Time Travel Shenanigans (Kimetsu no Yaiba Reader Insert)

Rengoku Behaves Like an Owl

Art by IceMeowMeow

As you and Tanjirou went inside the train, you saw different amounts of seats with random people sitting in them. Some were couples; some were families. They were most likely from the countryside, based on how they're dressed. You looked around for Rengoku. There was no sight of his yellow and red hair, and strange eyebrows. The train on in inside seemed stranger than it was on the outside. 'Technology really came a long way in 2020 huh?' you thought. You wondered how someone could get a train like this underground to make a subway.

"Woah, we're in the belly of the beast," Inosuke said. "This is the beginning of our battle then."

The masked boy was pumping his fist in the air in an excited manor. Zenitsu had, eventually, told him to quiet down. It was just a little more vulgar than that.

Zenitsu then turned to Tanjirou. You were still looking around the old train. "So Rengoku's a hashira?" Zenitsu asked. "What does he look like?"

You instantly thought of the flame hashira looking like an owl. His strange eyebrows sealed the deal for you. To say the least, he was funny looking. 'How is he this hard to point out?' you thought.

"He's a flashy looking person," Tanjirou said. "I recognize his scent. He's close."

In an instant, you heard shouting. You recognized the voice to be Rengoku's. Zenitsu grew startled and yelped.

"Tasty, tasty, tasty," was what the flame hashira repeated. It was as if it were a weird mantra. Rengoku was sitting at one of the benches next to a window. The train staff looked a little freaked out by him. You would be too if you were that close to him. Which you were going to be in a minute. You turned around to grab a distracted Inosuke, and followed your other two friends.

Tanjirou reached his hand out to tap the flame hashira on the shoulder. "Excuse me," he said. "Rengok-"

The hashira in question turned around to face all of you. "Tasty!" he chimed. His eyes complimented his owl look. Although his hair made it look like his head was on fire. Maybe he was an owl that was also immune to flames. Well, along with a cape with flames at the end of it. You stepped back a little, knowing full well how loud Rengoku was. At any given moment, he could yell out loud that you were a lunar. Hopefully he wasn't that stupid. You looked around the train. People were starting to stare at you. You even made eye contact with an older man. "Sorry," you mouthed. Then, you turned back to the flame hashira.

"Come you four, sit," Rengoku said. He scooted over to leave some room. The train staff picked up the trash that the hashira didn't want. They all looked so tired. 'They've probably been up for three days strait, damn,' you thought. You sat next to Tanjirou and Rengoku. It was the window end. Zenitsu and Inosuke were in the bench next to the three of you. The masked boy was looking out the window as well.

'This is fine. We're nowhere near the engine,' you thought. All you had to worry about now was falling asleep. Tanjirou was the type of person that would force you to take care of yourself. When you two were in the final selection, he forced you to take a nap during the day when there were no demons around. He told you it was because he could smell your exhaustion. So, you just had to hold off Tanjirou long enough to get off the train.

That ghost was probably knowing what they were doing. Still, you didn't know whether you would be protected if you did end up falling asleep. If the ghost knew of your friends, then you would get that. You knew that your friends would have your back. But you didn't know if the protection was going to be supernatural. That uncle you have might be the one to do that. 'Why're ghosts so confusing?' you thought.

"But I don't know. I've never heard of 'Dance of the Fire God,'" you heard Rengoku say.

You looked over to see that both him and Tanjirou were having a conversation. You must've tuned them out while thinking. 'Damn ghost ladies...or dudes,' you thought. The voices of the ghost sounded very feminine, so you assumed it was a woman.