Yukito and Tengen emerged from the shadows into a wide cavern, with pink and yellow Obi hanging everywhere, and brushing over the ground. "Are those-" the Demon began, before the Hashira finished his sentence, "Humans" he said, as human's were shown to be held in the Obi. Yukito narrowed his eyes, "so, this is Daki's food storage or something?" he asked, moving aside before one of the Obi brushing the ground could touch him. Tengen searched through the people being held, before his eyes widened, "Suma, Makio" he said softly, clenching his fists. "Are those two of your Wives?" Yukito asked.
The Sound Hashira seemed to be fighting with himself, muscles trembling. "Yukito" he said lowly. The black and purple-haired Demon turned to look at Tengan, "let's go back to the surface" the Hashira said through clenched teeth. The Demon nodded after a moment of staring at the captured humans in concern.
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They ended up on the street, standing in the darkness. There was a moment of silence between them, before Yukito moved to leave, "I need to go report to Lord Tanjuro about this. Please don't worry. We will save your Wives" he said reassuringly. Then he vanished into his shadows.
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Tanjuro was laying in his bedroom, thinking about how they were going to deal with Gyutaro and Daki, when he sensed Yukito's Demonic presence. He sat up in his Futon as his first Demon faded into view, "Lord Tanjuro" Yukito said as he knelt down. "Report" Tanjuro said softly. The Demon looked up, "we've found Daki's food storage, as well as two of the Sound Hashira's Wives" he explained. "Good job Yukito. What was the state of the human captives?" Tanjuro asked. "They seemed to be held in some kind of stasis, inside Daki's Obi" Yukito reported.
"Good. At least his Wives are alive, along with the other captives" Tanjuro sighed. "Well, most of the humans. There were plenty of human bones on the ground too I'm afraid" Yukito replied apologetically. Tanjuro sighed, "well, at least the latest captives are all still alive. Alright, good work Yukito. Thank you for the help" he replied. "Of course Lord Tanjuro. I owe you my life, so this is the least I can do" the Demon replied. Tanjuro looked down, "it might be too reckless to try to save the captured humans until we find Gyutaro and Daki. So, for now, we'll just have to continue the investigation" he said.
"Alright" Yukito agreed. "Can you do me a favor?" Tanjuro asked. "Of course. Anything Sir" the other Demon replied. "I want you to keep an eye on those humans, and keep me updated of their status. Also, let me know if the number starts to lessen. Can you do that for me?" Tanjuro asked. Yukito nodded, "Yes Lord Tanjuro!" he replied, before fading into the shadows once again. The Demon King sighed, and lay down on his Futon, 'at least they're all alive for the moment. That's good. Now, tomorrow I'll have to see if I can find anything else, I don't think I'd get anymore done tonight. Especially if Daki already knows about me now, since I followed her Obi through the house.
As much as I hate to admit it, that Hashira is right about revealing myself. Muzan himself was so terrified of me, that he literally threw his fake family away as a distraction. So there's no way Gyutaro and Daki wouldn't bolt if they found out who was after them. For the sake of the Mission, and all of the human captives, I just need to wait for now' Tanjuro thought to himself, sighing in annoyance. After that he decided to meditate for the remainder of the night.
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The next day near Dusk, Tanjuro got an urgent letter from Sayuri. He took it from the weird muscly mice that also wore clothes that Tengan had brought with him, and read it to himself. As he did, Tanjuro choked on air. It read: Oiran Warabihime at the Kyogoku House. I think she's suspicious of me. Help! "Fuck!" Tanjuro actually swore. Sayuri didn't even have a Blood Demon Art yet! Even if Upper 6 was the weakest of the Upper Ranks, and even if her Brother held most of their shared power, he wasn't going to risk a little girl being in so much danger. He couldn't!
Tanjuro leapt out of the window, running over the rooftops to get to the house faster and without being seen by the humans. "Tanjuro! What the fuck do you think you're doing!?" Tengan called from behind him. "We've found Daki. She's posing as an Oiran at the Kyogoku House. And she knows Sayuri is a Demon! I have to get her out of there now!" Tanjuro explained with a growl. "You'll expose yourself if you go there. You'll blow the whole Mission! Did you forget that my Wives lives are on the line here, along with a bunch of other humans?! Sayuri is a Demon, and a sunlight-immune one at that. Even if Daki hurts her, she can't kill her. But all those human hostages, along with every other human in the city can be!
You have to think of the Mission Tanjuro! Just like I restrained myself from saving my Wives last night, you have to trust that that Demon kid will be alright until we are ready to strike!" Tengan cried. Tanjuro stopped on a roof, growling in frustration. He looked over to where the Kyogoku House was, clenching his fists, as the thought of abandoning Sayuri settled heavy in his gut. After a moment of focusing his breathing, Tanjuro spoke up, "I'm sorry. But that little girl has been hurt far too much for me to just abandon her now. I'm going to get her, now" he said firmly.
Then the Demon King leapt away. The Sound Hashira was left standing on the roof alone. "Shit. This is not going to end well" he groaned, before following at a fair distance.
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Eventually, Tanjuro reached the Kyogoku House and supressed his Demonic aura. Then he transformed back into his human woman disguise. He knocked on the door. An older man opened it. "yes, what is it, what do you want?!" he demanded, seeming dishevelled. Tanjuro, once again as Nikko, smiled, "I apologize, but I need to pick up my daughter Sayuri. She told me that she wanted to work here to help make money for our family, but earlier she sent me a message that she wanted to be picked up. She said that she's not feeling comfortable working here. May I take her back with me Sir?" he asked politely.
The man sighed, "alright, fine. but make it quick, alright?" he replied, stepping aside to let him in. Tanjuro nodded, "of course, thank you very much" he said. As Tanjuro walked through the building, he kept on guard for Daki's presence. Suddenly, he felt her Demonic energy further into the building along with Sayuri's presence. Tanjuro's eyes widened, and he broke into a run. As he sprinted down the corridor, the Demon had to dodge around startled workers. After a few minutes of running, he ended up bursting through a sliding door, "Sayuri!" he called, seeing her inside the messy room cradling a little girl about her age protectively in her arms. But she was also visibly shaking.
And standing in front of them both, was a woman dressed in multiple expensive Kimono, with a pink and yellow patterned Obi hanging folded from the front of her outfit. Tanjuro fought not to growl defensively. He could sense it. This had to be Daki. They had found her.