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Chapter 29 - It is well known that the Demon Slayer Corps has ten levels

"Ding!"

"The second stage of the 'Join the Demon Slayer Corps' quest has been released!"

"As is well known, the Demon Slayer Corps only has ten ranks: Pillar, Kinoe, Kinoto, Hinoe, Hinoto, Tsuchinoe, Tsuchinoto, Kanoe, Kanoto, and Mizunoto. Since you have already joined the Demon Slayer Corps, your next step is to become a Pillar!"

"Reward: Transparent World + Silver Treasure Chest!"

… …

Kamihara Tetsuya, who was talking to Gyomei Himejima, almost spat out a mouthful of saliva.

Alright, alright, so this is how you want to play!

He had just joined the Demon Slayer Corps, and he hadn't even become a swordsman, yet he was being told to become a Pillar. How could he possibly be worthy!

The reward, however, made his mouth water. A silver treasure chest might not contain good items, but the Transparent World was a genuinely amazing thing.

It was one of the Demon Slayer's three ultimate techniques.

A swordsman who mastered the Transparent World could see through the enemy's skin with their naked eyes, observing their muscles, blood vessels, and organs, thereby better judging the battle.

He could also freely suppress his fighting spirit. With the Transparent World, the difficulty of fighting Akaza would plummet.

Later, when Tanjirou Kamado activated the Transparent World, Akaza unleashed his strongest ultimate move, but couldn't even touch Tanjirou's clothes.

"Mr. Himejima, I want to learn a Breathing Technique and become a swordsman!" Kamihara Tetsuya said.

Upon hearing this, Kochou Shinobu cast a surprised glance. She had thought Kamihara Tetsuya was only here to be a physician.

This, this wasn't right!

"Mr. Tetsuya, your medical skills are already very impressive," Kochou Shinobu said, not even noticing that her tone held a hint of urgency.

Even the senior physicians spoke highly of Kamihara Tetsuya's skills.

It was true that the Demon Slayer Corps lacked powerful swordsmen, but it wasn't to the extent of making an excellent physician risk danger to hunt demons.

Training an experienced physician was much more difficult than training a powerful swordsman. Kamihara Tetsuya's rapid progress was entirely due to his exceptional personal talent, which made him even more precious.

Kamihara Tetsuya shook his head. "A physician doesn't always have to stay in a safe place."

As a physician, being ready for battlefield rescue at any time, for my own safety, it's perfectly normal for me to learn a couple of Breathing Techniques for self-defense and conveniently kill some demons!

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Kamihara Tetsuya inhaled and exhaled in front of Kochou Shinobu and Gyomei Himejima, and the aura around him suddenly changed slightly.

"This is the rhythm of Flower Breathing!" Kochou Shinobu's eyes widened. How could she be mistaken? This was clearly her sister Kocho Kanae's Flower Breathing.

After Kocho Kanae's death, only Kanao should know this Breathing rhythm…

Kamihara Tetsuya said, "Miss Kocho Kanae taught me."

Kochou Shinobu blurted out, "Why didn't you say so earlier?!"

Kamihara Tetsuya said, "You didn't ask!"

… …

Kochou Shinobu's beautiful eyes dimmed. At that time, she had been blinded by anger. Even if Kamihara Tetsuya had shown Flower Breathing, it wouldn't have changed anything.

She hadn't expected her sister to even teach him Flower Breathing. Their relationship was probably not ordinary…

Kamihara Tetsuya continued, "Miss Kanae said that Flower Breathing and Water Breathing weren't suitable for me, and suggested I try Thunder Breathing or Flame Breathing."

Kochou Shinobu and Gyomei Himejima's hearts stirred.

Flower Breathing aside, that was exclusive to Kocho Kanae, and ordinary people couldn't learn it; only Kanao Tsuyuri inherited her mantle.

Water Breathing, as one of the basic Breathing Techniques, had relatively simple moves and was the easiest Breathing Technique to learn.

Yet Kamihara Tetsuya was actually not suitable for Water Breathing.

This young man looked gentle and refined, but in reality, he might be a wolf in sheep's clothing, with a wild side to him.

But as long as he wasn't a demon, it was fine.

"You have already learned the basics of Breathing Technique, so learning other Breathing Techniques should be twice as effective. I can write you a letter of recommendation."

Gyomei Himejima calmly said, "However, Mr. Kuwajima Jigoro, the trainer of Thunder Breathing, has suffered a relapse of an old injury and needs to rest. He won't be accepting new students for the next two months.

The Flame Breathing lineage has a gap. The previous Flame Pillar, due to some accident (losing his wife), is in a semi-retired state. Currently, only one young man understands Flame Breathing; his name is Rengoku Kyoujurou."

Kamihara Tetsuya lowered his head in thought. In his half-month at the Butterfly Mansion, he hadn't heard the name Kanroji Mitsuri.

He remembered that when Rengoku Kyoujurou became a Kinoe-ranked swordsman, he would take Kanroji Mitsuri as his disciple.

Kanroji Mitsuri hadn't joined the Demon Slayer Corps yet, and Rengoku Kyoujurou was still a lower-ranked swordsman at this time. Learning from him was not out of the question.

With his Sharingan, it wasn't so much learning as it was going to copy the other party's techniques.

Gyomei Himejima was blind, so Kochou Shinobu wrote on his behalf. Two letters were quickly prepared.

One for Kuwajima Jigoro and one for Rengoku Kyoujurou. No matter which school of swordsmanship Kamihara Tetsuya wanted to learn, he could go with the letter.

However, Thunder Breathing would have to wait two months.

After all this was done, Gyomei Himejima left the Butterfly Mansion. Since Kamihara Tetsuya was not a demon, there was no point in him staying there.

Writing a letter of recommendation for him was compensation for this farce.

As Gyomei Himejima left, the heavy weight on Kamihara Tetsuya's heart was lifted. Facing the pressure of the strongest Pillar of the current generation was indeed uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Kamihara Tetsuya felt as if the sky above had become clear and vast.

After overcoming the sun, the only ways to kill him in this world were extremely high concentrations of Wisteria flower poison, or the instantaneous annihilation of all his cells.

And… Kibutsuji Muzan!

Kamihara Tetsuya's expression was a little gloomy.

His demonization was, after all, caused by Kibutsuji Muzan's blood.

The medicine developed by Tamayo could block Kibutsuji Muzan's perception, but it would still fail at close range.

Moreover, his life was unilaterally bound to Kibutsuji Muzan. If Kibutsuji Muzan, the progenitor of demons, died, all demons transformed by his blood would have to be buried with him.

A cold glint flashed in Kamihara Tetsuya's eyes. He had no interest in being buried with Kibutsuji Muzan.

Fortunately, there was still time.

First, he needed to get the "human transformation medicine" out as insurance.

Since he had already overcome the sun, his blood should be of great help to the research.

The problem was how to send it to Tamayo.

Kamihara Tetsuya saw a Kasugai Crow on the wall of the Butterfly Mansion.

These Kasugai Crows, carefully trained by the Demon Slayer Corps, could speak human language and deliver messages, definitely good helpers.

Only swordsmen who passed the Demon Slayer Corps' Final Selection would possess one.

He was someone who was going to become a Pillar, so a mere Final Selection, Kamihara Tetsuya could only say it would be easily handled.

… …

"Sigh!"

Kochou Shinobu frowned, sighing deeply.

She had wrongly accused him for no reason. Although Kamihara Tetsuya didn't say anything on the surface, he must have harbored resentment, which was why he proposed wanting to learn a Breathing Technique and become a swordsman.

The next step might be leaving the Butterfly Mansion.

If, due to her mistake, her sister's friend died and the Butterfly Mansion lost an excellent physician, she would be plunged into deep self-reproach for the rest of her life.

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