Demon Slayer: Muzan, will you dance too?

in the afternoon,

Kiyokawa Izumi gently knocked on the door of the Rengoku family. That was just his personality; he always got things done as soon as possible.

You could say he's an impatient person.

The person who opened the door was a young boy. He was wearing a white kimono and had short, blond hair with red ends, the color of burning flames.

Beneath his thick, dark eyebrows, two pairs of bright, piercing eyes shone through.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

Senjuro looked at the young man who appeared in front of him with some doubt. He was wearing the Demon Slayer Corps uniform and should be a formal swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps.

"Demon Slayer Corps, Kiyokawa Izumi!"

After a brief self-introduction, Kiyokawa Izumi said seriously, "I wonder if your elder brother, Lord Flame Pillar, is at home right now?"

"Brother? He's already gone out, I don't know when he'll be back... Is there something you need from my brother?"

Senjuro said in a gentle tone.

"I just wanted to ask about Flame Breathing. Sorry, I've come at the wrong time."

Kiyokawa Izumi was somewhat helpless. He had indeed come at the wrong time. It was normal for Enju to be away from home as he had areas to patrol.

As for when he will return, Senjuro is not quite sure.

As Kyojuro's younger brother and the second son of the Rengoku family, he lacked the talent to become a swordsman and therefore did not join the Demon Slayer Corps.

Therefore, he could only give Kiyokawa Izumi a slightly apologetic smile.

Kiyokawa Izumi was somewhat disappointed, but just as he was about to leave, a sudden reprimand made him stop in his tracks.

The owner of the voice was extremely impatient. "Senjurou, what are you shouting about?"

"Father, a swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps has come to visit..."

Facing his father, Senjuro answered cautiously.

Unexpectedly, his father suddenly flew into a rage.

"Get him out!"

"I've come to ask my brother for guidance on Flame Breathing..."

"Tell him to get out of here!"

Seeing his father so angry, Senjuro naturally dared not say anything more, and could only bow slightly to Kiyokawa Izumi to express his apology.

Kiyokawa Izumi rubbed his temples in annoyance. Although the person inside had spoken rudely, he didn't seem to care.

It wasn't just because of his elder brother, nor entirely because this person was the former Flame Pillar.

Rengoku Makijuro was not a qualified Flame Pillar, far inferior to his son.

But he may not necessarily be a bad father.

If my older brother hadn't become the Flame Pillar, would he have survived?

Were the previous blows and scoldings meant to dispel the son's foolish idea?

He knew a lot, he knew about the Breath of the Sun, and he knew about Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Throughout history, there have been so many demon slayers, with pillars in every generation, but which one can compare to Yoriichi Tsugikuni?

Not to mention being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, you can't even see his back!

Putting aside this generation of Pillars, apart from the first generation, which generation has mastered the Mark and Transparency?

Even with all their might, they could only deal with ordinary demons and lower moon demons.

Encountering an upper moon means certain death.

The gap is too big!

Even someone as strong as Yoriichi Tsugikuni couldn't defeat Muzan back then. How could ordinary people like them possibly deal with Muzan?

What's the point of desperately training with the inherited Flame Breathing technique?

What good would becoming the Flame Pillar do?

It's all a waste of effort!

Therefore, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.

Just like Kiyokawa Izumi, because he knows his own limits, he doesn't even dare to set Muzan as his goal - how can you say that he should surpass Yoriichi Tsugikuni?

"Feel sorry!"

Faced with Senjuro's repeated apologies, Kiyokawa Izumi remained silent for a moment. He was originally preparing to leave directly, but the more he thought about it, the more upset he became, and he couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Is this how you act as a father? I see absolutely no willpower in you that one should have as the Flame Pillar!"

Kiyokawa Izumi could understand his thoughts—he simply knew his own limitations and the harshness of reality, and his mentality couldn't hold up.

Between facing it and running away, choose the latter.

The reason Kiyokawa Izumi became emotional at this moment was simply because she was thinking about the fates of Kyojuro and Shinobu Kocho.

I can't stand Makijuro's decadent and lazy attitude.

Does one have to lose a son before one will wake up?

Because his voice was extremely loud, the person inside could naturally hear it.

Senjuro, who was standing to the side, changed his expression slightly. Before he could even try to persuade him, a tall figure carrying a sake pot kicked the door open and left.

Kiyokawa Izumi wasn't intimidated by him either—"You're around forty years old, haven't trained for years, and are addicted to alcohol, how strong can you be?"

Can he still have the strength of an ordinary pillar?

Makijuro stormed out, his beard scraggly, wearing only a thin kimono, looking unkempt.

A strong smell of alcohol wafted towards him. He seemed unsteady on his feet, easily intoxicated, and even unable to control his emotions.

"Father--"

Just as Senjuro was about to offer some advice, his father pushed him away.

"You little brat!"

Makijuro suddenly reached out, clearly intending to grab Kiyokawa Izumi by the collar and teach him a lesson.

Normally, in a sober state, he might still speak rudely, but he would never lose his composure like this.

As for now, this brat spouting nonsense is really despicable. Let's teach him a lesson first.