Chapter 154 Tanjiro's determination!

Chapter 154 Tanjiro's determination!

Chapter 154 Tanjiro's determination!

[A passerby who wants to get close to Luo Feng: If big boss Kizaru is willing to help, then it will be a sure thing, but the prerequisite is that you have to find the scumbag boss first. ]

[Borsalino: That's a problem. If they wait for me to come to them like DIO, it would be easy to solve. Otherwise, I don't have the extra time to waste with those ghosts.]

[Tanjiro Kamado: Yes! I will try my best to find a solution! ]

[A passerby who wants to cling to Luo Feng: You have to work hard to become stronger yourself, otherwise it would be too painful to be eaten by a demon before Yellow Monkey can make a move.]

[Tanjiro Kamado: Yes! I won't let you down! ]

[Kobayashi: Tanjiro-san is really energetic~]

[Tanjiro Kamado: Ah! Yes! Thank you for the compliment! ]

[Graybara Ai: ...I always feel like he's a hot-blooded idiot...]

[A passerby who wants to curry favor with Luo Feng: Don’t slander my brother-in-law! ]

[Kobayashi: I'm suddenly curious, what does Tanjiro-san's sister look like? ]

[Tanjiro Kamado: Nezuko is a famous beauty in the village! ]

[A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng's thigh: I testify! Nezuko is super cute! ]

[Fubuki: I see. No wonder some people are so attentive...]

[Borusalino: ???]

[A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng’s thigh: Ah this... Mr. Kizaru, Nezuko is still young...]

[Borsalino: ...If you continue like this, I won't help you. ]

[A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng's thigh: No, it's just a joke. My brother-in-law still needs to ask Mr. Kizaru to save the situation. ]

[Grayhara Ai: Come to think of it, stupid dog, you are not weak now, right? Didn’t you catch a big tiger last time? Is there no way you can help? ]

[A passerby who wants to cling to Luo Feng: How can I put it? With my current strength, I can easily defeat a lower-rank demon, but I still can't defeat an upper-rank demon. The upper-rank demons and lower-rank demons of the Twelve Demon Moons are not the same thing at all.]

[A passerby who wants to cling to Luo Feng: And the scum boss is also quite disgusting. It’s not a question of how strong he is. When he encounters an opponent he can’t beat, he can hide and wait for the opponent to die. ]

[A passerby who wants to cling to Luo Feng's thighs: If you don't find a way to deal with the scumbag boss in one go, it's impossible to completely eliminate the ghosts. ]

[Kobayashi: It sounds like it’s really hard to deal with…]

[Grayfield Ai: So ghosts can live for a long time? Then someone in our group should be very interested, right? ]

[Orochimaru: Haha, you really understand me, Haibara. ]

[Grayhara Ai: Aren’t you specialized in this? Based on the current progress of pure gold research, with your personality, you shouldn’t pin all your hopes on pure gold, right?]

[Borsalino: Hmm? I thought you had convinced little sister Hermione? ]

[A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng's thigh: I'm surprised, hasn't Orochimaru dealt with Hermione yet? This shouldn't be the case, you are a professional match! ]

[Kobayashi: Emmmm, why are you talking as if Orochimaru-san is a human trafficker. ]

[Orochimaru: I am not the only one who needs to convince Miss Hermione. Isn't Borsalino-kun interested in the specialties of the magical world? ]

[Orochimaru: Although we convinced the principal of the magic school last time, it seems that he doesn't have much sincerity to cooperate. ]

[A passerby who wants to curry favor with Luo Feng: That’s right. I always feel that Dumbledore is too defensive towards us. Apart from what we agreed upon before, he really won’t give us anything more…]

[Borsalino: Well, after all, we came to them on our own initiative, so it’s not surprising that they are on guard.]

[Graybara Ai: If there is a misunderstanding, we should try to explain it clearly. We have no ill intentions...]

In Demon Slayer: Demon World, Tanjiro, who had just completed his training, lay on the grass, staring at the virtual interface that suddenly appeared in front of him with excitement and anticipation.

After experiencing the tragedy of his family being broken up, he finally found hope of saving his sister Nezuko from a place called the Dimension Chat Group.

But before that, he still had to follow what the stranger in the group said and work hard to become stronger and protect Nezuko.

After turning Nezuko back into a human, he will seek revenge on the villain who killed his family and turned his sister into what she is now!

When Tanjiro thought of this, he felt full of strength. He even ignored his physical fatigue and tried to get up, shouting loudly as he practiced chopping.

Standing far downwind to avoid being detected by Tanjiro's sense of smell and using a large tree to hide his figure, the former Water Pillar Urokodaki Sakonji was watching this scene quietly.

The face hidden behind the mask revealed an expression of relief and struggle. When he first met Tanjiro, he was actually not optimistic that this kid could join the Demon Slayer Corps.

However, Tanjiro used his efforts to make Urokodaki Sakonji gradually change his mind, but the more he did so, the more hesitant Urokodaki Sakonji, the former Water Pillar, became.

He has lost too many students and doesn't want to see the child he has personally trained fall on the road to slaying demons again.

But Tanjiro's situation is different. Whether it is his family's blood feud or the desire to save his sister, he is destined to continue along this path.

The only thing Urokodaki Sakonji can do is to teach Tanjiro to become stronger as much as possible, so that he can slash with the sword in his hand more powerfully when facing those damn demons.

While Tanjiro was busy training, Borsalino in the Pirate World was also busy, but he was busy rehearsing and preparing for the promotion ceremony of the Navy Admiral in a few days.

For major events like this that involve the reputation of the navy and the dignity of the new marshal, even Borsalino, who is about to take office as the admiral of the navy, has to cooperate a little to avoid making mistakes during the ceremony.

Fortunately, as the admiral of the navy, Borsalino only needed to appear in the final stage, and the number of rehearsals was far less than that of the staff in charge of the ceremony.

However, compared with the lieutenant generals of the headquarters who were acting as spectators and whispering to each other on both sides, such a task was definitely not easy.

After all, the lieutenant generals of the headquarters who acted as background throughout the whole process did not need to do anything, and they had extra time to watch Borsalino's fun.

"It's been so long, but I still can't believe it... The person who will take over Marshal Sengoku is actually Mr. Borsalino..."

Lieutenant General Stoloberi folded his arms across his chest and looked at Borsalino, who was standing on the podium, with a complicated expression.

Although he and Borsalino are junior and senior students and have a good relationship with each other, as a hawkish sailor, he still finds it difficult to accept the reality.

It’s not that I think Borsalino is not qualified, but I’m used to his lazy behavior, and I’m a little uncomfortable with his current seriousness.

"So you're all still too young. Borsalino wasn't like he is now... well, before that, there was a time when many people thought he would take over Marshal Sora's position!"

Lieutenant General Gumir of the G-2 branch spoke with great satisfaction, with a bulging belly.

As one of the first members of the headquarters navy to join the "slacking off" faction, Vice Admiral Gumil witnessed almost the entire process of Borsalino's transformation from a rising star in the navy to a slacking off admiral.

That is why he was very pleased with Borsalino's change. This feeling was actually a bit like "wishing one's son to become successful". Of course, in the case of Gumil and Borsalino, they probably did not expect that their unreliable boss would actually have a day to turn things around.

In particular, members of the "slacking off" faction that followed Borsalino have always been a minority in the navy. Although they are not ostracized by the hawkish and dovish navies, they are still looked down upon openly or covertly.

Now that they have turned the tables, they will naturally want to get it back tenfold or a hundredfold. Even those who choose to join Borsalino are mostly not the kind of people who get carried away by success. But this psychological gap alone is enough to make the navy of other factions feel very uncomfortable.

The most unfortunate ones are those "speculators" who don't really care about hawks or doves. For them, it doesn't matter whether they are hawks or doves. It is enough as long as the leader of their faction can become a navy marshal.

People like this were even the mainstream of the navy's top brass at one point, but the problem was that none of these "speculators" had high hopes for Borsalino, so they naturally would not choose to join the hopeless "slacker" faction.

As a result, now that the new marshal has been selected, everyone is dumbfounded. Even if the "speculators" want to change sides, it is too late.

Fortunately, such troubles basically only belong to the top naval officers. Except for Tina and Smoker, who have long been regarded as the future naval stars of the faction, ordinary colonels of the headquarters do not need to care about these.

That is a worry only for the generals of the headquarters. For the middle and lower-level navy who make up the majority, no matter which admiral becomes the navy marshal, it is worth their cheers.

After all, those who can become admirals of the navy have made countless achievements. Even the most unexpected one, Borsalino, no one would have any objection to his qualifications to become a marshal of the navy if you think about it carefully.

"...Then this period must have been many years ago. After all, when I was still an ordinary marine, Mr. Borsalino was already the same as before..."

Vice Admiral Maynard, who was much younger than Vice Admiral Gumire, spoke a little depressed. As a fanatical follower of Akainu, he had always been looking forward to the day when Sakaski would become the Admiral of the Navy.

No one expected that the final winner was neither Sakaski nor Kuzan, who had competed with him the most fiercely, but Borsalino, who seemed to pose no threat.

It just so happened that the "answer sheet" that Borsalino handed in was too perfect. For the navy, Borsalino, who killed one and injured the other two pirate emperors, was undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the Battle of Marineford.

For the World Government and the Five Elders, the pure gold in Borsalino's hands was a more important surprise than Whitebeard's death. Even if it was just to ensure that they could get the pure gold without any risk, they were willing to hold their noses and let Borsalino be promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Navy.

After all, at Borsalino's age, even if he spent the rest of his life as a naval marshal, it would only be a few decades at most.

For the Five Elder Stars who possess pure gold and remain eternally young, time is no longer their enemy.

Unfortunately, the Five Elders underestimated Borsalino's ambition, and they didn't expect that Borsalino would only give them a degraded version of pure gold. "Can I only read from the script? Isn't that too insincere? The Marines would probably prefer to see me improvise..."

While the lieutenant generals of the headquarters who were participating in the rehearsal were chatting, Borsalino on the stage was also "bargaining" with Lieutenant General Ahe, the general person in charge of the promotion ceremony.

Before taking office, every naval marshal would often give a speech similar to a policy statement, the main content of which was generally a summary of the past and a look into the future.

The former is just formulaic praise unless the previous admiral was terrible to a certain extent, while the latter is the time for the admiral to show his abilities.

But when it came to Borsalino, he suddenly had an idea to do something fancy.

After all, it's a bit boring to use the same routine for hundreds of years, so it would be better to try something exciting and give the marines who have never seen the world a little shock of the other world.

Unfortunately, Marshal Sengoku and Vice Admiral Ahe firmly resisted Borsalino's proposal. The two old men, who had been concerned about the navy for their entire lives, just wanted to complete the handover smoothly and did not want to see anything that might lead to unexpected events.

"With your reputation in the Navy Headquarters, there is no need to mess around with all that. Just take over Sengoku's position honestly."

Vice Admiral Azuru answered calmly. Whether as a senior who joined the navy earlier than Borsalino or counting from Gion, Vice Admiral Azuru had enough understanding of Borsalino.

It would be fine if it was the insignificant Borsalino before, but this guy now has clearly gradually returned to being the "navy monster" of the past.

From the navy's perspective, this is actually a good thing. After all, a dead salted fish is definitely not a qualified naval marshal.

But everything has its pros and cons. The reactivated Borsalino not only got rid of his lazy status, but also returned to his past messy style of doing things.

Lieutenant General Ahe, who was in charge of preparing the marshal's promotion ceremony, was almost annoyed by Borsalino, but there was really no suitable candidate except her, so she had to bite the bullet and continue to organize it.

"It's the same every time. Don't you get tired of it?"

Borsalino tapped the podium lightly and spoke in boredom.

According to the rehearsal process, it should be time for him to stand on the stage and give a speech. However, if Borsalino wanted to be lazy, obviously there would not be any blind guy who would jump out and accuse the new admiral of breaking the rules.

Even Lieutenant General Ahe turned a blind eye and said that as long as Borsalino didn't do anything wrong, everything could be discussed.

"When Marshal Kong was appointed as the Admiral of the Navy, I was just an ordinary marine!"

Vice Admiral Ahe spoke calmly, there were not many sailors who could witness three naval marshals one after another like her, most of the sailors would retire after their prime, and the probability of becoming a senior naval official was less than one in ten thousand.

"That's really amazing... By the way, this should be the last rehearsal, right?"

Borsalino shook his head with a bit of regret, but it was just a whim after all, and he didn't force it when Vice Admiral Ahe disagreed.

In order to allow Borsalino to be promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Navy with honor, the headquarters has been extremely busy during this period, and rehearsals like today have been conducted no less than ten times.

Fortunately, Borsalino only had to attend the last few rehearsals. Even Marshal Sengoku, who was so busy that he had almost no time to rest, was pulled over by Lieutenant General Ahe to go through the process in advance.

"Well, this is the last time. The official promotion ceremony will be held in three days."

Lieutenant General Ahe also breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was not particularly smooth, but so far, everything was still within her expectations.

There were no problems with the promotion ceremony process, and the senior naval officers who were supposed to attend the ceremony at the headquarters were basically all present. The only ones left were Zephyr who was still on the way, and Vice Admiral Meldavia and Vivian who were out on a mission.

However, three days is enough time for them to rush back to the headquarters. If it is not possible, they can adjust the seating arrangement temporarily. Anyway, the promotion ceremony of the Navy Marshal does not require all senior naval officers to be present.

"Three days? That's plenty of time..."

Borsalino silently estimated the time in his heart, looked in the direction of the new world and spoke softly.

New World, Wano Country

The Beast Pirates who have all joined the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates have moved their base from Onigashima to the territory of Wano Country.

The current Onigashima has been converted by Boros into an arena, or a playground for him to unilaterally beat Kaido.

'Boom! Boom! Boom!'

Even on the coast of Wano Country, one could feel the violent vibrations coming from the direction of Onigashima, as if two monsters were constantly colliding and fighting on the island.

The Onigashima Island, which originally looked like a skull with horns, has now been almost flattened into a vast expanse of ground, which is covered with countless large holes. Jhin, who has transformed into a Pteranodon, flew through the air and shuddered at the sight of those large holes.

Every collapse and big hole on the island was smashed by Boros, but the person who was used as the hammer was Kaido.

Just thinking about Boros' instructions, Jhin had no choice but to land on the island.

As soon as I landed, I felt a sudden shock and heard a huge roar coming from the central area of ​​Onigashima.

However, at this time, Jin was actually much more relaxed. According to past experience, the battle between Boros and Kaido should have come to an end.

Although others may think that it was Boros who beat Kaido unilaterally, but out of respect for big brother Kaido, the Three Calamities would not let big brother Kaido lose face.

“Huh…Huh…you…where on earth did you come from, monster…”

Kaido, still maintaining his half-human, half-dragon form, lay ungracefully in the deep pit, his whole body covered in dust and dirt, his chest heaving violently as he breathed heavily, his face covered with dragon scales filled with confusion and unwillingness.

Until now, he still couldn't understand why there was such a powerful monster like Boros in this world. Even Captain Rocks couldn't be a match for this guy, right? !

"You've asked me this many times. I'm just an ordinary space tyrant... a space pirate. Pirates like me should be very common on the sea."

Boros, who was standing aside without even a speck of dust on his face, turned around, glanced at Kaido with his huge single eye, and spoke calmly.

Boros was quite satisfied with Kaido, the top fighter recommended to him by Borsalino.

His own strength is much stronger than that of Meruzagardo, and he has thick skin and strong muscles and is very durable. Most importantly, he is very tough, unlike the previous top fighter who treats fighting him as a chore.

Even after being beaten so many times, one can still see the will to fight in Kaido's eyes. Boros likes such "indomitable" subordinates.

Kaido shrank his neck unconsciously when Boros looked at him, but then he felt very embarrassed and glared at Boros with gritted teeth.

"Don't be ridiculous! There is no way the ocean could breed a monster like you! And since you are so strong, why do you still want to cause trouble for me?"

Recalling what had happened during this period, even Kaido couldn't help but curse.

He now had a little understanding of how those guys who had allowed him to bully them in the past felt when they faced him.

Boros is an irresistible natural disaster. Even someone as stubborn as Kaido would be somewhat "broken-hearted" when facing a monster that he cannot defeat no matter what.

What made him most uncomfortable was that this damn one-eyed monster had nothing better to do than to challenge him to a duel. Kaido's super strong defense and recovery ability became the reason for him to be beaten repeatedly.

"Because I want to become the Pirate King, I need qualified subordinates. You are the top fighter I have chosen."

Boros answered casually. Similar conversations took place almost every day. Kaido never believed Boros's origins from beginning to end, but Boros insisted that he was just an ordinary space pirate.

"Bah! I'm a beast! I'm not some shitty fighter!!!"

Kaido roared loudly, and then struggled to get up again to fight Boros to the death.

Fortunately, before Boros could take action to calm Kaido down, King appeared in their sight.

"Boss Boros, Brother Kaido, I have something to report..."

Jhin secretly glanced at Kaido's miserable appearance, then knelt down on one knee cautiously.

Apart from the stubborn Kaido, the other pirates in the Beasts Pirates quickly faced the reality in the face of Boros' overwhelming strength, even the Three Calamities, who were the big bosses, were no exception.

Fortunately, Kaido did not blame them for this, but just became more angry with Boros.

"what's up?"

Boros casually released his Observation Haki to sense the situation, but he didn't find any of those guys who were overestimating their own abilities and wanted to resist him. There was a bit of regret on his face.

"As you instructed, we have been keeping an eye on the movements of the Navy Headquarters. The ceremony for Admiral Kizaru's promotion to Marshal will soon begin..."

Jin answered honestly that given his loyalty to Kaido, he had also planned to overthrow Boros and rescue Kaido.

However, Boros' strength is too outrageous. Even with Jhin's intelligence and planning ability, he is stuck on how to defeat Boros.

Helplessly, he could only watch Boros training Kaido non-stop every day. Fortunately, Kaido's defense and recovery abilities are super strong, so he won't die even if he keeps getting beaten like this... right?

"Tsk...it's almost time, you still won't accept my invitation, Kaido."

Boros' eyes narrowed slightly, then he turned his gaze to Kaido who was still lying on the ground, and asked expressionlessly.

(End of this chapter)