tanjiro practiced breathing and sword form day after day. Although Urokodaki was unwilling to teach, the boy was not stupid and knew how to use it. Be flexible and ask Ikuko for advice whenever you have nothing to do.

During Tanjiro's practice, a boy and girl named Makomo Satoshi appeared and brought Tanjiro valuable experience in actual combat.

Because Ikuko was watching over Tanjiro every day, Urokodaki Sakonji would come up the mountain from time to time.

When he came to Ikuko's side and looked at Tanjiro, he froze in place.

Ikuko, who noticed his abnormality, turned around and looked at him. Your style is a little bit wrong, Master Urokodaki.

I saw Urokodaki Sakonji said in a trembling voice: "Did I push that child too hard?"

Ikuko: "..."