Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

After she finished speaking, she felt a surge of nervousness, and her little hands involuntarily gripped the hem of her clothes.

Su Mu was somewhat surprised. He glanced at Nezuko and his voice became even gentler: "It will be very dangerous."

"I...I...I feel like I'm pretty good now, even compared to Kanao, I..."

He wanted to say he could take on ten Kanao, but thinking of the fear he felt every time he was dominated by Kanao, he finally said weakly, "I can take on half... Kanao, which is pretty good."

Five.

From inside the bathroom came Kanao's rebuttal, which was not that Nezuko could beat five Kanaos, but that Kanao could beat five Nezukos.

At least, that's how it is now.

Even so, Su Mu was somewhat surprised. He was well aware of Kanao's strength; she was very talented and hardworking, and her strength had been improving rapidly. Nezuko's ability to fight one-fifth of Kanao's strength was already quite impressive.

After all, Nezuko started training much later than Kanao.

"Although...although I can only beat one-fifth of Kanao right now, but...but I'm sure I'll become just as good as Kanao later on."

Nezuko's lips were almost puffed out, and her voice carried a hint of resentment, as if she wanted to compete with Kanao for favor.

But for Su Mu, Nezuko is indeed very cute and beautiful, and even arguably the most charming character in Demon Slayer.

Even so... in his heart, he couldn't compare her to Kanao.

At that moment, the bathroom door opened a crack, and Kanao poked her head out. Su Mu handed her the clothes he was holding.

The girl reached out her fair little hand and took it, glancing at Nezuko with her pinkish-purple eyes before closing the door. Then came the rustling sound of her changing clothes.

Soon, the bathroom door opened again.

The girl, now fully refreshed, looked even more radiant, her features revealing a growing sense of mature beauty.

The moment the girl stepped out the door, she practically immediately nestled into Su Mu's arms like a koala.

Nezuko stood to the side, clearly sensing the mutual dependence between the two.

"We'll see when the time comes."

Su Mu turned back to Nezuko and said something. After Kanao got off him, he led her back to the room. Halfway there, he turned back again.

"Nezuko, you should go back to your room and rest early, it's getting late."

Nezuko stood silently in place, watching the two holding hands intimately, lost in thought for a moment.

A cool breeze started to blow at some point.

Falling on the body

Cool

Suddenly I had a feeling that no matter how hard I tried, I probably couldn't compare to Kanao's position in Mr. Kanao's heart.

Chapter 177: Not jealous of Nezuko's progress, only annoyed by his own slow pace.

It started raining on Mount Sagiri at some point, with dense raindrops falling.

Despite the rain, the shouts from Mount Sagiri did not cease, and the newly arrived boys and girls continued their training under the rain.

These people have almost all begun practicing 'water breathing'.

The requirements for the body in 'Sun Breathing' are still too high, and they have failed to succeed in many attempts.

Ultimately, only one person was able to successfully master the 'Breathing of the Sun'.

At this moment, he is being instructed alone by Urokodaki Sakonji.

…………

Beneath the same enormous rock, Tanjiro stood silently before it, like a statue.

Shinobu, holding her umbrella, looked at Tanjiro, who stood silently in front of the stone, then turned to look at Su Mu beside her. The man's tall figure almost made her look up, which reminded her of the nickname she had been mocked for.

She bit her lip slightly, her voice carrying a hint of inexplicable sarcasm: "Do you really think that with his current strength, he can cut that boulder in two?"

"Why not?"

Su Mu turned around, glanced at Shinobu Kocho, and then looked into the distance. Shinazugawa Genya was also diligently training his body in the rain. Even though he couldn't practice 'breathing', the young man was still working hard to improve his body, not relying on his special 'Demon Eater' physique.

Meanwhile, in the distance, the boys and girls who had switched to 'Water Breathing' were also making rapid progress.

The boy, who was receiving individual guidance from Urokodaki Sakonji in his training of 'Sun Breathing', was also making steady progress.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

Shinobu Kocho could also sense the progress of the young people here, and watching them train even gave her the feeling of watching a training camp guided by a 'Pillar'.

As the most outstanding physician in the Butterfly Mansion, Shinobu Kocho has been involved in the Demon Slayer Corps' secret plan to train future 'Pillars'. Her main responsibility is to regulate and restore the physical functions of these individuals, as well as treat any injuries that may occur during training.

Every year, the Demon Slayer Corps selects swordsmen with a certain level of skill from within the organization, and then conducts intensive training under the guidance of the 'Pillars'. These swordsmen need to train under the guidance of each 'Pillar' to improve their skills, and they are considered successful only when all nine 'Pillars' approve of them.

Those specially trained swordsmen were almost all at least 'Rank A' swordsmen, having slain at least ten evil spirits. In contrast, the boys and girls in front of them were mostly swordsmen who had just entered the 'Breathing' stage, and were no match for the swordsmen who participated in the 'Pillar' training camp.

But there's always a feeling that even if these boys and girls don't become 'pillars' in the future, they will be the ones preparing to become 'pillars'.

Of course, most of the credit for all of this comes from the teaching and help of Urokodaki Sakonji.

Arriving at Mount Narrow Mist, she truly witnessed the prowess of this senior. This was not only due to his strength, but also because he was quite skilled in teaching disciples, even able to match different training methods to different individuals and conduct targeted teaching.

As a doctor, every time she examined these people, she could sense their progress under the guidance of her senior, Urokodaki Sakonji.

This made Shinobu Kocho grit her teeth inwardly. If it weren't for the incident with the "Fujisaki-yama" demon that caused Urokodaki-senpai's disciples to be lost one by one, many of the disciples under Urokodaki-senpai's guidance would probably have become the backbone of the Demon Slayer Corps by now.

It seems that the swordsman assessment at 'Mount Fujikasane' has resulted in the loss of many excellent demon hunters.

…………

If Urokodaki-senpai had already surprised and shocked Shinobu Kocho, then Su Mu was someone Shinobu couldn't understand at all.

Like Genya Shinazugawa, neither he nor Urokodaki believed that this physically weak person could practice the 'breathing technique', nor did they think that someone who could not practice the 'breathing technique' could embark on the path of demon slayers.

However, Su Mu was able to discover Genya Shinazugawa's rare and special physique, allowing him to embark on the path of demon hunting in a different way.

You know, even she, a doctor, couldn't discover this special constitution, so how could the other party have discovered it?

Now, the opponent is asking Tanjiro to cut through the boulder that seems impossible to cut, something that appears utterly impossible.

After glancing once more at the boy who stood like a sculpture in the rain, Shinobu Kocho returned to her residence with an umbrella, intending to brew some medicinal soup.

…………

Su Mu returned to his room.

In the spacious hall, Nezuko and Kanao are facing off.

Almost as soon as he entered, Nezuko was knocked to the ground by Kanao, lying on the floor in a spread-eagle position. If it weren't for the obvious rise and fall of her chest, one might have thought Nezuko was about to be beaten to death.

After knocking Nezuko to the ground, Kanao saw him and ran over with a look of surprise on her face, then immediately threw herself into his arms.

"I just came in from outside, and I'm still wet."

Su Mu muttered something under his breath, but his hand unconsciously stroked the girl's head. As his hand fell, Kanao's little head rubbed against him.

Sensing Kanao's dependence on him, he gave a helpless smile.

At that moment, Nezuko, who was lying on the wooden board, also stood up. Thinking that her teacher had seen her embarrassing state of pretending to be dead after being beaten, Nezuko felt embarrassed. Soon, she turned her resentment on Kanao, who had caused her embarrassment.

"Kanao, again."

She shouted almost at the top of her lungs at Kanao, who was enjoying her husband's head pat.

This caused Kanao to tilt her head slightly, her pinkish-purple eyes falling on Nezuko.

Nezuko almost instinctively took a step back, but then felt ashamed of her own cowardice and immediately straightened her chest, the outline of her developing chest already quite noticeable.

"Again."

Nezuko gripped the wooden sword and assumed the starting sword stance.

Kanao also stepped forward, picked up the wooden sword, and Nezuko launched the first attack under Kanao's slightly surprised gaze. Compared to before, Nezuko was obviously faster and more courageous.

While Nezuko and Kanao were fighting, Su Mu sat down in a corner chair, sipping tea and watching the two girls' duel.

They were all very young and beautiful girls, naturally pretty, with slender and supple waists and smooth, graceful figures...

In summary, it is very entertaining.

"boom……"

But failure almost always accompanies Nezuko.

Kanao almost anticipated Nezuko's next attack and struck back, knocking Nezuko to the ground.

As Nezuko fell to the ground, she almost instinctively looked at her teacher. When she saw his gaze fall on her, she felt very embarrassed and turned her head away, a hint of sadness appearing in her beautiful eyes.

She seems to be no match for Kanao in any way.

At this moment, Kanao was also slightly out of breath, looking at Nezuko lying on the ground. Her beautiful pinkish-purple eyes were filled with a hint of frustration. This time, Nezuko lasted longer than before and improved even faster. Kanao felt a sense of urgency that Nezuko was about to be caught up by her.

She wasn't jealous of Nezuko's progress; she was only annoyed that she was progressing too slowly.

Chapter 178 Shinobu's Predicament

Shinobu Kocho held up an umbrella, and the raindrops fell on the umbrella, making a 'drip-drip' sound.

The girl looked at Tanjiro, who was still standing silently under the boulder.

The rain was getting heavier, but Tanjiro showed no intention of taking shelter. During this time, Kamado Aoi and her younger brother and sister came over several times, but Su Mu stopped them each time.

The rain kept falling, and Tanjiro's clothes were completely soaked, his hair almost sticking to his face.

"Do you really believe you can smell some kind of flaw?"

Shinobu Kocho was skeptical. She knew Tanjiro had a very sensitive nose, but could he really smell something that sounded so ethereal?

Do you really believe what the other person says?

Shinobu Kocho was even more surprised by Tanjiro's level of trust in Su Mu. At least, if Su Mu had told her that she smelled the so-called 'weakness line', she wouldn't have believed it.

As I had predicted...

Even now, Tanjiro still hasn't caught the so-called 'weak point'.

"To suffer in vain in the rain."