Demon Slayer: Can I add points to my Breathing Technique?

"This is 'flow circuit breaking'."

Sabito was taken aback: "...Flow...meltdown?"

“That’s right.” Xia Xi nodded, her gaze becoming even more profound. “When the mind is extremely focused and enters a state of ‘flow,’ ordinary people will exit due to fatigue.”

“But I’m different.”

"At that moment, I deliberately 'melted off' my own sense of fatigue."

He raised his hand, pointed to his temple, and continued rambling.

"Just like using breathing techniques to forcibly enhance bodily functions, I temporarily removed distracting thoughts like fatigue, boredom, and the passage of time from my consciousness through special meditation."

"My body is still moving, but my mind has entered an absolute state of...no thought and no desire."

"External time has lost its meaning for me."

Upon hearing this, Sakoto opened his mouth slightly, his eyes flashing with shock and realization: "Such a thing is true... So senior wasn't 'persisting,' but rather entered a higher realm of cultivation?"

"That's one way to understand it." Xia Xi maintained a solemn expression and nodded slightly.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka, who had been silent all along, was simply eating quietly.

Upon hearing this, he almost choked.

He didn't look up, but merely glanced at Xia Xi with his deep blue eyes.

There was no emotion in his eyes, yet it seemed as if he had said everything.

[It's so well-made it looks like the real thing]

Then he lowered his head and continued eating his bento.

He had heard about this senior's story from Master Urokodaki.

The ghost took everything from him.

Family, younger sister.

Like them, this predecessor was burned and driven by the flames of hatred on countless nights.

This drove him to desperately become stronger, strong enough to slaughter every evil spirit.

It wasn't a flow circuit at all.

It is the hatred of revenge.

Beneath his seemingly absent-minded expression, he might be suppressing an even stronger obsession than Sabito and I.

The thought of her sister dying to protect her made her feel terrible.

Giyong's eyes and breathing may have changed.

He seemed to understand this senior colleague somewhat.

Perhaps, exercise is not the same as "persistence".

Rather, not exercising means stopping.

For a swordsman burning with vengeance, stopping means death.

If you don't fight, you will die.

I'm probably referring to someone like Senior Jiuche.

Sabito was completely lost in thought, digesting Xia Xi's "theory." Meanwhile, Yi Yong, eating his meal, was equally unsettled.

Xia Xi turned around without changing her expression and opened the bento box.

It's rice balls made by Mr. Urokodaki, along with a few pieces of fried meat.

The corner of his mouth twitched very slightly.

Has my theory managed to fool everyone?

However, to be fair, my own explanation can be considered a rationalization of the game mechanics.

That's so true to me.

Chapter 18 Come at me both of you!

Breathing of Water

【Third Form: Flowing Dance】

In the forest clearing, the serpent rabbit transformed into several crisscrossing afterimages. With each step, it moved like a swirling current of water, slashing its wooden sword towards its target.

A series of crisp, firecracker-like sounds exploded.

Nearly ten flying wooden balls shattered almost simultaneously.

With a single strike, it instantly sliced ​​through multiple fast-moving wooden balls.

His eyesight, accuracy, technique, and even strength are all excellent.

Xia Xi pondered that when he first started practicing the breathing technique, he didn't have the same strength as Sabito.

Compared to the pink-haired boy, Giyu's strength is considerably inferior.

The same move, 【Flowing Dance】.

Only half of the ten wooden balls were broken.

The rest either missed their mark and were deflected, or they completely missed.

After finishing his move, Yoshiyuki Tomioka stared blankly at the wooden ball still rolling on the ground, then looked at the evenly distributed pile of fragments at Sabito's feet.

His lips moved slightly, but he only uttered a low voice: "...It's just practice."

Sure enough, I have no talent at all.

Whether in daily practice or actual combat training, it is far inferior to the Jade Rabbit.

Unlike the cheerful and earnest Sabito, Giyu is the complete opposite.

Sensitive and quiet, he possesses a kind and gentle nature, but his poor communication and interpersonal skills often lead him to say things that are easily misunderstood.

Take the present moment, for example.

The whisper sounded like dissatisfaction, or perhaps a defiant sarcastic remark about the rabbit.

Xia Xi observed silently from the side, and after hearing this, she was even more certain that the child had Uchiha blood.

Awkward and stubborn.

"Don't just stare."

Linlong, who was standing to the side, took out several more wooden balls and pointed them at Xia Xi, who was standing with his arms crossed.

"It's your turn to test."

Xia Xi took Sabito's wooden sword and was about to unleash the sword technique "Idaten Typhoon" from the Breath of the Wind.

Hitting multiple targets over a wide area is precisely the area that Breath of the Wind excels at.

"Do not use Breath of the Wind."

"Like Giyu and the others, use the power of flowing water."

I almost got a side stitch after taking a breath.

Xia Xi said speechlessly, "Sir, I haven't learned Water Breathing yet."

The old man wearing the Tengu mask shook his head.

Staring intently at him, she said, "Now is the time for practice and learning. Try to understand and master their breathing rhythm."

Xia Xi: ...

How do I learn this skill if it's not in my skill panel?

But Linlong didn't give Xia Xi much time to think.

The small wooden balls in their hands were thrown at Xia Xi.

do not care.

"Wind... Water Breathing!"

"Type Three: Liuliu Mei!"

He gave a low shout to boost his morale.

Xia Xi focused his mind on recalling Sabito and Sabito's stances and breathing rhythms, and then swung his wooden sword.

The attributes on the system panel remained almost unchanged, with Xia Xi relying almost entirely on his exceptional physical abilities and honed sword-wielding skills.

With a whooshing sound, the wooden balls exploded one after another.

It was a clearer, crisper sound than when the rabbit had practiced.

Upon seeing this, the rabbit's eyes lit up.

Whether in terms of strength or skill, the senior is indeed superior to me.

Giyu whispered, "Senior is just... physically too strong."

Even before mastering the Breathing of Water, this senior is already so powerful using only his body.

If they master it later... I'm very curious, how much better will they be than us?

Unlike the admiration that the two children secretly felt, Urokodaki calmly said, "The breath of water is not something you can shout out."

"Your swordsmanship is indeed swift and skillful; you shattered the wooden balls completely."

“But Jiu Che, don’t forget that you came here to learn the breathing technique of water. The breathing technique is the foundation of everything.”

The progress has only increased a little.

Xia Xi was somewhat disappointed.

"Calm down, recall the key points I taught you, and focus on breathing and meditation."

"Yes, sir."

Urokodaki turned to Sabito and Giyu: "You two shouldn't be complacent. Even if you've grasped the breathing technique to a basic level, you still need to continue honing and refining your skills."