September 26, 1913

"So you're moving into the Butterfly Estate now, Giyu-san?"

"Yes," Giyu nodded to Tanjiro. "I don't know if you've noticed, but me and Ko- I mean… Me and Shinobu…"

Tanjiro's eyes widened. "So that's why I kept smelling your scent on her, and her scent on you!" He immediately then blushed, realizing that it meant the two had been having sex. "You guys are already doing that, huh?"

Giyu sighed. "Yes, Tanjiro. That's what people do when they love someone that way. You'll do the same one day when you find a girl."

Then, Kanao entered the same room, asking Giyu, "Tomioka-sama, do you need any help moving anything?"

"I should be fine," he replied.

"When I find a girl," Tanjiro thought to himself. "When I find a girl…" He then walked outside without giving Giyu an explanation, leaving the latter confused as he ran up to Kanao. "Hey, um, Kanao, how are you?"

"I'm doing well," she replied. "I've cut down on the use of my coin like you told me to do. I haven't used it once today. I've only used it three times since you talked to me. Even so…" She then pulled the coin out to show him. "I want to keep it as a memento of Kanae-sama. She gave it to me when she and Shinobu-sama found me."

"When they found you…"

"I don't tell anyone outside of the estate this," Kanao then told him. "But… I was not born with my name. I had no name before they found me. I don't remember much about where I came from, but what I do remember is pain. Lots and lots of pain. I was beaten regularly, and crying was seen as a sign of weakness. One day…" She then took a deep breath. "Something just snapped inside me. I stopped reacting to things around me. I did nothing except what I was told. My sis- I mean… Kanae-sama gave me this coin so I could make decisions without them telling me to do something."

"Your sister?"

"It… It's complicated…" Kanao looked up at the sky, trying to figure out how to phrase her next words. "Shinobu-sama, Kanae-sama, Aoi-san… As far as I'm concerned, they're my sisters, but… When I became a slayer, Shinobu didn't want me to call her that anymore, since she wanted me to be professional around her. After that, I began referring to them as -sama and -san."

Tanjiro was confused. "I don't get that at all. Even if I became a Pillar, I wouldn't want my sister to stop calling me 'oniichan.' If they're that important to you, even if you aren't related to them through the same parents, you have the right to call them your sisters."

Kanao nodded slowly. "I suppose she doesn't see it that way. I had blood siblings, but I'm not sure if they're all dead or if any of them are still alive, trapped in that miserable hellhole I came from."

"Have you ever considered going out to find them?"

"Find them?"

Tanjiro shrugged. "I don't know… Maybe you'd have some luck if you went out and tracked down where you came from. Do you have any of those picture things Kanroji-san takes of yourself?"

"As a matter of fact," Kanao replied, remembering something. "I do! Kanae-sama took a picture of me as soon as I came to the Butterfly Estate before Shinobu-sama washed me."

"Then use that and ask around," Tanjiro suggested.

"But… I don't know if Shinobu-sama would want me to do this…"

"Listen, Kanao, what did I tell you?"

"Follow my heart?"

"Exactly!" He then clasped her hands in his. "If your heart tells you to find them, do it!"

Muichiro trained once more with Yoriichi in his dreams as he slept alongside Mukago in his home. As the two sparred, Yoriichi told him, "You're improving considerably!"

"Thank you," he replied as the two stepped back for a second. "So, by the way, I didn't tell you this earlier, but I have some news about your Breathing Style."

Yoriichi, curious, asked him, "What is it, young Tokito?"

"Kamado-san has been using the Breath of the Sun and he didn't even know it until recently," Muichiro told him.

A shocked Yoriichi replied, "Wait, what?! That boy you described with the demon sister…"

"Yeah."

"He called it the Dance of the Fire God, right?"

"He did. Why do you ask?"

Yoriichi then dropped his sword in disbelief. "Holy shit… Sumiyoshi kept his promise…"

Muichiro, confused, asked him, "Who?"

"Right. I suppose I owe you an explanation. Sit down." As the two sat down on the ground across from each other, Yoriichi began telling him about the old friend he had known all those centuries ago. "Sumiyoshi was a charcoal seller who lived with his wife and his infant daughter in a remote area of Japan. I rescued him from a demon in my life, and after that, the two of us became close friends. I was like an uncle to the daughter he had, and the family reminded me of my own wife and my unborn child who were ripped away from me."

"You're talking about Uta, right?"

"Yes," he replied. "Anyway, I taught him the Breath of the Sun after Kokushibo murdered most of its users, and he promised to teach all of his descendants while using a fake name for it. It seems he was successful, since it's been over 400 years since then."

"Will you teach him like you teach me?"

"I'm not sure if I can," Yoriichi replied, shaking his head. "With you, I have a blood connection, but with him, I don't. For now, I'll need you to talk to him about it, and then relay it back to me."

"Yes, Tsugikuni-sama," Muichiro replied with a bow as he stood up.

September 27, 1913

Quantrill's Raiders had struck again at another Wisteria Crest house, this time striking in the middle of the day. As Bloody Bill shot and killed the homeowner, an elderly man, he said to William, "This one was even easier than the last. I want a real fuckin' challenge for our third target."

"It may very well be," William replied. "I believe it's a rather large safehouse, and I also received word that we need to deliver a message to the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps when we do it."

"I assume it'll be by telephone," Bloody Bill replied as he stomped on the elderly man's head before ripping out one of his eyes and eating it. "Every one of these places got one."

Then, a slayer charged into the room with his sword, shouting, "Breath of Wat-"

William shot the slayer in the chest, yelling out, "Not so fast!"

"Agh, fuck!" As the slayer crumpled to the ground, he yelled out, "You'll all pay for this!" He then spat on Bloody Bill's legs from the ground. "Fuck you!"

"Oh, that's just great," he replied before he kicked the slayer in the teeth. "I got fuckin' spit on my pants!" He then kicked him again in the upper chest twice before holding his head up and bending down to look him directly in the eye. "Hey, asshole, you'll pay dearly for doin' that to me." He then reached into his mouth and ripped out his tongue while he was still alive, causing him to scream in immense pain as Bloody Bill was caked in his blood. "How ya like that, motherfucker?!" As he devoured his tongue, he then clawed out both of his eyes and ate them as well. "At least ya taste nice, even if you're a feisty little shit!" To end it, he pulled a knife and slit his throat, drinking up some of the blood before standing back up.

Then, William re-entered the room with a photograph in his hands. "Hey, Bill, take a look here at this!"

Bloody Bill then looked at the photo William had grabbed. "Who are these two?"

"This is the leader of the corps and his wife," William replied. "The feller's all weird-lookin'."

"Yeah," he nodded. "But his wife looks like a fine piece of meat. I wouldn't mind havin' some fun with her before I take a bite."

September 28, 1913

As Nezuko practiced by herself within the yard of the Butterfly Estate in broad daylight, she kept thinking back to her use of the Dance of the Fire God on the train, and how her family's "dance" was in fact a known Breathing Style. "Breath of the Sun," she thought to herself. "I like the sound of that, actually. I'll have to start saying that from now on. I don't know if my brother will, but it shouldn't have an effect on its abilities, right?"

Meanwhile, Shinobu was preparing for the trek to the Ubuyashiki Estate for a High Council meeting. All the Pillars and High Priests were to be present, and the first thing on everyone's minds was James' status. Despite the blessing of Kyojuro and him possessing more than enough demon kills to qualify, he had not been granted the position of Flame Pillar as of yet. They were also to discuss Nezuko's training and her current progress, as well as a letter that Kagaya had received the day before from a doctor concerning demons and a message from a member of the House of Peers regarding the Battle of the Infinity Train. The letter was reportedly very positive, and there was hope that with the backing of at least one member of the Japanese nobility, they could attain more official recognition from the government.

Giyu asked her, "Do you think they'll approve of Colby being the next Flame Pillar?"

"I'm not entirely sure," Shinobu replied. "Despite everything about Rengoku-san giving his blessing, I've heard of disagreement among the High Priests. Of course, the source of much of it is Eguchi-sama."

"Of course," Giyu replied in contempt of High Priest Rantaro Eguchi. "He's always been against having Colby and Nezuko in the corps. He raises this issue every time we meet, and it's getting annoying."

"I'm not really in the mood for his bullshit today," Shinobu told her boyfriend. "I hope the Oyakata-sama shuts him down if he goes off the rails."