Disclaimer:
I do not own nor claim all the rights to 鬼滅の刃 | Kimetsu no Yaiba | Demon Slayer; all rights are reserved to its respective creator, Koyoharu Gotōge. This is purely a work of fiction; names, characters, businesses, events, localities, and occurrences are all extrapolated from the author's writings and imagination or utilized in a fictitious manner. As such, any direct or indirect references to actual entities, dead or alive, or events do not, in any shape or form, resemble the opinions of the author.
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"..." = Dialogue
'...' = Internal monologues
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It was a warm, pleasant day at the Butterfly Estate.
The sound of birds chirping could be heard from every angle, the sweet aroma of blooming flowers was everpresent, and the estate's signature kaleidoscope of butterflies with varying colors and pigmentation was flying about.
Rays of sunshine were brilliantly gleaming into the vicinity, breathing life into the organic materials of the environment and raising the spirits of any sentient being seeking comfort in the world around them.
By all measures, one would expect this sunny morning to induce an ebullient mood by default.
Unfortunately for Shinobu, she didn't feel particularly electrified this early in the day. From the moment she awoke, she knew it was going to be a chore to even get up from bed.
Still accoutered in her informal kimono, she eventually departed from her bedroom and began making her way to the bathroom.
'I need to splash some water on my face...' she groggily noted.
As she navigated through the halls and corridors of this mansion, Shinobu was slow to realize that her sister had already begun the day in earnest.
"Shinobu!" a lively voice called out from behind.
"Huh?" a weary Shinobu replied, turning around to greet her bright and bubbly sister.
"Good morning!" Kanae beamed with gaiety, displaying an animated spirit so strong that Shinobu could've sworn she saw light radiating from her sister's essence.
Shinobu, however, didn't have the energy nor the will to reciprocate the liveliness of her sister's greeting, "Morning..."
Shinobu rubbed her eyes in fatigue, her body overcome with lassitude despite sleeping a sufficient amount the night before.
"Oh dear, tired again? Even on this lovely morning?" Kanae pointed out.
Shinobu yawned before responding, "You know I'm not a morning person, Nee-san."
"Yeah, but we slept around the same time. And yet, you're still tired," the Flower Hashira noted the oddity of her sister's condition.
"I'm busy nowadays, so..." Shinobu sheepishly replied.
It appears her back-breaking routine of training, household chores, and medical research was putting a toll on her stress levels.
Day in, day out, she's been working nonstop.
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