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Anyways, this is the first chapter of the 'Re-educating a Slayer' arc. This is going to be a big arc consisting of a set of chapters with somewhat graphic sexual content, so beware. This first one is pretty tame but the rest will keep increasing in intensity…
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Chapter Summary:
Tanjirou has been captured, but for him, his fight is not over by a long shot. As though not wanting to accept the fact that his Master has him cornered, he continues to fight Muzan hard. And despite his pet's continued rejection, Muzan proceeds with his re-education attempt. But can he fully foil Tanjirou's escape plot and inform him of what is expected of him?
Content Dictionary
Thoughts
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[[Sound]]
[[Sssssk]] Sound of Tentacle(s) moving
[[PANT]] Heavy breathing
[[HUFF]] Laboured breathing
[[SWIP]] / [[SLASH]] High-speed fighting sounds
[[GAK]] / [[HYUKK]] Choking sounds
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"Memory of a conversation."
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"Heh.": A short laugh
BDSM TERM DICTIONARY
Disclaimer: What Muzan is doing with Tanjirou is in the context of BDSM, particularly the Master / pet dynamic but this is far farrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (x infinity) from a healthy D/s (BDSM) relationship. This is fiction and written for fun but here are a few definitions to help those who do not understand the meanings of the words I (have used and) will be using from now on.
N.B.: Other definitions for the following exist but this is how I personally see these.
Master: The one with absolute control in a D/s or M/s (Dom/sub, Domme/sub or Master/slave) relationship
Submissive: The one who has given up a certain degree of power in a D/s, M/s relationship. When in an M/s relationship, that 'degree of power' given up to their dominant partner is usually 100% (in this story though, Tanjirou has not 'given up' any power. Muzan is trying to take it).
pet: In this story, when Muzan calls Tanjirou his 'pet', he is referring to the submissive partner in a D/s relationship. A pet most times has an animal identity that he/she/they identify with but sometimes, the Master chooses that identity for them. The pet is treated as the name suggests and has all their needs met by their Master. In exchange, they loyally serve their Master. The Master can punish or reward them according to their (the Master's) desire.
pets usually wear a collar given to them by their Master and are treated like / behaves like the animal they are (if they have a specific animal identity) when in that Headspace. Muzan chose Tanjirou's identity for him (kitten) and has been trying to force him into that mindset / Headspace for the past 31 nights, but Tanjirou has been very opposed to it so far. Unfortunately for him, it is purely coincidental that Tanjirou's demon conversion turned him into a cat-like demon to match his 'pet' designation—something that Muzan has teased him about (Chapter 9 when he said "What are you? A cat demon? Maybe I've been treating you so much like a pet that you actually became one with my blood").
Note: Although the word 'relationship' is being used for these definitions, Muzan does not view what he is doing with Tanjirou as a 'relationship' in the romantic sense. To him, it's like a 'relationship' in the context of an interaction between two people.
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The sound of lightning pierces my ears
My heart wavers
- Gurenge by LISA lyrics (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba OP)
Chapter 20: : Re-educating a Slayer I: An Amazing Child
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N.B.: Location: Muzan's Mansion… Time: Late evening⏰
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THE TENTACLES HOVERED BRIEFLY BUT then suddenly darted forward in a flash.
[[Ssssk]]
"No. No. No…!" Tanjirou fought his Master's multitude of appendages, slashing at them and knocking them away with incredible speed while dodging their attempts to grab him.
He could not believe it. Even his carefully thought up escape plan had been anticipated by Muzan and instead of escaping, all he had accomplished was to make that crude demon want him more.
This isn't over! I have to try to get away…!
I have to win this…! I have to try—
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"Don't 'try'…just do it! If you're a man! The only other choice…is to lie down and die! So make yourself progress[1]!"
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Sabito's words to him echoed in his head.
Progress...
Progress…! I have to progress…!
"No!" He screamed with renewed strength as he slapped at each tentacle that came close.
Progress…!
His determination caused his nails to harden further with the quality and strength of a katana's blade. "I won't work for you! I won't!"
Faster
Faster…!
I have to move faster…!
[[Swip]]
[[Slash]]
His speed increased and his ability to evade attacks was as good as ever.
[[SWIP]]
Not one of Muzan's tentacles was able to touch him.
[[Sssssk]]
Those tentacles were still very fast though and did not give him the chance to get up off the floor to run again, so Tanjirou was forced to remain on his back, swatting wildly at the snakelike projections that were persistent in their aim to take hold of his arms.
It was like a high-speed battle, but with him lying down.
[[Ssssk]]
[[SLASH]]
[[SWIP]]
"Leave me alone…!" His nails cut through those thick bands of muscle easily but in spite of the improved strength of his nails, the ends of the tentacles could not be lopped off with his attacks, as Muzan's regeneration was remarkable.
[[Ssssk]]
[[SWIP]]
And in spite of his competence, and the tireless fight he was putting up to keep them at bay, those tentacles kept coming at him until they finally outmanoeuvred his long nails to wrap tightly over the cuffs at his wrists.
"Oh, you need to put these sharp little knives of yours away, my little one~" Muzan said, squeezing his wrists.
"Urgh…!" Tanjirou groaned, but as if listening to the request of its Master, his body obeyed and his nails retracted themselves.
"Good boy~"
"No! !" Tanjirou shouted when he saw this, trying his best to regain the upper hand, but nothing he did was able to make his nails extend again.
Why…?!
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"You're acting this way because you're a submissive now[2]. My submissive and you naturally crave to obey me—your Master. You are a tool. Your body will always do as I say and you will only feel good when you're doing what I want you to do[3]~"
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I'm not his submissive! He thought heatedly in response to that memory. I regained control of my body!
I formed a link to my demon side!
Why is this body still obeying him…?!
"Heh~" Muzan laughed at his pet's wide-eyed, dismayed expression.
"No…!" Tanjirou pulled, fought and bit the tentacles around his wrists with the aim to rip them off him but as they were extensions of Muzan's body, their regeneration remained instantaneous and the only response given to his struggling was a tighter grip.
"No…!"
He could not get away. Even after combining with his demon body and raising his strength and abilities to incredible heights, he still could not beat Muzan. He was very strong now, but the obvious remained set in stone; Muzan was the king of all demons—he was his king.
There was no fighting him.
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"Fighting will achieve nothing."
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No….
This can't be it…!
This can't be over—
"Ah, Tanjirou…" Muzan whispered as, in addition to the two tentacles holding Tanjirou's wrists, two more came to slowly wrap his forearms, while another two took hold of his ankles. "What a beautiful performance. You are an amazing child…~"
[[Ssssk]]
"…!" With that utterance, Tanjirou froze as he was reminded of someone else saying this to him.
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"Tanjirou…You…are an amazing child[4]."
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"…!" Tanjirou was about to give a flaming retort, but the look on his Master's face made him pause.
What…?
From that look of mild admiration and the lack of condescension or mockery that Tanjirou was not familiar with seeing in Muzan's gaze, he realized that his Master having said this exact phrase as his sensei was pure coincidence.
It was not said to mock the memory of what his sensei had said to him at the start of his journey. The Demon King genuinely thought this of him.
Regardless, Tanjirou did not feel happy to hear this from Muzan of all people.
He did not want to be praised or acknowledged by Muzan. And now, he hated the fact that he was so unique to have caught his interest to such an extent that his Master had resolved to pursue him until he was caught.
"I really…really want to re-educate you…" Muzan whispered. "I will draw out your true potential~"
[[Sssssk]]
"Urr…!" The tightening of the tentacles holding him made Tanjirou grit his teeth as his hands were stretched high up above his head and he was hoisted at least a foot off the ground. Throughout the act, he kicked and fought. "No…Stop!"
"If I'm lucky, your body would respond to this shock the way a Slayer's body responds to great stress to bring out their mark[5]," Muzan told him. "I've never seen a hybrid demon like yourself before. Sure, that bitch Tamayo and your sister Nezuko overcame my influence, but they were one hundred percent demons. You on the other hand, are a demon with a human brain. So interesting. Who knows what would happen when I push you to your limits. As your body is now, I'm guessing that a lot of your demonic potential is still locked up."
"Usually, normal demons attain their form upon conversion and while this cat-dragon-thing could be your final form, I don't think that it is."
Muzan paused dramatically while Tanjirou struggled before him.
"Stop…!" Tanjirou fought hard. "Let go…!"
But his efforts remained useless.
"I can feel it, Tanjirou," his Master's voice boomed throughout the large bedroom, "…there's something great in you just waiting to come to the surface. I want to bring it out and make it mine."
"Ah…~" Muzan's gaze went to the dark red mark that was permanently emblazoned into his sub's skin. "I'm sure you're unaware that your Slayer Mark is different from how it was when I brought you here a month ago," he commented. "That Mark…is the feeling you get when it appears the same for every Slayer? How did you feel when it first appeared? Did your entire body feel hot? As though you were at your limit and suddenly crossed some kind of threshold? As though there was a burst of raw power within your muscles and bones? ~"
"…?" Tanjirou's surprise made him suspend his struggle to look at his Master.
How does this bastard know so much about the Demon Slayer Mark?
As though aiming to respond to his question, a sudden memory of Muzan's words to him resurfaced,
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"…And you were even using your Breaths just like Kokushibō used to. Remarkable[6]."
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Those words ringing out in his ears wrought a horrified gasp from his mouth.
Kokushibō…? Breaths….?
Ah…!
There was a demon…an Upper Moon…who was a Demon Slayer?!
Everything slowly started to make sense. The real reason why Muzan had been so determined to convert him, why he was sure that he wanted him to join his ranks.
It wasn't only because he thought that I was special! He was aware that the combination of a Slayer's techniques and a demon's Blood Art would be a powerful tool! Especially if the Slayer was marked!
And since I just showed him that I'm able to use my Focus Breaths even after combining with my demonic body, he must be thinking that it's also be possible for me to use my Fire and Water Breathing with my swordsmanship…
Muzan knows this… he knows this…!
That's why he was so excited while I was fighting to escape…!
"…~" As Tanjirou's appalled expression met Muzan's smug one, Muzan merely smirked in response, unashamed to show that he was clearly anticipating the reaction that would come when his misery fully set in.
But Tanjirou, nude and strung up by his tentacles, was frozen in shock as his thoughts continued to race at a thousand miles per second.
Kokushibō…the demon Muzan was speaking of…that must have been Upper Moon One's name—I'm sure of it. A demon with Breaths is sure to be extremely powerful…so he was definitely Muzan's number one.
Back then… My comrades…Genya and Tokito died while fighting Upper Moon One[7]…he was that strong…
And…as his revenge for taking away his most powerful aide, Muzan is going to have me, another demon who can use Breaths, replace him.
The residual grief that Tanjirou was feeling for the loss of his friends combined with his misery for having played right into yet another one of Muzan's traps.
No…
I'm not going to replace the demon that took my friends away from me…! I'm not…! I can't let that happen…have to fight…have to—
"No, no, Tanji-kun~~ Struggling to escape from me is useless. I taught you that already," Muzan drawled, as Tanjirou seemed to be regaining the hope to oppose him with everything he had. "Tonight I'm going to recreate those conditions that created your Slayer Mark—the conditions that made you want to fight to survive and get stronger. Hm…~ I'm going to give a hybrid like you the opportunity to grow stronger for me. Hopefully, the high stress will cause your demonic potential to be drawn out in full so I can have a mind-broken pet that is also immensely powerful~"
Tanjirou's teeth were clenched tightly together as the boy snarled at him, but Muzan smiled.
"Oh, there are so many questions in your eyes~" The immensely perceptive Demon King told his pet. "I'll answer them for you~" he said in a tone that was clearly reflective of the confidence he felt that whether or not Tanjirou knew his plan, he would still succeed.
[[GRRRR]]
This cocksure attitude only served to make Tanjirou even angrier and he growled at his Master, but Muzan shushed him.
"Shhh, I'm trying to explain something to you," Muzan said. "It's like this… All demons have the potential to evolve further if they push themselves beyond their limit. Usually that evolution takes place at a time when they're sure that death is upon them[8]. What makes you special, is that you were capable of this evolution ever since you were a human. I saw it through the eyes of my marked demons—Kamado Tanjirou, you're always breaking the mould and doing the impossible~"
He scoffed.
"And a prime example of this was what I noticed back in my Dimensional Fortress," Muzan went on. "This Slayer Mark you have now is the same as the one that briefly appeared during your battle with Akaza."
Tanjirou was twisting his body and trying to free his bound wrists, but Muzan merely observed this futile fight with a calm expression.
"I remember the shape perfectly. That Mark…It appeared…then diminished again after your body exited that brief state when you were at your full potential[9]~"
"Ah but then that's not all…" Muzan's voice lowered, "You manifested your Mark for the first time when you fought Gyuutarou. Back then, it had appeared and disappeared too[10]."
"Your Mark always seems to change during your most intense periods of strife. And it seems that your demon conversion was not to be exempted from this."
Muzan hummed in thought.
"I remember how you twisted and turned last night while your body fought against my blood," he said with a laugh. "The conversion must have hurt a whole lot, right? Makes one feel like they're being ripped apart from the inside out~"
Without waiting for his disgruntled captive to comment on that, he added, "But as a result of your intense pain and struggle to overcome being turned into a demon, the most interesting thing happened… that same mark you had during your fight with Akaza is back on your forehead again."
Muzan informed him of this with a proud smile. "Tonight, returning to find you with your demon conversion complete, and your body in the same state of high potential it was in at that moment back in the Fortress was surprising…" He paused and his eyes glittered with a predatory light "…it's like you're in a permanent state of heightened awareness and ability. Lengthening and retracting, now remaining static… I have never seen a Slayer Mark behave that way in all my years. As far as I know, the Mark appears when a Slayer achieves a certain level, and one is granted immense power and ability in exchange for their lifespan[11]. Even Kokushibō's mark did not change after he became a demon. So I have a theory, Tanjirou-kun~ If your mark lengthened and changed only when you were able to reach such heights, it is possible that the new strength you have now from being a hybrid demon and not a human, is enough to maintain the state that keeps this particular mark active."
"My pet…you truly are amazing…" His gaze went over Tanjirou's struggling nudity with a great hunger. "So…if you're merely an unclaimed demon now; there's a possibility that you can generate a further change in the Mark you have and transcend even the limits that I think you're capable of—once I put your body under enough stress and claim you with my Demon Mark. You're definitely the type that gets stronger through traumatic experiences… ~"
[[Sssssssk]]
"Heh…~" Muzan laughed as he sent out one more tentacle to wrap around Tanjirou's neck and another to circle his torso, right under his nipples.
"Ah…you're so limber~" he complained while the tentacle constricted around Tanjirou's torso to steady the wriggling boy and keep his flexible body from twisting too much.
"Tanjirou-kun~" Muzan said as he stepped forward. "Did you listen to everything I just told you? I want you to meet my expectations and not disappoint me tonigh—"
"Go away…!" As Tanjirou's legs kicked out in response to Muzan walking up to him, the tentacles holding his ankles pulled them back down, tightened their loose grip and wrapped all the way up to his thighs to keep his legs stationary.
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"I'm going to take it all…I want it. Everything you can give me and more[12]…~"
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With that memory, Tanjirou's struggling intensified.
"No…No…!" He shouted, "I won't give it to you! I swear I won't! Don't come any closer…!"
"Stop fighting so much," Muzan warned. "I'm trying to explain tonight's lesson objectives—"
"No!" Tanjirou interrupted in an abrupt shout. Although his limbs were tightly bound, he refused to give up. And as Muzan got a little closer, he tried to undulate his body to head-butt him but Muzan anticipated this and the tentacle at his throat tightened, wrenching his head backwards.
"Gah…!"
He choked.
"Urr—Ack…!"
"…! ! !" His arms and legs tensed against his taut bonds as the tentacle around his neck pulled itself into a smaller circle, choking him as punishment for acting up, but the binding grip on his forearms and legs held him securely—wounding tighter and tighter as though gaining strength from his growing misery and the bountiful amount of mischief and wickedness Muzan had forged them with.
"Ack…!" Tanjirou gasped and heaved as the strong band holding his neck squeezed harder.
Stop…! The harrowing grip on his neck had his eyes watering and he was starting to drool, but the fight in him did not diminish. I…cannot…give…up…I—
"So unruly," Muzan commented calmly as his tentacle continued to choke the life out of his pet. "Do you know why I've always been calling you a cat even before your conversion?"
"It's because you hate it when I try to bathe you," he replied with a smirk. "Plus you're wild, headstrong, independent, and near impossible to train."
[[COUGH]]
Tanjirou was coughing violently, his body was shaking and his face was getting redder, but Muzan's face was marked with great delight at the sight of his stress.
"I would have hoped that this would teach you to be quiet, stay still and pay attention to the lessons I'm trying to teach you," he told the dying boy, "But I have very little hope that you're even capable of making a conscious decision to obey. No matter what I do, you keep getting more and more stubborn."
[[GAK]]
[[HYUKK]]
He scowled whilst the sounds of Tanjirou choking and gasping for breath filled the room. But then, a wicked smile spread his lips wide.
"Must you fight for everything? It's only sex. I told you that you might like it~"
[[Ssssk]]
[[COUGH]]
[[COUGH]]
Tanjirou coughed as the tentacle suddenly stopped choking him and eased its grip right before he was about to pass out.
[[GASP]]
Ugh…
With his throat incredibly sore and burning, his vision swam as he struggled to recover and he inhaled a large gulp of air as listlessly, his bloodshot eyes focused on his Master's wicked smile.
[[HUFF]]
[[HUFF]]
This jerk…!
He…he's playing around with killing me like it's a game…!
"Sex is a very pleasurable act~" Muzan whispered hotly in spite of the hateful, teary eyes watching him. "To be honest, I think you're getting off rather easily with me using this to punish you—"
"I won't like this one bit!" Tanjirou shouted hoarsely at Muzan. He could not believe what Muzan was telling him. His Master was acting as though the act of taking his virginity and all his first times was akin to stepping on an ant.
Tanjirou had expected no less from one he considered to be a sadistic, evil bastard, but the Demon King's behavior still angered him.
"I don't want to lose my virginity to you!" He yelled. His voice bore the weight of his desperation. "This may be nothing to you, but to me, sex is special! It's not something I'll just give away to a demon-jerk-bastard! Never!"
"Well, if you won't give it away to me," Muzan replied, "I'll take it. And I'll keep taking sex from you until you get the lesson through your thick, hard skull that your body belongs to me and your submission is something that should be given naturally to your Master."
[[GRRRRRRR]]
As Tanjirou growled, Muzan responded by taking another step toward him, and this new proximity, combined with his darkened features, made Tanjirou recoil from the instant awareness of the powerful fear that had reverberated within his innards prior to taking root in his bones.
His demon body was quaking in fear before its king and due to the link he had formed with it, he was feeling that fear much more than before.
"And furthermore," Muzan began in a low grumble, "I'm not a 'demon-jerk-bastard' or whatever the heck you keep calling me. I am your superior and you will show me the respect owed to my position."
"You're not superior to me!" Tanjirou hissed in spite of the fear coursing throughout his bound body. "You're a demon-jerk-bastard because you're a demon, a jerk and a bastard! I hate you!"
"Oh really?" Muzan frowned. "You're obviously shaking in fear…" he observed. "Yet you're so determined to anger me even more."
"…" Muzan was silent for a moment before he spoke. "Hmph. I will need to train a disrespectful pet like you to be more obedient."
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If there is nothing but this fate for me, I will be prepared for it
Even if I struggle and claw through the mud
There's a thin thread that can't be seen
And a tender sound that makes you want to cry
No matter the frustration
Go forward, go forward, keep facing ahead
Cut away the despair
Even with all the pain, even with all the pain
I have no choice but to stand up again
There are things to protect
There are things to protect
— Kamado Tanjirō no Uta (Tanjirō Kamado's Song)
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Next Chapter Teaser: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Now that he has been restrained, Muzan starts Tanjirou's re-education and his first lesson is a graphic demonstration on how he is expected to behave as his pet. Master knows best and Muzan would make sure that Tanjirou understands this fact.
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END NOTES SECTION- Where the Author discusses (makes fun of) their characters' actions from that chapter
(NOTE...I don't try to be funny in these notes. These are actual, genuine things that go through my mind while I'm editing. Tbh I'm full of sh*t):
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-1 'His determination caused his nails to harden further with the quality and strength of a katana's blade.'
Author: I just realized that with his extending, hard nails, Tanjirou is like the demon version of Wolverine from X-Men….ooops…I swear, designing him like this was purely coincidental. But I guess the difference is that Tanjirou's 'claws' come out of his fingertips and are hardened nails and not his bone coming out of his knuckles lol…
b- 'The tightening of the tentacles made Tanjirou grit his teeth as his hands were stretched up above his head and he was hoisted at least a foot off the ground'
Author: Some of you thought that Muzan was going to throw Tanjirou on the bed. Hehe oh no… With the kind of messy sex he wants to have, he isn't in the mood to be changing bedsheets (or summoning demons to do that)…
c- '"Stop fighting so much," Muzan warned. "I'm trying to explain tonight's lesson objectives"'
Author: Lesson objectives? What are you, Muzan? A teacher? *looks at the 'Muzan is a Good Teacher' tag* Oh…okay, carry on, sensei…
-2 'Tonight I'm going to recreate those conditions that created your Slayer Mark—the conditions that made you want to fight to survive and get stronger.'
Author: So we see (part of) Muzan's plot for Tanjirou! As he could see what his Moons were seeing (and in Akaza's case he really had nothing to do while chilling inside his flesh cocoon in the Dimensional Fortress), he noticed the changes in Tanjirou's Slayer Mark and drew up his own theory that he wants to test! He needs to know whether the increase in Tanjirou's tolerance threshold as a result of demonization could be pushed further to cause another change in his Mark or grant him greater power as a demon! And Muzan has already identified the means to find out the answer to his question—he's going to literally kill him, by putting his body under pressure until its forced to evolve to the next level (frightening thought, huh?)…
-3 'Kokushibō…the demon Muzan was speaking of…that must have been Upper Moon One's name—I'm sure of it. A demon with Breaths is sure to be extremely powerful…so he was definitely Muzan's number one.
Author: Tanjirou did not fight Upper Moon One and he was captured before he could inherit the full memories from Sumiyoshi about Yoriichi's past with his brother Kokushibō, so he knew not of this Kokushibō fellow or that demons could use Breaths. Therefore, he was only made knowledgeable of the existence of a demon who possessed the ability to use Slayer Breaths when Muzan mentioned that he was 'just like Kokushibō' in the last chapter. Then he made the deduction that if Muzan is so thirsty to make him into an Upper Moon, and was also familiar with the Slayer Mark, then Kokushibō had to have been a marked Upper Moon demon, and was also the name of the Upper Moon One that Genya and Tokito had died fighting (as a marked demon with Breaths had to be the most powerful among Muzan's ranks).
b- 'But as a result of your intense pain and struggle to overcome being turned into a demon, the most interesting thing happened… that same mark you had during your fight with Akaza is back on your forehead again'
Author: So now we see why the Slayer Mark on Tanjirou's forehead in this story looks like this!
c- '"Do you know why I've always been calling you a cat even before your conversion?"
It's because you hate it when I try to bathe you," he replied with a smirk. "Plus you're wild, headstrong, independent, and near impossible to train."'
Author: We also get the reason why Muzan always calls him a cat!
REFERENCES / IMPORTANT FOOTNOTES:
[1] Author: Manga Chapter 5 is when Sabito told him that part about 'doing' and not just 'trying'
[2] It is as the name suggests; a submissive is the partner in a D/s relationship dynamic who gives up a certain degree of control to their Dominant / Master.
[3] Muzan told Tanjirou that he was his submissive in Chapter 9
[4] "Tanjirou…You…are an amazing child." Author: Manga Chapter 6
[5] 'your body would respond to this shock the way a Slayer's body responds to great stress to bring out their mark' Muzan knows about the formation of Demon Slayer marks from Kokushibō of course
[6] Muzan was comparing him to Kokushibō in Chapter 19
[7] Tanjirou was made aware of Genya and Tokito's deaths as a result of fighting Upper Moon One, in Manga Chapter 170
[8] 'Usually that evolution takes place at a time when they're sure that death is upon them' Author: Examples of this is in the Manga when Kokushibō and Akaza were about to die, they received the opportunity to 'evolve' and surpass their limits.
[9] Tanjirou's Slayer Mark appeared and diminished in manga chapters 152 + 153 consecutively.
[10] Tanjirou got his Slayer Mark during his fight with Gyuutarou in manga chapter 94
[11] The mention of the Slayer Mark granting heightened ability in exchange for one's life is mentioned in Manga Chapter 178
[12] "I'm going to take it all…I want it. Everything you can give me and more…~" Author: Muzan said this to him in Chapter 9
A SPECIAL NOTE(mild / vague spoiler for 204 in first reply)
REN: Wow I just read the chapter and I must say that this was the best chapter of KNY for me. It was perfection. I feel so sad but so happy too. I've honestly never seen such a sweet ending for a manga before. All the loose ends were tied up and I'm guessing that the author did what they did to Tanjirou's arm and eye as compensation for all the ppl (myself included) who were saying that he got a free heal by turning into a demon. But fuuuuu I feel so sad seeing him like that though. He looks so depressed on the inside, like he's just smiling to make everyone think that he's okay and that's making me sad ugh. I liked all the inosuke parts! He's got a little crush. And Nezuko too! Poor Zenitsu hahaha. And that part with Zenitsu and Inosuke in the tub...xD I laughed! Great chapter! And I'm curious as to why it's going to show the present day next... hmmm. Like you said, maybe descendents? Reincarnation? Ahhh I'm hoping everything's ok bc I'm still sad about how Tanjirou looked in this chapter. He's totally one of those ppl who just smile on the ooutside without truly analyzing their real emotions. He looked like a hurt puppy. Poor bby..
And you can always message me on Twitter! I may take 3 days or so to respond tho. Other than that, here is fine!
GUEST: Haha! Now you got two updates!
GUEST: I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who does the refresh thing. Your comment reminded me of a Naruto fic from 2011 that I'm still in pain over not seeing an update-and it went on hiatus right in the midst of a climax. Thanks for the compliment and your support! I hope that this made you happy!
GUEST: Hi! Thank you! your compliment makes me very happy! I'm glad that you're enjoying this story, because that's my main goal-to make ppl smile with what I create! As for your question, you're right-chapter 20 was the climax! But it ain't as simple as that...the 'climax' is an ENTIRE arc! This is the 'Re-educating a Slayer' arc! Thanks again and I hope that you enjoy!
NANINONDESUKA: But of course! And you get two updates!
GUEST: Whoa man thank you for this message you definitely gave me a reality check about rushing to do stuff while suffering my health so when I says thanks I really mean it. Take care!
GUEST: Ahahahahaha I can't tell you how much I laughed at this comment! Tanjirou really should learn to watch his actions around Muzan. The guy is already very bitter and then along comes Tanji-kun to stress him out further haha. But Muzan is going to be returning the favor in stressing him from now on ;) hehe
LILY: Awww bby sorry about that! The Privatter link is in the description of my Twitter group. When you click that link, it's the third option. Then when it asks you for a password, the answer to the question will always be yes. An older post I had there had a different question though. I think the question was 'what do you call Muzan?' and the answer is 'Muzan-sama' haha I hope this helps!
GUEST: Yeah, I was going to update a few days ago but then the update turned into a double chapter *sweating* so the editing for two chapters delayed the update! I hope that this double treat eased your anxiety of waiting! Thanks for your support and for reminding me to take my time to craft a story that is ready when I feel that in my heart it is ready! That motivated me a lot!
REN: Ooooh don't worry! You reviewed chapter 18 but even if this was a double review, I always love seeing your reviews! Thank you for your kind compliments! I really loved writing that fight scene! And poor Tanji-kun...he's just way out of his league with Muzan this poor boy can't deal with the fact that he's destined to fail! Too many things are against him but as always, Tanjirou will keep fighting the cruel hand of fate!
Ah it was so much fun to imagine an overpowered af Muzan just standing there whipping out attacks at Tanjirou while Tanjirou is doing all sorts of backbends and difficult acrobatics lol.
A real boss move for Muzan.
Ahhh and congrats on making it to the summer break! I hope you will enjoy it! You worked hard!
Oh my...it's only when you reminded me that I realized that I'm wayyyyy overdue for a glass of water! Thank you! It's been another 100F day without air conditioning!
Hehe and Muzan will totally blow Tanjirou out of the water with that first kiss...oooooh boy I was fangirling so hard when I wrote that scene.
Take care and drink lots of water and at healthy!
YUELINORI: Aw thank you! The story will surely continue! And yessssssss Yoriichi x Kokushibou! That ship would be gorgeous af. Kokushibou would totally be the uke. He was acting all salty since they were kids, wondering why Yoriichi was born and feeling disgusted by his smiling face but I think his feelings of hate were actually because he never realized that he was actually in love with Yoriichi. Like...why carry the flute with you for 400 years after the man died. Kokushibou's totally a tsundere.
KANON 58: Hi! Hehe he's just chilling in that virgin body xD
Ugh yeah, they announced that it will be ending this month such a pity. Oh boy, prepare thineself, there will be lots more cliffies! Tanjirou's entire life is just one big cliffhanger x'D T_T
Lol yesssss Muzan loves those boys with the dark red hair and eyes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Hope you liked the chapter!
GUEST: Gosh yes! I hate how pitiful Muzan in Canon has become. As I told another reader, I loved him in the beginning but the way he became inconsistent was totally not like how he was portrayed to be. Someone as intelligent and sly as Muzan would never make the mistakes that he made in the final battle. Tanjirou was always shown to be his greatest threat and one he took seriously from the beginning, but then in the end he's just like "Come and get me if you can!" and traipsed off like a little girl scout wtf. Then he infected him with his blood to kill him and just left his body lying there without even thinking that maybe...just maybe he might survive. Then of course, letting Tanjirou get inside his body and remain active enough to move and slash him with a finishing blow. Arrogance can only take one so far. In the beginning I used to think that Muzan in kny contradicting himself was funny. Like how he told Lower Moon 4(?) that she should not run whenever she saw a Pillar...yet he had just run from a little boy 35 chapters earlier just because he was wearing Hanafuda earrings -.- But now, I don't find his lack of character development and his wholly contradicting self in Canon funny anymore.
I just want to tell him 'IT'S TIME TO STOP'.
I'm laughing so much at how you said 'what were his goals? Conquer the sun to become immortal ? Then what, living his idle eternal life?' ahahahahahaha Nooooo! Don't you see how important living his best idle eternal life is? Muzan's true goal was to conquer the sun so that he could finally get that tan he's been wanting for 1000 years! He would finally be able to achieve his goal to become a Gyaru and then he could either go into showbiz or just porn.
Thank you for your words and for sharing your feelings about the story with me! And yeah, Muzan being affected by Ubuyashiki's words in 201 was as magical as Tamayo's magical drug. In this story he'll also be affected by Ubuyashiki's words about death and feelings, but again, not in the way Ubuyashiki hoped *evil laugh*. Ugh...chapter 201 was something special. At this point, I'm just praying for this to end so I can get closure.
Oh no worries! I understand your spiteful feelings toward him. I also dislike how his character deteriorated to the point that I don't understand him anymore in KNY. It's upsetting.
Thanks for reading and I hope that you enjoyed this chapter! Take care!
DYSPHOL: Awwwwww Thank you! Thanks for liking this I was so anxious about how this chapter would be received but I am happy to see that you liked it! Yes! I'm happy that you are excited, because there will be so many intense things happening! You made a good choice to make an account. Less stress than checking often to see if this was updated! Oh my you found me on Tumblr? Ahh I wish Tumblr hadn't done that great purge of 2017. That was basically my home! I haven't found another site as good as there so I occasionally go back there and check out what's left of it :'( Thanks again for your kind words and for reading and I look forward to bringing you the next chapter!
ACJMONKEYAJ: Aw! Yeah, Tanjirou has a big fight ahead of him to survive everything that's coming! And his friends were shown already...remember, chapters one-nineteen has only been one night and one day and this is the second night. The last time his friends were shown was during the day a few hours ago in a big meeting to decide his fate. That's where they decided that they need to kill him if he's become a demon :( You will totally see them again, but that would be in about 8-10 chapters. And there won't be any confrontation between them and Tanjirou anytime soon! The focus rn is on Muzan and Tanjirou and Tanjirou's personal battle with him. We gotta cheer on Tanjirou!
In a way, I feel sad by the thought of his friends seeing him as he is. Worst of all bcause if he's mind-broken they will have to uphold the law of the Demon Slayers Corps and kill him :'(
Thanks for understanding about my schedule! It's crazy though that you had to endure harassment? What is wrong with ppl! Or...maybe I should say, 'What ISNT wrong with most ppl'.
Ah! Thanks for explaining I understand now! I didnt expect that Ash was the 'forgotten sibling' but the title is still cool though. It may seem misleading, but that can be used as a device to create a nice turn. Bc ppl are expecting Scarlet to be the forgotten one, but it turns out to be Ash, and that's just awesome!
Yes! Same here, I liked the sweet atmosphere of 203 and now that I think about it, as a fujoshi shipping MuzanTan, I love how Muzan was there, but as a reader, I hate that he was. His presence kind of ruined the sweet friendship vibes as I was just feeling secondhand embarrassment for how he was begging and I was cringing so hard I couldn't see straight.
I actually breathed out a sigh of relief when his part ended. I couldnt take it anymore.
I love Zenitsu so much. He is bae so pure so sweet.
Yeah, I wasn't expecting Muzan's fight to be flashy at all. The reason the tentacle swinging upset me was that anyone who is portrayed to be as sly, cautious and plotting as he is, would not spend 20 chapters swinging away. They would analyze a situation better than that and know that they shouldnt wait until the last minute to skip out on a fight they would have known that they were destined to lose had they done a better analysis or ANY analysis at all. My dislike of his fight was more of my disappointment in him as the main villain. So whenever I say I feel sorry for him, it's more of a 'I wish you had used your potential better'. And it's like I had mentioned in a discussion before, he underestimated Tanjirou when he should not have and even that is contradicting his personality. Because, we see him being cautious af with Tanjirou from the beginning. He was shown as a no-nonsense villain, immediately putting a hit on Tanjirou since the moment they met in Asakusa and even sending his Moons after him! But then when he meets him in person at the Ubuyashiki Mansion he's like "come and get me if you can, Kamado Tanjirou" like wtf dude? I may sound harsh, but the Muzan in KNY deserved to end up as he did. He had so much potential and made stupid mistakes.
Lmao "Cute Male Protagonist" I hear ya! Can't dispute that at all! And weirdly, after Tanjirou's demonization, he somehow seems cuter than before...idk why.
Oooooh that story plot for the KNY Fanfic sounds delightful! So much potential for angst xD I hope that this sister would have to fight Muzan! It would be fantastic to see how she manages going against him for Tanjirou's sake :0
Awww thank you for your kind words! Hopefully you don't end up hating this when things get really terrible, because...like I said, there is an order to kill on Tanjirou's head by the Corps...! The only thing that can save him with his friends is if he turns out like Nezuko and is able to maintain his human sensibilities and can prove to them that he isnt harmful! He has a longgggg painful journey ahead.
Tanjirou-kun deserves the best things in life. He is too sweet for this but unfortunately, sometimes life just has a way of picking on the nicest people. The good thing is that there always is the tiniest ray of hope, even in the darkest sky.
NANINONDESUKA: Lol! Yeah 7-10 days may seem long, but it's just a week + 3 days! Think of it from that perspective and it won't feel bad at all! And send me all those positive energy vibes and I might be lucky enough that the update happens in a week! Also, thanks for reading! Yessss the part you have been anticipating is coming (hahahaha 'coming' xD )
Thanks everyone for reading and please take care!