キミノカオリ ー Moonlight, Wisteria Petals, and Thunderclap

The Purple Fox-Masked Prosthetist

 Ever since Tanjirou gave me those flowers, he's been going out on more and more missions. One day, as I was recovering from my usual training, I saw someone ascending the mountain and walking toward the butterfly mansion.

"Hiiiieeehh!!! An intruder!! A demon?! But it's the middle of the day, and sun is at the peak of the sky!!!"

...Oh, and did I mention that I returned to my normal self? That includes my absurdly brittle sense of fear. Anything happens, and I'm there screaming for it.

"Wait, Zenitsu-san. I think that person is the prosthetist that Tenjirou-kun mentioned to me earlier this week."

"Kanao-chan...? Really?"

"Um-hmm. His mask is as Tanjirou described."

The stranger's mask was of a purple color, and was painted like a fox using white and red ink. It looked unusual, and was nothing like a swordsmith's mask—it didn't have that funny look of round eyes and twisted lips. It was more like...

"Tanjirou described as Sabito's mask, but I don't know who that is."

"Hmm. I don't know either."

"Anyway, we can ask him. If he's not the prosthetist Tanjirou mentioned, we'll defend ourselves. We can do that for sure."

"O...okay."

Kanao and I waited quietly for the man to reach the mansion's front door. The man walked confidently without changing his pace until he reached the gate; I gulped.

"Hello~, is this Shinobu Kocho's butterfly mansion?" The man suddenly called, and I was surprised at his rather young-sounding voice.

"Yes, it is," Kanao replied, on edge. "What are you here for?"

"I'm here to deliver the prosthesis of a person called Zenitsu," he said. "I heard he lost his legs in a battle."

"Who was the person who let you know about this place?"

"You can't trust me? Fine, fine. It was Tanjirou Kamado. Now you're happy?"

Kanao creaked open the front door ever so slightly, still being careful.