Thanks to "Pax" for the open source, Roy booked the entire airship, making him the sole passenger across its three levels.
He spent about half an hour thoroughly inspecting to ensure everything was safe before sitting cross-legged on the sofa in the VIP room to start adding points, while Wutong stood guard at the door.
With a casual slap, he killed a fly trying to enter the room.
"Crack~" The shackles restricting growth were broken, and the familiar severe pain spread throughout his body,
This time, Roy did not plan slowly but went all-in directly!
He squandered 50 points of "Life Energy" at once... he grunted, nearly losing consciousness, but maintained his awareness by biting his tongue, witnessing cells accelerate division, bones thicken and stretch, muscle fibers tear and reorganize, hair shed and regrow, and finally he heard——
"Boom——"
The heart shook!
Visibly, a larger Roy shed his old form, achieving rebirth!
[Hint: "Constitution +50"]
[Name: Roy Zoldyck]
[Constitution: 75.7→125.7 (Note: Ordinary human is 1)]
[Manifested Nen Amount: D-(170/10000)→D+（200/10000）(Note: Rating compared to ants... Elite squad captain D, Division commander C, Royal guard B, Ant King B+)]
[Potential Qi Amount: D（236/10000）→D+（8431/10000）(Note: Rating compared to ants)]
"Pop... pop... pop..." Roy shook his neck, stretching out his new body, joints cracking like popping beans, catching Wutong's attention.
"Young master, are you alright?" the butler asked through the door.
"I'm fine."
"Creak~" The door opened, revealing Roy's handsome and extraordinary face.
Wutong took a look and was stunned... In just a few seconds, the young master seemed to have grown taller, and stronger all around, the sportswear he was wearing visibly needed changing again, so tight his muscles seemed ready to burst out.
"Let's go, have a meal." His stomach grumbled, urgently needing nourishment...
Roy pretended not to notice the surprise in Wutong's eyes and stepped toward the dining area first.
The young butler came back to his senses, followed a step behind, silently watching his broad back, vaguely reminded of the past Silva.
He thought to himself, "Young master, really... growing too fast too fast...."
...
Demon Slayer World.
It's been over a month since the festival passed.
Roy's swordsmanship was stuck at fifty-nine thousand, unable to progress for ten consecutive days.
Though the young man said nothing, everyone, including Urokodaki Sakonji, Sabito, and Makomo, could clearly sense that—Eiichiro had... reached the limit possible for his age.
In the deep of night, the young man slept soundly on the bed.
In the corner of the wooden house, an oil lamp quietly lit up, under which an old man wearing a Celestial Dog Mask was writing a recommendation letter.
As a former Water Hashira and a cultivator, Urokodaki Sakonji had the duty to promptly report his discovered genius to his superior, the current patriarch of the Ubuyashiki Clan—Ubuyashiki Kagaya.
Today, with the threat of evil ghosts looming large, every new talent brings a glimmer of hope.
Urokodaki Sakonji picked up a writing brush, contemplating his wording as he wrote, while Makomo, with a gust of wind, rolled up an ink pestle to help him grind ink; behind him, Sabito leaned against a pillar, observing silently. Meanwhile, Shinsuke, Fukuda, and others, having accepted Urokodaki Sakonji as their master, were much more well-behaved, often staying on the rooftops and seldom going out.
"Hey, what rank do you think the master will give Eiichiro?" Makomo peeked her head out, curiously watching Urokodaki Sakonji writing the letter and noticed him pausing when determining Eiichiro's rank, so she asked Sabito in curiosity.
Sabito closed his eyes to ponder. If they referred to the current ranking for the Demon Slayer Corps' members: Mizunoto, Mizunoe, Kanoto, Kanoe, Tsuchinoe, Hinoto, Hinoe, Kinoto, Kinoe, he analyzed....
"I would rank Eiichiro as Kinoe." The fox-faced young man analyzed seriously, "Members below Hinoe completely lack combat power against evil ghosts and handle tasks like signal transmission and logistics. Those above Hinoe can fight alongside Hashira, helping somewhat... Kinoto can handle ordinary evil ghosts alone, but against powerful Upper Moons, they're still no match... but Eiichiro..."
Sabito opened his eyes, looking deeply at the youth sleeping soundly on the bed, stating profoundly, "If at my peak I encountered him, I'd be instantly defeated. So... I believe with his strength and potential, he's more than capable of taking down those Lower Moons Giyu mentioned, thus qualifying as 'Kinoe', a reserve for the 'Hashira', without any issue."
"Master, Sabito has ranked Eiichiro as Kinoe~" Just after Sabito finished speaking, the wind swirled up the ink pestle, inscribing a small line on the table.
Makomo made a playful face at Sabito and immediately 'betrayed' him. The fox boy smiled helplessly, having no intention to backpedal; after all, 'Kinoe' means 'Kinoe', and nothing could change Sabito's conviction.
Urokodaki Sakonji chuckled, turning his head slightly, knowing Makomo was there, and asked warmly, "And you? Do you think Eiichiro should be ranked Kinoe?"
"I just follow the master's judgment~" Makomo didn't even think before tossing the ball back, and the table's surface showed another line of tiny writing, ending playfully with a tongue-out emoji.
"Hoho..." Urokodaki Sakonji smiled broadly, nodding after a moment, saying, "Then we'll rank him as Kinoe."
Saying so, he picked up his brush and inscribed a large "Kinoe" on the recommendation letter, adding the word "A+" after it, indicating—
"A+!"
At the end, after some thought, he added a comment, writing—
"Dare to let the Lord know, if anyone could kill Kibutsuji Muzan in the future, it must be my disciple—Kamado Eiichiro."
"Hastily without detailing....
"Night of March 12th, respectfully submitted by Urokodaki Sakonji."
As the pen was lifted, the old man picked up the paper, holding it up to the light to dry the ink, and the comment also shone clearly in the light....
Sabito and Makomo exchanged glances, staring at each other in bewilderment as a thought simultaneously arose—the two/they had still underestimated Eiichiro's standing in the master's heart.
The girl awkwardly turned to Sabito and asked, "What rank is Brother Giyu?"
Sabito remained silent for a moment, then uttered a single word, "Kinoto."
"Rustle~" Early spring, the snow on Sagiri yama hadn't completely melted, the cold wind rattled the paper screens, the room fell into prolonged silence...
After finishing the letter, Urokodaki Sakonji opened the window, allowing a Kasugai Crow inside, and putting Roy's daily training records along with the letter into a small bamboo tube before tying it to the crow's foot, letting it fly...
"Caw——" The Kasugai Crow dropped a black feather, flapping its wings into the mountain forest...
Days later, it arrived at the Ubuyashiki Clan's residence, circling overhead.
It was noon, the main house was holding a "Hashira Alliance Meeting" to discuss strategies upon discovering Upper Moon Three: Akaza's tracks, when suddenly there came the cry of a crow.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya extended an arm, letting the Kasugai Crow land on his hand, opened the bamboo tube, and started reading the letter. At the end, his pupils trembled, casting a meaningful glance at Tomioka Giyu, who was kneeling below.
He paused the meeting.
The Nine Hashira cast puzzled looks, with the "Rock Hashira" Gyomei Himejima speaking, "Lord, what has happened?"
Ubuyashiki Kagaya remained silent for a long while, signaling Tomioka Giyu forward, saying, "Giyu, read it to everyone."
"Yes."