Chapter 58

And just as Butterfly Shin was about to draw her Nichirin Blade as Yūto approached, her companion, Giyu Tomioka, suddenly reached out to stop her.

"Didn't expect you to really come here, and even participate in the Demon Slayer Corps' examination.

So, the abnormal situation in Fujikōzan is related to you, isn't it?"

Butterfly Shin, who was stopped, looked at Giyu Tomioka beside her with a slightly surprised expression, then at Yūto opposite her. She hadn't expected that Giyu Tomioka seemed to know the other party.

Having been a 'Pillar' of the Demon Slayer Corps for so long, Butterfly Shin had a good understanding of her colleagues' personalities and other aspects.

But she hadn't expected that the always aloof Giyu Tomioka would have a 'friend'?

Seemingly noticing Butterfly Shin's gaze, Giyu Tomioka spoke up, "I only know him. I stopped you from attacking because I don't want to fight him until we get to the bottom of things.

I can only say that his strength is very formidable. A year ago, when he hadn't learned the Breathing Technique, I almost lost to him.

And now that he has mastered his own Breathing Technique, I can only say that even if we both attack him together, we might not be able to stop him."

Giyu Tomioka said this with a calm and emotionless expression, but it left Butterfly Shin quite shocked.

To be honest, although they were all 'Pillars' of the Demon Slayer Corps, their strengths varied. At least she, Butterfly Shin, didn't think she was stronger than Giyu Tomioka.

For such an existence to almost be defeated by someone who hadn't mastered a Breathing Technique, how strong could that person be?

"It's been a long time, so you're the examiner for this test? Didn't you say there were no rules for the examination?"

Meeting Giyu Tomioka again after a year, Yūto was confident he could defeat the Giyu Tomioka in front of him even without using his trump card, 'Half-Demon Transformation.'

No, to be more precise, after mastering the 'Demon's Breathing Technique,' if Giyu Tomioka's strength was still the same as a year ago, he was no longer a match for Yūto.

"The Demon Slayer Corps' entrance examination doesn't need an examiner. I already said we came here because of the anomalies in Fujikōzan.

So, what exactly happened in Fujikōzan, or did you do something?"

It wasn't surprising that Giyu Tomioka suspected Yūto, because among those present, only Yūto had the ability and strength to cause trouble.

In previous years, the Demon Slayer Corps' entrance examination had never gone wrong. Yūto's participation this time caused such a big mess, so Giyu Tomioka guessed that there was at least an 80% chance that Yūto was responsible.

"Anomalies in Fujikōzan? If you're asking why the demons in the mountain suddenly disappeared?

Then it is indeed my fault, but you can't entirely blame me. I was planning to leave, but who knew that the demons would suddenly go crazy and attack me."

Yūto knew that the demons in Fujikōzan were specifically caught by the Demon Slayer Corps for the examination. Now, because of him, the demons in Fujikōzan were on the brink of extinction.

Now, not to mention the examination, the few survivors were probably too scared to show their faces for years.

Yūto was actually a bit embarrassed about this, but he couldn't be entirely blamed. He didn't know why the demons suddenly went crazy.

After completing his mission, he was about to leave when the demons in Fujikōzan suddenly ganged up on him, treating him like a boss in a dungeon.

"You were attacked by the demons in Fujikōzan? Why did they attack you?"

"Then you escaped from their encirclement? Where did the remaining demons go?"

Hearing that Yūto, unlike the other examinees who were not attacked, received special attention from the demons in Fujikōzan, Giyu Tomioka and Butterfly Shin asked their questions simultaneously.

Giyu Tomioka knew Yūto's strength, so he wasn't surprised that Yūto could escape. What he was more concerned about was why the demons all attacked Yūto. Did he have something that attracted them?

As for Butterfly Shin, looking at the blood-soaked Yūto, she was curious how he broke through the encirclement and where the demons that attacked him went after he successfully escaped.

After all, understanding the movements of the demons in Fujikōzan was their mission.

This time, the demons in Fujikōzan reacted abnormally. They, who usually acted alone, chose to unite this time.

Although their individual strength wasn't strong, the number of demons in Fujikōzan was considerable. If they had any plots or found a way to break through the wisteria's constraints and leave Fujikōzan, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Yūto glanced at Butterfly Shin, who looked like a traditional Japanese beauty, and the first thought that came to his mind wasn't how beautiful she was, but how strong she must be to stand beside Giyu Tomioka...

"I also want to know why the demons suddenly attacked me, even though I had already killed them to the point where they didn't dare to show their faces.

As for how I broke through the encirclement and where the demons that attacked me went..."

When Yūto said this, he suddenly recalled the desperate situation he faced and the thrill of continuous combat, and couldn't help but smile grimly.

"I didn't choose to break through. When faced with a battle that came to me, there was no reason not to fight. As for those who attacked me, they were all killed by me in the end!"

Both Giyu Tomioka and Butterfly Shin's expressions clearly froze upon hearing Yūto's words.

"All the demons in Fujikōzan were killed by you alone?"

In the end, it was the more composed Giyu Tomioka who recovered faster, looking at Yūto in disbelief and asking again.

"Saying all of them were killed isn't entirely accurate, as there were a few who escaped, but there aren't many left alive now."

Originally, Yūto had the ability to finish off those few who escaped, but since his mission was already completed, he didn't want to do it unnecessarily.

Enemies who had lost their fighting spirit were beneath the Demon Clan to kill. Only true warriors had the right to die by their blades.

"The demons in Fujikōzan, although not very strong, numbered nearly two hundred.

You not only survived their encirclement but also killed them all!"

Butterfly Shin, who had just recovered from her shock, looked at Yūto in disbelief and confirmed.

It wasn't surprising that the usually gentle her was so emotional, as she understood very well what it meant to face an ambush by hundreds of demons.