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Dialogues won't be underlined from this point on, I felt like there was no need for it anymore since Y/N is already speaking in japanese anyway, also, she still speaks very brokenly, but I also got lazy to write her dialogues like this, so even though it looks like she's speaking fluently, she isn't! I'm sorry for being such a lazy author I promise that I will fix it one day (ＴДＴ)

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Ý̸̞̥̊̎͘o̴̲̟̽̈́͆͠͝ͅư̴͇̤̙̓̉͊͐ ̴̥̼̜͈̫̎͂̅͘̕ḓ̶̢̠̘̭̏̈́͘ĩ̶̬̜͚̹̀ͅd̶̮̼̀͌̉͘ ̴̧̗͍͋i̷͈͗̑͠ẗ̵̹!̸̮̇̑͘
̷̦̙̺̾̈́͊̀̚
̵̡̮̤͚̥̀͛̇͒̐I̸̹̔͗'̷͔̠̍͗̊͜m̶̮͐̎̀͒̐ ̶̮͐͂̈́̕͘s̷͉̓͠ó̸̥̖͆̉̆̑ ̴̤̻̔p̸̡͉͐̃͠͝r̵̛͓̻͓͝ͅo̸̭̫̱̠̮͛̀̄u̷̼͇̞͈͈̽̃͝ḍ̴̢̺̻̚͘͜ ̷͙̗͗̋̅͆ỏ̷̬̻̮͐́̍͒f̶͈̝̈́̀̂̈ ̸̤̯̼̪̝͂̉͆͐͂y̸͕̽͝ȯ̵̼̮̖̲ů̷̠̙̝̹͕͑́̃͌!̸͎̯̫͌̏͝͝͝ͅ
̷̲̆͑̒͘
̶͎̄͑ͅ…̶̛̯̊̇́̓.̴͈̞̭͎̝̈͘ ̵̜͖̖̣̽̈́Ḯ̸̻̬̮͍̦̓̊'̷͇̗̼̍͋̿̽͠m̶̧̫̭͗̍ͅͅ ̸̦̤̔̏͋s̷̨̥͚̯͌̊̿̀ȯ̷̹̹͚͍̃͗̉ ̶̧̗̲̌h̴͍̆á̸̞̯̭̉͆p̵̤̜̭̠͒̎͠ͅp̴̨͓̤̮̄̓̎̕͝y̷̩̏…̷̧̻̣̜̀ͅ.̵͖̫̮̻͍̓y̵̧͍͓̓ơ̶̛̫̎̿̉ȕ̷̦̩̝̪͑̅̑ ̴̥͆̓͑̔̚ŗ̶͌̔͐̿͝ȩ̸̮̳̺́a̵͎̩̱̿l̶̨͍͔̈́͑̄͜l̶̛͓̯͈͓̚ȳ̴̡̪̼̜͐ ̵̛̜̗͚̞͚͆́̉̚d̸̨̘̜̺̼̅̽ị̶̠͍̮̚̕d̸̘̺̙̐͒́n̸̙͛'̶̢̺͎̮͗̑̂t̶̻͐̄̊͘ ̴̗̋͝ͅd̷̝͖̋̀͒̓̕i̴̛̫̺͖̥̓̀ḙ̴͈̥̬͊ͅ…̷̨̙̙̗̗̊̋.̷͇̺͙͙́

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I opened my eyes to see an unfamiliar ceiling.

That voice…. I've been hearing it for a while now… I wonder who is it…?

I slowly get up, this room…? Am I in the Butterfly Mansion? For how long did I pass out? 

But there's only me in here….

Wait- Tanjiro! Is he okay?! What about the others?!

I shot up from the bed and ran to the door, almost bumping into the kakushi who was entering the room with a tray.

"I'm sorry!"

I apologize as I ran into the corridor.

Come on, I need to know if everyone is okay!

Kanao suddenly appears walking down the corner.

"W-wait!"

I exclaim, she looks at me going in her direction and stop in her tracks.

"I-…l-let me…breath a bit…."

She patiently stood there, looking at me.

"Phew…Tanjiro- No, I mean, that boy who's traveling with a demon, do you happen to know where he is?"

She just silently looked at me.

Of course, she wouldn't answer a random girl who appeared out of nowhere, I will have to look for them my-

Unexpectedly, she slowly took out her coin, throwing it in the air.

After she caught it, she looked at the result and then said: "He's currently in a trial with the hashiras."

She- she really did respond to me!

"Do you know where the trial is being done? Can you take me there?"

She sweat-dropped a bit.

Oh yeah, she's a tsuguko, invading a trial filled with her superiors would probably cause trouble for her.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to trouble you so-"

She threw her coin again.

She's deciding if she will help me or not?

"… I will take you there."

"Really?! Thank you! What's your name?" Though I do know her name, I need to pretend I don't know anyone here.

"… Kanao."

"Okay! Let's go Kana-chan! Lead the way!"

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"K-kana…?"

She silently whispered to herself as the weird girl held her hand, waiting for her to start walking with a bright face.

Y/N didn't even notice that she might have invaded Kanao's personal space by holding her hand like that, she did it so many times with Tanjiro that it turned into a habit, luckily, Kanao didn't really mind it as she started to lead the way.

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Y/N and Kanao were hiding in the bushes as they secretly looked at trial.

Kanao herself wasn't really sure about why she was also hiding in there, since the coin only said for her to guide Y/N, she just ended up staying.

"Well, well, I see you have some fun brewing in there."

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Since Sanemi already appeared, seems like I already lost a part of the trial.

"Is that the moron demon slayer who has a demon and a civilian with him? What the hell are you trying to pull here?!"

"That won't do, master Shinazugawa! Please, would you mind putting down the box?"

"Shinazugawa, please don't act out of the line." Shinobu says, with an irritated expression.

"What did you say about that demon kid? That she can fight as a demon slayer to protect humans? You know what we call that? A total delusion, you moron!" He exclaims, starting to reach to his blade.

No no no! No one hurts my future wife!

"Oi, you!" I exclaim, sprinting out of the bushes.

"Y/N! I'm so glad you are okay!"

I-

Thank you Tanjiro, but you should worry about yourself first.

"Aren't you that civilian girl?! What the hell are you doing in here?!"

"Put her down! You….you-"

I FORGOT THE WORD-

"….mochi?"

Why did I forget it now of all times?! Even though I did my best to learn insults in Japanese from Inosuke!

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An awkward silence broke out, Y/N was still there with her finger pointing at Sanemi, however, she was shaking and with her face burning in pure embarrassment.

"Did she just call him mochi?"

Usui whisper-yells at Kyojuro, who was just as confused as him.

"You little- How did even you even get in here?!"

"That's none of your concern, bug eyes! Put her down!"

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING BUG EYES?!"

"YOU LOOK LIKE YOU DIDN'T BLINK FOR FIVE YEARS!"

"COME HERE BRAT!"

He says, putting Nezuko box in the ground, completely forgetting about his first objective of stabbing her and going in Y/N's direction.

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"The master has arrived."

The creepy twins say simultaneously.

Phew, saved by Ubuyashaki.

"So good of you to come, my beloved children. Good morning everyone, the weather is splendid today, I wonder if the sky is blue. It pleases me that we've made it to our biannual Hashira Meeting with no personal changes."

I quickly bow down since I'm not in the mood of having my face shoved against the ground like Tanjiro.

"I am pleased to see you in good health as well, master. I fervently pray for your continued good fortune." He says calmly, it doesn't even look like he was trying to beat a civilian some seconds ago.

"Thank you, Sanemi."

"If I may, master, before we start the hashira meeting, would you mind enlightening us about this swordsman accompanied by a demon? And about this weird girl?"

"Right, I apologize for startling you all, about Tanjiro and Nezuko, I've sanctioned their situation, And I'd also like you all to accept it."

"Ah, even if it's what you desire Master, I cannot agree with it."

"I'm flamboyantly opposed as well! A demon slayer traveling with a demon is unacceptable!"

"I shall do whatever it is you wish, master!"

"I'm fine either way…since I'm going to forget anyway."

"I won't trust them. I won't trust them. In the first place, I loathe demons."

"Although I respect you with all my heart, that's an incomprehensible notion, Master! I oppose it with everything I got!"

"The demon slayer corps jobs is to annihilate demon, I request that you penalize both Tanjiro and Tomioka!"

"The letter."

"Yes master. This is a letter received from a former hashira, Urokudaki Sakonji, I shall read you an abridged version. “Please allow Tanjiro to be accompanied by his sister, a demon. She maintained her human emotions, and didn't eat any humans in the span of two years. Although the situation seems far-fetched, it is an indisputable fact. In the event that Nezuko does assault a human, Kamado Tanjiro, as well as Urokudaki Sakonji and Giyuu Tomioka will atone by committing seppuku.”

"Ah! Me too! I will kill myself too!" I say, sounding so excited that it doesn't even look like I'm talking about killing myself.

"So, what if they commit seppuku? If you want to die, then rot to death for all I care! It's no guarantee! Not by a long shot!"

"Shinazugawa is right! It will not bring back the people who were killed!"

"You do have a point. In that case, we can't guarantee that she won't attack humans, we can't prove it. That being said, we also can't prove that she will attack humans. The fact that Nezuko refrained from eating humans for two years, and that there are four people risking their lives for her. To reject his notion, those who reject it must offer an even more convincing argument."

I smugly smile to Sanemi, who looks at me like he wants me dead in response.

"Also, there's something I'd like to relay to you, my children. Tanjiro here has met Kibutsuji. And this girl, killed a lower moon even though she isn't a demon slayer."

"No! Impossible! Even when no hashira has ever crossed paths with him?! And to be able to kill a lower moon without ever learning how to use a sword?! That's simply impossible!" Usui exclaims.

Honestly, I barely remember killing Rui, it feels like I was stuck in a dream.

"You mean those two kids… What did he look like?! What about his powers?! Where did this took place?! And you girl, how did you do it?!"

"What was kibutsuji doing? Did you find his stronghold?!"

"Shut up! I asked them first! Tell us what powers Kibutsuji has!"

Ubuyashi then puts his finger in front of his mouth, silencing everyone.

"Kibutsuji has sent pursuers after Tanjiro. Though his purpose may simply be silencing him, now that Kibutsuji's given himself away for the first time, I don't want to let this go. I also believe that's something happening to Nezuko that Kibutsuji never saw coming. Can you try to understand?"

Everyone was silent, until Sanemi get up and says: "No, I can't understand Master."