(raw release, needs rechecking...)

A few hours after Tanjiro was carried by a Kakushi, he was sent to the Ubuyashiki Estate together with Saitama in the Gathering of the Pillars so both will be questioned about their unforgivable actions which is protecting the demon Nezuko.

Tanjiro wakes up as he opened his eyes slowly and saw people infront of him as he says "w-where are we....who are those people--"

"Stupid! Those people infront of you are the pillars! Be quiet and be respectful to them!" Says the nervous and angry Kakushi.

"Pillars huh? I wonder if they are strong people..." Saitama mumbles while his arms are crossed, looking each of them with his blank look.

"Be quiet baldy! Those pillars are the strongest---" the Kakushi paused when he remembers how Saitama effortlessly defeated Shinobu in a duel, so the Kakushi shut his mouth and looks away while saying "this guy was recruited by miss Shinobu, I guess he will be a pillar soon, if he gets away from this questioning..."

The people infront of them are:

•Shinobu Kocho the Insect Pillar

•Gyomei Hemijima The Stone Hashira

•Muichiro Tokito The Mist Hashira

•Kyojuro Rengoku The Flame Hashira

•Mitsuri Kanroji The Love Hashira

•Tengen Uzui The Sound Hashira

The pillar sitting at the tree with a snake on his neck was Obanai Iguro, the serpent hashira. His snake's name is Kaburamaru, hissing and behaving around Iguro.

Currently the wind pillar named Sanemi Shinazugawa is absent for awhile.

"Oi, Giyu! Tell us why did you side with the baldy and that brat over there?" Says Iguro while laying at the tree.

"...." Giyu doesn't respond to his fellow Hashira because he knows that he will be judged.

"Giyu, please explain yourself..." Says Shinobu who didn't smile for awhile as she is also worried of him.

"Tsk, that silent guy is always like that, leave him alone, not so flashy" says Tengen while his hands at his waist.

All of them looks at Giyu, Giyu doesn't look at them as he remain cold and expressionless.

While Giyu is at the side looking away and being alone.

Mitsuri was worried of the hero, Tanjiro and Giyu as she mumbles "I hope they will answer our questions and will get away without a problem...but still I can't understand why he protect a demon..." In concerned tone.

Saitama sits beside Tanjiro as he asked the pillars in nonchalant tone "Um excuse me do you have some tea here--"

"Oi baldy! Know your place!" Iguro glares at the hero while his finger pointing at the hero.

Saitama gives thumbs up and says "ok" and just behaves at them because he knows he has no right to argue from the high ranking member since he is guilty of his action from protecting Nezuko.

The hero can even hear Gyomei mumbling something while praying with his hands, Gyomei's eyes are streaming with tears in his cheek as the stone hashira says "this poor child is protecting a demon, poor thing as he is manipulated, kill him immediately..." Gyomei mumbles.

"That kid should be executed!" Says the smiling Rengoku to the pillars.

"Oi oi oi, the execute is just too merciful." Says the strict Tengen to the pillars.

The hero felt angry at the pillars trying to hear their death sentences towards Tanjiro, the hero would clench his fists and prepares for the worst as he would knock everyone off if they dare to harm Tanjiro. The hero unknowingly released a strong pressure.

"Huh? Why does the air felt heavy?" Says Tokito as he scratch his head.

Shinobu already knows why, so she doesn't answer but smiles only, she don't want to spoil about Saitama's strength, she want them to see the hero's strength with their own eyes

Meanwhile Giyu felt a shiver as he remain silent.

The hero looks at the stone hashira as he calms down, as he says "why does this big guy always crying, is he also depressed too? That explains why he want Tanjiro to get executed" Saitama in curious tone while scratching his cheek.

"The clouds are beautiful, what was that shape again....do you know what is it baldy?" The expressionless Tokito while looking up daydreaming.

"Huh? Why should I know that?" Saitama while shrugging

Shinobu looks at the pathetic state of Tanjiro gasping for air and is thirsty.

Tanjiro squirms and looks at them as he says "please where is Nezuko? Please don't kill her! She is not a bad demon! I beg you....!"

Shinobu approached Tanjiro as she kneel down and gave him a bottled water to drink, she slowly open the cap and let Tanjiro drink by filling his mouth "you must be thirsty, please drink first.." in worried tone.

Tanjiro closes his eyes as he drank the water from Shinobu, after that, the insect pillar steps back and returns to her place while she asked Tanjiro "your sister is in safe keeping, so tell us why did you protect that demon?" In her worried and curious tone

Tanjiro gulps as he says in defending tone "please, my young sister doesn't eat people ever since! She always sleep for 2 years sustaining the hunger--"

"That's nonsense, no demon would resist eating humans, ofcourse you defend that demon because it's your sibling" says Iguro while glaring at Tanjiro.

Iguro then looks at the blank Saitama as he says "oi baldy, anything for you to defend that brat's position?"

"Don't call him brat, that kid always do his best to kill demons and most of all he is telling the truth" says the deadpan Saitama to the glaring Iguro.

"Hmph, don't you dare lie to me, I know you are defending that brat even if it's the truth that demons eat humans" Iguro talks back

Saitama doesn't react as he remain blank

But suddenly.

"Mister Sanemi....p-please...don't touch that box!" Says the nervous and scared Kakushi.

The pillars looks at the figure with the young man with white hair and with scars.

Sanemi the wind pillar walks at the scene "so this is the demon inside the box huh!?" Says the smiling and sadistic sanemi.

"Mister Sanemi, please put that box down, master told us to never touch that.." says the serious Shinobu who isn't smiling.

Sanemi ignored Shinobu as he grin sadistically and looks a Tanjiro with hatred "hey bratty! This is your sister huh!? Do you know why I hate brats that defends demons!?"

"Don't touch her!!!" Tanjiro tried to get up to stop Sanemi but Iguro leaps down and elbowed Tanjiro's back, putting him down.

"Be still!" Iguro in strict tone while suppressing the struggling Tanjiro

Sanemi holds the box in his left hand and his right hand unsheathed his sword as he grin excitedly and is going to stab Nezuko inside "I want to see you crying over your demonic sister! I want to hear this demon's scream!"

Sanemi goes to lunge his sword to the box but...

The hero takes the first move to stop the wind pillar.

[Strong grip from Saitama's hand to Sanemi's wrist]

"Oi, stop that.." strict tone of Saitama as he gripped Sanemi's wrist tightly, stopping Sanemi from stabbing Nezuko.

Sanemi glares at the hero as he talks back in cold tone "release that hand of yours or you'll regret that..."

The blank but angry Saitama doesn't respond as his grip becomes tight that the bones of Sanemi's wrist is starting to fracture.

Sanemi grit his teeth as he shouted "who do you think you are!? Know your place you baldy!!" In angry tone.

The cold looking Saitama doesn't respond as he continue tightening the grip that it hurts Sanemi's wrist, but the hero speaks "put that box down and I'll stop holding you off"

The hero suddenly released a pressure that makes the pillars paused in shock.

"What the heck!?" Tengen in surprised tone as he grit his teeth.

"Ah~ the clouds giving some air.." Tokito while daydreaming

Gyomei was speechless as he already noticed that Saitama is stronger than him because of the pressure.

"...." Giyu with wide eyes as he drip in sweat.

"Mister Saitama, please don't hurt a pillar, your action is not tolerable.." Shinobu trying to calm Saitama.

Sanemi gets more angry while glaring at the hero but the pillar feels nervous of the cold looking Saitama. Sanemi still shows dominance as he says "you are just a nobody! Let go of me or else!!" Sanemi in loud tone.

Obanai Iguro was shocked to the hero's display of power that the serpent pillar's suppress from Tanjiro lessen.

Tanjiro takes this chance to escape and to help Saitama

Tanjiro shouts "let go of my sister!" and manage to get away from Obanai Iguro.

"oi brat! Get over here!" Says the serpent hashira but fails to capture the running Tanjiro.

Tanjiro jumps high and lunges himself to the offguard Sanemi.

"This little brat!" Sanemi tried to evade but he fails because Saitama is still gripping him off.

"This baldy!!" Sanemi in his mind as he shouted internally.

Sanemi just saw Tanjiro going to headbutt him, the pillar can't even evade and is powerless because of Saitama stopping him off.

Tanjiro manage to give Sanemi a strong headbutt, the wind pillar drops off in the ground with angry but surprised face, his body drops and shivering from pain he got from Tanjiro's attack.

The pillars watching them were surprised. Tengen can't even contain his laugh from unexpected event.

"Pfft~ kwahahaha! That is so unflashy of you Sanemi!" Tengen laugh out loud seeing his fellow pillar getting knocked out by a mere headbutt.

Rengoku was a bit surprised that a wind pillar got knocked out by Tanjiro's headbutt, he even says "that was very unexpected...."

Tanjiro steps in the ground after the headbutt, glanced at the calm Saitama as he say "thank you mister Saitama!" Tanjiro smiles in satisfaction.

Saitama who was angry before is now calming down as the hero is satisfied that Tanjiro took his place to knock the sense out from the sadistic Sanemi.

TO BE CONTINUED