Fox Demon: Heaven rewards diligence; I will eventually achieve divine mastery of martial arts.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki muttered to himself, instinctively reaching for the pen and ink beside him, but was interrupted by a gentle voice:

"My lord, leave this matter to me. Please take care of yourself."

A stunningly beautiful woman pushed the pen and ink toward Kagaya Ubuyashiki and whispered a reminder.

"Tianyin, it's okay. I know my own body."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki blushed, but he managed to suppress it and waved his hand dismissively.

Compared to his own body, he devoted himself entirely to managing the Demon Slayer Corps.

Moreover, he knew how hopeless his body was, and he didn't want to spend too much energy on his health.

However, after Amane persuaded him again, he sat down and, while speaking, had Ubuyashiki Amane write it down for him:

"Inform Shinobu Kocho to personally go to Mount Sagiri to investigate Tanjiro Kamado. At the same time, I will inform them of the location of the next mission, with Tanjiro Kamado as the main character and Shinobu Kocho as the protector."

"We need to pay close attention to news about Tanjiro Kamado."

"Just let the swordsmiths proceed with the normal procedures. As for Tanjiro Kamado's strength level, we'll make a judgment after Shinobu Kocho finishes her mission with Tanjiro Kamado."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki said a lot, and Amane Ubuyashiki wrote it all down stroke by stroke, then handed it to the crow standing to the side.

The crow nodded knowingly and flew away, cawing.

"My lord, it's time to rest."

After seeing the crow off, Ubuyashiki Amane walked to Ubuyashiki Kagaya's side and gave him a reminder.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki smiled slightly, got up, and opened the window.

"Tianyin, everyone dies eventually, but if the ghosts are not eliminated, they will only multiply."

"My life is so insignificant. If I can do my bit to exorcise demons, what is there to grieve over if I die?"

"As long as demons are not eliminated, I will do my best to contribute to the extermination of demons. This is the mission that every generation of Demon Slayer Corps should undertake."

"This is why the government doesn't recognize us, but the Demon Slayer Corps can continue to exist."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at his wife beside him with eyes full of tenderness.

"Tenon, if we can kill Muzan, we must live together for a very, very long time."

"Ah."

He was met with a hug from Ubuyashiki Amane.

…………

Shinobu Kocho was smiling as she watched the joyful scene unfold inside the Insect Pillar's hut.

The Insect Pillar Hut has rarely been this happy.

One reason is that she has been busy with Demon Slayer Corps missions and rarely appears at the Insect Pillar's cabin. The second reason is that today is also the day that Kanao Kocho returns after passing the trial.

The three little ones couldn't wait to set up the celebration scene early on, and even made a lot of delicious buns and snacks, waiting for Kocho Kanao's return.

After Kanao Butterfly returned to her room, the three children rushed out from behind the door and shouted:

"Congratulations, Kanao-neechan, on passing the trial!"

A look of surprise appeared on Kanao Butterfly's face at just the right moment, and then she couldn't help but smile.

The three children were naturally very satisfied with Kanao's performance, and then led her to the kitchen.

Shinobu Kocho was drinking tea in the kitchen when she looked at Kanao Kocho and said, "Congratulations."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Although everyone knew they would pass the trial, a safe return was always something to celebrate. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 261 Giyu Tomioka's Reminder

Before long, after the celebration and the meal, the three children pestered Kanao Kocho to tell her about what happened during the trial.

She also asked Kanao Tsuyuri whether she fought alongside members of the opposite sex during battles.

However, the three of them only asked casually, since Kanao Tsuyuri is usually quite cold and always has a cold demeanor when facing outsiders.

Furthermore, the demons in the trial that Kanao Tsuyuri faces are relatively weak, so with Kanao Tsuyuri's strength, she should be able to handle them easily.

However, to their surprise, Kanao Tsuyuri actually paused here, which was quite unusual.

This ignited their gossip-fueled curiosity, and even Shinobu Kocho, who had been smiling and watching everyone, couldn't help but cast an inquiring glance at Kanao Tsuyuri.

Kanao Tsukihana didn't seem to mind at all; instead, she said calmly:

"There was no battle or anything, I just have some impressions of it."

"You seem to remember this? This kind of thing is quite rare here. Why don't you tell me about it? I'm getting interested too."

Shinobu Kocho smiled as she held up her teacup.

Kanao lowered her head, a thoughtful expression appearing on her calm face, as if she was organizing what she was about to say.

After a short while, she finally spoke:

"He was a boy with deep red hair. He was very fast and very strong."

After she finished speaking, she remained silent.

The three of them had thought there would be more to come, so they looked expectantly at Kanao Tsuyuri, only to find that Kanao Tsuyuri had no intention of saying anything. They looked around at the others in confusion, and finally stared at Kanao Tsuyuri with wide eyes.

"Gone?"

Shinobu asked, somewhat surprised.

"Nothing."

Kurihana Kanao shook her head.

After a moment of stunned silence, Shinobu Kocho suddenly chuckled softly:

"Haha, what kind of impression is that?"

"He might be even faster than you, sister."

Kanao Tsukihana added a sentence.

Shinobu Kocho was stunned for an even longer time this time. Although she might be the weakest of all the Pillar-level warriors in terms of actual combat strength, she was no less fast than the City God.

So she subconsciously thought that Kanao Tsuyuri was joking, but then again, how could Kanao Tsuyuri be joking?

In other words, does Kanao Tsuyuri really think that way?

Shinobu Kocho became serious and asked:

"is this real?"

"Of course, I wasn't sure at first either, but from other people's discussions, I figured that he probably killed all the evil spirits in the trial within the first few hours."

Chestnut flowers fall and fragrant.

"In just a few hours, they searched the entire Wisteria Mountain and slew all the evil spirits?"

Shinobu Kocho muttered to herself, quickly calculating in her mind that if she were to run through every corner of Wisteria Mountain, it would take about the same amount of time.

The other party was certainly very fast, but what surprised her even more was how the other party found all the evil spirits in such a short time.

This is quite surprising.

"Could it be that another genius has emerged?"

Butterfly couldn't help but say.

She couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. With the demons' activities becoming more frequent, the emergence of such a talented demon slayer was good news.

Moreover, she guessed that the lord already knew about this matter, and perhaps there would be new notifications coming.

Just then, she heard the cawing of a crow. She got up and opened the window, and a crow circled and flew into the room.

"There are new orders; please see the letter for details."

After the crow finished speaking, it landed on Shinobu Kocho's outstretched forearm.

Shinobu Kocho calmed him down and then untied the letter that was tied to his foot.

Inside were familiar notes—sent by her lord.

"You want me to work with a newcomer on a task? And it's mainly for evaluation?"

Shinobu Kocho was immediately puzzled when she saw the main content of the mission.

She continued to look down.

The letter wasn't very long, and Shinobu Kocho quickly extracted its main points.

However, this content greatly surprised her.

That is because the lord pays close attention to this newcomer and believes that she did not show her true strength during the trial, so he asked her to test her strength.

However, the fact that she was involved in this mission clearly indicates that the lord believes that the newcomer has the ability to participate in a Pillar-level mission, but only thinks that she may lack experience, which is why she was allowed to participate.

In other words, this mission serves both to protect her and to give her a chance to train the other person.

Newbie?