My avatar is the heroine

"It's so cold! Aaaaaaaah!"

But she needs to train in this kind of environment.

"Automatic weapons, prepare to evade."

Intuition can be enhanced because automatic weapons attack without any pattern and do not require mental control, making them difficult even for martial arts masters to deal with.

One level of martial arts mastery is called "no moves are better than moves." Rikka Takanashi thinks that automatic weapons are probably like that, quickly changing their attack angle according to your movements.

Adding freezing to the wound only makes it worse.

Yukino didn't know why punching a wall in the summer felt so much worse in the winter than punching a wall on a snowy day.

I can tolerate it anyway.

Yukino began to skillfully dodge and fight back with her weapon.

Using this method to improve intuition, I could initially dodge 3 to 4 attacks, but now, with the improvement in physical fitness and agility, dodging 6 attacks is no problem.

Of course, the difficulty increases significantly with each additional automatic weapon, which is unavoidable.

The most direct impact of intuition is that it gives one a near-predictive ability to foresee crises, allowing one to see the dangers that are about to occur... that is, the scene of one's own death.

Yukino isn't particularly strong in this area; being able to see the future a second in advance is already quite impressive.

Of course, one can sense the crisis itself much earlier.

X is better than Yukino, and with her greater strength, she can handle more powerful enemies.

……

She was halfway through her practice when she suddenly sensed something was wrong.

She stopped and let Nightingale treat her wounds. Her gaze pierced through the layers of rain and landed on a figure.

The towering rock pillar came into view.

Chapter 177 The Past

"So someone's here after all. No wonder I've been feeling a bit uneasy today." Yukino sighed, her clear voice piercing through the layers of rain and reaching Gyomei Himejima's ears.

The sound was not loud, but it could be heard clearly in the pouring rain.

"Amitabha, there must be a reason why you said those words before, right? It seems that my cultivation is still far from enough." With his hands clasped together and his face dignified, with the air of a Buddha statue, Beiming's tone was calm, but Yukino sensed an indescribable anger in it.

She paused for a moment, thought about it briefly, and then understood what the other person meant.

This is partly blaming Yukino for deception, and partly blaming oneself for one's current state of mind.

Having read the manga, Yukino knew everything about Gyomei Himejima's past. He had tried his best to protect children from demons, but was ultimately accused of murder, which caused a huge change in his personality.

Although he has reached a very high level of training, the Stone Pillar is still inevitably affected by the trauma of his past. At this moment, he is almost the strongest in the Demon Slayer Corps, with top-tier physical combat power, which allows him to defeat the Upper Moon demons that Yukino had previously taken down. If he were to face her, Yukino would probably not be able to withstand it at all.

"You're angry, aren't you?" Thinking of this, Yukino wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and smiled. "But I am, after all, an enemy of demons. And even lies can be well-intentioned or malicious. Those that you hate are all lies made with evil intentions, causing pain to others, right?"

"What did you find out?" Rain dripped down the rock pillar's face and onto the ground, making it impossible for Yukino to tell how much of it was his tears.

It's unclear how he managed to keep crying. In any case, among the Demon Slayer Corps members, the only one who seems normal is probably Giyu Tomioka; the others are all somewhat unusual.

“I know your past, just as I know others. You’ve been with the Lord for many years, haven’t you? Before that, your experiences in the temple caused you immense pain and made you hate demons to the core. You’re so much influenced by that time that you’ve become the way you are now.”

"..."

The immense pressure was palpable; the colossal form of the rock pillar, shrouded in rain and mist, resembled a terrifying demon. Due to the distance and the obscuring effect of the rain, its shape appeared exceptionally eerie and mysterious.

In contrast, Yukino's girlish appearance in the rain evokes all sorts of fantasies; her slender and tall figure, accentuated by her dress and narrow waist, is all hazy and alluring.

"Can you see the past? I can't understand it," the Rock Pillar couldn't help but ask.

"You're right to think that way, but there are some things you can't just say offhand."

The real reason is that the explanation from a higher level, when spoken by a native, might only demonstrate their strong imagination, a coincidence that they have conjured up the existence of a higher-level worldview, without actually knowing that "it is indeed so." However, for outsiders, such remarks are somewhat alarming to the world, and even with the greatest degree of alignment between the system and the world's will, a backlash can still occur.

Ultimately, the world's will is not simply "consciousness," but something far more inexplicable, something that perhaps only the system itself can truly understand.

The rock pillar didn't react obviously. He was silent for a while, then pulled on his weapon and said, "I've been cultivating for a long time, and although I don't think my level is good enough, I still want to know your current strength. How about we have a fight?"

"Oh my god, you actually challenged a girl who is so much younger than you?" Yukino rubbed her forehead, looking speechless. "Honestly, I really don't want to fight you, I'll get crushed."

“I will retain some of my strength, or you can unleash a stronger body. I am speaking to you, and also to that person… Su Lin.”

The Rock Pillar clearly knew everything and was also aware that Su Lin had not unleashed his true power when facing the Upper Moon earlier.

He was a monster who couldn't be fathomed by common sense, and Muzan was the same in this respect. It's just that Muzan was truly evil to the core, but the Stone Pillar couldn't bring himself to hate Sulin and the others.

"Then I'll do it."

Her black eyes instantly revealed her stunning sailor uniform; she looked incredibly beautiful. If the Stone Pillar were a normal man, he would definitely find her captivating. With a bit of luck, he might even show some mercy.

Of course, in this battle, Himejima Gyomei, who was automatically judged as being in the opposing camp, would no longer be able to enjoy the 50% combat power boost brought by Sora.

Because Kurohime doesn't plan to use the puppets from the Eighth Chamber in this battle, her combat power won't be weakened. In addition, with Kasugano Sora's all-around support, her combat power will probably leap by a large margin.

This meant that even when that small body was standing quietly, the Stone Pillar himself felt immense pressure.

"let's start."

Black Eyes took a step forward and ran towards the powerful figure in front of him.

As her speed increased, her body began to transform into a black shadow like a swallow darting across the sky, closing in in an instant.

With a swing of his arm, the Rock Pillar unleashed a terrifying chain hammer at Black Eyes, its spikes gleaming faintly in the darkness, making it exceptionally intimidating.

Clang——

The blade and the hammer collided. Logically, Black Eyes should have been smashed into a pulp, but she was only bounced back a short distance, landing lightly, and then, facing an attack that had almost no blind spots, she swung her blade again.

Yes, despite being a delicate body weighing only a few dozen kilograms, she was able to perfectly parry attacks from tons of pressure using her own strength.

"So strong." A slightly eerie and ferocious smile appeared on Hei Tong's face, the smile of an assassin.

She inherited some of the habits of the girl in Kill la Kill, and if you put her next to the original, they look like twins.

"I shouldn't have underestimated you, but compared to my cultivation achievements, this is still not enough."

The rock pillar intensified its attack, wielding its chains as it charged towards Yukino.

How could Yukino withstand such an attack? She could only dodge to the side with difficulty.

"what!"

Abrasion.

The splattered blood caused Yukino to let out a low groan, and the Stone Pillar paused his attack on her in surprise.

"Sorry, your body is indeed too young."

"Didn't I tell you? Let Kurohime fight you." Yukino clutched her shoulder, her voice tinged with anger.

Black Eyes sped up, and even with an attack that had no blind spots, the Stone Pillar couldn't react in time to that afterimage-like movement.

As the gleaming blade approached him, the Stone Pillar had no choice but to step back and move his body away from the opponent.

It's too fast.

The assassin's skills were indeed unparalleled, and Kurohime's small body allowed her to remain unharmed from the Stone Pillar's attacks.

Chapter 178 Three Opponents

"It seems there's no need to fight anymore. Our situation hasn't reached the point where using our breathing abilities would endanger our lives." The Stone Pillar stopped what he was doing.

Without a doubt, neither side can do anything about the other.

In this brief battle, both sides demonstrated their strengths. Although Kurohime was fast and had a sharp weapon, she never risked her life to break through the Rock Pillar's overly swift, decisive, and powerful defense.

Every opportunity to get close was blocked by the opponent at extremely close range.

"In that case, I'll stop."

Ding--

The blade returned to its sheath, and the eight rooms, seemingly tailor-made for her, returned to their simple and unadorned state.

Imperial Arms, these are weapons that are terrifying even to touch. If they come into contact with an enemy in battle, the consequences will be devastating.

If the opponent were a human instead of a demon, Kurome would have a significant advantage. She only needs to slightly sever the enemy's skin with her weapon to cause a massive negative impact.

Not to mention that during the previous battle, Yafusa's enhanced ice and fire effects were constantly at work, but the Stone Pillar himself had already undergone these two tests, so it was impossible for him to be injured.

“A kind heart will be forgiven. You are practicing asceticism in solitude, not wanting others to know about your experiences so as not to cause them worry. I see the reason and I acknowledge you.”

Yukino didn't care about the Stone Pillar's approval.

There's no physical body here for now, since in this temperature and environment, it's easy to get wet and catch a cold.

“Muzan might be coming soon, anytime, especially in this weather,” Yukino said after thinking for a moment. “We have to be careful of our lord. If he chooses to use the last moments of his life to take that guy Muzan down with him, that would be really bad.”

Rock Pillar paused for a moment, then said, "You do know too much, which makes it impossible for me not to believe you."

The Demon Slayer Corps in the original story suffered terribly, dying one after another. All Yukino can do now is offer timely solutions and reminders. In any case, given the Pillars' respect and love for their Master, they would never allow anything to happen to him.

The rock pillar departed in the heavy rain.

Yukino continued her training.

While practicing, she wondered to herself, "Can I know in advance where I'll go in the next world after killing Muzan? As time goes by, with each passing year, the older anime series forget some of the plot."

[It's probably something like Railgun, or maybe something else.]

"Back to the city? That's great!"

Life in the Demon Slayer world is too unbearable. There are no games to play, no anime to watch, and life is incredibly dull. On top of that, the Demon Slayer Corps has to face demons all day long and train every day. There are very few entertainment options, and it's utterly boring.

As the mountain rain intensified, Kurohime started sneezing.

Remove the other clones and let Yukino do the work alone.

The workout was stopped after about five hours.

Then came the long-awaited final challenge.

The first group of people to pass through here were naturally Tanjiro, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira.

The experience during this period was exceptionally tough, but the progress was also remarkably smooth. Several pillars actually awakened their markings, and the Mist Pillar, who had already awakened its markings, was gaining increasingly stronger control over them.

"You've finally come to my gate."

Several beautiful young women sitting together—the scene was so pleasing to the eye that it made everyone's nose bleed.

“This training included half an hour of illusion magic practice, and…” Yukino pointed to the huge house next to her, “a haunted house.”

"You can think of illusion as experiencing different training in a virtual environment, while a haunted house is naturally filled with powerful ghosts, and they're even Upper Moon demons."

"..."

The upper moon, needless to say, is who it is.

Everyone who experienced those opponents knows how difficult they were to deal with.

"Of course, my training program is much more than that."

Rikka Takanashi's bugged automatic weapon now has a delayed effect, which is a feature added after the system was upgraded. Like other items, it continues to exist even after Rikka's clones disappear.

This means that Rikka Takanashi has the ability to attack enemies without her being physically present.

Nowadays, automatic weapons are not limited to traditional equipment such as swords, spears, axes, etc., but also include various fantasy-themed types.

For example, automated mechanical dolls, automated magical beasts, automated sulfuric acid tracking sprayers...

A devilish ability.

Don't be fooled by Rikka Takanashi's seemingly weak personality; any skilled opponent could easily defeat her. In actual combat, her support abilities are so strong that almost anyone would struggle to withstand them.

This training provided all members with automated mechanical puppets and automated magical beasts.

The weakest combat power is only at the level of an ordinary person, while the strongest is 100 times that of Rikka. Of course, when controlling such a weapon, Rikka can only control one at a time, because that is the upper limit of her combat power. The combined level of all the automatic weapons is exactly equal to her own strength.

That's fine, as long as we create enough automatic devices to take turns using them.

For example, the first batch consists of 100 units of average strength, the second batch consists of 50 units of double strength... and the abilities of the automatic combat units are all kinds of strange, such as hypnosis, paralysis, and weakening. If they were to use a whole set of attacks, Tanjiro and his crew would probably be in for a tough time.

"So, are you ready?" Yukino asked with a smile.

"Understood!" Inosuke said confidently, unable to wait any longer.

"What do you understand? Think about the training we've been doing, it was terrifying, okay?! I think this might be even more terrifying, I can't take it!!" Zenitsu Agatsuma roared frantically. "I don't want such terrible training, you're the most vicious woman ever!!"

"You'd love for every girl to train you, wouldn't you?" Tanjiro revealed the truth.