Seeing the departing figures of everyone, Kagaya Ubuyashiki revealed a profound smile, "A successor to Sun Breathing, is it?"
Urokodaki Sakonji's letter to him mentioned that Tanjiro's family's Hinokami Kagura Dance might be the long-lost Sun Breathing.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki was naturally overjoyed upon hearing this news, and this was certainly a factor in his decision to protect Tanjiro and Nezuko.
Hundreds of years ago, when Kibutsuji Muzan extensively slaughtered the successors of Sun Breathing, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's ancestor learned of this news and boldly speculated that Muzan must be afraid of Sun Breathing users, or even that he had been injured by one.
He researched the documents passed down by the Demon Slayer Corps and finally discovered a name—Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the creator of Sun Breathing, the founder of breathing techniques, and the strongest swordsman from four hundred years ago.
If it was Yoriichi, then injuring Muzan was very possible.
Thus, the Demon Slayer Corps also began searching for a successor to Sun Breathing, but unfortunately, it seemed they had all been killed by Muzan.
Although the Demon Slayer Corps' intelligence had always been good, they had found nothing regarding this matter.
It wasn't until Kagaya Ubuyashiki's generation, and just a few days ago, that he read in Urokodaki Sakonji's letter that Tanjiro was a successor to Sun Breathing, which gave him hope for slaying Muzan and eradicating all demons.
Although the Pillars of this generation were very strong, one could never be too cautious when facing Kibutsuji Muzan.
Tanjiro's appearance truly surprised him.
The first generation swordsmen were inspired by Sun Breathing, so could the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps also gain inspiration from Sun Breathing and further refine their breathing techniques?
Kagaya Ubuyashiki hoped the answer would be affirmative.
Tanjiro was going to stay at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters this time to learn Total Concentration Breathing: Constant, and Kagaya Ubuyashiki also wanted to take this opportunity to ask Tanjiro to teach Sun Breathing to the Pillars, which might allow the Pillars' combat strength to reach a new level.
Based on Urokodaki Sakonji's letter and Tanjiro's performance during the Pillar Meeting, Kagaya Ubuyashiki felt that the possibility of Tanjiro refusing his request was very small.
Of course, even if he refused, Kagaya Ubuyashiki would not mind it.
Even if he refused, he would still do his best to nurture Tanjiro, allowing Sun Breathing to contribute to the cause of demon slaying.
After all, if Sun Breathing were easy to learn, then what would have been passed down wouldn't be these basic breathing techniques; wouldn't it be better to directly inherit the more powerful Sun Breathing?
Although Kagaya Ubuyashiki felt that the current Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps were rare talents, he would not be arrogant enough to believe that they far surpassed the first generation swordsmen and could easily learn Sun Breathing.
In addition, he had been paying attention to Fang Hao for a long time.
The former Sound Pillar intended for Fang Hao to succeed him, and even wrote a special letter to inform Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
And he naturally respected Kuwajima Jigorou and would not ignore his opinion.
He had been planning to thoroughly assess Fang Hao to see if he could bear the heavy responsibility of a Pillar, but Fang Hao gave him a surprise.
Learning a breathing technique for only a year and being able to easily slay a Twelve Kizuki, without even a single injury—Kagaya Ubuyashiki was very shocked when he heard this news.
And upon learning this news, Kagaya Ubuyashiki was naturally willing to let Fang Hao become a Pillar.
However, the main issue of this meeting was still Nezuko, which was why he did not propose making Fang Hao a Pillar.
However, Fang Hao's succession as a Pillar would likely happen soon.
"Fang Hao, Tanjiro, and everyone, I hope you can kill Muzan," said Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who had always greeted people with a smile, his face now filled with longing.
For over a thousand years, since Muzan became a demon, those of Muzan's lineage began to suffer from illness, the entire family as if cursed, all children born were frail and sickly, many even dying young.
To prevent the bloodline from being cut off, people of this family followed the advice of a priest and intermarried with girls from the shrine maiden family for generations.
Although this method prolonged the lives of their descendants, no one had yet managed to live past 30 years old.
This family was called the Kagaya Ubuyashiki family.
And Kagaya Ubuyashiki was also frail and sickly because of this.
Their family's hatred for Muzan far surpassed anyone else's in this world.
He desperately hoped that Kibutsuji Muzan could be slain in his generation, bringing an end to demonic chaos in the world, and allowing his children to live in peace and joy.
"Huh? You want to learn Breath of Wind from me?" Sanemi Shinazugawa looked at Fang Hao with a face full of disbelief.
He was practically asking Fang Hao, "How dare you?" or "Do you think we're good friends?"
"Yeah, you're the Wind Pillar," Fang Hao nodded as if it were obvious, "There's nothing wrong with learning Breath of Wind from the person with the highest mastery of it, right?" Of course, there was another reason: among the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, Sanemi Shinazugawa was the most difficult one to deal with.
Tackling the toughest challenge first would make things easier later.
"Or we can spar.
Breathing techniques are quite simple to learn; just observe the breathing.
You can also learn sword techniques through sparring."
"Are you saying my breathing technique is easy to learn?!" Sanemi Shinazugawa roared angrily.
He did have issues with Fang Hao, but since the Master had said not to pursue Nezuko, he naturally wouldn't make things difficult for Fang Hao, whom he disliked for protecting a demon.
However, that only meant he wouldn't actively cause trouble.
"In that case, I'll show you my Breath of Wind.
Unless you surrender, I won't stop."
Sanemi Shinazugawa decided to teach Fang Hao a lesson.
During the recent Pillar Meeting, Fang Hao had caused him quite a bit of embarrassment.
Although he didn't plan to actively confront Fang Hao, this was Fang Hao actively seeking him out!
He grinned ferociously and drew his nichirin blade.
......
After bidding farewell to Sanemi Shinazugawa, who was lying on the ground, Fang Hao happily went to find his next victim—ah no, his next Pillar.
He benefited greatly from this spar; he had already mastered Breath of Wind and its corresponding sword techniques, though he would need systematic practice afterwards.
"I'll practice during my spar with the next Pillar; it's like killing two birds with one stone."
Of course, this time he wasn't just after Breath of Wind.
He primarily wanted to discuss the rules and regulations of the Demon Slayer Corps with Sanemi Shinazugawa.
Sanemi Shinazugawa had repeatedly said "protecting a demon" and "death penalty" earlier, but Fang Hao wasn't a petty person, so how could he take it to heart?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!