Chapter 2- Demon slayer Headquarters
"Moshi Moshi~ Ren-san, can you hear me?"
Ren opened his eyes and found that he had arrived at a closed room,far away from Natian Spider Mountain.
The sound just now was made by kocho shinobu
She was sitting on his left , taking care of him quietly at the moment.Next to her, there was a mature and elegant intellectual woman.
She has white hair, beautiful and charming eyes, and a face that is more beautiful than a female temptress.
Ren also recognized the other party, Ubayashiki Amane
The wife of the Ubayashiki Kagaya-The lord of Demon Slayer Corps.
After seeing Ren had woke up, Shinobu smiled: "Ren-san, you have been asleep for a long time."
Ren held his forehead and sat up with some difficulty.
"Where am I now ? And who is this?"
Shinobu smiled and wiped the sweat from Ren's forehead: "This is the lord Kagaya's mansion, and the person next to me is Lords Wife."
"Hello Ren, this is the first time we meet. I am Ubuyashiki Amane."
Ms. Amane's voice was very nice, and Ren couldn't help but sigh. She was indeed the woman whom Tokito Muichiro's brother praised as a female temptress.Every smile is full of elegance and beauty.
Ren blinked and looked around.
A guess suddenly came into my mind that this was the attic of the Demon Slayer Corps' Owner. Ubayashiki Kagaya
So according to the original plot line, Ubuyashiki Kagaya and all the Hashiras outside are conducting a trial against Tanjiro.
Then it is not difficult to guess the purpose of the Kocho Shinobu's and Ubayashiki Amane when they are beside him.
Ubuyashiki Lagaya should already know that he has awakened the Demon Slayer Mark.He specifically asked Butterfly Ninja to supervise him.
"No, I came here voluntarily, Ren-san, don't think too much." Shinobu reluctantly wrung out the water-stained handkerchief and looked at Su Chen with a smile.
Ren was stunned. But The door to the room was opened before he could open his mouth.
A man in a white robe slowly walked in with the support of two girls.
His body was upright, but his face was covered with large areas of purple bruises.Ren recognized the man in front of him almost instantly.
The Lord(All Father) of Demon Slayer Squad is Ubayashiki kagaya.And behind him, there were a group of teenagers with different styles.
They did not wear the uniform black uniforms of the Demon Slayer Corps, but each wore their own favorite clothes to show their unique personalities.And this group of diverse and colorful people.
It is the Demon Slayer's strongest combat force at the moment, Hashira's!
Ren frowned, wondering what the other party was going to do.Ubayashiki kagaya said: "Hello Ren, can you tell everyone how did you get special lines and marks on your body?"
"Mark?" Ren suddenly understood the situation.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya was probably talking about the markings on his body.The stripes gave Uyashiki Kagaya hope of defeating Muzan. No wonder he was living in his mansion as soon as he woke up.
"What? It turns out he is still a child!"
At this time, a man with scars on his face frowned, as if his first impression of Ren was not good.
Ren is thin and doesn't seem to exercise regularly, and he looks to be about the same age as Tokito Muichiro.
How could he be as strong as the lord said with this age?
"Is he Ren? This young man looks very gorgeous!" This time the speaker was a tall man with a handsome face.
"Shinazugawa, you'd better stop saying . You've already been slapped in the face by the Kamado boy."
The speaker this time was Snake Hashira, Iguro obanai
He has a good relationship with Sanemi Shinazugawa and the two often compete and learn from each other.
Sanemi suddenly looked dissatisfied when he heard obanai's words.
"Are you talking about the kid who hit me with the headbutt just now? I was just careless that time, otherwise how could he have touched me?"
Seeing this, Ren had already guessed the purpose of Ubuyashiki Kagaya
It seems that most of the Hashira still don't know about the existence of stripes, so Ubayashiki Kagaya came over to teach them a lesson.
Ren glanced at kocho shinobu beside him again.
Fortunately, he was rescued by her otherwise he would have been killed in Spider Mountain. This can be regarded as owing the other party a favor.
Ren raised his head and looked at Ubayashiki kagaya
"Okay, but I have a request."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya showed his usual smile: "Please tell me."
"I want to join the Demon Slayer Corps!"
Ren's purpose was obvious. Since he had traveled through time, he had to find a good place to stay and become powerful Although he have awakened the golden finger of understanding, he still need time to develop in the early stage.
Then what place is safer than the Demon Slayer Corps?
After all, all the high-level combat forces of the Demon Slayer Corps are here now. Even if Muzan comes here in person, he is still safe.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya nodded: "Yes, since you can awaken the pattern, the Demon Slayer Corps will naturally welcome you, and I can even give you a spot as a Hashira"
As soon as these words came out, the air suddenly became quiet.
Sanemi was the first to react: "My lord, you can't do that! The Hashiras represent the beliefs of the Demon Slayer Corps. How can you give a little brat a hashira-level position so hastily?"
Iguro obanai also felt that the Lord's decision was slightly inappropriate.
"My lord, it stands to reason that the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps must pass the selection test. Isn't this too hasty?"
The other Hashiras didn't speak, but their skeptical attitude could be seen from their expressions.
But Ubayashiki kagaya waved his hand.
"This is different. If you can activate the Mark, it means that the golden age is about to begin, and you can even defeat Muzan Kibutsuji."
"What?!"
Everyone's expressions changed. They didn't expect that the lord would give such a high evaluation to some Marks
"What on earth are these markings?" Tengen Uzui couldn't help but ask.
"Let me speak." At this time, Ms. Amane stood up.
Mrs. Amane and Ubuyashiki Yoshiya looked at each other, and after receiving each other's permission, they slowly spoke:
"In the Warring States Period, the ancestors who used the breathing method almost drove the Demon Lord KibitTsuji Muzan to a dead end. It is said that they all had marks similar to rens lines on their bodies."
"This matter has been kept silently, and only some people should have heard of it."
Sanemi wondered: "This is the first time I heard about it, why wasn't it made public before?"
Mrs.Amane continued to explain: "In the past, many people started to get into trouble because the mark did not appear, so there were many ambiguous parts in the legend of the stripes."
"There is only one important thing that has been passed down to this day,-which is that whenever a person with Mark appears, the marks will appear on the people around him as if in resonance."
"The effect of marks can greatly enhance the strength of swordsmen, and the Demon Slayer Corps will also enter a golden age."
"And Ren is the first person in our era to awaken The Demon Slayer Mark(Kisatsu Aza)
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You-Know
Demon Slayer Marks are irregularities on a Demon Slayer's skin that resembles a birthmark. It commonly appears on the face or another visible location of the body of Demon Slayers. Each Demon Slayer possesses a unique pattern to their Mark which appear to be based on the Breathing Style they utilize; the only known exceptions are Tanjiro Kamado, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and Kokushibo, all three of which have Demon Slayer Marks resembling flames that manifest on the left side of their foreheads. The Mark can only be awakened under very specific conditions and grants special abilities while also enhancing pre-existing traits of the bearer. Once awakened, the Mark can disappear after a period of time along with its effects, though it can be re-activated (as seen with Muichiro Tokito and Tanjiro Kamado) by meeting the same conditions, or through training to maintain the "Marked State" to prevent it from dissipating in the first place. One special property of the Mark is its ability to spread from one bearer to the other as if they are resonating with each other.
Awakening
For one to awaken the Demon Slayer Mark, they must survive extremely life-threatening conditions, specifically a heart rate of over 200 beats per minute and a body temperature of over 39° Celsius (102.2° Fahrenheit),conditions which can prove to be fatal in most cases. Muichiro Tokito states that survival is the key difference that separates those that are marked and those who fail to awaken it.
However, perhaps the most important prerequisite is being in contact with an individual that possesses the Mark or has been marked before. Without fulfilling this condition, it cannot be awakened at all.
Origin
Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the first person to attain the Demon Slayer Mark.
During the Sengoku Era, the Golden Age of Demon Slayers, the progenitors of the first ever Breathing Styles all manifested markings on their bodies,which later came to be known as Demon Slayer Marks. The first wielder of the Demon Slayer Mark is Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the strongest Demon Slayer in existence as well as the progenitor of Breathing Styles. Unlike other Demon Slayers that have to meet specific conditions to activate the Mark, Yoriichi was born with it.Upon joining the Demon Slayer Corps, Yoriichi spread the Mark to all other swordsmen in the organization.
Despite how common the Mark was among the Demon Slayers during that era, most records of the Mark were lost to time either because the bearers then did not think preserving the information was important and/or because the information was lost in the many times the Demon Slayer Corps was nearly annihilated.