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To those who read the previous note on the previous chapter:
I'm sorry everyone. I know I said that I would post the epilogue to complete the fanfic, but I had to write another chapter because I realized that there are still characters that didn't have a lot of screen time (?) So once again, I apologize.



"Hello Tanjiro!", Kiyomi waved at the said boy as she walked closer to the house the kamaboko squad stayed in.

"Ah, hello Kiyomi! I didn't know you would be coming! Come in! Kanao and Aoi are here aswell!", Tanjiro greeted with a bright smile as he gently pulled Kiyomi inside.

"Hey guys!", Kiyomi greeted everyone inside. There was Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Aoi, and Kanao, talking about stuff, Inosuke mostly eating food of what seems to be what the butterfly girls brought.

"Hello, Kiyomi-san!", Nezuko ran up to her and hugged her. Kiyomi giggled and hugged her back.

"What are you doing here, Kiyomi-chan?", Zenitsu asked, with a surprisingly calm-ish voice.

"Oh, I just wanted to visit since I haven't seen you guys ever since I recovered. And I brought more snacks aswell!", Kiyomi smiled as she showed a basket filled with food.

"NGAAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for more food, Chiyomi!!", Inosuke cackled as he took the basket.

"...You're welcome." , Kiyomi didn't bother correcting him since she was surprised that Inosuke just thanked her.

"By the way! What were you two also doing here?", Kiyomi looked at the two girls who slightly flinched.

"U-umm, we just wanted to visit aswell..", Aoi sheepishly smiled before blushing along with Kanao when they saw Kiyomi's 'Are you sure' face.

"Uh huh, okay..", And that made them flustered even more.

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"I'll be going first! Bye everyone!", Kiyomi bid goodbye to them after they finished talking about stuff.

"Bye Kiyomi! You can visit us again anytime!", Tanjiro said as he waved his hand along with the others.

Later...

Kiyomi was walking to her home when she suddenly felt a painful sting in her arm. She looked at it and it was burning.

'Agh.. It's happening again...', Kiyomi hissed in pain as she covered her burning arm with her other hand, which was just fine.

Even though Kiyomi became a half-demon, she could still walk under the sun, but from time to time, some parts of her body would burn.

  She has not told anyone about this, because she thought it would just be a burden to everyone.

  'It's not even that bad anyways...'

  Kiyomi walked home, covering her right arm with her left hand.

"Welcome back- Are you alright, sweetie?", Mizuki was about to greet her when she noticed her daughter came back, but she saw her covering her arms and looking very tired.

"Yeah.. I'm fine! I just need some rest in my room.", Kiyomi said with a smile before hurrying to her room while Mizuki just looked at her with a confused and concerned face.

Kiyomi went inside her room, slowly closing the door, and hurriedly closing the doors that has an engawa outside.

  "Awoo...", Winter whined as she looked at Kiyomi with puppy eyes. Winter was the only one who knew Kiyomi's condition.

  "Don't worry, Winter, it's just a small burn-" "WHAT BURN?!?", The shoji suddenly opened, surprising the two.

  "M-mother! Do you need anything?", Kiyomi asked as she covered her arm.

  "Did you burn yourself? Where is it? Were you playing with fire??", Mizuki said as she walked near Kiyomi.

  "Wha- why would I play with fire?- Wait..!!", Mizuki saw Kiyomi covering her arms, so she gently took her arms and gasped at the burn.

Silence...

  "... When has this been happening?", Mizuki spoke.

  Kiyomi looked down, "I don't know.. but it's been a long time..."

  "Why didn't you tell me or your father? We could've helped you..!", Mizuki looked at her daughter with disappointment and pity.

  "I-it's not even that bad anyways! I can just cover myself up!", Kiyomi said, avoiding her mother's eyes.

  "This might get worse!... Have you been carrying this burden all by yourself?", Mizuki asked. Kiyomi felt like she was about to cry, but she held back.

  "No. Winter helped me.", Kiyomi said with a straight face, trying to break the tense atmosphere.

  Mizuki looked at her with sadness before hugging her.

  "You could've just told us, you know..", Kiyomi couldn't hold it in anymore and cried.

  "I-i'm sorry for not telling you.. I thought that it would just be a burden to everyone since we all just had a big burden off our backs!", Kiyomi cried, hugging her mother back.

  Mizuki let her daughter cry it all out as Winter rubbed her head onto Kiyomi's back, comforting her aswell.

  "I'm bac- why are you crying, snowflake??", Yukio looked at his family and panicked when he saw his daughter crying.

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  "So that's what happened...", Yukio muttered after Mizuki explained what happened.

  "Don't worry sweetie, we'll help you with your problem, so don't carry it all by yourself, m'kay?", Kiyomi sniffled before nodding, her eyes puffy from crying.

  "Perhaps we could ask Kochou-san for help? Maybe she can help our snowflake with her potions.", Mizuki suggested, Yukio agreed.

  Kiyomi just listened to her parents converse while petting a napping wolf beside her.

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  "Oh my, you shouldn't have kept it to yourself, Kiyomi-san.", Shinobu said, her voice filled with pure concern. Kiyomi just smiled sheepishly.

  "Is there somehow a way to heal her, Kochou-san?", Mizuki asked.

  "The only thing we can do is turn her back into a human. Unfortunately, just like how we managed to turn Nezuko back into a human, I need the blood of a demon.. ", Shinobu explained.

  "Maybe we could ask Tamayo-san for help..?", Kiyomi spoke.

  "Yes, but Tamayo-san's whereabouts are unknown, so it might take a little while..", Shinobu said as she looked at Kiyomi with pity.

  "It's alright if it would take a while..! So please.. please help me, Shinobu-san!", Kiyomi said with determination in her eyes.

  Shinobu smiled warmly, "Alright. So in the meantime, don't go outside in the sun, it might worsen your situation."

  To Be Continued...

  

    So.. umm... I'm sorry it's been a while everyone.. I know you all might be mad at me, or don't even care about this fanfic anymore, but I really was losing the motivation to continue writing... Too many problems in my head rn I even wanna cry out loud ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ

  Once again I'm sorry and I'll try and finish this once and for all.
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