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Today was the day Hayami finally got to do a night patrol, along with a mission her kasugai crow had informed her about. But before she did so, she ate a filling dinner that Aoi had cooked. Even though the girl was still twelve, she had the ability to cook delicious meals for everyone. Aoi had really looked up to Hayami the past year since she had saved her. Most of the things she cooked are adjusted recipes that Hayami had taught her before moving forward to pursue her training to become a demon slayer. Hayami knew that she left the butterfly estate in good hands.
Here she was staring out into the night sky ━ it seems that the butterfly estate was just the right place to view the sky at night. The girl checked on her nichirin sword that Haganezuka-san forged. He was quite an aggressive man but Hayami knew that he was just sensitive to the well-being of his creations. Hayami stared at the blade before inserting the blade back into its sheathe.
Hayami took one last glance at the sky before heading out to do her first-ever night patrol. Just as she opened the doors to the butterfly estate, there he stood, Rengoku Kyojuro.
"Rengoku, what are you doing here?" She questioned.
"I recalled today being the first time you did a mission by yourself! I wanted to stop by to wish you luck!" He answered her question.
Hayami felt her heart pulse at his words. Rengoku Kyojuro was a different type of human being. He really was ethereal.
"You didn't have to Rengoku-san," she told him as she walked to his side.
"Oh but I should! This is a great achievement Hayami! I'm so proud of you!" He boomed.
Hayami turned to look at him, the full moon creating a halo behind his head. She gave him a small smile before bowing her head slightly. As she raised her head, Hayami glanced at the moon once more. It was breathtaking.
Hayami had always admired the sky, whenever she was back home she was cooped up inside her house doing chores; only being able to see the alluring sky whenever she had to go out to buy products or to hang the laundry. But now, she was able to view the sky so often ━ yet she kept getting enchanted every time she saw the sky above.
Hayami closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath of air as a small breeze blew by her face and slightly tickled her nose ━ the cool warmth from the moon kissed her skin ever so gently.
Just like Hayami, Rengoku himself was enchanted. But not by the night sky. By her.
Rengoku would identify the feeling as a feeling of admiration towards the girl. He admired how far she has come to achieve all this. Not only in her skills as a demon slayer but as a person. He saw how she had gotten more comfortable with the people around her. She had started to treat them as friends and not people to serve.
The golden-red streaked-haired boy glanced at the moon before turning his head slightly to look at the girl beside him. "Hayami, you really do resemble the moon illuminating the night sky we are under right now!" He spoke up out of nowhere.
