"I'm so sorry, my father has been like this ever since my mother passed away. He's been mentally unstable," Kyojuro said apologetically to Tanjiro.
Tanjiro quickly waved his hands to indicate that he was alright, and at the same time, he felt that what Kyojuro's father said made a lot of sense.
I was really too weak. Even though the other party was Mr. Rengoku's father, I shouldn't have reacted so slowly. I only took one step back and in the end, I still needed my sister and Mr. Rengoku's help.
We must become stronger!
After exchanging pleasantries outside the door and calming down, the group entered the Rengoku family mansion and went to Kyojuro's room. After a short while, Kyojuro handed the "Book of the Flame Pillars of All Time" to Chika.
This book can only be written by each Flame Pillar. The other Pillars are not so important. The most important one is the First Flame Pillar, whose part records the contents about the Hinokami Kagura.
Tanjiro was incredibly excited standing next to Chinatsu, because he was finally going to learn the origin of his Hinokami Kagura.
Chika, who was holding the book, remained calm, because he didn't even need to turn the page; he already knew the outcome.
As Chika casually flipped through the book, it didn't matter which page it was, because most of the book's contents had been torn out by Makijuro.
Although she already knew in her heart, seeing this scene directly still made Qianxia's lips twitch slightly. She thought to herself that the tearing technique was quite impressive; she couldn't even read a complete sentence.
Upon seeing this, Kyojuro and Senjuro, who were standing beside him, immediately looked apologetic and explained, "It looks like... Father tore this up."
"But you don't need to worry. Although Father tore it up, he must know. I'll go ask him right now!" Kyojuro stood up from his seat and prepared to walk towards Makijuro.
Before Qianxia could even say "Wait!", he had already opened and closed the door and walked out.
Kyojuro walked step by step along the corridor of the mansion, not only to find out the truth for Chika and the others, but also to have a heart-to-heart talk with his father.
The father was essentially a very good person. He took meticulous care of them when they were young. Although he was often away from home, in their hearts, he was the best father.
At this moment, Makijuro was sitting outside his room, drinking alone and gazing into the distance.
Sun Breathing, the origin of breathing...
During the Warring States period, all sorts of demons roamed freely.
A man named Yoriichi Tsugikuni was born in this era. He was born with a birthmark. Normally, people with birthmarks would not live past the age of 25, but he was different. He lived until he died of old age.
He possessed extraordinary talent and created the Sun Breathing technique and sword skills. Other followers, even if they imitated him, could not grasp the essence and could only practice the branch breathing techniques that extended from the Sun Breathing. These branch breathing techniques were called "basic breathing methods" in the later generations when the Sun Breathing was forgotten.
The Ghost King is very strong; he is the strongest being at the top of this worldview.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni is stronger; he stands at the pinnacle of this worldview.
Back then, the arrogant and self-assured Demon King encountered Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who was in his prime. The Demon King only glanced at the man before him before being chopped into thousands of pieces of flesh. Terrified, the Demon King turned and ran away, leaving him with a deep psychological trauma.
Even such a powerful man could not completely kill the Demon King during his lifetime. He once sent a letter to the First Flame Pillar and wrote down his experiences in it. The First Flame Pillar recorded this in the "Book of the Flame Pillars of All Generations", which was seen by Makijuro.
Even the powerful figure who created and used divine skills back then failed to kill the Ghost King. How could we swordsmen, who can't use divine skills and can only use clumsy imitations, possibly defeat such a Ghost King?
As Makijuro drank his sorrowful sake, he couldn't help but recall the contents of the "Book of the Flame Pillars" he had read, which contained the words of the first Flame Pillar. His mood became increasingly depressed.
He did not want Kyojuro to join the Demon Slayer Corps. He believed that he, Kyojuro, and all those who could not use Sun Breathing were not blessed by the heavens, and that only death awaited them on the path of demon slaying.
While accepting his fate, he still retained a sliver of fighting spirit that refused to accept it, and it was precisely because of this that he suffered so much.
As Makijuro thought this, he wanted to take another sip of sake, but found that his sake jug was empty.
He reluctantly got up to refill the sake jug, and just then, Kyojuro came to his side.
"Father."
Kyojuro handed Makijuro a cup of hangover tea. Makijuro had been fond of drinking before he became despondent, but back then his wife, Ryuka, was still alive and could keep an eye on him. If he drank too much, Ryuka would pour him a cup of hangover tea.
Makijuro looked at the hangover tea that Kyojuro offered but didn't reach out to take it. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Why are you here? Don't you have guests to entertain? Don't stay here, you're annoying."
Kyojuro smiled, completely unmoved. He placed the hangover tea on the floor next to him and sat down as well.
He didn't immediately talk to his father about Chinatsu Tanjiro, but simply spoke as "son" and "father".
"I will fulfill my father's dream, and I will not die until then," Kyojuro said, looking straight ahead without turning to look at Makijuro.
“Utterly foolish. People like us who have no talent will only have death as our final destination. Even the chosen ones of the Warring States period couldn’t kill the Demon King. How can we possibly do it?” Makijuro still didn’t agree with Kyojuro, but his words were much gentler than before.
Kyojuro fell silent for a moment after hearing his father's words. His smile disappeared, replaced by an unusual seriousness and earnestness.
“Father, the chosen ones of the Warring States period that you speak of are truly pathetic in my eyes.”
Kyojuro's words startled Makijuro, who was sitting next to him, causing him to turn his head sharply to look at him.
Tragic? Who? The chosen one?
Kyojuro continued, “Father, according to your thinking, the Pillars of the Warring States period must have felt inferior because they were ‘incompetent.’ Because of this inferiority, they placed the responsibility of slaying the Demon King entirely on the shoulders of the chosen one. How lonely the chosen one must be! Isn’t that tragic?”
Kokugenichi, the chosen one of the Warring States period.
He was neglected by his father from a young age because twins were considered an ominous symbol, and although his mother loved him, she was ill and passed away not long after.
Although he met the love of his life after leaving home, his wife was brutally killed by a demon when she was about to give birth. He picked up a sword with a heavy sense of guilt and became the strongest swordsman in the Warring States period, standing at the top of the mountain of swordsmen.
Even the strongest swordsman could not save his beloved brother, turning him into a demon and his enemy.
As a child, I was unable to save my ailing mother.
He was unable to save his beloved wife when he was young.
He was unable to keep his beloved elder brother, whom he had respected since childhood, in his prime.
When he was old and faced with his brother who had become a demon, he was too soft-hearted to kill him with one blow. But when he was about to strike again, he died of old age.
During his long journey, he had relatives, friends, and comrades-in-arms, but in the end, he was all alone.
How can a lonely strongman not be pitiful?
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