[h1][b][color=pink]Dojo Blues[/color][/b][/h1]
Collab with [@Yu Narukami]

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A presence so strong was felt as it was out of nowhere. Unbeknownst to both Kisatsutai team & those within the Dojo, was a big man, literally just bursted out laughing. Reprimanding his daughter for being so uptight.

“That's not how you treat people, Miyuki! They'd fall asleep at that pace. Pleased to see you once more, Mirage Hashira, Uzui Kairi. I take it that it's of great importance, learning Soryu Karate.” The presence of the man cannot be felt.

“I can sense it's been difficult fighting rascals who can just grow their heads back.”

“The Demon Slayer Corps for the past 25 years, fate hasn't been kind. I'm not talking about those moon gangsters, I'm talking about how the fiends are evolving regardless of rank!”

“My apologies, Soyama Kenzo, Grandmaster of this Dojo, since there's only one Kinoto, I don't suppose the Hashira can all come at me, that's it for you too, hotshot!” Referring to Ryunosuke.

Kairi watched the scene with clear interest in her eyes, she had heard of this way of fighting and had incorporated some of its basic elements into her way of fighting unarmed. This is the first time she gets to see the style from its original practitioners.

“So this must be what Takaya-sama meant for us to learn, demons that can still fight after decapitation are indeed troublesome.” she commented as she recalled the first time it happened, fortunately it wasn't enough to matter back then. “The standard method we used back then was to chop up the body and stuff it with poisonous lilies, you could wonder why such a method can be troublesome and dangerous.” Kairi commented with a bit of irritation.

“But that is what Soryu is meant to deal with right? If it is the case then me and the Kyoto branch will be in your care.” 

“There you go!” His face was like a smiling Buddha.

“I'm not the type to explain well, my daughter can do all that, but let me be clear with you, at this era, no one has ever come close to producing a Red Nichirin Blade, which is why I developed this alternative, each fist feels like explosive spears… my days as a Hashira is over, as you can see, I lost my right arm, fighting a Demon Lord and his Consort at the same time, my daughter and I are the only ones with this power, it would be sad, if such cannot be inherited, after all, for the past 3 years, we lost a lot of people.” Kenzo cried with passion.

“Speaking of which, where is my good drinking buddy, Hikaru? I've been expecting Kyoto would be here, but why the long face?” Kenzo asked as he noticed that Hikaru wasn't around.

Kairi’s eyes widened as a realization hit her face. ‘He didn’t know?’ her mind spoke as she found herself being a bearer of the bad news.

“Hikaru became another name that we must fight for.” Kairi spoke in a tone of solemnness, one devoid of any deceit or malice.

“His body was never found and is presumed to be eaten by demons and were called to provide additional help in response.” Kairi’s fist clenched as she added details to her grim report.


It's like a foreboding wind, no it's over. There's no chance and not even a joke here, knowing that's it, his good friend died in battle. The Tsugikuni & Soyama Families are family friends after all.

“Say less. Alright, a bit of demonstration won't hurt in the training, go forth Chozen.”

Out of the shadows, a Demon was called forth.

“Relax my friends, Chozen doesn't bite, but if he does, he won't hear the end of it, he knows how to fight with his bare hands, just watch and see.”

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[b]Chozen — Shadow Demon
Soyama Dojo, Tokyo Branch[/b]

“Sensei, you really called me in while I was asleep, so you want a demo? I'm just going to get clobbered.” Chozen frowned.

“We all know a little shadow boxing won't hurt.”

Chozen rolled his eyes with Kenzo’s remark.

“Fine!”

Faster than the eye could see, Chozen was down, his ninja mask was broken and his healing factor dampened, knocked out cold.

Yanagi-chan quickly appeared and tended to her friend.

“That is what you and our friends will be learning, Captain Kairi. So if you excuse me, my daughter will tend to you and your friends while I have a drink.” 

Kairi would briefly grab one of her wakazashi before being asked to stand down, she is a little concerned that a demon is free to walk these grounds but understands this place is not in her jurisdiction. That being said her eyes will lock on the demon silently declaring that any funny business will be repaid in torn limbs and possible death.

That being said she is impressed by the demonstration, specifically the hampered regeneration the unconscious demon is displaying, if she had that kind of power then less lives of her men would be lost.

When she gets back, she will be making additional lessons for her Yae-Korkuyu. The potential of this technique cannot be ignored.

“Very well, I will entrust my men and myself to your daughter’s hands.” she spoke as she watched him walk away.

Miyuki looked at her fellow Tokyo Branch members and the Kyoto Branch as well.

Haughty as always, she sighed at the thought of teaching the upper levels, as she's disillusioned by the fact that these are the Hashira that's been helping them for the past years and let so many die.

Whatever it was, she tries her best to not let her personal feelings get in the way.

[color=lime]“I will be explaining how to attain this power, in case you haven't noticed, there's already a burning candle of candelized Scarlet Ore, once it circulates the air and absorbed by your lungs, you will need to use Total Concentration Breathing: Constant & Recovery to circulate the scarlet dust into your bloodstream. If not done right, you'll die from metal poisoning.”[/color]

She paused.

[color=lime]“Kairi. I'm sure such exposition and analysis break down is enough? I'm not gonna spoonfeed the answers, if you can have them condense the scarlet ore, then you may proceed. I doubt that you have enough time, today's lesson will be the Soryu Karate itself for some of you, while the rest of you will be tending to the ingredients, making the scarlet ore into candles or let alone powder.”[/color]

[color=lime]“You don't interest me at the least, I'm sure your brilliant mind was able to keep up, let me be clear, I hate those on top, they have the power yet they fail to protect lives, and that means I hate the Hashira, call me misguided, I couldn't care less, so let's get down to business, Kairi, go take Ryunosuke with you, I don't want clowns in my Dojo. I'll be handling Jae-un, that Hafu and the so called nepo-baby, Himari, you and your little clan, fighting alongside us, founders yet forever whining why the Demon King is their relative. You're up first.”[/color]

Kairi’s eyes narrow at the disrespect being shown before and she is pretty sure that she is not alone at feeling insulted.

[color=pink]“Miyuki-san,”[/color] she spoke in a very low voice, one that is both chastising and a bit annoyed at someone who is supposed to be her temporary teacher. [color=pink]“I’m pretty sure you have been taught to be respectful to others, right?”[/color]  A hint of anger is heard at the final words, one that is clearly restrained by a mask that is hastily worn. Regardless, the tension between the Mirage Hashira and the sole practitioner of the fist of Soryu continues to thicken resulting in a suffocating atmosphere for everyone.