Chapter 27: Death sentence?

(3 days later)

Tanjiro's pov

The same room. The same view. Once again, I was on the hospital bed. I tried to sit, but the stitches started to give me a piercing sting in my stomach. I let out a yelp. The nurse heard me and called the doctors. They told me it could be discharged soon.

Though I had to make sure to lie straight at all times until the stitches recovered. Soon, Sol and Kosei came into the room.

Kosei: Ya Tanjiroie, if you plan to always get injured like this, then you might as well live in the hospital!

We all started laughing at that.

Tanjiro: For the first time, you cracked a good joke, !

Kosei: I am not only world-wide handsome, okay? I am also a world-wide funny guy (smirk). Wouldn't you agree, Sol?

Sol let out a giggle and nodded. I just realized that she was hiding behind the entire time.

Kosei: Ya Sol-ah, didn't you want to talk to him? Why are you saying anything? You can sit next to him, you know.

Nervously, she came to sit next to me. Both Sol and I couldn't even look at each other's faces. Wow, it was never this hard to talk to each other in the past. We would always keep bickering with each other. But now, not even a word could be brought out. Kosei noticed the awkwardness.

Kosei: I have to go and buy an ointment and pay the hospital for Tanjiro. At this rate, I will end up going broke because of Tanjiro.

We let out a light giggle, but after he left, it was silence again. I decided to break it.

Sol: My memories were lost when I woke up. Though I still had a small ounce of it. All I remembered was Karasuma. That night, he tied me up to a chair, but he didn't really do anything. He cried on my lap while mentioning his daughter. Mitsuha was the world to him.

Tanjiro: Oh, he seems like a good person...

Sol: He is a good person. Like it was said, Mitsuha was the world to him. Until she was killed, though...

Tanjiro: Hmm…

Sol: Tanjiro, could you do me a favor?

Tanjiro: What is it?

Sol: Could you not hand him over to the police?

Tanjiro: I

And right at that moment, a group of cops barged into the room.

Cop: Ma'am, are you Ms. Sol?

Sol: Yes…

Cop: May we know where Mr. Karasuma is?

Sol: He is in the mental hospital, but why?

Cop: We have received a death sentence warrant, so he will be hanged immediately.

The cops left the room, leaving Sol completely speechless. Hang? Death sentence? Tears started rolling down her face at the thought of seeing him dead. Tanjiro notices and gives her a soft hug. She starts crying harder against his chest.

Sol: Why? Why do they have to kill him? He indeed killed people, but he wasn't in his senses when he did it. He went crazy due to the loss of his daughter. Is it his fault? They killed her! They freaking destroyed his life! Tanjiro, please tell them not to do this. He deserves a second chance. Please…

Tanjiro just nodded and promised he would try his best.