Argentum: Another to put out yay!

Slayer: Will be an interesting one… also good job on Val'gin, glad to see him being used properly.

Argentum: Ah thank you~!

Judan: Whatever…

Slayer: Huh… how long has it been since we've all worked on the same chapter together?

Judan: Oh a number of chapters ago.

Slayer: Wow it's so bad we can't even remember huh?

Argentum: YEP!

Mukago: This chapter is going to be uncomfortable for me isn't it?

Grel'Slyfer: Maybe… maybe not. I personally hope it is.

Shadow: Why are most of my siblings so messed up?

Slayer: Sorry that's mostly my fault.

Shadow: True…

Argentum: Yeah… enough of that now! Mukago go ahead and start us off!

Mukago: Okay! We here at the Dark Guard productions own nothing but OC's and reality building concepts everything else belongs to their respective owners. Now without further ado…

Everyone: Here's the story!

Hello= Regular talk

Hello= Thoughts

[Hello]= Radio

(Hello)= Telepathy/Mind reading

Chapter Nineteen: How I became Sherlock Holmes or… How I became a stalker…

It's been a couple of weeks since my encounter with the Abysswalker Val'gin. At first I was excited to be going around killing demons. I soon realized that most demons running around are pretty much cannon fodder. At least for competent swordsman like myself, and that wasn't me being arrogant. That was simply the truth, for example my second mission against the mine demon. He she was using some sort of blood demon art to control the miners. Apparently she for some odd reason liked the taste of coal and blood… Yeah I didn't really get it either.

However since the miners were all regular people, I simply zipped passed them after her monologue. Her face of shock was rather amusing as I cut off her head. Thankfully I had some time to rest afterwards and partied a bit with the now free miners. I also finally got to read the letters my girls sent me. Eris as usual was doing quite well underneath, as she now calls him, her gramps and was getting along with Zenitsu well enough.

He seemed a lot more tolerable now that he had given up on my goddess marrying him. Cassandra on the other hand was still having some trouble. Though she and Tanjiro took my advice to heart, and were trying to master Zen Shūchū no Kokyū. She also told me about two other kids who had already mastered their training. A Sabito and Makomo, she told me Sabito was very strong and even together she and Tanjiro couldn't beat him. Their training with this Sabito reminded me of my training with Shinjuro. He was tough on them and even used a wooden sword against their metal ones.

That alone spoke volumes of his skill. Makomo on the other hand was while soft spoken, more like Kyojuro and helped them with their forms and breathing. Writing back I asked her to thank the both of them for me. I was happy that my princess was improving and that she was happy with her progress. Though it made me wonder if I could cut the boulder they were given.

I decided that when I visited that I would see if I could do it just for curiosities sake. Overall I was happy that my girls and their new friends were doing well. One thing to really note however was something about Zenitsu. At one point during a spar with Eris she had knocked him out. Obviously she was worried, but that's when my goddess discovered a secret of his. In her own words "Zenitsu was secretly a badass the entire time". Allegedly whenever Zenitsu was unconscious he somehow became super powered.

His skills enhanced and he charged head long into battle without fear. Both she and her master were surprised when Zenitsu beat Eris in a spar in that state. Made me wonder how he could do such a thing. One thing that was for certain was if I was ever paired up with him. I'd more than likely knock him out if there was an emergency going on. I will admit I'd do so partly out of curiosity, but who could blame me?

Cracking my neck I looked up at the sky. About one in the afternoon now. Currently I was making my way over to a town that has reported suspicious activity. No one has gone missing, but the Kakushi agents that were sent there had reported a spike in injuries. Injuries that looked suspiciously like bite wounds. No one had died yet, and in a case like this there was a chance it was some animal. However the corps always liked to make sure.

The town was called Mokumi town, main export was lumber and until recently was rather successful financially. It was also right in front of me now. Humming I decided the first thing I'd do would be to check into an inn of some sort. I had a feeling that I'd be here for a while longer than the other towns I've been to. Mokumi town however was much larger than any place I've been to in this world, and it took me until dusk to find a place to settle in.

Thankfully despite the steep price I had plenty of money thanks to my… activities. I had no doubt my girls would try and beat the crap out of me for my new gambling addiction. However I figured what they didn't know wouldn't hurt them, or hurt me quite yet. After checking in I left to search the city for a bit, I also gambled a little bit more. Thankfully I had a perfectly good reason to go along with my addiction! Turns out that gambling spots are even awesome places to gather information! Turns out people were pretty loose lipped when surrounding by likeminded people. So I took advantage of all that while scamming a lot of money out of them.

Unfortunately no one was quite sure what was going on inside the town, just that a few months ago people started being attacked in the streets. However seeing as no one had died, and the injuries weren't too life threatening. The incidents were mostly ignored; the only ones who cared were those who were attacked.

Even then they those who were attacked didn't even know what had attacked them. All they remembered was walking along at night or in a very shady part of town during the day... and bam! They were knocked out before waking up in the local clinic. It was even worse in the forests where most of the attacks happened. I wasn't quite sure what to make of it, though I was pretty sure a demon was behind all of this. Unfortunately with what I've been told, it seemed as if this particular demon was very smart.

I had no idea if a demon needed to eat a person whole, or it could simply subsist with taking random bites from people. But I didn't want to chance it, and so decided to hunt it down as swiftly as possible. My first stop was the clinic to try and find the most recent bite victim. Their memory would be the freshest and might provide me with some clues.

I'm starting to spend more hours looking for demons then actually slaying demons. I had begun to realize that demon slayer work was filled with a lot of detective work. Or at least it was so for me. I suppose if it were too easy for me it would get boring after a while. Taking it for what it was I walked inside the local clinic. Inside was a woman wearing a veil over her head. She was sitting at the front desk and was currently reading something. I was curious about her actual looks but decided not to pry and rang the bell on her desk.

"Excuse me miss." Looking up she seemed a bit shocked before quickly putting her book away.

"Sorry I was distracted for a moment. Is there anything I can do to help you?" She sounded kind if a bit ditsy so I decided to simply be polite and ask my questions.

"Well that remains to be seen. You see I'm with the police force and I was sent to what I could find about the recent attacks." Reaching inside my haori I brought out a fake badge and I.D I had made for occasions such as this. "I was hoping to talk to the most recent bite victim to see if they had any information." Looking at my badge the girl seemed to study it for a moment causing me to become nervous. Did she see through the fake I.D?

Thankfully she seemed to be convinced in the end and nodded her head. "I see… we've had a few police officers come in and try and figure things out. But no one has gotten anything yet, however based on your I.D I can tell you're out of town. So maybe you'll be able to finally put a stop to all of these horrific attacks." Standing up she gave a short bow before walking out from behind the desk. "Come with me, I'll take you to the most recent victim." Following her I made sure to observe my surroundings. So far it looked like just a normal clinic, but one could never be too sure with demons. Their blood demon arts are quite tricky.

Shaking my head I decided to strike up a conversation with the receptionist. "So… I never got your name Miss." Giggling a bit she spoke up a bit happily.

"No I suppose you didn't… my name is Mukago though my friends call me Muka. And your name was Shubara Ryu right officer?"

I couldn't help but wince at the fake name but still nodded my head. "Yeah! Came straight from Tokyo actually. Was curious about life outside of the bustling city, so I decided to come here once the assignment was put out there. I just hope I'm able to do something before someone gets really hurt." Mukago nodded her head seriously before saying something with conviction.

"I hope you do as well, but something tells me no one is going to die from these attacks." She must've sensed my raised eyebrow as she elaborated. "Just think about it… everyone attacked has ended up at the clinic with only a small bite wound. If anyone were to die, I'm sure there would've already been casualties. In fact there's already been victims who've been bitten twice come through here." She then sighed. "Though I will admit, that I wished whoever was doing this would stop dropping them off on the door step. Almost tripped on someone making my way out last night."

I could tell she was annoyed so I simply nodded. "My condolences this must be making all of you quite busy." She sighed before nodding. "Speaking of the all of this, when exactly was the earliest bite victim? I'm curious to see when you thought all of this started." My question must've caught Mukago off guard because she didn't say anything for a bit. When she did answer the nurse seemed a bit unsure.

"Well… if I'm honest there's always been bite victims in town. Mostly from wild animals out in the forest, so I can't quite say for sure… but if I had to guess this has been going on for years. They all kind of started near the saw mill. It's just for some reason whatever or whoever is doing this has increased these attacks in frequency. It is as if they're scared of something and are trying to stockpile energy. Maybe some form of long hibernation? I'm not quite sure if I'm honest." That had given me food for thought, and had given me a huge piece of the puzzle.

"I see, glad to know someone has been paying attention to these things. Good work there~." Mukago seemed to fluster a bit as she tried to deny my words. I however just waved off her modesty; she was a good person I could tell. I just wished I knew what she looked like, but I thought it'd be rude to simply ask. For all I knew it could be some sort of religious thing. However just to be sure I quickly used my Lyb'Craeft on her. Thankfully she turned out to be normal, although I did have to blink when the equations around her fluctuated. Deciding to think on that later I simply continued to follow her, and eventually we arrived at the latest bite victim's room.

Gesturing to the door Mukago spoke up. "Well this is it, Fujomura Roku's room. Now I hope you don't mind but I need to stay simply to make sure you don't try anything to the patient. Not that I don't trust you it's more of a policy type of deal." I wasn't too annoyed with that, and even understood the reason behind the policy. So I simply nodded as I entered the room. It was a pretty standard white painted room, though it did have a window to the outside. The man Fujomura also looked to be in rather good condition. He just had a bandages going across his body, though it was more heavily bandaged around his left shoulder.

Turning to us the man waved. "Hello there! Didn't expect to have any visitors right now." Looking Mukago he smiled. "Is it time for dinner? Or just here to see me Muka Chan~?" The receptionist slash nurse huffed but I could tell it was in good humor.

"Of course not~! Just here accompanying this out of town officer. He has a few questions for you as it the situation would have it." The man seemed a bit disappointed but nodded before turning to me.

"Well what can I do for you then officer?"

Seeing this as my chance I walked up to his bed. "Well first I'd like to give my condolences for your current condition." Roku nodded as I continued. "Secondly I would like to know a few things. First question would be if you caught even a glimpse of your attacker, and second would be if you heard anything. Even how heavy their footsteps were would be of help." Scratching his scraggly chin the man answered.

"Well… as like everyone else attacked so far… I didn't see anything. Not a hide nor hair of whoever or whatever is doing this. However I did hear some very heavy footsteps, so they must've weighed a lot. Or are simply heavy on their feet." I nodded before asking my next questions.

"Alright that's a detail we didn't know before. Now my third question is where were you when you were attacked, and what were you doing at the time." He seemed to think for a moment, trying to remember what was going on.

Eventually the man sighed and shook his head. "Sorry but I don't rightly remember, I just know that it was night, and I had just come back from a hard day of work. I do believe I was close to getting home though if that helps." I made a mental note of that before bowing my head.

"Thank you for the information, I'll let you be now." The man wished me luck as Mukago and I left the room. Thinking on a few more things I questioned her further. "How bad are the bites when they usually get here if you don't mind me asking?"

The woman shook her head before answering. "No I don't mind! As for the bites… they are large enough to fill a persons mouth, but are never enough to cause permanent harm. Something I am relieved to see every a victim is brought in. Also before you ask there are usually five victims a night. It used to be just two but there's been more the last two weeks. I'm afraid that they'll be more in the upcoming months. However as long as no one actually dies I'll be happy enough to simply treat them. Though I do hope you solve this case and stop this from continuing." I hummed in agreement while wondering exactly wha this demon was doing.

Sure it made sense that they didn't kill anyone, but surly they know that even if no one dies. If there's enough victims like this they'll be caught and slain eventually. It was quite the conundrum and I planned to solve the mystery one way or another.

This is quite the elementary line break dear side slash!

Saying goodbye to Mukago while promising to visit when another victim came in. I left to continue my investigation; unfortunately I didn't have too much to go on. My last few hunts were pretty easy and straight forward. This one was tricky with such a smart demon. Though I was beginning to wonder if this was a newly turned demon who was trying not to kill anyone. I would make some sense, and honestly I would congratulate them for staying strong before cutting their head off. Hey! I had a job to do and there was no telling what they might do in the future.

Besides according to Kyojuro all demons were directly linked to Muzan. The progenitor of all demons was constantly watching all of them. So even if I decided to let it live, Muzan would kill the poor thing for treason. Or worse yet force it to take advantage of my kindness, and have it start killing whether it wanted to or not. That wasn't something I wanted, so resolved myself to simply save us both pain, and end the demon's life despite how tragic it sounded.

Unless… I was starting to come up with an insane idea, one I had no clue on how to practically implement. Well if it comes down to that we'll just see how it works. Stretching out my back I decided to head out to the surrounding forest. Knowing that it was where the demon originally targeted its prey.

Swiftly arriving I looked at the trail leading up to the usual logging location. I could hear water nearby along with the sound of grinding wood. Following the sounds I ended up in front of the log mill. A large waterwheel powering it even this late at night. Candles were lit and I could see some late night workers trying to cut the logs before tomorrow. I couldn't help but smirk knowing I found some more people to question.

Making my way over I found who I assumed was the foreman and spoke up. "Hello there." Turning to me with a raised eyebrow I got out my badge and I.D. "Detective Shubara Ryu from the Tokyo detective department. Seeing how there have many attacks which the local police can't seem to solve. I have come to help with the investigation. I'm here because I heard this is where the attacks originated from. So anything you might be able to tell me?"

Humming in thought for a moment the foreman eventually shrugged. "Well to the best of my knowledge the bites originally started with normal animals. You see we have a population of foxes, raccoons, and even badgers. The last ones have always been a bit aggressive. When the bites became more frequent we thought something bigger had come in at first. We quickly scratched that idea seeing how no one was really hurt. Though one of my boys did say he saw something white one night. Right after that Jiro another one of my workers woke up at the clinic. Sorry officer but that's the best I got."

I was now more intrigued than before. I was slowly putting things together. I now knew what color the demon seemed to wear. Saying my farewells I decided to simply stake out the clinic. If there was a victim then they would drop them off there. If no one showed up despite it happening every night than I know something had happened. Either someone accidentally told the demon, in which case I'd have to question those who knew I was in town once more. Or one of the people I talked to was the demon and was trying to lay low.

If a demon did show up I'd have to give chase. There were a few more possibilities; however those possibilities had very simple solutions. So moving swiftly I made my way back over to the clinic, I just hoped no one was dropped off yet. Seeing how dark it was I jumped to the roofs and started bounding my way to the clinic. My luck just happened to be one my side that night.

For when I arrived I could see a figure in a white hooded cloak dropping off someone in front of the clinic. Gotcha! Charging forward I landed right behind the figure. "I suggest you turn around and give up demon! If you do we might be able to work something out." The short figure seemed to freeze, however it was just for a moment as they jumped up to the clinics roof. "Alright the hard way…" Jumping up myself I started to chase them.

Something was wrong though, the figure was just as if not faster than I was. Now I wasn't arrogant and I wasn't saying I was the fastest there was. But I could tell right away that this wasn't a low level demon. Jumping from roof to roof I became a bit impatient and drew my sword.

Hachi no Kata Kanpeki En! Launching a sphere of flames at the figure I thought I had got them. However my eyes widened as all I saw was a now burnt cloak. Gritting my teeth I looked around and saw the demon running into the forest. Using my Lyb'Craeft I tracked the white yukata wearing demon. I could tell that it was female and seemed very scared of me. Shaking my head I continued my pursuit. It was a bit of mistake to enter into the forest after the demon.

Instead of a simple continuation of our chase, I was quickly attacked by all the plants around me. Oh this ain't good. Cutting and hacking I eventually had to break off my pursuit. There were just too many tree branches in the way. Tsk… guess you get to live another night! This demon was definitely smarter than most of the others I've encountered. In a way I felt excited for the hunt taking place, in another way I felt annoyed at how long this might take. Shaking my head I raised my sword. Shichi no kata Enjo Nejire! Swiftly destroying all the branches around me I eyed my surroundings.

Nothing. Sighing I sheathed my sword before heading back to town. Once there I headed to the inn to get some rest. There was no point in trying to find the female demon again tonight. So taking a bath a the inns outdoor baths, I went up to my room and plopped down on my bed. Ugh… so much for trying to solve everything in one night.

This is quite the elementary line break dear side slash!

The next day I returned to the small clinic. At the reception desk was Mukago once again, only she seemed a bit angry that morning. She was writing down something furiously while tapping on the side of her desk. I quickly decided to be a little more cautious around her.

I did so by simply clearing my throat. "I see that something may have happened last night." She looked up at me and though I couldn't see it I could tell that she was scowling.

"Oh you have no idea! For some reason while there were five bite victims as per the usual number this month. Only one of them was sent here! The other four were found knocked out and bandaged around town! Just thinking about the improper medical care given makes my skin crawl! Worse yet! Since they were never admitted to the clinic, the other four bite victims ran off despite their injuries! Really gets my blood boiling!"

I couldn't help but laugh a bit sheepishly before offering condolences. "Sorry to hear that… if it helps I did catch a figure in white dropping off the one injured guy here." At that moment an idea popped into my head and I decided to test the waters so to speak. "Unfortunately before I could do anything some lunatic with a sword chased after them. Just my luck I suppose, but maybe it was a good thing? The both of them were definitely more athletic than I was if their rooftop chase was anything to go by." The receptionist nodded her head accepting my story at face value. Or at least I think she did, was hard to tell with the veil she wore.

"I see… well if it's any consolation. You're already ahead of any of the local police force in your investigation." I wanted to see if any rumors of a sword wielding maniac spread, or if I would be attacked for either getting to close to the demon. Or if I would be captured and silenced. It felt a bit wrong using the nurse for this, but I couldn't help but feel suspicious of her.

She was one of three people that knew I was in town. Yet this demon had attacked five people but only brought one here. The demon even bandaged up the others she attacked. This was against her usual M.O. and I was the only variable that could've changed it. I even had a suspicion that she purposely dropped someone off the clinic, just for me to see her doing so. She was trying to cover her tracks, she was doing a decent job. I just had something the demon didn't. My Lyb'Craeft that allowed me to see the equations of both the natural and supernatural world.

Looking back at the woman in front of me I took a better look at her. She was covered from head to toe, yet the equations surrounded her didn't suggest a demon. However my curiosity did get the better of me and I decided to ask her a couple of questions.

"You know… I've been a bit curious about something." She seemed to tilt her head in curiosity as I continued. "No one around town I've seen have been wearing veils or gloves. So I'm just curious as to why you do." Mukago nodded her head in understanding before giving me an answer.

"Heh I get this question a lot but my answer is simple. A few years back I left to become a doctor, traveling to simply study and advance my trade. Unfortunately in this day and age women aren't really accepted as doctors. So I never really got anywhere. That was until I found convent that I had to take a few oaths to get into. However I learned soo much from them! After I finished my training I left to come back here. Now I admit the oaths to wear these things all the time are annoying. I'd rather be annoyed than not be able to help someone in need."

I couldn't help but smile at that, I could tell she was genuine about helping people. "That's good, we honestly need more people like you in this world." For just a brief moment I saw her stiffen before thanking me.

"Oh~! You're just saying that!" I was about to refute when she stood up. "Heh! Enough about me though, I assume you're here to see the bite victim?" Seeing how she had dropped the subject I simply nodded as she led me back into the clinic's halls. However that brief moment of stiffening has made me even more suspicious. I now either thought Mukago was working for the demon… or she may as well have been the demon.

I just wished I knew why she didn't appear to be like any other demon I've ever met. Not to mention the equations that made up her body and movement. Though I couldn't help but narrow my eyes at her back as I remembered the fluctuation from yesterday. It was the first time I've ever saw that happen, and I was curious as to why that was.

However I still had a job to do so I asked one more question before meeting the victim. "I'm a bit curious; whoever is doing this changed their patterns last night. The only variables I could come up with is either myself or whoever that swordsman was. Did you happen to tell anyone that I was in town yesterday?" There was a brief moment before as if she was thinking.

"I don't think so… at least no one I can remember." It was an honest albeit noncommittal answer, and my suspicions only grew from it. I had come to a decision, Mukago was now my primary suspect. She was either working with the demon, knowingly or unknowingly. Or she was the demon and had a way to somehow hide from my sight. Of course the nurse- sorry doctor could be completely innocent. I simply wanted to make sure before going after other leads.

As I had suspected however the woman who was bit didn't remember a single thing… except for a bright flash of what she called fire. Had absolutely no idea what she was talking about I swear. Thankfully I was able to conclude any business at the clinic quickly and high tailed it out of there. But only because I still had a lot of work to do! I spent the rest of the day questioning the townsfolk about Mukago. What they told me was pretty accurate to what she told me, except for one fact an older gentleman told me.

"Wait… so she just appeared one day?" The older man nodded before elaborating.

"It was a number of years ago now… a disease had run through the town and even my family was one of its victims. One night she simply walked into town, dressed as she is now. With her medical knowledge she staved off the disease and became the town's doctor. She's even trained all the others at the clinic herself! Ever since then she's been running the clinic." Rubbing my chin I thanked him before walking off.

Mukago's story was a sad one, but wasn't exactly an unheard of one during this period of time. However I couldn't help but sigh in disappointment. Mukago seemed so nice and hardworking, and now… well I was eighty percent sure she was the demon. I now had a plan of action and was ready to put it into action. I just hoped I was wrong about all of this. It'd be sad to deprive such a good person from this world.

The night was soon upon me and I knew what I had to do. Being suspicious of Mukago I decided that my first stop for the night was the clinic. Thankfully it was only a two story building with a flat roof. Making my way on top a few hours before sunset, I had made sure that Mukago was still inside before waiting out the day on the roof. At night I saw Mukago exit the building, using Lyb'Craeft I waited for a bit before following her. I will admit, I felt like a bit of creep following a young woman like I was.

Shaking my head from those thoughts I tried to stay as far back as possible as I followed. I unfortunately was only a matter of time before my suspicions were proven. There was a drunk man simply walking through the streets. Seemed to have just gotten back from drinking with his friends, bet he didn't expect a demon to tackle him to the ground. The attack happened in an instant, and the man was unconscious and had a bite taken out of his shoulder before he could blink.

Landing behind her Mukago startled before turning to me. "I really wished it wasn't you. But often reality is disappointing." She seemed to tremble and was about to say something before I raised a hand up. "I admit you would've probably fooled a great number of people. Unfortunately I have a few advantages that helped me to figure you out." I then looked at the man. "Well… go ahead and bandage him up like you've been doing. We'll drop him off at the clinic and we can finish up our business." I heard Mukago sigh before throwing her veil and yukata off. As I watched her take off her gloves and then bandage the drunk man I nodded.

No mistaking those two horns of hers, definitely a demon. I had still yet to see her face, but followed her anyways back to the clinic. She was carrying the much larger man with ease, her foot steps much heavier than her size would normally suggest. The two of us were silent as we dropped the man off, but she spoke when making sure the man would be fine for the night. "

"I would rather not even chance damage to my town, so would it be alright if we at the very least talked in the forest?" I could appreciate her concern so didn't leave her hanging for an answer.

"I'm also fine with not chancing that so sure." Though I had still yet to see her face, both her white hair and red kimono bobbed a bit as she nodded. Now I knew that this could all be a trap to kill me off. I also knew thanks to last night's encounter that she could control plants. So heading into the forest would give Mukago the home field advantage. I also knew it was my job to save lives and not put the innocent at risk. So despite it all I continued to follow the demon. The bow keeping her kimono closed blowing slightly in the wind.

Eventually we finally stopped walking and she spoke. "You know… over the last two centuries I've fooled quite a number of you slayers with that disguise. I was really hopping I'd fool you as well, I kind of liked that town after all."

She had still yet to face me. "I'm sure you did, they also seemed to like you quite a bit. Heard you helped the town get over a disease from an older gentleman." She giggled for a moment before looking down at her feet hands clenched.

"Is there any way I could get you to look the other way? For while I'll admit that I'm powerful, I'm also a coward through and through. I hate pain… I absolutely hate it! So please, isn't there a way we could work something out?" I honestly felt bad for her, the way her hands were clenched. That wasn't the clench of someone frustrated from being found, no this was someone who was scared of being hurt.

I decided to ask her two more questions before making a decision. "Before I even begin to entertain such a notion I have two things I need you to answer. One how many people have you've eaten? And two! How many demon slayers have you killed?" Her silence was more telling than anything. "I see… if it's any consolation I will make sure your death is quick and painless. The least I could do for a doctor." I heard her sigh sadly before turning to me. Short white bangs covering her eyes.

"I also promise to make this quick and painless. Because unfortunately for you…" She trailed off before lifting her bangs. "I am one of the twelve Kizuki!" Her eyes reminded me slightly of a Darkwraith's, what with her red sclera. However what was the most noticeable thing was how on her grey eyes. More accurately her left eye, had the kanji for four carved over her left iris

I knew I was in deep trouble then. "Ah… some mistakes were made." She smiled before becoming serious and piercing her hands with her long claws.

"Kekkijutsu… Kugutsu kumi!" In an instant it was as if the whole forest was alive. "If it helps I don't hate you. In fact you're one of the nicer demon slayer's I've met."

Sighing I unsheathed my sword cutting a branch in the process. "Honestly… the feelings mutual." Bending my knees I charged forward to do battle with my first kizuki.

This is quite the elementary line break dear side slash!

Argentum: Ah done with another chapter!

Slayer: Yep good work, now time to finish off the Void Emperor redux so we can move onto my stories.

Judan: Jeez no need to sound so eager.

Slayer: We've been working on those redux chapters for two years now… I think we need to finish them.

Mukago: He does have a point.

Judan: Ah who asked you?

Grel'Slyfer: No need to be rude.

Shadow: I'd give up if I were you… he'll just say whatever he wants anyways.

Judan: Damn right I will!

Argentum: Right… well time to end us off now. Slayer since it has been a while mind doing so?

Slayer: Sure why not? Ahem… this has been a Dark Guard production now signing off!

Everyone: Goodbye!