Ascend The Multiverse|多元宇宙を昇る [Kny x Black!Reader x Countryhumans] {ON HIATUS}

Twenty Five| 二十五

Where Tanjiro goes to the Final Selection

A/N: Finally, Tanjiro's efforts bear fruits. And you kind of have a talk with Urokodaki. English and other foreign languages are in Italics.

Or

Tanjiro gets his ass beat and wins

Enjoy!

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Ever since the awkward discovery of Tanjiro's secret trainers, his training had intensified. This time, Urokodaki would attend the training sessions at times to observe how his student was being guided. The contrast between the two was clear to the cultivator.

At night, he was always on guard just to make sure the demon from the Twelve Kizuki did not harm Tanjiro. During the day, he would watch with intrigue as the foreigner focused more on his body health. The tengu mask wearer also got his long needed answer when it came to how the young man had gotten bigger; the foreigner was the one bringing him food to eat.

On the first few days, Sakonji was a bit confused with her tactics. Especially the whole 'test your worth' sword thing with her weapon still being embedded in the boulder. On every Friday, Tanjiro would pull on the sword to see if he had reached the capability of slicing the boulder and become a competent demon slayer. There was some improvement— he had pulled it out by seven.

....seven centimeters. (A/N: Your pull out game is weak, Tanjiro/j)

Okay, maybe it was not that impressive but no one gave up. Everyone (yes, including the dead countryhumans watching) had hope that the burgundy haired male would finally attend the Final Selection event before 1919 ended. Tanjiro was extra hopeful that he would be able to find a way to turn his sister back into a human with Urokodaki, Uppermoon-san and [Name] by his side.

Speaking of the sleeping beauty named Nezuko, Kokushibou got the chance to see her for the first time alongside his human companion. Tanjiro had welcomed them into the house with Sakonji's permission and led them to the room where his sister slept peacefully. Unbothered with the world around her. Unaware of how her own existence would irk the demon lord once he discovers her nature.

The six-eyed demon had felt a small pinch of pity for seeing such a young girl face misfortune but his face remained ever so stoic. [Name] had stuck close as a pillar of comfort for Tanjiro who felt a wave of emotions fill his heart, mostly melancholic ones. Still, he was not one to give up so easily on his last remaining family member.

So he trained.

And trained.

And trained once more.

Until he decided to challenge one of his trainers to a fight one warm night.

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"Are you sure you still want to fight me?" You asked, leaning on the hard surface of the boulder.

Tanjiro had a determined look on his face as he nodded, affirming his decision. He had realised that the entire time he had been trained since the beginning of the year to the end of the second quarter, he had never sparred with you once unlike your demon counterpart. You had argued that you had no breathing style - something he found hard to believe - but this time he was stubborn enough to challenge you. Since you were in a good mood, you agreed.

"Alright then. Prepare yourself." You shrugged nonchalantly, watching him create more distance between you.

Kokushibou was standing in the sidelines with the silver haired cultivator, the height comparison almost comical between the two older men. Urokodaki, despite wearing his classic tengu mask, could not hide the intrigue radiating from his body. He would be seeing you in action for the first time, finally getting an image of the individual that saved his students years ago and ended the whole 'curse' that plagued his career as a demon slayer cultivator.