hazy || muichiro tokito x oc (kny)

twenty-two: bonding with your memory

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"THE CARNAGE OF THE DEMON'S HAS GROWN MORE THAN EVER."

amata sighs with discomfort at the news.

"this means that the threat to humanity is greater than every before. we must bolster the ranks of the demon slayers. what are your thoughts?" kagaya says.

"the incident on mount natagumo says it all." sanemi says. "the caliber of demon slayers has dropped tremendously. most of them are useless. the trainers must have gone blind or something. you'd think they could at least tell if someone was competent or not."

"well, that kid today sure seemed competent! he did land that dazzling blow on you! he's got potential." uzui smiles at sanemi. sanemi looks away and scoffs.

"the more the human population increases, the harder it becomes to control and unify them. not to mention, things have changed considerably in this era." shinobu calmly states.

"there are those that joined ss after their loved ones were slaughtered, and there are those who have hunted demons for generations, but to ask anyone to produce even greater resolve or drive to produce results would be cruel." gyomei states.

"hmph! but consider that this boy encountered a twelve kizuki so soon after joining the corps! much like amata-chan and tokito-kun! perhaps he has the ability to draw them out! even we rarely get the chance to confront one!" rengoku smiles. "i am envious!"

"a fair point." kagaya admits. "however, the fact that lower five demon made such a drastic move likely means means kibutsuji is far from mount natagumo. like with askusa. whenever he wishes to hide something, he proceeds to create a clever diversion to throw us off his trail. to be honest, it's quite frustrating. but, if those demons continue to linger as they do now, freely devouring humans to gain strength and survive, there is only one thing for us to do for the sake of those that have died."

amata pays close attention as kagaya calmly addresses the hashira. though he cannot see her, he still feels the smile on her face.

"i believe that, with you, who are present today, the corps' hashira, are the finest squad since the first breathing swordsmen of the feudal era." kagaya admits.

"tengen uzui, kyojuro rengoku, shinobu kocho, mitsuri kanroji, amaterasy kanroji, muichiro tokito, gyomei himejima, sanemi shinazugawa, obanai iguro, giyu tomioka- my beloved children, i look forward to seeing your success."

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"why are you in such a hurry?" muichiro calmly asks as amata speedwalks her way back to the dream estate.

"my poor babies need to eat!" amata exclaims.

"just get a housemaid. it isn't like you don't have the money for it." muichiro shrugs.

"oh, believe me, i've thought of it! but it would be cruel to subject one to the horror that isamu is!" amata replies.

"condition them to deal with it." muichiro shrugs off. "you shouldn't have to worry about getting home so fast, considering how tired you always are."

"eh, it is what it is." amata shrugs. "anyways, that murata guy seemed very nervous, did he not?"

"who?"