Demon Slayer: The Naruto Hashira is a pure villain!

"Meow." Chacha-chan, who was sunbathing, meowed, too lazy to move.

"If Mom wakes up, you have to come and tell me right away, okay?" Yayoi poked her twice more forcefully.

"Meow~" Chacha-chan was so annoyed by Yayoi that she stretched and moved to another spot to continue her afternoon nap.

On one side, Yayoi walked towards Fujikaze Mountain, her resentment palpable. On the other side...

"Are you really not going to wait another six months?" The former Wind Pillar tried one last time to persuade his stubborn disciple.

As before, Sanemi rejected his master's suggestion without hesitation.

"I can't wait any longer. I'd better go participate in the selection as soon as possible and become a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps like Kamino." Sanemi said without looking up, repeatedly checking the Nichirin Blade at his waist.

Sanemi didn't tell anyone that his mother had become a demon and that he had been to Fujikasayama.

The sooner I participate in the selection, the sooner I can see my mother. I hope she's still on Mount Fujikasa, and hasn't been taken over by the other swordsmen...

God, please let me be lucky enough to see my mother before they do.

"Alright, be careful, Sanemi. Don't be greedy and reckless. The assessment is about survival, not..."

"I know." Sanemi waved his hand impatiently, his back to his master. "You've already said it at least ten times, so stop nagging me, okay?"

"I am leaving."

……

"Is this the place? I remember I came here for the last assessment, right?"

Yayoi looked at the empty selection entrance on the mountainside of Fujikasa Mountain, unsure whether she had remembered the way correctly.

"Lord Naruhashi, you've arrived!"

A masked figure cautiously approached Yayoi and greeted her.

Hearing the commotion behind her, Yayoi turned around to look at the hidden figure, her words laced with displeasure, "Didn't the lord send me here?"

"What's going on? Are there no swordsmen participating in the selection this year?"

Looking around, I indeed didn't see any swordsmen.

Yayoi felt like she had been played for a fool.

“No, Lord Naruhashi.” Hidden shook his head and waved his hand in one smooth motion. “We didn’t expect you to actually come, so we took it upon ourselves to start the assessment on time.”

Click on me? Click on me from here?!

I was only an hour or two late, so what?

If it weren't for those two dogs fighting on the road being so captivating, would I have stayed there for two or three hours watching them?

Yayoi's emotions were written all over her face, and Kaku almost immediately guessed what she was thinking.

"It's all our fault for not being patient enough to wait for Lord Naruhashi to arrive."

“Yes, indeed.” Yayoi agreed with what Yin said.

But then a new problem arose: "So, you're saying I don't need to do it, and the assessment can still proceed normally?"

“…Yes…right?” Yin said, glancing at Yayoi’s expression, wondering what this living father was up to.

Yayoi smiled and punched the tree next to her. The tree shook and fell to the ground like it had been hit by a plagiarism stunt.

"Then what does it matter that I came all this way!"

You're quite diligent.

He silently complained, but kept saying nice things to Yayoi, trying to appease her.

"You can't think like that, Lord Naruhashi."

"The lord entrusted you with this trip because he trusts you. The assessment will end in seven days. Those swordsmen who pass the assessment will be greatly encouraged to see a pillar-level swordsman welcoming them at the mountaintop."

"So what? Whether they encourage me or not is none of my business." Yayoi remained unmoved by either soft or hard tactics.

"This..." Yin really didn't know what to say.

The Sound Pillar in front of me is completely different from the Stone Pillar and Sound Pillar; he looks very composed.

She doesn't seem like a pillar at all!

"Alright, alright, stop nagging. I'll come back in seven days, okay?" Yayoi turned and walked down the mountain.

Yinmo dared not stop them, and could only silently pray that Lord Naruhashi would return to Fujisakusan on time in seven days.

Yayoi, who was late, walked down the mountain, while Sanemi, who arrived early to participate in the assessment, walked up the mountain.

It's amazing how the two of them missed each other.

Deep in the mountains.

Upon entering the assessment area, Sanemi did not, like the other swordsmen, find a safe place to lie low and wait for his turn. Instead, he picked up a Nichirin Blade and went to find the demons.

Luckily, after walking only a few steps, they encountered a ghost that looked somewhat human, bullying a swordsman who was taking the exam.

They bullied him a bit too much; they pulled off his arm and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hey, you bastard..."

Just as Sanemi was about to ask the ghost if there were any shorter female ghosts nearby, he realized that the ghost was about to ask him.

The ghost sniffed, and saliva gushed out.

"It smells so good..."

Ignoring the prey that was already within his grasp, the demon grinned and pounced on Sanemi.

rare blood...

One is worth fifty...

If I eat him, I can dominate Fujikasane Mountain just like that unlucky hand demon from a few years ago, hehehehe...

Seeing that the demon was blinded by his appetite and unable to provide any useful information, Sanemi didn't bother to continue interrogating him.

He drew his Nichirin Blade and faced the demon that was rapidly approaching him.

"Wind Breathing - Second Form - Claw Claw - Koto Wind!"

Chapter 56 Hello, have you met my mother?

The swordsman, resigned to his fate and awaiting death, watched helplessly as the demon who could have easily defeated him was hacked to pieces by the white-haired swordsman before him, without even being able to utter a scream.

"Hey, why don't you stop the bleeding first?"

Worried that the swordsman lying on the ground might not have died from the demon's attack but from blood loss, Sanemi added a word of caution as he sheathed his Nichirin Blade.

The swordsman, who was still staring in disbelief, suddenly seemed to come to his senses. He looked down at his missing left arm and a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

"Thank you."

The swordsman bent down to tend to his wounds, and Sanemi did not leave immediately, but stood guard beside him.

"are you OK?"

The swordsman, who was biting down on the cloth strip to stop the bleeding from his arm, let go, stood up, and his expression wasn't too bad.

"Well, at least they didn't lose their lives."

"My name is Takahashi Seigo, I don't know..."

"Sanemi Shinazugawa".

She wanted to leave as soon as possible to find her mother, but she was also worried that if she left, the swordsman would not be able to leave Fujikasane Mountain on his own.

The smell of blood attracts ghosts... attracts ghosts?

Sanemi's eyes lit up. Inspired by Takahashi, he came up with a brilliant plan.

"It's not far from the entrance. Would you like me to take you there?"

Takahashi shook his head. "No need. I was already prepared to die before I even came to take the test."

"I'm already very lucky to have been saved by the River of Immortality. I can walk down the mountain by myself, so I won't delay your continued assessment."

Takahashi smiled gratefully at Sanemi and turned to walk towards the entrance of the assessment.

There are always regrets, but having lost an arm, there's no way I can stay in the mountains and pass this seven-day survival test.

Just as Sanemi was about to continue, Takahashi's voice came from behind: "You will definitely pass the selection, Shinazugawa."

"Thank you." Sanemi didn't turn around, nor did he stop walking.

After getting away from Takahashi, Sanemi rolled up his sleeves, drew his Nichirin Blade, and made a cut on his arm.

Fresh blood dripped from the wound into the soil beneath his feet.

Sanemi didn't know he had rare blood, nor did he know what rare blood was. The previous Wind Pillar didn't have a chance to tell Sanemi these things either.

Sanemi only knew that blood had a great attraction for demons. Half a year ago, Yayoi had also used this method to lure her mother away from Genya and the others, saving her younger siblings.

It's been a long time since I've been back. Now that the assessment is over, I'll go back and tell my mentors that I'll go home and visit them next time.

Sanemi stood quietly in place, waiting for the demon to come to him.

Soon, two unlucky guys were attracted.

"You haven't seen it before..."

Like the first demon to die under the Nichirin Blade, these two demons also lacked the patience to listen to Sanemi finish speaking and started fighting in front of him.

"Get out of the way! I saw this diluted blood first!"

"You're the one who should get out of the way! This is my prey!"

Seeing the two demons fighting amongst themselves right under his nose, completely ignoring him, Sanemi's temples throbbed with displeasure, and he spoke up:

"I'm saying... do you guys even take me seriously?"

"You brat, do you want to die sooner?" One of the demons stopped and turned to look at Sanemi with a cold gaze.

The other demon also stopped attacking Demon One and turned its attention to Sanemi.

"Then kill this brat first, and then we'll settle this!"

This time, Sanemi didn't immediately unleash his Wind Breathing sword technique to hack the two demons to pieces. While engaging them, Sanemi asked that question again: