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Yushiro's pov:
i had just came back from rescuing zenitsu after he had defeated the replacement upper moon 6, im honestly impressed. from what i heard from tanjiro, he seemed pretty weak, but, whatever.
he had passed out on my shoulder after murata and the other slayers that were with me healed him. im glad he didn't die though. i had been disguised with the other slayers since the battle had begun, the slayers uniform is really uncomfortable though, its so annoying..!
but, tamayo had asked me to wear it. and of course, i did. i still have her... hairpin.. from when she.. ugh, i shouldn't be thinking about that now! but i swear on my grave, ill get muzan back for this.
murata: your so mean! just tell us where we're going! since you know everything!!
murata had been basically screaming at me since we had started running. like, what did i even do-?!
wait a second.. whats that aura..?
it feels like an extremely strong demon is, almost right next to us! i thought the only upper rank left was upper 1, and the mist hashira is dealing with him miles away!! whats going on?!
yushiro: everyone, get your katanas out, now. theres a demon with the strength of an upper rank very close to us. stay alert.
i wanted to attack, but i cant blow my cover, plus, i don't even know where this demon is!
random slayer: w-what..? an upper rank?!! oh no.. im gonna die..
murata: you gotta be kidding.. r-right?
we all stopped, moving swiftly into fighting positions. i can see murata's water breathing techniques powering up from the corner of my eye. i was trying to to think of a plan quickly, though the presence of this demon was distracting.
we all stood in silence, sweating and panting. zenitsu was still passed out on my shoulder, i might have to use a blood demon art technique to wake him up if theres an emergency.
suddenly, the aura of this demon had gotten around twice as strong as it had been before.
i looked back, the other slayers seemed to have sensed it as well and tensed their muscles. this demon must be.. right above us!!
yushiro: its above us!
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douma's pov
shit.. their panicking. what do i do? i need to assure them that im not trying to attack.. i guess ill just have to to try and make a entrance.
i broke the floor beneath me, jumping down. i turned to my left where i was met by 4 startled slayers. the yellow-haired one, still asleep on the assistants soldier.
i saw the one that was apparently named murata grip onto his katana tighter as his eyes met with mine.
murata: ...u-upper moon 2-2...
ah, right, my rank is still carved into my eyes. he must have seen it. as soon as he had stated my rank, though, the other slayers, including the assistant widened their eyes and got ready to attack.
yushiro: ...hadn't the insect hashira killed you..? what do you want?
i see, they haven't figured out that i had survived yet. perhaps the crows had reported me as fully dead.
douma: i had managed to regenerate my head and remove the poison from my bloodstream. although, it was for the good.
yushiro: w-what do you mean? what do you want..?!
douma: listen, your the assistant of a woman named tamayo, correct?
he let out a gasp of shock and went speechless for a while, before answering.
yushiro: ..how do y-you know that?! were you planning to kill her? was it muzan..?!
the other slayers shot their eyes at him, as if they knew something was off with him, but he never admitted it. i could tell they felt like they'd been betrayed.
douma: calm down, im not going to hurt you. whats your name?
yushiro: what... u-uhm, its yushiro.
that name is definitely familiar.
douma: listen, i know who tamayo is, i know what she does. I've come to ask for a favour. can you trust me?
yushiro stayed silent for a moment, looking around at the other slayers nervously before turning his attention back to me.
yushiro: tell me what you want.
douma: do you perhaps have the antidote for demons turning back into humans? or maybe does she?
yushiro waited for me to continue, not revealing anything until i explained it all.
douma: *sigh* i would like to consume it. after being beheaded, i realised how you think.. you get it?
they all looked at me like i just said the most ridiculous joke ever.
murata: b-but your upper moon 2..?!
yushiro: yes, that cannot be possible. unless...
he looked at me in a way of understanding. i could tell he knew i remembered my past.
i gave him a little nod to show that he was correct.
douma: now, i don't want you other slayers to panic, but yushiro, you are a demon, correct?
at this point, murata just looked at yushiro in disappointment, although i could see that he eventually understood that it was for the best that he kept it a secret.
yushiro: ...correct. but, theres something i need to tell you, before... you know..
douma: i see. you lower ranks may leave. take yellow hair with you.
in a split second, they took the injured boy and escaped like ants. i looked at yushiro, who was now staring down at the floor, his body less tense now. i was a little confused at first, but then he looked up and me and walked closer. he motioned me to face towards the wall on my right before letting out a sigh.
yushiro: ....tamayo is d-dead.
my eyes widened in shock before he continued.
yushiro: before we came here, she had me take one of her samples of a antidote she had. one that could allow a demon to stay alive with only small amounts of blood, like me. but, she stated to only to use it in emergencies..
i understood what was going on. he was hesitant to giving it to me because he wasn't sure if this was an "emergency"
yushiro: but, i think this is a very rare situation, we could have an upper rank on our side..!
douma: true.
yushiro: *sigh* heres the antidote. it'll take around 30 minutes to an hour to work... can i trust you?
he handed me a ethereal, lavender potion with a glistening aura in its whirlpool of hypnotising liquids. with a shaking hand, he offered it over, and i gladly took it in my own.
douma: yes, you can trust me. i promise! thanks!
