New Hashira

Chapter 3

I wrote the last chapter for three hours, then ya'll read for five minutes. Why is this how the world works? *sighs* I'll try to make this chapter longer. 

The Kanoe were heading towards the exit of the bar after they paid for the food and drinks. "Wait you three." Zoro stopped them.

The Kanoe stopped and looked at Zoro with a questioning look. Zoro didn't say anything and took out a small knife and looked at the bar tender. The bar tender gave him a confused look. 

"Asura breathing." Zoro whispered. "Fourth form, Nanahyakuniju Pound Ho." He said before swinging his knife which caused a sharp air swipe that flew to the bar tender and cut off his head. The people around screamed in panic but then turned silent as the severed head on the ground cursed out. "Damn it! How did you know I was a demon? I was sure I hid my demon presence perfectly." Then the demon started to disappear into ash. 

Zoro ignored the gasps, screams, and cursing while walking out of the bar, putting the knife back into his kimono. The Kanoe decided that it was pointless to ask Zoro questions and just followed him out the bar. 

After a few moments of walking in silence, the crow came back to remind them to head Southeast. Zoro sighed and followed the crow while the three kanoe were following. 

 ////

It was night by the time they arrived at the village. Zoro had told the Kanoe to stop before entered the village. "We are near the village, put these on. We can't let this village know we're demon slayer in any situation unless I tell you otherwise. I will be using my senses to try to detect a demon if I can't find any demons, we'll explore the mountain and its surrounding." Zoro said before he threw three black robes that were long enough to touch the ground with hoods. The Kanoe nodded after catching the robes." Inosuke, take that boar head off before I destroy it." Zoro told Inosuke after they put on the robes.

After the group of Demon slayers got changed, they walked through the village. Zoro stopped and told the kanoe that he a demon in the building next to them on the left. He then told them to follow him as he walked to the door. The demon slayers heard a scream and before the Kanoe could react the hashira had rushed in. When the Kanoe had caught up with the hashira, Zoro was standing in front of a wounded woman with an armless demon in front of him. 

What had the Kanoe confused was that Zoro wasn't even holding a sword. All of his swords were in the sheaths. Their confusion erased when the demon said after he regenerated. " I never lost my limbs from a punch. Who the hell are you?"

Zoro ignored the demon and pulled out his sword with a white hilt. He cut the demons head off with ease and put the sword back in his sheath while all the Kanoe could do was watch. 

"Don't tell me you're a hashira!!" The demon cursed before he started to turn to ash.

Zoro smiled. "Then I won't."

"Smartass." The demon said before the last of him turned to dust.

Zoro ignored the demons last comment and headed towards the wounded woman. When he reached her, he sat on the floor and pulled out bandages and ointment from under his robe. He applied the ointment on her open wound after he stopped the bleeding with a white cloth. The kanoe stood behind him as he put the bandage on her. 

"Arigato. (Thank you)" The woman said after he was done. Zoro responded with a nod.

"You three, I don't sense anymore demons. I want you to find an inn while I patrol the area." Zoro told them after he got up. The Kanoe nodded.

They found an inn and Zoro found three other demons. He killed them easily and didn't anymore demons. He decided to call it a night and his crow led him to where the Kanoe were.