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

"That big oaf is like a rock. No, he *is* a rock. It's one thing for him to be a rock, but his method of teaching is also like playing with rocks."

"I bet his teaching style can be summed up in three words."

"Stand, carry, smash!"

"Breathing techniques?"

"Tactical changes?"

"That doesn't exist! The Rock Breathing technique is all you need to do is swing it!"

“After training with him for three months, even the disciples’ speaking rhythm can be half a beat slower, and he still calls it cultivating and tempering their character.”

"Kid, let me ask you this: besides the breathing techniques themselves, how many sword forms have you learned?"

"How many practical combat skills have you learned?"

Ah... there really aren't any.

Xia Xi felt somewhat ashamed.

"As for Senior Urokodaki? He's a good person, just too boring."

"I suspect he's been wearing that wooden tengu mask for so long that he's forgotten how to communicate with people."

"Communication is basically done through eye contact, teaching relies entirely on running around in the mountains, and after teaching the basic theory, you're left to figure it out on your own."

"The results of it?"

“The children we raise are either obedient, inflexible kids who don’t know how to adapt, or problem children who are as quiet and withdrawn as he is.”

Thinking of Sabito and Giyu, who were still training at Mount Sagiri.

Xia Xi was speechless for a moment.

The other person grabbed a bottle of liquor, tilted their head back, and took a large gulp while looking at the moon. Xia Xi wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she sensed that the other person's mood seemed to have changed slightly.

It seemed to be tinged with a hint of inexplicable melancholy.

"Of course, their methods weren't entirely without merit..."

Kazami's basic skills training is very solid, and the wind breathing swordsmen he teaches are always able to adapt to any situation.

Although Matsuyama's teaching methods are simple, they are even simpler and more effective for those who practice Rock Breathing.

As for Senior Urokodaki...

Aside from the kid in front of me, it's been years since I've heard of any new players he's trained in the team.

In short.

"So you see, Kazami is too swirling, Urokodaki is too dull, and Matsuyama is too sluggish."

“I respect them for their decades-long dedication to this line of work, which involves fighting evil spirits to save lives. They train children to be warriors in their own way, send them to the battlefield, and then watch helplessly as some of them never come back... This is a job that not everyone can handle.”

"But Lao Tzu always felt that my teaching method was the most practical and efficient."

She patted the hilt of her knife.

"A real battle with each disciple."

"Use my strength and experience to force out their potential and broaden their horizons. Make sure that once they join the Demon Slayer Corps, they at least have the ability to save their lives."

"Although it can't compare to the previous Thunder Pillars and Lightning Pillars, my Thunder Breathing is not bad either."

"That'll be enough to keep these newbies busy for a long time."

"As for you..."

Nikaido placed his hand on his old eye patch.

It seems that the injury from many years ago has started to ache again.

"As for you... you are different from them."

"You are the first monster I have ever seen who tried to combine multiple breathing techniques into one."

"Don't waste it, kid."

"Whether it's your talent or what you learned from them, practice it all properly."

"Come back alive, and let my blind eye see for myself just how strong the monsters of this new era really are."

Although I don't quite approve of the teaching methods of the other trainers.

But they all unanimously placed considerable hopes on this kid.

So, Mei Nikaido wouldn't mind taking a gamble along.

Nothing more than...

It just means spending more time and polishing it a bit more.

Xia Xi remained silent for a moment.

It seems they are trying to understand the emotions conveyed in the other person's words.

Rather than focusing on the distant future, Nikaido's teaching methods tend to bring potential to fruition in advance.

But then again, they all seem to have high hopes for themselves?

Although she already knew the answer in her heart, Xia Xi still tentatively asked, "So tomorrow..."

Nikaido wore a blissful smile.

As a result, the wine he hadn't swallowed dripped onto his smooth chest.

She said excitedly, "Of course, we'll continue fighting until we die."

So all of the above were just excuses. You're just a simple battle maniac, a crazy woman, aren't you!

Xia Xi couldn't help but complain in her heart.

"Then let's continue... By the way, won't you scare some of the disciples away if you keep going like this?"

Thinking back to the afternoon's battle, the other disciples all seemed to have gotten used to it.

He continued, "The remaining disciples have really worked hard."

Nikaido's smile froze.

I don't know if it was the excitement of fighting or the effects of alcohol on my face.

He blushed slightly and said, "Impossible! I still have many disciples! The strongest one will soon become a pillar!"

Xia Xi: "Huh? There's actually someone who can put up with you?"

Nikaido: ? ? ?

She retorted angrily, "Does that mean I have a really bad temper?!"

Xia Xi shrugged.

……

The intense sparring continues.

Mei Nikaido's strength is not as good as Urokodaki and Kazami, but is only on par with Matsuyama.

But her more aggressive and explosive Thunder Breath, her more flexible body and long arms, and her burning will in battle.

All of this made Xia Xi feel pressure far greater than that of other trainers.

This pressure has resulted in visible growth.

On the second day, Xia Xi was knocked down 16 times.

On the third day, he was knocked down 14 times.

By the fifth day, this number had been reduced to less than five.

Until the ninth day.

It was the second week since Xiaxi arrived at the Electric Dojo.

Finally, for the first time, he truly defeated her.

Nikaido's relentless offensive, which had been as dense and continuous as a thunderstorm during the rainy season, has been broken.

The lightning was stopped.

After deflecting the lightning bolt unleashed by his opponent using the sword technique of Breath of the Wind, Xia Xi unleashed an even weaker, yet equally sharp, bolt of lightning.

The back of a knife.

He gently pressed against Nikaido's wheat-colored neck.

[Breath of Thunder] LV.0 (1/250)

The silence lasted for three seconds, then this somewhat overly straightforward and eccentric woman burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha! Great! That's fantastic!"

She slapped Xia Xi hard on the back. "You know what? My last student, that fancy idiot named Tianyuan, took two months to learn this move!"

"And you?!"

"Although it was only for a moment, it was indeed the [First Form] driven by Thunder Breathing!"

"It only took nine days! No wonder it's called Nine-Cart Xiaxi! Hahaha!"

Tianyuan is a genius who infuriates people.

And these nine chariots were also geniuses who infuriated her.

She cursed inwardly.

You little rascal, don't waste the good intentions of us old folks.

At this moment, even she became somewhat curious about what kind of breathing technique the swordsman named Jiu Che Xia Xi would be able to develop and derive after comprehending and analyzing the five major breathing techniques.

Xia Xi turned her head away, avoiding Nikaido's burning gaze and undisguised laughter.

Attention turned to the system.

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