Male OC X Kimetsu No Yaiba / Demon Slayer

Connecting Puzzles

No One's POV

After that incident, Oyakata-sama once again held a Pillar Meeting. But this time, Tanjiro will join them. "Ohayo, Kanae-san!" Tanjiro greets Kanae with his determined smile.

"Ara~ Ara~ Look who's already up after a good rest. Are you feeling better?"

"Yes! It's all thanks for the medical treatments! I owe you!"

"Ara~ You don't have to feel indebted. I'm just doing what I can."

"Oh! Where's Rengoku-san? Is he awake yet?"

"I'm not sure. He's in room 209. Tell him that we have a meeting to attend. That includes you, Tanjiro." After Kanae said that, Tanjiro rushes to the room to send the message to Kyojuro.

The door creaks open. "Rengoku-san!" Tanjiro's eyes widen as soon as he sees Kyojuro.

"What?" Kyojuro's voice is monotone. He's not smiling. He's glaring. Totally the opposite of his usual enthusiastic personality! His eyepatch only makes him look more intimidating. Seeing Tanjiro a little bit scared, he forced himself to smile. "Oh, Kamado my boy! What brings you here?!" Trying to be enthusiastic when he's frustrated sure is a challenge.

Tanjiro knew that smile is fake, but he won't dare to push it further. "Kanae-san told me that we had to go to the Pillar Meeting! Now!"

"Oh... alright." His voice flattens. No enthusiasm. They might want to discuss something regarding Yoru. He's not emotionally prepared for it.

...

The other Pillars stare at a certain person who is cloud gazing. Well, now there are two of them. Muichiro Tokito and now, Kyojuro Rengoku.

"What the? What's up with him?" Sanemi is weirded out by Kyojuro's sudden change of behavior.

"I've never seen him got upset before." Mitsuri worries.

"How about you go there and try to persuade him, Tomioka-san?" Shinobu shows her fake smile.

"But I don't know how," Giyu answers honestly.

Sabito approaches Kyojuro instead. "Oi, Kyojuro Rengoku." Kyojuro doesn't even bother to avert his gaze from the clouds. This irritates Sabito. "OI! Are you listening or not?! Stop sulking! That's not manly at all!"

"I'm just wondering if he missed the bright blue sky and those white fluffy clouds. He loves to stare at them when we're young. And he seems to keep continuing to do so... even if it's different." Kyojuro talks while not having eye contact with anyone.

Sabito let out a sigh of defeat. Obanai stares at Kyojuro from the tree he's resting on. "He must have missed him so badly." Obanai missed Yoru too. He was a great friend. Tanjiro watches the scene unfold beside Makomo and Giyu. Tengen Uzui and Gyomei Himejima are also there.

"I heard Rengoku-san call this person oniichan. They must have been close." Tanjiro tells them.

"Yes. Yoru Rengoku is Kyojuro's older twin brother. He posses amazing capabilities since young. According to what I've heard, he mastered the Breath Of Flames in one day. He became the Twilight Pillar in less than a week." Giyu informs.

Tanjiro is shocked to hear this. "A Pillar?! Ten years old?!"

"What a misfortune to lose a capable slayer such as him. Namu Amida Butsu." The tall, crying giant prays while holding his beads.

"Whoa! Hold on a second! That's too flamboyant to be true!" Tengen adds.

"That is why I summoned every one of you," Oyakata-sama said behind the closed door. The Demon Slayers immediately get into their kneeling positions. "Some of you may have met Yoru Rengoku, the previous Twilight Pillar. I need you to tell what he did or if there's anything important that you might know." With the help of his two daughters, Oyakata-sama walks towards them.