Who knows how many wooden swords were broken, the surrounding floors and walls were tattered, and the entire dojo was filled with a foul atmosphere.
The crowd seemed unaffected, continuing their special training outside the dojo.
"Is this... heaven?"
The swordsmen wore expressions of bliss; even when Kanae struck them with her blade, the smiles on their lips didn't fade at all.
Kochou Shinobu, watching from the side, twitched her lips.
Are the team members too abnormal, or is Shinazugawa's usual special training too torturous?
To this, the team members replied:
What a joke!!!
Compared to Miss Kanae's gentle taps, is what Lord Shinazugawa does something a human can endure?
They were already secretly thanking Mizuki in their hearts, grateful for such a blissful afternoon.
If possible, please let it be like this every day, preferably until they graduate from Miss Kanae's training.
Fighting from noon until sunset, Shinazugawa's energy remained vigorous because the Qi in his stomach hadn't dissipated at all.
In more than two hours, over five hours of fighting, he hadn't landed a single blow on Mizuki.
No, let alone hitting her, even a collision was limited to Mizuki unilaterally kicking him; he hadn't even touched her.
Even if he diligently calmed his mind, he couldn't find a flaw in Mizuki's movements.
Even if Sanemi Shinazugawa didn't want to admit it, this was undoubtedly a gap in raw strength.
A complete and utter failure.
As for Mizuki, the reason she spent so much time with Shinazugawa was to adapt to how long her current Demonization could be maintained.
She didn't make many physically exhausting movements, but after an entire afternoon, the consumption of stamina wasn't absent; it was just completely imperceptible.
In the past, she would have consumed some, and if she used a Breathing Technique and Sword Form, the stamina consumption would have increased.
But now it was different; she had become more enduring.
It must be said that Tamayo is truly a Genius. Even with hundreds of years of medical experience, for her medical skills to progress to this extent with the rapid development of current technology completely exceeded Mizuki's imagination.
After all, even from the perspective of her previous life, she didn't think the human transformation medicine could be developed before defeating Kibutsuji Muzan.
From beginning to end, she thought Nezuko would turn back into a human because she and Tanjirou teamed up to defeat Muzan in the final battle.
The plot development wasn't unrelated to her imagination; it was simply completely different.
Seeing Shinazugawa panting, Mizuki frowned slightly: "Let's stop here."
His energy was still abundant, but his body wouldn't lie.
Moreover, she had gradually adapted to her body.
She didn't experiment with her Blood Demon Art on Shinazugawa because she was afraid of losing control of her strength and accidentally killing him.
"Huh? You say stop, and we stop?" Shinazugawa said, panting, his face still showing no sign of his anger subsiding, looking displeased.
After such humiliation, how could he possibly let her off like that?
Sanemi Shinazugawa thought so.
Mizuki understood his meaning from his face, sighed, and then her voice rang out from behind him.
"Yes, I said I don't want to fight for now."
When?!
This was the first time since noon that he had completely missed any sign of Mizuki's movement.
Sanemi Shinazugawa subconsciously held his breath, his pupils trembling slightly, and his body reacted extremely quickly, turning behind him.
But... he was much slower. An afternoon of fighting had still worn down too much of his stamina.
For a human, he had already done very well.
After all, he hadn't activated his Demon Slayer Mark yet.
Mizuki casually delivered a hand chop to his neck. Sanemi Shinazugawa stumbled forward two steps, then turned back, glaring fiercely at Mizuki.
Mizuki was slightly startled: "Eh? Did I hit too lightly?"
Sanemi Shinazugawa struggled to speak, seemingly wanting to curse, but ultimately his eyes rolled back, showing only the whites, and he fell backward.
Mizuki understood his final lip movements; he said... 'Nima'.
"What a stubborn mule," Mizuki muttered. The weapon rack in the corner had long been torn to shreds by the two of them.
Mizuki casually placed the wooden sword next to the weapon rack, picked up the Nichirin Blade from the ground, and walked out, wearing it at her waist.
It was already close to dinner time. The swordsmen, who had trained all afternoon, had a short break and were sitting scattered in the courtyard.
Seeing Mizuki emerge, their eyes lit up, and they all stood up.
"Oh!! Is it over? Who won?"
"Nonsense, of course, whoever came out first won."
"True, Lord Shinazugawa was at too much of a disadvantage."
Everyone understood the afternoon's battle, knowing that Sanemi Shinazugawa had been suppressed the entire time, and few believed Shinazugawa could win.
Genya saw this and quickly took two steps forward.
Mizuki said, "He just fainted. Carry him back to the room."
Genya nodded hesitantly.
He was a little worried that if his elder brother woke up midway, he might scold him.
"Don't worry, that guy definitely doesn't have the strength to cause trouble right now," Mizuki said, seeing his concern. She explained, "If he really wakes up, just slap him unconscious."
Genya broke into a sweat. Was she really comforting him?
He felt that Miss Mizuki's words of comfort were completely different from Tanjirou's; they didn't reassure him at all.
Genya didn't dare to speak to her anymore, lest his elder brother overhear and misunderstand.
He was on his elder brother's side.
He quickly took two steps into the dojo.
Hearing the discussions outside, Kochou Shinobu emerged from the adjacent room.
"Is it over?"
"Yes, it's over." Mizuki stretched, a look of blissful relief on her face. "Refreshed."
It was even more satisfying than beating Zenitsu.
Probably because Shinazugawa was a bit too punchable.
Her proud figure was displayed before the swordsmen, making them all stare intently.
Good... good... Noticing their small glances, Kochou Shinobu's face darkened.
It seemed it was time for her sister to increase the difficulty for them, at least hit harder, and not always be so gentle.
Mizuki looked at the sky, scratching her head: "It looks like I can't go to the Stone Hashira's place today."
Kochou Shinobu nodded slightly: "Yes, let's rest here for the night."
"Is that alright?"
Kochou Shinobu looked at Sanemi Shinazugawa, who was being carried out by Genya, "When will Mr. Shinazugawa wake up?"
"Tomorrow, perhaps?" Mizuki said uncertainly, "After all, he expended a lot of stamina today."
Kochou Shinobu smiled slightly: "Then there you have it."
"…"
You're truly wicked, Shinobu.
But she liked it.
Kanae came out of the room with Kanao, smiling, "Please rest in the guest room here tonight."
"I've already prepared it for Miss Mizuki."
"That's very kind of you," Mizuki thanked her.
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