With a bright smile, he said, "Adding this is enough."
Tomioka Giyu opened his mouth, finally closed it, and softly hummed... Sabito and Makomo watched this scene and smiled with relief.
This is the best solution; Eiichiro Oda gained benefits, the Demon Slayer Corps obtained the "Red Blade" training method, only the Evil Ghost was injured... the world achieved...
"Master, what do you mean?"
Me? No meaning.
Urokodaki Sakonji turned and brought out a pot of fresh fish porridge from the kitchen, chuckling as he said, "The porridge is ready, let's eat."
Roy and Tomioka Giyu exchanged glances and smiled.
They shared the porridge with Urokodaki Sakonji and a group of senior and junior brothers, and moments later, each dressed in short outfits, with Nichirin Sword, appeared by the waterfall.
"With the resolve to die, grip the Nichirin Sword tightly, and through high-speed vibration, raise the temperature of the sword to the critical point, and then the 'Red Blade' will be triggered." Roy made a pretense, "I discovered this technique by accident while chopping wood."
It's that simple?
"Just need to increase grip strength, holding the Nichirin Sword is enough?" Shinsuke and Fukuda circled around Roy and Tomioka Giyu, somewhat incredulous.
Sabito and Makomo, as usual, found a birch tree to stand against, gaze intently downward, silent... Tomioka Giyu cast Roy a skeptical glance, and under his guidance, "clang" drew the Nichirin Sword, gripped it firmly, and on the first try, failed!
"Senior brother, resolve..." In the original, Tanjiro fought the Half-Demon Dog, Tomioka Giyu and Izuki Kobane battled Muzan in Infinity Castle, all when they were in desperate situations, holding the will to die, or recalling his father Tanjuro's words to strengthen grip, or heating through the friction of sword clashes...
In short, without resolve, it's impossible!
Tomioka Giyu nodded, gripped the Nichirin Sword again, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth to "split open" his heart,
forcing himself to recall the scenes of his sister Tsubaki, and senior brother Sabito dying tragically at the hands of Evil Ghosts while protecting him. At a certain moment, his eyebrows furrowed, and he gripped powerfully...
"Phew~" Points of red light appeared and quickly connected into a fiery blaze, enveloping the Nichirin Sword... Tomioka Giyu's second attempt at the "Red Blade", successful!
"He really... succeeded? Brother Giyu is truly a genius!"
"Isn't it Eiichiro Oda?" Fukuda gave Shinsuke a sideways glance, "Understanding 'Red Blade' while chopping wood, if left to a fool like you, even living another ten thousand years, you might not grasp it."
"Aren't you the same as me?"
"Who is as idiotic as you!"
Arguing quickly turned into scuffles...
Makomo and Sabito were long accustomed to it, directly ignoring them as if they were air, squinting at Tomioka Giyu holding the Red Blade, gazing with envy.
"If I had known Eiichiro Oda a few years earlier, brother... maybe we wouldn't have had to die."
At least, Makomo felt, if she had the "Red Blade" in hand back then, even if that guy grew a few more arms to protect his neck solidly, the "Red Blade" couldn't be resisted with a cut!
"Sadly, there is no 'if'." Sabito slowly drew his Samurai Sword, and this sword wasn't a Nichirin Sword, nor could it ever become a "Red Blade", just like him and Makomo, and Shinsuke, Fukuda, Shimizu, Watanabe, and Yagiku among the other junior brothers and sisters were merely wraiths.
"Wooosh~" A mountain breeze blew through, brushing past their figures, swaying branches...
Makomo bowed her head, whispered, "Brother, when Eiichiro Oda slays that guy, will you choose to disappear?"
Without the "hatred" of that guy as a reliance... Sabito chuckled, "Even if I don't want to disappear, I must."
"Are you willing, brother?"
"What does unwillingness matter? Cry and whine?" Sabito patted Makomo on the head, "Before Eiichiro Oda came, I only wanted revenge, now..."
The fox boy, gazing solemnly, began learning the "Stone Blowing Technique" under Tomioka Giyu's guidance from Roy, sighed, "I want to be with master and all of you longer as well..."
Makomo lifted her head, her beautiful eyes glistening with tears, "Brother, me too."
"And me!"
"Me also!"
"I want to stay with master and brother for a lifetime..."
"And sister?"
"Of course still sister..."
"You all..." Sabito glared at Shinsuke and Fukuda, feeling overwhelmed with mixed emotions, unsure what to say...
He sheathed his sword, sighed into the wind... 'Oh well, let's not speak of cruel things, cherish the time Eiichiro Oda hasn't gone public and appreciate each other...'
Their gaze drifted downward...
By the waterfall.
Roy, following Tomioka Giyu's guidance, stabbed a hole in the big blue stone, took a deep breath, and blew into the hole, the goal—blow it to pieces!
This method to train the lungs and maintain "Constant" felt familiar, akin in theory to the "gourd blowing" method of the Butterfly House.
Named by Tomioka Giyu as "Stone Blowing Technique".
It's through exercising lung vitality, increasing lung endurance to long-term "breathing technique," achieving 24/7 uninterrupted maintenance of "Full Concentration·Constant".
"Ten days." This was the goal Tomioka Giyu set for Roy. To destroy this large boulder in ten days, according to Tomioka Giyu's estimation, Roy would then be able to maintain the "Breathing Technique" for half a day without breaking it.
However, "half a day" is undoubtedly a huge leap for Roy, who previously could only "concentrate for an hour"!
He aimed at the small hole, took a deep breath, and blew hard!
"Crack... crack..."
The large boulder vibrated violently, cheeks puffing up, mustering all his strength... cracks appeared, and in less than two seconds,
with a "boom," it exploded!
Pebbles flew everywhere "clack... clack... clack..." piercing through the big trees...
Tomioka Giyu's eyes were sharp and quick, turning his sword sheath and knocking away a few pieces, then looking at Roy... The young boy succeeded on his first attempt... such lung capacity and physical strength...
No one knows if the "Rock Hashira," famous for his "Great Strength," could achieve this in his youth.
[Tip: "Sun Breathing" +100]
[Current Level: 583/1000 (Mastery)]
'Indeed, I wasn't using the right method before...' Roy smiled slightly at the prompt sound from the interface, took a breath, and asked Tomioka Giyu, "Senior Brother, am I doing okay? Should I continue or...."
Tomioka Giyu: "...."
After a moment, squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "Need more practice."
"Then let's continue." Roy found another large boulder, stabbed a hole with a single sword, and blew it apart in between breaths.... ["Breathing" +100]
Next... three rocks, four rocks, five rocks.... ["Breathing" +100...100...100...]
Finally... [Tip: Current Level: 999/1000 (Mastery)]
Roy suddenly found that no matter how much he blew, the experience points were no longer moving, and suddenly, he realized that maybe he had already touched the limit of the "Breathing Technique"!
The next step is "Full Concentration·Constant"!
"Whew~" He simply straightened his back, no longer doing futile work, gazing intently at Tomioka Giyu,
the "Water Hashira" stood amidst a mess beside a waterfall, shattered rocks everywhere, his gaze a bit dazed, suddenly hearing the boy say: "Senior Brother, you were right, I still need practice."
Determined, he resolved to earn that final bit of experience points no matter what!
Tomioka Giyu calmed himself, seriously looked at him for a moment, and finally said calmly: "Alright,"
"Tonight, I will personally keep watch for you..."
Determined to help the young boy take the final step, which is maintaining the operation of the "Breathing Technique" continuously in his dreams.
In the original story, to achieve this step, Tanjiro instructed the Butterfly House's caregiver Kanjiro Aoi that if he fell asleep and interrupted the Breathing Technique, she should wake him up with a start.
Tomioka Giyu quietly looked at the boy, surely he had already made up his mind to be prepared. Just as he told him, to have resolve... Tomioka Giyu would not hold back!
"Then I entrust it to you, Senior Brother." Roy chuckled, only hoping he could prove himself proud and sleep through the night peacefully.
Fortunately...
He did it.
[Tip: "Sun Breathing" +10]
[Current Level: "Sun Breathing": 9/10000 (Great Success)]
[Note: Maintaining "Full Concentration·Constant" daily increases "constitution" by "1" point]
"Tap tap tap... tap tap tap tap...."
Hunter World.
Saba City.
At five-thirty in the morning,
Roy, under Jinx's persistent pecking, opened his eyes drowsily, and immediately received the interface's prompt sound.
This meant he slept well last night, without being beaten awake by Tomioka Giyu due to interrupting the Breathing Technique....
'Should I say it was luck... or is luck itself a form of strength.'
Roy grabbed the Golden Crow and placed it on his head, turned over, and climbed out of bed, just as usual, starting his morning run...
Ever since leaving home, he was either drifting at sea or running in the mountains, it's rare to tread on a flat road... Roy jogged along a shimmering river in Saba City, then suddenly stopped in his tracks...
He saw an old man by the river with a topknot, clad in flowing robes, large sleeves fluttering, seemingly admiring the scenery, or perhaps waiting for someone....
He glanced at him sideways,
"Hoho~"
And smiled.....