𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 / 𝘬𝘯𝘺

【Ｔｈｒｅｅ】

A tear rolls down the poor lady's cheeks as she desperately tries to get out of the demon's death grip.

If I just can-

I freeze.

Lowermoon two.

I blink, sweat rolling down my forehead. Lowermoon? Already?

Some demon slayers might already be on their way.

I take a deep breath. I can do this.

I grip my sword, keeping my eye on the demon.

Thunder breathing, first form; Thunderclap and Flash

Slash!

The demon backs up quickly, and I only manage to cut his arm off.

Dang it.. it would've been much easier if I haven't missed.

"A demon slayer?" The demon gets up as his arm regenerates quite fast. "No.. you don't have their uniform! But how-"

Thunder breathing, first form; Thunderclap and Flash

I slice the demon's neck as he stood there in confusion.

"What a dumb lowermoon. Didn't you learn not to give your opponent any time to attack you?" I shake my head, putting my sword back.

The demon flies away into ashes. Ha. If lowermoons are this weak, I can't imagine how weak the uppermoons are.

How lame.

"T-t-t---" The lady stutters as she slumps onto the ground.

I crouch down next to her. "You've got some injuries, but they're not very big. If you head to the doctor now you'll be good in about 3 days."

"T-thank- y-y-you.." The lady blinks in confusion. 

I smile. "Of course. I hope you know your way down."

She nods slowly, getting up. She flinches a little, looks at me, then flushes. "I-I'm sorry, but could you help me get into town?"

"Oh no, you must've twisted your ankle pretty bad." I say worriedly. "Don't worry, I gotchu."

In one swift movement, I pick up the lady like I'm picking up a feather. 

Training helps.

"W-wahh?!" The lady gasps as I run outside of the mountain.

In a blink we're in the middle of town with people murmuring. They all turn to see who just came, and screams.

"My-! Is- Is that you, Nariko?" One lady comes running, hugging the other lady- Narkio- tightly.

"Yeah, yeah." Nariko sighs in relief. 

"You went missing and- and I was so guilty-" The lady sniffles. "Who- who is this girl?"

Nariko turns to me. I wave. "Hi, my name is Kiyo."

"She saved me." Nariko says. "I owe you my life."

"Nahh," I shake my head. "Don't even mention it. It's my job."

"Thank you so much." The friend of Narkio's smiles softly. "I don't know how to express-"

"Kiyo??" A familiar voice chimes in, and I turn around.

My eyes widen. "Zen!!"

Running up, I hug him tight. He stumbles back a little, but keeps his balance.

"I was supposed to come here for my mission.. I was terrified! But you're here so I'm okay." Zenitsu sighs.

"I killed it, I think." I mention.

He stays silent, then jumps up. "HOORAY!!!!!"

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"How was the final selection?" I ask, sitting below the tree.

"I don't remember." Zenitsu blinks. "I encountered some demons, but when I blinked they were all gone."

"Strange," I frown, but brighten up the next second. "Where's your crow??"

He pauses, then laughs nervously. "Uhmm surprise? I got a sparrow.."

"SPARROW!! Where is it?!" I screech as the sparrow flies out of Zenitsu's pocket. "OH, ZEN!! YOU SUFFOCATED IT!!"

"I didn't-"

"POOR SPARROW!! C'MERE, LIL' BABEHHHH" I cry, holding the sparrow hostage.

Zenitsu stays silent, but I know he's thinking about something.

"Is something the matter?" I ask, letting the sparrow free. It lands onto the grass, looking at both of us curiously. 

"Well.. I've met the slayers and everything and heard some stuff about people who works outside of the corps. Like you. They don't really like them- and I mean like they're worried so they don't like it."

"It's not their problem, is it?"

He sighs. "Yeah, but you're still a human being, and if you're in the corps at least people can help you. They don't allow these to happen, Kiyo."

"It's simple." I grab a rock and toss it up, catching it. "Just don't tell anyone."

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-Town #2

-Random mountain #1

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-Nariko

-Chuntaro

-Kamado Tanjiro

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