Zeno is 12 soon 13 and officially one of the top 100 strongest demon slayers alive. He goes on missions, visits wisteria houses, talks to other slayers and visits home. Zeuxis is currently in extra training to get into the Final Election early.

Zeno stares at the town close by, petting the very loyal crow. He is glad Kasugaikarasu aren't really normal crows and can live up to almost 500, this way he has some company. It was practically a flash of genius to name the crow by combining his old friends names.

He pulls his legs into a better position on the tree branch he is sitting on. Zeuxis is turning 8 this week and Hinoe turned 6 a few months ago. Their parents decided they would have a huge celebration. Zeno barely made it home from the last mission on time for it.

When he made it home both Zeuxis and Hinoe had looked so very relieved. Like they thought something happened to him for arriving this late. Zeno had seen how his parents had smiled and reassured them that nothing would happen to Zeno, that he is very strong.

The world seems very determined to make sure he starts distancing himself from attachments sooner rather than later. Which is reasonable and should be the best choice for his situation. It would be easier to just disappear if he was distant.

Bonds create unnecessary drama, Zeno was once told.

Then again, bonds are very important and as much as they pain him, he will still make bonds. And no matter how they may pain him he will treasure them for as long as he can.

Well, onto the demon he was currently hunting, Gaben said it to be known as a seductress. Getting pray by luring young single men into the forest, so technically he should be bait enough just by himself.

Zeno drops down from the tree and starts strolling down the street. This village was pretty far from the gloriously being rebuilt Edo castle. And since Edo is the current capital, villages that were far from it didn't have as much military presence. Which is good for him as the demon slayer corps aren't recognized as a legitimate organization.

Although this particular village seems to have a lot of Dojo's. Just a while ago he passed at least two different dojos

"Ouch"

Zeno held his head on the ground. Oops, he zoned out too much. And bumped into someone. And fell to the ground. Zeno looks up, where a rather pretty but intimidating person stares down at him.

The pretty guy had pale skin, blueish black hair and blue eyes framed in pink eyelashes. If Zeno squints he could see a sharp fang poking out from his lips.

"Hakuji!" Both the pretty guy and Zeno look up towards where the yell had come from. It is a middle aged kind looking man who is clearly waiting on pretty guy 'Hakuji' to do something.

'Hakuji' seems to snap out of whatever he was thinking and mumbles something under his breath while offering up his hand. Zeno grabs it with a small toothy grin and hoists himself back up standing.

"Ah! Zeno is sorry! Zeno is sorry! Zeno dazed out for a moment you see!" Zeno says with a bright voice dusting his clothes and shaking the hand 'Hakuji' had offered up. "Nice to meet you, Zeno is Zeno!" He finishes up his small talk

"Nice to meet you, my name is Hakuji" Hakuji says quickly, cheeks dusting a light pink tint with his brows furrowing. He glances up and smiles before bowing and running after the man from earlier.

And Zeno waves after them, watching as the man sees him waving and starts waving too. Prompting Hakuji to also wave as they walk further away.

He seemed like a good kid.
Now anyway, that seductress demon.