Ashen Demon

11

"Byleth-chan, you came to visit~!" Zenitsu sways happily from his spot, which is within his bed when Byleth came into the room where the trio are resting.

 It was only him in the room, given that he had previously suffered the poison that could've turned him into a spider if Shinobu had not found him and injected the antidote. In the meantime as the blonde is recovering, Tanjiro and Inosuke had gone off to undergo the rehabilitation training.

"Why shouldn't I visit a recovering friend?" Byleth asked with a blink of her eyes.

That made Zenitsu feel an arrow striking through his heart, as so far Byleth only sees him as a friend. Well he knows that is bound to change overtime, but it does give him the butterflies that the mint-haired woman cares.

"How's recovery going?"

"I'm getting better; my limbs are looking normal so far."

"That's good to hear." Byleth nods to that with a subtle smile.

"I heard from Kocho-san that you took in Lower Moon 5. Geez, you're like some sort of demon tamer or something." Zenitsu remarks with a sweatdrop.

That made Byleth feel very amused at being called a demon tamer. It was ironic given she was supposed to kill demons in order to defend humanity in this world, only to be taking in certain demons to which she felt could've been more than just killers.

"So I heard." Byleth replies.

She is thinking back to while she was making her way here, she was overhearing the whispers from the other slayers and the kakushi as she wanders past them thanks to her Nabatean hearing. The fact she has two Demon Moons on her caused a stir; some were astonished and curious, others were judging her and giving her disapproving looks.

Kagaya meant fully well that there would be others like Sanemi and Obanai who wouldn't or find it difficult to accept there are demons would would fight alongside them.

Well in Nezuko's case, she would be a little much easier for them given she is just a drifter within the eyes of demons much more powerful than her. But as for Douma and Rui, both of them are members of the Twelve Demon Moons. The kinds of demons they are sworn to slay as they are closely related to Kibutsuji.

To hear that they would be working alongside them caused most to feel very uneasy. It's very difficult for them to tell what could be on their minds, as they can be unpredictable. Naturally, they would keep their distance from the mint-haired woman as they think if something happens to her, the two demons with her would do something to them. In a very not-so kindly way, if they had to be blunt.

The door then opens, making the two look over.

"Oh, welcome back gu- EEK!" Zenitsu starts to say, before becoming freaked out at how Tanjiro and Inosuke appeared from their training. They looked like they're zombies, as they slowly wander over to their bed and plopped themselves onto the mattress. Byleth simply raised an eyebrow.

"Was rehabilitation training that rough?" she questioned.

"Yes..." Tanjiro muttered, while Inosuke simply grumbles.

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Since she hasn't been given missions as of yet, Byleth decided to use her free time in sewing. She was planning to knit first as it was something she is much more familiar with, but decided to sew to make something.

It's something that not many would know, but it's something is rather relaxing for her. She first picked up the knitting from when she was around 18, upon the village near Fhirdiad while the band of mercenaries are restocking supplies. There was a young woman nearby who is sitting outside, knitting as she seemed to be making a blanket for a babe.