The next day—
"Hey, wake up, hey, wake up quickly~"
"How long are you going to sleep?"
Tanjiro squinted his eyes. The sun was a bit dazzling. A night of deep sleep had helped his body recover a lot, but he was still in excruciating pain.
"Where is this?"
"This is the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps~"
"Hmm?" Tanjiro turned his head to look. It was Uchiha Nagi.
He was sitting on the ground to one side, while opposite him sat several people with extraordinary aura, their hidden presence so powerful it made one tremble.
"These individuals are all Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, and also your superiors. Oh, you're the lowest rank, a Mizunoto, right~" Uchiha Nagi said.
"Hey, hey, say something, Giyu Tomioka~" a guy with a snake spoke.
"No need to say anything. If he violated the prohibition, just behead him and the demon together" This was a man with hair like flames. "Then let me flamboyantly behead them both" a strong man with tattoos around his eyes said.
"He's possessed by a demon. Let's kill them both to free this child~" a giant nearly two and a half meters tall said, shedding tears.
Among those present were several people: the Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa, with white hair and scars all over his body; a pink-haired girl; the Stone Pillar, a giant two and a half meters tall; and the Serpent Pillar, carrying a small pet snake.
There was also the Flame Pillar with flame-like hair, and the dazed Mist Pillar, with Shinobu Kocho and Giyu Tomioka making up the rest.
"As a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, why are you carrying a demon?" Everyone began to question Tanjiro.
"That's my sister. She's been a demon for two years and has never harmed anyone. She's different from other demons," Tanjiro shouted.
"Just because she hasn't eaten anyone before doesn't mean she won't in the future. If you want to prove it, show us," the Sound Pillar said.
"Hey, hey, something interesting seems to be happening. Is this box holding your sister?" The Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa, sneered as he carried a wooden box. "Doesn't harm people, doesn't eat people? That's impossible. Let me remove this hidden danger for you."
After speaking, he pulled out his nichirin blade and ferociously stabbed towards Nezuko's box.
Body Flicker Technique—
Uchiha Nagi narrowed his eyes and instantly activated this technique, which is the fastest short-distance movement, almost a Ninjutsu of space, and instantly appeared before the Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa.
[So fast, but if that's all it is—]
Sanemi Shinazugawa sneered. As the Wind Pillar, he naturally possessed wind-like speed, the fastest among all the Pillars. But the next second, he was caught completely off guard by Uchiha Nagi's red eyes—
"Oh my, as expected~ Shinazugawa-san also fell for it," Shinobu Kocho covered her mouth and chuckled.
In everyone's eyes, the Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa, was wildly swinging his blade at the air, shouting excitedly. However, in his own world, he was engaged in a fierce battle with Uchiha Nagi.
"Thank you, Nagi-aniki (Nagi, older brother)," Tanjiro said gratefully, taking the wooden box.
Uchiha Nagi nodded. He felt deep sympathy for this Wind Pillar, as he had a similar experience to Tanjiro: his mother also turned into a demon, but unlike Tanjiro's, his mother couldn't control herself and started eating people, including her own children... In the end, the Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa, in despair, personally killed his mother. From then on, his personality became extremely Mania and extreme; if it was a demon, he wanted to cut it down immediately.
Relying on the characteristics of his rare blood and his talent, he was always able to defeat demons, but could only restrain them until the sun appeared to destroy them. Eventually, by chance, he met a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, Masachika.
He was introduced to the Demon Slayer Corps by him, and after learning Wind Breathing, his strength advanced by leaps and bounds. He eventually killed the Lower Rank One of the Twelve Kizuki, Ubume, and became the Wind Pillar, while his close friend Masachika also sacrificed himself in a great battle.
So when he saw Tanjiro protecting his sister, he immediately thought of his own experience, which made him impulsively want to kill Nezuko.
Every member of the Demon Slayer Corps has his own story—
"Amazing eyes. Do you also have special abilities, like Shinazugawa-san?" It was the Flame Pillar, Rengoku, who spoke. His bright, large eyes always looked straight ahead, but his observational skills were first-rate; he immediately sensed the key point.
"Oyakata-sama has arrived—"
As these words were uttered, the Pillars, whose strength was at its peak, immediately knelt on one knee respectfully. Shinazugawa, who had just been released from the genjutsu, also ran over and knelt on the ground, while glaring at Uchiha Nagi through gritted teeth.
[Did he dispel the genjutsu with a Breathing Technique? Indeed, one cannot underestimate anyone.] Uchiha Nagi sighed inwardly.
A man with blind eyes and a disfigured upper face slowly walked out of the house, supported by someone beside him.
This ordinary man, without any power, was the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, but he possessed a mysterious ability to foresee the future. It was precisely because of this that he was able to assemble the strongest Demon Slayer Corps in history.
Moreover, his charisma inspired many powerful Pillars to die for him. In the grand finale, he even used the lives of his entire family as a trap, using a massive amount of explosives to ambush Muzan Kibutsuji. He was a ruthless man among ruthless men.
The Third Hokage was far too inferior compared to him... "Everyone, there's no need to argue. In fact, I knew about Nezuko's situation two years ago. This is a letter from Sakonji Urokodaki," Kagaya Ubuyashiki said.
After speaking, he took out a letter from Sakonji Urokodaki, which vouched for Nezuko, guaranteeing she would not eat humans. Finally, he solemnly promised that if she did eat humans, he and Giyu Tomioka would commit seppuku to atone.
"Sakonji Urokodaki-sensei, Tomioka-aniki..." Tanjiro was moved to tears.
The protagonist's life mentors were Giyu Tomioka first, and Sakonji Urokodaki second.
Sigh~
Uchiha Nagi sighed. No matter which world's protagonist, their luck was good. They all had peak-strength masters to guide them from the start.
As for himself... "What does seppuku guarantee? If you want to die, go ahead and die. It will be too late once she eats people," the Wind Pillar, Shinazugawa, said ferociously.
"Shinazugawa is right. Even if they commit seppuku to atone, once she eats people, the deceased cannot be revived. What's the meaning of such a guarantee?" the Flame Pillar loudly agreed.
"Yes, it can't be guaranteed, but it also can't be guaranteed that she will harm people. And she truly hasn't harmed anyone in two years. Also, there's one more thing I need to tell everyone: Tanjiro once encountered Muzan Kibutsuji..." Kagaya Ubuyashiki said.
"How is that possible? Even the Pillars haven't encountered him~"
"This guy actually—"
"What does he look like? What are his abilities?"
"Did you fight?"
The Wind Pillar, Sanemi Shinazugawa, even grabbed Tanjiro's head and shook it, "Where is he? Where is his lair?"
"I asked first, answer my question first..."
Tanjiro: "@--@..."