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We soaked in the hot spring for a little while longer until the sun started to set. We both wrapped ourselves in robes while Tanjiro dressed in his usual outfit. Together, we went back to the place where dinner was said to be served. When we went inside, we spotted two people. I recognized one of them as Gyokko while the other was an unfamiliar person.
He seemed to be a lot shorter than Gyokko. He wasn't wearing a robe; instead, he wore the demon slayer uniform with a brown and yellow haori over it. His hair was black and reached his shoulders, his eyes were dark brown, and he wore yellow earrings. He looked at us and tensed, the smile on his face dropping. Gyokko, however, grinned when he saw the two of us enter.
"Heyyy! If it isn't Kamado and [LASTNAME]! Come, come!" He said, gesturing for us to come over.
We sat across from them, and Nezuko let Tanjiro out of his box. He proceeded to lay his head on my lap and hum contentedly.
"... [LASTNAME]...? As in the girl that Oyakata-sama likes so much...?" The other man asked, his voice shaky and timid.
"Yup! Kamado-chan, [LASTNAME]-chan, this is Hantengu, the Flame Hashira!"
"Y-You didn't have to say that so loud..."
"Ohh, come on! You should be proud of your ranking! Why are you always hiding in a shell, huh?"
Hantengu, despite his tanned skin, blushed and quickly looked away. Gyokko laughed and threw an arm over his shoulder. They seem awfully close...
"I'm sorry, but did you say the Flame Hashira?" Nezuko asked eagerly.
"Why...? What do you want...?" Hantengu murmured.
"I just wanted to ask if you knew anything about the 'Dance of the Fire God'!"
" 'Dance of the Fire God'...? Mmm... Never heard of it..."
"Ah..."
Hantengu mumbled something to Gyokko, making him chuckle.
"Well, we're gonna head to bed now. You guys take care!" Gyokko said.
They both stood and walked out of the room. With the way Hantengu held the hem of Gyokko's sleeve, something told me that there was something more going on than them just being friends. That's none of my business, though.
Before they could walk out of the door, Gyokko paused, making Hantengu stop as well. He looked back, his yellow eyes trained on Nezuko.
"Hey, Nezuko-chan..." He started using her first name this time, "I heard there's a secret weapon in this village that makes you stronger. Go look for it."
With that, they both walked off. Nezuko and I shared dinner together. She chattered happily about how cool the Hashira were and how she wondered what the secret weapon was. I agreed to go look for it with her before we went to bed.
The next morning, Nezuko woke me up early to look for the weapon. She kept making speculations on what it could be.
"Is it a sword? Is it buried? It's like a treasure hunt! I'm so excited!" She squealed.
I simply smiled, amused by her eagerness. The comfortable atmosphere between us, however, was shattered when we heard shouting. We looked ahead and saw two young boys.
One, the taller, had black hair that looked a bit like spider legs and narrowed blue eyes. He wore the demon slayer uniform and an oversized white haori with a red spiderweb design. The shorter boy also had black hair, which was tied back, and he wore a hyotto mask, indicating that he lived here. He wore a yellow striped yukata with pants and a sleeveless red haori over it.
"Go away!" The shorter boy shouted, "I'm not handing my key over, no matter what! And I'm definitely not teaching you how to use it!"
Suddenly, the older boy raised his hand, and he hit the shorter boy on the nape of his neck, sending him down to the ground.
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꒰ఎ TAISHO-ERA SECRETS ໒꒱
𖹭 Rui - the boy with the spider-like hair - is the tsuguko of Michikatsu. At thirteen-years-old, he's one of, if not the youngest member of the Demon Slayer Corps.
𖹭 Hantengu has split-personality disorder and is a pathological liar.
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