Giyuu could only see endless light surround him as he stood on top of clouds, he felt almost no bearing or comprehension. Yet, it was peaceful. So this was it then, the death he had sought after for over a decade. His only regret was that he was unable to slay the demon that took so much from others, that he was not strong enough to stay alive to keep the others safe, to see them again. He looked back down to the earth, wondering just how everyone was doing. Death gave a unique level of hindsight, he sighed as he stared down. "I'm sorry everyone, it looks like this was just my time. I wasn't strong enough. Then again, was I ever? Was I ever enough? All I have ever been has a failure. A fool hoping to be more! Someone clinging to the hope that I could be-"

Giyuu felt a set of arms hold him from behind. "You shouldn't talk about yourself like that little Giichi, I helped raised you to be nice to everyone. That includes yourself." He gasped as he recognized that voice, one he had not heard in years. In a panic he broke from the arms, falling to his back as he looked up to the woman. "Ts...Tsutako." Eyes as blue as the ocean and as warm as the morning sun stared into his. She was as he remembered her, this truly was heaven he resided in. Tsutako opened her arms again and smiled at him. "Come here my little hero, give your big sister a hug." Without hesitation he dove back into her arms, embracing her in a hug as tears stung his eyes.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry I'm sorry." Giyuu hid his face as he continued to apologize, feeling her rub his back as he continued to wheep. Tsutako looked at him rather confused, wondering just what he was apologizing for. She would ask him when he was done, knowing he needed to let out everything he's been holding inside. Soon, he finally stopped crying and looked up to her. Running her thumbs under his eyes, she wiped the tears away and smiled at him again. "What are you so sorry about Giyuu? You never did anything wrong." "You lost out on being married and living a happy life because you sacrificed yourself to save me. If you didn't need to worry about me, you would still have been safe."

Giyuu found the strength to stand up, with his head hanging as he couldn't look at Tsutako. "You deserved better, not have some useless little brother like me." Tsutako wanted to reach out to Giyuu to comfort him, but saw something rapidly approaching from behind. taking a side step, she watched as he was tackled to the ground and attacked. Giyuu was shocked to see bright salmon hair and furious gray eyes looking down at him as another fist impacted his face. "How many lives is it going to take for you to listen to me and stop talking like an idiot you idiot?!" Tsutako watched as Sabito continued to attack her brother, throwing punch after punch as Giyuu tried to defend himself. "Eight years I had to watch you sulk! Blaming yourself for our deaths! That's it, we aren't friends anymore!"

A third figure stepped over and picked Sabito up, laughing slightly as she looked down to her old friend. "Now now Sabito, you can't go punching someone around while they're sad. It isn't nice." "It worked last time, besides I'm holding onto my promise. It'd be unmanly if I didn't." He pouted as Kanae laughed more. Tsutako stood by them as she pinched Sabito's cheek. "Is it manly to blind side my little brother? Don't think I didn't see when you slapped him when you were both boys on the mountain either." With that Sabito flinched, hiding behind his mask as to not have his face attacked again. Giyuu only looked at the trio in disbelief, watching them be as cheerful as he remembered them. The maroon Kimono, the green and yellow haori, the pink and green butterfly.

The trio were caught off guard as Giyuu scooped them into his arms and held tightly. Kanae and Tsutako were happy to return the hug as she heard him start to cry again. "There's the Giyuu I was able to find! Able to express himself and everything!" Kanae exclaimed as she tried to comfort him. She remembered how he looked when he had heard the news of what happened. Even when he was still heavily injuried, he had destroyed the interior of his estate in grief. She was happy he was able to clean everything up before the girls had any chance to check up on him. "Come on Sabito, join in the group hug."

"No, my idiot of a former friend has to earn my forgiveness. I already told him we'd be done for what he's been thinking and saying." Sabito spoke with confidence as he kept his arms to his sides and refused to look at Giyuu. As much as he didn't like to hit his friend, he thought it was needed to try and pull Giyuu out of the depressive state he found himself in again. It worked the first time he was sulking when he first told him about Tsutako. "Sabito." He was caught off guard as he heard the silent, almost broken voice of Giyuu. "Please... Just let me see my loved ones again after all these years." Sabito bit his lip under his mask before letting out an exaggerated sigh. He pulled his mask to the side and threw his arms around Giyuu, hugging him to follow the lead of Tsutako and Kanae. "You're lucky I missed you too buddy."

The four people held onto the hug in silence, allowing everyone to be able to relish in the moment of the reunion. Giyuu felt himself shaking, as if not quite believing this was truly real. "Are you... really them? Or is this some coping strategy my brain is trying to use while dying?" Sabito felt rather irked at being called a hallucination again and punched Giyuu in the stomach. "Sabito! We just got him back!" "Hey it's not my fault he thinks he's going crazy Kanae. Alright Giyuu, my headache inducing friend. How about we say some things that you never knew from us during life? Why would we say things your brain didn't know?" Giyuu was about to speak before realizing this was beginning to give him a headache himself. He stayed silent and nodded as he looked to the three.

"Giichi, do you remember when I would go to the river to catch fresh salmon? Sometimes I would just go buy it from the fish monger because I could never catch anything even after hours. You were never able to tell." "I had told Murata to look after you during final selection and sit by you until you woke up, I slapped him when he returned but understood his own desire to pass. Now because of what happened, he only takes missions in your district as a way of honoring what I asked him. He talks to you and checks on you any chance he has now." "I was hoping one day Shinobu would actually grow to like you that way one day I could ask Sanemi out and we could go on double dates." Giyuu felt as if the wind was just taken out of his sails, feeling betrayal, thankful, and slightly flustered.

"I believe you all now, but I never knew I could feel so conflicted all at once. At least we're all together again, for now and forever." He watched as everyone's mood began to shift, almost as if they knew something. "Well, about that little brother." Tsutako walked over to him and parted the clouds they stood on, and he saw it. His body looked a mess, he wouldn't doubt the idea he was dead if it wasn't for the spirits telling him he was still alive. "How? How am I even alive by this point? I'm cut to ribbons, wrapped in bandages, covered in ice, and I tore off my arm after it was little more than meat." Kanae opened the opening for him to have a better view.

"A kind Matagi girl found you, she walked into the village after the demon and En left and has been taking care of you since. Your heart stopped so while you're technically dead, we don't think it's actually your time yet." Giyuu saw the person who was taking care of him and was actually surprised. "Yae? I'm surprised to find her again. I'm just glad she really did live on." Giyuu sighed in relief, happy to see she didn't succeed in killing herself again in the years since. "How are the others doing?" Giyuu couldn't help but wonder after everything how they would react.

"Over here, looks like they assumed you dead and had a funeral." Sabito created another opening, one that showed a view directly above the Butterfly estate. Giyuu peered down below, seeing the little grave sight. "I'm sorry for the scare everyone, I didn't mean for this. I just couldn't hold it in anymore." He sighed as he watched it began to rain over the area, finding either nature or Kami to have a twisted sense of humor. "Wait, it's that Uzui?" Kanae giggled as she saw the rest of the Hashira come out. "Oh, they all came to pay respects! I knew they cared!"

"Hey Tomioka, you out there?!" All had watched from above as the man stood in silence, unsure if this was light hearted or taunting. "Guess not." Giyuu peered at him as he focused on his grave, looking at his old sword. As he focused on it, all could hear lightning strike the spot. Sabito was not hesitant in laughing hysterically, Kanae attempted to hold in her laughter with mild success, and Tsutako gave him a look of disapproval. He sighed as laid on the clouds beneath them, looking up to more of the endless light. "Why can't I stay up here with all of you? Why can't I be selfish and spend time with people that I care about and that actually care about me?"

All had looked towards Giyuu, feeling sympathetic at the gripes he was going through. Tsutako was the first to move next to him, lifting his head to lay it on her lap. "Believe me Giyuu, we want to to be here with us, more than anything. However, your work still isn't done. You finally learned how to feel again, you finally started acting like how you really are. How you were before you lost me." Giyuu looked up to her in complete silence as Tsutako placed a hand on his left cheek.

"Please, don't blame yourself for what happened to me. We both lost mother and father, but I was NOT going to lose you as well. I would sacrifice myself in every lifetime for you, if it meant your safety. You've grown so much, but still the same emotional little boy I helped raise. While you were fighting that demon, I could see you expressing yourself again. Even if it was anger, I was happy to not see you bottle things up anymore. I was able to see someone that resembled my baby brother, the one who would always beg me to take them shopping so he could carry groceries to help me. I could see my little hero. I want to see you grow even more, to watch you become the man that boy could be."

Sabito laid his head on Giyuu's stomach, putting his arms behind his head. "She's right you know. Didn't you notice the entire time you tried to use Water breathing as it's meant to, the fight was a stalemate? That freak mentioned Kanae here, and you finally landed a strike on him. Gee, the moment you stop thinking of your guilt and burying yourself in sadness, you start doing even better and get stronger." He looked up to Giyuu, placing his mask down entirely. "When we trained, you never held back how you felt, and that was when I saw you at your best. When you allowed yourself to feel and be expressive. You've dug yourself into such a pit, you don't think you're as good as you really are you dunce."

"And stop blaming yourself for getting injured on the first day, it was a freak accident just like everything involving demons. I had you sent away because I was terrified of anything else happening. You're my friend Giyuu, I wasn't going to let anything happen to you. You didn't see what happened so don't think I died because of you. My blade broke against that demon's skin because I screwed up my swing because I was driven by anger from what it said. I let it manipulate me. I make mistakes. Quit trying to put me on a pedestal and try to actually think of some good things about yourself." Sabito picked up his mask and lightly slapped it onto Giyuu's forehead.

"Sabito, can you please stop assaulting my baby brother?" "I will stop when HE stops thinking so little of himself. He's my best friend, I get a pass to smack him when he's acting like an idiot." Kanae was the last to join the group, laying her head back on Giyuu's thigh. "He's my friend too but I never hit him around, you're just mean Sabito. I actually helped him express himself again by doing a thing called being nice to him. Try it sometime." "Kanae I saw you hit him and yell at him when he told you the truth about his distancing, you are the exact same." Kanae smiled as reminisced of the past. "Giyuu, you still blame yourself for what happened to them... Do you still do it for what happened to me?"

"Every day Kanae. If I wasn't injured, you wouldn't have been required to take my mission and die at that bastard's hands. After all you and the girls did for me, and death was how you were repayed." Kanae sighed as she turned her head to the side, trying to look to him. "If you had gone, you would've died far sooner before I did. I may have died, but I saved your life, just as these two did. Don't you see Giyuu? We thought you worthy of us losing our lives, to see it so that yours continues. Even if we may be gone, we're still with you. We'll be watching over you from here, and you'll know we'll be waiting here for you."

"I may have left my sisters, and even if you blame yourself, you're still there with them. They still have you. Aoi, Kanao, and Shinobu as well. Even those little caterpillars." Kanae sat up, making sure to look Giyuu in the eye. "None of them blame you for what happened, they learned you were hurting too, they know you are just as much a victim to my passing as them. I don't blame you either." "I could never blame my little brother for my choices, I'd do it every time and nothing will make me regret it." "You're my best friend, nothing will make me step away from standing by you." Tsutako took Giyuu's head off her lap, Sabito stood up, and Kanae all stood in from of him as he sat up. They all spoke in unison, never taking their eyes off him. "None of us blame you for what happened to us, so why do you keep blaming yourself?"

Giyuu could only stare at them in awe, mesmerized by their words. He almost felt as if every weight since he was a child taken off of his heart. Standing up, his eyes bounced from one person to another to see they were serious and heart-felt in their words. "Alright." He walked to them and pulled them all into a hug, smiling widely as he started to cry again. "I'll try, for myself, and for all of you. I promise." They were all happy to finally see that he was finally able to move on. Everyone was eager to hug him back, proud for his efforts. "I love you guys."

Giyuu was enveloped in light, backing away from everyone. "What the?" He saw the clouds part, watching his view of the world open up. "Oh, it looks like that Yae person restarted your heart. Given your injurious though, you may show up here again. Bye Giyuu!" Kanae waved her hand as she smiled. "Remember that we'll be watching over you Giichi!" Tsutako smiled as she started to tear up herself. "We're always with you Giyuu, see you when you're up here again." Sabito quickly threw his mask back on, making sure to cover up the fact he was getting emotional himself. Giyuu could only smile as he looked towards them. "I love you all."

He fell from the heavens, watching everyone get further away from him once again. He wasn't upset however, he saw them again, he heard their voices, he knew that were with him always. With one worry now cleared from his mind, he was onto another. As he fell closer back to earth, he saw that he was falling into the path of his physical body. "This is going to be concerning isn't it?" His eyes shot open and was desperate to breath.Giyuu sat up as he could finally feel again, the sensation of everything overwhelmed him as if he was struck by lightning. Gasping for air, he finally noticed Yae. "Oh thank Kami, I managed to bring you back." She sighed in relief as she forced Giyuu to his back once again.

Yae wasn't surprised to see that Giyuu passed out as quickly as he shot upwards after coming back to life. She checked his pulse and was thankful to see he was at least alive, but was unsure how often she'd bring him back in the future. "I don't care if you die on me, you better just not stay dead. I remember what you said my father told me. 'Live on.' If I have to go tortuous life, so do you. You and that butterfly girl ruined my death after all." She quickly placed a hot towel on his forehead and draped him in another animal skin blanket.

For one month, Yae had watched over an unconscious Giyuu Tomioka. His body was astronomical to her. Even with his body covered in ice and suffering from hyperthermia, he still maintained something akin to a high fever. His heart, from her perspective, she believed it may cause him his death. It would hold a constant two hundred beats per minute. She wasn't sure what had happened to him, but she knew she had to revive him multiple times a week. She was surprised to find him alive at all.

She was traveling to the village because it held traders she worked with. Yae was out overnight, hoping to find any good animals to hunt. When she finally returned to the village, it was a frozen hellscape. Pieces of ice as big as boulders and the entire village was frozen over with snow. He was alive, but only barely. He was honestly lucky to be found at all, she feared he would've been buried by the ever falling snow that day. "What the hell did you fight to put you in a coma for a month? I... I've seen more demons than just my father. They never had any kind of power like what must've happened in the village. You better wake up soon, I have no idea who else is strong enough to take that thing down."

Giyuu found himself in heaven once again, enjoying the time with his loved ones. Yes he was constantly dying and there was a chance he may never wake up, but this month had done more to heal him than anything else. He was smiling again, unwavering in expressing himself. Tsutako had been right, he really was beginning to feel like himself once again. Perhaps when threatened with death you truly learn the value of life.

A part of himself honestly didn't want to leave, he wanted to stay with the people that he knew cared about him most. He knew he couldn't though, and the words of the others reminded him that he wouldn't be alone on earth. The Kamado's, the Butterfly sisters, and much to his surprise, the Hashira wanted to stand by him. Thanks to Yae and his body naturally healing itself, he was sure the day he would actually return was sooner than ever. There was still the issue he had no sword and a missing arm, but that would be a problem for when he would return to the Corps.

At moments when he arrived, he would watch over those still alive. Call it curiosity, he was interested to see how people were after his "passing". He wasn't always watching, looking away or towards someone else when he thought it would act as an invasion of privacy. Apparently Sanemi had a brother he became estranged to. Mitsuri and Obanai had become closer to one another than before, Giyuu was curious to see where that would lead. Tengen and Shinobu became more active in their respective families, spending what time they could between missions with who they held dear. Even the Kamado's continued on in stride, becoming stronger and continued to try and smile through dark times. He was happy for all of them, it was good to see them try to enjoy life after everything had happened.

Kanae had appeared in front of him to talk of something, he was sure that it couldn't be good if her expressions were anything to go by. "Giyuu, I want to talk to you about Shinobu. We are going to talk about your treatment of her, but that's not the focus." How they hadn't talked about Shinobu, especially after what Kanae had said about wanting them to be closer, was shocking honestly. He had to assume it was because there was never an idea how long they would be together again, having longer conversations were at risk of being cut off.

"Giyuu, I know you were grieving as well, but that doesn't mean you're excused for keeping Shinobu more than just arm's length away. I... Can understand why you did it, especially how she being, but you still hurt her when all she was doing was trying to be around you." Giyuu sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck, trying to keep his eyes on her. "I just couldn't bring myself to be around her sometimes. How could I when she was acting like you? It was like a ghost haunting me nearly every hour of the day. I was already blaming myself for what happened, with her around it was like you were there to remind me of my failures."

Kanae sighed as she held onto his face, making sure they kept eye contact. "I'm not saying her method of grieving was good either. I miss seeing my little sister being herself, angry and everything, but I could tell she was genuine in wanting to be your friend. Do I excuse her trying to be me? No. Do I excuse her teasing? No. But she did try to be there for you after learning how alone you were, like how I tried to. When you finally return to everyone, I want you both to apologize to one another. I want you both to actually try, not just for me, but for each other as well." Giyuu knew it wouldn't be easy, but he knew it was something to had to be done. "Alright, I promise. I won't stop at Shinobu, I'll try to make amends with everyone, you have my word."

Kanae smiled and gave him a pat on his head. "Good Giyuu." He quickly swatted her hand away before regaining some composure. "What else was there you wanted to talk about?" Kanae's expression suddenly turned solem, looking as if she was dreading to even speak her mind. "When you get back there, NEVER let Shinobu meet Upper two. She means to die by his hand." Giyuu felt himself go into high alert, grabbing onto her shoulders. "Kanae what the hell are you talking about?" Kanae started to tear up herself. "She's been poisoning herself."

"Shortly after my death, Shinobu started a plot of revenge. She has been injecting herself with wisteria poison with the intention of being eaten by him as an attempt of revenge for what happened to me. And after what happened to you, I don't doubt it's only added to her desire for revenge." Giyuu's eyes went wide as his legs began to shake. Memories of her began to rush through his mind. He remembers noticing her complexion becoming more pale as time went on. She refused to let him see her bleed from any injuries, this was possibly because after years of injections, her blood had changed color noticeably. She had been doping herself, and he had never been able to notice.

"Stop that look Giyuu. Stop what you're thinking right now. I know that look." Kanae held his face again, intent to get her point across. "You could never have known she would do this. Aoi and Kanao don't even know she's doing this and they live with her." Giyuu ripped her hands away as he opened a window to try and spot Shinobu. She was with the caterpillars at the moment, acting as if nothing was wrong. "Why did you wait A MONTH to tell me about something like this?!" "Because I had hoped she would change after having to live through another loss! After I died, she went onto the path of revenge. I had hoped after she lost you, it would help her to learn the value of life. I never wanted her to have the life of a slayer, I wanted her to be able to have a happy and find love. After watching her longer, she has only become more set in her ways."

Kanae tried to have faith in her sister, Giyuu couldn't fault her for that. He continued looking down at her, he remembered she hadn't smiled like Kanae in the last month. She looked tired, she probably was, she wasn't even hiding her feelings anymore. The sisters of the Butterfly estate had already lost one, he refused to let them lose another. "She'll never meet that bastard, I'll make sure he dies before there's even a chance. Tsutako! Sabito!" He saw his best friend and sister appear in front of him, he took in every detail of their appearances, etching them into his memory.

"I'm going back, I don't care if my body is still a wreck. Being up here won't help anyone, I need to get down there." Kanae, Tsutako, and Sabito all looked at one another before looking back to him. "You better remember this isn't goodbye Giyuu, we're always with you." Sabito said as he smiled at him with a hardened look. "We will see each other again Giichi, say hello to your friends for us!" Tsutako said as she started to tear up. "I've always trusted you with my sisters Giyuu, I know you'll take care of them." Kanae said with a hopeful smile. Giyuu walked up to them and pulling them into the last hug he'd gave with them for a long while. "I love you guys." The trio hugged him back, none wishing the moment would have to end. "We love you too Giyuu." Forcing himself to step away, he left them in the light of grace, to fight against the wicked darkness.

As he continued moving further and further away, he decided to stop and check on everyone. Immediately checking on Tanjiro and Nezuko, he started to grow concerned to see one of them was injured. All he could hear from the window was explosives and destruction, and all he could see from Tanjiro's expression was fear disguised as hope. Knowing only one person who used explosives in demon slaying, he quickly switched to Tengen and felt fear. Tengen and Kyojuro were fighting Upper three. The fight was brutal, Giyuu wondered if this was how his friends felt when they saw him fight Upper two. "Come on guys."

He spectated the entire fight, his hopes falling every time he saw them take a hit or take longer to recover. Giyuu knew neither Hashira feared death, but he himself feared that would lead to downfall. Kyojuro had used what was apparently a ninth form, by the sound of it only known to the Rengoku family. Kyojuro's blade struck true, but was unable to finish the kill. Giyuu watched in shock as the demon punched a hole through his chest, pleading for him to become a demon or face death. As Tengen tried to intervene, the demon held onto Kyojuro and ran.

Switching to watching Kyojuro, he was surprised to see him strike at the demon as if nothing happened. Giyuu saw his eyes however, the slits prominent and the claws even more so. He was forcefully turned into a demon, but retained his humanity. He admired Kyojuro's tenacity, refusing to stop the fight and tried to continue it even while the sun rose. The demon was desperate however, choosing to flee and survive than risk dying in the fight. He watched his comrades expression, conflicted with the reality that he was forced to live through. His confliction was replaced by an expression of steadfast stoicism only the Flame Hashira seemed to be able to wear.

Kyojuro chose death rather than living as a demon. Giyuu couldn't help but admire him, by pure willpower he overcame his demonic impulses and died so he could never be a threat to humanity. He smiled as he was at least surrounded by his friends, the sight and emotional weight was enviable if it were not so tragic. Not surprised to see before long, a familar head of flames was spotted. Walking closer to him, he saw that he was holding someone closely, perhaps a family member. "Kyojuro."

He watched as his friend's head shot up in shock. "Tomioka?" Kyojuro had left the woman as he stood up and walked towards him. Giyuu saw he had a look of slight guilt, but couldn't understand why. "I am sorry, we could not avenge you. Not they have taken two of us..." He watched as the man unexpectedly showed a look of shame, not even wearing one minutes ago when he was a demon. Giyuu placed a hand on his shoulder, attempting to support him in solace. "You burned away in the sun to dust, Shinobu only found my arm. Your death was confirmed, I'm only thought to be dead."

Kyojuro's eyes went wide as he looked back up to him. "What? You... You're actually alive?" Giyuu nodded, laughing slightly. "I've been teetering between life and death the last month, and now, I finally have the strength to wake up. As you tried to avenge me, I will try to avenge you." Giyuu continued walking, turning his back on the light. "Tomioka wait!" Giyuu stopped as he turned back, having an idea what he wanted to talk about. "I am sorry, we are all sorry. Those of us who acted negatively against you, and those of us who did nothing to stop it. We tried to visit you on Mt. Sagiri, but we caught you at a time we couldn't speak. I want to say this now while we are face to face. We have tried all that we can to improve ourselves since you're leaving to make up for our pasts. I understand if you do not forgive us, I just want you to know. We are trying to be better."

Giyuu finally walked back to Kyojuro, pulling him into a hug. "All is forgiven my friend. I don't regret my outburst entirely, I'll admit I felt better after letting everything out. However I think that may have just been from allowing myself to feel once again. In the month that's passed, I'd like to think I've been improving too. Ironically enough, I haven't felt this alive in years." Giyuu let out a laugh as he let go. "I've been watching over you all, I've seen your efforts, I don't hold any resentment anymore. May we be better friends in the next life." Kyojuro was now the one to pull Giyuu into the hug, smiling widely. "Thank you Giyuu." The two separated as Giyuu began to walk away once again, leaving Kyojuro to stand by the woman. "Set your heart ablaze Giyuu!" "And never allow yourself to drown Kyojuro, no matter the depth of the waters you find yourself in."

Giyuu had left the light behind, only now of his own volition. He awoke in his body yet again, but didn't panic at finding himself alive. His breathing was steady, his mind calm, only his body needed to be reforged into what it once was. He looked to where his right arm use to be, holding the stump of it with somberness and anger. He will not allow the demon that did this to him do worse to others. Pulled from his thoughts, he heard his savior returning from what may have been a fresh hunt. "You're awake!" Yae rushed over to check his body, making sure he was moving without any pain. He seemed calm enough, so she looked at him with only mild concern. "What the hell happened to you? Last I saw, you were about to cut down a demon with ease. What did you fight to put you in a coma for a month and nearly die every day?"

"A monster, one I can not allow anyone else to fight." Giyuu said with a cold fury. Forcing himself to stand up right, he recieved help from Yae until he was sure he could move on his own. "I ask of you one last favor, please?" Yae slowly nodded, wondering just what a man like him would need help with from her. "I've been inactive for a month now, I'm nowhere near the physicality I was. I'm going to need your help so I can get back into fighting shape." Yae thought this task wasn't so bad. The Matagi life wasn't an easy one, she herself was in decent decent shape. The only challenge was getting Giyuu back into the level of strength he was, but good things come to those who wait. "Alright I'll help." Giyuu smiled at her assistance, vowing to pay his life debt to her. "I just have one question though." Yae grabbed a mirror and showed it to Giyuu, his face now free of bandages. "Just what is this weird mark on your face? I know you didn't have it before."