Reunited

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It was a beautiful day outside, the sun was shining brightly but didn't feel oppressive and a cool breeze blew; yet, while Tanjiro will admit that it is indeed a beautiful day, he wasn't really paying attention to it.

'Focus, make sure to maintain your Total Concentration Breathing.' That was the one thought that went through the Kamado is mind as he ran laps outside Tamayo's home, although still inside the barrier.

A week has passed since he arrived at the place and, as soon as Tamayo gave the ok, he had begun training in earnest to finally master the use of Total Concentration Breathing constantly.

Sadly, there wasn't much he could do but run, do sit-ups or push-ups, or other such activities; the surroundings of the house were mostly open field after all.

'Alright, ten more laps and-'

"Tanjiro!" He heard Yushiro call out from the basement of the house. "I think I found Nezuko!"

Any thought of training was immediately erased from his mind as the red haired teen dashed inside and moved to the entrance of the basement.

"Really?!" He yelled as he ran down the stairs, three steps at a time. "Where is she?!"

"Calm down." The demon answered, taking a step back. "I can see what Chachamaru sees through the talisman I gave her, there is a house where I saw your sister."

"Where?"

"I said calm down, Chachamaru is coming back now to guide you there." He answered.

"I see…" The red haired teen let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you so much, Yushiro-san!"

"It's fine." He brushed off the thanks. "Chachamaru should arrive late at night so just let her rest till morning before going."

"Alright." Tanjiro nodded, before suddenly bowing. "Truly, thank you!"

"S-stop that, I just want you to go so I can be alone with Tamayo-sama." Yushiro answered while looking away.

The Kamado simply smiled before saying he'll continue training until it's time to go.

'Nezuko… just wait a bit longer.'

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A few hours later.

Tanjiro is still training, the relief of knowing where his sister is lifting a weight off his shoulders.

"Hey, Tanjiro." He turned to the source of the voice and saw Genya carrying several bags. "I see you're still at it."

"Yes! Oh, let me help you, Genya." The Kamado offered, walking to him and grabbing half the bags.

"Thanks." Genya said as the two walked to the house to leave the bags.

Since the Shinazugawa can move during the day and he shouldn't be as known as Tanjiro, Tamayo had asked him to buy certain things to stores that aren't open during the night.

He had gotten a change of clothes, no longer using Yushiro's, but instead a pair of black pants with a black dress shirt and a dark purple haori.

"Oh, Genya."

"Yes?"

"Yushiro-san found Nezuko, I'll be leaving tomorrow." Tanjiro informed him.

"…I see…" He trailed off with an uneasy expression.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing just… well, now that we're going back, I'm kind of nervous about what will happen." Genya admitted.

"Yeah…" The red haired teen nodded with a frown. "You… can stay here if you want and come back later?" He offered.

"No, it would be worse if I do that." The taller teen shook his head. "Besides, you saying 'I know where the demon hunter that helped me is but I'm not gonna tell you' will probably work against you when you try to explain things."

"That is true." Tanjiro conceded with a chuckle.

"…there is something that I want to do before leaving here, though."

"Hmm?"

"Don't worry, just thinking out loud." Genya shook his head.

"Alright…"

The two entered the house, walked down to the basement and went inside Tamayo's research room.

"Welcome back." She greeted them, barely looking up from what she was writing.

"W-welcome." Ito greeted as well, sitting in front of Yushiro, the green haired demon holding a syringe with blood on it.

"I'm back; where do we put this?" Genya asked.

"Over there, please; I'll sort everything out later." She answered, pointing to a corner of the room, before going back to her work.

"…Tamayo-san." The Shinazugawa called out. "I… am not entirely certain… but I think I might be able to help your research."

The woman stopped writing and raised her head to look at him; taking a deep breath, she put down her pen and turned to face him fully.

"I'm listening."

"…it's better if I just show you." He replied.

"H-hmm…" Ito mumbled, earning the others' attention. "You need blood, right? You can use mine… if that's okay…"

"Thanks." Genya nodded, walking towards her.

Once he was standing in front of her, the Shinazugawa put his hands together as if they were a cup; Ito stood up, used her finger to cut her palm open and then squeezed on it.

Yushiro stared at them with a frown while Tamayo simply waited.

The demon hunter took a deep breath before gulping down the blood; the other two demons' eyes widening at the action.

Not a second after he finished drinking it, he turned towards them, showing how his features had changed.

"That's…" Tamayo trailed off, her eyes wide.

"I don't know why… but I can acquire demon-like traits by drinking their blood or eating their flesh." Genya said. "I always go back to normal afterwards … I'm not sure if this can help but…" He trailed off, not sure of what else to say.

"…may I examine you?" Tamayo asked after taking a moment to recover from the surprise.

Genya nodded and sat down on the chair Ito was previously occupying.

"How long does this…"

"Transformation?" Tanjiro offered.

"As good a term as any." The other human shrugged.

"How long does it last?"

"Depends on how much I… consumed." Genya answered. "I haven't really counted but… I'd say the most that it has lasted was around three hours or so… I had eaten a lot that time, though." He averted his gaze with a frown.

"…are there any side-effects?" Tamayo asked, checking his eyes.

"None as far as I can tell."

"How many demon qualities do you possess while in this state?"

"Enhanced strength and regeneration… I haven't tested decapitation, either by Nichirin or otherwise, but I can even reattach my limbs if they are cut off."

"How about a Blood Demon Art?" Yushiro chimed in.

"I… don't know if I could develop one." The Shinazugawa frowned. "I never thought about it."

"…may I test your regeneration?" Tamayo asked, a bit hesitant. "Just a cut in your arm to check how long it takes to heal, nothing dangerous."

"Go ahead." He rolled up the sleeve of his right arm.

Yushiro passed her a scalpel and, looking up for a final confirmation, to which he nodded, Tamayo made a cut on Genya's arm.

A bit of blood came out but, a few seconds later, the wound stitched itself, not even leaving a scar.

"…" Tamayo stared at the place where the wound was in silence. "Are you certain that you will go back to normal after some time?"

"Yes." Genya assured her. "Not sure how long but I always go back to normal."

"Hey." Yushiro called out. "Can you stand under the sun while you're like that?"

"I… haven't tried." The Shinazugawa answered. "…no time like the present, I guess." He shrugged before getting up and walking out.

Tanjiro followed him as he went up the stairs and stopped just before the entrance of the house.

"Be careful, you probably don't want to just step out." The Kamado suggested.

"Yeah, good point." Gulping before taking a deep breath, Genya extended his right arm, stopping just before the sun would touch his fingers. "Here goes nothing." He muttered before moving his hand forward. "Gh!" And immediately pulled it back.

"Are you alright?!"

"Yeah, it just burns." He answered, holding his injured fingers. "It should heal in a bit."

Just as he said, the burn healed in under a minute.

"Alright, I can't be under the sun while transformed, noted."

"It's a good thing you checked now, though." Tanjiro commented.

"Yeah, better than finding out while I'm outside and with nowhere to hide." He nodded. "Let's go back."

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"So?" Yushiro asked the moment Tanjiro and Genya opened the door.

"I tried putting my hand under the sun, it burned." The taller of the two answered. "I guess it's safe to say I am like a demon, with both their strengths and weaknesses, while transformed."

"H-hmm…" Ito raised her hand, making the others look at her. "Wh-what about decapitation; not by a Nichirin blade but… if your head was cut off."

The Shinazugawa brought a hand to his neck and rubbed it.

"I'd rather not test that." He said, gulping.

"R-right, sorry!" The white haired woman apologized and looked to the ground.

"Would you mind if I extract some of your blood?" Tamayo asked

"Go ahead."

"Also, can I extract some more after your transformation is done?" She asked as she approached him with a syringe that Yushiro passed her.

"Sure."

"Thank you."

"Do… do you think it will help? With your research?" Genya asked as she began to extract the blood.

"...I don't know." Tamayo said softly. "But I'm hoping it will." She took out the syringe and passed it to Yushiro who had already prepared another one. "You are going back with Tanjiro-san, right?"

"Yes."

"Could you let me run a few tests on you until you have to go?"

"Of course."

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The Kamado watched the two with a smile.

'Genya's scent always gave a feeling like he was uncomfortable.' He thought. 'There is still some discomfort but… he is a lot more relaxed than before.' His eyes moved to Ito. 'They haven't talked since that night when Ito-san slipped up about his ability…' Tanjiro mentally sighed. 'I just hope they can patch things up before we go.' With that, he excused himself and went back outside to continue training.

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At night.

Chachamaru arrived at the house around an hour after the sun had gone down, Tanjiro had thanked her constantly and pet her for finding Nezuko; the cat certainly didn't seem to mind, since she had lie down on Tanjiro's lap once they all sat down at the table to eat and was now sleeping there.

"Thank you for making so much food, Tamayo-san." The Kamado said happily as he ate, doing his best to avoid bothering Chachamaru.

"Don't mention it, we usually just buy it to keep up appearances so it's good that it doesn't go to waste." She answered. "Ito-san helped as well."

At the mention of her name, the white haired demon stiffened.

"Really?"

"I-I just… did what Tamayo-san told me to." She answered, looking at the ground.

"It's delicious." Genya commented offhandedly as he took a bite of some tempura.

"R-really?" Ito asked, glancing at him.

The Shinazugawa nodded with an 'hn' as he continued to eat.

'That's a good sign.' The Kamado kept that thought to himself but he could tell Ito was both happy and surprised about the compliment, he didn't need his nose to tell that much.

The five continued to enjoy the food, or the company in the three demon's case; it wasn't until Tanjiro and Genya were done that Tamayo spoke up.

"Tanjiro-san, Genya-san." She called out, earning the two's attention. "When you go back, I'd like to ask that you give this to the leader of the corps." She presented a letter to the two.

"What is it?" Tanjiro asked.

"A proposal, of sorts." Tamayo answered. "Let me make this clear, this is for only the leader to see, no one else."

"Hmm." Genya said. "I don't have a problem with that but… we're technically fugitives, the letter could be confiscated before we have the chance to give it to him."

"That's a risk I'm willing to take." She said with a nod. "Yushiro prepared this as well."

At the mention of his name, the green haired demon looked in a pocket of his kimono jacket and took out several of the knives Tanjiro uses to collect demon blood.

"Tanjiro-san, do you think you could ask people you trust to also collect demon blood?"

"Yes." The Kamado nodded immediately. "I'm not sure if they will agree but I will ask them… Sabito will probably ask me about it, now that I think about it." He suddenly frowned. "But… if I do that, then I would have to tell them about you."

At this, Yushiro growled and averted his eyes but didn't say anything.

"That's alright." Tamayo answered, her face neutral. "I just ask that you don't reveal where I am; we will probably move soon and we will take precautions to erase our trail but I'd rather not risk it."

"You have my word." The red haired teen nodded.

"That goes for you as well." Yushiro said, giving a side glare at the other human in the room.

"I won't say anything." He answered, all too used to his glares by now.

"Thank you." Tamayo said to the two. "Now, you should go rest, you have a busy day ahead of you."

"Before that." Yushiro chimed in. "This Sabito, does he have peach colored hair and a scar on his cheek?"

"Yes." Tanjiro nodded.

"Nezuko is in his house." Yushiro revealed. "I also saw that woman with the fox mask and another guy… blue eyes, black hair in a ponytail, has a red haori."

"Oh, that must be Tomioka-san!" The red haired teen said. "I'm glad; if Nezuko is with them then I don't have to worry."

"That's good." Tamayo smiled. "Now, for real this time, you should rest."

"Yes, thank you very much." Tanjiro said, carefully lifting Chachamaru from his lap, only for the cat to stir awake. "Sorry, I need to move now."

She looked at him for a second before yawning and jumping down, walking to Tamayo and climbing to her lap instead.

"Good night." The purple eyed woman said with a small smile as she pet Chachamaru.

With that, the two got up and excused themselves, leaving the room and closing the door behind them.

"…Genya?" Tanjiro asked when he saw that his friend wasn't walking to his room.

"I need to do something, go ahead."

"…alright." The Kamado nodded. "Good night."

"Good night."

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Genya took a deep breath as he waited next to the door of Ito's room; she had yet to come back, meaning she was likely still with Tamayo and Yushiro, but the Shinazugawa needed to clear up a few things before leaving.

After around twenty minutes of waiting, he heard footsteps and turned to see her walking; he couldn't help but frown at the way she recoiled when their eyes met.

"Oh, um… good evening." She greeted, looking anywhere but in his general direction.

"Hey." Genya answered. '…damn it.' He frowned again; he had imagined a few ways this conversation could go but now that he was here, he didn't know where to begin.

"D-did you need something?"

"Not 'need' but…" He sighed. "Alright, look, I'll just be brutally honest: I hate you."

For the first time since she accidentally revealed a hint about Genya is ability, she actually looked him in the eye, shock clear in her features.

"Not you, specifically, I hate demons." He clarified. "I'm not sure how much you know of the Demon Slayer Corps but its not unusual for members to have lost family due to demons, that's my case as well."

Ito averted her eyes and hugged herself.

"I honestly have a hard time accepting all of… this." He gestured around. "The fact that there are demons that don't need to be cut down is… a strange concept to me, one that I'm not certain is actually possible."

"I… see…" The woman said simply, averting her eyes.

"So, I want to ask you something."

'To never talk to you again?' Was Ito is first thought.

"Prove me wrong."

"…huh?"

"The first time I met Tanjiro's sister… well, to say I was surprised would be an understatement." He chuckled sardonically. "We were fighting a demon, one that could control others, including other demons, I had to reveal my ability and Nezuko revealed herself to cover us, then Tanjiro rushed and defeated the mastermind while Nezuko and I fought the ones she was controlling… I was fighting the humans she was using, I couldn't kill them so I was just doing my best to keep them busy but one of the controlled demons decided to ignore her and tried to attack me, went straight for my neck." He did a chopping motion over his neck with his right hand for emphasis. "She took the hit for me and got injured on the arm; anyway, long story short, we defeated that demon and the controlled humans fell unconscious when they got free of her influence." Genya paused and sighed. "I had half a mind to try and cut Nezuko's head but… I owed her to at least listen to their story and that brought me here." The Shinazugawa walked forward until he was standing in front of Ito. "I still have a hard time accepting demons but if I was able to accept Nezuko… then the least I can do is give you a chance."

The white haired woman gulped and looked up, looking him in the eye.

"I… I'm not like her." She began, still trembling but forcing her eyes to remain on him. "I have killed and eaten people a-and I am very much aware that I've done unforgivable things." Ito stopped, taking a deep breath. "To be completely honest, I think a part of me accepted Tanjiro-san is offer just to survive; I didn't think I really wanted to keep living but… when he presented me with that opportunity… I can't say with absolute certainty that I said yes because I feel remorse for my actions; for a demon, eating humans is just… what we have to do to survive."

Genya remained silent, his face completely neutral.

"But… I can say this with certainty." For the first time since he met her, Genya saw her speak confidently. "While I don't know if I truly feel remorse for what I did… I don't want to do it again; now that I know there is a way for me to live without killing, I want to keep to that path."

The Shinazugawa smiled.

"At the very least, I believe you when you say that." He walked past her. "Please prove that you mean it."

Ito turned around.

"Yes!" She nodded and stared at his back until Genya turned the corner.


The next morning.

Tanjiro was grateful that Tamayo and Yushiro had patched up his clothes, his haori in particular, as he put them on.

'Nezuko… I'm coming.' Nodding to himself, he grabbed a bag that contained some rice balls, a bit of medicine, as well as the letter for Oyakata-sama and the knives Yushiro made to extract blood from demons.

Knock Knock

"Come in." He called out.

The door opened to reveal Genya, holding a similar bag to Tanjiro's.

"You ready?"

"Yes, let's go." The red haired teen nodded and he followed his friend.

He and Genya walked down to the foot of the stairs that lead to the basement, seeing Tamayo, Yushiro and Ito waiting for them.

"Thank you for all your help." Tanjiro bowed.

"Don't mention it." Tamayo answered with a smile. "Tanjiro-san, please remember that, while not threatening to your life, you are still recovering from your injuries."

"I will keep it in mind."

She nodded at him.

"Genya-san, thank you for helping him and for telling us about your unusual ability."

"It's fine… does that mean that it will help?"

"We ran some tests, the results seemed good." Yushiro answered.

"I'm sorry for speaking out of turn that time." Ito mentioned.

"It's fine, water under the bridge." He assured her, waving a hand in front of his face. "Well, it's time to get going; thank you for your hospitality."

"Until we meet again." The two humans bowed before turning around and walk up the stairs to where Chachamaru was waiting for them.

"Oh, I should get back to work, if you excuse me." Ito said after the two left and walked away.

"…Tamayo-sama." Yushiro said after she was out of earshot. "I know I already gave you my opinion and that it's too late now but… are you sure it was wise to send that letter and tell Tanjiro that he could reveal your existence?"

"It is a risk." She answered, not looking bothered in the slightest. "If I'm honest, we've been taking a lot of them since meeting Tanjiro-san; just helping him back in Asakusa was a risk." Tamayo smiled, looking at the top of the stairs. "But… it's worth it; for too long I've just been thinking that I want to accomplish my objective… and this is the first time I feel like I'm truly taking steps towards them instead of just planning ways to do it." She turned around and began to walk. "I will still take precautions but… staying hidden and waiting for an opportunity hasn't really worked out for me, I think it is good to try a new approach."

"I will support you." Yushiro said, moving to keep pace with her. "Whatever may happen, you can always count on that."

"I know." Tamayo smiled towards him. "Thank you."


It has been a few hours since the two demon hunters left Tamayo's house, they continued to follow Chachamaru through the road, trusting the cat to guide them.

"So, is there anything you can tell me about them?" Genya asked as he ate a rice ball.

"Let's see…" Tanjiro began. "I met Tomioka-san first, he was sent to search for demons in my hometown but ended up finding me and Nezuko… I'm not sure exactly what happened, he knocked me unconscious and when I woke up, Nezuko was alive and he told me to go to Mt. Sagiri where I met my master; I haven't seen him since."

"Wait… he never visited, or sent a letter or something?"

"Makomo told me he was going to a few times but a mission always came up." The Kamado shrugged.

"…alright; well, what about the other two?"

"Right; like I said before, Sabito is the Water Pillar, I first met him and Makomo when they came to visit Urokodaki-san, our master, there was some… friction at first, mostly with Sabito." He chuckled when he remembered. "Anyway, after about a year and a half since I began training they helped me to finally manage to use Total Concentration Breathing."

The Kamado explained how Makomo was mostly in charge of his training, having him correct his stance and explaining a bit about the breathing technique while Sabito pretty much pummeled him into the ground to test if he had become stronger or not and how he managed to cut the boulder.

"They sound… strict." Genya settled for that word.

"To say the least." Tanjiro chuckled. "But I'm really grateful, without them, I'm not sure if I would have been able to complete my training."

"I see…"

"What's wrong?" The Kamado asked, noticing the frown.

"No, it's nothing…" He said, looking away.

"I can tell that something is bothering you, Genya."

"…just wondering why I couldn't learn how to use a breathing technique is all." He admitted.

"Oh."

"Yeah… look, I am willing to eat demons if it lets me fight but… I assure you, I don't like it, not one bit." Genya shuddered.

"I honestly don't know enough about Total Concentration Breathing to tell you… in Makomo's words, you have to 'train to death' to achieve it."

"I did that, believe me; I honestly don't know what else I could have done to learn it…" The taller teen sighed. "Never mind, I might not be able to use a breath style but I can fight and that's enough for me."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Alright." Tanjiro answered. "Just let me know if you ever want to talk about it."

"Thanks… well, that conversation took a weird turn."

"You think?" The Kamado asked, tilting his head.

"Let's just change the subject." Genya said with a chuckle.


It was dusk by the time they finally arrived to their destination.

Chachamaru had raised a paw and pointed at the house where Nezuko was before meowing and turning invisible.

"Well, let's go." Tanjiro said.

Genya nodded in agreement and the two walked to the door, knocking twice.

The two teens gulped as they heard footsteps approaching.

"Who is it?" Tanjiro recognized Makomo's voice, making him smile.

"It's Tanjiro."

Almost immediately, the door was opened with so much force it might have come out of its hinges.

"It's been a while, Makomo." The red haired teen greeted with a nervous smile.

She was wearing her uniform minus the haori but her mask was still in place.

"Yes, it has." Her smile, by comparison, was calm. "And you're the swordsman I saw in the forest." She mentioned, looking at the other teen.

"Ah, my name is Shinazugawa Genya, nice to meet you." He said, bowing his head.

"I'm Makomo, likewise." She bowed back. "Please, come in."

The two did as told.

"Did something happen? We heard the door…" Sabito trailed off when he saw Tanjiro while Giyu, who was walking behind him, stared with his eyes wide.

Like Makomo, the two were wearing their uniforms but without the haori.

"I'm back." The Kamado said, scratching the back of his head.

The Water Pillar blinked before chuckling.

"Well, we knew you would come back eventually; I'm a bit surprised it was so soon, though."

"Hm, is Nezuko…"

"Come on, I'll take you to her." Makomo said, signaling to follow her. "The sun is about to go down so she should wake up soon."

"Thank you!"

While Tanjiro and Genya followed her, Sabito exchanged a look with Giyu before signaling his Tsuguko to follow them while he walked elsewhere.

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As Tanjiro followed Makomo, he noticed that she seemed to be walking somewhat fast.

'She is not running but… I think she wants to bring me to her as soon as possible.' The Kamado smiled at the thought as he kept pace with her until she stopped in front of a door.

"She is in there." The black haired woman said. "Come on, don't keep her waiting." She urged him.

Tanjiro nodded at her before walking forward and opening the door.

Like Makomo had said, she was there; resting on top of a futon, the only window in the room closed letting just a bit of moonlight in.

His smile widened and he let out a sigh of relief before walking forward and sitting in seiza next to her.

"Nezuko." He called out calmly.

The younger Kamado stirred for a moment and slowly opened her eyes before turning her head towards him.

"I'm back." The red haired teen said happily.

Nezuko's eyes widened before she threw off the covers and lunged to hug her brother, Tanjiro happily hugging her back.

"I'm so sorry." He said, tightening the hug. "I'm sorry, it's because I wasn't strong enough that we had to be separated."

She shook her head several times, still hugging him.

The other three watched the siblings with a smile.

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Eventually, the two let go of each other and Tanjiro turned to Makomo.

"Thank you for protecting her."

"I gave you my word." She smiled. "It wasn't just me, though, Giyu here helped as well." Makomo moved out of the way and gestured towards the Tsuguko with her head.

"Thank you very much." The Kamado said to him.

Giyu nodded.

"Hm? Hm!" Nezuko suddenly mumbled and pointed at Genya.

"Ah, nice to see you again." The Shinazugawa greeted, a bit awkwardly.

The younger Kamado smiled under her muzzle and waved at him.

"Sorry to interrupt but…" Sabito spoke up, walking up to the group. "We have to talk."

"Yes." Tanjiro nodded, still smiling despite having an idea about what the conversation will be about.

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The six walked to the dining room and sat around a table, with Tanjiro, Genya and Nezuko in one side and Sabito, Makomo and Giyu in the other; a large pot of tea and six cups between them.

"Well… I guess it would be a good idea if we tell each other what happened after the mountain?" Sabito said, to start the conversation. "I'll begin; after we got Nezuko out we made our way here, another Pillar was waiting for us and we fought, they thought we were under the influence of a Blood Demon Art and that's why we were helping Nezuko."

"I'm sorry you had to fight them." Tanjiro said with a frown.

"We chose to do that." Giyu answered.

"Giyu is right, don't worry about it." Makomo added.

"While we were fighting, Oyakata-sama showed up and stopped us." The water Pillar continued. "We explained everything about Nezuko and then he met her…" Sabito and Makomo chuckled while Giyu cracked a small grin.

"Is something wrong?" Genya asked, him and Tanjiro looking at three in confusion.

"No, it's nothing." The peach haired man said, stopping his laugh. "After meeting her, he decided that she wasn't to be harmed and to tell him when you come back."

"Which we already did." Makomo added. "Sabito sent a crow after he saw you."

"I see…" The Kamado nodded. "So, what happens now?"

"He will likely order us to bring you three to headquarters to explain yourselves." Sabito answered. "I'll tell you this now, I believe that Oyakata-sama will listen to you but… some of the Pillars will likely take issue with your sister's existence."

Tanjiro gulped and pulled Nezuko closer to him.

"I don't think they will attack, though." Giyu mentioned. "Not if Oyakata-sama says otherwise, at least."

"True." Makomo nodded, taking a sip of her tea. "And even then, I think some of the Pillars will at least be willing to give you the benefit of the doubt."

"Tengen seemed to be on our side after Nezuko hugged Oyakata-sama, at least."

"Wait, she did what?" Genya blurted out in surprise, Tanjiro's eyes widening and glancing at his sister.

"Don't worry about it." Giyu answered simply.

"And Shinobu wanted to meet her the other day." Sabito and Makomo mentioned. "I wouldn't call them allies but you do have some people that won't automatically stand against your sister."

"That's a relief." Tanjiro said with a smile. "I guess I should tell you what happened in our side."

The three nodded.

"This… will be a long story." He took a sip of his tea. "I had a mission in Asakusa where… I met Kibutsuji Muzan."

Everyone's eyes but Nezuko's went wide as they stared at the red haired teen.

"What?" Giyu said once he recovered.

"I met Muzan." He repeated, forcing himself to stop clenching his jaw when he felt a sting of pain.

"…go on." Sabito said after taking a deep breath.

The Kamado explained everything, from how he caught Muzan's scent, how the first demon turned a man that was walking by in order to escape, his meeting with Tamayo and Yushiro, Tamayo's objective, how he spared a demon in Natagumo and why, and so on.

"…so that's why you told me to stab the body of that Lower Moon." The Water Pillar realized.

"Yes, Tamayo-san says that she will be able to create a cure for demons if she can study the blood of demons close to Muzan." Tanjiro nodded.

"Are you sure about sparing that demon in the mountain?" Giyu suddenly asked. "She has killed people, including some corps members, hasn't she?"

"She has." The red haired teen nodded. "But she wants to start over; I asked Tamayo-san about it while I was recovering from some wounds before Natagumo and she approved of sending demons that wish to live without eating humans to her." He explained.

"…I guess we'll have to trust your judgement on this." Sabito said with a sigh and a frown; Giyu nodded.

"Tamayo-san also asked me to ask people I trust if they could get some blood for her research and… gave me a letter for Oyakata-sama."

The three senior demon hunters' eyes went wide for the second time.

"…can we see it?" Makomo asked.

"I'm sorry, she was very specific that it was only for the leader of the corps." The Kamado answered apologetically.

"I guess we'll wait till the meeting." Sabito sighed. "Tanjiro… do you trust her?"

"Yes."

"I mean… do you really think she is telling the truth or are you hanging onto the hope that she is because she said she can cure Nezuko?" The Water Pillar clarified.

"I sniffed her scent during our first meeting, she wasn't lying." Tanjiro assured him. "Same with Ito-san, the demon from the mountain."

"…alright, then." Sabito nodded, then turned to Genya. "What about you?"

"Hm… what about me?" The Shinazugawa asked back.

"We know why Tanjiro did what he did." Makomo began. "And don't get me wrong, we're grateful you helped him, but we would like to know why."

"…long story short; I found out about Nezuko during a mission we had together and- shit!"

"I almost forgot!" Tanjiro suddenly yelled.

"Murata-san and Ozaki-san, do you know what happened to them?" The black haired teen asked.

"They were our supervisors."

"Murata survived Natagumo, last I heard his wounds were minor and he was already recovered." Sabito answered.

"Is Ozaki a woman with shoulder length black hair and brown eyes?" Makomo asked.

The two Mizunotos nodded.

"Don't worry, she is recovering at the Butterfly State, the corps' unofficial hospital." Makomo assured them with a smile.

Both let out a sigh of relief at hearing that.

"What were you saying?" Giyu asked, his face neutral.

"Oh, right, sorry." Genya apologized and cleared his throat. "We were sent on a mission together where I found out about Nezuko during our battle against the demon there and… we agreed to keep each other's secrets."

The three senior demon hunters stared at the last sentence.

"It's easier to just show you… do you mind?" Genya turned to the Kamados.

"No, it's fine; Nezuko." Tanjiro answered, turning to his sister. "Could you give Genya some of your blood like you did in Natagumo?"

"Just a drop will be fine." The Shinazugawa chimed in.

"Wait, blood?"

"Trust me, it's better if I just show you." He answered the Water Pillar.

The younger Kamado nodded and used her thumb to cut the tip of her index and presented the finger to Genya.

He used his own index to scoop the blood and then brought it to his mouth, transforming after a few seconds.

"That's…" Makomo trailed off, her eyes wide.

Genya explained to them how he learned about his ability but that he doesn't know how it's possible or why he has it and that he will turn back to normal in some time, probably a few minutes since he had literally just a drop of blood.

"I was forced to reveal this to a group of demon hunters in the mountain so… I didn't think there was any point in keeping it secret." He explained.

"There were some reports about… well, I guess you, but I thought they were hallucinating or a Blood Demon Art had done something to them." Sabito muttered before shrugging. "Well, doesn't change anything now; thank you for telling us."

"N-no, it was nothing." He stuttered.

"…excuse me." Tanjiro spoke up, gaining the other's attention. "This meeting, do you know when it will happen?"

"If I had to guess, a crow will come either later tonight or early in the morning telling us to go to headquarters." Makomo answered him.

"Yeah… so it's probably a good idea to get some rest; is there anything else you have to tell us?"

Tanjiro and Genya exchanged a look before shaking their heads.

"Then let's go to sleep… tomorrow will be an interesting day." Makomo said.

They all nodded in agreement.


And done!

One thing before anything else; I am actually not sure if Chachamaru is a boy or a girl, a google search and the wiki didn't give any answers BUT, since it is a calico cat, I did quick search about those types of cats and it turns out that they are almost always female.

So, unless someone can give me a legitimate source saying that Chachamaru is actually a male, I will address her as a 'she' from now on.

I think that's it; as always, I hope you enjoyed and don't forget to leave a comment~

Until next time!