Agatsuma Zenitsu(Tanjiro's POV)

The sparrow on the boy's shoulder fly toward me and landed on my hand saying, 'Chirp chrip! Chrip chrip!'

I nodded and say, 'I see I understand. I'll think of a way!' The sparrow suddenly shine in happiness.

While the boy keep yelling, 'PLEASE MARRY ME!' He never let go of the girl's leg. I quickly walk over toward him and hold him up into the sky holding his back haori.

I scolded the boy, 'What the hell are you doing in the middle of the road! Can't you see the lady doesn't want this! And you're bothering the sparrow too!' with a tick mark on my forehead.

He look at me and his eyes widens, 'Ah! The uniform! You're the one from the final selection!'

I reply, 'I definitely don't know a guy like you! Definitely don't!'

He yells, 'Eh! We've met though, we really have met before! You've got memory issue!'

I ignore him and reassure the girl, 'Alright, young lady. You should hurry on back home.' She bow down and thank me.

He yell for ignoring him, 'HEY! SHE STILL NEEDS TO MARRY ME, SHE LIKES ME!'

The girl walked toward him and give him a good slap on the face, 'Shame on you!' She kept slapping him non stop. I grab her from the back to calm her down.

She yells at him, 'When did I ever say that I liked you! I only talked to you because I thought you were sick when I saw you squatting on the side of the road!'

He replies tearfully, 'Doesn't that mean that you talked to me because you're worried about me because you like me?!'

She yelled with a tick mark on her face, 'That's completely impossible, I have already a fiance already! I see that you're really energetic already so you should be fine! Lets never see each other again!' She walked away angrily.

He says, 'Wait... Wait!' He kneel down in despair. He turns toward me and says, 'Why did you have to come and mess with... WHAT SORT OF EXPRESSION IS THAT!' I looked at him in disgusts and weirdness.

He continue saying, 'It's all your fault! It's all your fault I didn't get married!' He look at me again but I keep staring him with the same expression. He yells, 'SAY SOMETHING!'

He continue his statement, 'I'm about to die! I definitely die the next time I'm on the job! I'm super weak and don't think exaggerating! You need to protect me before I finally get married!'

I reply, 'My name is Kamado Tanjiro!

He hold me while kneeling on the ground, 'Is that so! I'm sorry. My name is Agatsuma Zenitsu! Help me, Tanjiro!'

I say, 'Why would a person like you who asks for the help of somebody he just met want to be a swordman! How can you be so shameless to such a extent!' while staring him down with my crimson red eyes.

He replies, 'That's way too harsh! It's because I was decieved by a woman and I've got a buttload of debt! That guy I own money to say that I need to repay the debt the woman owns. Him as well so he "groomed" me! I went through a hellish training regime everyday and during that time I really though I might as well just die! And I though I really was going to die during the final selection! In the end, I was lucky and I survived! Then I ended up back in thay hellish lifestyle again! Ah! Scary scary! So scary! I DON'T WANT THIS AHHH! I DON'T WANT THIS AT ALL AHHHH! SAVE MEEEEE!'

I his pat back and ask in concerned, 'What's going on with you, are you okay?' while the sparrow is talking to my crow. After all that nonsense, we continue walking to my mission destination. On the way, I give him a riceball that I had left to calm him down.

I reassure him, 'I understand what you're going through but please don't cause anymore trouble for the sparrow.'

He asked in confusion, 'Eh... causing trouble for the sparrow? How did you know?'

He reply, 'Zenitsu is always like this and never wants to go to work. He goes after women whenever he sees one and he snores really loud. Endless trouble one after another... That's what it's saying.' while pointing the chirping sparrow on my palm.

He widens his eyes in amazed, 'It's still talking about me right now?! You can understand bird language?!'

I look at him weirdly, 'Yes...' Is it not normal for a people to understand bird language? My whole family are able to understand this language.

He continue to say ,'Seriously?! You're making this up aren't you?' Suddenly my crow landed on my head and says, 'Cawww! Hurry up! Hurry up, Tanjiro, Zenitsu! Start running! The two of you will move forward to your next location! Innocent people are being kill there! Hurry! Cawww!'

I widen my eyes when I heard this. I yell at Zenitsu, 'Hurry Zenitsu! We gonna go there fast! Keep up with me! People are dying!'

He replies, 'Wait... wait! Tanjiro! You would protect me when we encounter demons, right?' I look at him and nodded my head. I quickly do full focus breathing and concentrate all my blood flow through my legs and rush toward the location in inhuman speed. He widens his eyes when he witness my speed.

He yells, 'Wait up! Tanjiro!' He begin to run to the location to catch up with me.

At mission site...

We arrived at our destination. Zenitsu is panting heavily, 'Tanjiro...next...time...go slower...please...' I ignored him and observed the house in front of us. It is a two story house and it is quite big. I smell and scent some blood in the area.

I say to him, 'There's a smell of blood in this area... but this smell is a smell I never encountered before. Be careful.'

He replies, 'Eh? There's a smell? I can't smell anything at all but can you hear a sound coming from over there? Seems like we're going to need to work together in the future as well.' Suddenly I heard some movements at a bush near the house. I walk over to the sound and saw two kids hugging each other in fear.

I slowly walk toward them and ask them, 'What are you doing here?' They didn't respond and back away from me.

Seems like they've been through quite a shock. I kneel down infront of them and show then Zenitsu's sparrow, 'Tada! A sparrow in my palm! Cute right?' with a cheerful voice while the sparrow dances on my palm. They kneel down and let a sigh of relieve.

I comfort them and ask, 'What happened? Is that house over there the home of you two?'

One of the kid which is a boy says, 'No... It's not... It's... the home... of the monster... Our older brother was captured by the monster. We were traveling during the night. The monster came but it ignore the two of us and took our brother away...' with fear in his tone.

I ask, 'The monster enter the house over there?'

He replies, 'Yes...'

I reassure them, 'So the two of you followed it all the way here? That's impressive. You guys are strong.'

The boy look at me and tears started to drip from his face, 'We were following our brother's blood trail. He's hurt...' Hurt! Am I too late to save him? No, he is still alive. I just have to believe.

I reply, 'Don't worry. I'll defeat the monster and rescue your brother.' with a soft tone.

His little sister suddenly says, 'Really? Do you really mean it?

I look at her with a heart warming eyes and says, 'Yes, don't worry.'

Zenitsu suddenly says, 'Tanjiro, what is this sound? Feels really uncomfortable. It keeps on ringing. Is that a drum?'

I asked, 'Sound? I can't heard any...' Suddenly the drum sound is getting louder. Suddenly a man get thrown off the second floor balcony and hit the ground very hard. Blood was splatted everywhere on the ground. I quickly block the gruesome scene from the kids, 'Don't look!' I quickly went over to the man and check his health state. He doesn't look fine.

I went to his side and say, 'Are you okay! Hold on!' The wound is deep, this is... He is not gonna make it!

He say softly, 'Ah... Ah... Finally... got... out... Got... outside... Am I... going to... die?' I quickly hug him and pray for his rest in peace. Suddenly a loud groowr coming from the house. Is sound like a strong demon. I look around my surrounding and notice Zenitsu and the kid are shivering in fear. I harden my eyes and swear on my life to protect these kid. I am sure Zenitsu is able to handle by himself. I smell his scent and his scent is quite heavy and strong. I stand up and face the house.

End