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Expelliarmus, as the name suggests, is a type of magic that forcibly disarms an opponent.
No matter what you hold in your hand, as long as you consider it a weapon, it will be forcibly disarmed by the opponent's Expelliarmus.
This is the most commonly used spell in wizard duels.
Because once a wizard's wand is disarmed, most wizards are essentially useless.
Wizards who can cast spells without a wand are extremely rare.
The disadvantage is that the magic release type is directional, not area-of-effect, and like the Killing Curse, it's easy to dodge if you're quick.
But this isn't a disadvantage for Mr. Goku, as he can get close to the opponent and cast this magic.
"Accio!"
After removing the opponent's nichirin blade, Mr. Goku did not continue to attack, because he knew that the Insect Pillar was not an enemy, but merely a misunderstanding.
So he retreated and used Accio to retrieve the Insect Pillar's nichirin blade, preventing her from harming Nezuko again.
Expelliarmus combined with Accio is the most common combat magic combination for wizards: knocking away the enemy's weapon and then taking it into one's own hand.
"Ah, this..."
Shinobu Kocho turned around and saw her nichirin blade in Mr. Goku's hand, and she was stunned on the spot.
Even though her strength was the weakest among all the Pillars, it was impossible for her to not be able to hold her own blade.
The boy was more powerful than she had imagined.
After she came back to her senses, she did not continue to attack.
Because she knew that if she couldn't win with her blade, she certainly couldn't win against this boy without it.
Unless she used poison.
But this boy wasn't a demon; he even helped the Demon Slayer Corps defeat the Lower Moon Five. How could she use poison?
Crucially, after such a long delay, she felt that with Mr. Tomioka's strength, he should have already dealt with that demon.
So there was no need to continue fighting.
However, when she turned her head to look, her smile almost couldn't be maintained as she became enraged.
"Mr. Tomioka, what are you doing?"
She saw that Mr. Tomioka hadn't killed that demon at all; instead, he was standing quietly next to it, listening to the Scarface Boy say something.
Mr. Tomioka turned his head to look, expressionless, without a single word of explanation, as if he disdained explaining, which made Shinobu Kocho even angrier.
"Mr. Tomioka, it's precisely because of this that everyone dislikes you!"
Mr. Tomioka was always expressionless, very cold, never attended any Pillar meetings, and was distant from everyone.
You could say ten sentences to him, and he might not even reply to one, and that one reply could make you half-dead with anger.
Talking to him always gave one the feeling of being looked down upon by him.
"I... am not disliked by everyone."
The air was silent for ten seconds, and Mr. Tomioka finally replied.
Hearing this reply, everyone except Mr. Goku, who didn't understand, was stunned for a moment, especially Shinobu Kocho.
She was no longer angry now, and she replied with a suppressed laugh:
"I'm sorry, it seems you haven't realized that everyone dislikes you. I said something unnecessary, my apologies!"
Hearing Shinobu Kocho's words, it was Mr. Tomioka's turn to be stunned.
Do people really dislike him?
But he was just more insecure, believing he wasn't worthy of being the Water Pillar, far inferior to the other Pillars. Why would everyone dislike him?
Hmm, it must be the Insect Pillar joking with him.
"Mr. Tomioka, why didn't you kill that demon? You yourself said that humans and demons cannot get along well?"
Shinobu Kocho asked with her signature smile.
She didn't used to like to smile, but before her sister was killed by a demon, her sister hoped she could live with a smile.
So even when she was angry, she would maintain a smile on her face.
"That probably goes back two years ago..."
Mr. Tomioka tilted his head and thought for five seconds, then prepared to recount his encounter with Tanjiro two years ago.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Shinobu Kocho.
"Mr. Tomioka, if you start from that time and talk for half a day, I'll get a headache.
I'll just ask you, are you also going to protect that demon?"
Shinobu Kocho's mouth twitched.
"If you answer yes, then your current actions are already violating the Demon Slayer Corps' rules."
She tried to use the Demon Slayer Corps' rules to make Mr. Tomioka remember his responsibility as the Water Pillar, but the result was another ten-second silence.
The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward, as if a flock of crows flew "caw-cawing" over everyone's heads.
"Order, order! An order from Headquarters! Capture Tanjiro and Nezuko, who is a demon. Bring them back to Headquarters alive.
Tanjiro, wearing a checkered haori, with a scar on his forehead.
Nezuko, pink eyes, with bamboo in her mouth.
Bring them back! Bring them back! Bring them back!"
Just as Shinobu Kocho was about to explode, two crows flew over, which were indeed the messenger crows from Headquarters.
Hearing the crow's message, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, especially Sanda and the others.
In that situation just now, they didn't know who to help.
According to the Demon Slayer Corps' rules, they definitely had to help the Insect Pillar.
But Mr. Goku had just saved their lives, and the Scarface Boy and the girl had just fought alongside them.
Crucially, there was also the Water Pillar's support.
Now it was fine. With the order from Headquarters, everyone didn't have to fight and kill. They would bring the people back to Headquarters, and Headquarters would decide how to deal with them. Everyone had no objections.
"Thank you, Mr. Goku!"
The Scarface Boy, who was Tanjiro, bowed deeply to Mr. Goku, his voice full of gratitude.
If Mr. Goku hadn't intervened just now, his sister Nezuko would have been killed by the Insect Pillar.
"Goku, are you still coming to Headquarters with us?"
At this moment, Sanda walked over.
He originally thought Mr. Goku was a naturally gifted individual with special physique and wanted to bring him to join the Demon Slayer Corps to practice breathing techniques.
But now it seemed that his strength could even rival a Pillar.
So he wasn't sure if Mr. Goku would still be willing to go to Headquarters with him and join the Demon Slayer Corps.
"Yes!"
Mr. Goku didn't hesitate at all.
During their sparring just now, he had discovered that the Insect Pillar's strength was not weak, and there were even stronger Pillars at the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
Of course he wanted to go and see.
In addition, he also wanted to thoroughly learn the breathing techniques of this World to see if he could combine them with his own ki.
Then he would create stronger moves to defeat Grandpa Jackie Chun in the next World Martial Arts Tournament.
At the same time, in Asakusa, Tokyo, a bustling metropolis.
Kibutsuji Muzan, in the form of a geisha, was collecting information about the Blue Spider Lily.
Suddenly, his body stiffened, and his face showed an angry and somewhat frightened expression:
"Rui was actually killed? What was that? When did the Demon Slayer Corps master such a demon-hunting technique?"
As the first demon in the World, the origin of all demons.
If he wished, he could not only read the memories of demons but also share their vision in real-time.
If any demon dared to betray him or reveal information about him, he could kill that demon at any time through the power in its blood.
When Rui, the Lower Moon Five, was killed, he immediately sensed it and saw some fragments from Rui's final moments...