An Unbreakable Bond (Demon Slayer Harem X Reader)

Chapter 58: A Sword From 300 Years Ago

If there was one word you could choose to describe the training that you and Tanjiro were being put through by Kotetsu, it would be hell.

Utter hell.

For such a young kid, he was as harsh as Urokodaki had been. He was absolutely relentless and would not let you rest at all.

Even if it was raining heavily, you'd be out there training against the mechanical doll. Despite its damaged state, it was still operating at peak efficiency and gave you and Tanjiro a hard time.

It was really fast, unpredictable and hit really hard. Thankfully, the swords had been replaced by logs of wood. So at least you weren't being cut up by the doll.

But it still really hurt whenever you were hit.

And above all of that, he would only let you both eat or drink when you made some progress in the training. This of course didn't help at all as eventually you were training while starving and dehydrated.

"H-Hah....sh-shit that hurts...." You groaned while clutching your stomach where you had been hit.

It had reduced you fully to the floor and that was where you remained, despite Kotetsu poking and trying to force you to get back up.

"I've grown so used to how gentle and patient Kanae-Sensei is....this is tough to handle...." You thought to yourself as you reached for the sword that Kotetsu had lent you both.

You had both been taking it in turns to train with the doll using that sword as it was the only one you had for the moment.

"You can do this Y/N! You can get yourself back on your feet! You had great resilience! Don't let that change!" Tanjiro cheered you on from the sidelines.

His encouragement filling you with determination as you gritted your teeth and picked up the sword. Slowly, you pulled yourself back to your feet and grasped the sword tightly with both your hands.

"Come on then....let's dance...." You spit out some blood before lifting your sword and taking off from where you were stood.

You ran straight towards the doll, which was running straight at you. As you got close enough, you could feel all the slight changes in the air around you which meant that the doll was swinging it's arms at you.

"There we are! Finally able to concentrate properly and I've gotten used to its attack patterns!" You thought to yourself.

"Neck....left leg....right arm...." You adjusted your body to move out of the way of some of the attacks and so that you were able to block any other ones.

"Now!" You yelled as your body twisted and moved, while you lifted your arms up and swung the sword.

You were able to block some of the attacks before landing on your feet again behind the doll. Quickly, you readjusted yourself and turned around to face it just as it did the same thing.

You were face to face with it again and quickly leapt forward and swung at it, managing to land a hit. Though the sharp pain in your leg came back to haunt you again as it sent you tumbling to the ground again.

"You did it! You managed to land a hit!!!" Kotetsu cheered along with Tanjiro.

You merely lifted your thumb up, your face buried in the dirt.

"Now it's your turn Tanjiro!" Kotetsu started pushing the burgundy haired boy forward as you slowly dragged yourself back to your feet.

Grabbing the sword, you limped back over and handed the sword to Tanjiro before sitting back down on the ground again.