Chapter 8: The discoveries
In the castle of the Sun Kingdom, two guards are holding an arm each dragging a figure with a sack on his head straight into the throne room. In the room itself, awaits a certain redhead and his trusty master servant.
"What the hell?! Get this thing off of me! This is not flamboyant at all!" The figure shouted
"Oh just shut the f*ck up already." One of the guard with yellow hair complains
"Shut your damn hole bitch! Before I shove this sword into your throat." The other guard with a boar mask adds
"Wan san, is this the one?" Tanjiro asked feeling a bit suspicious
"Take the sack off." Wan ordered
"No! Not these sack!" The figure suddenly yelled
"I meant the sack on your head. Not the one in between your crotch." Wan calmly explains
The guards took off the sack and a man in his twenties looking quite ridiculous but fashionable to say the least. His hair were white and he wore a band with three different size gemstone on it. His builds defeats both the guards builds, somehow they managed to muscle him over all across the moving rooms to where he was needed.
"Where the hell am I?!" The figure looks at the redhead. 'Oh shit my damn wives.'
"Who is this man?"
"I don't know your majesty. Lets ask him ourselves shall we?" Wan walk up towards the man
"Right, first thing first, your name." Wan simply said
"I ain't answering to some rude unflamboyant person." The figure refused
"Alright." Wan breath a heavy sigh. "Would you please tell us you goddamn name?"
"That's better, I guess. My name is Tengen Uzui. The most flamboyant man in all kingdoms!" Uzui boasted
The whole room fell silent. They all gave him a weird look which ticks Uzui off slightly. Wan then clears his throat and continues.
"Right then, what do you do for a living?"
"I do some fabulous deals of course!"
"By smuggling some things that is clearly illegal and dangerous?"
"What? No! Why would I do that?" Uzui chuckles slightly
"You're lying." Wan glares at him
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are." The guard with yellow hair responded this time
"And who are you to judge me lying or not?" Uzui seems to be irritated by him
"I specifically picked him to judge you. Agatasuma Zenitsu has heightened hearing abilities able to detect lies and Hashibira Inosuke, able to detect any threat before it happens." Wan took a step closer. "If you dare do something unexpected, we would know in advance. So answer the questions truthfully, got me?"
"Alright fine!"
"Wan san, may I?" Tanjiro got up
"Go right ahead."
"Uzui san was it?" Tanjiro began to questions
"Yes, isn't it was already obvious? What do you want?"
"Well, to tell you the truth, I need some help."
"What kind?"
"Have you ever go to the Clover Kingdom?"
"Dozens of time. What, do you want me to smuggle something for you?" Uzui raised his eyebrows
"Actually yes." Tanjiro crouched down to his height. "I need you to get someone out of there."
"People trafficking eh?" Uzui was interested
"There are four people and they were all captured within the kingdom itself. Can you perhaps get them out?" Wan questions him
"Well, lets clear something out of the way first. I only do the smuggling part. If someone needs rescuing, you have to deal with it on your own." Uzui explains
"What, are you too afraid to do it?"
"If I go and try to save anybody there, then my cover will be blown wouldn't it?"
"He got a point." Tanjiro got up. "Then take us with you over there."
"Ha? Are you sure lad?"
"Pretty much." Tanjiro confidently said
"Alright then."
"Great, then can we go now?" Tanjiro asked
"But not today. If I don't return, they will get suspicious of me. Tomorrow I think I can. And also," Uzui looked up. "You need to talk to my master first."
"Master?"
"How many of you will be going?" Uzui asked them
"By the numbers, I would say around five to six."
"Well then, I can only carry ten of you with me or the number will be too great."
"So we only need six people to do the job." Tanjiro put his fingers on his chin
"Urm, your majesty?" Tanjiro looked at the two guards. "Can we go with you?"
"........Well, both your skills are quite useful. So you can I guess."
"We will not let you down!"
"Then, it is settled then." Uzui slowly stood up. "Get yourself ready for some flamboyant journey tomorrow!"
"But, how do we know that we could trust you?" Wan questions
"Well ask that boy then. He can detect me lying or not right?"
Wan looked over to Zenitsu and he nods his head. Wan looked at the redhead and he too nodded. He looked back at the white haired man and spoke.
"Fine. But if I ever sensed a betrayal, you're the first one I will find." Wan threatens him
"Great! Then meet me at the edge of no man's land by the great forest." Uzui instructed
"The what land?"
"Don't tell me you don't know where it is."
"I know where you meant." The boar man quickly said
"Then, its a deal?"
"Um?" Tanjiro was weirded out
"Oh right. Can someone untie my damn rope first?" Uzui demands
"Be nice." Wan sarcastically said
"Hah. Can someone please untie me? This is so not flamboyant." Uzui said in disappointment
"Alright. Guards?" Wan signals them
"Thanks." Uzui was freed. "So do we have a deal?"
Uzui stuck his hand out towards the redhead waiting for him to take it. Tanjiro hesitate but he reminded himself that this is all for his sister.
"Alright, its official now." Tanjiro shook hands with him
"Great! Then, I'll see you tomorrow." Uzui started to walk off
"Guide him to the exit." Wan instructed the guards
"Hai." The guards left
"Are you sure about this Wan san?" Tanjiro had a second thought
"I believe him, but I don't trust him." Wan walked off as well leaving him alone
'For Nezuko.'
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"How do we get out of here?"
Meanwhile, trapped inside a windowless box, four women is now free to roam around the room. They had searched for a way to exit but had failed.
"What do we do now?" Aoi asked worried
"Calm down, there's always a way. I'm sure of it." Nezuko being optimistic
"I'm hungry, do anybody got any food?" Mitsuri's stomach is growling in anger
"Your majesty, please calm down." Aoi advised her
"Wait, sit down." Kanao warned
"What?"
"Just do it and pretend sleep."
They all went to their seat with ropes wrapping around their arms loosely so that they could get up easily. Then, they hear a ding noise and light came through the dark room. A pair of doors slides open and two unknown figure enters the room.
"Do we have to feed them?"
"They're our hostages. Unlike us, they need food. If they die, we'll be in deep shit."
"Damn, to figure he would go such lengths to kidnap these four."
"Just put these on the floor. If they woke up, at least they got something to eat."
They put two separate trays in front of a pair of chairs where the womens sat at. After they did that, they went back into the more smaller room and pressed something. The door started to close but just before it could close shut, Kanao had thrown something to jam the outer door slightly open.
"Are they gone?" Nezuko asked
"They're gone." Kanao got up from her seat
"What was that just now?" Aoi wondered
"I don't know. But one thing for sure." Kanao looked at them. "Its our ticket out of here."
"So what now?"
"Well, we try to pry it open. Lets go girls." Nezuko cracks her knuckles
All three of the young women put their fingers in the small crack and try to pull it apart as hard as they can. But it was no good.
"It was too heavy."
"If only we had someone with incredible strength."
"Wait, ain't there four of us?"
All three of them look over to see the queen munching down the foods on both trays already licking it clean. She noticed them looking at her weirdly.
"What?" Mitsuri innocently asked
"Your majesty, can you help us perhaps?" Nezuko kindly asked
"Okay."
Mitsuri got up from the floor and went over to the girls. She put both hands on the two separate doors and with one push, it opens. Air started to rush into the room and a really dark shaft was revealed.
"What is this?"
"This is, the way out." Kanao simply said
"How can you be so sure?" Aoi asked her companion
"I don't."
They stare down at the shaft thinking whether or not they should go in it. What lies down below, would it be more darkness? And what about the above? Will it be freedom or yet another trap? That remains to be unsee, for now.
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"Sire, a letter for you."
"From whom?"
"The Sun Kingdom."
In the Spade Kingdom, Giyuu was busy doing the paperwork again until, he was valled upon by his master servant. He took the letter off of him and quickly read the content.
"Are you sure that we can trust them?" Giyuu questions him
"I know my own brother sire. He won't be wrong, especially on something this important." Tatsuo convinced him
"Alright, prepare my gears then. We will go at dawn break." Giyuu commands
"Hai."
"Ara? Where are you going?" Shinobu came up from behind him
"I'm going to save your sister." He simply said
"Eh? Is that so? Then let me-"
"No, you're gonna stay here with your other sister, Kanae." Giyuu strictly said
"Eh? But why?"
"Because this will be a dangerous task to accomplish. I must go myself and rescue her." Giyuu caress her face gently. "Please understand me this time my dear."
".........Then, good luck my king. Come back safely okay?"
"I will."
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"Umu! I see!"
Meanwhile at the Heart Kingdom, the master servant, Kyoujuro Rengoku had just finished reading a letter. He went towards where he left his king which he had not let go off since three days ago.
"My king! I have some good news!" He shouted
"Let me the f*ck go Rengoku. Or I swear I will shove you down the damn hell you came from." Obanai sweared
"I'll only let go if you promise to listen to me."
"........Alright fine."
"But first-"
"Oi! Let me go first you damn bastard!" Obanai roared
"Right, forgive me your majesty." He loosened his fiery grip. "As I was saying, I have found the way to save the queen."
"What?! How?! Tell me!"
"We will go infiltrate the kingdom quietly." Kyoujuro calmly said
"Why don't we just go for a siege?"
"You've seen yourself that the enemy is not like they seemed. We are not to underestimate them. Umu!"
"Then what's your plan?"
"We'll wing it!"
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"Mother, I will be going now."
"Be careful Tanjiro. Its dangerous out there."
"Yes I know mother. I will bring her back safely."
"Take care."
"Alright, lets go."
The very next day, the redhead gets ready to travel towards the unknown. After he had bid his goodbyes with his mother and siblings, he's off to the place where they have agreed to meet at. Tanjiro is riding a horse with Wan san whilst the two guards that was following them riding on their own separate horses.
"Oi Funitsu! Catch!" The man with a boar head tossed something over
"Ew! What the hell?! Get that away from me!" The man with yellow hair panicked
"Are you sure we should bring these two with us?" Wan questions the redhead man
"I'm sure Wan san. I have confidence in them." Tanjiro only smile looking at them
"Get the hell away from me Inosuke!" The yellow haired guard sped up leaving them in the dust
"Is this a contest?! I will not lose this then! Hiyah!" The man named Inosuke sped up as well
"These two. Hang on Tanjiro sama."
Wan began to sped up as well working the horses to their limit. Somehow, with all the chaos, they arrived at the agreed meeting point. Zenitsu had fainted from how far and fast they had traveled from where they came from.
"Oi! Monitsu! Wake up!" Inosuke kicked him
"F*ck off Inosuke." Zenitsu simply blurted
"You two sure are a lively bunch." Tanjiro said to them
"No, these two are just idiots." Wan crudely said
"Hey!" Both guards yelled
Rustle
"Eek! What was that!?" Zenitsu yelled
"Somebody's here." Inosuke readies his weapons
The bushes near them started to make some noise. Inosuke had got his blades ready and Zenitsu were trying to ping out the noise from where it came from.
"Come on out ya bastard!" Inosuke yelled
"...........Over there." Zenitsu pointed towards a direction
"Alright! Hiyargh!"
Inosuke throws both his blades towards where Zenitsu had pointed. Then they see something poke out of the bushes. The blade came close to the figure as it was stopped dead in its tracks by the trees around them.
"Elemental magic: Nature's harvest."
The trees bends its branches according to what its user do. In this case Wan was manipulating it to catch the swords. Then the mysterious figures finally showed themselves.
"That was a scary way to greet us, don't you think brother?"
"I sincerely apologise. Do pay no mind to these two idiots." Wan moves out of the way
"Hey!" Once again they yelled
"Ah, your majesty." Tanjiro bowed towards the man in shining armour
"So you're here as well huh? Are you sure that you are up for the challenge?" Tomioka Giyuu coldly said
"I'm pretty sure about that. Besides, Nezuko needs me more than you think."
"This is no play time, its war. And war ain't gonna be so pretty. Blood will be spilled. Lives will be lost."
"I'm quite aware of it. But, lets do our best to not let a single blood to be shed in this one." Tanjiro confidently said
"Umu! That's the spirit!"
Suddenly, yet another figure had emerged from the bushes. He had a yellow hair with red tips resembling a real flame. His smile was quite something else and one thing for sure,
'He's loud.'
"Who are you? The enemy?" Giyuu questions the man
"No no. Its just the noisy butler we met when we went to search for them." Wan simply explains
"You got that right." Right behind him, a smaller man came forth to reveal himself
"Oh, its you."
"Not so long time no see Giyuu. Why is he here?" Obanai questions the redhead instead
"Like he knows much. He's still a kid." Giyuu complains
"I have you know that I'm the one who decided to invite you here in the first place."
"Yeah, thanks." They both sarcastically said
'These three ain't gonna get along very well.' The two siblings thought
"Teme." Suddenly yet another figure emerges from the bushes. "You guys are noisy."
A man with some tough builds came but he wasn't exactly greeted by a welcoming gesture. Within a split second, he was surrounded by a bunch of weapons and vines along with trees pointing at him.
"Woah woah! Calm down geez! Don't have to be that flashy."
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Giyuu questions him
"Is he an enemy? Cause I don't trust a single thing about this man." Obanai adds
"Guys, its Uzui san. He's the one who's gonna help us today." Tanjiro signals them to lower their weapons and magics
"Right, almost forgot about him." Wan simply said
"Sorry about that Uzui san." Tanjiro apologised
"You better be."
"So, where are we going?"
"Alright then, just like what we've agreed yesterday, I'm gonna take you to see someone." Uzui turns around
"Wait what?" Both Giyuu and Obanai said in unison
"To whom?"
"You'll see. Apparently, he's quite looking forward to see you too."
The group follows the white haired man deep into the forest and across what's known as the no man's land. It is called as the no man's land as it belongs to nobody and of course this is where nature thrives the most as it was tamed with an abundant amount of flora and fauna. They walk until they found a small camp with several peoples sitting around a campfire.
"Hello Gyomei san." Uzui greeted the biggest man on site
"Hello Uzui. Are these the people you were talking about?" Gyomei questions him
"Yes, they are."
"Then go right ahead."
"Alright guys, lets go." Uzui signals them
"Is this the place you lived Uzui san?" Tanjiro asked
"What? No. This does not fit someone who is as flashy as me."
"Then where is the place?"
"Just follow my lead."
Uzui turns around to face them and walked backwards. Suddenly, he was consumed by something and disappeared out of sight. The rest of the group was confused greatly by this.
"Where did he go?"
"Is he dead?"
"No he isn't." Gyomei suddenly spoke. "Just walk ahead and you'll see."
"Are you crazy?! We're gonna die going there!" Zenitsu yelled
"Well then, here goes nothing."
Tanjiro lead the pack and stopped right where he saw the man was consumed. He stretch out his hand and were surprised when he sees it disappears.
"Its, magic. Woah!"
"Your majesty!"
Tanjiro was pulled into the thing and the rest quickly follows. They emerges on the other side and there they saw something that blows their mind.
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"What the?" They all said in unison
"Hehe." Uzui chuckles. "Welcome to the flashy Diamond Kingdom!"
"Another kingdom? Hidden from us?" Tatsuo jaw had dropped
"What is this place?" Zenitsu asked
"This my friend is where we trade and barter! Anything that you want, just name it and you can get it!" Uzui shouted
"This is so goddamn weird." Obanai blurted
"Not for me." Giyuu said with a stoic face
"Right, lets go!"
"To where?"
"Didn't I told you before? We are going to meet someone, the leader of this entire flashy kingdom!"
'The leader?' Wan thought
"Well then, what are we waiting for? Lets go."
Once again, they followed the man with sheer confidence in themselves. As they walk pasts some of the open stalls, they see some stuff being put up for sale. Some are really rare and somehow was sold cheaper than the normal market price would. Irresistible deals and prices just makes it more challenging for some of them. After a while, they finally made it to the center of the massive kingdom where a giant tent was set up.
"Right, we're here." Uzui said to them
"Is this a tent?"
"He lives here?" The two guards became suspicious
"Rather than standing outside, lets go inside." Uzui suggested
"I suggest that only the three royal heads go in. The rest of us will go and look around." Wan suggested
"Ooh, good idea brother." Tatsuo supports him
"Are you sure its fine?" Tanjiro look up at him
"It will be fine, Tanjiro sama." Wan reassures him
"Then, lets go." Giyuu went in
"Same for me." Obanai follows
"Wait for me." Tanjiro also follows
"Then you five can go and do some shopping eh? Just a bit of a tip, don't spend too much on something alright?" Uzui went inside
"What are we gonna do now?" Zenitsu asked the rest of the group
"Lets go eat!" Kyoujuro suggested
"You can go ahead. I'm gonna go look around." Wan left them
"What is his problem?" Kyoujuro questions the rest
"Just let brother be Rengoku san. Lets go."
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"Woah, its huge."
"Even for a tent, its quite fancy I guess."
"Welcome guests. To our humble little kingdom." Two little girls greeted them
"Who are these two?"
"Please follow us."
All four of them followed the two girls, one with white hair ans the other with black hair. They went across the open space and finally to a porch where a person is sitting with a smile on his face.
"Welcome my children."