☘︎︎ 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙟𝙞𝙧𝙤 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙢 ☘︎︎

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟼4

Tanjiro here is just... *chefs kiss*

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{Tanjiro POV}

I've got to protect everyone.

Shit Haruki won't destroy the flower cuz he thinks he still needs to protect it...

I've got my hands tied, there's not much I can do.

I gritted my teeth at the predicament, watching Kokushibo steady his movements as more blood seeped through the fabric on his neck.

I can't sense Akaza, Gyokko or Hantengu.. that means they've succeed. But Douma... I need to help Shinobu-san. She could be in big trouble.

"Genya! Get as many people as you can and find Shinobu! She needs help with the upper moon two quickly!" I yelled while dodging Kokushibo's sword, deflecting the razor sharp crescent moons with my own blade.

"G-got it!" I heard him yell distantly and run off.

Finally.

Now I can concentrate.

'Tanjiro! Stop this and come too me, the demon slayers are your enemies!'

No they aren't! Go away Kibutsuji!

I roared and created many ice clones of myself, sending them to deflect his moon breathing and create an opening for my attack.

If he can't be killed my blade... I'll have to eat him.

As the ice clones deflected the long range attacks, I used this to get closer to the moon and kick his chest. He was sent back hurdling into the wall, the wall rippling like water as debris fell to the floor.

I extinguished my clones and walked slowly up to the moon, freezing his back against the wall as I kneeled down to look him directly in the eyes.

"Tell yorrichi I said hello" I grinned, placing my hands on his chest. His eyes widened as his body started to slowly seep into mine through my hands, his sword dropping limply to the floor as he finally gave up.

I didn't know absorbing him would work... that's interesting.

I feel even more powerful now. More strength flowed into my body as I finally finished absorbing him, only a pile of clothes left in the upper moon's place.

Now to go find Shinobu-san...

{third POV}

Tanjiro's body slowly grew larger as he walked away from the obliterated room, the walls crumbling as the roof began to give away.

He sniffed the air, the kanji in his eye glowing a vividly. Tanjiro hissed in pain and rubbed his eye with the palm of his hand, a sharp pain going through his head as he gritted his teeth.

"Haruki! Where are you?" Tanjiro called out, but there was no response...

"Fuck!" He hissed, not smelling his scent anywhere near.

"If Muzan gets a hold of the flower, shits about to get difficult" Tanjiro whispered to himself, trying to figure out where the boy could have gone.

"That's it!" He talked to himself, coming to a realisation. When he was still being controlled, Tanjiro convinced Haruki that demon slayers were the bad guys and demons good. He also mentioned giving the flower to his 'master'

So that only left one conclusion.

Haruki went to go give the flower to Muzan, thinking he was doing the right thing.

"Fuck... where should I go first" Tanjiro began to panic. He could still smell Shinobu's scent and a couple others with her, but he couldn't smell Haruki, which means that the woman is closer.