"Eh?"
Kanae was stunned by Yami's proposal.
This slightly rough way of acting really made it difficult for a kind and gentle girl like her to accept, but after thinking about it, this seemed to be the simplest and most direct way of verification.
It can not only verify the other party's strength, if it is true, she can also know the strength of the Upper Demon from him, killing two birds with one stone, so there seems to be no reason to refuse.
Thinking of this, Kanae's expression also became serious.
"Then I will trouble Sir Yami to instruct me!"
"Miss Kane is too polite. I don't have any advice. It's just to express my sincerity. After all, the purpose of the Demon Slayer team and I are the same. To kill the ancestor of demons, Kibutsuji Muzan, so I want to show my strength. It also makes each other more trustworthy."
While speaking, Yami took the lead and walked out of the room.
Now that she has made a decision, Kanae will not continue to hesitate, she follows to the yard, and stands opposite Yami, and the two just look at each other face to face.
"Miss Kanae, you go first." Yami didn't draw his sword, but planned to give Kanae a chance.
After hearing this sentence, Kanae's gaze became much gentler. This change made Yami a little confused, but he didn't explain much.
It's impossible for him to say, 'If he attack first, you have no chance'!
"In that case, I will not be polite."
Kanae slowly pulled out the Japanese sword from her waist. It was a long pink sword with a very beautiful appearance, and it also gave a girly touch.
However, if you are only fooled by the surface of the Sun Blade, you will only die silently in the end.
"Please be careful. Flower Breathing•First Form—Sunflower!"
Following Kanae's swing of the knife, two arc-shaped slashes struck with irregular trajectories. I don't know if it was Yami's illusion. He seemed to see falling petals on the blade.
The name of the form is worthy of it's name.
It's a pity that her strength is still too weak. Although she has become a pillar, her strength is not too strong. At least in Yami's eyes, Kanae is full of flaws.
This is indeed within his expectations, the current Demon Slayer Team is still too young, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are out of date.
Urokodaki(Tanjiro Teacher), Kuwajima(Zenitsu Teacher), and Shinjuro Rengoku have retired one after another. For the time being, only Gyomei(Stone), and Tengen(Wind) are not bad. Other Hashiras are still growing.
It is indeed a very troublesome thing to lead such a group of people to fight against Muzan.
"Very gorgeous combat skills, but both strength and speed are obviously insufficient. It is full of flaws in front of the real strong. Miss Kanae, you need to be faster."
Dodging the two slashes sideways, Yami gave some pointers lightly.
Under Kanae's astonishing eyes, the sun blade in her hand almost cut off Yami's cheek and chest, but did not cause the latter the slightest damage.
"Breath of Flower · Fifth Form · Peonies of Futility!"
No thought of giving up.
After closing the distance, the Japanese sword in Kanae's hand quickly slashed out, and the attack like a peony blooming came from different directions, with a large number of petals rushing towards Yami's face, interfering with his judgement of sight.
"Breath of the Sun · Third Form—Red Mirror of the Sun!"
The high-speed slash blocked all the attacks of Kanae, the huge force shook the girl's tiger's mouth numb, and she almost couldn't even hold the sun blade in her hand.
"You lose."
As soon as the words came out, Kanae frowned slightly, and was about to change her move, but before she could make a move, she froze in place for an instant, her eyes subconsciously glanced downward.
A sun wheel knife exuding a cold glow was already placed on her neck, and the slight tingling sensation made her dare not act rashly, even if it was just a little closer, the blade in Yami's hand could easily cut through her throat, leaving her dead instantly.
The most important point is that Kanae didn't notice the opponent's movements at all.
No matter what, she is still a pillar!
As one of the strongest members of the Demon Slayer Squad, Kanae has never been so powerless even in the face of those demons that devour people.
"I'm afraid the strongest Hashirama, Gyomei-san, is not as powerful as Yami!"
So far, Kanae probably believed Yami's statement that the other party may not have lied, and the person who appeared in the Paradise Cult may really be the second of the upper rank demons, and he was killed by him!
"Miss Kanae, let's stop here."
Yami slowly retracted the blade, the seriousness on his face dissipated, and a gentle smile appeared again.
The sparring just now was nothing more than flashes of lightning, and it didn't take any effort at all. The current Kanae's strength is really too weak. I'm afraid it would be a bit embarrassing to deal with Daki, the weakest of the Upper Moon with her current strength. Of course there is still no problem in entanglement with lower demons.
"Sir Yami, I believe your words now. If it were you, it is really possible to defeat the second upper moon. You are really the most powerful human being I have ever seen!"
For Kanae's praise, Yami just smiled, shook his head and did not respond.
Perhaps in the eyes of the other party, he is very strong, but only he himself knows that his current strength is far from enough, and it is still too weak.
However, if it is just to deal with Kibutsuji Muzan, it should be enough.
"Miss Kanae, now you should believe what I said. I want to meet with the leader of the Demon Slayer Squad and discuss cooperation to deal with Kibutsuji Muzan. I have a way to kill him and end the millennium curse. I hope it can be conveyed on your behalf."
"Actually, when I met you, I already sent the news back."
Kanae smiled sweetly, with complex emotions in her eyes, "Although I can't bring you in front of the lord, there is no problem in delivering the message. As for whether the lord is willing to see you, then I don't know. "
"It's okay, I'm sure he will agree."
As a charismatic head of the household, Kagaya Ubuyashiki is more magnanimous than imagined.
Just from his willingness to stay as a bait to lure Kibutsuji Muzan to take the bait, it can be seen that as long as he can kill Kibutsuji Muzan and lift the family's millennium curse, he is willing to pay any price.
"I hope so."
Kanae also hopes that Yuya Ubuyashiki agrees to Yami's request to meet Yami. Such a strong combat power will undoubtedly be a great help when dealing with Kibutsuji Muzan.
For some reason, from Yami, she really saw the hope of solving the demons.
Even if in the depths of her heart, Kanae is more eager to allow humans and demons to coexist peacefully, but this is obviously just a luxury.
"Grandmother has finished the meal, let's eat first. We just need to wait quietly."
"Um!"
Yami nodded, and followed Kanae back into the room.
The two continued to talk, and the relationship was quite harmonious.
Time passed quietly, and it was midnight in the blink of an eye.
At the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Squad, Kagaya Ubuyashiki received a letter from Kanae. At this time, the curse had not penetrated into his bone marrow, the scars on his face were not obvious, and he still retained basic vision.
After reading the contents of the letter, this normally gentle man stood up excitedly.
"A man who uses the special breathing method has the powerful strength to kill the second rank upper moon!? The balance between humans and ghosts for thousands of years has finally been broken!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki showed a warm smile, with obvious joy on his face.
As the heirs of the Ubuyashiki clan, their clan has a little ability to foresee the future. Some time ago, he dreamed of some scenes. A young man in silver light armor killed Kibutsuji Muzan, and all members of the Demon Slayer Squad knelt down. Thank the man, and then there is the scene of singing and dancing, and holding a big banquet.
He didn't expect it to come so soon?!
"Kanae said that young man have a way to kill Kibutsuji Muzan? And he wants to cooperate with the Demon Slayer Team... As long as he can kill Kibutsuji Muzan, even if it costs me my life."
Kagaya's wife, Shiki Amane on the side didn't interrupt, but silently stayed by her husband's side, sharing this hard-won joy.
"Amane, help me reply to Kanae, and ask her to treat Mr. Yami well. In my name, I solemnly invite him to come and tell all the children to come back."
"Perhaps our decisive battle with Kibutsuji Muzan is about to begin. "
"Cut off the chains of hatred, and there will be no more man-eating demons. I really look forward to that day!"
"It will definitely be! In our generation!"
Amane held her husband's hand, and the two looked at each other with a smile, silently conveying unspeakable strength, and the bright moonlight shone on them.
At this moment, this scene is so warm.
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Wisteria flower family pattern place.
In the past few days, Yami was teaching Kanae about fighting skills. The girl learned it very seriously. After the sparring, she realised her weakness, and immediately began to practise again.
After pleading with Yami for his teaching, the devil training began.
Yami has nothing to teach about the technique of the breath of flowers. After all, he doesn't understand it at all, so he can only rely on Kanae to explore it by herself. The only thing he can teach is about the mark and Transparent World. No matter which one is, it can greatly improve her combat effectiveness.
Perhaps the marking doesn't have much effect on other creatures, but to demons, it is completely a nemesis. As long as they can suppress the regeneration of demons, then they can't trade injuries for injuries so unscrupulously anymore.
At this moment, a crow fell from the sky.
Kanae opened the envelope, and after reading the contents inside, a look of joy suddenly appeared on her face.
"Yami, my lord agreed to your request and solemnly invited you to meet at the headquarters. It's really great!" the girl clenched her fists and said happily.
The emotion she showed was obviously more agitated than that of Yami.
"Yes, then let's not make Mr. Ubuyashiki keeps waiting, let's go now~"
"Yes!"
The current Kanae naturally wouldn't refuse, she stopped her training, retracted the sun blade into the scabbard, turned to the room and began to organise her belongings.
After a while, the two of them were already standing outside the wisteria flower pattern gate.
The old woman who received them when they came was also standing at the door to see them off, still holding a flint and steel in her hand.
"Thank you for your hospitality, then we will take our leave, grandma!"
"Miss Hashira, you are too serious. Before you leave, please accept the flint and spark."
"Thank you!"
Kanae and Yami did not refuse. The blessings of the elderly are often very thoughtful, and they contain their worries and concerns. Of course, they cannot be refused at will.
Da da!!
The flints collided together, and sparks flew all over the place.
"Bless you all with prosperous martial arts, no matter when. Please be proud of yourself and work hard to live!"
"Don't worry, grandma, we'll end this."
A confident smile appeared on Yami's face. Under the sunlight, the smile looked very dazzling, and the Kanae beside him was a little stunned.
Later, she was also infected by this confidence, showing the same smile.
"That's right! We're going to make it, in our generation!"
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After a long journey, they finally arrived at the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Squad.
Arriving at the place made Yami heave a sigh of relief. Although there were several twists and turns on the way, at least he successfully arrived at the destination, which also meant that he had a new helper.
After all, he alone cannot solve all the demons.
If the time comes when Muzan plays tricks and summons all the demons to carry out crowd tactics, Yami is really worried that his physical strength will not be able to sustain it, so cooperating with the Demon Slayer Team is very necessary to do.
"Here we are, Yami, please follow me!"
Kanae took the initiative to lead the way, and the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Squad who they met along the way seemed to have received the order, everyone bowed slightly towards Yami and Kanae, with a very respectful attitude.
After passing through a large courtyard, the two came to a mansion.
Looking from a distance, a young man is sitting on the edge, accompanied by a young woman with white hair.
Yami recognized their identities at a glance.
The current protagonist of the Demon Slayer Squad, Ubuyashiki Kagaya, and his wife, Amane.
However, when seeing the two of them, Yami's expression was still slightly weird, mainly because a certain time-traveling simulation experience was too outrageous.
Now that he sees the parties involved, he is a little cranky.
This is not fun to think about!
"My lord, I brought Mr. Yami back!"
"Thank you, Kanae."
Kagaya turned around slowly, and said softly with gentle eyes: "You are welcome, Mr. Yami, I am weak and cannot go to greet you in person, please forgive me."
"Mr. Ubuyashiki is serious, we are all here to eliminate Kibutsuji Muzan, so we don't need to care about formalities, and since you have limited mobility, coming to your door is naturally a matter of reason. "
Yami sat not far away familiarly, with a heartfelt smile on his face.
Looking at the man in front of him who was about the same age as him, to be honest, Yami admired him very much.
Tortured by the curse, but still smiling at life, not only manages the entire Demon Slayer team in an orderly manner, but also remembers the names of all his subordinates.
For this alone, Kagaya Ubuyashiki is a qualified leader.
"Mr. Yami is quick to speak, so I won't continue to circle around anymore. I don't know the letter you sent Butterfly, sir, saying that there is a way to kill Muzan. Is that true?"
When it came to business, the expressions of everyone around became expectant.
"thanks."
After receiving the tea from Amane, Yami thanked softly and smiled slightly, "Of course it's true, I also want to kill Muzan, so I won't joke about things like this."
"Really? I would like to hear more about it."
Kagaya forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, pricked up his ears and quietly waited for Yami's next words.
"Mr. Ubuyashiki should be very clear about the origin of Muzan, right?"
"Of course, he is the only disgrace of our Ubuyashiki clan. It is because of his existence that our clan is so cursed that we cannot live past thirty years."
Speaking of this matter, even the mild-mannered Kagaya could not keep calm.
His wife Amane, who realised that he was not in the right state, stretched out her hand to hold her husband's hand. Her face was full of worry, which brought Kagaya back to his senses.
"Sorry, I lost my composure just now."
"It doesn't matter."
Yami shook his head lightly, expressing his understanding of Kagaya's reaction, "Kibutsuji Muzan can't walk in the sun, he has always wanted to overcome this weakness, so he created demons all over the world to look for the cure. And what he is looking is a plant called Blue Spider Lily flower, which can make him not afraid of the sun after taking it. "
"I probably know where the blue flower grows, so we can use this to lure him out!"
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