Demon Slayer: Muzan, will you dance too?

Kiyokawa Izumi defeated Obanai with relatively little difficulty. The latter had a sour face, clearly believing that technique was more important than arm strength.

It's not surprising that the Serpent Pillar was defeated.

This guy is a freak too.

He has a strong aversion to eating and can go three days and three nights without food without any problem, which has led to him being malnourished for a long time.

No matter how bad Kiyokawa Izumi is, he shouldn't be unable to defeat this person.

What truly broke his spirit was that when facing Muichiro, who was much younger than him, not only did he not win easily, but the situation also became a stalemate.

It took a very long time before a winner was finally determined.

Break through the defenses!

Kiyokawa Izumi was truly devastated at this moment.

To be honest, he didn't expect his arm strength to be so weak that even a fourteen-year-old boy could win with such difficulty.

On second thought, it seems quite reasonable.

With average base stats and no outstanding attributes, Tanjiro's arm strength is probably somewhere between the Mist Pillar and the Serpent Pillar.

His strength, capable of moving giant rocks, clearly far surpasses that of ordinary people, but among the nine pillars, he doesn't rank very high.

This is enough to show that these pillars are all monsters.

Kiyokawa Izumi, who came in seventh place, couldn't help but put on a sour face.

Arm strength and such are not that important.

Even the second-to-last Serpent Pillar, during the final battle, could activate his Crimson Blade, right?

Skill is superior to strength, and this is not because of being at the bottom.

"What's impossible is impossible. Even if I tried for another ten or twenty years, I could never possess physical strength comparable to the Stone Pillar."

"Kanroji Mitsuri, with her innate talent, far surpasses mine in this area."

No matter how stubborn you are, you can't change the fact that you can't use the excuse that your body hasn't fully developed and that you haven't finished growing. That's just deceiving yourself.

He's not a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy; he still has a lot of room for improvement.

"I barely surpassed Muichiro even using my explosive power; in my normal state, I'm probably only at the eighth level?"

If the Seventh Form is used, the base attributes will be multiplied, which may allow it to surpass the Sound Pillar.

But this calculation is meaningless.

I couldn't even maintain that state for three minutes.

"Mr. Kiyokawa Izumi, don't worry about it so much. After all, real combat isn't all about arm strength."

A familiar voice rang in his ears. As if sensing his lingering resentment, Shinobu Kocho, who was ranked last, patted his shoulder lightly and said very seriously.

"The butterfly is absolutely right!"

Upon hearing this, the Serpent Pillar wholeheartedly agreed.

"..."

The two who were last in line offered him comfort.

"Indeed, skill surpasses brute force!"

Kiyokawa Izumi, who joined without hesitation, said this.

……

After the match, the Pillars, each with their own things to do, left one by one.

Kiyokawa Izumi did not return to the Butterfly Mansion—he had already received permission to visit the swordsmith village.

Even someone as powerful as him didn't know the exact location of the swordsmith village.

Blindfolded and earplugs were put on him, and he was carried on the back of a member of the Hidden Team. With multiple relays and constantly changing routes, even Kiyokawa Izumi, who had very keen senses, could not determine the exact location of the Swordsmith Village.

Unseen, unheard, and with an incredibly complex route.

It's even impossible to determine whether the route is repeated or whether there is a detour.

It must be said, they really kept it a secret.

The village of swordsmiths is undoubtedly very important to the Demon Slayer Corps.

Without a Nichirin Blade, a swordsman cannot fight.

Not everyone can tear demons apart like the Stone Pillar.

Kiyokawa Izumi wasn't actually that interested in the location of the swordsmith village. The reason she came here was simply to talk to her swordsmith and ask if he could help her forge a special Nichirin sword.

The absurd idea of ​​carrying three Nichirin Blades with him was something he couldn't forget.

In addition, he was also very interested in the mechanical dolls modeled after Yoriichi.