Slayers 2 Insect Breathing Guide: Shinora, Six Tasks and Five Skills

Find Shinora above the Butterfly Estate grounds

From the starter side, head east or northeast around the ridge toward the estate. From Mistfall Harbor, the estate lies back across the western cliffs. If you reach the ground-level trainee first, look upward toward the main building rather than searching farther away.

1. Travel toward Butterfly Estate; use the purple wisteria, fog and red torii as landmarks.
2. Approach the main building and look for a way onto its upper roof or rear balcony.
3. Use Wall Climb or Double Jump where the route requires elevation.
4. Speak to Insect Trainer Shinora and check the name on the interaction before accepting training.

Complete the six Insect training objectives

This order is shown in a post-release Insect run. Check the active quest tracker after every activity. The boulder is above the lower training area; the trainee is back below the trainer building. If a step fails to count, repeat the named task rather than jumping ahead.

1. Meditation: use the marked interaction and finish the timing prompts.
2. Aim Training: hit the marked targets until the counter advances.
3. Cup Training: track the moving cup through the required rounds.
4. Push-ups: complete the input sequence shown on screen.
5. Boulder Split: climb to the marked boulder and finish the cutting prompts.
6. Insect Trainee: return to ground level, defeat the quest-marked trainee and verify the style unlock.

Build through the five Insect skill nodes

The move sequence is Compound Eye Hexagon, True Flutter, Fluttering Sting, Hundred-Legged Zigzag and Illusory Light. The first move can be held through repeated thrusts before its final slash. True Flutter closes distance, Fluttering Sting drops onto a target, and Hundred-Legged Zigzag changes direction while held. Illusory Light is the final contact-led cinematic attack.

Each node has its own live mastery, point and prerequisite checks. Read them in Skill Tree before spending points. Kocho's poison effects are clan interactions; do not assume every Insect player has the same poison mode.

Fix the common route and unlock mistakes

If Shinora seems absent, climb above the main estate building and check the rear balcony. If the dialogue refuses training, inspect the current requirement and your Slayer progression. If the trainee fight does not count, make sure the quest has reached the trainee step and that you defeated the marked Insect Trainee.

Watch the full Insect trainer and skill run

The post-release playthrough reaches Shinora near 17:00, finishes the six objectives around 21:00 and demonstrates the completed skill set near 24:15. Read your own trainer and tree panels for current requirements.