𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝔻𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕤 [𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧! 𝐙𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 𝐀𝐮]

Cʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 14. Tsᴜᴢᴜᴍɪ Mᴀɴsɪᴏɴ

Tanjirou snapped his fingers, "You're the girl from the final selection. But I've seen you somewhere before as well!"

She deadpanned. "That's right, you're the girl from the final selection. I remember that snow pendant." Zenitsu said.

Tanjirou suddenly yelled, "Oh! I remember now! You're His Tsuguko!!"

Zenitsu blinked. "Tsuguko? What does that mean?" He asked with a tilt of his head. Tanjirou smiled and pointed to her, "Someone who is trained by a Hashira is called as the "Tsuguko". For example, Emiko is Tsuguko of Snow Hashira, Sabito-san!" He explained.

"I totally forgot about you, Hahaha..." He chuckled. Tanjirou flinched as a dark aura formed around her, "You always do."

"I never got to introduce myself," She bowed, "I'm Kaneko Emiko. It's a pleasure to mee-Huh?" Her eyes widened and she took a step back.

"You are a demon, aren't you?" She asked. Tanjirou stood inbetween of them. "You don't have to worry, Emiko. Zenitsu isn't going to hurt you." He smiled. She pushed Tanjirou away and grabbed Zenitsu's uniform collar.

"What kind of Blood demon art did you used to brainwash him?" She asked with a threatening voice.

Zenitsu looked down, "Please trust me, Kaneko-san. I am a demon but you see...." Slowly grabbing her wrist gently, he removed her hand from his collar and looked up, smiling, "I don't hurt humans at all." She stepped back and glared at Tanjirou from the corner of her eyes, which the burgundy haired just averted gaze, whistling.

"I still don't trust you."

"I understand. By the way, I'm Agatsuma Zenitsu." He bowed slightly. "How can you survive in the Sun? You should have died till now." Her words were sharp and Direct to the blonde.

Tanjirou gasped, "Emiko! You shouldn't say that!" He said, furrowing his brows. "Don't tell me what to say."

"If you're wrong, I'm going to stop you."

"You don't own me, Kamado Tanjirou!"

"Stop fighting you tw-CAW CAW CAW!!" Zenitsu yelled in surprise at the sudden screeching.

Chuntaro pecked the larger bird's head with angry chirps. Emiko held it in her palms and her eyes sparkled, "Cute!!!!"

"Yeah, he's really cute." Zenitsu giggled. Both of them looked at him surprise. Emiko pointed at him, "How did you know what I thought?"

"Oh! I have a good hearing. Sometimes I can read people's mind and tell what they are thinking." Zenitsu explained. He heard a quiet growl and looked at Tanjirou. "Are you hungry?"

He looked down in embarrassment, "Yeah....."

Emiko's stomach growled as well. Zenitsu noticed the upset faces they were making and reached his hand to the pocket of his haori where he knew he had stored something.

He pulled out two rice balls and presented it to the teens. Their eyes sparkled, their mouth agape and watering slightly. "Here."

"Really? Thank you." Emiko thanked him, so did Tanjirou. They started walking towards their next destination.

Emiko and Tanjirou took a bite. The white haired girl looked at the blonde, "Aren't you gonna eat anything?"

Zenitsu shook his head slightly, his earrings following the movement, "That's all I had." She looked back at her rice ball.

Despite being a demon, Zenitsu was so kind. His eyes were so soft and kind, she couldn't believe nor convince herself that he was a demon, the ones who kill humans. Even at the final selection, he helped that twin get rid of Genya.