Nen users starting from Highschool of the Dead

Chapter 106 Urokodaki Sakonji: He Doesn't Accept Disciples

Saagiri Mountain.

"Is this the residence of Mr. Tomioka Giyu's teacher, the former Mizuhashi Urokodaki Sakonji?"

At the foot of the mountain, three men and one woman looked up at their destination.

One of the boys, who had a scar on his forehead, sighed softly.

Then she turned around and bowed to the man and woman standing side by side behind her: "Mr. Su Yan, thank you and Ms. Shinobu Kocho for escorting me and Shigeru all the way."

Thank you.

Another boy standing next to the boy also bowed in the same manner.

The group of people at the foot of the mountain were none other than Su Yan and his companions, who had left the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters after reaching an agreement with Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

The three men and one woman are Su Yan, Shinobu Kocho, Tanjiro, and his younger brother Shigeru Kamado.

The purpose of this trip to Mount Sagiri is to take Tanjiro and his younger brother to the former Water Pillar's hermitage to learn the Breathing of Water.

Of course, this is only what the Kamado brothers and Shinobu Kocho thought.

Seeing that Tanjiro and his brother had been delivered to Mount Sagiri, Shinobu Kocho said to Su Yan with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Hey, Mr. Scumbag, can you come back to the Butterfly Mansion with me now?"

The other person had just recently said that he wanted him to take him back to the Butterfly Mansion to see the place where his sister, Kanae Kocho, had once lived.

After the incident at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters was over, instead of returning to the Butterfly Mansion with him immediately, he chose to escort the Kamado brothers to Mount Sagiri to find Mr. Urokodaki.

This kind of thing should have been left to the unpopular Water Pillar, Giyu Tomioka.

Seeing their reactions, Su Yan smiled and asked, "I don't recall ever saying that I came here specifically to escort Tanjiro and the others, did I?"

"Huh? Isn't that right?"

Tanjiro asked in surprise, "Could it be that Mr. Su Yan also wants to learn Water Breathing from Mr. Tomioka Giyu's teacher?"

Shinobu Kocho didn't speak, but just stared at Su Yan quietly, emanating a faint aura of resentment.

It's as if it's saying, "If you really want to stay here and learn the art of water breathing from Mr. Urokodaki..."

If you don't come back to the Butterfly House with me, you're dead.

"Of course not."

Su Yan denied it.

I've already mastered the strongest breathing technique, Sun Breathing, and unlike Tanjiro, my body isn't unable to support using it.

There's absolutely no need to learn any water breathing techniques to build a foundation.

Therefore, Su Yan's goal was very clear: to obtain the souls of Seito and Makomo, who were constantly lingering in the Misty Mountain.

After all, compared to the soul of Kanae Butterfly, whose existence in the Butterfly Mansion is uncertain, this is far superior.

At least the Hare and Makomo from Mount Sagiri have been clearly documented.

Su Yan said to Shinobu Kocho, "Shinobu, could you please take them to see Mr. Urokodaki? I have some personal business to attend to—"

But before he could finish speaking, he quickly changed his mind, saying, "No, it's no longer necessary—"

Because the other party has already arrived.

A figure wearing a red tengu mask descended the mountain at an incredible speed.

The newcomer was none other than Sakonji Urokodaki, the former Water Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps.

When the other party stood in front of them.

Tanjiro and his younger brother, Shigeru Kamado, were immediately startled by the ghostly figure and the menacing tengu mask on the other's face.

Tanjiro then glanced at Su Yan and Shinobu Kocho beside him, who showed no surprise whatsoever.

They quickly realized that the other party must be their target, the former Water Pillar Sakonji Urokodaki of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Tanjiro immediately and enthusiastically introduced himself, "Hello, Mr. Urokodaki, I am Tanjiro Kamado. Nice to meet you."

However, Sakonji Urokodaki only glanced at Tanjiro casually before quickly looking away, turning his gaze to Shinobu Kocho, the only one among them wearing a Demon Slayer Corps uniform.

Sakonji Urokodaki scratched his head slightly, pretending to recall something, and said, "I remember you were Shinobu Kocho, who was promoted to Insect Hashira not long ago, right?"

"To send a Pillar-level member to Mount Sagiri in person to find me, does the Lord have some instructions for me?"

Well, I guess so.

Shinobu Kocho temporarily suppressed her resentment towards Su Yan and maintained the fake smile on her face.

Pointing to the two Kamado brothers beside him, he explained, "These two are Kamado Tanjiro and Kamado Shigeru. Our lord hopes that they can learn the Water Breathing technique together with Mr. Urokodaki."

"Logically speaking, I shouldn't refuse my lord's request, but—"

Upon hearing this, Urokodaki Sakonji first glanced at Kamado Tanjiro and the other man.

The two children in front of me do indeed look like promising talents.

But----

He couldn't help but think of the fourteen disciples he had personally trained who followed him to learn the Breath of Water.

Apart from Giyu Tomioka, who eventually inherited his position as the Water Pillar in the Demon Slayer Corps, all the other disciples died during the selection process at Fujikasayama.

This series of setbacks had already left the old man feeling physically and mentally exhausted about training disciples.

With a troubled expression on his face beneath the tengu mask, Urokodaki Sakonji said, "But I decided a long time ago that I would no longer accept disciples."

"Furthermore, I am truly unable to cultivate an excellent breathing technique swordsman, so I hope that Miss Insect Pillar can go back and tell the lord to rescind his order."

There's no need to belittle yourself.

Shinobu Kocho shook her head and said, "As the teacher who trained the current Water Pillar, the Demon Slayer Corps, including the Master, has absolute trust in Mr. Urokodaki."

"This boy named Kamado Tanjiro is the inheritor of the Sun Breathing Technique, and the other is his younger brother Kamado Shigeru. The lord values ​​the two brothers highly."

"Furthermore, Tanjiro Kamado also has the same keen sense of smell as Mr. Urokodaki."

"Moreover, Water Breathing is derived from Sun Breathing, and is the breathing method closest to Sun Breathing."

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"If anyone in the Demon Slayer Corps could train the two of them well, then apart from Urokodaki, who is the most proficient in Water Breathing, there is probably no one else who could do it."

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"Sun Breathing?!"

Urokodaki Sakonji involuntarily caught his breath.

The title of "Strongest Breathing Technique" is known to almost every member of the Demon Slayer Corps, and he is no exception.

What surprised him even more was that the little guy in front of him, named Kamado Tanjiro, actually had the same nose as him.

This time, Urokodaki Sakonji was truly smitten.

Two different emotions arose in his heart at the same time: one was his inability to let go of the deaths of his disciples, including Sakoto.

The other one was strongly inclined to take Tanjiro Kamado in his arms.

What if this child in front of me is the same person who died in an accident as Giyu Tomioka?

After a period of brainstorming, Urokodaki Sakonji finally convinced himself: "I understand, I will accept them both as my disciples."

"But if they don't meet my requirements, I will absolutely not let them go down the mountain to participate in the Demon Slayer Corps recruitment selection."

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"That's natural."

Shinobu Kocho breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, "Since the Demon Slayer Corps has handed them over to you, then the subsequent requirements for them are naturally up to you, Mr. Urokodaki."

"And this one? Is she also a disciple who will learn Water Breathing from me?"

After receiving a satisfactory reply, Urokodaki Sakonji turned his gaze to Su Yan, who had been standing silently to the side since his arrival.

"No, my relationship with your Demon Slayer Corps is just a simple cooperative one. There's no need to pay too much attention to my existence."

Su Yan said softly, "My purpose in coming here is different from theirs. I wonder if Mr. Urokodaki would mind if I went to Mount Sagiri alone to meet a few friends?"

"friend?"

Urokodaki Sakonji was taken aback for a moment.

He was the only one living in seclusion on the entire Misty Mountain.

Who is the person going to see when they say they're going to meet a friend?

However, with Shinobu Kocho present, he did not suspect that Su Yan might have any ill intentions towards him.

Urokodaki Sakonji replied, "Yes."

Upon hearing this, Su Yan did not hesitate at all and decisively approached the place where Urokodaki Sakonji used to train his disciples.

Because he had already sensed it using the technique of circles.

On Mount Sagiri, there are thirteen strange entities that seem to be both psychic and biological.

If nothing unexpected happens.

They must be Su Yan's target for this trip.

The disciples whom Sakonji Urokodaki, the former Water Pillar, had painstakingly trained but who died during the Demon Slayer Corps recruitment selection.