Demon Slayer: Muzan, will you dance too?

"Slaying a ghost takes half a minute, searching for it takes two hours... How can these guys hide so well?"

When Kiyokawa Izumi returned to the Butterfly Mansion, it was already noon.

The remaining two evil spirits were too good at hiding, and he didn't have a special sense of smell. The area he created, the "Wandering Form," wasn't large enough to encompass the entire Spider Mountain.

After finishing the fight and collecting the blood, they eagerly went to find the remaining evil spirits—but the expected mockery did not occur, and the evil spirits did not foolishly jump out and shout.

"You're the Pillar?"

They are so unambitious.

If we can kill him here, we might be able to get more of Muzan's blood, and our chances of becoming one of the Twelve Demon Moons will be much greater.

The efficiency of searching alone is undoubtedly very low.

It wasn't until dawn that they finally found the hiding Spider Demon Sister.

This person is still saying some incomprehensible things.

It doesn't want to be forced into it.

It also claimed that it had never eaten a human since becoming a demon, and that its Blood Demon Arts were entirely due to the gift of Rui—of course, it said that it was forced to drink the blood that Rui had given it.

She spoke in a pitiful and endearing manner.

He also said that he was willing to do anything as long as he could get rid of it.

Kiyokawa Izumi thought to himself, "You're using this test pillar?"

Which pillar could not withstand such a test?

Because its words were too difficult to understand, Kiyokawa Izumi drew her sword and then sheathed it, easily killing it.

Despite not having slept all night, he was still full of energy.

Before we even entered the Butterfly House, a person suddenly rushed out, his face covered in tears and snot.

This guy wasn't looking where he was going and just crashed straight into Kiyokawa Izumi.

Be careful!

Kiyokawa Izumi grabbed him and looked into the distance—simply because he sensed a strange yet powerful aura.

He was a thin, old man with his right trouser leg hanging loosely at the top of his leg, and below that was a pine prosthetic leg.

He was wearing a khaki-colored kimono with triangular patterns on it, and perhaps because he had lost a leg, he did not walk very fast.

The old man had a full head of white hair, and his wrinkled face bore a prominent lightning bolt scar, which made him look even more dignified.

His hands, which had become enlarged from years of holding a knife, were now supported by a cane, and the veins on the back of his hands were clearly bulging, like old tree roots.

"But this kind of training won't kill anyone! Aren't all the regular team members training?"

"Get here right now, you idiot!"

The old man chased after them, saying with dissatisfaction.

Then, quite naturally, Izumi Kiyokawa was about to enter.

At first glance, it seems unremarkable.

Just like those ordinary team members who are training.

But upon closer inspection, the old man immediately recognized him as the current Dark Pillar, whose self-created breathing technique seemed to be derived from the Water Breathing technique.

A very young but very skilled swordsman.

His aura was well concealed; even he didn't notice it at first glance.

"You are, the former Pillar, Lord Kuwashima Jigoro?"

Kiyokawa Izumi was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses.

This is probably a butterfly effect I caused myself.

At the meeting, it was proposed to strengthen the training of the official team members. If there is a shortage of manpower, former team members who have retired to the second line can be asked to come out of retirement.

More than half a month has passed since the meeting.

Kiyokawa Izumi had long forgotten about this matter—seeing the former Naruto suddenly appear here, he didn't really react for a moment.

'The previous generation Pillar, or perhaps the generation before that?'

Looking at Kuwashima Jigoro, who was already in his sixties or seventies with a full head of white hair, he had chosen to retire at the age of thirty-five after losing a leg.

Based on a rough estimate, it should have been around 30 or 40 years ago, right?

He and his predecessor, the Water Pillar Sakonji Urokodaki, were probably active in the same group of pillars.

As for whether this person was the strongest of the previous generation?

It's hard to tell.

I've never seen them in their prime, but judging from their aura alone, I can only describe them as formidable.

Of course, if it really came down to a fight, Kiyokawa Izumi would definitely win!

How could an old man with a broken leg, no longer at his peak, possibly defeat Kiyokawa Izumi, who was in his prime?

The most valuable thing about this senior is not his dwindling strength, but his understanding of breathing techniques and his swordsmanship accumulated over many years.

These experiences are worth learning from Kiyokawa Izumi.

"Lord Kiyokawa Izumi? I've even heard of your achievements, you've killed two Lower Moons in a row, which far surpasses what I did back then."

The old man was naturally extremely polite to such an outstanding young man.

"column? 』

"A pillar just like Grandpa's?"

Upon hearing this conversation, Zenitsu looked up blankly at Kiyokawa Izumi, who had pulled him back, and became quite cautious.

"Zenitsu, standing before you is one of the Nine Pillars, the current Dark Pillar who created Dark Breathing. He's about your age and already a Pillar. Aren't you going to hurry back with me for training?"

The old man's tone became stern, but he didn't forget to introduce Kiyokawa Izumi.

"This good-for-nothing is my disciple. I hope you'll forgive his poor performance."

His tone softened considerably when he said this.

The old man showed no disdain; on the contrary, he seemed quite proud.

"These retired old guys are all really good people, whether it's him or Urokodaki Sakonji!"

Seeing this scene, Kiyokawa Izumi couldn't help but think to himself.