Those Red Eyes - KNY x Reader

Chapter 14

(Y/N) POV

"Let's discuss who you'll be staying with."

"Okay," I nodded, I internally debated mentioning it before I spoke again, "Can it just not be that Shinazugawa guy?"

"Why might that be?"

"Because he slit his wrist in an attempt to tempt me to 'give into my instincts'"

I made quotations around the words,  I didn't generally know if Oyakata-sama could see but based on the look on his face I assumed he could a little bit.

"Oh, my sincerest apologies about Sanemi's actions."

"It's fine, I just hope he doesn't do that in front of any demons that would be perfectly willing to eat him and his marechi blood."

Oyakata-sama smiled and nodded,

"Did you have any other negative interactions with the hashira?"

"No not particularly, may I request something though?"

"Of course my child, what is it?"

"Could I stay somewhere where there is a large, and possibly hard to destroy, training area?"

"That's possible, but if I may ask why should it be hard to destroy?"

"In some of the memories of the demon's the techniques he uses are shown to be rather destructive."

"I see,"  Oyakata-sama tapped his chin lightly before putting a wide smile on, "You could stay with the sound hashira, his techniques are known to be destructive so his estate is rather stable."

I nodded,

"Okay, but if they refuse then I am willing to stay with someone else."

"Wonderful!"  He turned to the window and a crow flew from its perch on the window,  "Could you please inform Tengen Uzui about the request for (Y/N) to stay with him and his wives?"

"Hai Oyakata-sama."

I fell over when the bird spoke.  I murmured about going crazy as the bird through the window while Oyakata-sama chuckled,

"That was a Kusagai crow, they are trained to speak and are the messengers of the corps."

I rubbed my head from falling over,

"I see, my apologies, it caught me off guard."

"It's fine child, now we wait for Tengen to come."

We were silent for a bit as I thought about the little info I knew about this Uzui guy before I looked at Oyakata-sama with wide eyes,

"Wait did you say wives as in plural?"

"Yes, I did."

For the second time today, I fell.

3rd POV

(Y/N) rubbed her head tiredly while hoping that she will not fall any more times today.  She began to brew ideas on who Uzui was when she heard footsteps approaching the room.  There was a knock on the door and as soon as Ubuyashiki allowed it the door opened revealing Amane and Uzui.

"Tengen-sama has arrived."

"Greetings Oyakata-sama and Tsugikuni-san!"

Uzui had to double back at the sight of the demoness without her mask on as he walked into the room.  Ubuyashiki smiled at the man and spoke,

"I assume you got my request to have (Y/N) stay with you?"

"Indeed, Oyakata-sama!"  He turned to (Y/N) and smiled at her, "It would be my pleasure to have you stay in the great Tengen-sama's estate until you become a slayer yourself!"