A New Flame (Sanemi x Deaf Reader)

Chapter 67

-Tomioka's POV-
'Tanjiro… Your techniques have improved a lot..' I thought as I was looking at the heavily breathing Slayer before me. He seemed angry… no wait.. pissed more like it. As his demon slayer mark has already appeared above his head. " 'This boy isn't weak, don't insult him.' I now accept that Kyojuro was right to say that. You are truly not weak. I will show my respect for you."

The demon then took a stance completely ignoring me and (Y/n) from the fight. I then took a closer look at (Y/n) as she had stained tears along her cheeks. 'This was a demon that killed her brother. I understand why she would be upset.' I thought before looking back at the demon again. "Even though I don't fight women… Let's get started. It's time for the feast."

'Breath Of Water: Third Form: Dance Of The Swift Current.' I then came around moving in all different directions as the flow of the water for my sword tried striking Akaza in some different places, yet he deflected some of them. The upper moon seemed to get excited as he started spouting nonsense. "The water pillar? It's been around 50 years since I last ran into someone good."

Suddenly a blast of attacks came toward me, I had no choice than to use the 11th form as there are so many. 'Breath Of Water: Eleventh Form: Dead Calm.' I took a stance as all the attacks went past me, exciting the demon even more. I simply ignored the compliments and praise from the demon as I simply didn't care. "I've never seen that one before. The last water pillow I killed never used that!"

Tanjiro then came behind Akaza using another technique, slicing in a circle motion before he suddenly disappeared. Just for him to be behind Tanjiro. (Y/n) beat meat to the attack as she sliced off the upper moon's arm with her third Form. "I forgot this woman was here. She's quite strong. Did y'all manage to replace him already? Kyojuro, I mean."

"Get his name out of your mouth!" Tanjiro yelled, going after his foot as he was distracted with Giyuu, he came up in front with an attack. Demons seem to make more frontal attacks toward me than he would ever use toward (Y/n). 'Kind of sexist if you ask me..' I thought to myself as the demon continued to compliment me and her.

"Elegant!! This is finely crafted swordsmanship! Splendid! Both of you give me your names! What is it!! I want to remember you!!" The demon yelled, but I simply responded for the both of us as (Y/n) couldn't even hear what he's asking anyway. "I will not give my name to a demon. Names are not to be shared. I hate speaking, so don't talk to me."

'This demon is starting to piss me off..' I thought to myself as he kept responding, "Ah, okay so you hate talking. But I love talking. I'll ask you again and again! For your name!!" He suddenly brought his leg up kicking the hilt of my blade, causing me to fly back into multiple walls. "Gah!"

-Tanjiro's POV-
I looked over to the wall as I saw that there were multiple holes going in two different rooms. "GIYUU-SAN!!" I yelled, worried before Akaza got up close and personal to my face again. "Ahh. So his name's Giyuu? What about the other one? Hm?" I grunted as I released another technique. 'Dance Of The Fire God: Bone Burning Sun.'

I got pushed back to the wall as (Y/n) appeared behind me so I wouldn't take as much blunt force. 'She's fast! Her speed will be useful as she's faster than Giyuu and I.' "Ahh! That speed! Nice movements. You've trained so hard in a short time span!" Akaza praised as he put his hand to his chest. "Let me praise y'all, buuuut maaan, Kyojuro did an amazing job."

As Akaza kept talking, my heart continued to pound out of my chest. I was breathing heavily, I was gasping for air, but when I looked over to (Y/n) she seemed so reserved and calm. She had so much energy left to spare. "You the girl. State your name. You were quite fast as you were able to follow me around the infinity castle for a solid minute or two."

'(Y/n)-san has been on his trail this entire time?!? She's so cool. And the fact that she has so much energy left, is incredible.' I thought, continuing to breathe heavily as sweat fell from my face. "Hmm.." Akaza then whistled, confusing me, before I understood what he was getting at. "Is that woman somehow deaf? I mean I got to praise her on how strong she is for being deaf, if she were a demon she would be able to hear again."

This comment made me angry as I stood up for her. "She doesn't have to answer to somebody like you, definitely not after what you did!!" I yelled, making the upper moon kind of confused. "What did I do? I don't remember doing anything for her?" (Y/n) was about to launch another attack until I held my hand behind my back. I made a 'b' sign hoping she caught what I meant. 'Stop. I want to wait till Giyuu-san gets back…'

She then stood her ground before gripping onto her blade like I did. Akaza then started talking again. "I mean that woman looks familiar… She has the same movements and breathing style as-" The demon then started laughing, making me slightly angry. "She's related to Kyojuro!? Ha! What a surprise. Now that I think about it I did see her before but that stupid male demon slayer. The one with pale white hair? Oh man, I would've enjoyed killing him, but she was there, and it wouldn't be as fun as they were both unarmed."

'(Y/n)-san was with Shinazugawa at some point? That's a shocker..' I thought, dead panning my face out before getting serious again. "I'm glad Kyojuro died that night. He most likely wouldn't have been able to get any stronger than what I saw him then." Now you're starting to make my blood boil which didn't go unnoticed by (Y/n), she stepped forward next to me.

"And he had that dumb worldview about wanting to stay human.. What a shame. Maybe his sister would become a demon..?" He said, taunted us. I was pissed at this point, and images of the Rengoku family appeared in my head. An image of Mr. Rengoku and his brother and father came to mind.

"What was that? You. You ass. Shut it. Don't talk about Rengoku-san." I said gritting my teeth as I leaned forward a little bit, while that upper moon just stood there mockingly as he continued talking. "Why though? I'm praising you guys here. All three of you." I interrupted him by saying, "No, you're just bad mouthing him. You just spit on everyone's face, regardless of who you're facing."

I could see the blood vessels almost popping on (Y/n)'s face as she couldn't quite understand when we were talking about, she could understand the mood in the room. She was just as angry as I was.. Maybe even more angry.. "You're misunderstanding something, Tanjiro. The only people I hate are weaklings. I only spit in the faces of the weak.