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

"Senior Uzui, you are such a confident person."

"If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to be so calm."

Seeing that Uzui Tengen didn't care about the opinions of those around him and even flaunted his charm, Kanae chuckled.

He whispered to Xia Xi, "He doesn't seem like a ninja at all."

Xia Xi: "He's not confident, he's narcissistic and immature."

"Oh, and three more salt-grilled saury, oden with radish, double pork fried noodles, sweet tamagoyaki, fried chicken nuggets... bring the edamame first, and three more jugs of sake!"

As soon as he sat down, Yu Sui realized there were two more people this time, so he raised his arm and waved to the counter.

"Hey, shouldn't the person who's hosting let the guests see the menu?"

One of the diners smiled and teased him.

"Tengen, are these two your colleagues? Are they also ninjas?"

Uzui gave him a confident smile and said, "Old man Okamoto, I ordered only the most fancy... the most delicious ones here! Trust my taste, Lord Uzui!"

"Tch, it's clearly something you like to eat."

The other person raised a toast across the table, then chuckled and continued chatting with his friends.

The ninja laughed and patted Xia Xi on the back: "Hahaha, don't believe that old geezer. This time, I didn't even order my favorite pufferfish sashimi."

Xia Xi had just picked up her cup and taken a sip of hot tea when she was almost slapped out of her hand.

The girl stood to the side, covering her mouth and giggling softly.

Xia Xi rolled her eyes at the tall ninja next to her, then leaned back in the wooden chair and gradually relaxed.

The izakaya was bustling with noise.

The sounds of hurried cooking and the clinking of bowls and plates came from the kitchen.

The aroma of grilled food wafting through the air, the warm steam rising from the oden, and even the delicate ripples as sake is poured into a glass.

This gave Xia Xi the illusion that she was outside the game.

Everything here feels so real.

It's supposed to be an action game focused on combat, so why spend so much computing power on realistic rendering and NPC AI...?

Holding the hot tea in her hands, Xia Xi's gaze became slightly unfocused.

It wasn't that I was checking the system panel, but rather that I suddenly remembered something from the past.

Occasionally, when I have free time from work and games, I'll venture out alone to some lively streets and alleys to find some delicious food to treat myself.

Even if I'm sitting alone in a corner.

But around them, strangers, people they'd never met and would never cross paths with in the future, were chatting happily, enjoying the future and reminiscing about the past.

It would make him feel briefly that he wasn't the only one in the city.

It's a fleeting moment of leisure amidst a busy schedule.

It's the sound of people and the smell of delicious food in the kitchen.

It's also the taste of being alive.

"It must be very lively."

Uzui pushed a glass of sake towards Xia Xi, pulling her back from her thoughts.

He pointed to the gourd at Xia Xi's waist and said, "Don't tell me you're underage and don't drink. You still have that old woman's wine gourd with you."

Xia Xi took a sip.

As a beverage, it's a bit too spicy; as an alcoholic beverage, however, it lacks flavor and is rather bland.

"Just like Nikaido's shochu, it's ordinary."

Tengen, however, became interested: "What, you don't like either shochu or sake?"

"Could it be that you, Jiu Che, prefer those sparkling wines with lots of foam, or plum wines that girls love?"

"It can't be that kind of flammable oolong tea that Westerners drink, it's the kind that catches fire easily, can it?"

Xia Xi took another sip of tea.

He said casually, "I like iced cola."

What is that?

Xia Xi: "Perhaps you'll know what it is when you live a few more decades."

Uzui: (??_?)?

A passerby nearby burst into laughter and chimed in, "Tianyuan, you don't know this, do you? That's a rare thing from the West, and that...ka..."

“Coffee,” his companion replied.

"Yes, yes, just like coffee, croquettes, and curry, these are all delicacies that only the wealthy can afford!"

"Looks like you've got some serious connections, buddy!"

After saying that, he clinked glasses with Tianyuan.

He and his companions, swaying from the alcohol, then left.

Xia Xi: ?

No way, you can actually drink Coke here?

Yu Sui held the cup in his hand and couldn't help but carefully examine Xia Xi.

Jiu Che... was he once a rich young master?

Most people who join the Demon Slayer Corps do so either for revenge or to earn exorbitant rewards.

It seems he is the former.

Then he turned his gaze to Kanae, who was standing to the side.

Come to think of it, this person's demeanor doesn't seem to come from an ordinary family, so was she once the daughter of a wealthy family?

The girl smiled and shook her head: "I can't drink much."

Usui: Do I look like a boring man who would force a wounded girl to drink?

The ninja silently took a sip of sake.

"Kucha, what are your plans for the future? How about teaming up with Lord Usui?"

Xia Xi took a bite of the chicken skewer that had just been served.

The taste was alright.

"No thanks," he refused. "I still have a lot of cultivation to do."

Thinking of the many breathing techniques the other party had previously demonstrated.

Yu Sui roughly understood what the other party was thinking.

Kanae also thought of this and said gently, "Kusar-kun, do you still need to practice Flame Breathing?"

Xia Xi nodded, speaking indistinctly as she chewed.

"I plan to develop my own breathing technique in the future. I am currently practicing multiple breathing styles in preparation for this."

炎？

Are there really five?

Learning the five major breathing techniques is merely a means to develop derivative breathing techniques?

What kind of monster could come up with something like this?

With that kind of free time and energy, you could have mastered a breathing technique to a much higher level long ago. Why waste your time on this?

Uzui felt that the yakitori in his hand didn't taste good anymore.

But Xia Xi continued speaking.

"Speaking of which, the Sound Breathing and Flower Breathing you practice are derived from the Thunder Breathing and Water Breathing, right?"

"Do you have any suggestions or experiences I can refer to?"

Both of them were startled at the same time.

How could he... recognize their breathing techniques so accurately?

Chapter 44, Lord Nine Carts! It's almost overflowing!

For a normal swordsman, recognizing the specific school of someone else's breathing technique is not an easy task.

In their eyes, all sword techniques are essentially slashing attacks.

Even if it exceeds the speed of sound, it is still pure physical damage.

There are no special effects.

Only after cultivating to a certain level can one sense that special temperament and realm from the slashes and sword winds of other swordsmen.

For example, the gentle and inclusive water, the turbulent and free wind...

If one's level of understanding is insufficient, at most one can only judge, based on one's own experience and eyesight, which school of thought or a derivative breathing technique of which school the other party may be practicing.

But how can you accurately identify which derivative school it is at a glance?

Unless they happen to be practicing the same kind of breathing, they cannot be recognized by breathing frequency alone.

It's like a demon slayer who wields a very light and agile sword technique.

Based on just a few moves, outsiders simply cannot tell whether the opponent is using a special breathing technique such as "Mist," "Flow," or some other special breathing method like "Floral Frost."

Not to mention the [Sound] Breathing practiced by Yu Sui Tian Yuan.

This breathing method was created not long ago, and he even named it himself.

I really don't know how they recognized these nine cars and even accurately guessed their names?