Chapter Eleven: Tsuzumi Mansion.


Tanjiro closed his eyes as he let out a huge sigh and did a face-palm.

'Do you know that guy?' asked Nezuko

'Oh...he was one of slayers that i helped back in final selection ' Tanjiro answered his sisters question. A little sparrow who was the yellow clad slayer's guide bird flew up to Tanjiro and informed him on out was happening. Tanjiro stomped over and pulled the screaming cowered off the young girl.

'Leave the girl alone' said Tanjiro in a cold and stoic tone. The yellow clad Demon Slayer had recognized Tanjiro as the slayer who saved his life back in final selection. Tanjiro loudly claimed that he will never forget who the yellow clad slayer is. He was the slayer that was screaming and crying begging for Tanjiro to stay with him and protect him. Tanjiro did not let go of the blond boy, who didn't like that, he tried desperately to break free but he couldn't...Tanjiro was to strong and powerful, he then started pleading with Tanjiro begging him to let him go claiming that the girl is in love with him, wich she completely rebuked. She revealed that all she did was check on him as he was ill-looking on the side of the road and that she clearly doesn't love the yellow clad slayer for she already has a fiancé.

'Have you no shame?! Harassing an engaged woman!' said Tanjiro in an angry yet calm voice while giving the blond teenager his most angry and disappointed expression, that was an intimidation tactic that he learned from his father and it worked!. The blond boy immediately apologized to the girl. Then he claimed that he was going to die soon and begged Tanjiro to protect him until he gets married, but instead Tanjiro introduced himself and the Demon Slayer stated that his name is Zenitsu Agatsuma.

Tanjiro questioned Zenitsu why he became a swordsman in the first place. Zenitsu explained that he was deceived out of all his money by a girl leaving him in massive dept, Zenitsu love that girl but sadly his love was unrequited she had robbed all his money so she can run away with another boy whom she actually loved. Zenitsu was saved from his dept by an old man who turned out to be a former Hashira. After hellish training, en experience that he claimed was so horrific that he willingly entered final selection just so he can die and escape and despite surviving Zenitsu stated that he still continues to experience hell every day since and showed his great fear of dying at the hands of a demon to a shocked Tanjiro and Nezuko.


After calming down. Tanjiro, Nezuko and Zenitsu travel to their next mission.

'I'm sorry for being harsh on you back there but the way you treated that girl was terrible and unacceptable, i had to stop you ' Tanjiro sincerely apologized...the boy hated being harsh on others but there were times where it was necessary. Zenitsu accepted his apology and forgave him, he then said that he was hungry so Tanjiro gave him an onigiri. Zenitsu took a bite and then asked Tanjiro and Nezuko if they were hungry as well. Luckily Nezuko had packed plenty of food and water for the both of them so Nezuko shared her food with Tanjiro. While they were walking. Tanjiro explained that while he understood and respected Zenitsu'd fear of demons, he can't let it trouble his sparrow. Zenitsu wondered how did Tanjiro know. Tanjiro said that his sparrow mentioned that Zenitsu whines during each mission, pathetically trying to beckon the attention of girls and snores loudly. Zenitsu was stunned to learn that Tanjiro understood his sparrow but he was Interrupted by Tanjiro and Nezuko's Kasugai Crows instructing them to run causing Zenitsu to freak out at the sight of talking birds.


Zenitsu attempted to avoid going to the location.

'Ah...i...i...i can't go there...i...i'm too tired...an...and useless' said Zenitsu his voice fulled with fear and panic. Tanjiro on the other hand was focused and he sensed the demon's scent getting stronger. In a clearing they had found their mission's location, a large woodland mansion. Tanjiro could smell blood and another strange scent, wich Zenitsu found odd because he couldn't smell it. Zenitsu then asked Tanjiro if he could hear a strange sound, he was surprised that Zenitsu's hearing was better than his, he was able to pick up the strange sound better than he did. Tanjiro looked around and saw a pair of siblings nearby. When Tanjiro approached them they backed away, the poor children were clearly frightened. To calm their nerves he showed them Zenitsu's sparrow, with the children slightly more relieved. Tanjiro asked if they live in the mansion, one of the children, a boy said that the mansion belongs to a monster a monster who had kidnapped their brother. The children had encountered the monster at night and they followed their brother's trail of blood to the mansion, as he was injured during the kidnapping. Tanjiro reassured the kids that they will defeat the monster and bring their brother back.

'Ahhh Tanjiro did you hear that creepy sound it sounded like a Tsuzumi' Zenitsu asked fearfully. Tanjiro couldn't hear it as clearly as Zenitsu...but then they both looked up at the mansion's open window, and looked in horror as they saw a bloodied and injured man flying out the window and landing hard on the ground in a pool of blood startling everyone. Tanjiro rushed to the man's aid but the man died of his wounds moments later. At that moment an ominous tapping sound erupts from the mansion, scaring Zenitsu and the children. Tanjiro and Nezuko had Strengthened their resolve.

The little boy had comforted his sister by remembering that their brother wore a different colored Kimono from the dead man's.


Tanjiro and Nezuko called apon Zenitsu to join them inside the mansion but the yellow clad slayer had vehemently refused. Annoyed Tanjiro and Nezuko decided to move on but they gave him a spiteful look, especially Tanjiro, causing Zenitsu to reluctantly join them. The three demon slayers ordered the children to wait outside before they entered inside the mansion.

'Ahhh Tanjiro you gotta protect me...i don't wanna die' Pleaded Zenitsu.

'What if we got separated in this mansion and i can't be there to protect you...you must be ready to protect yourself...you are a swordsman after all ' replied Tanjiro...Zenitsu had a nervous breakdown he clinged on to Tanjiro and he started screaming and crying saying that he will die if something like that were to happen.

'Where's your dignity...stop acting like a child...your embarrassing yourself!!!' Tanjiro said attempting to calm Zenitsu down. Nezuko looked at Tanjiro with sympathy in her eyes she now understood why her brother was fulled with dred when he heard his screaming voice and even she honestly wondered why Zenitsu is still here and why didn't he just move to a position that did not require combat if he was so terrified of demons?. Suddenly Tanjiro saw the children enter the mansion as well.

'We're sorry Tanjiro we heard screaming coming from the inside and we got scared!' the children apologized. Tanjiro ordered the children to go back outside for it was to dangerous in the mansion when suddenly he was accidentally bumped into by Zenitsu who was frightened by the mansion shaking, but before they could regroup, a beat of a Tsuzumi changed the rooms they're in, separating Nezuko with the girl and Zenitsu with the boy, the beat of the Tsuzumi kept changing the room that Nezuko was in until she ended up in a large room where the little girl was alone and crying. Nezuko gently comforted the girl reassuring her that she will protect her while Zenitsu will protect her brother. Asking for her name the little girl said that her name is Teruko.

'What a beautiful name' said Nezuko when suddenly she detected the presence of a demon, she saw an immense demon with tsuzumi drums imbedded in his body walking by, her instincs told her that he was the strongest demon in the house, he must have devoured a great number of victims.


Meanwhile With Zenitsu.


Zenitsu became absolutely terrified that he was separated from Tanjiro he was clutching on to the boy for comfort, the boy admonished Zenitsu for his shameful behavior saying that he should be embarrassed and ashamed for clutching on to a child for comfort and for being afraid despite the sword on his hip, this shocked Zenitsu but nonetheless he tried to drag them out so they can escape the mansion but he found out that the door leading outside now opened to a different room. He tried opening multiple doors but he ended up starteld when he found a room with a boy wearing a boar mask frightening Zenitsu ino hysterics, and then the boar headed boy Left, leaving Zenitsu with Shoichi's disappointed expression.


Back With Nezuko and Teruko.


Seeing the giant demon in front of them. Nezuko instructed Teruko to not scream. The tsuzumi demon cursed about 'Them' ruining his hunt and losing his prey. Nezuko drew her sword.

'I'm Nezuko Tsugikuni rank Mizunoto of the demon slayer corp and i'm going to kill every last demon in this mansion!!!' said Nezuko bravely as she went for a straight frontal lunge at the demon but she was thwarted when the demon beated the tsuzumi on his body causing the room to turn sideways. As she saw that the shifting rooms are his blood demon art and that the mansion is his domain. Nezuko suddenly sensed a new presence that wasn't a demon. Bursting through the wall it was the stranger from earlier and after seeing the boar mask, she noticed that he was wielding a pair of nichirin swords. The odd stranger declared that he will kill the monster and get stronger.

'Coming through!' the stranger shouted as he prepared to attack.


Author's Note:i think we all know who the stranger in the boar mask is, and according to the supplemental material it's actually the head of the Sow(a female pig or boar) that raised Inosuke,and the reason why he wears her head as a mask is so he can honor the memory of the only mother he has ever known, that is so sad and heart breaking.

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