A New Journey ~ OC x KILLUA (Book 1/3) {Discontinued}

~Spoilers~ The Mission has begun *Chapter 29*

~Mugen Train movie spoilers ahead! If you haven't watched the movie yet, I suggest not reading this chapter yet. Or possible other chapters that may include it. But if you wish, continue reading! ^_^~



"Aha, you're that kid from that day at the Master's and right when Sakura arrived." Stated Rengoku to Tanjiro. I was seated next to Rengoku on his right side, smiling at the trio. "Yes. I'm Tanjiro Kamado. And these are my fellow Demon Slayers, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira." Said Tanjiro. "I see. And inside that box there..." Started Rengoku. His arms folded neatly against his chest. "Yes... It's my sister Nezuko." Stated Tanjiro. "Right! That demon we saw that day, huh? Since the Master's acknowledged her, I won't say any word for now." Said Rengoku. 

'Man, all this talk about demons recently triggered a memory from 5 years ago, right before the massacre of the Kurta clan.' I thought to myself, my smile faltering slightly from the memory.

Tanjiro smiled at Rengoku's comment. Rengoku offered a hand to the seat infront of him. "Have a seat there." Rengoku stated.

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The sound of Inosuke hitting the glass was heard in the background as Zenitsu's yelling for him to stop almost over-lapped the conversation Rengoku was having with Tanjiro, and possibly I if I decided to join in the conversation. "You're on this mission too?" Asked Rengoku to Tanjiro. "We received an early notice about the mission and we received the order from a Kasugai Crow. 'Casualties on the Mugen Train have been increasing. Join Rengoku on site with another person.' He said." Tanjiro replied. "Yes! I see now! Understood. And that other person is Sakura, of course!" Exclaimed Rengoku. "Right." Stated Tanjiro. "Also, there's one more thing. Something I want to ask you, Rengoku." Continued Tanjiro. "What is it? Let's hear it." Replied Rengoku.

"It's about my father." Started Tanjiro. "What about him?" Asked Rengoku. "Well, he was really frail." Tanjiro said. "Was he really?" Rengoku asked rhetorically. "But even if it was cold enough to freeze your lungs, he could still perform a kagura dance in the snow." Stated Tanjiro. "Well, I'm glad to hear it!" Exclaimed Rengoku. "The thing is... Hinokami Kagura... Dance! I suddenly found myself doing the kagura that I'd seen as a child. If you know anything about that, Rengoku... I was hoping you'd tell me." Said Tanjiro.

A silence a bit longer for comfort played out. Until Rengoku replied. "Right! But I know nothing! I've never heard the term 'Hinokami Dance' before. But it's truly commendable that your father was able to adapt his kagura dance to battle. All right, end of discussion!" Rengoku had replied. Tanjiro looked confused but let it go. "You know, you should become my Tsuguko, my apprentice! I'll look after you!" Exclaimed Rengoku. I smiled as the unblinking-man seemed to have grown in size. I saw from the corner of my eye Zenitsu looking just as confused as Tanjiro stared at the scene infront of him. 

"Flame breathing has a long history. In any given era, there's always been a Flame and Water swordsman among the Hashira. Flame, Water, Wind, Stone, Thunder. Those are the fundamental breathing techniques." Stated Rengoku. 'Man. This kinda reminds me of Wing describing Nen to us all over again. But, of course, this isn't as confusing as Nen.' I thought to myself with a fond smile, remembering when Gon and Killua first learnt Nen, and how eager they were to learn it.

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"Young Mizoguchi! What colour is your sword?" Asked Rengoku. "M-my name's Kamado. And the colour of my sword is black." Stated Tanjiro. "A black sword, huh? Well, isn't that unfortunate?" Rengoku asked, laughing. "What about you, Sakura?" Asked Rengoku. I perked up to the mention of my name. "It's kinda like a pink that fades to a red sorta colour." I stated. "Is that so? How fortunate for you!" He exclaimed. "For real?" Asked Tanjiro. "Well, I've never heard of that colour combination really before. And secondly, I've never known a swordsman with a black sword that became a Hashira. On top of that, I hear that they have no clue which style to master." Stated Rengoku.