Tanjiro POV
Kakushi: Wake up! Hey, wake up already! Wake...are you serious? Hey, you! C'mon, dude! Dude! Are you gonna sleep all day?! Open your damn eyes already!
I open my eyes suddenly. What's going on?
???: How droll. I heard he was a slayer with a demon in tow, so I was expecting someone ostentatious, but... He just looks like your average bloke.
??? 2: and now, we'll put this boy on trial! I see!
??? 3 (thoughts): he's been protecting his sister this entire time, even though she's a demon... What beautiful sibling love! How brave!
Tanjiro: wh-who are you peop-
My head gets pushed to the ground by the kakushi.
Kakushi: don't open your mouth yet, you numbskull! Have you no clue who stands before you? You're in the presence of the hashira!
Tanjiro (thoughts): the hashira? What's a hashira? What's he talking about? Who are these people? Where am I?
Shinobu: you're currently at the demon slayers' headquarters. And you're about to be put on trial, Kamado Tanjiro. First things first, let's go over the charges you're fac-
Fire hashira: there's no need for a trial! Defending a demon is a clear violation of the code! It's well within our rights to handle his execution! Let's behead him along with that demon!
Flamboyant hashira: I'd be glad to decapitate him in the most flamboyant fashion. I'll show you the most extravagant blood splatters the world's ever seen. I'm talking max grandeur.
Pink hashira (thoughts): you'd kill such a cute little kid? That pains my heart! It's just too much!
Crying hashira: what a pitiful sight this boy is. The poor soul... I pity him for having been born at all.
Clueless hashira (thoughts): um, what was that cloud shape again? What was it called again?
Tanjiro (thoughts): where's nezuko? Nezuko!
I look around trying to find nezuko.
Kakushi: c'mon man. Where do you think you're looking? The hashira are right there. They're the ten highest-ranking swordsmen in the demon slayers.
Tanjiro: the hashira...
Crying hashira: let's put him out of his misery.
Flamboyant hashira: indeed! We should make it glamorous.
I try to find nezuko again.
Kakushi: dude!
Tanjiro: nezuko... Nezuko, where are you? Nezuko? Zenitsu! Inosuke! Murata!
???: forget about him. What do we do with tomioka?
I look towards the voice. On the tree there is a hashira sitting in a branch. A white snake wrapped around his neck.
Snake hashira: it vexed me greatly to see him just standing there unrestrained. According to kochou's report, tomioka is no less guilty. How will we deal with him? How should we hold him accountable? What sort of lesson should we teach him? Don't you have anything to say for yourself, Tomioka?
He points at Giyu. I look towards where he's pointing. I see Giyu standing at the side instead of with the other hashira. Guilt fills my conscious.
Tanjiro (thoughts): because of me, even Tomioka-san...
Pink hashira (thoughts): iguro's as serpent-like as ever! Such a nag! I absolutely adore how pesky you are! Meanwhile, Tomioka's keeping his distance all the way over there! He's sooooo cute!
