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Chapter 27

○ Chapter 27 : ○
○ "Hinokami" ○

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1st Person POV

I'm getting closer. The air has changed, I know it. Tanjiro has to be near by now.

I trip and fall down, a recently fallen tree blocking me.
Looking around, I could hear the urgently growing commotion, running the moment I get up.
That has to be Tanjiro!

As I get closer, I start to recognize the demon boy from before, throwing the threads in Tanjiro's way. A thread would soon hit him, and I jumped into the way.

"Tanjiro!"
My staff shattered when it snapped the string, but that didn't matter. I found Tanjiro, and he's still alive! My adrenaline rushed again, making me aware of my broken ribs as I flinch.

"Well? Do you still refuse to take back what you just said?"
The demon boy I'd seen earlier that night stood a few meters from us, unphased by my sudden appearance, arms by his side as he stared at us, his eyes giving me shivers.

Tanjiro seemed angry, and we both readied ourselves, even with our half-broken swords.

"Fine. In That case, I'll slash you both to ribbons."

A massive web was summoned above us, and my instinct is to immediately cover Tanjiro, the sound of flesh and dripping blood making my eyes go wide.
When I turn my head-

"NEZUKO!"

She collapses into our arms, and we run off behind a tree to tend to her.
Tanjiro was just as worried as I was, her blood staining our hands as she mumbled and twitched in pain.
"Nezuko! Nezuko! You protected us! I'm sorry!"

Her wrist was about to fall off, barely clinging to bone as I tried my best to keep her together.
"Hold on, Nezuko! I'm here, okay?! Your big sister's here now! Just hold on!"

The demon boy's voice registered into my ears while I still held Nezuko, praying she'd regenerate sooner.

"Hey, boy. Are those... Those girls... Are they your siblings?"

Tanjiro was angered, holding Nezuko together just like I was.
"So what if they are?!"

Her wounds are so deep... Even with me holding her together, it still feels like she's about to fall apart any second now. Please, please heal faster, Nezuko!

She mumbled in pain, my heart stinging at the mere sight of her wounds.
"Hold on, Nezuko. Please, just hold on!"

I could still hear the demon mumble.

"Siblings... Siblings... One girl's been turned into a demon, yet she stays by their side... The sisters protected their brother. Risking their own lives. That's a genuine bond! I want it!"

Another demon spoke up, bearing close resemblance to him.
"W-Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Please! I'm your elder sister! Don't desert me!"

"SHUT UP!"
His threads slashed her apart, destroying the ground beneath like it was nothing, the impact so strong it shook us all.