Chapter 3: Equipment

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As you opened the door to your house again you suddenly heard everyone yell: 'Welcome back (Y/N)!' You turned around and saw that your father, mother, Koharu, grandparents and even Akane was there. You were glad Rengoku let her go to celebrate your return. 'You really didn't need to do this for me,' you said when all of a sudden your father enveloped you in a bear hug. 'I'm so proud of you, my son,' he exclaimed with tears in the corner of his eyes. 'Thanks, dad,' you replied. 'Come and eat. Your grandmother and I have prepared a feast,' your mother said. You then sat down and all of you began to eat. 'So, how many demons have you killed during the Final Selection?' asked your older sister. 'I took down 50 demons,' you replied after swallowing a mouthful of rice. Everyone spit out what was in their mouths. '50!' they all said simultaneously. 'That's enough to become a Hashira!' said Koharu. 'Unfortunately that's not how it works. The amount of demons you kill during the Final Selection do not count,' you said, 'But at least I made the forest safer for next year's batch. Also Akane, did you meet a demons with a shi- I mean a lot of hands, during your Final Selection?' 'You mean Handyman? Yes, almost got him, but he ran away last second, the coward that he is,' she mumbled the last part, 'What about him?' 'Well, I helped another boy, called Tanjiro, take him down. He's dead now. The demon, I mean, not the boy,' you told her. 'Yay! That's amazing news, he was by far the strongest demon in that area,' your (H/C) haired sister said. 'That much was clear to me, it was the only one that resisted more than one slash of my breathing style,' you said. 'Well, we're just happy that you came back alive and in one piece,' your mother told you. 'Yeah, definitely happy, as we started with over 20 and only 6 of us reached the end of the week,' you said. 'I was the only one in my year,' Akane said. 'Sheesh, that must have been hard, to see you're the only survivor,' you said. 'It was, but y'all helped me over it,' Akane said. 'So, how are you and Rengoku doing?' you decided to tease her. Her cheeks became red and she started stuttering heavily: 'I-I d-don't k-know w-what y-you m-mean b-by t-that.' 'Hahaha, I'm just messing with you,' you said to her. 'You know what, have you already found a girlfriend?' Akane asked you. 'Not yet,' you answered simply. And the rest of the evening went on like this, with teasing and joking.

Ten days later a man wearing a hyottoko mask knocked on your front door. Your father slit the door open and welcomed the man. The newcomer seemed to be carrying a large rectangular package with him on his back. 'I'm Hibiki Nakano and I forged your nichirin katana,' the man introduced himself. He set the package on the tatami floor and opened it. In it laid a beautiful katana. The tsuka was wrapped in black ito, the tsuba was made of brass in the shape of a full moon. The saya was completely black, but littered with white spots that represented stars and had a dark grey sageo. 'Come on then, pick up your blade,' your father urged you. You undid the seal of the katana and sheath by pressing your thumb against the tsuba and then pulled the blade out, while simultaneously pulling the saya back. This was you saw that the habaki was also made from brass and the blade the standard greyish silver, but not for long, as the colors of the sword changed. After a couple of seconds the ha till the shinogi, including the kissaki, turned to a full silver color, while the shinogi till the mune turned completely black. 'Wow, it's truly beautiful,' you said with clear admiration. 'That it is indeed, boy. I want to say that this is so far the best sword I've ever made. Though I haven't seen this color scheme before,' Hibiki said. 'Is that good or bad?' you asked. 'Honestly, we don't know as we don't have a lot of information on it,' said your father, 'Come, let's go outside to test it out.' So you made your way outside and your father opposed you. 'Let's go!' he said before he dashed at you. You parried quickly and attacked him with a horizontal slash. He ducked under it and performed an upward cut. To avoid getting hit, you somersaulted backwards and landed in a crouched position. 'So we're going to be like that, old man,' you said, 'Well then, Night Breathing First Form: Crossing Void!' And within a second you hit your dad's sword out of his grip and you placed the tip of yours against his neck and a crooked smile spread across your face: 'I win, oldie.' 'Fine, you win,' your dad admitted his loss.

Your mother than called you inside again and finished putting the finishing touches on your uniform. You put it on and looked at yourself in the mirror. It was the standard Demon Slayer uniform that consisted of a buttoned black shirt with white framed collar, with the kanji for "destroy" (滅) on the back. And longlong, saggy, tattsuke-hakama that's held up by a white, buckled belt. The lower parts of the pants were  tucked in black Kyahan. Your mother also handed you a new, unfamiliar piece of clothing. 'I made it for you, to go with your uniform and to keep you warm,' your mother told you. You unfolded it and it turned out that it was a very dark blue haori with all the stages of the moon cycle on the back, in a circle and small stars littering the piece of clothing everywhere. Once you had it on your mother squealed: 'Oh honey, you look so handsome!' She hugged you and you embraced her back. 'Yeah mom, thanks,' you said. Just then your crow, who you named Kuraikage, screamed: 'In Muroran people have been mysteriously disappearing! The Demon Slayer Corps wants you to investigate and solve this problem!' And with that message in mind your mother handed you a sack with food for a couple of days and you said your goodbyes to your family, Koharu practically bawling her eyes out, while clinging onto you and you reassuring her that you'll be alright and come back, you put on your half mask and set off to your first mission as an official demon slayer.

A/N: Hello dear reader. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Let me know what you think. Criticism and support are always welcome and as always laterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - Dodominic2021

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