Priceless Smile 3

Chapter 10: Underworld's Tragedy

     "How?"

Their heads all turned to Mitsuri who asked the question. Realizing everyone's staring at her, she blushed from embarrassment.

"I-I mean! I'd like to know it..." She stuttered fidgeting with her fingers. "We can at least hear it right?"

Naori smirked as she blew out smoke from out of her mouth. The smoke then covered the whole room as it got thicker and thicker that they could no longer see each other. And no matter how they try to wave their arms or scream, they couldn't feel nor hear each other as even the smoke itself has no scent. And hearing a clap, the smoke instantly dispersed and they all stood closer and held each other. They looked around but Yoshiko and Naori are not around at all.

"Your Majesty!" A voice called that made them turn around.

They saw Yoshiko behind them. Sitting on a cushion holding a brush facing a pile of scrolls on his table. Tapping a finger on his table, the shoji doors in front of him opened and a servant threw himself in looking scared and out of breath.

"Your Majesty! You must go out there and stop them!" The servant spat out crawling closer to him.

"Just what is-!" He got cut off when he heard a sudden explosion from outside the palace.

He immediately stood up and ran out while the slayers followed him. Reaching the outside of the palace, they saw a white giant nine-tailed fox shielding some demons from what seemed to be a commotion ahead of them. Yoshiko went right beside the fox and looked up to it.

"It's Kazumi." The fox spoke. Recognizing the fox's voice, they went to where Yoshiko is and saw its golden eyes. It turned out to be Naori.

They then looked in front and saw Kazumi's back. She has her long ash-gray hair reaching the ground, she's wearing black hakama pants and her black fading to red haori. This surprised them seeing how she is wearing her haori from her past life.

Amane tried to speak to Yoshiko but he did not respond nor did he even looked at them. When she tapped his shoulder, her hand passed through him instead. And that's when they realized it. They're under a spell to show them what happened back then.

The day declared to be Underworld's Tragedy.

In front is Kazumi with her back turned from them as she face a demon ahead of her. The demons watching aside are silent too looking at the two. As they saw the demon she's facing ahead, they saw how he looked like.

He has a tall and well toned figure, long straight golden hair, a pair of horns protruding from his hairline, a pair of cat-like bright purple eyes, red markings on his forehead that looked like three scars starting from his hairline down above his eyebrows, his wide smile showing his saw-like teeth, his yellow and white robes showing his bare chest fastened close with a white long sash, he's barefoot as three bells are tied around each of his ankles with a red cord. His right hand holding a naginata twice his size with a golden rod and bright silver blade. His left holding what seemed to be a huge hammer, its rod only big enough for his hand to hold it while its head has the size of a drum. Judging from the crater he's standing on, they guessed it was him who caused the sound of explosion earlier. Just from his standing alone and the aura he's radiating, it's obvious that he's a titled demon.

"Did Kazumi-sama just fought a demon like this back then?" Zenitsu asked from behind Kagaya only peeping his head out to look.

"Well... I guess." Tanjiro answered.

"Let's just hope any damage or attack to be done won't affect us here." Giyu said crossing his arms.

"This bastard dared to hurt Kazumi-sama?!" Yuichiro thought gritting his teeth glaring at the demon.