Mizuki wasn't trying to comfort them; even if they didn't have time to activate their Demon Slayer Mark, the tolerance of her Bloodline was already reaching its limit.
In fact, if she had used high-frequency attacks from the start, her Bloodline would have quickly fractured.
However, everyone chose to use force to try and sever her threads, rather than using frequency to 'grind' them down.
It was simply their first time facing her Blood Demon Art, and they lacked a bit of experience.
When everyone heard her say that, they took it to mean exactly that.
Iguro Obanai looked at the windmill-like pattern on Sanemi Shinazugawa's cheek and subconsciously touched his own bandage-covered face.
Had he also activated his Demon Slayer Mark?
He didn't feel anything, though?
If he remembered correctly, it required extremely high body temperature and pulse rate, right?
Iguro Obanai touched his body again; he could indeed feel a burning sensation, like he had a high fever.
So, he had successfully Awakened.
As he was pondering, he suddenly caught a whiff of a fragrant breeze. Kanroji Mitsuri leaned in, looking at his cheek with curiosity.
Kanroji Mitsuri tilted her head, her large eyes full of curiosity. Just as Iguro Obanai started to sweat at his temples and his ears turned red from her gaze, Kanroji Mitsuri's lips curled slightly:
Kanroji Mitsuri mused for a moment, "Hmm~ Mr. Iguro's Demon Slayer Mark looks like a little snake?"
Because of the bandages, she could only see the curved Demon Slayer Mark, which looked very much like a snake's body.
Kanroji Mitsuri smiled brightly at everyone, "That's wonderful! Everyone has successfully activated their Demon Slayer Mark."
Iguro Obanai froze for a moment, as if he had suddenly discovered something. His heterochromatic eyes widened slightly as he scrutinized Kanroji Mitsuri.
"Mr. I-Iguro?" Kanroji Mitsuri's face flushed from his gaze, and she shyly turned her head away.
Why was Mr. Iguro looking at her like that?
Was her Demon Slayer Mark ugly?
Or had Mr. Iguro noticed her feelings and wanted to k... k... nervous... nervous... and so many people here... Kanroji Mitsuri was so scared she twisted her head and closed her eyes, pressing her lips together as if she was holding her breath until her face turned red.
"Mitsuri, it seems you haven't activated your Demon Slayer Mark..."
It was Kochou Kanae who broke Kanroji Mitsuri's fantasy.
"Eh?" Kanroji Mitsuri suddenly opened her eyes and saw Kanae intently staring at her face.
Kanae reached out and grasped her wrist, "Your pulse rate is also gradually calming down."
"And your body temperature too."
Kanroji Mitsuri's pupils contracted, "Eh?"
"Eh~?"
Her eyes regained their focus, and her drawn-out tone echoed in the silent night.
Kanroji Mitsuri looked around, seeing the peculiar Demon Slayer Marks on her companions' faces, and her hands unconsciously fluttered.
"How, how could this be...?"
"I don't have one?" Kanroji Mitsuri was sweating profusely with anxiety. "Kanae, are you sure you didn't see clearly?"
Without waiting for Kanae's reply, she hastily turned back and leaned close to Iguro Obanai.
"Mr. Iguro, please look closely, I do have one, don't I?"
Iguro Obanai leaned back slightly due to her approach, lifted his gaze to scrutinize her somewhat unnatural movements, and calmly said:
"No."
"Eh~" Kanroji Mitsuri's face crumpled, and she leaned in a few more inches unwillingly, her ample chest pressing against Iguro Obanai's, making him freeze on the spot.
"Could you look more closely?"
Iguro Obanai tried his best to avert his gaze, "Mitsuri... that's too close..."
"How could this be..." Kanroji Mitsuri had no thoughts of shyness at this moment. Dispirited, she let go of Iguro Obanai, seemingly unable to accept the fact, and swayed over to Mizuki, hugging her tightly.
Mizuki: "..."
Kanroji Mitsuri looked up, her green eyes misty, her lips pursed like a wavy line, looking at her piteously, drawing out her words, and shaking her coquettishly:
"Mizuki~ Why am I the only one who hasn't Awakened my Demon Slayer Mark~"
Mizuki: "..."
Are you a child?
If others have it, you must have it too... No, that's not the point.
She really should have one!
Mizuki felt a headache coming on. She pulled her away by her forehead, and the girl made a 'guwu' sound, tilting her head back and retreating.
Kanae stepped forward, "The activation of the Demon Slayer Mark requires the body to reach its limit in a highly stressful environment."
"Could it be that Mitsuri didn't treat Mizuki as an enemy?"
"How could that be? I even scratched Mizuki's face just now." Kanroji Mitsuri objected, then paused halfway through her sentence and looked back at Mizuki, "Luckily, not a single scar was left."
"Mizuki is so beautiful."
Kanroji Mitsuri gave a silly smile.
Mizuki: "..."
No, Kanae, this child is hopeless.
Kanae sweatdropped and said, "But isn't that precisely Mitsuri's subconscious reaction?"
"Eh? Is it?" Kanroji Mitsuri looked bewildered.
Everyone else's mouths twitched slightly. With such a silly treasure around, it was truly hard to be serious.
It was like trying to concentrate on something, but someone next to you was desperately trying to make you laugh.
Mizuki felt a throbbing pain in the horns on her head.
Actually, she had noticed it when everyone was in a life-or-death crisis. Even though they knew she wouldn't kill them, in that desperate situation where their survival space was gradually eroding, most people would subconsciously ignore that fact.
And it was just as Mizuki thought; in that desperate environment, everyone's heart rates still soared rapidly.
Except for... this naive, pink-haired girl.
She just kept wailing.
Mizuki had wanted to tell her,'Stop your wailing,' but her good upbringing from childhood kept her in check.
Her image, she mustn't ruin her image.
Mizuki took a deep breath and said with a smile, "It's alright, the night is still long, and training has only just begun, hasn't it?"
Kanroji Mitsuri looked at her with teary eyes, "Mizuki, you are so kind."
Mizuki's eyes narrowed into an expression like 'an old man on the subway looking at his phone'.
Don't you think she's kind; she knows she's kind.
But, please, can you treat her as an unforgivable enemy right now?
Mizuki sighed.
While Mizuki and Kanroji Mitsuri were chatting, the others who had activated their Demon Slayer Marks were sensing their physical state after activation.
Tomioka Giyu's face showed a Demon Slayer Mark resembling ocean waves, while Kanae's was an ice crystal resembling a flower.
This meant that currently, all the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, except for Himejima Gyoumei and a certain naive girl, had successfully activated their Demon Slayer Marks.
Everyone was astonished: "Is this what it feels like to activate the Demon Slayer Mark?"
They could feel a peculiar sensation; their bodies seemed lighter, and a strong premonition arose in their hearts, making them feel like they could leap several meters high.
Sanemi Shinazugawa loosely clenched his fist. Had his strength increased?
His perception also became clearer; it was an all-around enhancement of his Physique.
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