"Um?"
Tengen agreed with the first half of Qianxia's words, but when he heard that she was going to bring a group of younger brothers, he was slightly taken aback. But after thinking about it again, he felt that it made perfect sense.
"Chika, has anyone ever told you that you're a brother complex?"
No, you're the first one.
Chinatsu completely ignored Tengen's complaints; in her view, Tengen's response meant that he agreed to her suggestion.
Yoshiwara Red-Light District, officially known as Yoshiwara Red-Light District, is a legally recognized red-light district by the government, a city that never sleeps and operates on the surface of luxury, with its days and nights reversed.
And this is where they are going next.
After bidding farewell to Tengen, Chika turned and walked back to her residence at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, where Tanjiro and the others were training hard, especially Tanjiro.
Hinokami Kagura is the strongest breathing technique, and Tanjiro put in double the effort to live up to its reputation.
Tanjiro kept recalling Akaza's image in his mind. Although he hadn't contributed much in the battle against Akaza, just as Chinatsu had said, fighting at Akaza's level was a very valuable experience.
He even imagined a fake Akaza fighting against himself in his mind, and the power emanating from Akaza, the Upper Moon Three, made it hard for him to breathe.
Even with the Akaza that Tanjiro had conceived and simulated in his mind, he couldn't reliably withstand many attacks. In particular, if Akaza used the "Destroy Style" or even the "Final Style" that he used against his sister, Tanjiro's intuition told him that he would definitely die if he took those two attacks head-on.
However, Tanjiro wasn't only concerned about Akaza's strength. Akaza's comment about Kyojuro, "The highest realm," made Tanjiro very concerned.
His father had also mentioned the word "domain" to him, but that was a long time ago, and Tanjiro's memory was somewhat hazy, so he couldn't quite recall what his father had said.
"I wonder if my sister has ever heard Father say something similar..." Tanjiro muttered to himself, completely unaware of Chinatsu's approach from behind.
"Hey~ what are you thinking about~"
Suddenly, Chinatsu's voice came from behind. Tanjiro was so startled by the sudden sound that he almost tripped and fell. Tanjiro's strong reaction also startled Chinatsu.
A little fright is nothing, but being so scared that she falls to the ground is not what Chika wants.
She quickly reached out to help Tanjiro up and said, "Are you alright? You don't seem to be in good spirits. You didn't even notice me approaching."
"It's because you hid your aura so well, sister," Tanjiro said as he got up from the ground after taking Chinatsu's hand.
He didn't think that he hadn't noticed Chinatsu's approach because of his mental fatigue. Hearing Tanjiro's words, Chinatsu was a little puzzled, as she hadn't made any special effort to hide her presence.
However, neither of them thought about it in detail. Tanjiro recalled what he had been thinking about earlier and quickly asked Chinatsu, "By the way, sister, have you ever heard anything about a [domain] from Father before?"
"field?"
Chika was taken aback by Tanjiro's words. The original owner of this body had no memory of this, but Chika could guess what Tanjiro meant by "domain".
[A Transparent World]
Tanjiro and Chinatsu's father, Kamado Tanjuro.
Tanjuro was frail and sickly, often coughing, but having inherited the Hinokami Kagura dance, he could dance tirelessly for a whole day and night, even in the freezing cold.
He was not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, did not know swordsmanship, and had no contact with demons, but his realm had reached an extremely distant place that even the members of the Demon Slayer Corps could not reach, which was called the "Transparent World".
Ten days before Tanjuro died from his illness, a huge bear appeared near his house. To prevent the bear from endangering his family, Tanjuro went out with an axe in hand.
The enormous size difference and Tanjuro's precarious physical condition made Tanjiro worry about his father, while Tanjuro, without showing any emotion, easily leaped into the air, even higher than the bear's head.
In the next instant before Tanjiro could react, Tanjuro easily chopped off the giant bear's head, allowing Tanjiro to witness firsthand the wonder of this realm.
Tanjiro naturally remembered it, but he could never have imagined that the transparent world his father spoke of was such a metaphysical realm, far beyond his comprehension.
The original owner, Chinatsu, had never heard of this kind of knowledge from Tanjuro, but that didn't stop her from shamelessly claiming that she had.
“Domain? Oh, I’ve heard of it. It’s called something like ‘Transparent World’… Come to think of it, Father’s terminology is quite interesting.”
Chika feigned a look of sudden realization, and then, with great effort, she recounted in detail what Tanjuro had said to Tanjiro.
Tanjiro, listening to Chinatsu's retelling, genuinely showed an expression of sudden realization. He looked at Chinatsu excitedly and said, "Sister! Akaza seems to be approaching the [Supreme Realm] with Rengoku-san. Do you think this could be related to the [Transparent World] that Father mentioned?"
"Perhaps there is a connection?"
Chinatsu gave Tanjiro's question an ambiguous answer. This wasn't Chinatsu pretending; she was genuinely unsure whether the [Transparent World] would be the [Supreme Realm].
Akaza only realized that Kyojuro was close to the "Supreme Realm" when he saw the billowing fighting spirit. However, the "Transparent World" is more accurately described as the state of selflessness, which involves concealing one's aura and increasing perception. This is completely opposite to the image of billowing fighting spirit.
However, if we think about the ultimate goal of martial arts being to return to simplicity and authenticity, then the concept of a "transparent world" does fit that description.
Regardless, [Transparent World] is a good thing, and you definitely won't regret learning it.
Tanjiro's initiative in bringing up the Transparent World saved Chinatsu a lot of trouble, and she could also promote this concept to the Pillars in the future, just like she promoted the Crimson Blade.
Putting aside the pattern for now, we absolutely have to put on these other two pieces first!
While she was happy, Qianxia didn't forget what she had come back to do. She cleared her throat and said, "Oh right, go and call everyone else over. There's a new mission."
"A mission? Okay!"
Tanjiro nodded excitedly, then turned and ran quickly towards the mansion. It had been almost two months since the battle on the Mugen Train ended. During this time, he had been honing his Hinokami Kagura every day, and he was eager to see how much he had grown.
As Tanjiro's older sister, how could Chinat not know what he was thinking?
At that moment, the courtesan named Daki, who was shrouded in mystery in the red-light district, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine...
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