"Chinatsu is so... cute!!!"
The Pillars, who got up early, all came to the largest training ground of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. As soon as they arrived, they were surprised to find that some people were living in the training ground.
On the ground of the open space, there were many messy sword marks that had not appeared yesterday. When they turned their heads and looked around, they found Chika lying under a shady tree, clearly having a sweet dream.
The arriving Pillars surrounded Chinatsu, watching with great interest as she leaned against a large tree, hugging her Nichirin Blade like a pillow.
Miri looked at Chika with shining eyes. If it weren't for the fact that there were no cell phones in this era, she would have turned on the burst mode and started snapping photos of Chika like crazy.
"Isn't she cute? Although I really like Chinatsu when she's fighting, I also love her soft and cute side!"
As Mitsuri spoke with a smile, she reached out and tugged at the sleeve of Obanai, the Serpent Pillar, who was standing next to her. Obanai's cheeks flushed slightly, and she turned her head away.
Of course, the blush wasn't because he thought Chinatsu was cute, but because he thought Mitsuri was cute when she tugged at his clothes seeking validation of her views.
Mitsuri and Obanai are the type who both have feelings for each other but haven't confessed. However, everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps has vaguely sensed their ambiguous relationship, especially the Stone Pillar, Gyomei Himejima.
At this moment, Himejima Gyomei was also beside Chika. He clasped his hands together and looked at Chika despite being blind.
"It's truly impossible to see anything. The realm that Chika has reached is truly wondrous and profound," said Himejima Gyomei, clasping his hands together.
Kyojuro, standing beside him, laughed and replied, "Chinatsu said it's the opposite of the [Transparent World], something ordinary people can't achieve, but it's not surprising that Chinatsu can."
After Flame Pillar Kyojuro Rengoku mastered the "Transparent World," he sought out another Pillar who was close to the "Transparent World"—Stone Pillar Gyomei Himejima.
Despite being blind, he achieved the strongest physical body and the strongest fighting power among the nine pillars. In the battle at the Infinity Castle in the original work, he not only activated his mark and the Crimson Blade on his own, but also comprehended the Transparent World while fighting against Kokushibo.
After Kyojuro comprehended the Transparent World, he hurriedly passed on this experience to Himejima Gyomei.
While exploring on his own and fighting Kyojuro, he experienced the Transparent World in the process. Through repeated practice, he successfully awakened the Transparent World and greatly increased his strength.
Just as Chika said, once there is one, there will be two, and once there is two, there will be three. Now, none of the nine Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps are mediocre. All they lack is time to grow steadily.
Because of the lack of time, they could only force themselves to activate their markings in a rushed manner.
Given enough time, I believe that even without Chika's interference, Kyojuro would be able to grasp the true meaning of the Transparent World.
If given time, how far could Muichiro Tokito, a genius who became a Pillar-level fighter after only two months of wielding a sword, grow?
If given time, Gyomei Himejima could have forged the strongest physique in 300 years at the young age of 27, a feat that Kokushibo marveled at. His growth potential would have been far greater than that.
The pillars chatted around Chinatsu, who was surrounded by them and frowned slightly, looking as if she was about to wake up.
Everyone immediately shut their mouths, exchanged glances, and then turned around and walked in the opposite direction of the empty training ground. Thinking that keeping such a distance would not disturb Qianxia, they each began their morning exercises.
Chinatsu believes that the Stone Pillar and Flame Pillar's mastery of the Transparent World is a "guaranteed" outcome, but who wants to end up with only the "guaranteed" result when pulling cards? Having more characters increases combat power and provides hope for survival.
In another corner of the training area where Chinatsu was sleeping and resting, Tanjiro, who had woken up in Chinatsu's mansion, noticed that Chinatsu's door was open. He then excitedly followed the scent of his older sister to the training area.
When he discovered that Chika was sleeping, he immediately shut his mouth and, understanding the others' intentions, ran to another corner of the training area to join them in their training.
The sun, hanging high in the sky, continued to rise, and from morning to noon, as the sun's position changed, the shade above Chika's head gradually became less reliable, and the blazing sunlight shone on Chika's face. In a daze, Chika opened her eyes.
"Ha~ It's...noon already~ I was just thinking of taking a short nap..." Chinatsu stretched and yawned loudly.
Late at night, she practiced her sword skills alone in the training area. Her physique was already more prone to fatigue than that of ordinary people, but she still endured the exhaustion and sleepiness to complete the training volume she had set for herself.
I randomly found a big tree to lean against and wanted to rest for a while, but who knew that I would close my eyes for seven or eight hours.
Qianxia rubbed her eyes groggily, and after taking a few deep breaths of cool air to clear her head, she saw a group of people diligently training in the distance.
Under such rigorous training, everyone's strength far surpassed their state before activating their Demon Slayer Marks in the original work, and even their state after activating their Marks was not much different.
That's the point of this training camp!
After a short rest, Chika wanted to join the group to begin her new round of training. Just then, her gaze shifted slightly and fell on Giyu Tomioka, who was standing alone, wielding his Nichirin Blade, some distance away from the group.
It's not that people hate you, but what's with this aura of "keep away"?
Chinatsu sighed helplessly. Although she always joked that everyone disliked Tomioka Giyuu, it was just a joke. In reality, everyone's opinion of Tomioka Giyuu was like this:
Shinobu Kocho: I think he should talk more.
Kyojuro: His voice was too soft to hear clearly, but he was a hard-working person!
Uzui Tengen: Gloomy! He always has a mournful face!
Muichiro: An unmoving display item...
Mitsuri: She's a bit quiet, but her shy and hesitant manner is quite cute!
Obanai: Ugh, she looks at me like I'm so unfortunate, it makes me so angry.
Himejima Gyomei: Not very good at chatting, but seemed quite happy when chatting with Kocho Shinobu.
Chika briefly recalled the section in the Demon Slayer official guidebook where the nine Pillars evaluated each other, and her expression became somewhat awkward.
Well... overall it's actually not bad~
Chinatsu picked up the scabbard of her Nichirin Blade and ran quickly toward the lone Tomioka Giyuu.
Here comes the loner!
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