𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲| | 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

十六

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫

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Tanjiro was in awe as he gazed at the hanging wisteria flowers. They gave the walkway a sort of calm glow as he approached the large open area surrounded by wisteria trees. There, in the opening stood many participants, most being around his age.

A few stuck out to him though.

Only a few steps away stood a girl with a side ponytail, she held a smile on her face as she gazed straight ahead. Next he noticed a boy with very bright yellow hair that faded into a darker orange at the ends, his face and clothes were scuffed with dirt. He didn't seem to elated to be there either. But who would to be honest?

Lastly, his eyes were drawn towards a rather gruff and mean looking boy. He too seem to have dirt on his face, but the large scar on the right side of his face running from his ear to just a bit under his left eye is what really caught his attention. It made Tanjiro think of his own scar.

'Must have been painful...'

Walking further into the area, he continued looking at the participants. 'There are so many...' Now looking at the two girls that stood before them, dressed and hair styled the same, holding their own lanterns, he wondered when the test would begin.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

(Name) calmly approached the starting area as she finished up her last piece of curry bread. Rubbing her hands together to get the remaining crumbs off, she made way to the front of the crowd of participants.

'Honestly thought there would be more people...' Looking at everyone and their choice of clothing, it made her feel out of place slightly because of how bright her clothes were compared to everyone else.

Her outfit consisted of a kimono that was a baby blue, with hakama a darker blue that matched nicely with her top. Her hair was also pulled back and away from her face in a (hairstyle). In her right hand rested the staff area of her polearm. The blade facing the sky and rested upon her shoulder.

Spotting a boy dressed in bright yellow, she felt slightly better about being decked out in such bright clothes. It didn't take long for her to spot both Kanao and Genya too.

'They came!' Feeling excitement arise, she began approaching Kanao until the identical looking children began speaking. Coming to a stop, she faced the two as they continued speaking.

"Greetings everyone. Thank you all for joining the final selection tonight." The two spoke in sync, words coming out at the same time with the same tone. They almost sounded as if they were one person talking.

"There are a lot of demons held captive on this mountain brought back by demon killing swordsmen. They are unable to leave due to the demon repelling wisteria starting from the mountain foot to half way up. This wisteria blooms all year round making this an excellent site for the examination."

"However," they continued to speak, "From here on out, there is no more wisteria. Only demons. You are to survive here for seven days, if you do so, you will have passed the final selection."

"Now let the final selection begin."

(Name) watched as everyone took off in a rush, running into the forest and past the wisteria trees and continue on into further darkness. She hadn't moved yet. Waiting until everyone was gone, (Name) approached the two children and clapped her hands with a smile.