Moonlight

Eight

Sara and Kanao walked together in a comfortable silence until Sara voiced a question that had been bubbling in her head.

"Kanao-chan, you've met Tengen Uzui before?"

Kanao smiled and nodded her head without saying anything.

"What's he like?" Sara asked. She wasn't worried about meeting him, but she didn't want to train under an incompetently idiotic trainer, even if he was a Hashira. And knowing from experience, there were a lot of people in this world who were idiots.

Kanao lowered her head and thought for a few seconds before answering. "...Flamboyant."

Sara tilted her head in confusion. Flamboyant... what's that supposed to mean??

"Stupid... flamboyant... god complex..."

Oh. I get it. Sara sweat dropped. "Ah... I see." So he's an idiot, I guess.

The two girls stopped in front of a huge mansion, even larger than the Butterfly Estate. It was three stories tall and the girls couldn't help but stare at the size of it in awe. There was no way to describe it except for one word; flamboyant.

Sara was about to raise a hand to knock, but Kanao interrupted her. "Shinobu said we don't need to knock."

Sara nodded and turned the unlocked doorknob to enter the mansion. They looked around, but Uzui was nowhere in sight. The girls proceeded further in the mansion, trying to find him.

Suddenly, a young woman with medium-length black hair accidentally ran into them and stumbled back in shock. "AHHH!!! INTRUDERS! ATTACK ON THE TENGEN ESTATE!!" She yelled at the top of her lungs in panic.

Kanao and Sara stood in silence. Who is this person? They both thought.

"Suma, they're Demon Slayers. Look at their uniform." Another woman with her long black hair tied into a ponytail approached the scene.

"Oh. I'm sorry! I didn't notice that you were Demon Slayers. please forgive me!" Suma apologised profusely and bowed several times.

"Uh... it's fine." The girls deadpanned at them.

"Huh? Who's there! Girls from the Butterfly Mansion? Tengen-sama, are these the guests you were talking about?"

Another woman with blonde highlights at the front of her hair peeked her head around the corner.

"Ah! Yes they are! Hey kiddos! I'm Tengen Uzui, the Sound Pillar and the God of festivities and flamboyance. Neither of you look very flamboyant, but I'll train you well so that Kocho doesn't kill me when you get back to her!"

Yeah... Kanao-chan was right. He's a flamboyant idiot with a god complex. Sara thought as Tengen continued to introduce himself.

"I am superior to all of you. Got it? I am God! First off, get that right into your skulls!! Screw it in there!! If I tell you to become a dog, become a dog. If I tell you to become a monkey, become a monkey!! You will always humour me while stooping down and imploring me for favours, and do your best to flatter me!"

"Um, Tengen-san, can we-"

"It's Tengen-sama! And I will repeat this one more time. I am God!"

"Tengen-sama, we should start our training now..."

"That's my line! How dare you order me around! And your attitude towards me is not flamboyant! Flatter me! Admire me! Worship me!