Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

But these are things to be prepared for later.

The first thing to prepare now is to provide sufficient equipment for each swordsman who successfully completes the assessment.

This is something that must be done.

Demon hunting is a dangerous path, and Ubuyashiki must be well-prepared, providing him with a generous salary, a sharp, custom-made Nichirin Blade, and a communication tool like the Kasugai Crow...

"Let's send a message to the sword-forging village and the hermits to make all the necessary preparations."

Teruya Ubuyashiki immediately made up his mind.

"Aren't you going to take another look?"

Ubuyashiki Hina hesitated.

“This time, it should be similar to the last time. I think we should send the swordsman in to check the situation. If someone as powerful as Sabito appears, we must prevent a repeat of the last incident.”

Ubuyashiki Hina glanced at her younger brother, and seeing his firm attitude, nodded: "I'll go and make the arrangements."

After his sister left, Teruya Ubuyashiki stood on the road leading to the top of the mountain and waited. Not long after, a girl with medium-length hair, a curly hairstyle, purple eyes, a butterfly hair accessory, and a delicate face walked over.

"I have met Hui Lizai!"

When the girl arrived, her face was tense, and she had a serious expression that showed no sign of smiling.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at the arriving girl with obvious surprise: "Shinobu-san, what brings you here?"

He knew Shinobu Kocho.

The other party has been in charge of the Butterfly Mansion affairs and is very busy.

Chapter 140 Why Do I Say That (2/4 (Two-in-One))

Shinobu Kocho's arrival was unexpected by Teruya Ubuyashiki, but he was even more surprised to learn that her older sister, Kanae Kocho, had also arrived.

There was even some tension.

As the son of the 'Lord,' he will also succeed the 'Lord' in his position in the future, and an important part of this is to gain the approval of the 'Pillar'.

In the past, when he was with his father, Teruya Ubuyashiki had seen the 'Pillars' before, but that was when he was with his father. When he faced the 'Pillars' alone, he still felt a lot of pressure.

I'm afraid I haven't done enough in some areas.

He was even more worried that he might have done something wrong, which was why "Zhu" had come in person.

Shinobu's face was tense and her expression serious, but she explained why she and her sister had come.

It turns out that while treating Giyu Tomioka's injuries, she witnessed Giyu Tomioka's resilience, learned that Sabito, who had participated in the swordsman assessment with her, had perished in the Fujikasa Mountain swordsman assessment, and also learned that Giyu Tomioka's senior brothers and sisters who had participated in the assessment before were also quite strong, but they also met the same fate as Sabito.

In addition, given Giyu Tomioka's performance in slaying demons these days, they began to wonder if there were any problems with Fujikasayama's swordsman assessment, so they came to check it out.

Upon hearing Shinobu Kocho explain the reason, Teruya Ubuyashiki realized that he hadn't done anything wrong to have the 'Flower Pillar' come in person, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Ever since the last incident involving the 'Saburo', my father has sent people to conduct a detailed investigation of the top of Fujishi Mountain, but they have not found anything."

When Teruya Ubuyashiki took over the 'Fujikakuyama' assessment, he also noticed the unexpected situation regarding Urokodaki's disciple; in fact, he had heard about it before taking over.

In fact, due to the series of accidents involving Urokodaki disciples, they would investigate the summit of Fujikasa Mountain after each assessment, but without exception, everything was normal.

Ultimately, it can only be attributed to an accident.

After all, people are really fragile, and even a well-trained swordsman cannot avoid unexpected situations.

However, the series of unexpected events that happened to the disciples of Urokodaki made people somewhat suspicious.

If it were before, upon hearing these things, Shinobu Kocho would at most have some doubts in her heart, or even wonder if Urokodaki's disciple was not very capable or if he was just unlucky.

But when treating Giyu Tomioka's wounds, I witnessed how he didn't utter a sound even when we scraped away the rotten flesh with a knife without anesthesia, and even until he fainted from the pain, which was truly admirable.

This made Shinobu Kocho and Kanae Kocho reconsider their positions.

Perhaps it wasn't an accident.

Perhaps something is hidden too deeply to be discovered.

However, by the time Shinobu and Kanae arrived, the assessment had already begun.

"So far, the assessment is progressing smoothly. However, the same situation as last time has occurred. I wonder if, like last time, a swordsman as powerful as Sabito has emerged..."

Teruya Ubuyashiki explained the current situation on the mountain to Shinobu Kocho beside him in a low voice.

"Yes, my sister has already gone up. If a swordsman as powerful as Sabito really appears, she will not suffer the same fate as last time."

"That would be wonderful."

………………

The mountaintop of 'Fujishi Mountain' suddenly fell silent at night, as if the nightly howls of ghosts had vanished.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, a demon darted out of the jungle.

"We've discovered a ghost."

A swordsman shouted, "Swordsmen using 'Wind Breathing' will intercept, those using 'Rock Breathing' will engage in direct combat, those using 'Water Breathing' will provide support, and those using 'Flame Breathing'..."

…………

Kanae, the butterfly, stood on the treetop, her toes touching the ground. A gentle breeze made her haori flutter, and under the moonlight, her tall and slender figure appeared even more striking.

Looking at the demon-hunting teams below, Kanae Kocho was quite surprised. Generally speaking, it is only during the later stages of training that people gradually develop a sense of teamwork.

Most swordsmen who participate in the assessment usually fight alone.

As she has been observing from the mountaintop for so long, she has already spotted several ghost-hunting teams.

Although these ghost-hunting teams still have various problems, such as insufficient teamwork and coordination.

However, a sense of teamwork has gradually developed among them.

In such a situation, when swordsmen come together, their strength becomes formidable.

In previous years, the swordsman examination at Fujikasane Mountain required hiding for seven days on nights when ghosts lurked to be considered successful. Now, the swordsmen taking the examination have begun hunting the evil spirits on the mountain.

Why did this change occur?

Kanae Butterfly frowned.

Soon, Kanae Butterfly noticed that the more important figures in these teams, even the captains, would always go to see one person when they rested after a hunt. Then, these people would gather around the campfire, eat together, and talk about various issues. Everyone seemed to have great faith in that person.

Seeing this, Kanae Butterfly vaguely understood the reason for these changes.

Unlike the last time when Sabito single-handedly wiped out almost all the demons on the mountain, resulting in many swordsmen being lucky enough to pass the test, this time, it was because of one person that everyone started working as a team in advance.

But the swordsman assessment has been around for so long, and it seems that such a scene has never occurred before during the swordsman assessment.

Even when there is teamwork, it's only occasionally one or two teams.

"How exactly did he do it?"

Suddenly, a chilling killing intent slashed from behind, causing Kanae Butterfly to frown. She lightly touched the treetops with her toes, her haori fluttering in the wind.

"Crack!"

The cold blade sliced ​​through the treetop where Kanae Butterfly had just stood, cutting her in two.

"who?"

As she dodged the attack, Kanae Kocho raised her eyes, and what came into view was a petite figure and a pair of very beautiful pinkish-purple eyes.

The girl's eyes were indifferent, and she slashed at her a second time without hesitation.

"That's very impolite!"

Kanae whispered softly, her voice as warm as the spring sun. With a slight turn of her body, she dodged the opponent's knife. At the same time, she reached out her hand to grab the girl's hand holding the knife.

But as if the other party knew she was going to do this, he kicked her the moment she stretched out her hand.

"Such keen insight."

Kanae Butterfly changed her grabbing motion to blocking, catching the girl's kick with her palm and simultaneously slapping her ankle, causing the girl to stagger.

However, in just a moment, the girl regained her balance, holding her knife to defend while preparing to counterattack again in the next second.

"Come back, Kanao."

A soft sound rang out, the girl's cold aura dissipated, and her figure 'whooshed' back behind the man who had stood up.

The knife had already been sheathed.

Kanae Butterfly jumped down from the tree, her haori fluttering. When she saw the man looking at her, she gave a slightly embarrassed smile: "Moshi moshi... I'm sorry, I disturbed you."

When Kanae Kocho spoke, she unconsciously brushed the stray strands of hair from her forehead behind her ear, revealing an extremely beautiful face in the moonlight.

The man didn't pay attention to Kanae Butterfly; he simply squatted down to check Kanae's ankle. Seeing that nothing was wrong, he was slightly relieved.

"She...is so strong, I can't beat her."

Kanao pouted slightly and whispered to her uncle.

"understood."

Su Mu patted Kanao's head before turning to look at Kocho Kanae: "Kanao sensed something watching you and mistook you for a ghost, which is why she launched the attack."

"It's okay, it's my fault."

Kanae Kocho said softly, "Did I disturb you?"

"Fortunately."

Su Mu smiled and pointed to the campfire beside him: "Why don't we come and have something to eat together? It's a pity there's nothing good here, no fine wine or gourmet food, just some rice balls."

"Having rice balls is already very good."

Kanae Kocho smiled gently and walked over, seemingly unconcerned about the attack that had just occurred.

The swordsmen surrounding the campfire had already stood up. Everyone had noticed the haori worn by the girl, which was something only a 'pillar' could wear.

They had already vaguely guessed the girl's identity and all seemed a little nervous.

Looking at the nervous, youthful faces staring at her, Kanae Kocho, though still very young herself, felt as if she had returned to the time when she first embarked on her demon-hunting journey, just like these young people.

"Everyone seems really nervous. I... well, I'm not that scary!"

Kanae Kocho bowed slightly to everyone, her tone relaxed and slightly teasing.