You didn't expect this, did you? I've time-traveled again!

"..."

Giyu Tomioka silently raised his sword, assuming a defensive stance.

Suoh Takeshi shouted loudly.

"Water Breathing - Twelfth Form - Transformation of Timely Rain!"

Chapter 033 New Sword Technique - Transformation of Timely Rain

【Timely Rain Transformation】is also a field-type sword skill.

However, unlike "Calm and Tranquil", "Timely Rain Transformation" embodies the calming and tranquil atmosphere of water from beginning to end.

While using the breathing technique, Suoh Takeru also infused a large amount of magic power to maximize the calming effect!

The immense magical power confines the space around the enemy, severely restricting their movement and bringing them to a near standstill.

This is a divine skill that slows down the enemy's attacks the more magic power is injected.

This is a modified version of the Rain Guardian, Takeshi Yamamoto, from the anime "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!", with his own interpretation.

The appearance of [Timely Rain Transformation] made him quite proud.

Suoh Takeshi can finally stop relying solely on "analysis and imitation," which means he can learn from others' strengths and make the best use of their experience.

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Faced with the incoming blade, Giyu Tomioka tried to resist, but found that an inexplicable energy enveloped him, rendering him unable to move.

Swish!

Suoh Takeshi's sword struck straight down, without any fancy techniques, stopping just before it was about to strike in front of Tomioka Giyuu.

At that moment, the blade was only 1 centimeter away from the tip of his nose. He could feel the sharp edge of the blade, which stung his skin.

Even so, he kept a straight face and showed no sign of fear.

"..."

That's enough!

Seeing that the outcome was decided, Kanzaki Aoi made a fair judgment.

Both of them exhaled a breath of stale air and sheathed their swords.

"Thank you for your guidance!" x2

Suo Takeshi took the towel from Kanzaki Aoi, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and heard Tomioka Giyuu's question.

"What kind of sword technique is this?"

Giyu Tomioka asked bluntly, "This sticky feeling that's enveloping me... can I sense the essence of water, or is it a sword technique from the Water Breathing method?"

"That's right, it's a type of water breathing technique."

Suoh Takeshi smiled and said, "It's a reinterpretation of a certain sword technique that I adapted and reproduced. It uses a special energy that I possess, which is why you feel enveloped and unable to move."

"..."

Yoshiyuki Tomioka didn't want to talk.

What he created was something he learned from countless battles with evil spirits, and it took him several years to perfect it before he could successfully apply it in actual combat.

However, Suoh Takeshi had only been learning the Water Breathing Technique for less than a week when he independently developed a sword technique that was no weaker than "Calm Water".

Not to mention that in this past week, Suoh Takeru not only learned the Water Breathing Technique, but he also learned the Breathing Techniques of Sun, Wind, Fire, Thunder, Beast, Mist, Rock, Insect, and Flower.

Although his self-created sword techniques were adapted from others, his talent should not be underestimated!

Indeed, a genius is a genius.

Unlike myself, who is opportunistic and cunning.

Giyu Tomioka once again fell into self-loathing.

"Hey you two, dinner's ready!"

Kanroji Mitsuri called out to the two of them from a short distance away, inviting them to come and eat.

"Dinner is delicious tonight, come quickly!"

"coming!"

Suoh Takeshi responded and turned to Tomioka Yoshiyuki, saying, "Let's go, let's go eat first."

However, Giyu Tomioka did not agree. He turned and left, saying in a completely emotionless voice, "I'll pass. I'm not like them."

"You bastard..."

Zhou Fangwu's mouth twitched.

If Suoh Takeshi hadn't known that in the original story, he felt unworthy and that his inferiority complex was the reason he didn't join the other Pillars, he would definitely have thought that Tomioka Giyuu looked down on the Pillars.

"Forget it, let Tanjiro try to persuade him. It'll be a good opportunity to help him resolve his inner conflict."

Suoh Takeshi wanted to go over and say a few more words of advice, but he suddenly remembered that Tomioka Giyuu had always wanted Kamado Tanjiro to inherit the Water Pillar.

It wasn't a big deal to begin with.

But in reality, Tanjiro Kamado is more suited to the Sun Breathing Technique and is the Demon Slayer Corps' biggest trump card against Muzan Kibutsuji. He is not the Water Pillar at all.

So let Tanjiro Kamado talk to him and help him understand the pain he has been hiding in his heart for so many years.

Back at the Butterfly House.

Where is Giyu Tomioka?

"Hey, where did that guy go?"

"He wouldn't have left, would he...?"

"Mr. Tomioka, who always goes his own way... is so handsome!"

"Tsk, that bastard!"

"Never mind him! Wu, sit down, let's eat!"

"Let's eat, let's eat!"

The pillars were already used to Giyu Tomioka's aloofness, so they didn't react much when they found him missing. Instead, they told Takeshi Suo to sit down and eat.

"I'm starting!" xN

Everyone picked up their rice bowls and chatted about recent interesting events and the training issues of the Demon Slayer Corps members while eating.

Almost all the Pillars said that the members were too weak and did not deserve to be members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

That's become the norm.

For the past week, they've been complaining every day that the Demon Slayer Corps members are unqualified, that the trainers are sending all sorts of mediocre people into the Demon Slayer Corps, and that they're unfit to train swordsmen for the Demon Slayer Corps.

But Suoh Takeshi noticed that their complaints had decreased significantly.

It wasn't because they had accepted the Demon Slayer Corps members as useless, but because the members' strength was steadily improving after their training, which made them feel better.

The Demon Slayer Corps is visibly revitalizing and becoming better than ever before.

If there was anyone who satisfied them from the very beginning, it would probably only be Suoh Takeshi.

He's such a genius!

I'll say it again, he's an absolute genius!

He's even more of a genius than Muichiro Tokito!

Zhongzhu deeply felt that people really cannot be generalized!

Before, Muichiro Tokito became a Pillar after only two months of wielding a sword, and after Takeshi Suoh learned all the breathing techniques in a week and became on par with the Pillars.

At first, when they saw that Suoh could easily replicate the sword techniques they had spent a lot of time honing after just one lesson, they found it hard to accept this event that broke through their preconceived notions.

But Suoh Takeru always learned the swordsmanship of the Pillars so easily and used it with ease, which gradually made them feel that this was normal, until in the end the Pillars became numb to it.

That's absolutely... incredible genius!!! (I'm saying it three times because it's important!)

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"Thank you for the hospitality!"

After the meal, the pillars prepared to leave.

At this moment, Suoh Takeshi stood up and said to everyone present, "Everyone, I'm going to be leaving for a while."

"leave?"

"……Um?"

"why?"

"What's the reason?"

"..."

Suoh Takeru suddenly announced that he was leaving, which surprised all the other pillars.

However, he did not elaborate, only vaguely saying, "Because I have to rush back to my hometown, there is something I need to take care of."

Actually, it's nothing serious.

However, the day of the "Cabbage Harvest Season Operation" in the world of Konosuba is approaching, and he wants to go back early so as not to miss this opportunity to make a lot of money.

He hadn't forgotten that he still owed Wiz 20 Eris, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to get better equipment for his squad members.

The other pillars remained silent, only Shinobu Kocho said with a smile:

"...Well, since Suoh-kun has said so, then I will arrange for someone to escort Suoh-kun out first thing tomorrow morning."

"Please bear with it."

Suoh Takeshi nodded.

The expressions on the faces of the pillars changed slightly upon hearing this.

They feared that Suoh Takeshi would never return.