Kamado Tanjiro Vs Muzan Kibutsuji

Chapter 28 { Emergency }

(Narrator's POV)

Tanjiro is very troubled. Ever since knowing that Nezuko is Tanjiro's sister... Zenitsu has been nodding and bowing non stop. On the other hand, Inosuke keep telling Tanjiro to fight him no matter the circumstances. On the eve of their recovery from their various bone injuries, they received an emergency summon. The summon instructs the trio to go to the Natagumo Mountain and to hurry without delay. They gather all their items and ready to leave.

(Tanjiro's POV)

I give my farewell to the old lady, 'We'll be going now! Thank you for your care.' I bow down toward her.

She replies, 'Then, I shall light some sparks for you.' She take out a flint and steel with a kanji of "Must Win" and hit them together. It created a spark.

I say, 'Thank you! We will see you again soon!'

Suddenly Inosuke freak out and gonna punch the old lady, 'What are you doing you old hag!' I quickly grab him from his back to prevent him from hitting the old lady.

Zenitsu yells, 'Are you stupid?! These are sparks you know! The old lady is helping us ward off evil spirits! After all, we are about to embark on a dangerous misson!'

The old lady suddenly says, 'No matter what may happen, please live your lives with ypur heads held high. I wish you luck on the coming battles...' She bow toward us and we left for the misson.

She look at us at a distance and says, 'These youngster in the future will make a big impact to the world in the future. I can sense their potential is extemely high. In the three of them, one with the hanafuda earrings has the most potential. He's the user of the first breath style. My ancestor has serve and take care of these breath user during the sengoku period. It has been a long time I have seen one... It is probably fate that the last user of the first breath style will end all demons in the world.'

We are running toward our mission destination. While on the way, Inosuke asks, 'Heads held high? Luck for our coming battles? What does that mean?'

I explain, 'It means that we should truly try to understand our current standing and upon this standing, we must follow devise and follow the correct course of action without any fear of shame or embarassment... I think this is the old lady's way of praying for our safety.

He asks again, 'What's a standing? What do you mean about by without any shame? What's is the correct course of action specifically? Why the old hag is praying for our safety?' I suddenly widen my eyes. I smell a lot of blood a few miles away from our destination. I quickly enter full focus breathing and run in inhuman speed toward our destination.

I yell, 'Hurry guys! People are getting killed at our mission site!' They two begin to speed up.

Arrive at the Natagumo Mountain at midnight...

Zenitsu shouts, 'Wait! Can you please wait! It' so scary! It feels much more scarier the closer we get to our destination!' crouching while hugging his legs.

Inosuke says in irritation, 'Why is this guy sitting down... You really piss me off...'

He yells back at him, 'You're the only one I don't want to get any complaints from, you pig head! Seems like you don't really piss me off after all but this is normal! I'm normal and you're abnormal!' I sigh at his behaviour and turn toward the forest. I suddenly notice a boy crawling toward me. He was very injured.

He asks for help, 'Save... save me...'

I say, 'He's wearing the uniform! Something has happened to a member of the demon hunters!'

I smell there are thin line scents attached to the boy. I quickly run toward the boy when the line pull the boy up in the air. I jump up from my spot and cut the line with my blade. I carry the boy down and put him down on the grass near the forest's entry.

I reassure him, 'Don't worry, help will come. Just rest for a while.'

He replies, 'There're... really strong... demons... in the... forest... be careful.' I nodded and he rest on the grass. Suddenly I heard screams coming from the forest. Zenitsu covers his mouth in fear and shock.

I harden my eyes and say, 'Let's go and save them. We can't watse time.'

Inosuke nodded and says, 'I shall be the vanguard! You can just bring your trembling buttocks and follow me! I'm hungry!' I smile at his determination and we begin to descend into the forest but Zenitsu just stay at the entrance of the forest trembling in fear.

When we enter the forest, Inosuke leads the way while cutting the spider webs infront of us, 'Tch! There are spider webs everywhere! So annoying!'

I say, 'Inosuke...'

He turns toward me and replies, 'What is it?!'

I continue saying, 'Thank you. Inosuke coming along really brings me a lot of confidence. The mountain is emitting some sort of twisted and unatural smell. It's making my body go into a bit of shock. Thank you.'

He looks at me and suddenly he feels drowsy. He think about the moment he listened the words of the old lady, 'Your clothes really have a lot of food on them. I will return them after washing them but before that please wear this one. The material feels good and it is very comfortable. Dinner shall be tempura. Yes... that's the one with the flour on the outside and fried.'

I shake him awake, 'Inosuke~~' Suddenly I notice a boy crouching behind a bush. I slowly walk toward him and tap his back. He quickly turn his head toward me and jump back a bit. He sigh a relieve when he see me. It was not a demon.

I say, 'I'm here for support. I am Kamado Tanjiro, rank 10.'

He looks at me with a blank face, '10... 10...!? Why didn't they sent a pillar?! The result will be the same! No matter how many level 10s come! It's pointless!' Suddenly Inosuke punches his face.

He grab his hair and yells, 'So annoying! If you keep insisting that things are pointless, then your very existence is pointless. Hurry up and explain the situation, you coward!'

He grabs Inosuke's hands and explains, 'After receiving our command from the crow! 10 members got here! However after entering into the woods... The other demon hunters... They started to kill each other! Ah!' He screams when he see a demon hunter walking toward us slowly. He looks dead but he kept walking.

At a random part of the forest...

A demon girl laughed, 'Ufufu. Ufufufufu. Alright my beautiful dolls... Dance your hearts out before your limbs are torn apart.'

At Ubuyashiki's Estate...

A man says, 'You flew back here as fast as you could. My swordsmen are almost all eliminated. There might be a member of the "Twelve Demon Moons" there. It seems there is a need to send pillars to the scene. Giyu. Shinobu.' with a calm and soft voice.

They kneel behind the made and say in union, 'Order received.'

Shinobu says, 'If we could get along together everything would be great. No matter if it's humans and demons. Tomioka-san, don't you think so as well.'

Tomioka replies, 'As long as demons still eat humans. That sort of thinking is just a fantasy...' They get up and begin to depart from the estate.

End