Prodigal Son

Chapter 7

Shinobu watches the training of the three young slayers, impressed by the progress of the young teenagers. It did take a little encouragement from her to convince the others to be as motivated as young Kamado.

Young Kamado was the most promising once he started to get a hang of total concentration. He soon taught his peers how to do it. Young Agatsuma definitely needed this boost. His speed was great but limited by his endurance.

Though the oddest one was indeed the boar slayer known as Inosuke. No family name.

He seem to lack some basic social skills and yet when he seemed educated, taking the moment to read all the kanji in the training room and posing when he thought it was empowering. She had stood there for a moment before reconfirming the information with Kanao.

How was he intelligent and yet so-

Inosuke cackles as he does more push-ups with Sumi and Naho on his back. Tanjiro keeps pace with Kiyo on his and Zenitsu cries to keep up. Then when they reached a thousand, he was on his feet with the girls swinging from his arms as he flexes.

Crass She believes is the word.

But she still praised them for their progress. She assume Inosuke never received something like that or didn't know how to respond as he beamed at her from under his boar mask.

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Inosuke was proudly showing off his flower crown to his mother. His hands were small holding up the crown but his mother took it from his hands.

"You did so well." The actual craft of the crown is not nearly as tightly knotted as his mother's but she still looked his with adoration.

They were in the garden while the sun was at its highest point.

She gets to her feet and waves to the side. Inosuke looks to where she is staring and only sees a dark tall figure hiding in the shadows.

"Ko-!"

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Enmu looks back in surprise as the memory suddenly stops to change drastically to another mind's cape.

The boar mask slayer knows Upper Moon 2?

He didn't know the demon had taken care of a child at one point with his mother.

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Inosuke is twitching in his sleep, claws coming forth, and on reflex, he swipes out. His claws catch hold of a tentacle that tries to take hold of him.

Nezuko is confused and can only burn away the rope as Inosuke swipes with his claws every once in a while. She does kick one that gets close to Kyojuro and Zenitsu.

—

They were in the bedroom now, he was getting ready for bed but he had asked for her to sing his favorite song. Her voice was magical and he can feel it ring in his soul.

"My Inosuke, pinky promise me."

Inosuke tries to sing in tune with her on the second verse.

"Pinky, pinky, pinky promise." They are both getting closer on that one and then his mother is offering her pinky. Inosuke is eager to grab hold.

They are both laughing.

"To never be sad," His mother sings the next part.

Inosuke repeats the line.

"To never frown," Her smile was so bright.

He echos verse.

"To always be glad!"