Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru [DISCONTINUED]

26: The Ultimate Crossover (Not Really)

A/N: Oh look it's my art of Gerik on the chapter cover! Wow! Amazing! Cool! Etcetera! Etcetera!

(Yes, that is a cat tattoo on his neck, he has to match with his wife even though she has it in her shoulder blade. Yes, his mask has no nose, he thought it'd be funny. Yes, he has piercings in both earlobes, Gerik just built different.)

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Fuck!

What did you do?

What did you do?

What did you do?

What did you do?!

You were silent on your way to the backyard where Tanjiro was leading you and Uzui. So it turns out, the Kakushi said four hours, not four days. And now Gerik was here with your blade or weapon or whatever.

And Uzui was here. And Genya was here too, way earlier than he should be. Maybe you were overreacting, but it was still nerve wracking to know things had changed.

Was it bad that Genya and Uzui were here?

Would it be bad if they were to meet now? Uzui and Genya never had any official interactions in the anime or manga, so it wouldn't be so bad.

But Uzui might mention the curly haired boy to Sanemi, and that might not be good.

"(Y/n), are you okay?" Tanjiro's soft voice breaks you out of your train of thought

Well, it wasn't really a train of thought.

More like seven trains on four railroad tracks narrowly missing each other while all of the conductors are screaming bloody murder.

"Yep!" You lied, "I'm just a little nervous."

A little was an understatement and Tanjiro understood why. You've only been training for almost two months, and in that time, Tanjiro and the others have had a hard time trying to teach you to use a breath.

Well, that's kind of true. He can smell a different air around you while you train, you're doing something but he doesn't know what. And he doubts you've noticed it in yourself.

Inosuke told them that you couldn't get any forms down from Beast Breathing, but you have gotten more flexible due to the attempt to use some of the forms.

Zenitsu is actually the one who's making the most progress training you. Zenitsu said it was because he was the best teacher and isn't insanely rough with you.

But they all knew it was because you're more adaptable with the Thunder Breathing technique. However, Zenitsu mentioned that you were altering the forms he showed you, well form since Zenitsu himself can only do the first one.

Anyway, the blonde had heard it in your sound that you were quick to adapt in using Thunder Breathing. There was just something different that you were doing with it, so they couldn't really say you were using Thunder Breathing.

"I'm sure it'll be okay, (Y/n)," Tanjiro reassures, "Just try to focus on something else."

"Think about what your blade is going to look like!" Uzui supplies, "I bet it will be flamboyant! Unless you just got a plain one...."

"You guys talk to me like if you think I can understand the fuck you're saying," You sigh.

"Huh?"

"You shouldn't swear, (Y/n)." Tanjiro frowns.

Oh, that he understood?

"Tanjiro, you're my friend. And you're so precious to me. But I'll do whatever the fuck I want."