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Chapter 137: Converging Lights (Part )
After resolving the issue of Nakamori Yuto not wanting to become a 'pillar', Fang Yi naturally proposed to pardon Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado.

The swordsman, who had a common training experience with Tanjiro Kamado, agreed without hesitation.

Then, I went to the Demon Slayer Corps' tailor to submit my measurements and have the haori made.

Then, looking at Rengoku Chijuro who was eager to try, Fang Yi was ready to use only three sentences to trick the other party into putting on the Flame Pillar's haori.

"There's an innocent person who needs you to become a 'pillar' and use your voting rights to save him."

"Want to try what it felt like when your brother was standing there in the meeting?"

"Do you want to become a 'pillar' and go home to show your father?"

Fang Yi expected that the other party would agree quickly, but Rengoku Chijuro thought for a full half minute before he made up his mind to express his refusal to Fang Yi.

"Before my father left, he specifically told me not to join the Demon Slayer Corps."

"He only asked me to follow you."

After saying this, the young man felt a little embarrassed. It was obvious that Rengoku Makijuro still had a lot of authority in the heart of his youngest son.

Fang Yi changed his mind and immediately found a loophole.

"Mr. Makijuro, do you not allow you to join an organization called the Demon Slayer Corps?"

Rengoku Chijuro nodded and gave the other party's original words.

"Don't ever become a formal member of an organization called the Demon Slayer Corps."

"Just follow Fang Yi obediently."

After saying that, the young man glanced at Fang Yi. Obviously, he wanted to follow Fang Yi more than the Demon Slayer Corps.

Fang Yi thought for a moment and directly learned from the experience of a painter who failed the imperial examination and went to World War II, and used an "agricultural tractor" to circumvent the problem of not being able to manufacture tanks.

"It's okay, you don't have to join the Demon Slayer Corps."

"My subordinate organization is called 'Shinsengumi', and you are now a member of 'Shinsengumi'."

"Wait, I'll go to Mr. Ubuyashiki and ask for independence. However, this organization will enjoy the same treatment as the Demon Slayer Corps, but it will not belong to the Demon Slayer Corps."

"In the meantime, you will temporarily participate in the meeting in place of Rengoku Kyojuro, who is unable to attend."

After hearing this, Rengoku Chijuro was a little confused.

"Wait, isn't the Flame Pillar also part of the Demon Slayer Corps?"

Fang Yi shook his finger and explained.

"That's both right and wrong. The Shinsengumi is a newly established unit and has absolutely no connection to the Demon Slayer Corps. It's a separate organization."

"At the same time, you are nominally a member of my subordinate organization, and your organization is under me. You do not belong to the Demon Slayer Corps."

"Your identity in this meeting is not the Flame Pillar, but Rengoku Senjuro of the Shinsengumi. Your achievements meet the requirements of the Demon Slayer Corps' 'Pillar', and therefore you enjoy the same treatment as a 'Pillar'."

Rengoku Chijuro still didn't figure it out.

"Then am I still a 'pillar' of the Demon Slayer Corps?"

Fang Yi directly gave the official answer.

"You are a member of the Demon Slayer Corps' sister unit, the Shinsengumi. Due to your achievement in slaying one of the Lower Moons, you enjoy the same treatment as the Demon Slayer Corps' Pillars."

"But you are not affiliated with the Demon Slayer Corps. You are a member of my private organization."

"But you can also participate in the Demon Slayer Corps meetings and enjoy the treatment of a 'Pillar'."

Rengoku Chijuro thought about it for a long time and finally understood what Fang Yi said.

"I am a 'pillar', but not the 'pillar' of the Demon Slayer Corps. I am the 'pillar' of the Shinsengumi."

"But I also enjoy all the benefits of the Demon Slayer Corps 'Pillar', including voting rights and wearing haori, right?"

Fang Yi nodded in approval.

"It's just that the Shinsengumi and the Demon Slayer Corps are both funded by Mr. Ubuyashiki Kōya, and they share the same system."

"At the same time, the 'Pillars' of the Shinsengumi can also participate in the 'Pillar' joint meeting."

Rengoku Chijuro became excited. This young man had been thinking about becoming a 'Pillar' for a long time.

But he was still a little timid, afraid of being held accountable by Rengoku Makijuro, so he asked another question.

"Then how do you explain the fighting together?"

Fang Yi looked at him as if he was a fool.

"Why don't we just ask the Demon Slayer Corps to send a letter and second you?"

"I'm just writing this: Due to work needs, after research and decision by Demon Slayer Corps 'Pillar' Fang Yi, it is planned to second Shinsengumi member Rengoku Chijuro to the Demon Slayer Corps to assist with the work. I won't finish it."

Rengoku Chijuro felt that he had mastered useless knowledge again, so he was sent away by Fang Yi to complete the two documents and go to the Demon Slayer Corps' tailor to modify his haori.

Fang Yi clapped his hands, glanced at Tomioka Giyuu, whose computer had crashed due to his operation, and decided to solve his psychological problem as well.

I don't want to be like the players who have to run back and forth looking for various NPCs to submit tasks.

[Since I'm here, let's solve this person's problem as well.]

Fang Yi walked straight up to Giyu Tomioka and initiated a conversation.

"You look like you have something to say. I happen to have a little free time right now, so why not take this opportunity to say it."

"It would be a pity if you kept some things in your heart and never said them until you die."

"Am I right, Mr. Tomioka Giyu?"

For the first time, Tomioka Giyu's calm face showed a hint of nervousness. He hesitated for a moment and finally said it.

"I have a friend. He"
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Giyu Tomioka was very envious and admired Fang Yi, not only because he found a way to kill the Upper Three in that fatal battle.

It is not the case that the other party has the ability to calmly face three upper-rank masters and kill them all.

It is not the other party's innate talent, which allows him to learn swordsmanship that is enough to kill upper-rank demons in just a few minutes, that kind of terrifying talent.

He would rather have the talent like Fang Yi who can get along well with everyone, and the talent like Ubuyashiki Yoya who can say what others want to hear.

Having just witnessed Fang Yi using different methods to deal with different people and instantly solving the two unattainable votes in his mind, Tomioka Giyu stared at Fang Yi like a navigator who discovered a new continent, wanting to learn something from him.

However, he gave up after a moment.

He recalled his experience of becoming the 'hateful brother' among the Nine Pillars. Many words seemed to have a different taste when they came out of his mouth. Although he clearly didn't think that way in his heart, expressing it created a huge fallacy, and many 'Pillars' hated him because of this.

When Fang Yi took the initiative to talk to him, he hesitated for a long time before finally uttering a word.

"I have a friend who survived because of the sacrifices of others."

"He always thought he was not qualified for what he has now."

"He was clearly weaker and less talented, yet he let others become his scapegoats while he shamefully survived."

"He's constantly haunted by the thought, 'If someone else survived, would they be more useful than he is now?'"

"Do you think he is right?"

The friend that Tomioka Giyuu mentioned is obviously himself. Many members of the Demon Slayer Corps joined the Corps after their family members or friends were killed by demons.

Many people carry items of the deceased with them as a memento or reminder.

For example, Shinobu Kocho's haori is the same style as her deceased sister's.

The flame-shaped blade on Tanjiro Kamado's Nichirin Sword comes from Rengoku Kyojuro.

Tomioka Giyu's haori is half the same color as his fellow student Sento's, and half the style of his deceased sister. He always wears this haori to commemorate the two people who saved him.

When his sister was getting married, she attacked him and he was hidden by her, so he survived. The surviving Tomioka Giyu then received training from the former Water Pillar, Sakonji Rintaki, to become a swordsman.

During the "final selection" to become an official member of the Demon Slayer Corps, he did not kill a single demon, but was knocked unconscious by a demon. He was rescued with the help of his fellow disciple Sane, and slept until the end of the selection. However, Sane died at the hands of the demon at the selection site.

From then on, this matter became a knot in his heart that could never be untied.
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Fang Yi thought about it and did not give a direct answer, but asked Tomioka Giyu a few questions in return.

"I heard that you were the one who saved the swordsman whose sister turned into a demon that you wanted to pardon?"

"Is your name Tanjiro Kamado?"

"Why did you save him? Or did you save him in order to get some reward from him?"

Fang Yi's words brought back some distant memories for Giyu Tomioka, reminding him of that night when Tanjiro Kamado swung an axe at him to protect his sister.

Moved, Giyu Tomioka gave his answer without hesitation.

"I recognized his courage in showing his fangs to me."

"At the same time, I think his sister who turned into a ghost might be different from ordinary ghosts."

"I didn't expect any reward from him."

While speaking, Tomioka Giyuu froze, as if he remembered something.

He muttered to himself, "I didn't want to get anything from him."

Fang Yi added, "Helping others is often not about reward or response."

“Although it may seem counterintuitive, if you do good deeds with the belief that good deeds will be rewarded, you will be rewarded.”

“Once they encounter one or two people who do not conform to this standard, the do-gooder will become miserable and doubt himself.”

Fang Yi sighed and said something that was somewhat counterintuitive.

"In fact, doing good deeds and receiving rewards from those who help them are two independent things."

"Although it may sound harsh, it is just as you said."

"A lot of people do things just because they want to do it, and they don't expect any response from you."

"The person who sacrificed himself to save you didn't ask you to be better than him. Ultimately, the value of life is incomparable."

Tomioka Giyu's face distorted in a rare way.

"If it wasn't me who survived, but someone else, he would definitely be better than I am now."

"If it were him, he would definitely be able to do better than me."

Fang Yi interrupted Tomioka Giyu's "what if" theory and gave him a word that sank Tomioka Giyu.

"But, Mr. Tomioka Giyu, we don't live in a world of 'what if'."

"In the world of 'what if', perhaps there are no ghosts, no Nakamori Yuto whom you saved, no Yoshiko Wefang, and no such tragedies."

"These 'pillars' may be able to live out their lives in peace, but we live in the real world."

"I live in a world where humans and demons have a deep blood feud, and I live in a world where you, Mr. Tomioka Giyu, survive."

Fang Yi looked into the distance, his eyes unfocused, as if he was recalling something.

"In a world of 'what if', I might not exist here. But the reality is, I exist here, and you, Tomioka Giyuu, also exist here."

"Whatever you become, you are allowed to be."

“It doesn’t matter if you’re not good enough, not very strong, not very good at communicating with others, or even if you’re weak.”

"The person standing before me now is Tomioka Giyuu, not that 'if' person, and I am very happy to meet you."

Fang Yi looked at Tomioka Giyu who couldn't hold back his tears, turned around, waved his hand, and gave his final words.

“It doesn’t matter if you have low self-esteem, because low self-esteem is the driving force for transcendence and the courage to become better.”

"It's okay to feel depressed and hopeless sometimes. It's allowed as a human being. There will always be someone who can convey hope. Just follow him."

"It's okay to feel like you're 'rotten,' because it's allowed. Those who burn themselves to illuminate others are a minority after all."

"Please be proud of yourself, Tomioka Giyu, because your life is..."

Fang Yi walked out of the training ground, and the last half of his words floated into the ears of Tomioka Giyu, who was already in tears.

"You write your own story."

"There's Tanjiro Kamado, who you saved, there's Yuto Nakamori, who you saved, and there's the person who fought alongside me to kill the Upper Three. These various things, big and small, all make up this story."

"This is your unique story, a story that no one else can write."

"Giyu Tomioka is a truly wonderful person who has done so many amazing things."

Tomioka Giyu looked at Fang Yi who was walking away and still said something stubbornly.

"That's my friend's story, not mine."

Then he added quietly, "Thank you very much, though."

Giyu Tomioka bowed deeply and saluted Fang Yi, who left the training ground without looking back.

This water column seemed to have come out of his psychological shadow.
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Fang Yi turned off the [Mind and Soul Confusion] trait and sighed.

Without this trait, it is still unclear whether your twisted remarks can make the other party come out of it.

From the beginning to the end, trying to change others is a very arrogant thing. People's cognition is difficult to change with a few words, and the opinions of people with different positions are even more difficult to change.

This series of conversations gave Fang Yi the feeling that the trait [Mind-Bending] was quite useful and effective. At the same time, the hidden quest [Tomioka Giyu's Heart Knot] gave him a set of skill scrolls for [Water Breathing], which could be used by characters with high friendship.

Now it seems that this trait does not have any strange uses. It is just a trait that increases persuasiveness. I can use it boldly in the future.

[Is this thing going to cause any trouble for me?]

Fang Yi once again thanked Boss Chen Cheng in his heart.

"Boss Chen Cheng is generous. Boss Chen Cheng is making a fortune. I'll burn more paper for you when I have time. Your weakened talent is really useful."

Fang Yi was about to carry out his next plan when he saw Mitsuri Kanroji pacing at the door of his room.

Fang Yi scratched his head and complained inwardly.

[No, buddy, why are you all showing up? Are you going to let me get back to my work?]

He walked towards the Love Pillar, wanting to hear what the other person had to say.

I always feel that if I turn a blind eye to her and these teammates, I will miss some side quests and will not get a good ending.

(End of this chapter)