Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

The girl's voice was gentle, as warm as the spring sun, and she had no airs of being a 'pillar' at all, which made everyone around the campfire breathe a sigh of relief.

"Please, everyone, have a seat."

Su Mu also spoke up from the side.

So, Kanae Kocho joined everyone around the campfire.

Makomo handed over the steaming rice balls wrapped in lotus leaves and a bamboo tube of water. Su Mu then said again, "We only have rice balls and water due to limited resources."

"It's already very good. I just hope everyone doesn't mind that I eat a lot."

Kanae took the rice ball and water, making a soft, joking sound.

She was poised and elegant yet gentle and polite, not at all like a 'pillar' who had slain countless demons, but more like a lady from a respectable family.

"How could that be?"

Su Mu chuckled: "We're discussing teamwork, and it feels like..."

"My name is Kanae Butterfly, you can just call me Kanae."

Seemingly noticing Su Mu's hesitation in addressing her, Kanae Butterfly also spoke softly.

Upon hearing that it was Kanae Kocho, the people gathered around the campfire were all shocked. They were all participating in the Fujikasane Mountain Exam, hoping to become a Demon Slayer, so how could they not know that the only female swordsman who had recently risen to prominence had become the 'Flower Pillar'?

Makomo, standing to the side, also looked at Kocho Kanae with eyes full of admiration; she was a rare and powerful female swordsman.

After all, women are weaker than men in terms of strength, physical ability, and rationality. It is truly remarkable that a woman can reach heights that even men find difficult to achieve.

Under everyone's admiring gaze, Kanae Butterfly felt a little embarrassed and unconsciously smoothed her messy hair on her forehead.

Fortunately, the man next to her spoke up at this moment: "So it's Ms. Kanae. It's like this, we were discussing teamwork, and there are some issues that I believe Ms. Kanae has a deeper understanding of. I would appreciate it if Ms. Kanae could give us some guidance."

"It was a discussion among everyone. I may know a little bit about it, but I will definitely not keep what I know to myself."

So, Su Mu discussed the topic with everyone again.

Regarding teamwork during the ghost hunt, everyone is still in the initial stages of experimentation, and there are many problems. We often have to figure things out gradually. Su Mu doesn't quite understand these things either, and he has been discussing and figuring them out with everyone before.

However, as a 'Flower Pillar', Kanae Kocho has slain countless demons and led teams. When it comes to teamwork issues, she can pinpoint the essence of the problem, correct various teamwork errors, and offer very practical suggestions.

This made everyone listen attentively and ponder it themselves.

While explaining to everyone, Kanae Butterfly occasionally glanced at Su Mu, who was eating a rice ball to the side. At this moment, she probably understood that the unexpected situation on Fujisaki Mountain was caused by this person.

It's hard to imagine how this person did it, and how they managed to gain the trust of so many people.

If it were her, Kanae Kocho felt she couldn't do it.

…………

The campfire burned brightly, and everyone gathered around it, asking their questions and always receiving gentle answers from Kanae Butterfly. This seemingly powerful 'pillar' had an exceptionally good temper and an unusually gentle voice. In just a short time, she captivated, impressed, and revered the swordsmen around the campfire.

This is probably why Shinobu Kocho sometimes gets annoyed with her older sister; when they're with their older sister, everyone seems to always prefer her.

As Su Mu ate his rice ball, his gaze would occasionally fall on Kanae Butterfly. This powerful female swordsman would soon encounter Doma, the Upper Moon Two of the Twelve Demon Moons, and be brutally murdered.

After her death, Shinobu Kocho, who was known for her serious and unsmiling nature, began to try to learn the smile and gentleness that her sister had when she was still alive. In the end, she died at the hands of Doma, just like her sister.

Thinking about what might happen in the future, and looking at the girl in front of me who was slender and tall, with a delicate and beautiful face, a gentle voice, and a good temper, I felt a little regretful.

Although Su Mu's gaze was well-concealed, as a powerful 'Pillar,' his perception was far superior to that of a girl like Makomo, making it easy for him to sense that Su Mu's gaze was different from others.

In fact, from the very beginning, Kanae Butterfly sensed that Su Mu was different from others.

…………

When everyone had left, and only Su Mu and Kanae remained around the campfire, Kocho Kanae also joined them.

"It seems you know me quite well?"

The girl approached, a sweet smile on her face, her voice as warm as the sun. Combined with her beautiful face, she was very approachable and friendly.

If it were an innocent little boy, his heart would probably be racing right now.

But clearly, it wasn't enough for Su Mu. He seemed oblivious, instead raising his head to meet the purple eyes of Kanae Butterfly.

The two were very close, and they could even feel the warm breath of each other on their faces. From Su Mu's angle, he could even see the beautiful, long eyelashes of the girl's purple eyes trembling.

Why do you say that?

He looked into the woman's eyes with a curious expression.

This made Kanae blush and quickly step back. She then pretended to add some firewood to the campfire, seemingly unsure how to answer. What was supposed to be a question she wanted to ask had now become a source of her own anxiety.

Chapter 141 The Person I Have Favorites (4/4 (Two-in-One))

"Why do you say that?"

Why did you say the other person seemed to know you very well?

This was clearly a difficult question to answer, so Kanae Kocho pretended not to hear it and kept adding wood to the campfire, looking very busy.

Su Mu didn't press the matter further, quietly watching the burning campfire grow stronger and stronger. Meanwhile, Kanae, standing beside him, kept her pinkish-purple eyes fixed on Kanae.

…………

The atmosphere around the campfire was quiet; no one spoke, they just stared at the ever-burning flames.

Kanae Butterfly stayed for a while longer before hurriedly leaving.

When Kanae Kocho came down from the mountaintop, she saw Teruya Ubuyashiki and her sister Shinobu Kocho waiting on the platform halfway up the mountain.

"Greetings, senior."

Teruya Ubuyashiki immediately bowed.

Despite being the son of the 'Lord', Teruya Ubuyashiki was not arrogant because of this status; in fact, he was quite humble.

"It's Kiriya. I didn't expect you to be the one to preside over the 'Fujikazuyama' assessment this time."

Kanae Butterfly smiled.

"This is my first time hosting an assessment, and I didn't do many things well."

Teruya Ubuyashiki lowered his head, somewhat ashamed.

"That's already pretty good."

Kanae Kocho expressed her admiration softly before continuing, "This year, more people should pass the test than in previous years. Kiriya should be prepared."

"I've already given the orders to prepare more gorilla iron ore and send the ravens bred elsewhere here as well..."

"Very good, Kiriya. If the lord saw your performance, he would surely praise you highly."

"As long as I don't make any mistakes or upset my father, I'm already very satisfied."

Teruya Ubuyashiki spoke softly, but there was a hint of expectation in his voice—expectation of receiving his father's praise.

But Teruya Ubuyashiki knew that this was unlikely; in his father's eyes, he still needed to do better.

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After a brief chat, Kanae Kocho left with Shinobu Kocho.

"How did it go, sister? Did they find anything on the mountain?"

Shinobu asked somewhat impatiently.

"I did hear that a very powerful evil spirit appeared in the mountains a couple of days ago. However, upon inquiry, I learned that it was killed by Makomo, a disciple of Urokodaki. I have never seen that spirit and do not know if the deaths of Urokodaki disciples over the years are due to this spirit?"

"Then, sister, you can just ask Makomo. She should know the details of the demon she killed, right?"

Shinobu Kocho muttered to herself.

Kanae Kocho reached out and patted her sister's head: "If it really was this demon's doing, Urokodaki has already ended the source of the sorrow himself, and the matter is resolved."

“If it weren’t for this factor, there would be no point in asking Makomo, and it would only reopen old wounds.”

Shinobu Kocho shook her head and sighed, "My sister is always so kind and considerate of others."

"So, when will you be able to be gentle and considerate of others?"

Kanae Kocho leaned closer to her younger sister, a sweet smile on her face: "When will you be able to control your temper, little sister? If you could smile more every day and stop being so cold to others, with your beauty, you would surely have many admirers."

"Heh... I'm not looking for any men, and besides, what's so great about men anyway?"

Shinobu Kocho was very disdainful.

"If my sister met someone she liked, she probably wouldn't say that."

"No, I've decided to stick to the path of demon hunters and I won't fall for anyone else."

As she spoke, Shinobu Kocho clenched her fist slightly, then looked up at her older sister: "Sister, so many people like you, do you have someone you like?"

As she spoke, Shinobu Kocho wrapped her arms around her sister's soft waist: "If you have someone you like, you must tell me, so I can help you check them out. You can't let yourself be deceived by bad people."

As she spoke, Shinobu Kocho clenched her fist slightly: "We can't find a man like 'Sound Hashira' Tengen Uzui, who is so promiscuous that he married three wives and still goes to the red-light district from time to time. Such a promiscuous person is not worthy of you, sister."

"Uzui Tengen, huh? He's a very powerful ninja."

Kanae sighed, then couldn't help but think of the person she had met on the mountain: "Speaking of which, I also met a rather interesting person on the mountain today."

"It's not easy to be called interesting by my older sister."

Shinobu Kocho leaned closer to her older sister: "Isn't he cool?"

"It should be alright, and he's quite tall."

"Okay, sister, you're not saying other people are tall, you're saying your sister is short."

"Oh dear, I didn't mean to say that Ren is short."

"You still say I'm short."

"I didn't say he was short."

"And you said..."

The butterfly puffed out its cheeks in annoyance.

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Two days later

The final selection of the first swordsmen of Fujikasayama is also coming to an end.