The fight between Inosuke and Tanjiro was over, and the deceased were buried. Not without Inosuke making problems though.
The group of now four demon slayers decided to descend the mountain to ready for their next mission. At the foot of the mountain, the 3 siblings and the demon slayers tried going their separate ways before being interrupted by a kasugai crow.
It spat something in the older brother's hands, making the boy disgusted, and spoke. "THIS IS A BAG OF WISTERIA FLOWERS! PEOPLE USE THIS AS A DEMON WARD. SINCE YOU HAVE MARECHI BLOOD, YOU SHOULD KEEP THIS ON YOU AT ALL TIMES!"
After that, the crow flew over to the four demon slayers and ordered them to follow it. "NOW COME WITH ME! CAW!"
The two groups bid farewell and parted on their separate ways.
Inosuke and Tanjiro decided to make small talk, but (Y/N) wanted to read his book so he tuned out the conversation that was being held next to him. One of the moves took his interest, the Final Form, "Shadow Dance". He decided he'd try to master that as soon as possible.
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"CAW! REST! REST! REST UNTIL YOUR WOUNDS FULLY HEAL!" The crow cawed, finally letting the boys rest.
"Heh? We can rest? I had to fight a demon while I was hurt..." Tanjiro mumbled.
"KEH HEH HEH!" The crow awkwardly laughed.
"Keh heh heh?" Tanjiro repeated. The conversation was interrupted as an old lady opened the large wooden gate.
"Hello?" The old lady greeted.
"Oh! Good evening! Sorry to arrive so late." (Y/N) apologized.
"A GHOST! IT'S A GHOST!" Zenitsu freaked out, to which he got a scolding from Tanjiro.
"You must be demon slayers." The lady bowed. "Please, come in."
Once inside, the lady showed the four where they'd eat and sleep. Zenitsu freaked out once again.
"SHE'S A GHOST! TANJIRO, THAT WOMAN IS A MONSTER! SHE'S UNNATURALLY FAST! SHE'S A GHOST!! THAT OLD-" Zenitsu yelled, and Tanjiro just whacked him in the head.
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According to the crow, the wisteria flower crest belongs to a family that the demon slayers once saved. They take care of demon slayers free of charge.
The old lady summoned a doctor to the house, and let him check out the four. The doctor didn't find anything on (Y/N), but the other three had a few broken ribs.
After the examination, the four were left alone for a bit to lie down.
"This goose egg hurts." Inosuke complained, referring to the bump that grew on his head after Tanjiro's headbutt.
"Sorry.." Tanjiro apologized.
Tanjiro apologized, but Inosuke did not want to apologize to (Y/N). And apparently Inosuke was a very messy eater. He was always trying to provoke Tanjiro, but he wouldn't take the bait.
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The four were now ready to get to bed and sleep. Tanjiro and Zenitsu were talking, and Inosuke was lying down, probably in his own world of thoughts. (Y/N) was just looking at Nezuko's box while sitting in his bed, thinking.
Suddenly, said box's door creaked open, making Zenitsu freak out even more. "IT'S TRYING TO GET OUT! IT'S TRYING TO GET OUT!!"
"It's alright.." Tanjiro tried to calm the yellow haired boy down.
"WHAT'S ALRIGHT?! HUH?!"
"Shh! It's the middle of the night, Zenitsu!" (Y/N) scolded. Inosuke fell asleep because he was thinking too much.
The door eventually opened fully, and out came Nezuko in her child form.
"Hi Nezuko." Tanjiro and (Y/N) greeted in unison.
After Nezuko grew into her full size, Zenitsu screamed.
"This is Nezuko, my-" Tanjiro tried introducing his sister, but Zenitsu interrupted him.
"TANJIRO!" Zenitsu's tone changed from the usual weak and cowardly to an angry and serious one. "You.. and (Y/N).. have it SO good!" The yellow haired boy looked up, his eyes were the widest of all, his teeth almost breaking from how hard he was squeezing them together.
"Huh?" Tanjiro tilted his head in confusion. (Y/N) walked over to Nezuko to pat her head.
"You two were with such a cute girl? You were with this cute girl every day, and traveling in pure bliss. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME YET!!" Zenitsu pointed at Tanjiro out of pure frustration. "I-I-I SUFFERED SO YOU COULD SPEND YOUR DAYS BEING ALL LOVEY-DOVEY AND 'AH HA HA!' AND 'TEE HEE HEE!' WITH A CUTE GIRL?! THAT'S NOT WHY I SUFFERED IN THE FINAL SELECTION!!"
"Calm down, Zenitsu. What's with you all of a sudden?" Tanjiro tried deescalating the situation, but it unfortunately didn't work.
"YOU DON'T JOIN THE DEMON SLAYER CORPS JUST FOR FUN! DON'T TREAT THE CORPS SO LIGHTLY!" Zenitsu reached for his sheathed yellow Nichirin katana. "WE MUST PURGE THE CORPS OF YOUR ILK! PURGE YOU IMMEDIATELY!"
After Zenitsu unsheathed his sword, he pointed it at Tanjiro and started chasing him. As the burgundy haired boy was being chased, Inosuke was sleeping, and (Y/N) was patting Nezuko's head in the corner until he got tired and fell asleep sitting there.
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This was a shorter chapter, I know. Sorry.
The Mt. Natagumo arc is probably going to be 2 parts as well, but it may be 1, depending on how tired I'll be.
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