Dance of two sun gods

Prologue

Two men were sitting side-by-side together, one was holding a toddler while the other was placing a tray of tea between them.

"Yoriichi-san. Thank you for always taking care of Sumire." The one who placed the tea said as he reached for the toddler.

"It's okay." Yoriichi calmly said and gave the toddler to her father. "Sumiyoshi. I had overstayed my visit. Again. I should have left three days ago. I have already told you my story and I-"

"Yoriichi-san!" Sumiyoshi interrupted. "Actually, I want to ask you something." He put to toddler down and asked her to find her mother before turning back to Yoriichi. "A month before you arrived, I met a demon on my way home."

Sumiyoshi paused to look at his expressionless savior and smiled at the slight widening eyes he saw. "I'm alright obviously, since I'm still here. But I keep on thinking what if it was my family who came across them. Although we can avoid it by never go outside at night and I know that demon slayers do patrol around the area. But what if they are too late? And what if it's an emergency that make us have to go outside at night? So..."

Yoriichi stared at the shorter man who was hanging his words. "Please continue."

Sumiyoshi took a deep breath. "So... I want to know about your sword. Can I buy it? What is the price? Or at least the iron that made it? Maybe I can make it to be a hatchet? I mean I don't want to be a demon slayer or a swordman. But maybe I can learn a few things from my brother-In-law, he is a swordman afterall. I also don't want to do a mission where I have to leave my family or joining that ungrateful demon slayer corps and I know I am not strong enough to do the sun breathing Yoriichi-san do. But I think I can do a weaken state of it. And maybe- Ah!"

Sumiyoshi cut his words and turned to Yoriichi. "Sorry for the rambling Yoriichi-san. The point is I just want to know if I can get a nichirin blade or the iron that made it. Of course I will pay for it. But maybe this is too bothersome. I'm sorry for asking about it. You know what? Just forget about what I just said."

"No, it's not a bothersome. I want your family to be protected too. You and your family are dearest to me."

Sumiyoshi's eyes widened before he grabbed Yoriichi's hands and called his name emotionally, "Yoriichi-san! Thank you!"

Yoriichi looked at the hand that was holding his before he looked at the man with a slight smiled.

"Otou-san! I found Oka-san!" A yelled broke the conversation as both men turned to the source of it.

At the evening, Yoriichi left the family with a promise that he will be back. Two months after that he came back with a nichirin blade that he insisted as a gift for Sumiyoshi. A week later he left for good as he placed his earrings in Sumiyoshi's hands.

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Ten years later, Sumiyoshi was chopping woods when a woman follow by two children came to his house.

"What can I help you? Do you want to buy coal?"

The woman just smiled before she asked, "Are you Sumiyoshi-sama?"

"Yes. I am. What can I do for you.. um.. Lady..?"

"Good afternoon. My name is Raina. I'm here on the behalf of The Master of Demon Slayer Corps want to invite Sumiyoshi-sama to join us."

Sumiyoshi was shocked hearing it but he declined the offer after he served them with some snacks. Unfortunately, they kept on coming twice a month just to invited him. After three months, Sumiyoshi agreed to meet The Master of Demon Slayer Corps hoping he persuaded him to stop the visit. But after introducing themselves and going through a conversation that went along like this...