Y/N blankly stared at her reflection in the mirror, and after pondering about her available options to get out of this situation, she slowly turned back to Zenitsu.

“Zenitsu.” He jolted in fear at her cold tone. “You saw too much, so you can't keep living.”

“Y-Y/N?” He gulped as she approached him while cracking her knuckles.

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“Let's bring more sweets to Y/N!” Kiyo excitedly said.

“Yay!” Naho and Sumi commemorated, the three happily walking over to the room Y/N supposedly was.

The three froze in the middle of the corridor when Zenitsu suddenly left the room with a traumatized expression.

“AAAAHH! DON'T KILL ME!” A hand came out from inside, grabbing his collar and harshly pulling him back, the door being closed with a loud thud.

“….W-wow! I think we got the wrong room!”

“Y-Yeah!”

“Let's go back-” The kids fled, already thinking about which flowers they are going to put in his grave.

“You're not escaping.” Y/N pressed her hand against his mouth to stop his screams, her free hand slowly reaching out to lock the door.

Okay, she got him… but what now? She can't make him unconscious since sleep-zenitsu is far more dangerous, so…. her other option is…

“Zenitsu…” She slowly let him go. “It's just a bug bite!”

“h-huh?”

“It's a bug bite!” She said, smiling brightly.

“But-” She harshly put her hand on his shoulder, making him jump from fright. “It's a bug bite.”

“O-okay-” He quickly nodded, tearing-up and trembling.

Y/N frowned as she stared at his traumatized state, maybe she was too harsh?

“I'm sorry, are you still scared? Is there something I can do to make up for it?” She asked, but immediately regretted it when she saw the way his face lightened up.

“If that's the case, then-”

                          『••✎••』

“Y/N! Good morning, are ready to….leave?” In the next day, the scene that Tanjiro saw when he entered the room was…

“Hey, stop moving that much, your hair is tickling me-” Zenitsu had his head laying on Y/N's thighs. “Sorry, it's just that you look really cute from this angle.”

Tanjiro silently approached the two, putting his hands on Y/N's shoulders and saying with a worried frown : “Y/N, blink twice if you're being blackmailed.”

“HEY! I CAN HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW?!” Zenitsu exclaimed, quickly getting up to glare at him.

“Then…. How?” Tanjiro asked, looking at Zenitsu like he wasn't a being from this world.

“IS IT THAT HARD TO BELIEVE SHE WOULD LET ME DO THAT WILLINGLY?!”

“Was it really willingly, Y/N? Are you sure you're not being blackmailed?” Tanjiro turned to ask her.

Y/N's mind quickly went to the events of last night :

“If that's the case, then… can you let me use your thighs as a pillow?!”

“….Huh? Just that?”

“What do you mean, 'just that'?! What were you expecting me to ask for?!”

“…. Moving on-”

“HEY!”

“But are you sure this is want you want? I feel like it's a pretty lame request-”

“IT'S NOT LAME! IT'S NOT ANY THIGHS, IT'S Y/N'S THIGHS! THEY ARE PERFECT, I COULD LIVE IN THEM!” He proceeded to give a very passionate speech about how much he likes her thighs.

“Wow, it's amazing how can you say these type of things without feeling an ounce of shame.” Y/N said, clapping with a blank expression.

“..... He talked so highly about it that I ended up accepting.” Y/N decided to just summarize what happened.

“I-is that so?” Tanjiro sweat-dropped.

“That's right, now stop interrupting us, shoo, shoo-” Zenitsu tried to chase him away.

“Tanjiro, aren't you tired? You can lay on my lap too if you'd like! If Zenitsu moves a bit, I'm sure there will be enough space!” Y/N said with a bright smile, gently patting her lap.

Tanjiro could feel his cheeks heat, was this actually happening? Was he having some kind of lucid dream?

“T-Then… Excuse me-” He meekly said, resting his head on her lap while laying on his back.

Zenitsu also rested his head on the remaining space while grumbling to himself, probably angry about having to share his moment.

“…you're right. She does look cute from this angle.” Tanjiro suddenly commented out-loud.

“Right?! Though she looks cute in any angle, this one is in my top 3!” Zenitsu responded back, these two really get along in weird situations.

“Can you guys stop talking like I'm not here …?” Y/N asked, only to be ignored.

Tanjiro silently stared at her, until his gaze fixed in the mark on her neck, he squinted his eyes, trying to see what it was more clearly.

“Y/N, what's that on your neck-” He reached out to touch it, Y/N quickly grabbing his hand in response, the action being so sudden that it made him jolt.

She intertwined her fingers with his, leaning down until their noses were touching, his face turning completely red. “It's just a bug bite.” She pulled away.

“O-okay-” He weakly nodded, Y/N smiling gently and petting his hair.

'Phew- Good thing he's easy to distract-' Despite her smile, Y/N was dying inside.

“HEY! YOU WEREN'T THAT GENTLE WITH ME WHEN IT WAS MY TURN-” Zenitsu was currently feeling very wronged.

The three were interrupted when Kanao entered the room, her eyes widening in surprise with the scene in front of her.

“Me… Me too!” She puffed her cheeks in frustration, quickly running over to them and wrapping her arms around Y/N's waist. “W-wait, Kanao! I'm going to topple overAAAA-”

“What are they doing?” Kakushi 1 asked, a pile of clean laundry on his arms as he stared at the four.

“Ignore them, they all turn into idiots when Y/N is around.” Kakushi 2 said, kicking him, so they could go back to work.

“Oh, right, Tanjiro, weren't we supposed to go to the village today?” Y/N said with a strained voice, Kanao was strangling her and her legs were starting to feel numb.

“Oh, that's right!” He got up, he was so immersed in the current situation that he ended up forgetting about that. “I'm going to bring Nezuko, wait a bit-”

“I'm going with you! Daki will be coming!” Y/N decided not to leave her behind this time around.

Ignoring Zenitsu and Kanao's sad looks, she quickly got up and ran after the burgundy boy, going to the room Daki and Nezuko stay.

“Nezuko! Are you awake? We are leaving.” Tanjiro said, gently knocking on the door and slightly opening it.

“Y/N!!!” He just saw a white flash as someone quickly tackled Y/N.

“Daki! Let's go together this time!” Y/N said.

“Really?! You're going to bring me this time?!”

“Yep! I'm sorry for leaving you behind before.” Y/N said, gently grasping her hand.

“I-I forgive you! But there won't be a next time!” She responded, avoiding eye-contact with her cheeks red.

'Cute.' Y/N smiled.

                          『••✎••』

“Pleased to meet you. The master of the house granted permission, so I will guide both of you.” Two female kakushi said.

“Nice to meet you! I'm Tanjiro Kamado, it's a pleasure!” He quickly bowed, Y/N flusteredly imitating him.

“Because of where I'm guiding you, I cannot name myself, but it's nice to meet you both.” She took out two blindfolds from her pocket. “Now put these on.”

“What are those?”

“A blindfold and earplugs, furthermore, we will carry you both there.”

“Huh?”

'It makes me feel kinda bad that they are taking all these measures when it's pointeless, since Daki and Nezuko are with us.' Y/N thought as she wrapped the blindfold on her face.

“Also, since you have a good sense of smell, nose-plugs!” The kakushi said, suddenly pushing the plugs into his nostrils without any warning.

The process to go to the swordsmith village was quite complicated, a kakushi would carry them during a short distance, and then they would be passed on to a new kakushi.

“Thank you! Good work! I'm counting on you!” Tanjiro would say that each time he was passed on to a new kakushi, what a cutie.

After a while, a kakushi said : “I'll take it off.” And took off both Y/N and Tanjiro's blindfolds.

“Woooow! What incredible buildings! And this smell, it's like there is a hot spring nearby!” Tanjiro excitedly said.

“There is one.” The kakushi responded with a gentle smile. “Go left over there and that will take you to the chief's house. First, go greet him.”

“All right!”

“Now we will take our leave.” The kakushi commented, politely bowing.

“THANK YOU VERY MUCH!” Tanjiro exclaimed so loudly that it echoed through the whole village.

“Hmm? I heard words of thanks echoing.” Mitsuri commented to herself. “Has someone arrived? That gets me kind of excited.” She got up from the hot spring.