Mugen Train (Tanjiro Kamado x Half Demon! Reader)

Chapter 3: Insult

Nezuko hummed in desperation as she shook your body many times but you didn't wake up. The tears dried from your eyes after she wiped them out from your cheeks with her tiny hands. Your hand started moving before you gasped out loud.

You screamed as you finally snapped out of your dream. Nezuko hummed, screaming before she started to fall out of your lap. She moved her arms fanatically with closed eyes before she felt herself being pulled back. She opened her eyes and looked up to see you had wrapped your arms around her tiny form with a panicked face.

"Sorry, Nezuko! I didn't know you were here!" You shouted as you rubbed Nezuko's back, comforting her with a relief smile. Nezuko hummed happily as she wrapped her arms around your shoulders with a closed-eyed smile.

You looked behind Nezuko's back and noticed every passenger including your friends had fallen into deep sleep. You frowned deeply as you saw Kyojuro strangling a young girl with his eyes closed. You soon noticed their wrists all tied by the ropes with the other three.

"Who are these people?"

"I have to wake up..."

Both of your faces moved to Tanjiro as he mumbled out loud. Nezuko jumped out of your lap while you quickly kneeled to him. You cupped his face with both hands as you frowned in concern. "Tanjiro...? Wake up, please. Nezuko and I are here."

Nezuko grabbed his right hand and put it on her head but it didn't work. Nezuko hummed with an angry frown before she suddenly slammed her head into Tanjiro's forehead.

"Nezuko!" You screamed with hands covering your mouth. "Are you... okay?"

Nezuko's head turned to you before her blood sipped out from her wound. You gasped loudly as your body froze and your hands shook violently.

Nezuko started to sob as her tears came out, she hummed out loud before headbutting him again but it caused a pink flame to engulf Tanjiro's body.

You gasped at the pink flame as it suddenly died out. You then wiped the blood out of Nezuko's forehead who was still crying as the wound healed instantly. Nezuko's hands were on her forehead as she whined in pain while you comforted her and wiped her tears away.

"There, there. The pain goes away, phew~!" Nezuko hummed happily as she wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with her sleeves.

You turned your head to the others as you thought to yourself. "They're all connected by the wrists with ropes. Rope." You looked at your wrist but it wasn't on it, you then turned to look at Tanjiro's wrist and saw the burnt rope, disconnected him from the other person.

"What's this? It's burned off." You gently held Tanjiro's wrist with two hands as you examined it. "Nezuko's Blood Demon Art did it? It's faint, but I'm picking up a demon's aura, too!"

"Wait, the ticket!" You quickly got your ticket from your pocket and saw the same aura on the rope. "I knew it. It's giving off a faint demon aura, too. We were put to sleep when our tickets were punched. This must be a demon's work! Did he unleash such a potent Blood Demon Art using just this aura?"

You looked between your sword on your hip and the rope on everyone else. You frowned as you began to think hard. "I don't know why... but I feel that I shouldn't sever the ropes with my Nichirin Sword. Nezuko's blood may be the best solution."

"Nezuko! I need your help! I want you to burn off everyone's rope!" Nezuko nodded before she went to Zenitsu and started to burn the ropes on everyone's wrists. You looked at their auras and Tanjiro's and sighed in depression.

"They were still in deep slumber. I can't wake them up easily." You felt Nezuko bump her body to your waist, you turned to her before you patted her head. "There, there. Thank you, Nezuko. You did a great job."