Torn between

[Set a year before Tanjiro passes the Final Selection]

"Shinazugawa, as your friend I believe-"

"HAH?! WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL YOURSELF?!"

"Your friend, don't tell me you've gone deaf after the mission?"

"SHUT UP! IN NO WORLD WILL I EVER BE YOUR FRIEND YOU BASTARD!"

Many years after achieving the title of Water Hashira, 20-year-old Giyu Tomioka still finds it difficult to get along with his fellow Hashira. Nonetheless, he persists, seeing no harm in considering them friends in spite of that.

Sanemi Shinazugawa, the Wind Hashira, sees him exclusively as a thorn in his side. He most certainly does not agree with the idea that they are friends. The closest person he has to a friend in the Corps is Obanai. Only problem is getting that information through Giyu's thick skull.

"Shinazugawa-"

"WHAT IS IT NOW?"

"...Even if you aren't my friend, I'd still like to be yours."