Chapter 64

Seeing their lord, Ubuyashiki Shigeru, suddenly improve in health, the other Hashira present could not hide their joy.

As mentioned before, Ubuyashuki Shigeru had an extremely high reputation within the Demon Slayer Corps, which was due to his broad-mindedness and gentle personality.

Despite being the head of the Demon Slayer Corps, Ubuyashuki Shigeru never put on airs. He even remembered the names of every member who had lost their lives in battle against demons.

Although Ubuyashuki Shigeru's health had been deteriorating, the Hashira present, though not showing it, were deeply worried.

This was because each of the nine Hashira had once received a favor from Ubuyashuki Shigeru.

Even if Ubuyashuki Shigeru were to die, they would repay his kindness to his successor. However, they naturally preferred serving the current Ubuyashuki Shigeru over his successor, Ubuyashuki Higurashi.

"Don't be too happy yet. While your improvement proves that my previous thoughts were correct, this is only temporary. The low-quality demon energy crystal has limited power. Don't be fooled by your current improved health, which is even stronger than that of an ordinary person. Over time, your body will still gradually weaken. According to my concerns, you can at most last for another half a year before your body returns to its previous state."

Just as everyone was rejoicing over Ubuyashuki Shigeru's improved health, Yudai poured cold water on their excitement.

In his perception, given the current rate of demon energy consumption in Ubuyashuki Shigeru's body, half a year was indeed the limit.

Moreover, this half a year did not mean that Ubuyashuki Shigeru could maintain his current state. In a month, his body would be no different from an ordinary person's, and another month later, his body would start to weaken. By the end of half a year, his body would return to its previous state.

This was because the demon energy crystal contained limited power. It could maintain a balance with the curse for now, but the power would eventually run out.

"How can we obtain more of those purple crystals you just used? If we have more of those crystals, Lord Ubuyashuki can maintain his current state, right? Tell me how to get these crystals, and I, Rengoku Kyojuro, will definitely find them for Lord Ubuyashuki."

Seeing Ubuyashuki Shigeru truly improve, the people present naturally did not want to see him return to his previous weak state.

Since the purple crystal Yudai provided had proven effective, Rengoku Kyojuro immediately declared that he would do whatever it took to bring back more crystals for their lord.

"Unfortunately, even if you search the entire world, you probably won't find such a crystal. If it were something so ordinary, do you think I would have used it as a gift in exchange?"

Faced with the excited Rengoku Kyojuro, who seemed to be burning with passion, Yudai shook his head and immediately doused his enthusiasm.

The low-quality demon energy crystal was from his reputation shop. Since this world had no one with demon energy, how could they possibly find such a thing?

"Kyojuro, it's enough for me to enjoy a healthy body before I die. We still have half a year, right? As long as we defeat that person within this time, the curse on my body will be lifted, won't it?"

Rengoku Kyojuro, who was unwilling to let it go, was interrupted by Ubuyashuki Shigeru, who comforted everyone.

However, the expressions on the faces of the nine Hashira were not as optimistic as Ubuyashuki Shigeru's. They knew that finding and defeating Muzan Kibutsuji within half a year was not an easy task.

Despite being the one suffering from the curse and enduring pain, Ubuyashuki Shigeru was the one comforting everyone.

In fact, Yudai still had some extra "low-quality demon energy crystals," but he had very few left. The previous attack by the demons on Mount Fuji had almost depleted his reputation, and he now had only about a dozen demon energy crystals left.

However, he did not know what strong enemies he might encounter in the future, so Yudai decided to keep them for emergencies.

Since Ubuyashuki Shigeru's health could last for about half a year, Yudai was not in a hurry to use the remaining demon energy crystals.

Thus, the trial of Yudai by the Demon Slayer Corps came to an end. Although it had been a tumultuous process, and they had almost come to blows, Yudai had gained the initial trust of the Demon Slayer Corps and joined them.

About a week later, Yudai, who had temporarily left the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, received his Demon Slayer Corps uniform and his Sun Breathing Blade.

Each Demon Slayer's uniform and Sun Breathing Blade were unique, reflecting aspects of their personality or the breathing technique they mastered.

Yudai's Demon Slayer Corps uniform was pure black with some eerie purple patterns. The back of the uniform had two silver-thread embroidered "Hyakki" (Hundred Demons) characters.

This design was added by the Demon Slayer Corps tailor, Masao Maeda, after learning about Yudai's "Hyakki Slash" achievement, out of admiration.

As for Yudai's Sun Breathing Blade, it was personally delivered by the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmith, Kyoujyu Kurogane, about a week later.

Although she was the swordsmith of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kyoujyu Kurogane preferred to deliver the swords personally to the demon slayers.

One reason was to see if the demon slayer was worthy of the Sun Breathing Blade she had crafted, and the other was to see what color the Sun Breathing Blade would turn in the demon slayer's hands.

Each Sun Breathing Blade, when forged, looked like an ordinary blade. Only when held by its owner would it display the "color-changing" effect.

The color displayed by the Sun Breathing Blade was closely related to the demon slayer's personality.

When Kyoujyu Kurogane first received Yudai's special request for the sword, she was quite angry. Adding other materials to the forging of a Sun Breathing Blade was completely reckless.

Moreover, she could see that the broken sword fragments Yudai provided were of poor quality, and adding such impurities would undoubtedly lower the quality of the Sun Breathing Blade.

However, after learning why Yudai insisted on incorporating the broken sword, Kyoujyu Kurogane could not help but admire Yudai and agreed to his request.

Kyoujyu Kurogane, being a lover of swords, was curious to see what color the Sun Breathing Blade would display in the hands of someone who valued both loyalty and swords as much as she did.