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"This is going to be a fun night."
Your heart raced as you tried to think on what you should do. How can you stop him from attacking them?
"Mitsuri, hide behind me."
Obanai quickly stepped in front of Mitsuri and extended his hand, covering Mitsuri. He glared angrily at Muzan who laughed at him and stood in between of you and your friends.
"Ah, playing the brave soldier, are we? It doesn't matter since you all are no match for me, after all."
You could tell Obanai was nervous. He knew very well that he couldn't defeat Muzan. And since the fireworks started already, nobody would notice the fight going on. Obanai reached for his sword and stood his stance.
"Serpent Breathing. Third Fo-"
Before he could finish, blood suddenly spurted from his back in the blink of the eye.
"What...?"
Obanai fell down, not being able to comprehend what just happened, while screaming in pain. Mitsuri's eyes widened in surprise seeing one of the strongest Hashira on the ground and she was also confused as Muzan didn't move an inch from his spot. She then lifted her head but before she managed to fix her eyes on the Demon King, she too, was slashed deeply in the shoulder. At that moment, the both of them knew, they definitely could not defeat him.
"Mitsuri... Your shoulder..."
"Iguro-san! A-are you okay?"
"Hmph, such weak humans. And you call yourself Hashiras?"
"M-Muzan... Please..."
You knew you had to do something. But the sight of your injured friends made you feel nauseous and dizzy. You tried to remind yourself to keep it together as you clenched your fists.
"I guess eliminating two Hashiras would be the best part of this festival, no?"
"I won't let you touch Mitsuri anymore."
"Such determination. Give it up, weakling. You know you are no match for me."
Obanai stood up slowly as he tried to take his stance despite his deep injury.
"I-Iguro-san..."
Obanai lifted his sword and you could see determination written in his eyes.
"I'm ashamed on how I wasn't able to protect her. But that won't happen anymore. As long as I live, I won't let you lay a finger on her."
"So all I need to do is to kill you first, right? Easy."
With those words, Obanai's sword shattered to pieces. Then he fell to the ground once more with a heavy thud. You saw him screaming while holding his now bleeding leg. It seemed like Muzan had made a terribly deep wound on his calf that it nearly cut his leg off. Tears ran down Mitsuri's face as she tried to prop herself up and took out her sword.
"Mi-Mitsuri... Don't fight him..."
"L-Love Breathing..."
"Mitsuri! No!!"
Mitsuri dropped her sword and tried to keep herself standing. Your entire body trembled as you saw blood dripped down her face from her temple. At the horrible sight, Obanai tried to get back up once more even though he knew no matter what he did, it would be useless.
"I-Iguro-san, don't force yourself! Please!!"
"I-I have to do it, for your sake."
"Well, this is entertaining. Trying to protect each other, what a stupid thing humans do. I guess I'd like to see you suffer a little more before I finish the both of you off."
Muzan then proudly flashed his demonic nails and grinned widely at the both of them. Obanai seemed to accept that he would die but you knew he was still finding a way to let Mitsuri live. Mitsuri's face had turned red from her crying and she also knew her life was nearing the end.
This was it. You really need to do something. Move, please! Despite your persistance, it seemed like fear has taken control of yourself. Don't let them die! I don't want to lose someone I love again...
At that moment you managed to get every single bit of energy left inside of you and you rushed the fastest you could to your two friends who were just about to have their life ended.
"Muzan, please stop!"
You quickly ran in front of the two Hashiras with your hands stretched out and a ragged breath. You were trembling, of course. You could get yourself killed by doing this.
"Please don't hurt them. Please let them go."
Muzan seemed a little surprise at your action but he laughed as he shook his head and stepped forward.
"Y/N, do you want to join them? I could easily kill you, you know."
"I know that."
"Then? You're not stupid enough to do this, Y/N."
"Is protecting my friends stupid for you? This is why you, filthy and foolish demons, will never be better than humans."
Muzan's eyes boiled with anger as he heard your insults and he raised his voice.
"How could you call me that?! Do you think it was foolish for me to let you live? Do you think it was foolish of me to give you a second chance? Do you, Y/N?!"
"I don't get it, Muzan. What exactly do you want from me?!"
You would be lying if you had never wondered why you were still alive. What made him have compassion on you? What made you special?
"What I want from you...?"
"Yes! Why would you keep me alive?! Do you want me to be your spy? Do you want me to be a demon? But if you want these things, why me??"
"Who said I'd keep you alive after all this?!"
He suddenly hurled himself towards you and you tried fruitlessly to avoid his incoming attack. Mitsuri tried to pull you away as she knew approaching danger.
"Y/N! No!!"
"This is your end, Y/N!!"
You dropped to the ground at the last minute and rolled over to your right to avoid any slashes. Despite being not as strong as Obanai, you were one of the fastest Hashiras. Muzan furiously grunted as he attacked you quickly to prevent you from being able to have any opening to escape. And it seemed to work, you felt a slash on your arm, another on your thigh, and another on your cheek.
"Do you think I'm foolish now, Y/N?!"
You shut your eyes. You were doomed. There was no way you could escape his attacks. It was going to be over. Everything.
Or so you thought.
"...Huh?"
You opened your eyes to see Muzan hovering above you with his nails right on your neck. His eyes seemed empty and you could feel his stalled breath. But why?
"M-Muzan...?"
He then dropped his head and spoke your name softly.
"Y/N..."
Then in a heartbeat you no longer saw the festival, Mitsuri, Obanai, or the fireworks anymore. All you saw was sharp rocks and the rough waves thrashing around.
"Where am I...?"
You looked to your right to see Muzan gazing at the sea with his hands in his pockets. He looked like he was pondering something and you swore you saw a faint smile.
"Muzan?"
Hesitantly, you walked slowly and stood next to him. You looked at him and he seemed to be at peace despite what just happened. Surely this can't be a dream, right?
You looked at the violent sea and enjoyed the blowing breeze that tickled your features. You smiled, feeling free and serenity all around you.
"Y/N..."
You felt him gently brush your messy hair behind your ear and you felt some weird feelings stirring up in your stomach. You fixed your eyes on him and you took the time to reflect on his features. His face glistened under the shining moon and his beautiful locks which were blowed by the wind exposed his face fully. His dark plum red eyes that used to express danger now showed a hint of kindness and calmness. His stern expression changed into one that held a faint smile which exhibited a rare gentleness and loving character you thought he never had.
And somehow as every second passed by, you felt your cheeks heating up and butterflies in your stomach.
"Don't worry about your friends. They'll be fine."
You blinked several times as you were so mesmerized in the moment you forgot about what happened earlier. You shook your head and sighed, staring at the rocks you were standing on.
"But still, why did you let them suffer first? Do you enjoy seeing them suffer?"
"I have to admit, that was part of it."
You were about to punch his stomach at those words when he suddenly stopped you by holding your hand and used his other to lift your chin up, making you look at him.
"But I didn't kill them because I'd hate to see you cry."
"Wh-What...?"
Muzan smirked seeing you turning even redder and he let go of you as he looked back at the endless blue. You sighed at his weird actions and began admiring the waves.
"But why didn't you kill me? Why bring me here?"
"I just wanted to spend a peaceful moment with you. For the last time."
You bit your lip.
"Will this really be the last time I see you?"
Muzan laughed a little and turned his head towards you.
"Why? Don't you want to go back? Would you miss me though?"
You huffed and turned your back on him.
"It's not what you think it is."
You suddenly felt his hands on your shoulders which turned you around by force making you face-to-face with the demon once more. His hands dropped to your sides and squeezed both of your hands and you felt warmth in it.
For several minutes, it was just the both of you looking into each other's eyes in silence. He smiled slightly to which you returned the favor. At that moment, your heart was beating so fast and you had to urge to take another step forward. But before you could, Muzan broke the silence.
"Y/N, if you really want to know why I kept you alive..."
He took a step back and kissed your hand. He then let go of your hand and smiled.
"I'll tell you my true feelings when we meet again under the full moon."
After hearing those words, you felt a delicate blow to your temple and you began to feel dizzy. The last thing you saw before falling to the ground was Muzan's sad smile plastered across his face.
A/N: FINALLY A NEW CHAPTER!! (o˘◡˘o) I'm sorry for the late update as I just started school and I also didn't have any motivation xD But yeah gentleman vibe Muzan is BACKKKK (≧ω≦) Kinda feel bad for Mitsuri & Obanai but WHO CARES AS LONG AS WE GET OUR MAN~ ˅ɞ♡⃛ʚ˅¯ And I can't wait to see him in yandere mode soon too- (⌒ω⌒) Honestly though, do you guys prefer yandere or gentleman Muzan? Let me know in the comments~ ( ‾́ ◡ ‾́ )
P.S. 40K READS AND 1K VOTES?? THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU!!! (*^^*)♡
P.P.S. LET'S TRY TO GET TO 50K READS BEFORE 2024!! ☆ ～('▽^人)