The other Hashiras also looked shocked, all turning to Tanjirou, and Tengen, due to turning too quickly, even knocked Mitsuri over.
"How can this be? None of the other Hashiras have ever encountered it," Tengen said in disbelief.
"Besides its appearance and abilities, where did you encounter it? Tell us quickly!"
"Did you fight it?" Even Muichiro, who had been staring at the sky, now focused his attention on Tanjirou and asked him.
"What is Kibutsuji Muzan doing? Have you found his lair?! Hey! Answer me quickly!" Sanemi also excitedly jumped next to Tanjirou, grabbing his hair and questioning him.
"Shut up! Musashi and I asked first! He should answer our questions first!" Tengen shouted at Sanemi.
The scene became extremely chaotic for a moment.
At this moment, Kagaya put a finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture, and everyone instantly quieted down.
Kagaya continued, "Kibutsuji Muzan is sending people to hunt down Tanjirou. Although his reason might simply be to silence him, I've caught a glimpse of Kibutsuji Muzan's tail for the first time, and I don't want to let go.
Perhaps something unexpected by Kibutsuji Muzan happened to Nezuko, do you understand?"
With the previous test and the Master's current words, all the Hashiras had nothing more to say at this moment.
"Yes," the Hashiras answered in unison.
Then Kagaya looked at Obanai and Sanemi and said to them,
"Also, Sanemi, Obanai, don't be too hard on the lower-ranked children."
It wasn't the first time Kagaya had seen Sanemi and Obanai being unfriendly to lower-ranked swordsmen. Sanemi was fine; he didn't interact much with other swordsmen, but Obanai often privately disciplined lower-ranked swordsmen who had interacted with Mitsuri.
Kagaya had heard many complaints from Demon Slayer Corps members about this. Most of them had inadvertently interacted with Mitsuri, only to be quickly disciplined by Obanai afterward. Some had even just chatted with Mitsuri for a few extra moments.
"Understood," Obanai replied simply.
Sanemi also lowered his head, placed his Nichirin Sword on the ground, and replied, "Understood."
Nezuko, in the front garden, was currently looking at Sanemi angrily, her eyes slightly fierce, and her puffed-up little face looked very cute.
"Tanjirou's matter ends here; you may leave," Kagaya announced.
At this moment, Kochou Shinobu raised her hand and said to the Master, "Then Kamado can be looked after at my residence for now."
Then Shinobu clapped her hands with a smile.
"Alright, please take them away."
Two Kakushis ran out.
"Excuse us!"
The Kakushis first bowed to the Master and the Hashiras, then carried Tanjirou and Nezuko's box and quickly ran off.
"Tanjirou, please give my regards to Miss Tamayo."
As Tanjirou was about to be taken away, Kagaya suddenly said this. Tanjirou's pupils widened, feeling somewhat incredulous upon hearing Kagaya say that name.
The Hashiras were all confused upon hearing the Master's words, completely unaware of who Tamayo was, that the Master would even send his regards to her.
After the Kakushis took Tanjirou and Nezuko away, Kagaya said to the Hashiras, "Now, for another matter."
Then he looked at Musashi and asked him, "Musashi, has the matter of the Bright Red Nichirin been tested in this operation?"
Musashi nodded and replied, "I have confirmed that the Bright Red Nichirin can indeed suppress demon regeneration."
"Very good, you've worked hard," Kagaya praised after hearing Musashi's words.
Then he asked the other Hashiras, "Regarding the Bright Red Nichirin, I wonder if anyone has made progress in the past two days?"
Snake Hashira Obanai was the first to step forward and replied, "I tried Musashi's method, and it did turn my Nichirin Sword red."
Saying this, Obanai drew his Nichirin Sword, then held it in front of him and squeezed it tightly.
After a while, a crimson hue gradually appeared on the curved, snake-shaped double-edged blade in Obanai's hand, then slowly spread across the entire blade.
A moment later, the Nichirin Sword in his hand had turned completely crimson, but at this point, fine beads of sweat also seeped from Obanai's forehead, indicating that this process was quite taxing for him.
"While it is indeed possible to do this, using grip strength to turn the Nichirin Sword red consumes a lot of my stamina. I'm not sure if expending stamina to turn the Nichirin Sword into a Bright Red Nichirin is worth it in a battle with a demon," Obanai shared his thoughts.
"My situation is the same as Iguro's!" Kyojuro said loudly.
Although his Nichirin Sword was already red, there was still a subtle difference after it became a Bright Red Nichirin, which could be discerned.
"I'm the same. I don't think it's necessary to use a Bright Red Nichirin when fighting demons that aren't too strong. Its effectiveness might only be apparent when facing a powerful enemy," Muichiro also nodded and said.
Giyuu, Sanemi, and Mitsuri all nodded in agreement; their situations were similar.
"Turning my Nichirin Sword into a Bright Red Nichirin doesn't consume much of my energy; I can use it splendidly in battle. A red Nichirin Sword, it's absolutely flamboyant."
Tengen drew the Nichirin Sword from his back, then gripped it with both hands. A moment later, both of his blades turned crimson. From his expression, this process indeed didn't consume much of his energy.
"Ah, my weapon isn't a Nichirin Sword, so I can't use this method, but I succeeded when I tried with other members' Nichirin Swords. It's not difficult for me.
Additionally, I found a way to turn my own weapon red." Gyoumei's weapon was too large, and he hadn't brought it with him this time, so he couldn't demonstrate it to the others.
The other Hashiras looked at Gyoumei after hearing his words.
Then he explained to those present, "My weapon is a long broadaxe and a flail connected by a long chain. After hearing what Musashi said that day, I started thinking about ways to turn my weapon red, after all, the materials used to forge my weapon are the same as those for a Nichirin Sword. Any effect a Nichirin Sword can produce, my weapon surely can too.
Then I accidentally discovered that striking my weapons together could also make them red. I suspect your Nichirin Swords can also be turned into Bright Red Nichirins using this method," Gyoumei said to the others.
"In that case, let's test it now," Sanemi said, standing up and drawing his Nichirin Sword, then turning to face Giyuu.
"Tomioka, let's you and I try it, what do you say?" Sanemi said to Giyuu with a grin, pointing his Nichirin Sword at Giyuu.
Sanemi, who was annoyed with Giyuu, had long wanted to fight him, but with the Demon Slayer Corps rule against members fighting each other, Sanemi had never found the opportunity.
Now that such a good opportunity was before him, he naturally couldn't hold back. Although it might not escalate to a full-blown fight, just being able to clash blades with him a few times sounded pretty good.
"I'd also like to try. What do you think, Tomioka?" Obanai also looked at Giyuu at this moment and walked towards him, the two subtly surrounding Giyuu.
However, Giyuu's expression remained unchanged despite this situation.