Chapter 395

"...To be honest, if it weren't for the inability to use spirit particle transfer to add mission members, I really hope you can find a guy with the power of "Nega Rebirth"." When this meeting of the pillars was coming to an end, Abe Haruaki suddenly complained to the two people in the control room, "If you put the inherent barrier there, you can send Muzan Muzan to death."

"…Why don't we pass Tenshou to you?" Lancermello suggested to Abe Haruaki, "Although it is recorded that Muzan Muzan has almost no weaknesses except sunlight, anyone who can be judged as alive cannot resist the damage of the life distance bullet Dead Counter."

"There's no one there who can pick up the black gun." After loading the black gun once, Fujimaru Ritsuka held his chin in his hand and fell into deep thought. "Although I really want to say that using a black gun to fight Muzan Muzan is a bit of a waste of talent... But it seems, indeed, very suitable! Even sunlight is not needed, as long as there is vitality and destiny that can be loaded as ammunition, he can be solved with one shot."

"Come to think of it, the real thing from Atlas Academy is actually the type that can only cause damage to objects that rely on true ether to function, right?" Abe Haruaki asked Lancermello.

"Ah, because it's a replica I made, I expanded the scope of effectiveness to include all objects with the concept of life." Lansemello nodded and looked away, "Compared to Atlas's magic bullet, it's more like something like Balor's magic eye - of course, you need to pay a sufficient price to activate this conceptual weapon."

"Mashu can use Lord Haruaki's Noble Phantasm to transfer over, but I can't - if I can't reload bullets, the Black Gun will be completely useless, right?" Fujimaru Ritsuka has already begun to think about using the Black Gun to fight as a prerequisite for the decisive battle plan, "Only those who 'live in the present' can use the Black Gun and reload bullets... Our members are all Heroic Spirits..."

"Then let's look for the members of the Demon Slayer Corps." Abe Haruaki smiled and held his face, excluding all the living people on the scene from the selection range. "However, everyone here should be excluded - even if the Insect Pillar has obtained the protection of the inhibitory force, it is still far from the amount required to fully load a magic bullet."

"If we want to use the Black Gun as the core of the combat plan, I suggest that we make preparations based on the combat records between New Chaldea and Demeter." Lansemello crossed his arms, frowned, and fell into deep thought. "First, we must have enough combat power to ensure the safety of the shooting position, and we must also open up a trajectory to aim at Muzan Muzan and shoot steadily..."

"We'll need a lot of people." Abe Haruaki summarized to the two of them, looking at Ouyashiki Yoshiya who was sitting in the center of everyone's sight, "I can't move a formation like the meteor shower in the Temple of Time just by using my Noble Phantasm. In this regard, it would be better to rely on the Demon Slayer Corps as the main force... After all, they still need intensive training."

"In fact, it should be possible to use Krilono Mia directly." Lansemello suggested to Abe Haruaki, "Although your Noble Phantasm cannot smuggle people of higher levels than you over, it should be possible to use the Spirit Transfer System to transport Krilono Mia as supplies."

"Let's forget about it." Abe Haruaki rejected Lansemello's proposal. "The previous methods did not directly involve the flesh and body of the 'living people'. Even if the curse of the Umayashiki is removed, their life span will only return to normal levels. But Krilonomia will cause them to have a life span far exceeding that of normal humans."

"That's just another form of ghost."

"I see." Lansemello blinked and replied to Abe Haruaki, "Then follow the pillar training you planned before - but it's better to limit the time. Even if we have mastered the coordinates of Muzan Muzan's base now, we can't guarantee that Muzan Muzan's base will not move in the future - so the preparation time should be as short as possible."

"Then let me adjust the arrangements for the final selection." Umayashiki Yoshiya joined the conversation between the three and proposed a feasible direction as the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, "Until the end of the next final selection, the Demon Slayer Corps will stop holding the final selection of Fujisouyama."

"And for all regular members to at least pass all items of the elementary pillar training - I think it should only take half a year at most to achieve this goal."

"That's nine months of preparation time." Yagen Toushirou quickly calculated the length of time and reminded everyone, "But there may not be anyone in the next batch of official team members who can use the black gun..."

"Oh, by the way, if we want to find someone who can use the black gun like the Master, are there any special signs?" Ms. Okita suddenly raised her hand and asked Fujimaru Ritsuka.

“Eh? If you ask me about a special symbol, I can’t think of one right now…” Fujimaru Ritsukami scratched his hair and looked at Lancermello for help. “But, roughly speaking, the vaguest direction is - the person chosen by the world. Just like Fujimaru-kun and I are the last protectors and saviors of mankind…”

"…Isn't this a sign?" Lancermello and Abe Haruaki exchanged glances. "The person we are looking for is the protagonist, the hero, of this story's 'world'."

"If we use Master as the standard and further refine the label, it is--" Abe Haruaki closed his eyes and began to report the common evaluation of Fujimaru Ritsuka by everyone in the Throne of Heroes, "He never gives up hope even in the face of fear, absolutely trusts his companions, knows good intentions but can do evil, is a good person but can tolerate evil, is abused by evil but can see through the good heart, and has the decisiveness of not dragging his feet."

"There probably isn't anyone who meets all the requirements, but it should be enough if one or two of them are met..." Lansemello blinked and looked at Ms. Okita, "Have you thought of anything?"

"I think I know who the person who meets the criteria is. Although I haven't had much contact with him, and now I don't think he has any similarities with the Master..." Ms. Okita took a deep breath and answered everyone, "But he should undoubtedly be the one favored by 'Destiny'."

"I should have mentioned that before, we prevented Muzan Kibutsuji from attacking the Kamado family...but in fact, Kamado Tanjiro was not at home that night."

"He is indeed favored by 'Destiny'." Fujimaru Ritsuka agreed with Ms. Okita's words, "Even if you hadn't shown up, he would have been able to perfectly avoid this attack - he is undoubtedly the one favored by 'Destiny'. And, you also mentioned that Muzan Muzan seemed to have specially chosen the Kamado family."

"According to the information we have, Muzan Kibutsuji is definitely the final boss villain - 'The only one who will be targeted by the final villain is the protagonist.' I think we can get the answer directly based on this 'rule'."

"However, Mr. Rinta's training program may be... a little too difficult for ordinary people." Ms. Okita silently turned her eyes away and lowered her voice guiltily, "Maybe by the time the next final selection is held, Tanjiro still hasn't passed Mr. Rinta's test..."

"Then let's change the arrangement of the Night Pillar training back to a battle within the Pillar." Abe Haruaki paused, turned his head and looked at Ouyashiki Yoya for his opinion, and sighed helplessly, "Please go and give him a small stove to improve his ability. If time goes on, even if the medical department has preserved Mumu's blood and can continue to lock the coordinates, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as the calculation this time."

"Then let's set nine months as the deadline for preparing for the decisive battle." Sagyashiki Yoshiya smiled and decided on the final arrangement, ending the meeting. "For the first three months, I'll have Ms. Okita go to Samagiri Mountain to help train Kamado Tanjiro, and for the next six months, I'll have to continue to have you help train my children - but in order to save time, let's cancel the difficulty level of the current Pillar training."

"After all, we don't have much time to prepare."

However, what surprised Ms. Okita was that when she returned to Samagiriyama this time, Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado had already cut down the ballast stones that Sakonji Rinnoka had prepared for them.

"I thought you were going to spend a lot of time on this, so I specially exchanged the mission arrangements with everyone and rushed back to see you two!" Ms. Okita, who was pretending to be an ordinary member of the Demon Slayer Corps, rubbed the two people's heads angrily at the beginning, but soon laughed again, "Really amazing, really amazing, this way you will definitely have no problem going to the final selection later."

"I'm sorry to trouble Miss Kikuhara..." Tanjiro Kamado smiled as he saved his and his sister's heads from Miss Okita's hands. "Nezuko and I just cut off the stun stone and missed the final selection held not long ago. Mr. Rintoku has already told us the time of the next final selection."

"Wouldn't it be better to have more time to improve your swordsmanship?" Ms. Okita pushed the two of them into the house, and greeted the old man who was staring at the stove in the house with a smile, "I'm back, Mr. Rintoki!"

"I received your letter a long time ago. Let's have hot pot today to celebrate Tanjiro and Nezuko cutting down the stone." Sakonji Rindoki, who was already used to getting along with Ms. Okita, naturally handed the wooden bowl full of vegetables to Tanjiro Kamado who was in the front. "After they pass the final selection, they can kill demons with you."

"We were able to cut through the slashing stone so quickly thanks to the key points Ms. Kikuhara told us before!" Tanjiro Kamado naturally handed the wooden bowl full of vegetables to his sister, sat down by the stove, and excitedly shared his experience with Ms. Okita, "Although I can't make the knife a part of my body like Ms. Kikuhara, after I am familiar with the knife I use, it will be easier to use than before!"

"And you successfully cut the ballast that Mr. Rindo had prepared?" Ms. Okita, who was familiar with Tanjiro Kamado's poor ability to describe, smiled and handed him the second bowl that Rindo Sakonji had newly filled. "Eat first. You must be very hungry after working so hard to cut the ballast."

"yes!"