Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

The events that took place in Infinite City were unknown even to the Demon Slayer Corps, despite their extensive intelligence network.

The space where Infinite City was located was so secretive that not even the crows could discover or enter it, naturally making it impossible to gather any useful information.

Yet, the intelligence network of the Demon Slayer Corps still found out that since the headquarters was attacked by multiple Upper Ranks of demons, the actions of demons had become unpredictable.

Some of them mysteriously disappeared, others became abnormally active, some seemed to have other motives, no longer just staying in one place to prey on humans, instead moving from one location to another, and some even entered a state of mutual slaughter, causing significant chaos.

Especially the Twelve Kizuki, with the Lower Ranks already disbanded and two of the Upper Ranks subdued, their behavior seemed extremely uncontrollable. They were no longer acting merely to hunt for food or to kill the Ghost Hunters of the Demon Slayer Corps, but kept appearing and disappearing abruptly in various small towns and cities, making their trails and goals completely mysterious.

Upon learning this news, the high-ranking members of the Demon Slayer Corps all went on alert.

The abnormal behavior of the demons told them that everything Reiger had said might truly be arriving.

Kibutsuji Muzan was about to make a move, and the grand battle between the demons and the Demon Slayer Corps would soon intensively ignite.

This put the pillars on high alert, tensing the strings in their hearts. Several impulsive pillars were already eager to enhance their strength at the thought of possibly having to fight fiercely with the Upper Ranks or even confront Kibutsuji Muzan face-to-face.

Patterns, Red Swords, and the Transparent World, knowing these three abilities existed, the pillars now most urgently wanted to possess them.

Only by awakening these three abilities could they stand a chance against the Upper Rank demons and Kibutsuji Muzan himself, even though some rebellious pillars did not want to admit this, but since they could become stronger, naturally, they had no reason to refuse.

Unfortunately, the new "Tsukiguni Yoriichi," the head of training, did not directly start their training.

Because the Demon Slayer Corps was relocating its headquarters, moving en masse to the Swordsmith Village.

This task was not easy to complete, not only because the location of Swordsmith Village was hidden and the routes complex, but also because there were too many people, and moving all of them to Swordsmith Village was not that simple.

And training couldn't possibly occur en route, so for now, the first priority was still to help with the relocation of the headquarters, and other matters were temporarily postponed.

For this reason, the pillars were also dispersed, each being separately assigned to lead a group of people, following the designated routes to the Swordsmith Village.

Reiger, along with the people from the Ubuyashiki family, was part of the first group to migrate and arrived first at this Swordsmith Village.

"Is this the Swordsmith Village?"

When Reiger arrived at the Swordsmith Village, he surveyed the entire village.

It indeed was a village.

Most of the buildings here were wooden houses, neither large nor small, and looked very modest.

There were watchtowers built around, and it seemed that members of the Demon Slayer Corps were permanently stationed on them, indicating the attention the Demon Slayer Corps paid to the Swordsmith Village.

The village was surrounded by mountains and forests, indeed encircled by woods, and entering here without going through the twisting paths in the forest was impossible.

In the air of the village, there was a faint smell of iron and the scorched scent of fire, reminding Reiger of the time he first entered the industrial area of Oradour to find Chun's workshop.

The population of the village seemed small, but without exception, everyone wore a fiery men's mask to denote their identity as swordsmiths.

A person who seemed to be the village chief, along with many people from Swordsmith Village, welcomed the arriving Demon Slayer Corps and respectfully began talking with Ubuyashiki Kagaya.

"Welcome to the Swordsmith Village, my lord."

The chief of the Swordsmith Village, named Tecchikawahara Tecchin, made Reiger almost want to speak but then stop.

Tecchikawahara Tecchin himself was an older, short-statured man. Although his specific age was unclear due to the fiery men's mask, the manner in which the surrounding swordsmiths treated him clearly showed that he was a venerable elder in the Swordsmith Village.

In the village, the chief's skill seemed to be the best, and his sword-making technique was also the strongest. Many pillars from the Demon Slayer Corps wanted him to forge swords for them, resulting in only a few successes which showed the chief's high status.

However, when facing Ubuyashiki Kagaya, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, the village chief still bowed his head and paid his respects.

"Lift your head."

The health of Ubuyashiki Kagaya had recently become very poor. Recently, he had been coughing constantly, and both his face and body showed those rot-like marks that disfigured him, and now if not supported by someone, he couldn't even walk.

Considering the lord's physical condition, along the way, Ubuyashiki Kagaya was carried over in a wooden sedan, and even now, he still sat on the wooden frame, unable to get down.

Even so, Ubuyashiki Kagaya still addressed the chief with a gentle expression.

"I appreciate your trouble this time, cough cough…"

Upon hearing Ubuyashiki Kagaya cough, the chief quickly spoke out.

"Not at all, the Swordsmith Village and the Demon Slayer Corps are inherently one. We are actually very pleased that you could move here."

That was indeed true.

The Swordsmith Village originally had no xenophobic atmosphere and even because of its years-long dealings with the Demon Slayer Corps, both sides had a high level of acceptance and understanding of each other.

The swordsmiths forging swords for the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps itself built a trustful relationship, and hence, the Swordsmith Village welcomed the arrival of the Demon Slayer Corps, not to mention this time it was the entire headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps making the village's security unprecedentedly strong.

The chief had felt a lot of crisis after hearing that the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters was attacked by demons, worried that the location of the Swordsmith Village would also be exposed and hence attacked by demons, especially recently, as the actions of demons had become abnormal, deeply worrying him that something might happen to the Swordsmith Village and the heritage of sword-making might be cut off.

Now, with the Demon Slayer Corps having arrived and even relocated its headquarters here, the chief was naturally more than welcoming.

"Is this the new Supreme Commander of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tsukiguni Yoriichi?"

The village chief greeted Reiger who stood aside, seemingly a bit unconventional.

The well-informed individuals already knew that the Demon Slayer Corps had established a new position of Supreme Commander, equal in rank to the master.

That is to say, the individual held a similarly high and powerful position within the Demon Slayer Corps, possessing the highest level of command authority, even capable of dispatching the Pillars at will, undoubtedly a significant figure.

The position was held by a powerful swordsman who had saved the Demon Slayer Corps and slain an Upper Moon demon in a recent attack, which only added to his credibility.

Thus, the village chief greeted Reiger with the same respect he had shown to Ubuyashiki Kagaya.

"Don't mind me; I just went with the flow," Reiger replied nonchalantly.

Reiger didn't really care much about such matters.

To be honest, he wasn't particularly interested in being the Supreme Commander. His stay at the Demon Slayer Corps was only due to the help provided during his training period, out of gratitude, and because he wanted to use the remaining time to slay demons and see if he could accumulate high-level experience points. That's why he hadn't refused Ubuyashiki Kagaya's invitation.

After all, once Kibutsuji Muzan was dead, the demons would vanish, and the reason for the Demon Slayer Corps' existence would disappear as well, leading to its eventual dissolution.

Therefore, staying or not staying in the Demon Slayer Corps didn't really affect Reiger.

Of course, there were still benefits.

The Demon Slayer Corps had a strong intelligence network. With this network, he could at least acquire some information about demons.

During this time, training the Pillars and helping them unlock their full potential also counted as repaying the Demon Slayer Corps' kindness and compensating them; beyond that, Reiger had no intention of taking on the responsibilities of the Supreme Commander to manage the entire Demon Slayer Corps affairs.

With this in mind, Reiger didn't really acknowledge the position of Supreme Commander and considered himself more of a Guest Elder, a consultant.

Ubuyashiki Kagaya clearly noticed this but didn't mind and just smiled gently.

The village chief initially wanted to exchange pleasantries, but as he bowed his head, he suddenly noticed the sword at Reiger's waist.

"Oh…"

The village chief suddenly exclaimed, his eyes shining.

"That sword..."

The village chief's suddenly excited voice drew the attention of the surrounding swordsmiths to Reiger's sword.

Immediately, many skilled swordsmiths caught the hint.

"Hey, isn't that sword a bit extraordinary?"

"I can smell an incredibly impressive scent."

"It smells of iron of a superb quality that not even a thousand hammerings could match!"

"The materials used to forge that sword are definitely not ordinary!"

One after another, the swordsmiths wearing firemen masks became excited all at once.

"May I see your sword, Supreme Commander?"

The village chief approached Reiger with an eager attitude, making a request.

"Showing it to you is fine," Reiger furrowed his brows and said, "But you may only look at it, not touch."

Saying this, Reiger took off the hermit's sword from his waist and handed it to the village chief.

"What fine craftsmanship..."

The village chief didn't look at the blade immediately but first caressed the hermit's scabbard, uttering a slightly trembling voice of admiration.

"It's incredible, to see no trace of human forging at all; it's as if the scabbard was naturally formed from a single piece of raw iron, it's magical!"

"Who forged this scabbard? Could it be a deity? Or the heavens and earth themselves?"

"This quality... this seamless, naturally unified form... amazing... "

The enthusiastic village chief, not thinking twice, reached out and grasped the sword handle directly.

"Stop!"

Reiger saw this and hurriedly shouted a warning.

But by then, it was already too late.

"Sss...!"

The hand of the village chief, who had touched the sword handle, was burned by a high temperature.