Higashikuze Akiho's very existence was thought to be taboo among demons and humans alike: she was a half-demon, the first of her kind. But being taken in and rasied by a former pillar with a strong sense of justice and a hatred for Kibutsuji Muzan, she follows the path of his footsteps. Not letting the fact that she can't use Breaths stop her, she becomes a demon slayer and even manages to partner up with a misfit just like herself. But with her half-demon origins, how will the Demon Slayer Corps, and especially the pillars, react? ◐ 鬼滅の刃 ◑ 鬼滅の刃 ◒ 鬼滅の刃 ◓ ** Disclaimer: Kimetsu no Yaiba belongs to Gotoge Koyoharu. I claim no rights to canon characters and any overlapping plot events || OCs and new ideas/concepts are mine. ** ** PLEASE DO NOT TRANSLATE OR REPOST. PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY. **

"So tell me, Aoi - tell me, why do you, a person who doesn't even want to lift a sword, can make a strong man like me feel sick and weak without you?" "You annoy me, kiss me when you're not supposed to and always steal food. But you broke my walls down and made me fall, real hard, in love with you too." Inosuke is a short-tempered young man who grew up in the mountains. He learned about affection and love through his two best friends, Tanjiro and Zenitsu. The women he cared for in his life are dead. Aoi survived the Final Selection, but she thinks of herself as weak and incapable to defeat demons. In turn, she becomes a helper at the Butterfly Mansion and is always attending to the sick and injured. As he spends more time in the Butterfly Mansion, waiting for his best friends to wake up, Inosuke realizes that he gets drawn to Aoi. How is that possible? They fight all the time. "What are you looking at?" Aoi growls. "I use my eyes to look at whatever I want!" Later, seeing Kanao getting together with Tanjiro and Nezuko falling in love with Zenitsu; sometimes Inosuke wonders if a strong man like him doesn't need a woman. He is wrong. He isn't immune to love. Warning: Slow-burn romance. I depict realistic circumstances related to the age of characters, historical period and their respective personalities. [p/s: This story takes place after the defeat of Muzan. The male main characters and the girls are already seventeen. The universe is still exclusively following the manga/anime. Non-manga readers, you have been warned]