The Legend of the Sun Pillar

Chapter 10 - 2nd Season

— Tamayo-san? - Tanjiro's soft voice breaks the silence of the room, catching Tamayo's attention as she studies the medical records of all the patients at the Butterfly Mansion.

— Ah, Tanjiro! - surprised by the sudden presence of the pillar, Tamayo puts aside the records and turns completely to the redhead, with radiant and passionate eyes. — I thought you wouldn't come to see me! - her joy overflowed from her eyes and her scent...

Feeling the young woman's emotions, Tanjiro ends up smiling in the same radiant and slightly passionate way in response to the looks and feelings he was bombarded with, and an intense exchange of glances is maintained for long minutes until Tanjiro finally remembers one of the reasons for his visit to the Butterfly Mansion.

— Uhum! Well, I don't want to seem annoying, but I didn't come here just to see you, although... - bringing his hand to Tamayo, Tanjiro gently caresses her soft black hair with his intertwined fingers while smiling gently. — That was the main reason. Actually, I came to see Kyojuro, any news of improvement? And about Yunna, how is the research going? Did you... find anything we can use?

Surprised by Tanjiro's sudden act of affection, Tamayo remembers her past with Tanaka and smiles like a lovestruck girl while enjoying the caresses in her hair — becoming serious as the subject changes to the state of the flame pillar and the hunter Yunna, both hospitalized shortly after returning from the mission.

— A-Alright. - Tamayo searches for the pillar's medical record among the pile she had set aside, and after a quick read through the information, her face takes on a calm and cheerful expression. — Rengoku-san will be fine. The impact on the left side of his torso wasn't severe, and with the help of recovery breathing and the medicines that Miss Shinobu and I prepared, we won't have any problems with his recovery. - putting the record aside, Tamayo now searched for Yunna's, sighing sadly as she read once again the information she had written there, as well as several other extra details she had added as she examined her body.

— Yunna's case... It's serious, isn't it? - Tanjiro asks apprehensively, noticing the change in Tamayo's emotions and expression.

"I still remember how I found her when I arrived with the kakushis at the place. She was screaming desperately, crying while insisting she wasn't like them, like the demons. The others also seemed quite shocked at the time, especially Kyojuro who saw everything happen up close. Her scent... It was suffocating, so many fears and so much despair gathered in the heart of a single person can't mean anything good", sighing with his thoughts, Tanjiro notices the difficulty Tamayo had in speaking about what she discovered.

— It's true, Tanjiro. She carries demon blood... - Tamayo shows the medical record, with data indicating extreme similarity between the blood taken from a demon and the blood taken from Yunna. — She's a hybrid.

[...]

— A hybrid?! As if it wasn't enough that demons are managing to free themselves from their bloodthirsty instincts and gathering in large numbers so close to the headquarters, but now a hunter who is half human and half demon? - at the emergency meeting with the hashiras, Sanemi shouted as always, driven by surprise and also by the skepticism that still inhabited his heart.

Although the pillar had greatly improved in accepting the existence of good demons, it was evident that he still had difficulty accepting many other things about this new world.

— Sanemi, I understand your concern, but being a disciple of the former Upper Moon One, it's quite obvious that she received his blood and became a demon during her training. - Obanai took the initiative to try to calm his companion, expressing his opinion and also including new thoughts in the discussion. — Although it is a surprise that she is only half demon and can go out in the sun without disintegrating.

— The real story... I'm afraid it differs from what you think, Sanemi and Obanai. - Tanjiro's soft but sudden voice makes all the gathered hashiras turn to the newcomer, performing a military salute as Tanjiro joins the group. — At ease, and try not to do that again, you know I don't like it.

— We know... - Sanemi smiled smugly, and Tanjiro, already imagining what was coming, rolled his eyes and prepared the papers along with Tamayo, who had accompanied him with the help of a wagasa.

— That's why we'll keep doing it, to annoy you. - Obanai completed the not-so-unexpected revelation, making Tanjiro huff before approaching the group and giving two flicks on the foreheads of the pillars. — Ack! Okay, I deserved that.

— Focus, everyone. - Tanjiro distributed a summarized copy of Yunna's medical record to all the hashiras (for Gyomei, of course, a Braille version was provided by Tamayo herself so he wouldn't be left out of the discussion), and after waiting for a while, he began to explain the information. — Yunna Katsuri, twenty years old, the age and weight don't matter but I left them available in case anyone is curious enough to know such measurements of a girl.