Demon Slayer: The Naruto Hashira is a pure villain!

Giyuu's masterful acting made him wonder if Sabito would be even more talented in acting in movies or similar fields.

Giyuu took off his haori and folded it aside. He unbuttoned his uniform one button at a time and took off his jacket as well. When he turned around, Sabito was still there, looking heartbroken.

"Go to sleep early, don't you have a meeting tomorrow?"

"Okay, then." Sabito readily accepted the offer, without needing Giyuu to urge him further.

Sabito enjoys Giyuu's private space without any hesitation, sharing the same bed with Giyuu just like when they were children.

Sabito, who has excellent sleep quality, falls asleep almost as soon as his head hits the pillow and starts snoring within seconds.

Giyuu, who hadn't managed to fall asleep before Sabito, looked at the ceiling in despair and tried to fall asleep by counting the beats of Sabito's snoring.

However... I almost suffocated myself.

Sakoto's lung capacity is quite astonishing; Giyu couldn't keep up.

Then let's implement Plan B. Giyuu turned over, facing Sabito who was snoring away with his mouth wide open, and raised his hand to slap Sabito across the face.

"Huh? What happened?" Sabito opened its eyes groggily, tilting its head to look around. "Why does my face hurt?"

"Senior brother..." Yi Yong lowered his voice, sounding somewhat aggrieved, "You were a bit noisy just now, I couldn't sleep so I woke you up to keep me company, senior brother won't be mad at me, will you?"

"No." Sabito also turned to face Giyu, his tongue slurring from exhaustion as he uttered the words Giyu had heard countless times:

"My senior brother will never blame Yi Yong."

"Whatever Yiyong wants to do, his senior brother will support him."

Chapter 44 Why hold a meeting in the yard on a hot summer day?

Completely opposite to his bedtime, the first to wake up was Giyu, who was the last to fall asleep.

Last night, I was deeply moved by Sabito's heartfelt "confession," but who would have thought that he would fall asleep right after saying it, and start snoring as soon as his mouth closed.

It was already late at night when Yiyong went to sleep.

Sigh... I told you, soft-hearted kids suffer a lot.

With dark circles under his eyes, Yiyong reluctantly sat up, smoothed his hair which was sticking out in his sleep, and then used the same trick as before, slapping Sabito across the face.

Sabito, still fast asleep, smacked his lips twice, turned around, and continued sleeping with his back to Giyuu.

Giyuu stared at Sabito, who was sleeping so soundly he seemed to be on a long, deep sleep, for a full half minute. Helpless, he got up, dressed, and washed up. He then pulled off the blanket covering Sabito and took it away, also removing the mattress from under Sabito. Sabito rolled around on the mattress a few times like a spinning top before finally lying on the floor, still not waking up.

"Tsk."

Sabito clearly wanted to go back to sleep, so Giyu didn't bother to wake him. Instead, he poured himself a full glass of water, drank half of it, and then poured the rest on Sabito's face.

Sabito was still celebrating becoming the strongest swordsman in the world. Yayoi and Giyu both looked at him with great admiration, and even the hideous Demon King knelt on the ground begging him not to kill him.

Just as he was about to righteously refuse the Ghost King's pleas for mercy and cut off his head, rain suddenly started falling from the sky, drenching his face.

"Huh? It's raining?" Sabito reluctantly opened his eyes.

"No, it's your turn to get up." Giyu put the cup back on the table and said with his back to Sabito.

"Oh."

Urged on by Yiyong, the two finally left the accommodation area together half an hour later.

"Can't you get rid of your habit of sleeping in late?"

Upon hearing this, Sabito, yawning incessantly, shrugged helplessly. "There's nothing I can do. You've forgotten that I also tried getting up early when we were at Mount Sagiri."

Do you remember what happened after that?

"..." Yi Yong fell silent. "Forget it, you should go back to sleep."

During that period, Sabito was like he was on steroids, getting up early and diligently preparing breakfast for Urokodaki and Giyu.

The price of getting up early is mental fog; the mushroom soup he made for his family while picking mushrooms on the mountain almost killed all three of them.

If Urokodaki hadn't been a little wary of the early-rising Sabito and hadn't drunk too much of that delicious (and potentially dangerous) mushroom soup, he might not have been able to stay sober enough to force-feed the two kids soapy water to induce vomiting and save their lives.

The early-rising serpent rabbit is characterized by its unclear intelligence but kind heart; in other words, it is foolish yet diligent.

I almost fell asleep in the wooden tub while practicing breath-holding with Yi Yong at midday.

Yi Yong thought that Sakoto had broken through another level and that its lung capacity had increased.

Thanks to Urokodaki who was watching over things that day, he scooped the Sabito, which hadn't been bubbling for a while, out of the basin. He was able to save it in time, and the Sabito didn't die.

Later... Urokodaki didn't dare let Sabito get up early anymore. He would have Giyu slap Sabito after getting up, and then let Sabito sleep for another ten minutes or so.

"Haha, don't worry~ Anyway, I won't be late."

Seeing that Yiyong looked pale, Sakoto knew that Yiyong had remembered the "poisonous mushroom murder incident" again. He chuckled and hooked his arm around Yiyong's neck, changing the subject.

"That would be best."

When the two appeared in the council chamber, Gyomei Tengen and Maki Juro, who was standing silently at the front, had already been there.

Tengen had heard of these two genius swordsmen who had a very good relationship, and just like Yayoi had done before, he took the initiative to break the ice and greet them.

"Sabito, Tomioka, I didn't expect you two to advance to Pillar-level swordsmen so quickly. That's quite impressive."

"You flatter me, Senior Yu Sui."

Unlike Giyu's modesty, Sabito readily agreed without any hesitation. He quickly moved to Tengen's side, nudged him with his elbow, and said, "You have good taste. I not only want to advance to become a Water Pillar as soon as possible, but I also want to become the strongest Water Pillar and the greatest swordsman in the world."

The boy's indomitable spirit made Tianyuan burst into laughter.

Gyomei, who was fiddling with Buddhist prayer beads, and Makijuro, whose face was expressionless, also curled the corners of their lips.

Makijuro's gaze toward Sabito and Giyu was far more complex than his gaze toward Tengen and Gyomei.

With so many fresh faces in the Demon Slayer Corps now, I can finally relax.

As the sun rose higher and higher, the courtyard was still one player short of six.

Tianyuan stared longingly at the entrance, "This...it's probably because the base on Sang Island is a bit far away, and the journey took a little longer, right?"

The reasons were valid, but Sabito and Giyu, who knew the inside story, exchanged a glance:

Oh no! I forgot to wake Yayoi up.

Is she still asleep?

Can't you?

Half an hour later, Yayoi finally appeared in the council chamber, yawning repeatedly.

Good morning, everyone. The weather is nice today.

Tengen glanced at the bright sun behind Yayoi's head and envied Yayoi's composure, able to greet people with a calm expression while facing the midday sun.

As soon as everyone arrived, Kagaya appeared under the eaves at the exact moment, as if he could calculate it perfectly.

"I am glad to see all of you here, my swordsmen."

Makijuro and his entourage all knelt down on one knee in a gesture of respect.

After a moment's hesitation, the rabbit bowed in the manner of the person beside it.

Yi Yong hesitated for two seconds, then knelt down on one knee, just like Sabito.

Yayoi stood there without hesitation for a second, cupped her hands in greeting.

Kagaya didn't intend to argue with Yayoi about this matter.

It's meaningless and won't lead to anything.

As long as she doesn't commit crimes or cause trouble, let Yayoi do whatever she wants.

After all, he is a powerful fighter who survived from Upper Moon One's clutches, and he would be a great help in eliminating Muzan.

Kagaya let Yayoi go, but Yayoi had no intention of letting Kagaya go.

Raising her hand to shield her forehead, Yayoi complained somewhat discontentedly, "My lord, there's something I don't understand."

"Miss Sangdao, please speak freely."

"Why are we always having meetings in the yard? Wouldn't it be better to go inside and sit comfortably and chat?"

Upon hearing this, the five people who were still kneeling on one knee all turned their gazes to Yayoi.

Xingming and Tianyuan, who regarded their lord as their spiritual pillar, thought: How could she show such disrespect to their lord? It's truly unbecoming.

Sabito and Giyu, who later joined the Demon Slayer Corps and currently have no special feelings for their master: Hey, what she said makes sense. Since we have to have a meeting all day anyway, why can't we sit comfortably and have it?

Makijuro, who doesn't plan to attend the meeting again: Whatever, it doesn't matter to me whether I stand or sit.

“Sangdao, you…”

Tengen looked at Yayoi with displeasure, but was stopped by Kagaya before he could finish speaking.

"It was my oversight. It's summer now, and it's bound to be a bit hot in the courtyard. Let's move this meeting indoors."

After Kagaya finished speaking, he looked at Yayoi, silently asking for her opinion.

Yayoi lifted her foot to walk into the house, responding to Kagaya with her actions.

Seriously, why didn't you say so sooner? You made me stand in the sun for so long.

Chapter 45 A horse that can't slack off isn't a good horse.

The biggest problem with moving the meeting indoors was seating arrangements.

The main position is fine; as long as Yayoi doesn't go mad, that position undoubtedly belongs to Kagaya.

The space inside the house is not as large as the yard, so it's not really possible to line up everything in a row.

"What's with all the fuss? Just arrange them by seniority."

Yayoi glanced at Tengen and Gyomei, who were still hesitating, and sat down behind Makijuro, who was already sitting upright. Her posture was really unbearable to look at compared to Makijuro's.

Yayoi ignored the disdainful look from Tengen and smugly praised herself as a genius.

Hmm, with this tall guy blocking my way, I can slack off again!

Gyomei sat at the very front of the other row to Makijuro's left, Tengen and Yayoi were in the second row, and Sabito and Giyuu sat in the third row.

"Since it's already..."