Chapter 23

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"Kanao?"

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"Kanao?"

I jolted my eyes open, but the bright daylight blinded me.
I slowly blinked my eyes open to get used to the light.

Where am I?

It wasn't that blocked old room of Ayame's manor.

The infirmary of Butterfly Mansion?

So the fire was not a dream.

"Y/N san!" A calm yet tensed voice perked up in my ears.

"Kanao?"

"Y/N san,I am so happy you are alright," she said, her eyes were clearly tearing up.

But, something about her eyes was not okay.

"Kanao, your eyes..."

"We will talk about that later Y/N san, let me bring your medicines."

"Do not worry," another voice said,"I have brought them."

"Thank you Aoi san."

»»——⍟——««

"No one....survived?"

"I am sorry, no one, but why do you ask. You were in the enemy's den after all..."

"Oh, it's n-nothing," I stuttered out.

Natsu was no more.

Douma?

"...and all the demons have been demolished. We are finally rid of the demon race." Kanao continued.

"Uppermoon T-Two?"

"We killed him. After all, Master Shinobu died because of him."

Shinobu is no more?!

But Douma promised that he won't-

"It was Master Shinobu's plan. For some reason Douma wasn't striking her, Shinobu sama aggravated him to consume her...."

"What?!"

"How else was she supposed to inject poison into Douma san? She's," Kanao sniffled, "not physically strong enough to behead them."

My eyes drooped.

Why wasn't I feeling happy?"

»»——⍟——««

A month passed.

Tanjiro had just woken up from his coma.

I had heard everything about what happened.
How Shinobu planned to kill Douma.

I was so glad Giyuu was alive.
He has started smiling and living happily.

When was the last time I saw him smile?

But my heart heaved.
After all, I will never see a certain someone.
Someone who will annoy me and call me.

"Kanao, can you take me to the Entertainment District?" I asked her one day.

"But, it's completely destroyed, burnt down..."

"Please."

"Okay."

As I entered the Entertainment District, I couldn't recognize it. Burnt down, destroyed, just as Kanao described it.

The mansion?

I couldn't even recognize it. It was almost broken down.

The lake? Where we spent our birthday?

I ran towards that direction.

The last resort.

It was over. The lake was destroyed. There was nothing.


Our love is fading.

»»——⍟——««

Hi guys, mitshoyo here, this chapter was really hard to write,  pls ignore the mistakes, hope y'all enjoy!! <3

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