In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 174: Shimizu and Kocho Shinobu
After the funeral on Beiming Island, Qingshui also shared his own feelings and experiences.

After that comes Uzui Tengen.

He introduced the practice methods of the music score to each pillar, which can basically be regarded as a simplified version of the transparent world.

The transparent world is difficult to learn, and the score is also difficult to learn, but the latter is much easier than the former.

Anyone who can become a pillar, no matter how bad their talent is, can't be that bad. They are all outstanding in qualifications and have a good chance of learning it.

Even if you still fail to master the transparent world in the end, after learning the score, as long as you enter the score state during the battle, your overall combat power can still be steadily improved to a higher level.

"That sounds like trouble."

Fushigawa Miya commented.

“But it’s worth taking the time to learn.”

Iguro Obane took over the topic.

"Ahem, this has to do with the next arrangement."

Ubuyashiki Yoya coughed twice again.

After the excitement just now wore off, he looked a little tired.

"More than half of the Twelve Demon Moons were killed or injured in such a short period of time, and there were also losses such as the Upper Rank Two and the Upper Rank Five. Given Muzan's personality, the Demon Slayer Corps will face the most crazy revenge next."

"In fact, I suspect that the reason why so many Twelve Demon Moons appeared this time is because we have killed many Lower Moon Demons in succession in the past year. Muzan wanted to strike a blow to our power in a short period of time to prevent this from happening again. He just happened to meet the strongest ones, Shimizu and Gyomei, as well as Kyojuro, whose strength has greatly improved because of the Sun Breathing."

"I think that with Muzan's character of those who obey me will prosper and those who disobey me will perish, he will definitely launch a more crazy revenge next time, and may even do it himself."

Ubuyashiki Yoya said to everyone.

The Demon Slayer Corps has been against Muzan for hundreds and thousands of years, and no one understands Muzan's character better than them.

"This is our chance, a chance to truly eliminate this millennium scourge!"

"But now the Twelve Demon Moons have suffered heavy losses. If I were Muzan, I would definitely want to take this opportunity to wipe us out in one fell swoop. But no matter how powerful Muzan is, he is only one person. He will definitely replenish the Twelve Demon Moons."

"This period of time in between is our best and only chance to improve our strength, but we must also prevent Muzan from letting the other Twelve Demon Moons continue to cause chaos and prevent our strength from being damaged."

After saying so many words in one breath, Ubuyashiki Yō, who was already terminally ill and so weak that he needed someone to support him even when walking, became breathless again.

"Qingshui, Xingming, and Tianyuan, please organize the training of the pillars during this period of time and try to let everyone master the transparent world."

"Also, as I just said, if we encounter the Twelve Demon Moons rebellion, in order to avoid our strength being weakened in the future, the next mission will require two pillars to team up to complete. Now most of the lower-rank demons have been killed, and the demons sent by Muzan's side are likely to be upper-rank demons. Even if you are the first-generation pillars with the strongest average strength over the years, you still need two people to team up to ensure safety."

"Also, Tianyin, next week's Tengxishan selection trial..."

Ubuyashiki Yoya was still chattering on about his arrangements.

Although this man is extremely weak and only in his early 20s, he is quite capable and manages the huge ghost-killing team in good order.

The ten pillars were divided into groups, with Gyoumei Hiramashi and Muichiro Tokito in one group, Iguro Obanai and Mitsuri Kanroji in one group, and Fushigawa Minoru joining the Uzui Tengen clan.

Giyu Tomioka and the Rengoku Kyojuro clan who rarely look down on him, and the last group is Shimizu and Shinobu Kocho.

"Why do I feel that there is a deeper meaning behind your arrangement?" Tianyin asked her husband as she watched the pillars leaving the Ubuyashiki residence.

"That's natural. Gyomei is experienced and has already comprehended the transparent world. Muichiro is extremely talented, and it is easiest to comprehend the transparent world by his side. Giyuu has an awkward personality, but only Kyojuro doesn't care about it. Sanemi is radical by nature, and Uzui used to be a ninja and acts cautiously. They complement each other the most. Iguro is also a very introverted child. Putting him together with the cheerful Mitsuri will also make it easier for them to get along."

"As for Shimizu and Shinobu... To be honest, Shimizu is different from the other pillars. He is a pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, but he is a nobleman and a member of the government. He is not a retainer of the Ubuyashiki clan."

"Besides, he is too powerful. He killed two upper ranks by himself. If we want to end Muzan in this generation, we must rely on his strength. So I think we should let him build more ties with the Demon Slayer Corps."

A look of realization appeared on Ubuyashiki Amane's face.

"Shinobu and Shimizu...are pretty close in age, but have you ever talked to Shinobu about this?"

"Needless to say, didn't you notice that the way Shinobu looked at Qingshui was a little different today?"

"That's true. Shimizu can be considered a hero saving a beautiful girl this time, and he avenged Shinobu's sister. Besides, Shinobu is now at this age, so maybe he really has such thoughts.

This young, handsome, powerful, and well-born man is also a good match for Shinobu."

In fact, in addition to Shinobu Kocho, Mitsuri Kanroji is also an alternative candidate, because she joined the Demon Slayer Corps to find a husband.

But if that were really done, Iguro Obana would probably go crazy.

……

……

half a month later.

Night, Saitama Prefecture, Mount Kumotorii.

Three figures moved quickly through the woods, and soon the sound of fierce fighting was heard.

Qingshui stood on a tree, without taking any action, watching the fight happening in the distance.

He stood quite far away from Shinobu Kocho so as not to disturb her.

The perception range of the transparent world is closely related to mental strength. As a puppeteer, Qingshui has also been trained in this aspect.

Although it is not as exaggerated as the White Eyes, it still has a range of hundreds of meters.

Shinobu Kocho flew around, dodging the attack of a strange-looking demon that could temporarily escape into the shadows, but she did not attack. She only swung her sword to stop it when it tried to escape.

It was not until a tiny light appeared in the sky and burned the shadow ghost that Shinobu Kocho exerted all her strength, pierced the shadow ghost's head with a sword, and injected concentrated wisteria flower toxin.

In the slowly rising sunlight, the shadow ghost's head was affected by the wisteria flower toxin and quickly rotted, and finally turned into ashes and dissipated amidst wailing.

“It still didn’t work.”

Kocho Shinobu sighed.

"It's not so easy to open the transparent world. A mere alien ghost moves so slowly in your eyes that it can't activate your instincts at all. But at least, it seems that you have already mastered the basics of the music score."

Qingshui jumped down from the treetop towards the rising sun and came in front of Shinobu Kocho.

(End of this chapter)