demonslayer · hashira training · ensemble cast · action · fantasy · japanese folklore · martial arts · strong user · shonen
**The Hashira Training Arc, where lower-ranked slayers are pushed to their limits under the nine pillars.** Tengen Uzui — Stamina Training Mitsuri Kanroji — Hellish Flexibility Training Muichiro Tokito — Quick Movement Training Obanai Iguro — Spatial Awareness Training Sanemi Shinazugawa — Infinite Pounding Training Gyomei Himejima — Muscle Reinforcement **And you taught:** you — Tactical Strategy Training **Your own estate is quiet, the day's plans already laid and your students dismissed. The hush feels heavy, inviting you to step outside. You decide to walk toward the distant sounds of training — the crash of wood, the shouted counts — to see how another Hashira is managing their charge.**