Chapter 53: The Irritable Rooster-Headed Boy

[Mission Completion Reward Issued]

[Time Reversal Item]

[Obtained Water Breathing, Tenth Form (Peak Mastery) (Note: Because the host has already reached a certain level of mastery in the Water Breathing, Tenth Form, the reward has been upgraded. The Water Breathing, Tenth Form's mastery level is now at Peak Mastery, granting a 20% damage boost against demons)]

The system's reward notification echoed in Haru's mind, and to his surprise, the reward had been upgraded. Now, his Water Breathing, Tenth Form, had reached a new level, granting him a 20% damage bonus against demons due to his increased mastery.

A 20% damage boost against demons would make it much easier for Haru to kill demons compared to others.

As for the Time Reversal Item, Haru knew it was an extraordinary item. Since the system had awarded it to him, it would likely play a crucial role in the future.

The Time Reversal Item resembled an hourglass and was stored in Haru's dimensional storage.

However, this item didn't reverse time for the entire world; it could only reverse time within a 1,000-meter radius around the user, with the user unaffected by the time reversal.

So, the Time Reversal Item had its limitations.

"Stop talking nonsense! What do we do next? Where's my sword?"

At that moment, a boy with a rooster hairstyle, whose hair on both sides of his head had been completely shaved, leaving only the middle part, impatiently spoke.

This rooster-headed boy had a fierce look on his face, with a very noticeable scar under his right eye, which made him seem even more intimidating.

Haru's attention was drawn to this boy's impatient words. After a brief glance, Haru could tell that this boy wasn't one of the ones he had saved.

"First, we'll distribute the Demon Slayer Corps uniforms to everyone. We'll need to take your measurements to prepare them, and we'll also engrave your Demon Slayer Corps rank," one of the large-eyed little girls said.

"There are four ranks."

"Kinoe!"

"Kinoto!"

"Hinoe!"

"Hinoto!"

"Right now, you're all at the lowest rank, Hinoto."

(T/N: I'm pretty sure there is more ranks, I checked the wiki and yes there is, but the Chinese characters used for the ranks in the raw are exactly the same as the ones on the wiki (甲=Kinoe, 乙=Kinoto, 丙=Hinoe, 丁=Hinoto), so apparently we skipped some ranks.)

The two large-eyed little girls continued speaking in turn.

"I'm asking you, where's my sword?" The rooster-headed boy grew even more impatient.

The two large-eyed little girls paid no attention to his outburst and continued, "You can choose the jade steel for your swords today, but it will take about ten to fifteen days to forge them."

"Before that…"

As she spoke, the white-haired large-eyed little girl clapped her small hands.

Immediately, many crows flew out from under the wisteria tree. They circled in the air for a while before landing on the shoulders of their chosen masters.

"From now on, the Kasugai Crow will follow you all."

"The Kasugai Crow is mainly used for communication. All future messages will be delivered to you by the Kasugai Crow."

The two large-eyed little girls continued.

Haru looked at the crow that perched silently and obediently on his shoulder, and he couldn't help but reach out to stroke it.

Zenitsu looked at the sparrow perched on his shoulder, a bit confused, and said, "A crow? Isn't this a sparrow?"

"Stop joking around!"

At that moment, the rooster-headed boy completely lost his patience. He shoved his crow away and angrily marched toward the two large-eyed little girls.

"Crows don't matter! I just want my sword! The one the Demon Slayer Corps uses, the one that changes color!" The rooster-headed boy yelled irritably, then grabbed the white-haired, large-eyed little girl's hair, yanking it forcefully.

The white-haired little girl showed no emotional response, standing still like a wooden figure, allowing the rooster-headed boy to pull her hair.