Demon Slayer: Everyone Desires Love

OUR FIRST MEETING

"Pick the sword, Tanjiro Kamado..."

"Yes, yes... Come on..."

The aqua-haired goddess instructed me to pick up the sword as the light emanating from it stopped, and the crimson-haired goddess began to clap her hands until finally giving me a thumbs up and creating a little smile on her face. To which I responded --

"Okay..."

I carefully extended my hand to the sword as I spoke, and as soon as I touched it, I felt strength rising inside me. As I carefully took hold of the sword, I realized that I was unable to feel the thread, which I noticed the first when the sword came out of that weird circle, linking the sword to my chest or, to specify, directly at my heart. Just what is going on --

Well, let's not waste any more time. Yes, I should complete the task of picking the sword so that I will get free from here because this is the only reason why I am here.

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They didn't answer all my questions, but they did tell me a few things one of them is that they 'summoned' me here only because they wanted to tell me about my 'special power' as well as to provide me with this sword. I was shocked when I heard all this, but well, whatever. Maybe I will gain some power from this sword that would help me turn my Nezuko back into a human because kissing her is out of the box for me.

I would more willingly take care of her in her current form than kiss her and change her to a human...

Yes, I will never...

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'It is not that easy, huh?'

I thought this inside my head when I tried to pick the sword up from the ground. I was trying my best to get a hold of it, but every time I tried, there -- some force was helping the sword to get remained and seemed to be attached to the ground. Is this the work of one of the goddesses?

But when I raised my gaze to see what they were doing, I noticed that they both were somewhat looking worried about something... Hmm? What is this? Why are they reacting like this? Hmm?

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"Huff-huff"

After some seconds passed, my breathing again became abnormal, so my grip loosened on the sword, and I fell on my back.

'This seems impossible. No more. I need some rest. --'

"TANJIRO!"

"Huff-huff Yes...?"

"Relax your breathing... Try to focus only on the sword and then you just have to hold the sword for some mere seconds like 2 or 3 seconds... To --"

'I have to relax my breathing, huh.'

When I heard the words of the crimson-haired goddess, I started to breathe slowly making sure to make myself relax and calm but it took about 30 seconds or maybe more.

But I did feel more relaxed than before, and I became surprised at one fact that -- Now, I can see the thread, that connects the sword with my heart, more clearer than before.

Okay... Right now, my breathing and mental state are both calm. Now, I should need to focus, right?

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'I CAN DO THIS. I CAN DO THIS. FOR NEZUKO. FOR MY SISTER. YES, I CAN DO THIS. JUST FOR 3 SECONDS... TANJIRO, CLEAR YOUR MIND...'

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FEW HOURS LATER...