Taking Cover


After dinner, rain began pouring halfway through their journey back.

"Ah, the rain water will ruin the roots' potency!" They ducked underneath the awning of a closed shop, and Shinobu shrugged off her haori for a makeshift basket cover. A cold is easily remedied. "Let's go?"

"Wait, Shinobu-san. Can you please hold this basket for a moment?"

Tanjirou took off his haori, and Shinobu watched him hold it above them, a meager protection against the rain. "Tanjirou-kun, what about Nezuko?"

"Nezuko's box is sturdy, so rain won't get in. But we can save our plants if we go like this!"