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In the spacious courtyard.

The morning light falls.

"Please wait a moment, the lord will be here soon."

After the informant left, Uchiha Hikaru and Bulma each held a cup of tea, sat in a corner of the courtyard and sipped it, while looking around silently.

The location of this mansion is quite hidden.

Not to mention her and Bulma, two "outsiders", even the two pillars, Kocho Shinobu and Tomioka Giyu, were brought here by the members of the "Hidden" after being blindfolded and repeatedly changing the personnel and routes.

The reason for such strict precautions is that hundreds of years ago, there was a tragedy in which a member of the Demon Slayer Corps betrayed and assassinated the lord, and submitted a letter of surrender to Muzan.

——The identity of the betrayer is Tsugikoku Yoriichi's brother Tsugikoku Yansheng, who is also the upper one of the Twelve Demon Moons, Kokushibo.

At this moment.

From what I can see, the scenery inside and outside this courtyard is quite good. The antique houses, ponds, rockeries, green trees a little further away, and the faintly visible mountain ridges, seem to be located in a deep mountain.

When Uchiha Hikari looked around.

Others in the courtyard were also looking at her and Bulma.

The tall and strong rock pillar, Gomei Yume, dressed as a monk; the bare-chested wind pillar, Fushigawa Minami, with scars on his chest; the cool-looking sound pillar, Uzui Tengen, carrying two swords; the pink-haired and generous love pillar, Kanroji Mitsuri; the golden and red hair, the eyes of the flame pillar, Rengoku Kyojuro...

In addition, the snake pillar, Iguro Obanai, who was on the tree, the dazed Mist pillar, Tokito Muichiro, and the two people from the beginning, Kocho Shinobu.

The current nine pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps are all here.

From where Uchiha Hikari was, they could vaguely hear their whispers.

"Are those two little girls over there the ones the lord wants to see?"

"Hmph, they look so weak and young, they are just two children!"

"Don't say that, Mr. Fuzugawa, those two girls easily defeated the lower-ranked warriors of Nadagumo Mountain, maybe they are stronger than you."

"It's just a lower-ranked warrior..."

The discussion stopped abruptly until the lord Ubuyashiki Yoya arrived, and all the pillars knelt on one knee and greeted him respectfully.

"Long time no see, my lovely children. This time I called you here because there are a few things to discuss."

"Before that, I would like to introduce two friends to you. They, together with our team members Tanjiro Kamado and others, participated in the crusade against the lower demons of Spider Mountain... Miss Uchiha Hikaru and Miss Bulma, can you allow me to introduce you to everyone present?"

"...Yes."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded, but a thought vaguely emerged in his mind:

The voice of this Demon Slayer Corps lord...

Sure enough, it sounds like Nagata.

Next.

Ubuyashiki Yoya took some time to introduce both parties.

Although they had never met before, through the report of the crow, he obviously knew most of the things that happened.

"That is to say..."

The first person to speak was Fuzugawa Shima: "This Uchiha Hikaru, is she also a ninja like Uzui? She seems to have some skills in killing the lower rank, but that's all. The Demon Slayer Corps doesn't need weak guys!"

"...Mr. Fuzugawa, I think you may have misunderstood something."

Uchiha Hikaru, who was in the focus of his attention, put down his teacup and slowly stood up: "I took action against the demons only out of my personal friendship with Tanjiro and a little personal interest, and I have no intention of joining the Demon Slayer Corps. And at this moment, the purpose of my coming here... is to ask everyone present for the secret of the 'breathing method'."

"Hmm?"

Fuzugawa Shima frowned.

Uzui Tengen next to him snorted coldly: "If you don't want to join the Demon Slayer Corps, don't say such ignorant words. The 'breathing method' is not a technique that can be taught to people casually. It's really not fancy at all!"

Uchiha Hikaru nodded: "This request is indeed a bit abrupt, so I prepared two exchange conditions.

The first is the ability information of some individuals in the Twelve Demon Moons, including several upper-rank ones; the second is three elixirs that can heal all injuries, even broken hands and eyes.

Which of these do you think you can accept in exchange for the 'breathing method'?"

"?!"

"Information about the upper-rank ones?!"

"A elixir that heals all injuries... How could there be such a thing?"

Faced with the questioning of the pillar, Uchiha Hikaru smiled and turned his head to look at Ubuyashiki Yoya, who was sitting high up: "Mr. Ubuyashiki, what do you think?"

"..."

A short silence.

Ubuyashiki Yoya spoke softly; "Ms. Uchiha Hikaru, I want to ask you a question... Can the methods you used to defeat Rui on Spider Mountain be taught to others?"

"No. That is my unique ability."

"If that's the case..."

Ubuyashiki Yoya paused and slowly said: "I choose the first item, the information of the Twelve Demon Moons."

After that, he turned to look at the Nine Pillars, bowed his head slightly, and looked apologetic:

"I'm sorry, everyone, I made a decision without your permission, but this matter is very important to the Demon Slayer Corps. If you really feel embarrassed about teaching the "breathing method", don't force it. I will use other ways to compensate Miss Uchiha Hikaru."

These few words were not loud.

But it caused an uproar.

"Lord, do you really believe what this girl says..."

"Immortal River, don't question the Lord's decision." The tallest one, Weimingyu Xingming, clasped his hands together and spoke sadly.

But Immortal Sakawa Saneya did not give up. Instead, after bowing and apologizing to Ubuyashiki, he looked at Uchiha Hikari aggressively: "My lord, please forgive me for being rude...

I really don’t believe what this lady said. After all, for hundreds of years, Lian Zhu has never obtained information about the upper string ghost. Although you have just killed the lower string in the Twelve Ghost Moon, the gap between the upper string and the lower string is It's like a chasm, please come up with some tangible evidence to convince us! "

"……All right."

Uchiha Hikaru sighed and slowly stood up from his seat: "You can't prove it with your words, so let's prove it with your strength."

"Huh? Do you mean to have a fight? If the master allows it, I will be happy to accompany you!"

Immortal Kawa Saneya is eager to try.

Uchiha Hikaru shook his head: "I want to fight, but not with you, but with you."

While speaking, Uchiha Hikaru raised her hand to form a hand seal. As a cloud of smoke dispersed, nine identical versions of her appeared on the spot, all with calm faces, looking straight ahead:

"One against one, it's fair."

Nine Pillars: "??"

…

Due to the intervention of Ubuyashiki Yōya, the nine-on-nine battle did not end in a fight.

However, Uchiha Hikari still "discussed" with Immortal Kawa Saneya.

Use the original body after removing the clone.

If one really uses one-ninth of the chakra to fight, although Uchiha Hikaru can win the Nine Pillars at the same time, he will definitely need to use ninjutsu or even pupil techniques. After the battle, whether this courtyard can still exist is another matter.

And one-on-one, she didn't even need a weapon. She could easily suppress the Immortal Kawa Saneya who was holding the Nichirin Sword with just her bare-handed taijutsu.

Then he used one hand to form 44 seals in 4 seconds, a flashy Water Release and Water Dragon Bullet, emptied the pond in the courtyard in one breath, and flew the undead Saniya away, ending the battle and bringing a great success to the Demon Slayer Squad. A little ninjutsu shock.