After the spar with Sanemi, the Pillars all came to the same conclusion about Escanor’s overwhelming power.
"If you make him angry, we’re doomed..."
He had only struck Sanemi’s cheek with his bare hand. And yet Sanemi had been driven straight into the ground and knocked unconscious.
"This is... going to take about three days, I think...?"
After Shinobu checked his condition, she judged that he would be out cold for three days.
"Hmm... I held back as much as possible when I hit him... Even if he is a Pillar, is he still that fragile...?"
Then Escanor turned back toward Ubuyashiki and continued.
"In any case... what will you do now? If you have a complaint, come out and face me."
"...There seems to be no need for that, Escanor. From this moment on, I appoint you as a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps."
After saying that, Ubuyashiki looked at the Pillars and said,
"From now on, Escanor is also our comrade, so I hope you will all get along... Understood...?"
"Yes, Master."
And then Ubuyashiki called for one more meeting.
"Come to think of it... we still do not know what Breathing style Escanor uses..."
"Breathing...?"
At Escanor’s question, Kanae answered for him.
"The Demon Slayer Corps uses something called Total Concentration Breathing. By using it, you accelerate the circulation of blood and the beating of the heart throughout your body, gaining the strength to kill oni with a human body. And we have mastered the advanced form of that Total Concentration Breathing."
"...I’ve never heard of such a technique before. Well, I don’t mind even if I don’t have it."
At that, Ubuyashiki smiled and handed something over.
"This is a fragment of a Nichirin blade. The Breathing style you can learn will be determined by what color this turns. Now, you two come and try it as well."
When Ubuyashiki called them, Ume hid even farther behind Escanor, while Gyutaro walked up to Ubuyashiki and took the Nichirin blade fragment.
Vwoom...
"...What color is this...?"
When Gyutaro picked it up, the fragment took on a dark crimson color.
"A new color... How impressive."
"...I don’t exactly feel good getting praised by you, you know..."
"...I want to try too."
Seeing that, Ume stepped forward as well and picked up a fragment.
Vwoom...
"...It’s white. This is another color I’ve never seen before."
The fragment shone with a very clear white light.
"Look, Esc! Isn’t it amazing!"
Ume ran over to Escanor to show off, and Escanor patted her head as he said,
"Well done. As expected of the two I acknowledged."
"Hehe..."
"...Hmph."
Ubuyashiki watched the three of them with satisfaction, and the other Pillars felt the same.
"My, my, my..."
"So you can make that kind of face too? What a funny fellow!"
"I don’t like this..."
"So cute!"
"Tree..."
Seeing the Pillars’ reactions, Ubuyashiki held out the remaining fragment to Escanor.
"Here you are."
"..."
Escanor did not take the fragment.
"You expect this body to train in and use the same technique as the likes of you? How laughable..."
The atmosphere, which had only just brightened thanks to Ume and Gyutaro, turned heavy again.
"...I see... My apologies. I was inconsiderate. But if I do not know what Breathing style you use... then I do not know what Pillar position to appoint you to..."
Looking at Ubuyashiki like that, Escanor raised a finger high.
"What is there to think about? This body is the sun. I am the Lion Sin, Escanor, the one weak insects fear and the one who tramples them mercilessly."
As Escanor lifted his finger, the sun behind it seemed to blaze even brighter, and at that sight, neither the Pillars nor Ubuyashiki could say a word.
From that day on, Escanor would remain a legend within the Demon Slayer Corps.
The man who became a Pillar in a single day.
Escanor, the Sun Pillar.
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