Chapter 29

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○ Chapter 29 : ○
○ "Hashira Meeting" ○

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1st Person POV

"The letter."

One of the girls nods, opening a sheet of paper.
"This letter is received from a former Hashira, Sakonji Urokodaki."

Mr Urokodaki...?

"I shall read you an abridged version."
She paused before continuing.
"Please allow Y/N and Tanjiro to be accompanied by their sister, a demon. Because of her resilient mental strength, Nezuko has not lost her human emotions. Even in a starved state, she has not devoured a human, and this has held true more than two years later. Although the situation seems far-fetched, it is an indisputable fact."

I tear up a little.

"In the event that Nezuko does assault a human, Tanjiro Kamado, Y/N L/N, as well as Sakonji Urokodaki and Giyu Tomioka will atone by committing seppuku."

I turn to look at Tomioka-San, my tears escaping from my eyes.
He... He also put his life on the line for us...?

Shinazugawa grumbled, getting angry as he spoke.
"So what if they commit seppuku? If you want to die, then rot for all I care! It's no guarantee, not by a long shot!"

"Shinazugawa is right! If she kills and devours a human, there's no coming back from that! It won't bring back the people who were killed!"

"You do have a point."

"In that case, Master...-"

"We can't guarantee that she won't attack humans. We can't prove it. That said... Both her and Tanjiro Kamado are under the protective wing of the Avatar. And we cannot prove she will harm humans."

My eyes go wide, looking up towards the man.
He smiled at me, and I felt my world collapse for a moment.

"There is something else I would like to relay to you, my children. These children have met Kibutsuji."

They all gasped.
"No! Impossible! Even when no Hashira has ever met him and lived to tell the tale?!"

They all began to question us, the Master shushing them quickly.

"Kibutsuji has sent pursuers after them. Though, his purpose may simply be to silence them, now that Kibutsuji has given himself away the first time, I don't want to let go. I also believe something's happening to Nezuko that Kibutsuji never saw coming. Can you try to understand?"

Shinazugawa spoke up, being the only one among the Hashira to do so.

"No, I don't understand, Master. If it were human, I'd be okay with letting it live, but not a demon! Not after all that we Demon Slayers  have gone through in battle! Not after so many people have lost their lives! It's unacceptable!"

He stood up, slashing his arm with his sword.
"Master! I will prove it to you myself! The sheer ugliness of a demon!"

"Sanemi..."

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