𝑀𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒

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*＊✿❀ 𝓔𝓷𝓳𝓸𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻! ❀✿＊*

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"No one has reached my stage yet, not even after ten days. I'm so bored!" I yelled out to my empty training grounds.

I had been doing a lot of training on my own and with the other Hashira, also developing exercises for the slayers. Teamwork is crucial in defeating Kibutsuji. We must all be in sync to coordinate attacks and bring him down.

'Might as well visit Muichiro.' I sighed, got up, and strolled along the path.

I entered the gates of the Mist estate, walked behind the mansion, and began to hear the sound of banging wooden swords, along with a lot of panting and groans.

"Hii everybody!!" Muichiro stopped sparring with one of the boys, and they all turned to look who was there. Some got pink faces. There were mostly boys.

"Hey, Y/n! Do you need something?" Muichiro questioned while wiping his forehead

"Ah, no! I'm just really bored at my stage, so could I help out here?" I explained

"Yeah, of course! Let's demonstrate how their body coordination should be!" He threw a wooden sword, and I of course caught it, all the slayers backed up giving us room.

"Ready?" he questioned, us both getting into stance.

A determined look spread on my face, "Yup!"

He took the first swing, I leaned far back as the wooden sword passed above me. I gripped my sword and swung at him. He blocked, I shoved my sword making him stumble backward. I charged with my sword low aiming for his neck as if he were a demon. Last second he blocked it with his sword again. I backed up as he went for an ending move. He swung aiming for my neck as I did the same. We both tied, both our swords touching each other's necks.

"Did you see that everyone?" I turned around to a handful of terrified faces.

"That was terrifying!" One of them shouted

"Now you see why you idiots need to train," Muichiro said with a deadly tone

I turn my head to the rushing footsteps that were faint in my ears, a familiar voice following it.

"Sorry, I'm late! What are we doing?!" Tanjiro enthusiastically spoke with his fists pumped up in the air

"It's Tanjiro!!" I motioned for him to follow me, "We were just sparring!"

"All of you do 500 swings. Then we will perfect your coordination." Muichiro spoke sternly. The slayers looked like they were about to crap their pants.

"Tanjiro, would you like to spar? You were kinda late so I don't want you to miss out!" I asked him, keeping a smile on my face.

"Yeah! Sparring with a hashira will be amazing!" He said with his face lit up, I swear he's literally like the sun.

"Alright, great!" I gave him a sword, I felt a dark aura behind me. Muichiro was glaring at him, though when Tanjiro wasn't talking to me, Muichiro was incredibly nice to him.

We sparred a couple of times over the days. I also sparred with the other slayers. I helped them out a lot! Although some of them were perverted, trying to blow up my skirt with attacks. Whenever they tried I would slap them across the training grounds and Muichiro would ask to spar with them, leaving them bloody.

'They're all so disgusting.' I grimaced at the beat-up boys in a dog pile.

I was watching Tanjiro spar with Muichiro, he was keeping up which was surprising.

"Your body coordination is perfect! Go to the next pillar Tanjiro!" Muichiro said with a smile.

I giggled at all the slayer's faces; Muichiro was incredibly hard on them. I had to return to my estate since my group would be coming now, Kanao would be in there which I was excited for!

"Muichiro, I'll take my leave now. My group should be at my estate soon. Let's get lunch after!" I was holding his hand. We were in front of his estate, just admiring the mountains.

"Oh alright! I'll meet you at your estate. Then we can get some udon!" He said with a big smile

I gave him a quick peck on the lips; he seemed a little in shock I guess he was getting used to.. well.. us. I walked away while letting go of his hand, and he just let his hand drag until I let go.

I turned my head to send him a smile, his cheeks had a light pink shade, and he looked like he was in a daze. It made my cheeks flush as well. I walked along the path, fiddling with my hands, trying to calm myself. I reached my estate and began talking to the group.

"Okay! Now that you are all here, I want to explain how this will work! First, we are going to stretch, which should be easier considering Kanrojis training. Then you will get into pairs and battle with me as if I were a demon. This will help you improve teamwork and get a feel for others' coordination!" I spoke out to all of the slayers, Kanao gave me a thumbs up, and I began stretching everyone out.

"Alright, come at me!" I ordered the two slayers. One was a girl, the other a boy. They were quite talented, and I had my eyes on them for a while.

They both ran at me on either side, the girl aiming for lower and the boy aiming for higher. I jumped, nearly avoiding both their attacks. They wasted no time attacking again as I landed, bringing down their swords and aiming at my neck.

I kicked the sword the boy was holding, and he lost his grip sending the wooden sword flying across the training grounds. I backhand sprang to avoid the girl's attack. Then the boy did something unexpected, he threw his sword at me, and I caught it.

The girl came at me, her hands were rather far behind her back, and she stopped right in front of me, smiling wide. I realized there wasn't a sword in her hand and turned back to see a wooden sword in the boy's hand right at my neck.

"Oh wow, I didn't see that coming at all! You both are incredibly talented! What're your names?" I clapped my hands, praising them. I was really impressed.

"Oh! I'm Kokoro Nozomi!" The girl said with a light blush on her face. She had light brown shoulder-length hair, and her eyes were a deep blue. She wore the demon slayer uniform but with pants. Her haori is a baby blue color with a gold spider web design.

"I'm Haru Kei." The boy said with dull eyes. He wore the demon slayer uniform, and his haori was navy blue with small white stripes all around. He seemed distracted a lot. They both look around my age.

"Well, you two are very talented. I'm gonna keep my eye on you both!" I sent them back to the group, "Alright, everyone! Do 600 swings, and then spar with each other; I'll go get lunch for you all!"

As I returned, I saw all of them sparring. Kokoro and Haru were battling Kanao. I had to stop and look very closely. They were all insanely fast. The boy launched and attacked the ground, making everything dusty; as it cleared, I was shocked by the result. Kanao was on the ground, Haru above her holding the wooden sword to her neck, and Kokoro behind her, doing the same.

"Oh my!" I set down the basket of food and went over to Kanao. "Are you alright?" I asked while helping Kanao up.

"Yeah, thanks, Y/n." She said quietly as she dusted herself off.

I turned to the pair, "You two went against Kanao and won. Might I ask you to stay after everyone has left?"

They both nodded, and everyone ate their lunch. They continued to spar with me, and none won except for Kokoro, Haru, and Kanao. They really impressed me, and after everyone left, I finally got to talk to the pair.

"Alright, now that everyone is gone. I would like to ask you to do something for me!" We were in the middle of the training grounds. They stared at me, waiting for me to speak again. I unsheathed my sword, going into a stance.

"Plant breathing first form: Bloomed Herb." I took a breath, my sword having a green aura, and swung at a dummy, decapitating it in a single slice.

"Can you both try that?" I turned to them, and they nodded; the girl seemed excited, the boy still having that dull face. He reminded me of someone in particular.

They took their stances, both taking a breath and trying the form out. I was really happy when they both successfully did it! They cut clean through the dummy. Though the green aura wasn't that bright, it was there!

"Y/n? Can we get lunch now? I'm hungry!" Muichiro walked into my estate, calling out for me.

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All your guy's comments are really making me smile, I'm so happy you like this book! I might be writing another after, this is not the last you'll see of me MUAHAHAHA.

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edited 6/10/23