Blood splatters.
Windy snow , barging in the destroyed hut.
Shrieks.
Claw marks.
"No , I'm sorry!! I-I promise not to eat humans anymore..!! I-I'll keep myself chained and to---"
Slash.
Red sword.
Another blood splatters.
Choked noises.
"You dare to say that when you already got addicted to those blood stains and flesh in your nasty mouth...?" The short young blue haired demon slayer gazed down on the half cut demon , who's letting out fading smoke before the demon slayer's eyes.
Ah , pardon.
Her eyes.
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Chapter 9 : Tokito Muichiro
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Fweeeeesh.....
"Caw..caw...cold...caw.."
A clear sentence slipping it's beak , and a dark blue wave patterned scarf wrapped it around it's body.
The owner of the scarf, a certain high ranked demon slayer threw her young blue and red hues orbs around , inspecting their surroundings.
Six months since Kiseki became her tsuguko.
Way past midnight.
In the middle of a fortress.
Correction:
Windy , snow stormy fortress.
A truly worthy reason for her to now look around in alert , watching for any suspicious movements from the snowy bushes while she grasped on her red sword handle , her other hand keeping the young blue short wig to stay on her head.
"Check the path before us from above, don't take your guard off.Fly high, " she demanded , slightly rubbing on the white crow's head.
Her command effectively sent the crow flying to the air following the wind flow , before turning sharply to the destined direction.
Half a minute later , and the crow had snuggled to the scarf, to her owner's bare neck.
"Caw.Cleaar , caw.Brrrrrr..." it said while nuzzling to the scarf , letting her owner pet her once more.
"Okay.Let's go back quick,"
And thus , she went through the rest of the forest jumping against the wind to the headquarters.
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"...Oyakata-San...sorry for my late presence," Akao kneeled down, and as if on cue the white crow on her shoulder which she called Shiro jumped down to the cobblestone ground and bowed slightly to Oyakata.
"Hm," he hummed."That is no problem.How's the mission , Akao?"
"I finished it neat and clean , Oyakata-san," she asssured , even though she kinda let some blood splatters burst out of it's head in the end."He had eaten quite a bunch.Yet he didn't even knew Muzan,"
Oyakata smiled , eyes which looked at the distance looking back at her precisely as if he really saw her.
It always send shivers to her spine , not that she'll admit it out loud.
"Urk," she muttered."I'm starting doubt that you can't see me at this point,"
He chuckled elegantly , accompanied by the night breeze.His voice reached her wars and calmed her , just like some cherry blossoms dancing on the air around her in spring.
Even though it's winter.
His soothing presence never fail to overthrow her negative feelings and thoughts.
That's a father figure for you.
"You see," he started."Just like you enjoying my presence , i also enjoy your presence,"
His fingers danced along the trimmed end of his obi , pale orbs following the movements of his fingers even if he cannot really see them.
"You have some sort of cold demeanor , like a mountain fox running along the feet of the mountain unable to set a destination , being lost of direction and lacking in knowledge of what he is born for," Oyakata's tone trailed off , leaving snowy silenced dawning on them."And it's easy to find that demeanor between the others,"
"...like a fox.." Akao muttered down."What do you mean , Oyakata-San?"
He smiled back , eyes closing slowly.
"Well...how about you start to call me Otou-san when we're alone? I've told you before--"
"Oyakata-San.Please no."
He chuckled.
"Alright , alright.You've done a good job.Come here," he demanded , tilting his head.
Akao stood up from the ground and approached her adoptive father, who patted her hair and caressed her face the moment she took his hand.
"....you changed pretty much since last time you let me touch your face," his proud smile make her warm inside, while he continued."...do you feel any changes lately...?"
Her comfortable hum halted , as she looked up.
"If you're anticupating my puberty , it has started 5 years ago , Oyakata-San," she sighed , but earned a shake of head from him.
"No , i mean any changes with your health? Or is there any weird change when you practice..?"
Now Akao's weirded out.
"No.What's wrong , Oyakata-San?"
He let go his hands from her head , retracting his arms back to his lap.
"Nothing , just worried.You've trained Kiyotachi-san for 6 months now , am i right?"
Akao stared at him leery.It's quite a peculiar behavior.
"Hai,"
"Is she ready to be sent to the exam?"
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Next Morning....
Loud stomps erupted in the Winter Estate ,soon followed by a harsh door sliding.
Kiseki , [who's a morning person] , approached her master , [who's not a morning person] and shook her shoulders lightly.
Jokes on you.
She won't wake up only with light shake.
"Masayuki-san!! Please wake up! You have to!!" Kiseki , who noticed that her shake is all in vain , started to yell.
A little hum leaving her master's lips is all it take for Kiseki to slap her master's shoulder hard.
You know that phrase.
It's now or never.
"Masayuki-san! Please wake up now !! You're late!!"
Akao looked up to the ceiling and shifted to roll back to her blanket , leaving another hum.
"Uuurhh..Masayuki-san , wake up!! I said you're late!!"
"Late to what...." Akao's voice trailed off ,only to be followed by her white crow's voice on the window frame.
"Caw caw..!! Sudden morning Pillar meeting...!! A new pillar , caw caw..!! I repeat New pillar , CAW!"
Shiro yelling..? Now that's urgent.
Kiseki had to hold her scream when the young blue haired pillar sat up from her futon quickly in a swift motion.
"You should have told me that earlier..." she grumpily mumbled as she took her hanging uniform and haori, and barged in her changing room.
Kiseki stared at Shiro with a sheepish grin , before preparing breakfast for both of them.
It took a few seconds before the youngest pillar to burst out and stole some berries as a snack before running outside the estate.
Though in a few minutes , she won't be the youngest pillar anymore.
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"Uhm.Pardon...?"
Akao just blinked when the whole pillars , Kakushis , and Ubuyashiki family looked at her.
Oyakata just sent her a knowing closed eyes smile , while she just froze like a deer in headlights.
What just happened? She just knocked in the Estate in hurry , right when the new pillar got introduced , and straight got into this moment.
"I'm Tokito Muichiro," the kid looking pillar with numb face reluctantly repeated , and Oyakata added more as Akao just processed what she just heard.
"And he's a 12 years old Mist Pillar, starting from now on,"
Akao tried not to say 'Mendokusei' out loud , but her face already said so when Oyakata finished his sentence.
"And i'd like you to take care of him in the Winter Estate for around a month,"
"..."
"For the sweetness of forest bluberry , why."
Why should i take another little girl in my estate...?
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Someone's not aware of a certain someone's gender OwO
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I know this is a short chap sorry TT
~Kuu~