Donut Friendship – Chapter 30: Happiness

After celebrating and hanging out with the other lower rank employees, Nezuko finally returned to the bakery. She told her brother and mother about what happened and how she was saved by Kokushibo. She also gave her mother the bag that Kokushibo asked her to deliver, which for some reason, made her blush and smile a lot. Neither of the two understood this reaction…

After Nezuko told her story, the mother once again asked the two if they could take care of the bakery for the rest of the day, to which the two happily agreed. The mother thanked them and told them that she was going out in the evening yet again. She left the two at the bakery and went home. Now, the two had the bakery for themselves yet again.

"Nezuko! I alrady said this but, welcome back!" Tanjiro said with a big smile

"Thank you! Even thou working at that company was fun, nothing beats working here! This is going to be so much fun!" Nezuko replied happily as she thought about all the fun they are going to have

Hearing that, Tanjiro laughed.

"Yeah, you're right." he replied and thought about how this all started

"You know… when mother became sick, and I offered her to take over the bakery for the meantime, I was a little bit scared at first, because I didn't know what to expect." Tanjiro explained with a smile, to which Nezuko laughed

"But after meeting so many new people and helping so many friends… I feel a little bit embarrassed for being scared…" he added

"Me too… Working alone was something I have never done before, but after making so many new friends, I am glad that I didn't chicken out!" Nezuko replied, to which Tanjiro laughed

"Do you remember the first person you befriended here" Nezuko asked

Tanjiro thought about it and remembered.

"Ah! That was Ume Shabana! After I became friends with her, she started coming here almost every day! I wonder what she's doing now…" said Tanjiro and thought about her

UME SHABANA:

At the time, Ume was sitting at home, eating donuts again.

MUNCH* MUNCH*

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"…U-Ume…" said Gyutaro, who was standing next to her

MUNCH *MUNCH* "Hmmm?" MUNCH*

"We have a problem…" said Gyutaro

"Hm? What problem?" Ume asked and put her donut bag down

"Did you by any chance… take my money again and bought donuts?" Gyutaro asked annoyed

"…" Ume didn't say anything, she just glanced at her bag and then back at him

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"GEEZ! LEAVE ME ALONE!" MUNCH* MUNCH* she replied and went back to eating

"…" Gyutaro just stared at her and didn't say anything

MUNCH* MUNCH* Ume continued eating, while ignoring her brother

Nezuko laughed as she remembered her.

"Oh yeah! I met her once! She and her friend spent some time with me and Makomo here at the bakery!" said Nezuko, to which Tanjiro nodded

"After I became friends with Ume Shabana, the next person that I knew that came to the bakery was Mister Cook!" said Tanjiro, to which Nezuko looked at him with a puzzled expression

"Mister… Cook? Cook… Coo… OH! You mean mister Kokushibo? Yeah, he is a cool guy! He always helped everyone and he saved me today! He is also good friends with our mother!" Nezuko replied

KOKUSHIBO:

"We did it… We managed to keep our jobs…" said Kaigaku, as he sat next to Kokushibo

"Yes…" Kokushibo replied

The two were still at Muzan's company. While everyone has already, the two stayed behind and cleaned up.

"Hey, are you not going to celebrate? You saved us today, so I think that you deserve to have some fun too." Kaigaku asked

"Well…" Kokushibo leaned back and replied

"I want to go celebrate too… but it all depends on that girl, and if she delivers that bag…" he replied

"Bag…?" Kaigaku looked at Kokushibo confused

As the two were sitting, Kokushibo's phone got a notification. He checked the notification and a smile formed on his face.

"Well… looks like she delivered the bag with the donuts…" he replied, to which Kaigaku stared at him

"…and because she did that, I got myself a date tonight with lady Kamado again…" he added and got up

Hearing that, Kaigaku stared at him.

"Date…?" Kaigaku blinked a few times and mumbled confused…

Back at the bakery, Tanjiro thought about Kokushibo.

"Kokushibo…? Is Mister Cook… Kokushibo? Hmmmm…" Tanjiro thought

While thinking about that, Nezuko spoke up.

"It was also surprising to see how many different people come to our bakery. I met… a lot of unique people!" Nezuko said with a smile

"Hmmmmmmmmmm… yeah, there were a lot of weird ones… I even saw a weird couple once or twice…" Tanjiro replied

SUSA MARU AND YAHABA:

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"Ehm…?" said Yahaba

"Yes?" Susa replied, as she stared at Yahaba

"Do you… want to say something?" Yahaba asked as he noticed Susa staring at him

The two were sitting on a bench together. Yahaba didn't mind sitting with Susa, but the staring was way too uncomfortable for him.

"What?! N-NO! D-D-Do… you?" Susa replied and looked away, blushing

Still to this day, she didn't tell him about her feelings towards him.

"No… I don't." Yahaba replied and shook his head confused

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"…"

"…I am going…" he said and got up

"W-Wait!" Susa yelled and grabbed his shirt

Yahaba faced her and waited for her to speak up.

"…there is… something…" she said in a soft voice

"W-What is it?" Yahaba asked

Susa glanced at him and gulped.

"Y-You know…" she mumbled

"…" Yahaba just stared at her

"I… well… I…" Susa mumbled again

"…"

"ARGH! I… I LIKE SPENDING TIME WITH YOU." Susa yelled and closed her eyes

"…" Yahaba didn't say anything

"SO SIT YOUR ASS DOWN AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH ME. DAMN IT." Susa added and tried to hide her blushing face

"…" he was still silent

Susa waited for a response, still hiding her face. Yahaba took a deep breath and sat down.

"Alright…" he replied

"R-Really?! You will?!" Susa asked happily

"Sure!" he replied with a smile

Susa was speechless, so she was just smiling.

"Somebody needs to take care of you, or you do something stupid again!" Yahaba added

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"GODDAMMIT!" Susa screamed again, as he was still seeing her as a little kid, rather than a girl…

As Nezuko and Tanjiro were talking, Nezuko noticed the empty shelves.

"Looks like we're sold out again!" she said

"Yep! There have been quite a few big donut orders! Well… mostly from the same person…" Tanjiro replied and chuckled

"Oh, yes! Lady Ayaki!" Nezuko remembered her and laughed

"She, Rui and the sister spent quite a lot of time with us too! I wonder what they are up to now…" Tanjiro replied and thought about them

RUI:

"You were great, Rui!" said Mukago

"…" Rui didn't say anything, just played with his string

"From the three of us, you made the best donuts!" Mukago said with a big smile

Rui and Mukago were outside Muzan's company. While Mukago was waiting on her bus, Rui waited on his mother to come pick him up.

"I forgot to add the sugar…" Rui replied

"Yes, but still! Your donuts looked so good!" Mukago replied

"Whatever…" said Rui and continued playing with his string

While he was playing with his string, Mukago gulped and spoke up.

"S-Say Rui…" she said in a soft voice

"…" Rui didn't say anything and just glanced at her

"Do you mind… if we share our phone numbers…" Mukago asked and tried to hide her blushing face

Rui didn't say anything, and thought about it, but while he was doing that, a voice called him.

"Rui! I am here! Hello!" said Rui's mother as she got out of her car and waved at him

Rui saw her and faced Mukago.

"I don't mind…" he said

"R-Really?!" Mukago gasped surprised, and a smile formed on her face

"But I don't have time for that now." he added

"O-Oh… s-sure! Your mother is already here! We can share our numbers on Monday at the academy…" Mukago replied

"Or you could come with us, and we can share our numbers in the car…" Rui offered

"H-Huh…?" Mukago asked confused as she heard him

"My mother is a bird-brain… and I am pretty sure that while she is driving, we get lost a few times before she manages to drive us home. I am sure that we pass your house at some point… and we could share our numbers in the car…" Rui explained

Hearing that, Mukago's smile returned.

"Y-Yes! I would love that! Thank you so much, Rui!" she said with a big smile

"D-Don't mention it…" Rui replied and turned around, walking towards the car, with Mukago following him

After Nezuko pointed out the empty shelves, she remembered something.

"Oh, Tanjiro!" she said

"What is it?" Tanjiro asked and faced her

"I checked our sales and found out that some donuts went missing… Do you know anything about that?" Nezuko asked

"Missing donuts? When did they go missing?" Tanjiro asked

"I looked at our sales and every week, there is a whole donut bag gone! Do you think somebody steals from the bakery?" Nezuko asked concerned

"Every week… AH! No! Hahaha!" Tanjiro thought about it and laughed, as he remembered where the donuts went

"Tanjiro? What's so funny?" Nezuko asked surprised

Tanjiro smiled and replied.

"Don't worry! Nobody is stealing from us! Those donuts are part of a deal!" Tanjiro explained

"Deal?" Nezuko mumbled confused

SPIDER SISTER:

"… and she never stopped talking about my stupid brother!" said the sister

"Sounds like you had it tough… haha" Murata replied and laughed

"Yes! Can you believe that? EVERY SINGLE TIME…" the sister added

"Hahaha…" Murata smiled and laughed as he listened to the sister

The two were sitting together on a bench in front of the academy. Previously, Tanjiro and Zenitsu helped Murata to become friends with the sister, and since that day, the two hang out together every day. Tanjiro also made a deal with the sister, where she agreed to join the pharmacy department in exchange for a free weekly donut bag.

"And my stupid mother… You know how many times I had to go get her those donuts because she forgot to get them?! Unbelievable!" the sister cursed and shook her head, to which Murata just chuckled

"And my stupid brother… that little nuisance… Don't even get me started…" the sister added with an annoyed expression

"Well… I don't have any siblings. Lucky me, I guess?" Murata replied and chuckled again

"Yeah, lucky you… Geez, my family is so annoying…" the sister replied and shook her head again

After complaining for some time, the sister took a deep breath and spoke up again.

"Anyway, sorry that you have to listen to me complaining. But it's nice to have someone hear me out once in a while…" the sister added

"Ah! N-No problem! I like chatting with you! Hahaha…" Murata blushed and laughed awkwardly, to which the sister smiled a little

As the two were talking, Murata suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right! I have something that will cheer you up!" he said and started going through his backpack

"Hm? Cheer me up?" the sister asked surprised and glanced at him

After a few seconds, he pulled out a small bag.

"This morning, when I was on my way to the academy, I stopped at the Kamado Bakery and bought some donuts, and well… I still have some left. D-Do you want… some?" he asked nervously

The sister stared at him and glanced at the bag. Seeing the bag, she laughed and replied.

"Damn… you know how to cheer a girl up." she said with a smile, to which Murata also laughed

"Oh, so you gave her a bag because she helped you at the academy! That's so nice of her!" said Nezuko as she heard Tanjiro's explanation

"Well… later I found out that it was unnecessary… At least we are all happy!" Tanjiro replied

Hearing that, Nezuko laughed.

"Anyway, we need to make sure we have enough donuts for everyone! I remember a couple that wanted to try out our donuts, but we were sold out that day!" said Nezuko as she thought about a specific couple

HAKUJI (AKAZA):

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"Hm?"

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GLANCE*

"Hakuji? Is everything alright?" Koyuki asked

"GLANCE* "Hm? Oh! Y-Yeah! Everything is fine!" Hakuji replied and smiled

Koyuki and Hakuji were on a date again, but for some reason, Hakuji kept glancing behind him.

"Are you looking for something? Or someone?" Kayuki asked

"N-No! I just had a weird feeling that somebody was watching me… hahaha… Just ignore it, I am sure that it was just my imagination!" he replied and laughed

Hearing that, Koyuki laughed and hugged Hakuji tightly, as the two were walking together side by side.

Hakuji didn't want to ruin the date, so he made up the reason why he kept glancing behind him. The real reason why Hakuji kept glancing behind him was to make sure that a specific person wasn't following them…

"THAT BASTARD… WHERE IS HE?! IF HE SHOWS UP AGAIN AND RUINS OUR DATE, THEN I WILL…" Hakuji thought to himself, as he was making sure that that person wouldn't be able to ruin their date again

GLANCE*

"Hahaha!" Koyuki laughed as she noticed him glancing again…

"But in the end, they came on another day and managed to buy some of our donuts! They loved them!" Nezuko explained

"That's great! Would be pretty sad, if they missed out on the donuts!" Tanjiro replied

"Yeah, our donuts are the best! Everyone loves them!" Nezuko replied

Hearing that, Tanjiro laughed and agreed.

"Yep. I haven't met a single person that didn't like our donuts! Even that Muzan guy, he loved them! I remember the first time I met him… he was scary, but everything worked out in the end!" said Tanjiro

"Yeah… he is pretty scary…" Nezuko replied and nodded

MUZAN:

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"This sucks…" Muzan said annoyed, as he was currently sitting in a city train

Due to a small miscalculation, Muzan was forced to take the city train home. Even though he was the boss of a nationwide known company, he had to take a public transport home, which made him look ridiculous.

"All because of that idiot…" he thought to himself

A few hours ago, Nezuko managed to succeed and Muzan finally had someone in his company that could make the same donuts as the Kamado bakery. So he allowed his personal secretary and driver, Kokushibo, to take the rest of the day off, thinking that his second upper rank employee, Doma, would be able to drive him home… but there was a problem.

"He has the second-largest salary and no car… Unbelievable" Muzan cursed and shook his head

Doma, because he was living in the centre of the town, didn't need a car and was going everywhere by foot or by bus.

"Grrrrrrr…" Muzan became more infuriated as more and more people crowded around him, some clearly recognizing him and giving him funny looks

As he was sitting, a man sat down next to him.

"Ehm… excuse me, but aren't you Kibutsuji Muzan, the famous politician?" he asked in a creepy voice

Muzan took a deep breath and replied.

"YES. Yes, I am…" he said

"AWWWW… my goodness! I am so lucky to meet you! I am a big fan! My name is Enmu Tamio by the way…" said Enmu

Hearing that, Muzan became less angry, as this was a pleasant surprise. He was expecting to be mocked, but instead, he met a guy who respected him.

"Say… I heard that you are searching new employees…" said Enmu

"Yes, I do. If you're interested, come to my company and ask at the reception… they will fill you in." he replied

"Ah! Thank you so much Mister Muzan, I will do that!" said Enmu and got up

Hearing that, Muzan's anger left completely.

"Finally, a normal guy… Why do I have to suffer with those idiots every day?" he thought to himself

"Hey, do you think tha-…" as Muzan was about to ask Enmu if he could come to his company on Monday, he saw something

"Hm? Yes?" Enmu asked

"…" Muzan just stared at him, as his eye twitched

"…" Enmu just smiled and waited for Muzan to ask his question…

…completely naked…

Seeing him standing naked in the city train, Muzan slowly looked away and replied.

"N-Nevermind…" said Muzan as he looked away, to which Enmu looked at him with a puzzled expression

"Yeah, we met a lot of people… some of them were pretty weird, but…" said Tanjiro as he was talking to Nezuko at the bakery

"…we also made a lot of friends!" Tanjiro added, to which Nezuko laughed

"Yes! I am so happy that we both decided to help out here!" said Nezuko

"And now… when we are finally together again, we can run this bakery every day, and make a lot more friends!" she added

"Yes! Together, we are unstoppable!" said Tanjiro

"Damn right!" Nezuko replied with a determinate expression

"Nobody can defeat us if we work together!" Tanjiro continued

"Yeah! Hahaha!" Nezuko agreed and laughed, to which Tanjiro joined her

As the two were laughing and thinking about the future, Tanjiro got a weird feeling.

"But still…" he said, to which Nezuko looked at him

"I have a feeling that we forgot something…" he said

"Forgot something…?" Nezuko repeated after him

"Yes… hmmmmm…" Tanjiro replied and thought about it

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"Nah! Must be my imagination! Hahaha!" he added and laughed

"Hahaha!" Nezuko laughed too, as she was looking forward to her bright future

"HEY GUYS! I AM BACK!" said a male voice as he kicked the door open

Hearing that voice, the two slowly turned their heads towards the entrance.

"…" Tanjiro just stared at the entrance

"…" Nezuko just stared at the entrance

In the entrance, was Doma, with a big smile on his face.

"It's me! Your good friend Doma!" he said as he pointed at himself

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"I am here to congratulate you! Great work today at the company!" he said and pointed at Nezuko, to which she just stared at him

"While you were celebrating today, I was forced to work and I didn't get to have any fun! So, I decided to go celebrate with you two! So here I am!" he added

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The two were still staring at him.

"I know, you're speechless! Totally overwhelmed by my mere presence in your bakery again! But hey! I am here to celebrate! So, what are we going to do?! Hm?!" he asked with a big smile on his face

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Both Tanjiro and Nezuko blinked a few times, and Nezuko finally spoke up…

"Goddammit… we forgot about him…" she said with an annoyed expression, to which Tanjiro laughed awkwardly…

THE END

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