Chapter 77: Win-Win Situation~!

Chapter 77: Win-Win Situation~!

"......."

The entire space was filled with stillness, and they were all dumbfounded. They couldn't say anything, and naturally, they lost their calm.

"Wh-Why?" Kagaya was the first one. "Was it because you felt angry at their attitude? If so, then I can ask them to apologize to you until you feel satisfied. As long as you wish to, I can ask them to do anything. Please don't say that you refuse to join the Demon Slayer Corps. Your strength is needed. The demon must be eradicated from this world, and we need your power to do that."

Those Hashiras, who sat behind Kagaya, were furious at Isao's attitude, but they could say nothing since they were weak!

Being weak was their sin!

If they were stronger, then would they be helpless against Isao?

Still, they also felt they were being played by Isao, who gave them hope, yet in the end, he disappointed them.

Yet, Isao didn't care about their reactions and only raised his palm as if telling them to be quiet.

At that moment, everyone shut their mouths subconsciously.

"Let me finish my words."

Isao looked at Kagaya and ignored the others. "Before, I thought that I should join like the others, but during this trip, I realized that this isn't the best method for me, especially when I have a limited time."

"Are you saying your everyday life is more important than eradicating those demons who are terrorizing and killing so many people!" Giyu Tomioka's voice was calm, but it was so sharp as if a blade wished to stab Isao.

"It is." Mizuto nodded.

"..." Everyone.

"I mean, what's the use of you then if you are going to leave everything to me?"

"...." Everyone.

"You might as well dissolve this organization since it is meaningless if you just leave everything to me and are afraid to die." Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

They should refute his words, but with their current actions, this is how they appeared to be.

They left everything to Isao, then let him fight all the demons while they hid in the safe place and just protected Kagaya at the headquarters. Their defeat from Isao had made them so much of a coward.

If it was before, they would have taken action by themselves when Tengen Uzui was killed, avenging their comrade, but now, they waited until Isao, which showed how cowardly they had become.

Yes, Isao was strong, but were they so weak that they had to hide from regular demons?

Even Gyutaro was the weakest among the upper ranks, yet they hid themselves instead of ganging this demon with so many of them.

Frankly, if they ganged Gyutaro and fought this demon together, Isao imagined that Gyutaro would win, yet they waited for him, which made him think that if he joined, he would become a black company worker.

Isao could imagine that he would be working to death.

Well, they might have given him a lot of money, but did he lack money?

"So here, I have a proposal; if you can't accept it, then I will leave."

"Please say."

Fortunately, while Isao didn't plan to join the Demon Slayer Corps, Kagaya was glad that there was still room for a corporation.

"I will only move when the Upper-Rank Demons are there. If it's a normal demon, then there is no need for me to move."

"Good, I will prepare it right away." Kagaya moved fast since his time was limited, so the faster Isao's problems were done, the better it was. "Is that all? Please mention all of your requirements."

"Hmm..." Isao thought for a while and said, "Tell me how to cultivate those crows that you use to communicate."

"Okay." Kagaya agreed right away. "Is that all?"

"That's all. I don't need anything else." Isao nodded.

"....."

At this moment, only Kagaya and Isao talked to each other, but everyone who wasn't stupid knew that Isao's request wasn't much, and it was even quite reasonable.

Or rather, it was rather low!

Frankly, they had prepared themselves to work like slaves for Isao so he could help them erase all the demons in this world, but... it seemed... he was... a much better person than they had thought!

"Then, I will prepare it right away. I will call all the masters of the breathing styles and blacksmiths for your weapon, as well as money and everything, but can I have one request?"

"Sure."

"Can you tell us what the condition is to get that mark on your neck?" Kagaya asked as he looked at the mark of the red spider lily and centipede on Isao's neck. Frankly, he was surprised that Isao's mark had changed, and he wanted to know how Isao could do that, but he suppressed all of that until he got permission to ask.

"Oh, you can tell that this isn't a tattoo?" Isao asked curiously.

"Yes, according to the record, that is the Demon Slayer Mark..." Kagaya explained the origin of the Demon Slayer Mark to Isao, telling him from the inside and out, zero to complete. "So, if possible, can you tell us how to awaken that mark?" When he finished, he asked once again.

"I don't mind, but promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Never tell this to Kanae."

"...can I ask the reason?"

Isao's request was so strange that they felt confused.

"You will know when I tell everything."

"Then, I promise." Kagaya nodded.

"No, I want everyone here to promise," Isao said.

"....." Everyone.

"We promise."

Everyone hesitated for a while before they all agreed.

"Okay, then let me tell you the requirements and what kind of power can be awoken from this Demon Slayer Mark, but let me remind you that if you don't have a talent, then no matter how hard you work, it is impossible for you to awaken it."

"....." Everyone.

While his words were infuriating, they knew that this was the truth.

No matter how hard one worked, as long as they lacked one percent talent, it was meaningless. Well, the opposite was also true since no matter how much one had talent, if they didn't work hard, it was also meaningless, but before that, all of them quietly listened to how he awoke the Demon Slayer Mark and what kind of ability he had awoken.

However, in the end, they realized why Isao told them to keep this matter a secret from the mother of his children.