"Three, two, one, go!"
The two seemingly quiet and gentle women suddenly began to exert their strength, and Qianxia's eyes widened as she exerted her own strength.
Mitsuri... she's unleashed her power!
Her muscles were taut, revealing the perfect muscle lines that would shock countless fitness enthusiasts from Mi Li's small body.
For a moment, Chika even experienced hallucinations, as if the person in front of her was not Miri at all, but a giant rock hundreds of feet high.
This is absolutely outrageous!
Chinatsu's arm went limp and she was almost instantly killed by Miri. Fortunately, Chinatsu managed to stabilize herself at the last moment. Otherwise, it would have been too embarrassing to be killed before she could even muster her strength.
Seeing that Chinatsu unleashed a power that rivaled hers at the critical moment, Mitsuri paused for a moment before revealing an excited expression.
They eat the same amount and have the same strength!
We're definitely of the same kind!
Miri excitedly increased her strength again, but after stabilizing herself, Chika also began to increase her strength. The two hands, which were originally one-sided, gradually moved closer to the center. After colliding for about a minute, the two were locked in a stalemate, neither able to get the other's hand even a centimeter closer to the stone tabletop.
Mitsuri: That's amazing! I used all my strength!
Chinatsu: Eight times the muscle density... That's terrifying. And this is just the power she gained purely through talent. If she used this talent to train her strength in a targeted way, I'm afraid no one in the Demon Slayer Corps, except for the Stone Pillar, would be able to defeat her.
In terms of wrist strength, Mitsuri, who has eight times the muscle density, is not actually the strongest, but only at an average level.
Because Mitsuri is ultimately a girl who loves beauty, she was even ashamed of her powerful strength in her early years. Now, she has such power purely because of her talent, and she has never done any targeted training in terms of strength.
Looking at her hand, which she couldn't advance any further despite using all her strength, Chika was secretly pleased. After all, she could kill Tanjiro in a matter of seconds when they arm-wrestled. Now that there was someone whose strength was close to hers, Chika felt her blood boiling.
My own strength... hasn't reached its limit yet!
Chinatsu's eyes seemed to burn with fierce fire, and Mitsuri could clearly feel the power that Chinatsu was exerting on her was increasing.
Miri pursed her lips and closed her eyes, unwilling to admit defeat, she also increased her strength. Both of them were increasing their strength, neither of them wanted to lose to the other. Under the circumstances of both of them increasing their strength, a very helpless ending occurred.
The stone table beneath their elbows...
It cracked.
Bang!!!
The stone table was cracked by the weight of the two people's elbows. After reaching its limit, it shattered on the spot and turned into countless pieces of stone. Since there was no support, Chika and Miri both shuddered and took a step forward with a thud, their heads bumping together.
The two men were strong, but their heads weren't as hard as Tanjiro's. With a loud thud, their heads hit the ground, and both of them cried out in pain.
They sat down on the ground, both reaching out to cover their heads where they had bumped into someone. They looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
"Chika, you're amazing! You have such strength. You must eat even more than me! Let's go out for a meal together sometime. I heard there's a restaurant in the city that lets you eat as much as you want for a certain period of time for a certain amount of money!"
Mitsuri's eyes sparkled, and Chinatsu said, "Next time for sure, next time for sure."
The two got up from the ground, brushed the dust off their clothes, and said that although the stone table was broken, it was just a minor incident that needed to be reported, and their lord would not blame them for such a small matter.
In the arm wrestling match just now, both Chika and Miri broke through their limits, even if only by a tiny bit.
Indeed, competing against stronger opponents helps improve one's strength.
It's not that I look down on Tanjiro. Tanjiro has also mastered "Total Concentration Breathing - Normal Mode" and can also use Water Breathing and Hinokami Kagura. The configurations are the same. The biggest difference between the two is their basic stats.
Logically, even if the two couldn't break through their limits immediately during practice, they would both improve significantly over time. However, the result was that Chika fell into a bottleneck.
The answer is that Tanjiro is just too gentle.
When it comes to killing demons, Tanjiro can still use his full strength, but when it comes to humans, Tanjiro subconsciously holds back, which often results in Chinatsu instantly killing Tanjiro as the end of their sparring sessions.
If it's just basic training, with everyone working together towards a common goal, Tanjiro is a qualified training partner. His cheerful personality is inspiring.
However, if it's a real, physical clash, the effect is the opposite.
Chinatsu fell into a brief silence as she pondered, just as the Flame Pillar, Rengoku Kyojuro, happened to pass by. Chinatsu was lost in thought and didn't notice him, but Mitsuri beside her cheerfully raised her arm to greet Kyojuro.
"Master of Purgatory!"
Upon hearing Mitsuri's voice, Kyojuro turned his head and noticed Mitsuri and Chinatsu not far away. He stopped, changed direction, and strode over.
“Mitsuri, as I said before, we are all Pillars now, so we don’t need to use the word ‘Master’ anymore,” Kyojuro said with a smile.
"Hehe, although... but... sometimes I still can't help it~" Mitsuri stuck out her tongue and replied playfully.
Before becoming the Love Pillar, Mitsuri was a disciple of the Flame Pillar, learning Flame Breathing. However, she did not have the talent to learn Flame Breathing. In the end, she used Flame Breathing as a blueprint to create her own Love Breathing, which was unique to her. After becoming a Pillar, she was given the name "Love Pillar".
As Kyojuro approached Chika's side, Chika's thoughts were instantly interrupted. She looked up in surprise at Kyojuro Rengoku standing to her left, her gaze trembling slightly.
Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Pillar, is 20 years old and 177 cm tall. He is a user of Flame Breathing and is self-taught, relying solely on books. He enjoys a high reputation and is extremely strong within the Demon Slayer Corps. The fighting spirit he generates during battle is even described by Upper Moon Three as "approaching the highest realm".
Chinatsu's gaze became somewhat intense, and this intense gaze naturally fell into Kyojuro's eyes as well.
"Mr. Purgatory... are you free now?"
"Although there are still some trivial matters to attend to, if you want to have a match with me, those matters can be postponed!"
Kyojuro smiled faintly and reached out to grasp the scabbard of his Nichirin Blade, which was tucked into his waistband.
He could sense the girl's intentions, and he would not refuse them. He also wanted to see just how strong the girl who had defeated the Lower Moon Demon was.
He had a subtle premonition that Chinatsu might bring him, and even the entire Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, a huge surprise…
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