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Here she stood ━ more like kneeled ━ in front of the other hashiras. Their presence was very intimidating as it is. There were several people present, her mentor Gyomei, Rengoku, Shinobu, Sanemi, Giyuu, and two others whom she had never met before.
It has been about a month since her mission with the lower moon five. Her injuries took quite some time to heal, even as of now Hayami still had bandages wrapped around her abdomen and her right wrist. The Kakushi retrieved her nichirin sword after she had been brought back to the butterfly estate, Haganezuka was not happy hearing the news that her weapon had snapped from its handle. Aoi and Shinobu had informed her once she had woken up, thankfully they calmed him down with some mitarashi dango.
The two also mentioned that even Ubuyashiki Kagaya came to visit her when she was passed out. The leader really did care for every member of the demon slayer corps.
Her weapon was fixed within a few days, and now engraved near the handle was the inscriptions 'slayer of demons'. Such words are only engraved to the weapons of a hashira.
Her haori on the other hand now seemed like a literal piece of filth. She had kindly asked Aoi to wash the piece of clothing and sew up the tears it had. No matter how many rips the haori had, Hayami will never part with it. Thankfully, Aoi skills were just like magic as she was able to make the haori look less filth-like.
Although Kagaya had told her she was welcome in any hashira meeting, she had never been to one before. The thought of standing beside the named strongest of the entire demon slayer corps made her a nervous wreck. Even though the nervousness didn't reach her face, she was as cold as ice.
It has been a year since Rengoku himself had earned his title as the flame hashira, and now it was Hayami's turn. It was nearly her twentieth birthday, and time seemed to have passed by ever so quickly. After her mission, her Kasugai crow told Kagaya of her accomplishment. With a kill count exceeding over fifty and having slain two members of The Twelve Kizuki, Kagaya didn't hesitate to summon the girl, it was finally time for her to become a hashira.
"My children, you have fought well. . ." He started speaking. No one dared to speak, not even the wind hashira himself. The air was quiet as the head of the demon slayer corps spoke.
"Are you feeling better now, Hayami?" He questioned as he turned to look at the girl who had kneeled separately from the rest.
"I'm feeling much better now, Oyakata-sama. . . Thank you" She answered softly as she stared at the leader of the demon slayer corps
"Today, we welcome Nakamura Hayami to join us. . . After several years, she has defeated a former lower moon six, risen to a kinoe ranked demon slayer and a little over a month ago, she defeated a lower moon five. She has fulfilled her duties and executed each mission wonderfully." He continued.
