Chapter 74

Not long after returning to Lintaki Zakinji's residence, Tanjirou's Nichirin Blade and Demon Slayer Corps uniform were also completed.

From Lintaki Zakinji and Kyoujuro Hotaru, Tanjirou learned how highly the former leader Yudai was regarded in the Demon Slayer Corps and understood the significance of the "Pillar" title.

After sighing in admiration that Yudai was indeed as powerful as he remembered, Tanjirou shouldered the box containing his sister Nezuko and embarked on his demon-hunting journey.

As for Yudai, apart from daily sword training, he now rarely leaves his house, spending most of his time at home.

He no longer hopes to find the "Twelve Kizuki" himself. Instead of searching aimlessly, he prefers to wait for them to come to Tanjirou.

To be able to reach Tanjirou as quickly as possible and prevent the demons from turning into Tanjirou's experience points, Yudai chose to stay at home and prepare for battle.

There are two reasons why he doesn't simply follow Tanjirou.

One is that Yudai is worried that if he stays by Tanjirou's side, the "Twelve Kizuki" will choose to hide.

The second reason is that he is now a "Pillar," and if he constantly follows a new Demon Slayer, it might invite gossip.

Yudai doesn't really care about what others say, but the Demon Slayer Corps still provides him with a lot of reputation points every day, and the "crops" haven't been completely harvested yet, so he doesn't want to ruin his "perfect" image.

Under Yudai's attention, Tanjirou has been fighting his way through, from the Shadow Demon to the Handball Demon, the Road Sign Demon, and even the Drum Demon, who was removed from the "Twelve Kizuki." Tanjirou has been steadily leveling up.

During this time, Yudai, due to Tanjirou, encountered the final boss of this world, the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji, earlier than others.

Muzan Kibutsuji appears as a pale middle-aged man with elegant manners and a well-fitted suit. At first glance, one might mistake him for an upper-class gentleman.

However, Yudai sensed an extremely dangerous aura from him. As a swordsman, Yudai couldn't find any weaknesses or flaws in him.

In short, he is not a match for Muzan Kibutsuji, even with the use of "Half-Demonization" and the Blood Demon Art.

Although the system informed him that killing Muzan Kibutsuji would complete his mission, as the leader, Muzan Kibutsuji is much stronger than the twelve subordinates.

But Yudai didn't believe the system's nonsense. The power gap is obvious, and while demons enjoy fighting, it doesn't mean Yudai is a fool who would throw himself into a losing battle.

Yudai isn't such a fool, but there are indeed reckless individuals who chose to do so...

After smelling the scent of his enemy, Tanjirou, a new recruit, chased the final boss for several streets.

Just as Yudai was lamenting Tanjirou's stubbornness, thinking he might meet an early end, Muzan Kibutsuji, upon seeing Tanjirou's earring, actually became timid...

Indeed, the final boss, the one feared by the Demon Slayer Corps, became timid when he saw the new recruit Tanjirou!

Even after being provoked by Tanjirou's strong killing intent, Muzan Kibutsuji didn't dare to go after him himself and instead sent two subordinates.

Muzan Kibutsuji feared that this was a trap to lure him out.

Although Yudai didn't know what Muzan Kibutsuji was afraid of, it was clear that Muzan Kibutsuji didn't want to go himself, and the two subordinates were quickly defeated.

After the Muzan Kibutsuji incident, Tanjirou met with his fellow trainees, Giyu Tomioka and Zenitsu Agatsuma.

Giyu Tomioka is a blond boy who appears quite timid and uses the "Thunder Breathing" technique, one of the five major breathing techniques.

Zenitsu Agatsuma, on the other hand, is the exact opposite, a battle-crazy boy wearing a wild boar mask, who uses the self-created "Beast Breathing" technique.

Besides their breathing techniques, each of them has unique abilities.

Tanjirou has a keen sense of smell, Zenitsu has sharp hearing, and Giyu has a sixth sense comparable to that of a beast.

When the Drum Demon appeared, Yudai, hiding in the shadows, initially wanted to intervene.

However, the system informed him that although the Drum Demon was originally the Lower Moon Six, it had been removed from the "Twelve Kizuki" list because it couldn't eat. Even if Yudai killed it, it wouldn't complete the mission requirements.

So, Yudai stayed back and watched how Tanjirou turned the tide, until the three of them successfully defeated their opponent and went to rest at a Demon Slayer Corps branch. Yudai then quietly left.

Not long after Yudai returned to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, a messenger urgently came to his home and informed him of an emergency mission.

There were signs of demons in Spider Mountain, and people entering the mountain had been mysteriously disappearing.

At first, only ordinary people were missing, but when the Demon Slayer Corps sent Demon Slayers to investigate, they also didn't return!

It was clear that there were powerful demons in Spider Mountain, far beyond the level of ordinary Demon Slayer Corps members.

Upon learning this, Kyojuro Rengoku decided to send the "Pillars" to investigate Spider Mountain.

Unfortunately, due to the frequent appearance of demons, the other "Pillars" were busy and couldn't spare the time.

The most idle was Yudai, who had been staying at home recently. As the only available "Pillar," Kyojuro Rengoku hoped Yudai would investigate Mt. Natagumo.

Yudai initially wanted to refuse Kyojuro Rengoku. Compared to going to Mt. Natagumo, Yudai was more eager to find the "Twelve Kizuki," as the deadline for his mission was approaching.

He believed that as long as he kept an eye on Tanjirou, the "Twelve Kizuki" would eventually show up.

Since the Drum Demon, who was removed from the "Twelve Kizuki," appeared, it wasn't strange for the others to show up next.

Even the final boss Muzan Kibutsuji had already been encountered by Tanjirou, and Yudai was confident that Tanjirou would face the remaining "Twelve Kizuki."

"But, Lord Yudai, the people you asked me to keep an eye on, including Tanjirou Kamado, are also heading to Mt. Natagumo."