Chapter 398

"Although the support team this time is the Round Table, the decisive battle is in the virtual space. After all, don't we have to rely on virtual diving to reach the battlefield?" Nobunaga crossed his arms and asked the control room on the other end of the communication, "Then why are there only those few Knights of the Round Table here?"

"Because the vehicle for virtual submersion is being built." Abe Haruaki answered Lord Nobunaga, while explaining to the people who had gathered at the headquarters for a meeting during the afternoon break, "The Demon Slayer Corps has too many people, and the original vehicles can't accommodate them at all, so they can only rebuild them here. I originally thought that according to the Demon Slayer Corps and the secrecy of the demons, there wouldn't be many people..."

"But I didn't expect that the Demon Slayer Corps has twice as many people as Chaldea in its heyday. I can only ask Mr. Merlin, who is also from the Round Table, to build a vehicle of the right size for you." Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed and changed the subject. "Come to think of it, the last round of the final selection was completed this morning, right?"

"Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado first went back to Samagiri Mountain to meet their trainer Sakonji Rindo, and then, under the guidance of Kame, they came to Chouya to meet their family." The white-haired girl accompanying Ubuyashiki Yoya announced the route of the Kamado siblings after leaving Fujisugaya in a calm tone. "Finally, Nezuko Kamado arrived at the location of the first stage of the Pillar training, and Tanjiro Kamado was transported to the headquarters."

"Before, when the senior loaded the black gun, he used the Command Seal as a medium..." Mash stood next to Bedivere and asked another person in the communication projection, "But Tanjirou Kamado is not the savior of any Servant - although he has the qualifications to load ammunition, he does not have the Command Seal as a medium. How can he complete the loading?"

"Breathing technique." Lansemello answered Mash's question, "Over and over again, day after day, endlessly... this is the sun."

The Knights of the Round Table all focused their attention on a certain blond man.

"...I'm not talking about that guy." Lancer-Melo decisively added a patch to his previous words, stopping the Knights of the Round Table from thinking about the title of the Knight of the Sun Gawain, "Why don't you just ask Luomen directly - although he may not remember it clearly himself, he should be able to remember it if someone specifically asks him."

"What if he can't remember?" Iguro Obane objected.

"It's nothing more than engraving three Command Seals on him as well." Lancer Mello looked at Mashu and offered another solution. "Although it's not the same world, it can be established with the element of fairies - fairy knights own territories, so it's normal for knights to collect taxes from the people in their territories, right?"

"The existence tax of the fairy kingdom... I hope it won't develop to this point." Bedivere smiled helplessly and changed the dangerous topic. "Didn't they say that the child has been brought to the headquarters? Can he be brought to this meeting as well?"

After Kamado Tanjiro had his blindfold, nasal congestion and earplugs removed, the first person he saw was Miss Okita who was standing in front of him.

"Ms. Kikuhara...!?!"

"Leave the explanation to me this time." Okiyashiki Yoya smiled at Ms. Okita who had just stepped away, and looked sideways at Kamado Tanjiro who was standing at the edge of the courtyard, "Come closer, kid."

After Ubuyashiki Yoya finished his explanation, the impatient Fuzuigawa Saneya rushed ahead of everyone else and loudly asked Kamado Tanjiro the question about breathing techniques and the sun - if there hadn't been a string of Servants in between, Abe Haruaki, who had been staying behind Ubuyashiki Yoya, had no doubt that Fuzuigawa Saneya would have directly shaken Kamado Tanjiro.

——It’s like shaking a lottery stick at a shrine.

"I learned water breathing."

Tanjiro Kamado's straightforward answer once again choked many people to death.

"It's not about the breathing method you learned in the Demon Slayer Corps." Merlin appeared in the courtyard from a distance away from Abe Haruaki and Kocho Shinobu, and explained to the confused Kamado Tanjiro with a smile, "It's about a breathing method that allows you to keep fighting as long as you breathe correctly."

——If you breathe correctly, you can keep dancing.

Tanjiro Kamado suddenly remembered what his father once said to him.

"If it's a breathing method, I really don't know." Tanjiro Kamado shook his head to everyone and answered seriously, "But if it's 'keep going...on', I think the Kagura dance that has been passed down in my family fits this point."

"Kagura dance?"

The members of the Demon Slayer Corps showed surprised expressions.

"Because my family is engaged in the charcoal business, we have to offer Kagura dance to the God of Fire at the beginning of each year." Tanjiro Kamado explained to everyone what he knew. "Although my father was frail, he could even dance Kagura dance continuously for a whole day and night in the heavy snow. My father once told me, 'If you breathe correctly, you can keep dancing.'"

"Can you dance?" Abe Haruaki suddenly asked, "Can you show us your Kagura dance? It doesn't have to be very coherent, just show us the complete moves."

"Eh?" Tanjiro Kamado blinked in confusion.

"It's better to see it with your own eyes than to tell you orally." Abe Haruaki looked at the two Sabers who had learned the breathing method and explained to Kamado Tanjiro, "The pillars gathered here can be called experts in the study of breathing methods in this era. What exactly is your Kagura dance? It would be better to let them confirm it with their own eyes."

In order to reduce the danger, Yoya Yashiki asked In to replace the Sun Ring Sword in Tanjiro Kamado's hand with the props of the Kagura dance - and then the people standing in the courtyard dispersed to the wall, leaving a large enough space for Tanjiro Kamado.

"As expected, breathing is very important." After Kamado Tanjiro finished demonstrating the Kagura dance, Ms. Okita answered Abe Haruaki, "Even for us, it is impossible to replicate this set of movements so easily - only special breathing can support people to use this set of movements non-stop."

"Isn't it because there's a problem with your panel that you can't do it?" Mordred tilted his head.

"The 'we' she mentioned includes more than just the two of them." Gawain sighed and frowned as he asked Mordred, "Didn't you try this move?"

"…Have you tried it?"

"Isn't it natural for us to try a completely new way of fighting?" Galahad, who had returned to the headquarters at some point, looked at Mordred. "Besides, there are always people who think that they are not affected by the 'Innocent Monster' curse, and want to prove that just because those two can't do it doesn't mean they can't try it."

"Lancelot was forced to try it by you and Mashu," Merlin muttered in the corner.

"Not only does it require special breathing to maintain, the person who can use this kind of breathing must also be special." Fujimaru Ritsuka blinked and exchanged glances with Lancer Mello, "The breathing methods that were previously recorded have all been tried by the Sabers, and there has never been a situation where they could not be reproduced..."

"Then there is only one answer." Lancer Mello answered Fujimaru Ritsuka, staring at Tanjiro Kamado with a frown, "The powerful force will not only destroy the enemy, but also destroy oneself - the power of that breathing method is not something that ordinary people can withstand. But Kamado doesn't look like he is very suitable for this breathing method..."

"We've come this far, we have no choice but to do it anyway." Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed and looked at Mashu who was standing with Galahad. "The next important thing is to let Tanjiro Kamado use this breathing method non-stop - as for the origin or records, please just look for it in your spare time."

"He needs to use this breathing method at least once without any pause to complete the loading of the black gun."

“Is this the result of the program’s calculation?”

"No, it's my experience and intuition as a savior, Deputy Director."

Half a year later.

"The God of Fire Kagura Enma!"

The scorching flames like the rising sun drew an arc in the dark forest and flew towards the instructor opposite.

"Snake Breathing·Form 1·Crossing the Snake."

Iguro Obanai, who was caught up because of her running habit, avoided the attack of Kamado Tanjiro and swung back with a curved sword like a snake.

"Flower Breathing·One Type·Kasuga Sakura."

Okita-kun, who had been standing in front of him, rushed towards Kamado Tanjiro, and the pink blade of his sword flashed brilliantly in front of the boy's eyes.

“Too slow!”

At this moment, a cross shield flew from behind Tanjiro Kamado, and the strong wind even broke many trees in the forest.

——There is another side with no one! But...

Gasping heavily, Tanjiro Kamado withdrew his gaze from the only direction where no one was blocking him, tightly gripped the Nichirin Sword in his hand, and slashed with all his might in the direction of Iguro Obanai.

"The God of Fire Kagura, Biraten!"

"The God of Fire Kagura: The Burning Sun Red Mirror!"

Tanjiro Kamado used his burning breathing to break through the encirclement and kept using sword moves forward. He did not notice that the people behind him stopped chasing him and started chatting directly at the battle scene.

"He's such a smart kid. Lord Haruaki and Mr. Merlin worked together to hide our tracks, but in the end he still chose to go in Mr. Okiguro's direction." Bedivere led Kashuu Kiyomitsu from the direction where there was no one. He tilted his head to look at Tanjiro Kamado's sword skills that illuminated the night. "I hope he can pass the test and go back to the battlefield."

"Tonight is the night of the final battle." Iguro Obana wanted to catch up and put more pressure on Kamado Tanjiro in the last bit of time, but when the crow landed on a nearby branch, her eyes widened in surprise, "...The time has come."

Merlin used a simple recovery magic on Tanjiro Kamado, who had failed the test at the last minute and fell to the ground almost unable to move, and brought the boy back to the courtyard of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. The other members of the team had received the notice of the final mission earlier and were secretly moved into the vehicle for this virtual dive, waiting for the battle to begin.

"I will stay in the real world to maintain the inherent barrier to protect the headquarters, so I will not participate in this battle." Abe Haruaki once again explained his situation to the people who were restored to the best condition by Merlin, and watched them enter the train that was transformed into a virtual diving device together with the Umayashiki family, "Then..."

"I wish you all good luck in your military career."

Tonight's full moon has begun to set, and there are only four hours left before sunrise.