Chapter 270: The Demon Slayer Corps' Shock — Has Oyakata-sama Gone Mad?

Yaozai blinked,

Something's wrong!

His state just now — his mind even recalled the days of sword training, and the strongest fighting spirit ignited within him.

Applied to the children of the Demon Slayer Corps, there are clear records — those are the signs of successive Pillars awakening the Demon Slayer Mark.

Could it be that he himself,

was killed by a monster marked as the weakest?

He felt inexplicably a little embarrassed,

As Oyakata-sama, he truly brought shame to the Demon Slayer Corps.

Yaozai guiltily looked around,

He found that the surroundings were no different from when he had left, except that a thin layer of wisteria flowers had accumulated on the ground.

"Father!"

His son, with a talisman stuck to his forehead, rushed over the instant he appeared.

Even with thorough arrangements made,

Kagaya Ubuyashiki was still Oyakata-sama of the Demon Slayer Corps, and not the kind who was merely a figurehead, unrespected.

Even though tormented by illness, he still relied on his own personal charisma to make all members of the Demon Slayer Corps willingly loyal to him.

A sudden disappearance, or death,

would absolutely cause chaos and panic among the various Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps.

"I'm fine."

Yaozai's voice was gentle as he gently held his son in his arms.

He looked at the talisman on his son's forehead with heartache in his eyes,

This was the curse of the Ubuyashiki Family — because they shared the same bloodline as the Demon King, a curse imposed by the world.

After his death, his lovely son would also have to bear this curse.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Father!"

He had almost thrown himself into his father's arms,

Because his emotions were so stirred that he hadn't considered his father's frail body — it might cause his father even greater pain.

"It's alright, Riya."

Yaozai turned his head,

And found that during the time he had entered the Samsara Game, Pillars had already rushed over,

It should have been Riya who notified them.

"Kyojuro Rengoku, Shinobu, Uzui Tengen, Shinazugawa Sanemi."

Looking at the strongest Swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps kneeling on the ground before him, Yaozai called out each of their names.

"Oyakata-sama, don't look at me — I was just at Butterfly Mansion developing poison, so I was close by."

Shinobu Kocho waved her hands repeatedly, smiling all over her face: "But Mr. Shinazugawa, who was originally on a mission far away, unexpectedly rushed back in a hurry."

"Shut up, that demon has already been killed by me!"

Having been exposed, Shinazugawa Sanemi flew into a rage and shouted loudly,

But his sweat-drenched body and gasping-for-breath appearance showed that Shinobu Kocho had not lied.

"Very good — that's exactly how you should worry about Oyakata-sama!"

Lianyu Kyojuro Rengoku, with his eye-catching hair color like a little sun, suddenly said loudly.

Shinazugawa Sanemi was startled and angrily said: "Flame Hashira, your voice is too loud!"

"Sorry!"

Still replied loudly.

Yaozai looked at everyone's spirited appearance, and his mood lifted along with it. He waved his hand and said: "I'm very happy that you could come."

"Moreover, I have a piece of good news to announce to you."

"Because it happened so suddenly, I couldn't wait for the Hashira Meeting — I couldn't even wait for an emergency meeting."

As he said this,

Yaozai was forcibly restraining the excited emotions in his heart, even managing to suppress his coughing.

The impatient Wind Hashira, Shinazugawa Sanemi, had his eyes light up, and asked: "Oyakata-sama, could it be that you've discovered the Demon King's trail?"

Seeing Oyakata-sama in such an excited state,

This news might be related to their greatest enemy — the Demon King, Kibutsuji Muzan.

The others also revealed expressions of surprise and suspicion,

Could it really be that the Demon King had exposed his trail?

This fellow who ceaselessly created man-eating demons in the darkness had been active in various prosperous towns for hundreds of years, yet the Demon Slayer Corps had never been able to catch his trail.

Probably only this matter could make Oyakata-sama this excited.

Who would have thought,

Kagaya Ubuyashiki shook his head and said: "I have not discovered the Demon King's trail, and moreover, with our current strength we should be unable to oppose the Demon King."

A flash of unwillingness crossed his eyes,

Although unwilling to admit it, the other party was the original demon who had survived for a thousand years, the ruler of countless demons, and his strength had reached a terrifying level.

Yet the current Demon Slayer Corps could hardly even oppose the Upper Rank.

He looked at the puzzled Pillars and said straightforwardly: "I have received a God's blessing."

Silence.

Even the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, who normally loved to jump in with a comment, didn't react — his face was utterly blank.

Shinobu Kocho and Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui suspected they had misheard.

Only Shinazugawa Sanemi, who trusted Oyakata-sama deeply, said with an激动 expression: "As expected of Oyakata-sama — a God has actually descended to bestow a blessing!"

It was truly hard to imagine,

that the usually composed Oyakata-sama would actually say something like this.

"Oyakata-sama, do gods really exist in this world?"

Shinobu Kocho's eyes were filled with worry as she looked at the deeply moved Oyakata-sama.

Although she respected Oyakata-sama greatly, she feared he might be deceived by some strange trick.

In this era,

technological products like the steam engine were booming, so there were plenty of swindlers running about, using all sorts of odd things to cheat people.

As Swordsmen who constantly roamed from town to town slaying demons, they knew this only too well,

but Oyakata-sama, with his frail body, stayed inside the estate all the time and could easily be taken in.

It wasn't just Shinobu Kocho —

Flame Hashira Kyojuro and Sound Hashira had the exact same reaction.

After all, a divine blessing was simply too hard to accept.

Even coming from Oyakata-sama's own mouth.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's gaze was gentle and calm; he did not rebuke their doubts, but smiled and said: "I don't blame you. When I first received that Invitation Letter, I didn't believe it either."

He raised his arm,

Clang.

reached into the empty air, and an iron sword dropped to the ground.

"It appeared!"

The loud-voiced Flame Hashira stared wide-eyed at the iron sword that had suddenly fallen to the floor.

Tengen Uzui, bedecked in jewels and dressed in flamboyant style, stared at the iron sword on the ground with equal astonishment.

"No sound?"

The reason he could master Sound Breathing was his extraordinarily keen hearing —

not even the faintest sound could escape his ears.

If Oyakata-sama wanted to pull out an iron sword,

the most likely explanation was that he had hidden it inside his wide robes; no matter how slight, the blade and hilt would have to brush against the fabric.

But just now,

there had been not the slightest sound — it was as if it had appeared out of thin air.

"Amazing — as expected of Oyakata-sama!"

Shinazugawa Sanemi spoke up at just the right moment, breaking the slightly awkward silence.

Shinobu Kocho said nothing.

Her physical constitution wasn't strong, and the Breathing she mastered wasn't a perception type, so she hadn't noticed anything unusual.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki picked up the iron sword and said: "Shinobu, you're skilled in pharmacology and have a more delicate understanding of the body's condition — try gripping this iron sword."

To bring this Novice Iron Sword back to reality,

would cost 20 Reward Points.

Converted to money, it was extremely expensive — enough to forge four Nichirin Swords at the Swordsmith Village, and that didn't even include the value of the Novice Iron Sword itself.

But it was worth every bit.

"Grip the iron sword?"

Shinobu Kocho was puzzled.

She was skilled in pharmacology and the human body — what connection could that possibly have with gripping an iron sword?

Logically speaking, if one wanted to test the Forging quality of a weapon, shouldn't it be the Flame Hashira, whose wrist strength ranked among the top three of the entire Demon Slayer Corps?

However,

since it was Oyakata-sama's order, Shinobu Kocho, though puzzled, still stepped forward.

She gripped the iron sword firmly.

(End of chapter)