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"Kya ha ha! Just like you said Yahaba! A building appeared where there was nothing before"

"Seems like they've learned to use the blood demon art well. And is the demon slayer with them? What does this mean? But still, Susamaru, the way you do things is childish and impetuous, but most of all, messy. My kimono got all dusty."

"Hush. Thanks to my temari ball, we found them right away. Great! More time to play. And your kimono isn't dirty. You're too fussy."

I lift my head slightly, coughing as quietly as possible, doing my best to assess the situation.

'Tanjiro and his sister below and to the left, Yushiro on top of Tamayo and I, who is to the right... Two demons, a female and a male... The female, Susamaru, has two temari balls, and the male, Yahaba, has eyes on his hands...'

"Kya hah hah! Found you!" Susamaru shouts, preparing to throw the ball again.

She bounces the ball, making it bounce all around the room, narrowly missing Tanjiro, but shaving Yushiro's head clean off.

"Yushiro!!" Tanjiro shouts. Tamayo quickly catches his body as I jump from the ground, dashing to where Tanjiro is. "Nezuko!! Get the woman asleep back there somewhere safe outside!!" Tanjiro commands, Nezuko obliging silently.

"Ha ha ha! I killed one. Hm?" The female grins.

"Wrong demon, your idiocy is incomprehensible. What a shame." I say, unsheathing my sword as Tanjiro does the same.

The demon had a pink, flowery kimono, as well as black, shoulder-length hair.

"So, the demon slayer with the earrings is you." The female demon stated.

I hum before glancing back at Tanjiro, "Tanjiro, do you have any idea as to why they may be targeting you?"

He shakes his head, still in a battle stance.

"Hmm... Tamayo, I ask that you get out of the way. I trust that you can take care of yourself though, correct?" I ask, readying my sword.

Tamayo nods, so I dash forward, slicing one of Susamaru's arms off as she throws the ball. Tanjiro stabs the ball forcefully, causing it to impale itself on his sword before vibrating violently.

Just then, Yushiro's mouth reforms.

"Lady Tamayo!! I... told you, didn't I?!... From the start... I said not to get involved with the demon slayer!" Yushiro says, struggling a bit as his head continues to regenerate. "My concealment spell isn't perfect! I can hide buildings or the signs and smells of people, but there's no way to hide their existence entirely! And the more there are, the more traces remain, raising the chance of Kibutsuji finding us!"

"Do not fret Yushiro, this is not because of the traces left by us. I believe it has something to do with that foul demon's Blood Art." I say, causing Yushiro to look over to me when his head is completely reformed.

Yushiro growls, "But I hate it when anyone interferes with the time I spend with you and Lady Tamayo! I hate it! This will never be forgiven! Never!"

"Yushiro..." I start. He really does care, and despite the fact we had just met, we already have a good bond. He may just care for me as much as he does Lady Tamayo.

Maybe.

"What are you on about?" Susamaru laughs, "This is all so much fun! Consider it an honor that I, one of the Twelve Kizuki, will take your life."

'That's a bluff, I cut her arm and didn't see any engravings,  since i haven't talked to them in a while, I thought maybe he changed some but...'