KNY Fanfic: Priceless Smile

Chapter 25: Stone Castle(pt. 1)

     A man with a yellow colored hair and red streaks is seen among the crowd. He's wearing a demon slayer uniform with a cape designed with flame shaped ridges. He's looking around as if looking for someone until he saw his crow land on the head of a certain person.

"Hello Kazumi! You seem to be doing fine!" The man greeted.

Kazumi turned around to see the person who just called her, the crow still on her head. His crow seemed to have gotten comfortable on her head.

"Yes, same goes to you Kyojuro-san." Kazumi greeted back.

Rengoku Kyojuro, the Flame Pillar, his eyes with the colors of yellow and red filled with energy looking at Kazumi. His black forked eyebrows standing out matching his bright smile.

"So you're the Pillar whom I'm going to have a mission with! That's very nice! To have a joint mission with a new Pillar!" He said ever so lively.

"I see, you seem to be so happy Kyojuro-san. I guess this mission would end up well." Kazumi replied gently stroking the head of Kyojuro's crow.

"I'm sorry for my crow landing on your head."

"It's alright."

The both of them continued to walk on to reach their destination. Kyojuro made it lively by talking with Kazumi. While his crow's still on her head.

"Did you managed to befriend a slayer during the final selection?"

"Yes I did. But I still haven't seen him for a while."

"Him?"

"Yes. As far as I remember, I'm the only girl who attended the final selection that time."

"That's quite amazing! How many of you were there before and after the selection?"

"Before.... we are twenty-two in all including myself but after that, only ten remained and adding me, we're all eleven that time."

"I see.... well.... that's how it works but still.... I hope those children are all in a peaceful place now."

Just as they kept on walking, they saw a figure from the distance. The closer they get, the more clearly they could see it.

"Just look at who we found!" Kyojuro said.

His voice made the person away from them to stop walking and turn around. Kazumi and Kyojuro walked closer to him.

"Hello Shina-nii, how are you?" Kazumi asked waving a hand to him.

Shinazugawa Sanemi, the Wind Pillar. He has a messy, spiky, white hair, his purple eyes looked at them with his usual expression, an angry one. Scars all over his arms, chest, and face. He's wearing a plain white haori over his unbuttoned demon slayer uniform exposing his toned chest area and a bit of his abdomen.

"Heh! Of course I'm doing fine. Didn't know I'll meet you two here." Sanemi answered.

The three continued to walk while talking.

"Seems like we'll be taking the same path as you for our mission! This is great!"

"Come on, lower your voice a bit." Sanemi turned to Kazumi.
"Has he been talking to you in this kind of voice?"

"Yes, please just let him be Shina-nii."

"This is my normal voice Shinazugawa!"

"It's more like you're shouting."

Kyojuro just let out a laugh while Kazumi let out a slight chuckle. Sanemi just turned his head to look at the two. Soon, Kazumi pulled out three ohagis from her haori.