Chiba Yo looked at the strangely dressed person in front of him and was at a loss for words. Should he speak in the same way as her?
Thinking of this, Chiba Yo sat up straight and said with a serious expression, "Hello, I am the Swordsman Mr. Chiba Yo. Thank you very much, Mr. Tetsuimaru, for forging this nichirin blade for me."
With that, Chiba Yo bowed to Tetsuimaru. However, when he looked up, he found that Tetsuimaru wasn't looking at him at all.
At this moment, Tetsuimaru was taking down a cloth-wrapped box from her back.
"This blade is forged from Scarlett Ore and Scarlett Sand Iron, and was crafted by me through ten days of continuous hammering. The blade contains the power of the sun and is the only weapon that can harm demons," Tetsuimaru said, unwrapping the cloth from the box.
Then she slowly opened the box, revealing a nichirin blade with a scabbard to both of them.
"You've truly worked hard, I'm incredibly grateful," Chiba Yo thanked Tetsuimaru.
The next moment, the usually very proper Tetsuimaru suddenly leaned close to Chiba Yo, pressing her face against his.
!
Chiba Yo didn't know what Tetsuimaru wanted to do, and his expression was a little awkward.
"If you're grateful, then quickly draw the blade!!! Let me see what color your nichirin blade will turn!!!"
Tetsuimaru had completely lost her serious demeanor from before and was shouting loudly. Although she was still wearing her mask, her excitement was still very clearly palpable.
"Alright, alright, I understand," Chiba Yo replied repeatedly, helplessly using his hand to block her face as she leaned in.
Hearing Chiba Yo say that, Tetsuimaru sat back, but she still stared at him with burning eyes, urging him on.
Mr. Tetsuimaru is truly a bit hard to fathom. Are all Swordsmiths who forge nichirin blades like this?
Chiba Yo looked at Tetsuimaru in front of him, thinking to himself, then picked up the nichirin blade with its scabbard from the box.
The pleasant sound of the long blade being drawn from its scabbard rang out as Chiba Yo pulled out the nichirin blade.
The next second, the originally colorless blade began to turn black. After a moment, the entire blade became a paint black color.
"It's black, it looks pretty good..."
Chiba Yo, who had witnessed the nichirin blade change color with his own eyes, was a little surprised and let out a gasp of admiration. However, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt that the atmosphere in the room was off.
"Black... black..."
Tetsuimaru was emitting black smoke all over her body, repeatedly muttering these words.
Seeing the situation before him, a cold sweat broke out on Chiba Yo's face.
Eh? What's going on? Did I do something that Mr. Tetsuimaru found unbearable?
As Chiba Yo was thinking, Tetsuimaru in front of him suddenly raised both hands, white smoke steaming from her head in anger, and then shouted loudly and rapidly, "I came all the way from the village without a single break because I heard you were the Flame Pillar's successor and wanted to see the nichirin blade I forged turn red!"
Chiba Yo was momentarily stunned by Tetsuimaru's roar. Just then, Tetsuimaru suddenly pounced on him, her legs tightly gripping him, and then she continuously tapped his head with her hands.
"Apologize! You must apologize to me! The nichirin blades of Flame Breathing users are all red, so why is yours black? Quickly apologize to me!"
Tetsuimaru's taps weren't heavy, and Chiba Yo now understood the reason for her anger from her words.
"So that's it, it's probably because I use more than just Flame Breathing," Chiba Yo said, enlightened.
Tetsuimaru paused temporarily after hearing Chiba Yo's words, then tilted her head in confusion and asked, "More than one? Do you mean you also know other Breathing Techniques? You must be bragging, right?
Even if I'm not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, I know that each of your Swordsmen only knows one Breathing Technique, at most deriving other Breathing Techniques from one. How could you know multiple Breathing Techniques?"
"But I do indeed know multiple Breathing Techniques. Currently, I should know four: Flame Breathing, Thunder Breathing, Water Breathing, and the Breathing Technique I already mastered myself," Chiba Yo replied to Tetsuimaru, honestly counting on his fingers.
He learned Flame Breathing after watching Kyoujurou demonstrate it once, and Kyoujurou later taught him all the corresponding swordsmanship techniques for Flame Breathing.
As for Thunder Breathing, he learned it after seeing Zenitsu use it once during the Final Selection, and he also learned the First Form of Thunder Breathing.
Water Breathing was naturally learned by watching Tanjirou perform it.
"The Breathing Technique I mastered before, I call it Sun Breathing. I feel it's very fitting with my name," Chiba Yo said to Tetsuimaru with a smile.
At the same time, he also recalled the scene when he named his Breathing Technique.
As the sun first rose, Kyoujurou demonstrated all the swordsmanship techniques of Flame Breathing to Chiba Yo, and then Chiba Yo perfectly replicated all of them.
"Amazing! You did very well! You've completely learned Flame Breathing and its corresponding swordsmanship techniques! Next, you should delve into the swordsmanship techniques corresponding to your own Breathing Technique!" Kyoujurou exclaimed loudly after watching Chiba Yo perform it once.
"Yes! Rengoku-sensei!" Chiba Yo was also very happy to receive praise from his teacher.
Then Kyoujurou suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Chiba Yo, "Oh, by the way, you haven't named your Breathing Technique yet, have you?"
"Not yet," Chiba Yo shook his head upon hearing this.
He hadn't even thought about this question. If Kyoujurou hadn't reminded him, he probably wouldn't even be able to shout out his moves when facing an enemy in the future, directly halving his momentum.
"Then let's think of a name for your Breathing Technique now!" Kyoujurou said enthusiastically and loudly.
Hearing this, Chiba Yo fell into deep thought. As he was racking his brain to name his Breathing Technique, a ray of sunlight fell upon his face, and the warm sensation immediately helped him decide on the name for his Breathing Technique.
"Let's call it Sun Breathing! The sun is the bane of demons, and I hope I can also become the bane of demons like the sun, and one day slay all evil demons!" Chiba Yo said firmly, looking at the slowly rising morning sun.
...
Tetsuimaru was startled by Chiba Yo's smile, then pouted and said, "Hmph! Who cares what your Breathing Technique is called."
Then she released Chiba Yo, closed the box on the ground, re-wrapped it in cloth, and put it back on her back.
"You must cherish this blade. She will be your brother, accompanying you in battle," Tetsuimaru said to Chiba Yo with a serious and somewhat reluctant expression, having returned to her previous solemn demeanor, looking at the blade in Chiba Yo's hand.
"Don't worry, I certainly will!" Chiba Yo replied with equal seriousness.
"Goodbye, I wish you will become an excellent Demon Slayer Corps Swordsman in the future," Tetsuimaru bid farewell to Chiba Yo, then got up and left.
"Goodbye," Chiba Yo also smiled and replied to Tetsuimaru.
I always feel... Mr. Tetsuimaru's voice is a bit gentle and delicate...
Chiba Yo thought, looking at Tetsuimaru's retreating back, feeling a little strange.