bookbashuk Chapter 446 Pillar Meeting 1
Chapter 446 Pillar Meeting 1
The Demon Slayer Corps currently has twelve Pillars.
These are the Rock Pillar, Sound Pillar, Water Pillar, Fire Pillar, Wind Pillar, Four Seasons Pillar, Rain Pillar, Power Pillar, and Illusion Pillar.
The five fundamental breathing techniques have always been mastered by people in every era.
There are relatively few other columns.
The twelve Pillars now number more than those in the anime, and their strength may be even greater.
"Makijuro, I heard you were defeated by a yokai. If it hadn't shown mercy, you might be dead. Are the yokai in Kyoto really that strong?"
As soon as Makijuro walked over, someone asked a question.
The one asking the question was a man, one of the twelve pillars of strength, a burly man nearly two meters tall.
He is one of the top five strongest among the pillars.
The other party's name is Busujima Hisato. Unlike most of the Demon Slayer Corps members, he has no hatred for demons. He was born into a certain kendo school and has his own kendo dojo.
Joining the Demon Slayer Corps is simply a way to become stronger and kill more effectively.
I wasn't asking this question to mock Rengoku Makijuro, but because I was genuinely curious.
After all, Rengoku Makijuro is the strongest among the Pillars. If even he is defeated, then the others are even less of a match for him.
"The yokai in Kyoto are indeed very strong, and the one who made the move wasn't even the leader of the Kyoto yokai." Rengoku Makijuro knelt down, first bowing to his lord, and then answered the kijuro's question.
There was no attempt to evade or make excuses; a loss is a loss.
The monsters under Nekomata's command, or rather, the monsters under Lucci's command, are completely different from the monsters Muzan created at the beginning.
Although he still hasn't escaped the sun's influence, his strength and blood demon magic are extremely outstanding.
Especially the latter, while the Blood Demon Art of a demon may only have one derivative and many variations, the yokai under the command of the cat demon are different, having many variations.
Of course, it is also generally referred to as "sorcery".
This is also a direction that Lucci is researching: Blood Demon Arts will be derived from different individual traits.
This thing cannot be cultivated. Cultivation here means that you can't just cultivate any Blood Demon Art you want. It's different from developing Nen abilities.
As for a certain talent, which awakens a special ability, that is what the ability is, at most it can be cultivated into other forms of diversity.
The "yokai" of Kyoto are influenced by forces from another world, and some of their animal traits are more pronounced than those of humans, such as birds being able to fly.
Bird-type monsters commonly use Blood Demon Art, which involves transforming their wings into weapons to launch attacks. Powerful monsters, on the other hand, master various elemental attacks.
One part of it comes from the influence of genes from another world.
However, the monster that fought Rengoku Makijuro was an extremely special monster among the yokai of Kyoto.
Nowadays, most monsters are transformed from animals.
The monster that fights against Rengoku Makijuro is called "Yuki-onna," a well-known yokai in Japan.
Because this monster is not a demon that is purely an animal transformed into a ghost.
This is also a "monster" that Lucci created after a long period of experimentation with cats.
The base is the soul of a woman who died in the snow, and then there is the special "snow", which is combined with the power of other world and the power of demon blood to create monsters.
If the soul exists in this world, then the soul can also be utilized.
Secretly, Lucci had the cat collect a lot more books and knowledge about Onmyoji.
Some things do exist, but there are too few people with the necessary qualifications, and newcomers simply cannot learn them.
It's like Yoriichi Tsugikuni's Sun Breathing Technique.
The most famous of the Onmyoji's methods is the Shikigami, but in the past, there were very few such "monsters" in Japan.
So where do shikigami come from? They come from various souls.
Lucci mainly collected information about Abe no Seimei, a famous Onmyoji in Japan, and even had some fame in the world.
It is clear that this person is a special existence, just like Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and there are actually other examples similar to Muzan.
According to at least some information collected by Nekomata, there were indeed "demons" causing chaos in the past. These demons were real demons, not the kind of "vampires" like Muzan.
It just doesn't have the same characteristic as Muzan in creating demons.
This world is not lacking in mystery, but it is difficult to form a real scale. Moreover, compared to the mysteries of humanity, it is the aliens who are more adept at "immortality".
Rengoku Makijuro recounted the details of his battle.
It also emphasizes the need to be wary of monsters like the Yuki-onna (snow woman).
The core of the Demon Slayer Corps is Breathing Techniques; only by practicing Breathing Techniques can they become stronger.
The Yuki-onna, a yokai who uses ice and snow, is far too restrictive of breathing techniques.
It will affect their breathing.
In the original storyline, the most troublesome Upper Moon demon was actually Doma, who used ice-based blood demon magic and was also a magician-type demon.
If it weren't for his "gluttony," the outcome of the final battle would have been completely different.
Of course, the deaths of the first three Upper Moons were all somewhat ambiguous.
"My Flame Breathing Technique can better regulate body temperature, so the impact is less. But even so, I was still greatly affected. If such a Blood Demon Art exists among demons, it would be quite troublesome."
Rengoku Makijuro made a special mention of it.
A gentle voice also rang out: "Our capabilities in this area have been recorded, and we are already manufacturing special masks to prevent this from happening."
Ubuyashiki Yoon spoke up.
This was also a reminder from Lucci.
The Demon Slayer Corps in the story is quite unreliable, despite being an organization that has been around for over a hundred years.
One problem is that there are too few methods for killing ghosts. At least for weak ghosts, only methods like beheading or using the sun can kill them.
A typical example is the poison of wisteria flowers. If Shinobu Kocho's methods could be popularized, even if they didn't kill demons, just weakening them would be equivalent to increasing the Demon Slayer Corps' combat power and making their survival rate higher.
Ubuyashiki Yoon was speaking about how the Demon Slayer Corps now has an additional incident record.
The main record is about encountering various types of demons and what their blood demon magic is.
Blood Demon Arts, while varying from person to person, often exhibit similar abilities. At least three spatial abilities have appeared in the anime, each with varying degrees of power.
If you have a mental preparation for potential Blood Demon Arts beforehand, it will make things much easier during battle.
There will also be targeted measures, such as this mask.
The snow woman's ice and snow are affecting breathing, so we need to prepare methods to maintain breathing.
The second one is the selection of Fujikasayama.
The selection process for Fujikasane Mountain did not begin with the founding of the Demon Slayer Corps.
In the past, the selection process for the Demon Slayer Corps took many forms, but in the last hundred years, a special location like Mount Fujikasa was created as a selection test site.
This is also the least Demon Slayer-like aspect of the anime: an exam where you risk your life, with no examiners present.
To destroy a promising seed.
Typical Sabito and those prospective members who died at the hands of the Hand Demon.
Even with Giyu Tomioka by his side, he would have died in the exam if Sabito hadn't saved him.
It could be said that at that point in the original story, the Demon Slayer Corps could have been even stronger, but more potential members died in this test.
Despite how much the master cares about the Demon Slayer Corps members, he didn't even consider the most basic test.
Now, the examination at Fujikasayama has examiners whose main responsibility is to look after the candidates and rescue them when they are in danger. Of course, at this time, the candidates will lose their eligibility to take the exam.
I'll have to wait until the next exam.
Each person only has three chances to take the exam. If they fail all three times, and still want to join the Demon Slayer Corps, they can only go to the logistics department.
Why three times?
Even if you know in advance that someone will rescue you when you are in real danger, you will still feel fear. For example, you will still be afraid of activities like bungee jumping.
However, if it happens too often and people get used to it, that's not good; it completely turns into desensitization training.
The fact that he failed three times only proves that he lacks outstanding talent and would be in great danger when facing ghosts.
The revised exam is much more humane.
After inquiring about the availability of face masks, we quickly got down to business.
"This time, the source of the information is a yokai in Kyoto," Ubuyashiki Yoon said, revealing the source of the information.
Both Urokodaki Sakonji and Kuwashima Jigoro frowned.
As the two oldest members of the Demon Slayer Corps, they also have a great distrust of demons.
If the information comes from a monster, they have to consider the authenticity of that information source, and even whether the information is a trap.
"We've already investigated, and the source of the intelligence is genuine, but whether it's Lower Moon Six is still not entirely confirmed."
Lower Moon Six is the weakest of the Twelve Demon Moons. His strength can be used to get a glimpse into the strength of the other Twelve Demon Moons, and even Muzan Kibutsuji.
Ubuyashiki Yoon explained the situation.
The target is a sizable mountain village, which is also a necessary route connecting the region.
With modern development, it has evolved into a town, and it can even be considered a town today.
The Twelve Demon Moons are different from other demons; they are more difficult to find. In the past, the Demon Slayer Corps was the only one to be found. The Twelve Demon Moons either hide in deep mountains and forests or in human society.
The former's impact can create some strange legends, which are actually easier to find.
The latter is more troublesome, since it's not like modern surveillance systems are constantly in place. Even in modern times, there are still quite a few people who go missing every year.
Moreover, now.
Ghosts hiding in human society are much more cunning; they devour people very secretly, trying their best not to give anyone a chance to discover them.
However, things have improved recently, with ghosts and monsters appearing on a large scale among humans.
They also know that ghosts can hide among humans. Anyone with a little bit of sense can become suspicious if they notice someone who rarely appears in the sunlight.
Moreover, the authorities have disseminated relevant information and organized personnel to conduct investigations in major cities.
The initial investigation caused quite a stir, as there were quite a few shady dealings involved.
"According to information sources about the yokai in Kyoto, the Twelve Demon Moons in this mountain village also have their own subordinates, and their bodies may be demons with the ability to control space."
According to information obtained from some ghosts and monsters, ghosts and monsters with spatial abilities are very popular in their group.
This ability is essential if you want to form a large force.
"Judging from this, it seems that the yokai of Kyoto had contact with Lower Moon Six." The speaker was the Phantom Pillar, a masked boy.
The sudden appearance of monsters, coupled with Muzan's release and the monsters created by Neko-maru, will lead to discord and internal strife among demons and monsters.
In this situation, both sides are essentially letting things slide.
Even among the twelve demon moons, there are some conflicts and frictions. Of course, unless it is a blood-exchange battle for supremacy, these conflicts and frictions will not be one-on-one.
The Twelve Demon Moons and some powerful demons have now divided up their own territories.
Just like Kyoto absolutely forbids the appearance of the Twelve Demon Moons.
"According to the intelligence we've gathered, there have indeed been some disappearances in that mountain village, but they were mainly passing merchants." Because it's located at the border of two places, there are always various outsiders.
These outsiders will also drive the development of the mountain village.
"Judging from the number of missing people, the number of ghosts here should be quite considerable." Chunzhu was a woman in her early twenties.
This person also joined the Demon Slayer Corps through other channels and is also an official member.
The impact of a gathering of ghosts can be estimated.
If the quantity is too large, the impact will definitely be greater, since more food will be needed.
The number of deaths and missing persons in a region can be used to determine the number of ghosts in that region.
Of course, this isn't entirely accurate. Some ghosts can tolerate it, some have different tastes, and some are quite delicious. These are all factors that contribute to the differences.
By determining the number of ghosts, we can estimate the possible encounters during our actions.
"Is the cooperation with the monsters because we can gather more information?" Ame-zuki suddenly asked.
In the past, when encountering the Twelve Demon Moons, it was usually members of the Demon Slayer Corps who encountered them and died, and Kasugai Crow would bring back the news.
Then send a column to carry out the extermination.
A typical example is Mount Natagumo, where either the pillar encounters a demon; such situations are entirely a contest of strength between the two sides.
Some of the plot arrangements can be considered "lenient," with the Twelve Demon Moons being killed off like free experience points, or being executed by Muzan.
A typical red-light district, with one pillar and three small figures, is a bit too cautious and tidy.
The Demon Slayer Corps and demons are not the same. For the former, even if they are injured, it is a loss. For demons, as long as they are not dead, they recover quickly. Their strength is not equal.
If the Sound Pillar were to participate in the final battle, the situation would change again.