Chapter 72

【“Dear audience friends, everyone - where is the applause?”】

The final battle is completely over. Because of Muzan Kibutsuji's tragic death, almost all the demons have been destroyed.

The only demon still alive is Yushiro. Nezuko had been injected with a drug that could turn her back into a human during the final battle. Although the process was painful, she has now successfully turned back into a human.

"...Nezuko!" Good brother Tanjiro burst into tears and immediately rushed over to hug his sister who had turned back into a human, "It's too high, Nezuko, Nezuko..."

In sharp contrast to Tanjiro's excitement is Yushiro——

During the decisive battle, Yushiro lost his most respected wife, Mrs. Tamayo.

In fact, Tamayo could have survived as long as she injected herself with the drug that would turn her back into a human before Muzan died.

But she didn't.

Maybe she was too tired to live, maybe she had no more worries after her revenge, maybe she had long wanted to see her children and husband who had long since passed away...

Yushiro respects her choice.

"It seems like I want to see Miss Tamayo again..."

Yushiro was squatting in the room he and Mrs. Tamayo used to live in, mumbling to himself, when suddenly a phantom light board appeared in front of him. He recognized it almost instantly - it was the screen that Shinobu Kocho had mentioned.

At the same time, an identical small screen also appeared in front of Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Inosuke Hashibira, Genya Fushigawa, Kanao Kurikara, and others.

【“I’m sure everyone is looking forward to today! Yes! Today is the PK day that everyone is looking forward to!”

"PK Day, as the name suggests, on this day, the teachers of Guiyue Academy will PK with the teachers of Guiyue Academy. The game will be a best-of-five game. The winning academy will receive the 'championship, the most powerful gift package of the PK game'."

"Let me introduce myself, the host from Demon Slayer Academy, Madoka!"

Next to him, a child wearing the school uniform of Guiyue Academy nodded and adjusted the position of the speaker: "I am [Lei] from Guiyue Academy, the host of Guiyue Academy."】

Tanjiro had learned everything about the screen from Sakonji Rintataki. In a sense, the screen helped him quickly turn his sister back into a human. He smiled at the screen and said, "That's great! I didn't expect that something like this would happen somewhere I didn't know about. That's great."

Zenitsu also learned about the screen from Kuwashima Jigoro, but his reaction was completely different. He screamed, "What the hell - is this thing watching me all the time? This is too scary ah ah ah -"

As for Inosuke? He didn't understand what was on it at all. He took a look at it with little interest, and then jumped up and down in the mountains, waving the two knives he picked up.

【Madoka: "Now, please welcome the principal of our Demon Slayer Academy! Everyone, give him a round of applause!"

The screen turned to the judge, [Kamiyashiki Yoya], who was sitting on the judges' seat. Principal [Kamiyashiki] picked up the microphone and smiled warmly: "In the PK competition between our school and Kizuki School, the judges always adhered to the principle of fairness and justice and never favored any school."

"Our school will never do something like that, where the audience members are biased in their votes."

Muzan Muzan felt that he was being played tricks on him. He glared at Uzumaki Yoya viciously, then blinked at Rui, signaling him to give him the right to speak.

[Lei] waited for [Sawamura Yoya] to finish speaking before he slowly spoke: "Now, please welcome the principal of Kizuki Academy [Kibutsuji Muru] with applause to give a speech."

[Muzan Kibutsuji] snatched the microphone fixed on the table, stood up, stepped on the table, and sneered: "Our PK competition has always been fair and just, and there has never been any unfairness. If you find any, please report it. The prize money will be paid by Kizuki Academy."

"And, in the final PK competition, the winner must be me!"

Madoka: "Um... um... Principal Muzan, could you please get down from the table first?"]

"I didn't expect to see such a Muzan Muzan... It's quite interesting. At least he's much more interesting than the Muzan Muzan we have here." Uzumaki Yoya and Uzumaki Amane looked at each other and shrugged.

Because Muzan Kibutsuji Muzan was completely destroyed, the curse on Ubuyashiki Yoya's face no longer spread, and even showed signs of disappearing.

After persuading [Muzan Kibutsuji Murei] to sit back in his seat, Madoka began to announce the PK content of this year's PK competition.

"The content of this year's PK competition was decided by Demon Slayer Academy. It's 'Educational competition, who is your favorite teacher?' As always, the participants are decided on the spot! Well, without further ado, let's start the first game. Please welcome - Demon Slayer Academy's physical education teacher, Tomioka Giyuu; Kizuki Academy's physical education teacher, Komaji - applause to welcome them!"

[Tired]: "Now please ask the two contestants to move to the playground together. By the way, let's move the camera to the playground and watch the teaching methods of the two teachers."】

"It's definitely [Giyuu] who wins!" said Santo, one of Giyuu Toioka's friends and family.

"[Giyuu] will definitely win." Makomo, the second of Giyuu Toioka's friends and relatives, affirmed.

"Mr. Giyuu and Upper Three, they must support Mr. Giyuu, Master Rintaki, right?" The third of Giyuu Tomioka's friends and relatives - Tanjiro blinked.

"Yeah." The fourth of Toioka Giyuu's relatives and friends, Rindoka Sakonji, nodded.

[The camera moves to the playground. Giyuu Tomioka and Komaharu are each leading a class, with serious expressions on their faces.

In the audience, [Uzui Tengen] said in a trembling voice: "Who signed up for [Tomioka]? Do you think we didn't lose fast enough?"

"I heard that he signed up himself." [Shinobu Kocho] had a heavy expression, as if she had already foreseen a tragic future in which Demon Slayer Academy would lose to Kizuki Academy and she would be suppressed and mocked by [Douma].

"Actually...Mr. [Tomioka] should be okay?" [Kanroji Mitsuri] said hesitantly.

"Look, did you see that?" [Uzui Tengen] pointed weakly at [Satsuma] [Makomo] [Rinta Sakonji] in front of him, "Except for the group of friends and relatives in front, no one in the whole game thought that [Tomioka] could win."

"But I was lucky in the first game. At least both of them were physical education teachers, so there was no subject suppression."

Subject suppression: When teachers A and B in the first group compete, assuming that teacher A is a math teacher and teacher B is an art teacher, then of course art attracts more attention from the audience than math, and everyone will subconsciously pay attention to B instead of A. 】

Outside the screen, Tengen Uzui also didn't quite believe in Tomioka's ability to teach - not to mention anything else, just the fact that [Tomioka], [Iguro] and [Fuzuigawa] were collectively known as the Three Demons made him feel that [Tomioka] was bound to lose.

"[Tomioka], even though it feels like you have little chance of winning, I will still support you in spirit!"

Tomioka Giyu: “…”

【“Wow, the first PK is actually Mr. [Tomioka], what a king bomb!” One of the judges [Zenitsu Agatsuma] said with a look of relief, “Fortunately we are the judges, we don’t have to attend the big devil’s class… Tsk tsk tsk tsk, I can’t imagine how miserable the class that Mr. [Tomioka] took to the competition must be.”

Judge 2 [Tanjiro Kamado]: "Actually... is Mr. [Tomioka]'s class pretty good?"

The third judge [Inosuke Hinahira] chewed his sandwich angrily—he really wanted to take a physical education class. 】

"What! That [Tomioka Giyuu], is he the Water Pillar here? No! If he knew that I evaluated him like this, I would be dead! Save me, brother! Brother——"

"Who is your eldest brother?" Xiao Yue rolled his eyes. "Who has the time to play tricks on you when there are no ghosts left? Do you think the pillars are all free?"

【“Huh, why is Mr. Komaji the first one to come up? I’ve signed up, too?” Douma swayed his body. “Huh, but compared to competing with grown men, I still prefer to compete with beautiful girls, like the Butterfly sisters in Demon Slayer Academy, or… ah, I heard that a super beautiful art teacher named Mitsuri Kanroji will be coming to Demon Slayer Academy in a few days, did you guys know?”

[Kanae Kocho] and [Shinobu Kocho] suddenly felt a chill. [Shinobu Kocho] quickly turned her head and stared at the trembling Douma who was laughing.

[Kanroji Mitsuri] got goosebumps all over her body. [Iguro Obana] next to her noticed the uncomfortable look in her eyes and thought that [Kanroji] was not used to the temperature of the venue, so she took off her coat and covered her with it. 】

"wuuuuuu~" Uzui Tengen said. Then, he suddenly realized something and stared at Kanroji Mitsuri and Iguro Obanai with a sharp gaze. He grinned: "Hey, hey, you two, how's the progress?"

Kanroji Mitsuri's face instantly turned red. Iguro Obanai rolled her eyes at him and said, "What does it have to do with you?"

"He has already confessed - Iguro confessed first." His good brother Fushigawa Miyabi interrupted, "He confessed on the day Muku died. You didn't know because you were not there. The two of them were standing under the first rays of sunlight in the morning, with Muku's phantom dust behind them. Iguro..."

"Shut up, Fuzugawa!" Iguro Obanai said viciously, "You are the only one who has a big mouth!"

[“Hello, Demon Slayer Academy, Tomioka Giyuu.”

"Hello to you too, Kigetsu Gakuen, Komaji."

"What are they doing?" [Buzugawa Saneya] scratched his head in annoyance and complained, "Exchanging names and shaking hands? They are so familiar with each other, why are they still exchanging names? Didn't the dojo where they practiced swordsmanship since they were young be right next door? Didn't they, and [Rengoku], spar with each other since they were young?"

[Uzui Tengen] next to him: "He's too nervous. What nonsense is he talking about?"

[Rengoku Kyojuro] next to him: "Hmm! This is a tradition we have cultivated since we were young!"】