Demon Slayer: Muzan, will you dance too?

"Should we go back?"

Tomioka Giyuu, standing outside the Butterfly Mansion, hesitated slightly before turning and leaving.

But when he thought of someone's threatening words, he silently turned back after taking only two steps.

Eating together, showering together, sleeping together—it's terrifying.

"Shall we go in?"

"How about we come back tomorrow?"

"Mr. Yiyong, do you know how hard it has been for me to wait for you?"

A slightly resentful voice sounded behind him. Tomioka Giyuu's body stiffened, and once again, he was grabbed by the shoulder and uncontrollably pushed into the Butterfly Mansion by Kiyokawa Izumi.

"I……"

Yoshiyuki Tomioka wanted to say that he could walk by himself, but he was simply powerless to resist the enthusiasm of Izumi Kiyokawa.

Of course, he didn't actually dislike Kiyokawa Izumi.

It's hard to dislike someone who frequently strikes up a conversation with them.

For example, he actually likes the Flame Pillar quite a bit because his older brother often talks to him.

I will also feel sad.

The Serpent Pillar often spoke ill of him, which made him very sad.

He also had great respect and affection for the rock pillar.

Because this older brother was very kind, he always struck up a conversation with him and didn't ignore his presence.

This also shows that Giyu Tomioka is not annoyed or disgusted by people talking to him.

He only felt a little uncomfortable facing Kiyokawa Izumi, who was always so enthusiastic in his interactions with him.

Kiyokawa Izumi, however, was oblivious to his own limitations. Standing behind him, he sized up the strongest water pillar of all time and admired it greatly—the battle in the Infinite Castle, where it effortlessly activated its mark in an instant, was a scene Kiyokawa Izumi could never forget.

Mr. Water Column has sea-blue eyes and a low black ponytail. His hair is stiff and slightly curly, a feature that is clearly visible from behind.

He wore a half-and-half haori, the left half of which was yellowish-green, inherited from his sacrificed friend Sabito, and the right half was crimson, which was considered his sister's keepsake.

He always felt that he was unworthy of his position. He was a contemporary of Sabito, who almost wiped out all the evil spirits in the selection, but was eventually defeated by the demon and died.

In contrast, he passed the selection process inexplicably, without even killing a single evil spirit.

This is his unresolved issue.

What right does a useless person who failed the selection process and was saved by Sabito have to serve as the Water Pillar?

What qualifications do they have to be on par with other pillars?

The friends he met in his youth were so dazzling, like the sun dispelling all darkness and leaving him with deep memories.

But then again, without Sabito's sacrifice, would Giyu Tomioka have become the strongest water pillar in history?

The deed has already happened, so such assumptions are meaningless.

Kiyokawa Izumi knew this man's past well—his childhood was very unfortunate; his parents died early, and he and his sister depended on each other for survival. However, his sister died at the hands of an evil spirit before her wedding, and he witnessed it with his own eyes.

She survived thanks to her sister's protection, but the knot in her heart was only untied when she met Sabito.

But his only friend also died in the final selection.

At the previous meeting of the Pillars, he, who was usually taciturn, actually agreed with some of Kiyokawa Izumi's proposals.

He was thinking at the time that if Sabito hadn't died and had been rescued, he would have been more suitable to be the water pillar than he was.

As for why he didn't speak up?

Ultimately, it's because I feel I'm not qualified.

They have no right to sit there, no right to express their opinions.

He was practically pushed into the Butterfly Mansion. The official team members were training not far away. His gaze followed them and he was stared at by the two Pillars. The team members, their scalps tingling, had crying faces and dared not relax for a moment.

"How are they?"

"They're just average, nothing special," Kiyokawa Izumi said with a smile. His words weren't meant to be derogatory; they were simply stating the facts—these team members were of average ability, nothing special.

It's not that bad, but there's nothing to look forward to either.

That's fine.

"What do you need me to do?"

After a moment of silence, Yoshiyuki Tomioka suddenly asked.

"Let's fight!"

Kiyokawa Izumi smiled and said very directly.

She did not become afraid of losing or dare to take on challenges just because she became the queen of the pillar.

He's still the same person, still wanting to fight the other pillars!

There was no ill intent; it was simply a deep sense of inadequacy.

Hearing such direct words, Giyu Tomioka did not agree.

He was never the type to enjoy challenging others.

Why would I casually agree to Kiyokawa Izumi's request?

"I saw the 'Scylla' rabbit this year."

Kiyokawa Izumi raised an eyebrow slightly and said casually.

Upon hearing this, Yoshiyuki Tomioka suddenly turned his head and stared at him.

"Fight me, beat me, and I'll tell you where I saw it, I'll tell you everything!"

Kiyokawa Izumi said seriously that perhaps this behavior was somewhat despicable, but he didn't care.

Just like he doesn't care what the official team members think of him behind his back.

Do only what you believe is right, nothing else matters.

Mr. Yiyong disliked sparring with others and was unwilling to fight him, so he could only resort to some underhanded tactics—but he himself had no ill intentions towards him.

"The Sabito you mentioned participated in the selection at the same time as me. He has already died in the selection."

"I'm not kidding you, or rather, aren't you interested?"

Kiyokawa Izumi walked to the sword rack not far away, picked up two wooden swords at random, and threw one of them far away to Tomioka Giyuu.