Part 36

1.3K 68 4
                                    

Later that Afternoon, At the Mugen Train Station..

"H-Hey, wait a damn minute!" A nervous boar-headed swordsman spoke as a train whistle was suddenly heard from the background only to be followed by another outburst coming from said voice

"W-what the.. What the hell is this creature!?" The boy exclaimed, trying to figure just what was this enormous creature in front of him, only to end up coming into one conclusion..

"W-Wait, could it be.. I've heard of such a being.. The Master Ruler of this land!" he exclaimed in recognition as he starts runs back towards his comrades with fascination in his eyes as he admires the enormous creature before him

"And, such an intimidating size! There's no mistaking it! It looks like it's asleep but don't let that fool you!" he exclaimed, not bothering to even notice the amused chuckle that his senior made at the background, nor was he even bothering to acknowledge the fact that his comrade was trying to say something to him about this creature..

"Ha! Ha! Ha! It seems the two of you are having your first train ride then!?" the Flame Hashira enthusiastically exclaimed as he successfully catches the attention of his subordinates, just in time to stop them from making a scene around so many people

Luckily, Rengoku was saved from further embarrassment when he manages to spot Tanjiro, knocking on the glass window from inside the train with his sister along side him

Taking that as a cue to get on board, Rengoku immediately dragged his subordinates with him to board vehicle, just in time before the train could take its leave.

A Few Minutes after leaving the Train Station, Inside the Mugen Train..

Rengoku's pov

'Now then.. Where are Hinokami and her subordinates?' I thought as my subordinates and I started wandering around the train cabins of the Mugen Train, having a hard time searching for Hinokami and her subordinates..

"It's about time you'd got here.." A familiar voice spoke as we turned out heads towards the side and found Hinokami staring towards us with both of her subordinates sleeping, on both sides of her lap

I couldn't help but feel slightly curious as a billion questions started flooding my mind

'Why are her subordinates asleep? Did the Demon attacked? Was this his Blood Demon Art? Or, are they really tired? Surely not, right?' I wondered as I ushered my subordinates to take a seat on the opposite side of the Hinokami's seat

"I thought we were supposed to meet each other at the Train Station?" I asked, trying to break the silence as much as possible, but I got to admit her presence really was scary, considering that both of my subordinates were too terrified to even move from their seats..

"We did waited for you.. It is your fault for being 40 seconds late.." She replied as I looked at her in confusion

"40 seconds late? You count the seconds of the clock as well?" I asked as she nodded

I couldn't help but smile at her words, it was almost ironic that she doesn't tolerate other people's tardiness, when she, on the other hand, came late on the Hashira meeting earlier..

"Your tickets, please.." we heard as we turned our heads towards an exhausted looking young man, who I assumed was the train conductor of this vehicle

"Ah! Here you go!" I exclaimed as Hinokami and I handed over our tickets towards him, allowing him to verify our tickets for security reasons

By the time the conductor returns our tickets, I couldn't help but smile as I immediately turned my attention towards Hinokami, only to catch the frightened look upon her face as my eyes slowly began to grow heavy with drowsiness

'What's happening? Why do I feel so sleepy all of a sudden? Why can't I hear Hinokami's voice? Is this the Demon's Blood Demon Art?' I thought, catching a glimpse of Hinokami's face as I slowly began to drift away into a deep slumber.

Natsumi's pov

"Rengoku? Rengoku?!" I yelled as I tried to shake him awake, yet it was futile, he was already too far gone with Lower One's Blood Demon Art

'What should I do? I could try and break the spell but that would mean sacrificing more than half of the passengers of this train.. Then again, if I leave Rengoku and the others.. I'll be outnumbered..' I thought as I tried to figure out on what was the best option to do..

'Screw it! There's no time to be indecisive!' I mentally screamed to myself as I immediately stood up from seat and went off to very back of the train to dislodge the cabins, before Lower One notices..

"Oh, how clever.. Breaking off the train cabins now, are you?" A voice spoke as I immediately turned my head up towards the top of the train, only to find myself staring face-to-face with the Lower One of the Twelve Kizuki

"Ah! So, we do met again I see.." He teased as I grew extremely pissed with this Demon, not only was he responsible for forcing my precious swordsmen into an eternal slumber but he was already starting to get on my nerves..

'You'll pay for what you have done, you wretch!?'

The Wrath Of The Tsugikuni Heiress|| A Twisted Story Of Kimetsu No YaibaWhere stories live. Discover now