I'm Home

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*End of manga spoilers near the start*

"It's just a pathetic, comical, uninteresting story."

-With the battle-
"I can't go to the same place as thirds three once I die. Good job for making me remember that past of mine. Humans. Soft. Brittle. Weak. They die right away. They break. They disappear into nothingness.

Tanjiro and Akaza stood there while Tanjiro powered down because the form had a certain limit. He began to breathe heavily while Akaza uses,

Destructive Death... Annihilation Type!

Tanjiro went in for the attack while Akaza thought, "I hate weak people. Weak people never fight face to face and poison wells. Despicable weak people. They lack patience. They will quickly reap what they sow. I killed people with these 'protecting fists'. I bloodied my master's Soryuu style. I couldn't respect tou-san's last words. That's right. That's who I wanted to kill." Tanjiro waited for the attack until he smelled a hint of gratitude before an explosion occurred. Tanjiro panted and swiped the dust away and saw Akaza brutally beaten up. Some parts were cut off and detached while regenerating. Tanjiro thought, "Huh? He used his attack to... Why did he attack himself? Why... For a moment I smelled gratitude coming from Akaza." Akaza continued to regenerate while he thought, "Enough. Just stop. Don't regenerate. The match is over. I lost. I lost right at that moment. It was fair and square. That technique... It was scary, yet magnificent. He completely read his enemy's movements and spun in the nick of time, then slashed right before his enemy struck. It's over. I just want to go to hell like a man." Akaza began to walk away while Tanjiro thought, "Where is he going? Ah... His feet stopped..."

-Akaza's Mind-
Akaza stood face to face with his father while he said, "I'm fine, Hakuji. Thank you..." Akaza kneeled (same goes for the real world) in front and apologizes, "Sorry, tou-san. I'm so sorry. I couldn't fix myself, I'm useless..." Another voice, who sounded like Keizo said, "That has nothing to do with it. No matter what you become, a son's a son. And a student's a student. We won't abandon you even if you die. Though well, we can't exactly take you to heaven." "Master," Akaza thought. Muzan's voice said, "Didn't you want to get stronger? Are you just going to let it end here? Akaza." Akaza thought, "That's right. I'll get stronger. I want to be stronger. So what if my head gets cut off? Victory or defeat? That doesn't matter. I'll kill everyone. I can still become stronger. I have to keep my promise or-" Akaza was cut off by feminine hands touching his head. That person said, "Hakuji-san, thank you. You've done enough. It's okay. It's okay now." Muzan screams, "AKAZA!" Akaza started tearing up and reverted to his human form. He grabbed Koyuki and hugged her while saying, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry for not being able to protect you! I'm sorry for not being with you when you needed me! I couldn't keep a single promise...! Forgive me! Please forgive me! Please...!" Koyuki said, "I'm glad you remembered all of us. And I'm glad you returned to being the old Hakuji-san... Welcome back, my husband..." Hakuji, who has his regeneration stopped, thought, "I'm home, tou-san. I'm back. Master... Koyuki... I'm home." Both Hakuji and Koyuki stood in each others arms while in hell.

-Real World-
Hakuji finally fades and Tanjiro said, "It's finally over..." Tanjiro turned around toward outside the forest. The forest had a small number of trees and shrubs destroyed but it didn't cause any harm to others. Zenitsu saw Tanjiro exit the forest all bloody while panting. Tanjiro was then approached by Zenitsu and other Kakushi while he was relieved that they didn't leave yet, otherwise, he would've died from exhaustion and all the blood he'd lost. Tanjiro explains how his battle went with Upper Moon 3 with Zenitsu while being transported alongside Kyojuro and Inosuke, who finally woke up from the movement. Tanjiro then explains the battle again to the crow while the Kakushi couldn't believe he is still alive from all the hits he's taken. The news was then carried throughout the entire Demon Slayer Corps starting with the Master and throughout other Hashira members. Tanjiro asked how Kyojuro was doing but was told, "Since he's taken less damage than you, it is expected that he will live as well." Tanjiro was relieved that Kyojuro will likely live along with him. He was also filled with pride after defeating his first Upper Moon. Zenitsu and Inosuke just argue and fight behind the row of Kakushi.

-At The Butterfly Mansion-
Tanjiro and the others arrive after seven hours of walking and waiting. Tanjiro just slept his way there. Tanjiro and the others were greeted by Shinobu who waited by order from a crow to tend to their wounds. They were then placed in patient beds inside the infirmary while being told to change into patient clothes. Tanjiro was the first to go. While in a changing room, he thought about what that voice and that technique he'd done on the Infinite train. he thought long and hard before he was interrupted by Zenitsu banging on the door. "Are you done in there? Or did you fall asleep again?" Tanjiro quickly changed uniforms and exited the room. Zenitsu and Inosuke changed and followed him toward the beds and they all laid down and rested. Tanjiro won't be able to fight again until he fully heals.

Chapter 63: End.

Now I can finally say this, Crisis averted.

-A Little Secret-
Just before Tanjiro fell asleep, Kyojuro woke up and said he accepts his sister into the Corps before falling asleep again a couple minutes after.

950 words (disregarding everything after 'Chapter 63: End.')

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