"Why should I bear any hatred towards someone who's obviously weaker than myself? All I feel is pity."— Esor, Seven Deadly Sins

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  Seeing that Saeko stood motionless, Gyomei Himejima took the initiative and unched his attack.

  "Stone Breathing, First Form: Serpentinite Bipor!"

  Gyomei swiftly swung his fil and axe, oo the left and oo the right, aiming to trap Saeko in a pitack.

  The ons flew towards Saeko with incredible speed.

  Gyomei, assuming Saeko was too inexperieo react, prepared to recall his ons.

  But in the blink of an eye, Saeko vanished from the spot where she had been surrounded.

  Gyomei's eyes widened in surprise.

  As he searched for Saeko's whereabouts, her voice rang out from behind him.

  "Gyomei-san, you should be more focused. Otherwise, I might defeat you in an instant," Saeko chuckled softly.

  "You're indeed formidable, Devil-san," Gyomei aowledged, his expression turning serious. "Please be careful."

  His aura shifted, intensifying.

  "Stone Breathing, Sed Form: Upper Smash!"

  With a powerful shout, Gyomei stomped on the eg his ons, causing the ground to crack. He then hurled his fil towards Saeko with tremendous force.

  The fil tore through the air with a deafening roar, aimed directly at Saeko.

  The sheer power behind the attack seemed capable of shattering mountains.

  However, Saeko effortlessly dodged the ferocious blow with a simple sidestep.

  "Boom!"

  The fil crashed into the ground, creating a massive crater.

  Despite its immense pyomei's attack was too slow.

  After evading the attack, Saeko decided to go on the offensive.

  With lightning speed, she closed the distaween them and unleashed a swift ssh.

  Gyomei, however, was a seasoned Hashira with exceptional bat instincts. Though he couldn't match Saeko's speed, he reacted instinctively, leaping back to avoid her attack.

  He then spun his fil around himself, creating a defensive barrier.

  "Stone Breathing, Third Form: Stone Skin!"

  This teique had oneutralized Muzan Kibutsuji's Blood Demon Art, Bck Blood, Brambles in the inal story. It boasted incredible defensive capabilities.

  But Saeko didn't back down. She gripped the hilt of her sword, assuming a Iaido stance.

  "Water Breathing, Iaido Ssh!"

  With a swift draw, Saeko unleashed a blinding fsh of blue light.

  Gyomei's imperable fil defense was instantly cleaved in two.

  This was the culmination of Saeko's days of dedicated training, fusing the Uesugi family's Iaido swordsmanship with Water Breathing to create a devastatingly powerful Iaido Ssh.

  "What?!" Gyomei was stunned.

  He couldn't believe his Stone Skin had been breached so easily.

  His fil was fed with Scarlet Ore, a rare and incredibly durable material.

  Yet, it had been sliced through.

  He was shocked and dismayed, especially sidering the rarity of Scarlet Ore.

  Saeko's ability to cut through the fil so effortlessly artly due to her sword. Although not a divine on, it was crafted by Devils and far sharper than a typiichirin Bde. However, the primary reason was Saeko's superior strength.

  "Well, Gyomei-san, shall we tinue?" Saeko asked with a pyful smile, looking at the stunned Gyomei.

  "No, I cede defeat," Gyomei sighed, admitti without hesitation.

  He khat the Devil-san had been holding back.

  Otherwise, with her initial speed, he would have already lost.

  Even if he activated his Demon Syer Mark, his speed would only be parable to hers. Moreover, activating the Mark would signifitly shorten his lifespan; it was a teique meant for desperate battles against Demons.

  And this Devil-san was merely one of Roy's servants.

  The extent of Roy's own power was beyond his prehension.

  With that thought, Gyomei took a deep breath and k before Roy on one knee.

  "Gyomei Himejima greets Roy-sama!"

  "What's this?" Roy asked, fused by Gyomei's sudden ge in demeanor.

  "Before I came here, Oyakata-sama informed me that you are the new leader of the Demon Syer Corps," Gyomei expined. "From now on, we are to follow your ands. I acted on my own accord, attempting to gauge your strength. Please, Roy-sama, punish me for my insolence."

  Roy finally uood.

  It seemed that Kagaya Ubuyashiki possessed a unique ability to foresee certais.

  He must have foreseen Roy's victory over Muzan Kibutsuji and thus instructed the Demon Syer Corps to follow Roy's lead.

  "Gyomei-san, there's no need for sualities. Please rise," Roy said.

  Being the leader of the Demon Syer Corps would make it easier for him to eliminate Muzan Kibutsuji.

  Roy had no reason to refuse.

  "Roy-sama, the other Hashira will return after pleting their missions. Do you have any instrus for them?"

  "Instrus..." Roy pondered for a moment. "Have them await my orders. Muzan Kibutsuji will be eliminated within a month."

  "Yes, Roy-sama!"

  A feassed quickly.

  The Final Sele for the Demon Syer Corps finally began.

  Roy set off for Mt. Fujikasah Saeko, the irls, and Tanjiryomei and the other Hashira remained behind, awaiting his orders.

  ...

  On a mountain bed in wisteria blossoms, Roy and his group arrived at the Final Sele site.

  Over a dozen young boys and girls were already there, waiting for the test to ence.

  The arrival of Roy's group immediately drew their attention.

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