❛ 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐃 ❜ ━━━ (𝗸. 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗶𝗿𝗼)

032

A few days passed since Haganezuka began taking care of the sword. You were walking through the hallways of the resting house as it was dark outside. You entered your shared room, growing curious when you saw the room was dark.

"Mui?" You called out, but you were met with silence.

You stepped out of the room, heading towards Tanjiro's room to see if he had spotted your brother.

"Tanji, have you seen- Oh, Mui! You're here," You said in surprise, seeing Muichiro sitting across Tanjiro and Nezuko. "I was looking for you. What're you doing here?"

"I was asking if he knew of Kanamori," Muichiro answered. "He is my new swordsmith. Where is he?"

"He might be with Haganezuka-san," Tanjiro said.

"Where is Haganezuka?" Mui asked.

"Shall we look for him together?" Tanjiro offered.

"... Why do you care about people so much?" Mui asked. "Don't you have other concerns?"

"Helping others eventually ends up being good for me," Tanjiro told him. "I was thinking of going too. You came at the right time."

Suddenly, Muichiro's eyes seemed to brighten as he pointed at Tanjiro. "What? What did you just say? Your words earlier."

"Huh? I said you came at the right time- OW!" Tanjiro winced in pain as Nezuko headbutted him at his jaw. "Nezuko, you're awake. It WShurts."

You looked at your brother, noting a small change in his behaviour. Nezuko was pumping her fists in the air, jumping excitedly. Muichiro looked down at her. "That girl is a strange creature."

"Huh? Is she strange?" Tanjiro asked.

"Yeah. She's very strange. How can I say it? I can't put it into words," Mui muttered, crossing his arms. "Have I met her before? Was she already like this?"

Nezuko tilted her head, following Mui's direction. Tanjiro laughed nervously at Mui's question, wondering how to answer the question. His head was tilted to the opposite side of Mui, so your brother decided to mirror his actions, causing Nezuko to follow.

You smiled, seeing the adorable interaction between your brother and the Kamado siblings. However, that smile dropped in an instant when you felt something behind you.

"Y/N? What's wrong?" Tanjiro asked, seeing the change in your demeanour.

"Someone's here," You said, causing everyone to look at the door.

The door slid open and a skinny, frail-looking hand touched the floor in the room. You followed the hand back to its owner and saw a demon with two horns and a red bump on its head. What was strange about the demon was that it was crying.

Your hand had already reached for the hilt of your sword when you felt it behind you and you were quick to swing it at the demon. Mui was on the same page as you as he had unsheathed his sword and used his breathing style to combine with yours.

However, the demon was faster than you and Mui and had somehow managed to escape to the ceiling of the room.

"Please, stop. Don't attack me," It begged. "It hurts!"