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

Thirty Nine| 三十九

Where thunder booms on a sunny day and a beast feasts on a moonless night

A/N: Screw it, have a double update in one week. Here we are, back in Kimetsu no Yaiba. With the update complete and you joining Tanjiro to form an unusual crew, you are eager to collect all of Kamaboko Squad as quickly as possible. But did that orange screaming banshee have to be so freaking loud? English is in italics.

Or

Two's a pair, three's a crowd. What about five?

Enjoy.

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You were no stranger to losing money.

In your past adventures, you had fallen victim to Uniguide deducting money for something you didn't think was necessary. Still, the system was one of the only stable ways to earn money across time with more benefits than a normal business.

However, that didn't mean you were okay with losing so much money because of an outside party.

'I've lost 5,010,000 Unicash because of the flashback and debuffs in total. If converted to dollars, that's 50 million.' You bit on your bottom lip as you scrolled down the system's application. 'That damn Troll...do they not realise that I can't survive in this universe if I'm broke?!'

Yes, you were exaggerating a little since you had well over ten million Unicash in your pocket, but with how things had changed, you couldn't be completely dependent on it like before. Not with an impending global economic depression. Regardless of the Central Powers winning in this universe, you had a feeling the economy would fluctuate later on, perhaps worse.

'It's official. I'm going to invest money in a few private businesses and hopefully earn enough to sustain Six Eyes, the Kamaboko Squad and me.' You nodded to yourself, gripping your phone with confidence. 'But where on earth is Zenitsu?'

Three days had passed since you had left Asakusa behind. You had camped outdoors, taking turns to keep watch from demons as you slept. That duty was mainly left to your nocturnal companion and you who had a screwed sleeping schedule. As the Kamados slept, you would either sit in comfortable silence or brainstorm on how to progress forward with your plans.

You had notified Kokushibou that you were searching for an ally that would travel along with Tanjiro and help where possible. At first, he was not pleased with the idea of being constantly around more people and was about to argue against it. That is, until you had told him the breathing style.

Now in the box, your tiny companion was battling against his body's demand to sleep so as to get an early impression of the so-called 'badass Thunder Breathing technique user'. He had hope in your words that they would be an impressive individual.

Tanjiro and you were trudging on a dirt road, the hanafuda wearer a few steps ahead of you. The two semi-identical boxes containing the demons were hanging on your backs, Kokushibou's box noticeably larger than the one housing Nezuko.

The sun was overhead, the afternoon summer heat pressing down on you. Unlike snow, you had no issue with the heat like most people. That was further punctuated by Cover who was hanging around your shoulders, the hood protecting your forehead from too much UV light exposure. Underneath, you wore the demon slayer uniform you owned for years now and some low boots you bought in Argentina.

Tanjiro did not question why you wore such a heavy cloth in such weather. Even he had his all-weather checkered haori on which felt comfortable. Perhaps yours was the same. However, with each glance at you, the more curious he grew about what you were staring at on your outstretched hand.