• Gudako decided to do some (half-assed) explanation. Of course Ritsuka had to help her, because 1) he loved Gudako and 2) he can't refuse her.
"Oyakata-sama...is it?" The said man gave Gudako a affirmative smile. "Can I join my brother too? It's kind of awkward if I go back to my box..."
The pillars stared at her as if she had grown a second head. It is impossible for a demon to walk under sun, and the sun currently still on top of their head. What was she thinking?
Ubuyashiki was surprised too, but nodded nonetheless. He knew that this girl could walk under the sun freely, but he still had a hard time believing it. But, if she truly able to do it, then...
"Of course, do as you like."
"Thank you!" Gudako picked her box and cheerily walked out. Meanwhile, the others watched her stepped to open air with bated breath.
Oblivious with the tense atmosphere, Gudako casually step down and approaching his brother with a big smile. Ritsuka smiled back exasperatedly.
There were several surprised gasp from their audience. They couldn't believe their eyes: a demon who could conquer the sun! It was unheard of--even Muzan didn't able to do it!
"How?" Shinobu couldn't help but blurted. Her healer side screaming in curiosity, wanted to know the secret behind this miracle sight. "How can you able to conquer the weakness of every demon?"
Gudako didn't answer back immediately, starstruck with Shinobu's beauty. "Oh my god a cute girl with purple shade color--ghk!" She gave his brother a stink eye while caressed her bruised side. Ritsuka only gave her a stare that screamed 'stop ogling and focus'.
The older man sighed at his younger sister's antic and gave his superior a look; asking for a permission to answer the Insect Pillar's question. After a quick relying the information, Ubuyashiki nodded back.
"Alright, alright," Gudako coughed at her palm. "Well, for a start I certainly don't know but I think my somewhat mutant gene has a big part on it?"
"Mutant... gene?"
Ritsuka, had a suspicion where this conversation would go down, tugged his sister's kimono. "Gudako." It's still Taisho era you big doofus. Don't use modern terms.
The black with orange's shade colored hair girl nodded rapidly. "Ah, right, um..." She made a thinking noise. "Like... Because our family have a strong connection with Sun, Oni blood don't do much on my body system?"
This got everyone's attention. A family that had strong connection with sun?
"Our family for generations has a tradition called Hinokami Kagura--an offering dance to Hino-kami. And, uh, we kinda have to use Breath to do it? Right, Ritsu--uhhh, Tanjirou?"
"Oh, so you finally decide to back to Tanjirou? After all of this time?"
"Well, excuse me if I'm too used to call you that! And you too, always calling me 'Gudako this', 'Gudako that'. Don't you try to guilty trip me, mister!"
Someone coughed deliberately.
"--Sorry," Ritsuka gathered himself back. "Like what Gu--...Nezuko had said, our family traditions require us to learn Breath, and yes, it's different from other Breath."
"Ho?" The Fire Pillar, Rengoku Kyojurou made a curious noise. "And how do you know that?"
"Efficiency and mass muscle," he answered. "Every Breath required different strength, endurance, and speed; all those factors will ended with different mass muscle and lung's capacity. For example, in order to learn Thunder Breath, they tended to put more power in speed so their legs muscle is more refined than other. So it's not weird if people invent their own Breath that compatible with their body condition: Hashibira Inosuke, Shinobu Kochou-sama, and Kanroji Mitsuri-sama are the best explanation. In other side--"
"Tanjirou. For the love of God. The point."
"--Yes, um," Gudako made an angery noise. Ritsuka couldn't help but sigh. "Okay, okay. So long story short, the Breath our late father has taught us, Fire God Breath Technique, somehow allow us to be the incarnation of Sun."
A stunned silence. Gudako had to bite her lips to hold her laughter.
What an absurd conclusion. Ritsuka, you are really suck at explaining things. Gudako sighed affectionately. But don't worry, I gotchu.
"Not in literal way, though. That's too extreme," added Gudako. "What he means is Fire God Breath Technique allow us to make every weapon we hold has the same effect as nichirin blade. You can ask Uru... Urukodashi-sensei?"
"Urokodaki-sensei. It has been 2 years, Nezuko."
"Sod. Off."
"Listen you piece of--"
(Ubuyashiki hitched his breath. Isn't that ability similar to--?)
Gudako brushed off Ritsuka's remark and continued her explaination. "So, in conclusion, I theorized that my body--Tanjirou too--has changed into something that suitable to use Fire God Breath Technique. And thus even though I changed into an oni, my blood had rejected most of it. So..."
Much to everyone's surprise and horror, Gudako cupped her breasts and stared at them with serious expression.
Ritsuka palmed his face with two hands, utterly exhausted.
"...Yep, totally felt like Steve Rogers but no big boobies."
Ritsuka couldn't help but sob.
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A Jar of Unfinished Dreams
FanfictionA bunch of curries. Nuff said. --just kidding. It's a bunch of anime one-shots that i dump here because it has been harbored my mind like annoying flies. Most of them are Kimetsu no Yaiba (for now).
