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Chapter 9

Nezuko was on her way back from the final selection and was using a stick to help her walk
'I was too naive, even though I encountered 8 demons in the final selection, I didn't even get a chance to ask... for a way to turn a demon back into a human. I'm sorry Tanjiro. I originally wanted to return as soon as possible but my body hurts so much, even the uniform is heavy. After climbing down Fujikasaneyama a wave of weariness slammed into me, leaving me utterly helpless in my fatigue'.

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Nezuko approached Urokodakis house, only now having a hill to go down to reach the house,
'I'm here... Urokodaki-San... Tanjiro...' There was a knocking sound coming from inside the house, then the door flew off and a leg was sticking out of the door. Tanjiro then walked out of the house.

"AH- TANJIRO, YOU... YOU WOKE UP!" Tanjiro then noticed Nezuko and ran towards her,
"TANJIRO..." Nezuko was about to run up to Tanjiro but instead fell to the floor,
"Ugh" Tanjiro then reached Nezuko and embraced her, bringing her head to his chest. Nezuko properly embraced Tanjiro and started to cry,
"WHY DID YOU SUDDENLY FALL INTO A COMA LIKE THAT? YOU LAID THERE IN YOUR BED AND YOU WOULDN'T WAKE UP, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!"

Urokodaki came behind Tanjiro and embraced the two, he also started to cry,
"You finally came back alive!".

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There was a sound of a wind chime outside and Nezuko poked her head outside,
"Ah, Urokodaki-San, is that the person we're expecting?" A man with a big straw hat and wind chimes attached to it, with his head down approached the house.

He walked up to Nezuko,
"Wind chimes..." Nezuko looked at the odd decoration on the mans hat,
"My name is Haganezuka. I am the one that has forged the blade that will be used by Nezuko Kamado"
"I am Nezuko Kamado, please come inside"

Haganezuka kneeled down and unwrapped the fabric off of his back and revealed a wooden box inside of it,
"This is the nichirin blade"
"Um... please come in and have a seat..." Haganezuka began to lift the lid off the wooden box.

"I forged this blade."
"Please come in and have some tea"
"The nichirin blade's raw materials are iron sand and ore from the highest mountain that is closest to the sun. Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Crimson Ore, they are metals that have absorbed the sunlight."
"I'm pretty sure your bag is going to get mud on it"
"The mountain the materials are from, the sunlight mountain, is bathed in sunlight all year round, never troubled by clouds or rain".

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Urokodaki was sitting next to Tanjiro who was lying on a futon with a blanket over his head, Urokodaki was just watching the whole situation take place,
'I see that guy is his usual self, never listens to what other people say'.

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"Hold on a minute first! Could you please stand up? The way you're crouching on the ground is a bit..." Haganezuka looked up at Nezuko startling her, because of the strange mask he wore,
"WHAA-"
'What a strange mask...'
"Hmm? Hmmm?"
"Ah, you're the child of burning crimson aren't you? This is most auspicious for us to meet"

"No no, I'm Tanjuro and Kie's daughter" Nezuko shook her head,
"I didn't mean it like that, you have pink eyes and orange tips right? If a family is a business of making fire then they will have a child like you. So I meant to say that it's a very lucky thing, so be happy" Haganezuka pointed at Nezuko and started to poke at her cheek,
"...Is that how it is? I don't really understand at all..."

Haganezuka peaked his head inside of the house and looked at Urokodaki,
"Looks like this blade might turn red, right? Urokodaki"
"Yeah".

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They were finally able to get Haganezuka inside and they were now currently sitting in a triangle with tea in the middle and Tanjiro lying behind Nezuko still wrapped in a blanket, Nezuko was now currently holding onto the katana which was now resting on her lap.

"Alright, try and pull the blade out of its scabbard."
"Okay"
'He finally decided to come into the house' Nezuko started to pull the blade out of the scabbard and held it so the blade was pointing at the roof,
"Nichirin blade's other name is the blade of colour change, the blade changes colour based on each individual owner." Nezuko looked at the blade in awe as it changed into a black colour.

"BLACK!"
"It's black..." Nezuko began to panic at the strange reactions from the two masked men,
"Eh, black feels really ominous, is this a bad sign?" Haganezuka was being dramatic in the background while Urokodaki tried to explain,
"No it's not like that... I've never seen a blade this dark of a shade of black."
"EH– I THOUGHT I COULD FINALLY WITNESS A BRIGHT CRIMSON COLOURED BLADE THIS TIME, DAMN IT–"

Haganezuka started to aggressively pull at Nezukos cheek,
"OW OW OW THAT'S DANGEROUS! PLEASE CALM DOWN HOW OLD ARE YOU ANYWAYS...!"
"THIRTY SEVEN!"
"CAWW CAWW! NEZUKO KAMADO, HURRY AND GO TO THE NORTHWEST TOWN CAWW!" Nezukos crow flew into the room announcing Nezukos first mission,
"HURRY UP AND GO HUNT DEMONS! THIS IS YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT!"

Nezuko just stared at the crow,
'Eh— the crow is talking... Assignment?!'
"REMEMBER THIS WELL, IN THE NORTHWEST TOWN, YOUNG GIRLS ARE CONSTANTLY DISAPPEARING. EVERY NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT!"

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In the Northwest village there was a couple walking a young man holding a lantern and a young woman walking a little bit behind him. The young man took his attention off of the woman for a moment and then turned back to look at her but this time there wasn't anyone there, the only things left was one of her sandals and a bag she was holding onto.

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Word count: 998