Hashibira Inosuke(Tanjiro's POV)

I suddenly woke up. I quickly jolt up and observes my surroundings. I notice Zenitsu and the kids was beside me.

I say, 'What happened when I am out?'

They reply, 'No. Nothing happened. Is just the boy laying on the ground unconcious and you suddenly fainted.'

I say, 'Ok. Lets go and bury all the dead people in the house. They need a proper burial.' I quickly get up feeling a bit tired and start digging hole. The kids help me to gather some stones and Zenitsu helps me to dig some hole. I went into the house and carry all the dead bodies outside, then me and Zenitsu bury them all. The kids surround the buried bodies with rocks. Suddenly the boy is awake. He jolt up and immediately search for an opponent to fight.

He looks at Zenitsu and yells, 'Lets fight!' while chasing him.

Zenitsu yells, 'You're going to fight the moment you wake up?! I really can't deal with this!' He immediately runs toward me and hide behind me.

The boy stops and yelled at us, 'What are you guys doing!'

I reply casually, 'Burying the dead of course. Oh, I forget to ask you something. What's your name?'

He yells, 'Fight me again! I want to prove myself that I am stronger than you!'

I say in frustration, 'Enough already! I can't fight you! I'm too tired! I said already, demon hunters can't fight each other!'

He replies, 'Hey, wide forehead! My name is Hashibira Inosuke! Remember that!'

I calm down and say, 'Okay Inosuke, you should come and help to bury too. There was a bunch of people killed in that house.'

He shouts, 'It's pointless to bury the remains of living organisms! Who would even think to do that?! I'm not helping you! Compared to that, how about you fight me!'

Zenitsu thinks, 'Uwah... This guy really does have brain problems. How can he say it's pointless...'

I look at him with a sad eyes, 'Is that so... It's because your wounds still hurt... That you're unwillingly to help, right? It's okay. Everybody has different levels of pain tolerance. We need to dig holes after carrying the dead outside the house. Burying people is a tiring job. Zenitsu and these kids are all very capable, so it's okay. Inosuke, you should just take a well earned rest.'

Shoichi and Kiyoshi thinks, 'That's not what he means...' with a trail of sweat dripping from their faces.

Tick marks starting to appear on Inosuke face and he yells, 'Huuuuh?! Don't underestimate me! No matter if it's a hundred or two hundred people, I'll bury them all! I'm better grave-digger than anybody else!' He starts to rush into the house and carry all the body outside. He buries all of them very fast. After all that work, the burying comes to an end. One the way down the mountain, Zenitsu keep insisting that he wants to take Shoichi with him.

Zenitsu says, 'Shoichi is very strong! Shoichi protect me!'

I hit his neck and scolded him, 'Can you see that Shoichi is unwillingly to come?!' He went unconcious. After that, the crow spat out an incense bag that smelled of wisteria since it's able to repel demons. It will be carried by the "rare blooded" Kiyoshi.

They kids give their thanks to us, 'Thank you all so much. We are able to return to our home by ourselves.' I wave at them to send my farewell to them.

The crow suddenly says, 'Alright, follow me! Cawww!' We followed the crow while I am carrying Zenitsu that is unconcious. I start a chat with Inosuke.

I say, 'Ne, Inosuke. Where do you live?'

He replies, 'I grew up in the mountains. I was raise there.'

I say, 'Is that so... so Inosuke grew up in the mountains? I also grew up in the mountain with my family!'

He answers, 'Don't think of me as somebody you can relate to. I don't have parents or sibilings'

We looked at each other and say, 'I see...' with a little tear trailing down our face comically.

He continue saying, 'Matching my strength against other creatures! That is my only hobby!' Inosuke aquired his blades by matching strength against demon hunters and he also heard about existence of demons as well as the final selection through this method. He didn't rely upon a "cultivator" and he seemed to directly join the demon hunters after participating in the final selection.

He says in a confident tone, 'I will definitely catch you off guard and defeat you!'

I reply, 'My name is Kamado Tanjiro!'

He answers, 'Kamabokugon Bachiro! I will defeat you!'

I yell, 'Who are you talking to?! You got the name wrong!' The crow led the three of us to a house with the crest of a wisteria printed upon a door. It was a very large estate.

The crow landed on my palm and says, 'Cawww! Rest! Rest! The injured will rest until fully healed!'

I ask, 'Eh? We can rest? Eventhough I did fight against demons with wounds this time...'

It answers, 'You may rest! Cawww!'

Suddenly the door opens. It reveal an old lady. She says, 'You are demon hunters, right? Please come in...' with a calm and soft voice.'

Zenitsu suddenly shouted in fear, 'It's a monster... A monster!'

I say, 'Ah! Sorry for disturbing you so late at night. Hey you, Zenitsu! Don't call the old lady like that!' We went inside the estate and the old lady already prepare the meals and the futons.

Zenitsu shouted, 'Tanjiro, that's a monster... That old lady is a monster! She moves too fast to be normal! She's a mons...!' I hit his head to stop him from calling the old lady a monster. According to the crow, this family with the wisteria crest is a family that rescues the lives of demon hunters. As long as the person is a demon hunter, the family will serve him or her and ask nothing in return. Tne old lady also asked a doctor to come over. We lay on each separate futons and rest for the night. All three of us have broken ribs...

Zenitsu has two broken ribs.

I have three broken ribs.

Inosuke has four broken ribs.

Inosuke says, 'My stomach really hurts...'

I apologized but he didn't apologize to Zenitsu. Eventhough Inosuke eats like a barbarians and constantly tries to taunt me into fighting him. I don't seem to care at all. That's my kind nature preventing me from understanding his real intentions.

I say, 'If you're so hungry, how about you eat my share as well!' with a cheerful voice.

Inosuke grabs his hair in anger, 'That's not what I mean!'

Zenitsu thinks, 'This guy completely forgot about the box. Are you kidding me?! If this guy doesn't care about it now... Why the hell did he beat me up?! This bastard! Idiot! Long eye lashed freak! Hm? speaking of which, right.'

He asks, 'Tanjiro, I want to ask you something eventhough nobody asked you yet. Why are you lugging around a demon for?'

I look at him with my casual eyes, 'Zenitsu, so you knew all along. Were you protecting me because you knew... Zenitsu, you are a really good person. Thank you.'

He fall on the ground and roll around in happiness, 'You! Since you already praised me like that, I can't do anything! Ufufu!'

I reply, 'My nose is very sharp. I knew this from the very beginning. Zenitsu is gentle and also very strong.'

He stared straight at me with deadpan eyes and says, 'No, I'm not strong. Please don't make jokes like that. You stopped me from taking Shoichi with me and I will never forgive you for that.' I started to sweat profusely at his statement. Suddenly the box I put at a corner started to move.

He jolted up and screams, 'Uwah! Uwah! Eh? The demon is coming out! The demon is coming out!'

I put my hands up and comfort him, 'It's okay, Zenitsu.'

He look at me with a suspicious face, 'What do you mean it's okay! Huh?! Huh?!'

I say, 'Shush— It's the middle of the night, Zenitsu...!'

Inosuke was just laying at the futon while thinking a reason that I don't get angry at him, 'Why wasn't he taunted by me... I even ate his share of meal and I've pissed him off so many times. Why was that? I forgot...' He went to sleep. Suddenly the box's door opens slowly.

Zenitsu quickly run to a closet and gonna hide in it, 'Kyaaaah! That thing wasn't locked! Protect me! Protect me! Inosuke, come and protect me too! Gyah!' Nezuko slowly crawl out the box and stand up. She grow her size to her normal size and being cute. Sparkles started to appear around her.

I introduce her to him, 'Zenitsu, Nezuko is my...'

Suddenly a very dark aura surrounding him. He look at me with his comedic angry eyes, 'You're so lucky! So you were carrying such a cute girl with you... You were carrying such a cute girl with you everyday and going about your journey with such joy... Give me back the blood I beld for you! I! I! I didn't work this hard so that you can go all lovely dovely amd enjoy your time with a girl! I got beaten up by a pig because of this!'

I quickly say, 'Zenitsu, please calm down... Why are you suddenly...'

He walk over to his blade and pull it out from the scabbard.

He point the blade toward me, 'The demon hunters! They are not to be trifled with! Guys like you need to be exterminated! Immediately! Don't underestimate us! The demon hunters! Ahhhh!' He chases me aroumd the room trying to cut me down.

Zenitsu hollering continue all the way till dawn.