"Senior Mitsuri," Musashi greeted Mitsuri. As Kyojuro's fellow successor, Mitsuri should be considered his senior, so he addressed her as such.
Then, Kyojuro introduced her to Mitsuri, "Mitsuri, this is my new successor, Musashi. His talent and strength are both incredibly powerful! He is already a Hashira!"
Kyojuro's words confirmed Kochou Shinobu's suspicions. She asked Kyojuro with some disbelief, "Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but is Mr. Rengoku saying that Musashi has already slain a member of the Twelve Kizuki or killed fifty demons?"
Kyojuro nodded at Kochou Shinobu upon hearing her question.
"That's right! Musashi just slew Lower Moon Two two days ago!" Kyojuro said loudly, proud of Musashi.
Though shocked, Kochou Shinobu accepted the fact, sighing, "Mr. Rengoku's ability to teach successors is truly remarkable, and Musashi's talent is enviable."
"Then Musashi is my junior! How wonderful!" Mitsuri exclaimed excitedly after hearing Kyojuro's words.
Mitsuri is lively and cheerful, very enthusiastic towards everyone, and loves to make friends, so she was naturally very happy to have a new junior.
"As your senior, I will protect you from now on. If you have any questions you want to ask, you can come to me."
Mitsuri patted Musashi's shoulder and spoke in the tone of an adult instructing a child.
Just as Musashi was about to speak, he suddenly felt a gaze fixed on him, so he looked around.
He quickly found the source of the gaze: a man with a white snake wrapped around his neck and heterochromatic eyes was glaring fiercely at him. Musashi could almost see the black resentment emanating from him.
(;one_one)
What's going on? This should be our first meeting, so why is he looking at me like that?
Musashi was a bit confused. He was sure this was the first time he had seen this man with different colored eyes; they had no prior interaction whatsoever.
Then it must be something I just did that caused this reaction.
Musashi thought, then noticed Mitsuri's hand on his shoulder.
"Then I'll thank Senior Mitsuri in advance."
Musashi thanked Mitsuri, then took a step to the right to remove Mitsuri's hand, while also observing the heterochromatic man's reaction.
As Musashi expected, when he took a step to the right and removed Mitsuri's hand, the resentment around the heterochromatic man dissipated, and he no longer glared at him.
...
He must like Senior Mitsuri...
Musashi came to a conclusion.
"This is the Snake Hashira! His name is Obanai Iguro! His swordsmanship is very powerful!" Kyojuro then introduced Obanai to Musashi.
Since everyone had heard the introduction of Musashi earlier, he did not reintroduce Musashi to Obanai.
"Hello, Mr. Iguro," Musashi greeted Obanai.
However, Obanai ignored him and instead started chatting with Kyojuro.
"Rengoku, have you gotten any news of the Twelve Kizuki or Muzan recently?"
"No! There have been no traces of the Twelve Kizuki or Muzan in the area I'm guarding recently!" Kyojuro replied.
"My area is the same. I hope my luck will be better in the future so I can encounter an Upper Moon," Obanai said.
Musashi watched Obanai conversing with Kyojuro from the side, a thought rising in his mind.
Am I... being resented...?
Musashi was a bit confused. He hadn't done anything yet, but it seemed he was already resented by a Hashira. If he had to pinpoint a reason, it was simply that his senior had patted his shoulder.
Although he hadn't interacted much with him, Musashi had already labeled the Snake Hashira as a jealous and petty person in his mind.
Next, Kyojuro introduced Giyuu Tomioka to Musashi.
"He is the Water Hashira, Giyuu Tomioka! He's a man of action, just a bit taciturn!"
"Hello, Mr. Tomioka."
Musashi greeted Giyuu.
Giyuu's expression remained unchanged, and then he said, "You don't need to greet me. I'm not like them."
"Uh..."
Musashi was stunned, unsure how to respond. Giyuu's expressionless face combined with his words gave Musashi a feeling of arrogance and haughtiness.
However, what Giyuu was thinking at this moment was: I am just someone who was protected and then joined the Demon Slayer Corps; I am not worthy of being compared to the other Hashiras.
Kochou Shinobu found the scene before her unbearable to watch and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Tomioka... you really don't know how to speak. You should talk less in the future."
"Don't mind that guy; just let him stay alone forever."
At this moment, the Snake Hashira, who had not responded to Musashi's greeting earlier, suddenly spoke to him.
Although Musashi's relationship with Mitsuri made him uncomfortable, he disliked Giyuu even more.
Giyuu said nothing after hearing the words of the other two Hashiras, remaining expressionless, standing there, lost in thought.
After a while, the other Hashiras also arrived.
Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima
Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa
Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui
Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito
Among these Hashiras, Musashi was most familiar with the Wind Hashira because he had talked a lot with Genya, and now he had a clearer understanding of the Wind Hashira.
However, this did not bring him closer to the Wind Hashira. Although the Wind Hashira did not ignore him like the Snake Hashira, he was not overly enthusiastic, but Musashi could understand him.
He had heard of the remaining Hashiras before, specifically the Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima, the strongest person in the Demon Slayer Corps. After meeting him, his image was still somewhat different from what he had imagined.
His tendency to cry at the drop of a hat made Musashi somewhat hesitant to approach him.
The Sound Hashira was a flamboyant and handsome person who affirmed Musashi, saying he was also a flamboyant person, especially praising the flame pattern on his forehead.
The Mist Hashira gave Musashi the impression of having a poor memory, forgetting what he had just said in an instant, and he also liked to look at clouds. He was also the only Hashira who was a year younger than Musashi.
It is also worth mentioning that several Hashiras thought Musashi and Muichiro looked somewhat alike.
After getting to know the remaining Hashiras, Musashi could feel that they were all trustworthy people filled with integrity, even though their personalities differed; some might be a bit irritable, some might be a bit sharp-tongued and prone to jealousy, and some might not be good at speaking.
But what was certain was that they had all dedicated everything to protecting humanity against demons.
All the current Hashiras of the Demon Slayer Corps had gathered.
"The Master has arrived."
Two childlike voices rang out from inside the mansion, and then two children, almost identical in appearance with white hair, emerged from the mansion. Following them, a long-haired man walked out of the mansion, supported by the two children's hands.
"You've arrived, my beloved children."