Act 11: Gone Flower Pillar

Rise of the Demon King Tanjiro VS Demon Slayer Nezuko

**Originally posted in Fanfiction and Archive**

Published: 04-24-20 - Finished: 07-16-22

Kanon58: If the update it slow, like I said...I base it on reviews as well my restday schedule from work. I really appreciate to readers who drops a review letting me know that the fandom aint dead. Even if 1-5reviews is the reasons I keep going. You know, am very curious of what you guys thinks of tanjiro sadistic journey rolf. As said TanjiroxKanao moments soon...but lets not forget Sanemi! Hee hee...muahahahha!

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Event During the time Tanjiro and Uzui having a conversation about who is Kamado Tanjiro they had been comparing to Demon King Tanjiro's existence.

Uzui Tengen, the Ex-Sound Pillar clear his throat as he poise himself in a sitting position while resting at his futon. "Look, I really did not have the chance to chit chat your background during my Pillar prime. So, I might not be the right person to tell you who exactly is 'Kamado Tanjiro' we all speak of..." he shrugs. Tanjiro is crouching to be in his eye level, he kneel his knees to properly sit too.

"Uzui-san, it does not matter...just tell me a bit, I wanted to understand things...Especially something inside me was cut off." He said without any harbor of facial expression. Uzui raised an eyebrow.

"Cut off...?"

Tanjiro lifts his fingers to portray something he can play with but it was never there. He was acting weird in Uzui's point of view. "There is a thread...A thread my iris can see, they were bloody and they snap. Something felt loose...I cannot comprehend it. Maybe you can help me...please?" The stoic face of Tanjiro finally made a face. However it disturbs Uzui.

Tanjiro is really switching time to time. It was hard to keep up and understand his mindset. Frustrated, Uzui yells at him. "Why are you pleading when you can just force me?!"

Tanjiro shot him an innocent look. "Should I...?" Feeling stupid for getting worked up, 'Did he forget he broke my fingers or what...?' Uzui made a heavy sighs and slide his back to the wall to lazy let his body rest as he keep sitting. "Nahh, fine..." ruffling his own long hair, he begin telling a tale. "...Once upon a time...according to Oyakata-sama's brief share of history he was told by the Water Pillar...The Kamado lives in Kumotori Mountains. They burnt charcoals as a living."

Tanjiro twitch when he heard the place he always visit was in Uzui's story.

"Kumotori...that place is..." Uzui kept on speaking as he did not notice Tanjiro's disturbance of the place he knew yet he did not know at all.

"So to speak, according to the report and story tale...there lived six siblings and the mother. But they all died...then surprisingly the second eldest named Nezuko survive the attack of a certain...demon." Frowning, Tanjiro is moving closer. His feet is getting itchy to know more.

"A demon...what kind of demon...?" Uzui looked at his gentle demonic irises, Uzui glares coldly at them and utter the name of the very first demon that everyone hated.

"Kibutsuji Muzan was the mysterious demon who slaughtered Kamado Tanjiro's innocent family. Turning Nezuko to a demon, Tanjiro the kind heart working hard big brother...set to journey himself as a Demon Slayer. In a promise to bring his sister back to normal while working as a Slayer to defeat Muzan himself."

Tanjiro is furious. "What...? But my father...Muzan is a kind demon!" Uzui was shock. "Huh? Father?!"noticing Uzui was taken back, Tanjiro moves away a bit to put some space in between. He was feeling awkward.

"Ehm...err.."

Uzui pulls his own hair and screamed. "ARGH! ANNOYING!" Pointing at Tanjiro. "Look!" making an evil smile. Uzui sensing Tanjiro's wall is shaking. 'He looks so confuse...time to put him on edge!' Smirking now..."Hmm~my lord~ can you explain to me yourself? I mean...you are not Tanjiro that we know right? Then tell me...tell me your story.. what was your memory before all these events? What is it...?"

Tanjiro is avoiding eye contact.

"T-that is...I..." till he clutch his head in response and said. "Why can't I remember...?" His eyes were shaking. They were glowing."Since when was he...my father...am his son?" Sarcastically he laughs and shakes his head a bit roughly.

"W-What is my relationship with Muzan? His heir..." he starts to tremble. Tanjiro laughs crazily. "Hahaha...hahaha!" But it was obvious he was mocking his own broken memories. "Wow! I cant remember! Haha!" Guilt crossed Uzui's conscience...he was worried.

"Hnn..." whimpering now, Tanjiro is clutching his head harder,his claws are stabbing his skin in forehead. Tanjiro looks very annoyed. "Ghh...!"

"Oi!" Grabbing Tanjiro's small shoulders, Uzui shakes him.

"Tanjiro calm down, you are freaking out!" But Tanjiro shoves him violently. "Hands off!" His fangs were visible than ever and he growls like a feral. "Arghhh...!" Getting slammed to the wall, Uzui kept his watch to Tanjiro who look like he will go berserk.

"Tanjiro?!" Only for Tanjiro to gasp and embrace himself. "N-no..." he says and clutch his stomach now, Tanjiro curled at the floor in a huge pain. "Urgh...it hurts...it hurts!"

Uzui went closer but too scared to touch him. "O-oi..what am suppose to do?!" Tanjiro had teary eyes as he glance above him, the worried Uzui Tengen.

"Am hungry...very hungry...!" Tanjiro chokes and starts to sob. Clawing the floor...Uzui softens, and he knit his eyebrows.

"...You are suffering..." he finally said. Tanjiro responded by saying his needs...his cravings as he pants at the ground and starts to drool. "Marechi...I need a Marechi...or else I...I will eat myself." Slowly his left hand grab the edge of Uzui's clothes. He was pleading for mercy. "...I will taint myself...help me...Uzui-san..."

Badump!

'No, no...this is a trick. If I told him I know a Marechi...it will endanger Sanemi! I must not be swayed by his drama...who knows if this act is even real..!'

Uzui convince himself this is just a drama. During his pillar reign, he saw and encounter lots of demons pleading their lives. Pretending they were harmless...lying about the count how many they killed or how they pretend to admit defeat. Uzui knows demons...no matter what the drama they display, can never be trusted.

Yet...

"Help me Uzui-san...am very hungry, just one drop of blood...give me a Marechi..." hearing Tanjiro's broken voice. Uzui's heart is wavering.

"Tanjiro...I..."

Only then he hears a familiar voice. The voice of his dead comrade. "Tanjiro-sama!" Both Uzui and Tanjiro spare a glance at the doorway. Kyoujiro leaps to his aid. "Kyoujiro..."

Uzui puts some distance and he simply watches Kyoujiro holding Tanjiro in his arms. "Calm down Tanjiro-sama, you will be fine. Take a deep breath..!"

Feeling dizzy. Tanjiro weakly smiled at his demon guard. "I'm sorry..." Tanjiro lifts his left arm and then he bites them.

CRUNCH

Uzui freaks out. 'FLAMBOYANT WHAT!?' Eyes disgusted, his stomach twist upon witnessing the bloody flesh getting munch with the sleeves of the kuromontsuki. 'T-Tanjiro is eating his left arm!'

Kyoujiro tried to pull Tanjiro's head away from his own left arm... "Stop it Tanjiro-sama! Stop it...!" Almost pulling his hair. Tanjiro gain vein pops and ordered.

"Let me go ,Kyoujiro."

"...!"

Kyoujiro suddenly leaps away and glued himself at the other corner. "P-please forgive my rudeness T-Tanjiro-sama...!"

Uzui can't believe such fear from Kyoujiro's replica showing right now.

A piss off Tanjiro cam make you gulp down.

Then again our Tanjiro still remaining at the floor and eating his own. Uzui almost covered his eyes.

"Marechi...Marechi...I want it." Tanjiro purrs. Uzui is in a rattle. He mentally screamed. 'Eww...he really ate himself!'

Kyoujiro and Uzui behaved themselves while Tanjiro is busy feasting himself.

Uzui cant help but to ask Kyoujiro. "H-how long is he doing this to himself...?" Surprised how the man named Uzui sound concerned. The fear Kyoujiro subside.

"Sound Pillar..."

Uzui looks at him and grinned a bit. "No, am retired of that..." Kyoujiro smiles "I see," sharing him the truth."You see it has been 2 years our lord feasting on himself to avoid eating humans or harm anybody." Bewildered.

"For real...?" Kyoujiro snaps. "How dare you judge our master!" Raising his hands in defense. 'Geez! Flamboyantly these demons are bipolar!' Trying to be in good terms as much as possible. "Woah! Ok...But can you blame me? You demon guards are eating humans...! What makes Tanjiro different?!" Kyoujiro says with a straight face. "He is kind."

"Pardon...?"

Kyoujiro landed his eyes on Tanjiro whose bloody at the moment like some hungry hyena. "Tanjiro-sama is very kind. He said to me when he first created me. He would never eat any humans."

Following his gaze, Uzui can see Tanjiro is indeed still tamed. The sound pillar kept his ears listening to what the Ex Flame Pillar says. "So if you know any Marechi, give it to us...Tanjiro-sama is a mam of his word. If he say so, he will do it."

Clenching his teeth,Uzui is pissed actually. "What does he wanted anyway..?" Then Tanjiro stops eating and replied with blood on his mouth.

"How many times do I have to say it...?" Tanjiro says looking so weak. Kyoujiro moves to get on his side and pats him for comfort. "Tanjiro-sama hush..."

Ignoring Kyoujiro, Tanjiro looks like a victim.

"Uzui-san...I want demons and humans to be together. That is my law. I will conquer them all."

Uzui Tengen will to escape suddenly shakes.

After surviving the fall on the cliff. Inosuke and Aoi discovered the existence of Blue Spider Lily. It actually exist.

The kakushi went to first aid the two blue haired. They took samples of the said blue spider lily field.

Taking them back to Butterfly estate...with matching hospital outfit..the flowers were there...to give them to Yushiro.

"Are you kidding me?!" Yushiro shouts in a huge disbelief. Inosuke yells back. "DO I LOOK LIKE A JOKE TO YOU?! WANNA FIGHT ME!?"

Only to be pulled away by Aoi behind. "HUSH!"

Yushiro was given by the sample of blue spider lily. Literally the higanbana blue flower is within his hands. Yushiro is having a headache. He shake his head as he held the flower in his right hands. "To think it actually exists...! Not even Tamayo-sama found these!"

On the other side of the room, you can see a small sack of blue spider lilies been pluck and is brought here for testing.

Inosuke and Aoi does not get why Yushiro is almost trembling upon such discoveries. "Whats up with this weird Higanbana Yushiro-san...?" Aoi knowingly tilts her head to be answered by the nice demon.

Yushiro sighs and tells them a brief explanation. "During Tamayo-sama serving with Muzan. She and the rest of the demons were told to search for this mythical flower."

Inosuke crosses his arms as he is in a hurry. "So? What?!" Yushiro puts the spider lily in a vase. "This flower turned Muzan to a demon. According to the story of Lady Tamayo...this was Muzan's cure from his death bed. And Muzan by all means wanted to be human...he thinks by obtaining this within his hands will make him conquer the sun."

Loud gasps.

Aoi turned her head to spot Zenitsu,Nezuko and Kanao behind the door.

"What...? That flower if consume can turn someone to a demon!?" Nezuko exclaimed, followed by Zenitsu. "B-burn that flower then! It is the root of d-demons! Eekk!"

Only Kanao was a bit calm. "If such ability exist in that flower...then, possibility not only Muzan turned to a demon king?"

Everyone gulps at her statement.

However Yushiro disagrees. "No." Then he walks in circles as he was grabbing some stuffs to start the observation for the said unique flower of hell.

"If this flower is really consume by someone else...for the 1000 years, Muzan should have encountered an enemy of his kin. But that never happens, except of course Tamayo-sama is a different case..."

"We do not get it Yushiro-kun, I mean it exist here in our very eyes...how can we be sure there is no other demon lord lurking around?" Ask by Nezuko who still have support to walk in her wooden sticks.

Yushiro snorts and pointed facts. "These are rare flowers, 1000years nobody saw it. But today we did. Get it?" Nezuko and the rest starts to whisper to each other before nodding.

"Okay. Means it appeared just now...definitely no one else would have consume it." Says Kanao. Everyone just went silent.

Yushiro then took the microscope tool and began observing the particles of the weird flower. "These components..." he gasp.

Making all of them curious. "W-what is it?!"

Yushiro keeps on looking to the magnifying glass lenses. "They looked like Muzan's blood..." nodding to self. "I see...the liquid that Blue Spider Lily produce is what changed Muzan's human blood into a monster!"

Thinking deeply as everyone staring at him intently with sweat drops. Yushiro grit his teeth. "Then all this time...if Muzan even found this flower, he would really become more powerful. He will be able to walk the sun...!"

Zenitsu raised his hands. "U-uhh question." Yushiro glares at him. "What? Dont disturb me." Zenitsu made a face before he push his curiosity. "How can you say Muzan can walk in the sun by further consuming it?"

Yushiro pulls the blue spider lily away as a test subject. He held them up and pointed a part of its body. "Look."

Everyone eyes widens. "It's dying?!"

Yushiro puts it to a glass, to slow down its drought. "It seems to me these flower is only able to bloom at morning. A plucked flower does not die too fast like this. Especially the Kakushi pluck them with the soil. Meaning the roots are still attach to the fertilizer...it is weird it is dying already."

Inosuke scratches his boar mask. "Ughh...I'm not following...but to put it like this, that blue flower blooms only at the sun?"

Everyone eyes Inosuke for being smart. "What ya all looking at?!" Feeling cornered. Nezuko jumps to hug Inosuke and praised him. "NICE CATCH! INOSUKE!"

Zenitsu screams. "GYAAA! STOP HUGGING NEZUKO-CHAAAN!" And attacks Inosuke.

"GRAAH?! MONITSU GET OFF! IDIOT!"

Inosuke and Zenitsu started chasing each other. Yushiro snaps. "THE HELL! GET OUT! ALL OF YOU!"

BAM!

Yushiro kicks all of them out of Shinobu's lab.

Chibi faces of Aoi,Kanao and Nezuko watching Zenitsu and Inosuke still brawling at the floor.

Aoi made a heavy sighs and revert their natural human reaction. "Alright,lets leave the further analysist of Yushiro-san to that Blue spider Lily that apparently Kibutsuji Muzan had been yearning for years...finally it appeared."

Nezuko fidgets, "I'm a bit worried why such flower exist. If demons on Muzan's reign cannot walk in the sun...No wonder he couldnt find it."

Kanao continued for her. "Yeah...because it only blooms in the morning...never at moonlight..." trailing off. Kanao notice the crow at the window frame.

"Good eve!" The crow says. Inosuke and Zenitsu stops on fighting and paid attention to the crow. If its here...obviously someone has to leave tonight.

"Caw!" The crow flaps its wings and stated. "Tsuyuriii Kanaaooo! Caw!" The crow clear his throat and continued the announcement, much louder. "CAW! CAW...TSUYURI KANAO ATTENTION! A MISSION HAS BEEN SET FOR YOU!"

"Hmm..?" Kanao moves closer. "GO TO SWORD SMITH VILLAGE...OBSERVE AND PROTECT...! THE VILLAGE CANNOT PRODUCE NICHIRIN BLADE FOR SOME REPLACEMENT...SOMETHING MUST HAVE HAPPEN! CAW! CAW!"

When the crow was finish it was about to fly away from the window frame. Kanao firmly nods. "I got it." Then the reporting crow finally left. Nezuko behind had a serious face. "Kanao-chan...!" She gave her an assuring smile. Kanao can sense Nezuko is worried, since usually there should be a pair of Pillars to be sent.

Because you know, the Demon Guards of Tanjiro are strong. It is weird why Kanao has to go on a solo mission. "Nezuko-chan...", Nezuko grabs her hands and prayed to it by gripping them tight. "B-be careful okay?" Kanao simply nods again. "I will. Thank you."

Kanao is on her way to investigate the Sword Smith Village. They had been delaying the forge of Nichirin swords suspiciously.

When Kanao left, Aoi and Inosuke went to bed. Except the other two. Still awake.

"Zenitsu-kun, I'm sorry." Says Nezuko while wearing the hospital clothes, Zenitsu has his hair down and is wearing the same outfit.

The two are standing in the hallway where the tallest window exist. Slowly moving his head to see Nezuko's sad face. Zenitsu mused. "About what...?"

Nezuko played her fingers and pouted. "The haori you bought me as a gift...I lost in during the battle. They were very pretty though...yet I..." Zenitsu smiles dearly.

"Nezuko-chan...it is okay. It is just clothes."

Nezuko looks up to him and felt more bad. She was really feeling lost that the gift she swore to treasure is gone. "No it is not. It is special to me..." only then...Zenitsu pulled something out from his backbone. No wonder he had a hunchback...he was hiding something!

"No, I mean...JAJAN!"

A pink haori with the same design of what Nezuko lost. Zenitsu has the flower and bubbly face as he cheers her up. "I BOUGHT THREE OF THE SAME PAIRS! DUPLICATE DESIGNS FOR LOVELY NEZUKO-CHAN!"

Dumbfounded. "E-EHHH...?!"

Zenitsu gave her the haori replica. Seeing Nezuko is happy, "Wow! Thank you!" Zenitsu thought it is time to ask questions he had been keeping inside his thoughts.

"...But Nezuko-chan...can I ask something...?"

"Hm? What is it...?" Smiling. Zenitsu blushes and rubs his head. Feeling a bit shy, "Uhh...You called me the other day...A Hisha w-when...you kiss m-m-my c-cheeks...hehehehe..." almost making a perverted chibi face. Nezuko laughs. "Oh that~" then she unfolds the pink haori to take appreciation of the design. "When I was a kid...Me and my siblings had a funny talk what kind of person me and Tanjiro oniichan would like to marry."

Zenitsu silently let her talk. "Tanjiro oniichan said he want a dog."

Disturbed. "What?" Nezuko laughs more. "Hahaha~ I know! I know!" Pointing at Zenitsu's distorted face of disgust. "Oniichan was a weirdo...but I want a Hisha."

"Eh...?" Blinking. "Wait...if I'm a Hisha..." Zenitsu head travelled during Nezuko's weak state and what she called him after." I'm the Hisha..." trembling with anticipated conclusion. "D-does this mean...!" Red cheeks and smoke coming out.

Nezuko hushed his lips by one finger. "Shh~"

"Mmh?!" Nezuko looks at his eyes with warmth. "Zenitsu-kun...Once everything is over...I want to rethink, not only mine...you have to rethink as well."

Zenitsu pulls away and joyfully announced. "There is no need to rethink! You are my soul mate~!" But Nezuko gave him a serious look.

"No." Pausing, "Zenitsu-kun...You see..." Nezuko looks above the night sky through the open window. The curtain flaps. "The moment I lost my loving family, In the realm of my dreams during my demon days...I heard my brother's voice. His lonesome wish for me..."

Closing her eyes a flashback of Tanjiro's gentle voice...the message he said is something can break your heart if weak. It was the scene of sunset...Nezuko in her box but half of her body is out as she sleeps at the wooden floor. She heard her big brother says a promise that she never really ask for...

It was their first and last day under Butterfly estate that time...

The memory...

~"Nezuko...If I grow old, you will be lonely right...? Since...you are immortal. By then I may leave you alone. I swear I will bring you back to human. Worry not, big brother won't marry, I won't fall and date anyone...not until you find love. Grow up as beautiful proud maiden..then..that is the only time I can..."~

Nezuko clutch at her chest and made a intimidating eye contact to Zenitsu's. Her eyes were crystal clear with a strong resolve. She declared without any shame.

She shared him her dream for her own future.

"I want to build a family Zenitsu-kun."

Zenitsu couldn't speak. "Not just because we are here. I want to...re create the family Kibutsuji Muzan rob from us." Nezuko frowns at him. "If you are ready for such future...I will be your wife."

Zenitsu still shock and locked through Nezuko's human pupils. Nezuko kept her drama. "I want Oniichan to be free, to let his man desires out without looking back for responsibilities for me. I want to set my brother free. I want Tanjiro oniichan to fall in love with someone and be happy. If he loves Kanao-chan...then everything will be set."

Silence...

Nezuko did not bother to ask if Zenitsu was listening or even taking the conversation something serious. Zenitsu's long blonde hair is blown by the wind.

Whoosh~

That was the last silent treatment. Zenitsu did not smile, he was just...having a normal face.

Nothing but plain acknowledgement.

"I understand. I swear to you Nezuko-chan...I will re think my feelings for you...I won't play a house with you without being a rightful man to make your wishes come true."

Nezuko smiles and felt good to hear his response.

"Thank you."

During the time Sabito escaped Inosuke...he finally made it back and told his master the situation.

"Tanjiro-sama." The demon king is currently at a shrine inside the Shinobi clan. Behind him was the orange fox who escape death. "Sabito..." Tanjiro turns around.

Tanjiro's kuromontsuki left arm sleeve is gone, but you can see his arm is back in one piece. Sabito shook his head, his fox eyes glimmer with sorrow as he told him the situation. "My lord...Makomo is..." but Tanjiro cuts him off. "I know. Makomo is gone." Tanjiro flips his long hair."But what I would like to know how she was been killed...I saw how Mitsuri Kanroji and Obanai Iguro died. But the part of the weapons used to take their lives...it is blurry. So tell me how Makomo is exactly defeated?" He stared at the kneeling fox.

Tanjiro sound so cold that Sabito did not waste time to answer. "They are using strange science it seem." Arching an eyebrow, Tanjiro repeats. "Science?"

Sabito nods as he continued his report as he remained in crouching position. "The Demon Slayers stabbed Makomo a somewhat drug. They call it medicine I believe...the Ice Pillar shouted 'Don't let Tanjiro know the antidote.' She says..."

Tanjiro click his tongue and grins. "Antidote...hehh~ that sounded like am being captured in sickness or what?" Pulling a pony tail out of his pockets. Tanjiro tied his hair up as he asks him. "By the way~Were is Tokito Muichiro~?"

Sabito gaze at Tanjiro a bit before averting his eyes away. Not wanting to stare too much at his master, afraid it will piss him off. Sabito kept his formality. "Muichiro-sama went to visit Gyomei-sama to the sword smith village." Tanjiro chuckles. "I see."

Fixing his hair strands that failed to be pulled in a ponytail. Tanjiro narrowed his eyes. "I'm guessing they will send another Pillar to kill off my precious demon guards~" evil smiling. "I wont let them this time~" Sabito ignored Tanjiro's dark and short giggle.

"Sabito," he calls him again, looking up. "Yes?" He met a tender smile. "Stay here. Wait for Shinobu to come back. And..." petting his hair and his fox ears, Sabito's demon eyes and whiskers moved in delight. "...Tanjiro-sama...?"

Tanjiro pats him like a good pet he was. Sabito did a good job and he will be rewarded later. "Thank you for being able to come home to me...so please, wait for me to come back as well..."

Somehow...deep inside, Sabito he wanted to be able to go home...he knows that home should belong to Urokodaki's. He was replicated from Tomioka Giyuu's memories so...

"Yes Tanjiro-sama, I will wait." The warm hands left his head. Sabito jerks up, Tanjiro is leaving!

"Wait my lord! What will you go for there for, it is dangerous...?" It was a question. Tanjiro simply stated facts. "I will change the outcome. If the Pillar is strong enough to defeat Gyomei and Muichiro...I will have to intervene." Seeing the visible hate in his eyes...Sabito is concerned more than ever.

"Y-you'll fight Tanjiro-sama?! But if you do...you will get more hungry! Please don't! Leave it to me...I will back them up!" But Tanjiro hushed him with confident evil smile.

"~Surely I would go wild after~but As a lord of all demons...I cannot be babysit like this. I has to do something worthy to be serve."

Assuring his worried fox lower demon guard.

"So thank you Sabito. I appreciate your concern but...I has to man up~!"

Sabito froze for a sec, Then he had a relief smile.

"You are a real man Tanjiro-sama. I do not know where these thoughts came from...but I believe you have been hone a long time ago to have the looks of a real man..."

If only they both knew they spar in the past.

Waving, Tanjiro leaps away.

"Hehe~ Im off to go!"

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Meanwhile in Sword Smith Village...the event 15 days ago.

"D-demon guards!" Kotetsu points in front.

"Not just demon guards...it is...!" Kozo Kanamori screeches!

Before them...is a hulking figure and is the tallest. Tall like a tower with an emitting powerfully built and extremely muscular. He has spiky black hair and a prominent scar running horizontally across his blind it seems, cause he has black eyes with no visible irises but a japanese character says in his right is 'Taiyou' then his right eye says 'Stone of'. Translates as Stone of the Sun.

Additionally he had three sets of eyes on his face with white irises. His middle set of eyes featured an violet orb. It was a crystal ball to be exact. One, and black markings were seen on his face and neck that were refer as the breath of the stone during his Demon Slayer life.

His arms also had the violet orbs near his elbows then the back of his hands. Having ram horns too...

Gyomei wears the black and white uniform typical of a Demon Slayer, with an olive green happi draped over his shoulders. He also sports a large-beaded necklace around his neck and carries ojuzu when he is not engaged in battle.

His left leg was later severed during his fight with Muzan. However he is now all patch up, except demonic.

"Good afternoon, am Gyomei the Rock of the Sun." He said softly.

"The replicated dead Pillars...!" Behind Kotetsu and Kono, Haganezuka Hotaru appears with his mask.

Kotetsu is a young man with unruly black hair, worn tied up in a low ponytail. He wears a striped yukata and a Hyottoko mask (with notable eyebrows) that fully conceals his face.

Kozo is a man of average height and build with chin-length black hair that spikes near the ends. His hands are covered in visible blisters and he wears a Hyottoko mask over his face.

Kozo is usually seen wearing a long, pale robe with a black haori.

Haganezuka Hotaru wears a sunflower-patterned robe and a large, woven hat with hanging floral wind chimes. His head is wrapped in a spotted cloth and his face is concealed by a Hyottoko mask (wooden festival mask), similar to Sakonji Urokodaki. He is actually muscular build compared to his initial appearance.

These are the known inhabitants from sword smith village. The rest of the occupants are normal people with each of their own mask. A crowd was circling around the Ex stone pillar. The demon form of Gyomei has come to do his mission.

"There is no reason to be afraid dear sword smiths. We know you had been on edge from the existence of the demons. But worry not anymore...our Lord Tanjiro will save you from demise." He says it in a way like...as if he was really Gyomei.

The crying stone pillar.

But he isn't crying. His voice only sounded that way, you can feel his cold presence. He was trying to be not so authoritative but he was. "Just a single 'yes' with his proposal."

Haganezuka growls. "What proposal is Tanjiro even spouting?!" Gyomei simply stated facts. "To swear loyalty with him. A peace treaty..."

Kotetsu whose shaking in fear bothered to ask. "If we agree what will happen afterwards...?" Gyomei quickly answered his hesitations without a second thought.

"Offer your blood to us, if you do...we wont eat humans. As for Tanjiro-sama...He will not be needed anyone else except the owner of the bloody Marechi."

Even beyond their mask, you can tell their eyes almost gawk at that proposal.

Kozo whispered behind feeling disturbed. "M-Marechi...is he referring to Shinazugawa-sama...?" Only for Haganezuka to cover his mouth. "Shhh...!" Then he yells at the stone pillar without any fear.

"Listen! Were here to forge swords. Between Demon Slayers and you guys it has nothing to do with us! So leave us alone! Fight all you want! Don't mix us sword smiths whose just doing business...!"

"Lies."

Gyomei darkens his face as his crystal globe glows.

"You see I have a very unique ability. I see the past, the future and the present..."

All of them scared. "Eekkk?!"

Gyomei marches forward, his crystal orbs were shining. He was using it's ability to see the truth behind their lying masks.

"I see this village past. It was set in bloody tragedy by the previous demon king. The survivors pledge revenge by making the finest sword for the Demon Slayers...they made the best blade for Tsukiguni Yoriichi man in this village memories."

Haganezuka smacked his own forehead and cursed the situation. "Shit. Were so screwed."

But Kotetsu screamed, everyone's attention went to his.

"Do not bow down! Even if we die...do not betray the Demon Slayers...! Remember their sacrifices...! Remember who these demons killed!" Everyone was silent.

Gyomei calmly corrected his assumption, "We did not kill any at the present. Those victims haunted by Kibutsuji Muzan's reign, we'll make up for it. Tanjiro-sama intends to do a paradise for all. Yes we had eaten some people but they were replicated. It is still in balance..."

Staring at the demon of rock. "Stone Pillar..." it makes them waver a bit.

Gyomei took a deep breath, he may sound cool but he isn't really. "This is your last chance. We do not ask much. We just want you guys to delay the making of Nichirin blades. You can still continue to make them...but we need to find the Marechi owner. Our lord is reaching his limit. Please have mercy to him."

Kozo points and is irate. "W-what the hell! You think were the bad guys?!" It was Haganezuka's turn to make him calm.

"Don't make him angry...!"

Kotetsu though took a step forward. He was clutching his haori and looked curious. "Tanjiro...h-how was he...? Is he doing fine?" His voice sounded sad that Kozo and Haganezuka's face behind the masks softens.

Gyomei were still motionless but like I said,he sound similar to the human Gyomei. It was a nice demon...if not with the obvious threats earlier to stay patient.

"In terms of physically, yes. However he is very hungry...if we do not feed him Marechi, our beloved lord will devour himself."

Loud gasps, they were horrified to hear Tanjiro's situation. It was almost unconvincing story. "D-devour! Y-you mean he is...eating his own..." Kozo covered his mouth despite the mask already covering his face.

Gyomei said so straight without any other emotion displayed.

"Flesh, yes."

Kotetsu shook his head. "Tanjiro..."

Haganezuka fums in anger. "Curse Muzan! Even after his death he pulles off a very destructive future for all of us...!"

Gyomei ignore his whiny attitude and cleared his throat.

"The time has passed. Tell me your decision now."

Kozo clings to Haganezuka's clothes. Nervous. "If we say 'no' are you gonna kill us...ex Stone Pillar...?"

Gyomei immediately told him their future if they struggle.

"If you say no, we will proceed by force."

Then...a voice in a mist boomed in everyone's ears

"Stupid~"

Looking behind Gyomei, there was...

"Eh?"

Kotetsu called out the name he knew, he would never say again.

"Muichiro...?!"

Tokito Muichiro's long soft hair get blown by the wind. With his mint spade irises, narrowed with a death glare. He was cruel.

"What are you wasting time for Gyomei~? You boast to see the past and future...yet you cannot even identify if they will agree here or not~"

Gyomei did not respond at all. Muichiro walks forward until he stood beside Gyomei. Lazily he scanned with his head, seeing all the villagers lumping together. He was annoyed and not even the slightest interest left.

"Ahh~aahh~ how boring and annoying."

Haganezuka and Kozo squeak in union. "T-the Ex Mist Pillar!" They pointed at him.

"Hm?"

Haganezuka and Kozo still speaking up like some background noise, not realizing it annoys the late Mist Pillar whose now a scary demon guard.

"You are a demon now...just like the rumor says. Do you have memories of us...?" Asks by Kotetsu with sadness.

Muichiro flip his hair and doesn't give any damn.

"I do not know any of you low life humans. Anyone who denies Tanjiro-sama's will. I hate them." He glared at Kotetsu.

Gyomei warned him. "Muichiro. Stop."

But Muichiro unsheathe his replicated Nichirin blade that has demonic features.

"If you wont force them to submit~ I will make them." Pointing the sword in Kotetsu's neck. He froze. The rest yells his name in huge fear. "K-Kotetsu!"

Muichiro is not displaying any evil smile at all, but it was threatening enough that he had such a emotionless face.

"Kneel. If not...I will cut off his head. Do you guys want to see his head roll?" It sounded so uncaring that it gives chills on everyone's spine.

"Ghh!" Kotetsu can only grit his teeth. Kozo clench his fist amd looks at his left. "Haganezuka...what do we do...?"

Haganezuka did not response...then-

"My~my demons have visit us. Here I thought is a lovely girl~"

behind the crowd, they make a way.

"You are?"

An elderly man who is partially bald on crown of his head, but has white, shoulder length hair. Despite his face being obscured by a hyottoko mask, he has noticeable wrinkles which can be seen from above his mask and along his neck.

"Am the chief of this village~My name is Tecchin Tecchiawahara."

Tecchin wears a diamond patterned kimono with a white juban underneath, and a black haori on top. His haori has the kanji "長" on the back which can be translated to chief.

Although his height has not been specified, he is short compared to the other inhabitants, he even admitted to being smallest person within the sword smith Village.

Muichiro made a poker face. "So what...? I only bow before my Tanjiro-sama." He was venomous. Tecchin chuckles, making everyone self conscious that they are obviously held hostage.

"I heard the commotion and the story behind this invasion." Says the chief. "We agree with the peace."

Kozo shouts, the rest made a noise of objection in their throat. "But chief?!"

Tecchin made his voice louder to shut everyone up.

"HOWEVER!" Even Muichiro and Gyomei shuts their mouths and waited the next words that will escape his lips.

"We will not share you our blood. We will obey not to give replacement sword at this time of the Demon Slayer needs...Do not feast on us. Until your lord Tanjiro comes to visit."

Everyone were confuse...except Haganezuka who realize what Tecchin is actually thinking.

'Ohh! I get it! If we obey them not to give swords to the corps...the Demon Slayers would surely investigate that something is wrong! Smart move chief!'

Nodding to self.

Muichiro smell something is fishy but then he puts his sword back to the sheath.

"Hn~ I do not know what you are plotting old man. But I will follow Tanjiro-sama's orders to do my best not to kill any of you."

With that...their lives were spared.

Present date, Tsuyuri Kanao finally arrive the Sword Smith Village.

It was daylight, nothing unusual. "Ah! If it isn't the Flower Pillar...Good morning . What brought you here?" Greeted by a random villager.

Kanao like Shinobu had a smile on her lips and politely responded. "I'm here to ask about the ordered forge for Nichirin sword replacement. We have a list of Demon Slayers who lost their swords and needed a replacement. It has been 15 days for some who waited...may I ask what took so long? Is everything okay?"

It still sounds emotionless, Kanao may have improve to speak on her own will...but sometimes, especially whenever she is on a mission. She acts like a robot reporting for duty and thinking what orders needed to be done next.

The random villager had some visible sweat drops as he tried to lie about the situation. "Ahh...ehhh! Lately! Y-yes lately! The sword smiths are feeling ill...! It must have been the fault of the water source! Were getting ill by drinking the nearest well!"

Kanao who did not realize yet that was a fat lie, she was concerned. "Is that so?" Thinking for a proper response, she proposes. "I can send some of Kochou's medicine to clean the water. Otherwise...I can investigate now."

The villager shakes his head and panics. "Nope! Nope! Don't go to the well! Its dirty! Uhhh! Off limits!"

Question marks on Kanao's head,she is lost. "But-"

Only then Haganezuka revealed himself behind. "WE WONT FORGE SWORDS FOR YOU CLUMSY SLAYERS ANYMORE! LEAVE! LEAVE!"

Kanao shrinks. "W-what did I do?"

Haganezuka points at her and scolds her. "WERE SO DONE. WE ARE GETTING HEAT STROKE BECAUSE OF THE WELL CONTAMINATED WATER AND YOU GUYS WANT US TO REPLACE THE NICHIRIN BLADES THAT WE PUT OUT HEART AND SOUL ON IT...JUST FOR IT TO SNAP TOO FAST! SCREW THE DEMONS! DEMONS ARE YOU DEMON SLAYERS! GRAAH!"

Kanao whose still scared and confuse why she was being thrown by their frustration. "I-I didn't snap mine."

Kozo behind pulled Haganezuka to stop. "Oi! Oi! Do not be rude to the Flower Pillar! Cant you see she is overwhelmed...!"

Haganezuka whispers back. "Fool! I'm doing this for us remember?!"

Kozo whispers too. "I know! But there has to be a nice way!"

Still not understanding why the habitats of sword smith village are acting strange. Kanao decided to be authoritative.

"Excuse me."

Kozo and Haganezuka stops. Kanao is not smiling anymore. "I do understand we...the Demon Slayers could not keep a Nichirin alive for too long...but Oyakata-sama will not tolerate this. We all know if you guys will not forge sword replacement...the demons will haunt us."

Haganezuka laughs. "Puwahahaha! How brave! To think your personality improved like this!"

Kozo is scared. "Haganezuka...don't do it!"

Haganezuka whispered in Kanao's ear and said to her.

"Tanjiro's demon guards are here. We had been held hostage 15 days ago...act normal. Pretend you do not know. Ask for back up, you alone and against the current demon guard wont survive."

Eyes widen, Kanao did not say anything as she perfectly understood now why the sword smith village are rebelling against Demon Slayer crops.

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After that, they never heard anything from the Flower Pillar nor spot her.

"What?! Kanao-sama is missing!?" Worried yell from Aoi, the reporting crow speaks up. "Caw! That is whyyy Oyakataaa-sama wish to send two more pillar! Caw!"

Zenitsu whose already in good shape is standing behind Aoi. "Kanao isn't dead is she?" The reporting crow chuckled and mocks Zenitsu. "Missing means missing! Caw! Go to Oyakata-sama before you leave! Caw!"

...leaving Nezuko and Inosuke at butterfly estate.

Aoi and Zenitsu sits a meeting with Ubuyashiki Kiriya.

"Nice weather and nice morning isn't?" Nonchalantly Kiriya says. Nothing in particular...Zenitsu and Aoi just agreed. "Yes..."

Silence.

Kiriya whose almost grown up drop his smile and looked at the two. "The Flower Pillar, we lost track of her whereabouts after sending her to investigate in Sword smith village...whose for 15 days did not sent any replacement swords for my children."

Hearing that, Zenitsu and Aoi can tell this is far serious than the previous incidents.

Kiriya sighs. "To think Tanjiro is doing so much for Muzan..."glancing at the chirping birds. "Surely this strange rebellion is a move made by him. The reports all matches...Tanjiro declares to make peace with us Demon Slayers...yet they are oppressing our will to reject."

Kiriya is angry despite the smile. "Nobody can make my father's corps drought."

Aoi and Zenitsu made an eye contact and properly arch their backs.

Aoi spokes. "Oyakata-sama. We will save Kanao-sama,find her and dig up the secret of sword smith village!"

Followed by Zenitsu. "Please do not hate Tanjiro. Let us all remember this is all Muzan's fault...especially he transferred his blood with his consciousness to Tanjiro's almost dead body. It is never too late like Nezuko's case...Oyakata-sama."

Eyeing the twin tailed and pony tailed blondie, Kiriya was in a relief. "Thank you." Then he commands them. "Travel now before its all too late. The Flower Pillar had been silent for three executive days...win against Tanjiro's dream."

With affirmative bow. The Lightning Pillar and Ice Pillar stood with determination. "As you wish, Oyakata-sama!"

Zenitsu and Aoi went to the sword smith village.

Rengoku Senjuro went to his father. Basically their home.

"Father~!" Cheerfully he ran towards his father Shinjuro who look better. Terms of better he had muscular body. He seems to have trained back his old body. "Senjuro!" His eyes speak relief.

Holding Senjuro's shoulders. "Quick! Something is wrong!"

"Eh?" Senjuro who arrive for a sweet reunion felt nervous whenever his father will say that some thing is off...

"W-what is it?"

Shinjuro looks around then he whispered in his son's ears. "Ever since your mission from the Red Light District. Uzui Tengen did not invite me to drink!"

"What?" Not understanding what was the big deal about it. Senjuro is lost. "Y-you and him are drinking...I see.." sad face. Shinjuro snaps to deny. "Hey! Its just a bit!" Shaking his head. "Wait! That is not the point why I brought that up!"

Shaking Senjuro's bulk shoulders. "Lets visit the Shinobi Clan!"

Senjuro declines. "I'm just here for 2 days...after that I has to go back to Oyakata-sama father. I cannot play-"

Shinjuro still shakes him. "Shut up! This is strange you know! Uzui and I...we drink but we also help Oyakata-sama in shadows...! So for him to completely stop visiting me...something must have happen!"

Pulling Senjuro by force. "Lets go to the Ninja clan!"

"Ehhhh!?"

The reporting crow silently watching over Senjuro. The crow flew back to Oyakata-sama.

Kiriya Ubuyashiki talks to the crow. "I see...as I suspected...even those who were not really related to Demon Slayer corps anymore..they will be haunt down. I guess no need to order Senjuro the unusual disappearance of Uzui Tengen. Since he and the ex flame pillar will go there..."

Looking at the higanbana garden lies before his sight. Kiriya was scared. "I will be 13 years old by next year...and that time...the curse of dying will start to take over my body isn't that right?"

A small butterfly passes through him. "Father..."

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While all that crap going on...Inside Giyuu's dreams. Memories he wish to forget still pops out to make a pool of tears for him.

"Moshi-mòshi~Tomioka-san~!" A sarcastic greetings from the short person. It was a small butterfly...

"Kochou..." Tomioka Giyuu and the Insect pillar is somewhere around the forest beneath the shiny moonlight. Shinobu laughs. "Joke! Giyuu-san! Hello! What a pretty moonlight again don't you agree~?" She says as she moves to his side from behind.

Giyuu whose almost at his limit. He gave her a cold gaze.

"Drop it."

"Huh?"

Shinobu did not quite expect such rejection from him. After all Shinobu knows he has a very weak mentality. To see him actually mad at her, Shinobu's teasing smile died down. She listened to him.

"Stop copying your big sister Kanae. No matter what...you will never become like her." Giyuu says without any remorse. A vein pop throb inside Shinobu but she replace with a fake smile and pretended dumb.

"Hm~ I do not know what you are talking about. Am me Giyuu-san." Though her voice were dark. Giyuu doesn't care at the sudden change of her usual mother like voice.

Giyuu stated facts that punches Shinobu in her ego.

"No, you were not like this before. You were more stern, honest and hot tempered...then when Kanae died you changed with a fake smile. Makes me sick."

Shinobu narrowed her eyes and smirks.

"Well what about you Giyuu-san~? Wearing the haori of dead sister of yours and a best friend named Sabito...aren't you being too weak?"

Giyuu still unmoved by her taunts to piss him off.

"Shinobu-" it was opposite effect. Shinobu snaps at him.

"What so bad about smiling?!"

Her voice was so loud that the trees shakes. The silence between grew.

"..."

Shinobu grit her teeth, clench her fist and almost giving away the Kanae mask into her original self.

The hot headed Shinobu.

"This is why nobody likes you...! You are always in a social distance!" She whines. "You never even responded if the moon is beautiful whenever I ask!" Her voice were almost crying...finally Giyuu softens amd tried to suit her temper.

"Shinobu...I..." but then, Shinobu gasp inside her head. 'Ah oh..!' then immediately puts a smile at her face. She was ashamed.

"Ah~ahh~ I snapped. How childish and embarrassing. Come on~ do not make me turn back to the old me..."

She pouted. Giyuu ignored her and looks above the moon.

"Look...the moon is always beautiful." Blinking.

"Eh?" Shinobu was off guard. Tomioka Giyuu says so lightly... "But...you were more better than the moon."

"...what?"

Shinobu believe her ears are not working whenever she gets clouded by anger...and yet, the Water Pillar did not stop there. She heard it loud and clear.

"If...If we survive or something...I want to see the old you."

Heart squeezing tight...Shinobu clutches at her haori. The reminder of Kochou Kanae...the injured butterfly that an upper moon demon simply killed too fast.

A very short life.

"What are you saying..." a sarcastic breath escape her lips. She was being attacked again. Giyuu is dense as ever, he kept talking about his own point of view.

"You always say am dislike by all...but I do not feel that way." Shinobu had a sweat drop icon in her head and playfully wave her hands to correct him.

"No, I'm serious...nobody likes your cold attitu-"

"You keep talking to me...doesnt that mean you do not dislike me?"

Shinobu cannot do a comeback pun to that.

"..."

Giyuu and Shinobu stared at eachother for a short while...then Shinobu broke.

"Pff...hahaha~!"

Not getting why Shinobu kept switching masks. Giyuu finally raised an eyebrow.

"Why are you laughing? This is not funny...am serious."

Shinobu composes herself. A sad smile was there.

"You can't Tomioka-san." Her right hand travelled to cover her chest. Or more like where her heart is placed.

She said with the usual Kanao smile.

The wind blows.

Whoosh~

"This body of mine is full of poison. I was just messing with you about the moon...Either you agree or not...There is nothing between us."

Giyuu frowns.

"You talk like you want to die...Why?"

Shinobu giggles.

"Did you not heard me? My body is full of venom. Even if we accept to like each other...surely death will apart us right away~"

Turning her back to flap her butterfly wings. The haori elegantly moves.

"So please forget. The next time we get together again in a mission...if I ask you the same riddle~make sure to ignore me~ okay!"

Jumping to disappear from his sight.

"Bye bye Tomioka-san~!"

The memory jumps to a new scene...

'I actually...wanted to tell her that I may like her more than a comrade of Pillar...but that day never came.'

"CAW CAW! KOCHOU SHINOBU IS DEAD. DURING AN ENCOUNTER WITH UPPER MOON..SHE WAS KILLED! SHE WAS EATEN!"

'Kochou...No,Shinobu...in the end you joined your sister Kanae...how...ridiculous.'

Giyuu couldn't shed tears...he could not. Not yet...as long as there is still someone to protect. His eyes landed to Tanjiro as they are running their asses inside the infinity fortress.

'Right...I has to be strong. For Shinobu's part too.'

Running and running in never ending escher pathway.

'If reincarnation exist...I want to reunite with Tsukato oneesan, Sabito...Makomo and especially you Shinobu...imagine our big sister will have a nice cup of tea. Something we won't dislike..with everyone else.'

Giyuu did regret not spending more friendly conversation with her.

But it was all too late.

Too late that Giyuu wishes to wake up soon from these painful memories.

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In the garden of Ubuyashiki Kagaya...the Pillar meets up one by one. The flower pillar salutes to all, even if some pillar had not yet arrived.

"Hello~! Flower Pillar Kochou Kanae reporting for duty~!"

"Ah Kochou." Is the awkward greeting from Wind Pillar.

Kanae was a girl of a slender build, she is a tall girl and had notably red lips in contrast to her pale complexion. She had long, straight hair of a very dark gray color that reached just below her waist, worn down with two shorter clumps over her shoulders, and arched, ear-length bangs on either side of her face. Her eyes were a pale violet and slanted towards the sides of her face, bright and bug-like, with many notable white sparkles reflecting light off of them.

Kanae wore a purple-tinted version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform, as well as a piece of black fabric around her calves and sandals with pale straps. She also sported a pair of green and pink butterfly hairpins that she wore adorned on either side of her head - one of which was later used by her adoptive younger sister, Kanao Tsuyuri, as a memento. She also wore the white, light green and pink butterfly-patterned haori that Shinobu Kocho now wears in the present.

Sanemi whose hiding his blush upon seeing the flower pillar, Kanae greets him closely with a happy go lucky flower background. "Arara~! Good morning Sanemi-chan! I would appreciate if you call me Kanae! After all I have my little sister with me...It does not sound pleasing to hear 'kochou her' then 'kochou me' drop the honorifics if you may~!"

Behind her was the grumpy Shinobu who seems to be talking to the Water Pillar.

Sanemi tried to play it cool as he rubs his hair.

"O-ok...ehm, Y-you look beautiful today K-Kanae..." smoke in his ears, Kanae never had the slightest idea that Sanemi had a crush on her. She smiled more.

"Better~!"

Then Shinobu shouts.

"Oneesama!"

Looking behind, Shinobu is leaving Tomioka Giyuu dumbfounded at the spot where they were talking earlier.

Obviously something happen. Kanae tilts her head.

"Arara~ Shinobu, what is it?"

Shinobu aggressively pointed at where Giyuu remained standing and complained. "That Giyuu-san is the worst!"

Sanemi is triggered.

"What? What the fuck Tomioka did?!" Because anyone who hurts the little sister of his crush must pay.

Shinobu still angry, she crosses her arms. "I-I went to help him massage his injuries! But he...instead of thanking me, h-he told me to train harder! He is insulting me!" Pouting.

Kanae had a crack up smile. She realize what happen..in fact she already imagine this will happen.

"I think you misunderstood Shinobu...Giyuu-chan is a nice guy-" then Shinobu burst out more of her hot temper.

"He said I cannot cut off a demon's head I should quit on that case! He really said! Unforgivable oneesama!" Almost teary eyed, Kanae pats her head.

"Arara~ even though he said such things, why did you still help him?"

Sniffing. "E-err because...he looks pitiful.." Kanae teased.

"Really? Or perhaps you find him handsome?" Vein pops.

"Where did that came from?!"

Kanae giggles. "Fufu~" then she has a warm smile for her tsundere sister. "I mean...if you really hate him you won't even think of his existence anymore like how you treat the people you hate with pure ignoring treatment."

Furious blush. "Oneesama!"

Sanemi steps in crackling his fingers.

"Kanae...worry not, I will make Tomioka pay for making your sister cry...!" He dashes to Tomioka Giyuu whose now running away with a poker face.

"Ehhh...wait up! Sanemi-chan!"

"Puwahaha! Serves him right!"

Shinobu laughs behind at the sight of Sanemi trying to grab Giyuu's collar, while Giyuu efficiently dodges and ask stupid questions.

"Sanemi want some Ohagi?" Angry at her little sister.

"Shinobu."

"E-ekk..!"

Kanae cups her hands.

"I know you are tomboy but...do not bully Giyuu-chan much. You see his haori is made from his sister's haori and his best friend. He is detach due to the trauma...so always entertain him! Who knows...he might eventually smile~!"

Blushing. Shinobu looks at Giyuu with nervous eyes.

"Hmm...talk to him huh..."

The memory jumped to a 17 years old Shinobu...Kanae died.

"Kanae...!" Sanemi mourns her death. Shinobu cries to her hearts content, the rest of pillars was silently crying.

The rain falls down.

When Kochou Kanae died...Sanemi became more aggressive and crazy on his battles. As Shinobu wear a smile as a copy of Kanae.

Sanemi regretted so many times he could have told her.

'Kochou Kanae was an amazing big sister, and as for me...I was a worst Big brother...'

The dream ended.

Opening his eyes...Shinazugawa Sanemi wipes his drool. He found himself sitting at a chair and is looking at the sleeping Tomioka Giyuu.

"The fuck...I fell asleep. How careless of me..."

It was around 6pm that Sanemi woke up. Noticing Giyuu had tears in his eyelids. Sanemi grunts and wipes them. "Sheesh...water pillar indeed. Wake the fuck up Tomioka!" Sanemi knows he shouldn't be rude to him.

But it was just weird not to say any bad words whenever he is piss off.

'Making me dream about those happy times...sucks.'

Deeply Sanemi cared. "Hurry and wake up...don't leave me." Faintly he pleads. Because Sanemi is neber that tough. He is afraid too that he will be the last pillar, something in the corner...his eyes moved and caught a familiar insect.

"Hello~ If I'm right you are the Wind Pillar~ According to my stalking skills...you are Sanemi! Nice to meet you!"

At the open window...the bloodied handkerchief is in between the poisonous nails of the demon guard.

Automatically Sanemi unsheathes his Nichirin blade at his waist and points it to her.

"Shinobu...!"

The insect of the sun block the view of the moonlight. She was doing an evil smile just like the rest of the demons who hid malice beneath the plastered smiling faces.

"Ara~ you know me? Perhaps you guys weren't lying about our beloved master~ if you so know him, why resist?" Nothing much to argue. Sanemi growls.

"You fucking insect demon of sun or whatever...heal Tomioka if you do not want me to slay you!"

Shinobu gasp with an obvious fake fear.

"How scary~! You think you can slay me~? How interesting!" Unsheathing her demonic Nichirin blade. She lifts her sword to pose them as a threat, a very beautiful threat of death. "Fufu~" eyes tinted with plans of evilness.

"Be grateful am not allowed to dismember you...poison you...nor torture you...for you are a very precious product for our Tanjiro-sama~Shinazugawa Sanemi-san~!"

Sanemi launch an attack.

"Die...!" Breathing. "Kaze No kokyuu! ROKU NO KATA! Kokufu Enran...! ((Breath of Wind Sixth Form: Black wind!))" Sanemi unleashes a powerful vertical side way slash upwards at his target.

Shinobu elegantly dodges outside the window. The thin walls were slashes open. The room was a mess! but then,

"Kochou...!"

The water pillar's voice echoed in the room. Sanemi and Shinobu frozed.

"Tomioka?! Since when did you break to wake!?"

Giyuu sits up, slowly he stood...dirtying the bed sheets. Giyuu had a glare in his awakening irises.

"No...I mean, Shinobu...how dare you show me those memories."

Shinobu sadistically giggles.

"Fuu~My~my someone is pissed. You did not like my gift?"

Giyuu in hospital outfit provided by the butterfly estate. Giyuu is in rage.

"Always...you always tease me, demon or humane you were always like this to me..."

Sanemi and Shinobu is speechless.

"Why do you...dislike me so much?!"

"Eh...?"

The battle will commence...!

To be Continued

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Kanon58: the chapter is too long...had to make this part one then the next is part 2...so I guess you can say this is the setting of stage for Kanao and Tanjiro reunion. Your review about the events is highly appreciated!

Hope you like the Shinobu x Giyuu and the Sanemi x Kanae memory. Also yeah the Zebitsu x Nezuko...nezuko aint welcome for games, Zenitsu better man up or else! Tehehe!

R-E-V-I-E-W.

Next: Sanemi knows he has to protect himself. But somehow he has the urge to protect the weakened Water Pillar. Sanemi knows Shinobu won't hurt him beyond repair...but Sanemi will never obey to be Tanjiro's meal! Will he escape?