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Ignoring Meifang's teasing, Kōshin gave a few steps forward as he looked at the demon slayers that would participate in the training. 

[color=B8860B]"While I do expect you to give your all in this training, do exercise at least some restraint. The objective for this exercise is to learn with one another and to grow... Not to simply 'win' and end up wounding your own allies."[/color] Kōshin said, replying to Meifang and addressing the rest of the group as well.

[color=B8860B]"Trying times are ahead of us. Conflict, even between some who were once called allies, is unavoidable. Our enemies grow stronger, and more cunning than before... Having conquered some of their weaknesses, they have learned to use humanity's own greed against itself, infiltrating into society and corrupting it."[/color]  Kōshin said, letting his words drift and settle as he looked towards the group.

[color=B8860B]"In battles where you are surrounded, survival is not achieved through victory alone... but through understanding."[/color] he said, with a brief pause.

[color=B8860B]"To stand as the last one remaining is not a matter of strength, nor of how many you can cut down. It is a matter of awareness. Of knowing when to act... and when to wait and observe."[/color] he continued, slowly stepping forward, until he was standing among the Demon slayers, putting himself in the same level as they were. Not as an instructor nor as someone aiding them in their training, but as someone who would train along them.

[color=B8860B]"Do not concern yourselves with victory over those you believe to be your enemies... In the conflicts to come, you may find that such distinctions... do not endure.[/color]" He said with a serene, but serious expression, hinting that his words were meant for much more than just combat.

[color=B8860B]"Remember... No matter how experienced or strong you think yourself to be... The moment you believe there is nothing left to learn is the moment you stop seeing."[/color] Kōshin finished, assuming a seemingly serene and calm posture before simply stating...

[color=B8860B]"Begin."[/color]


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