"Miyasha-nee?" A soft voice called me from across the hallway, "Miya-nee!"

"I'm here, dear." I pressed a hand against my mouth, covering my yawn as I heard rapid footsteps approaching me.

"Miyasha-nee!"

"Yes, dear?" I turned to the approaching girl, noticing how tired she look, "Do you need some water, Naho-chan...?

"Shinobu-san was looking for you!" Naho declared as she finally reached me, "Please follow me!"

"Ah," I smiled sweetly at the braided girl, "Thank you for informing me, Naho-chan! Please be a dear and give me a few minutes, eh? I just woke up— so, I'll need a few minutes to function properly~"

"Hai, onee-chan!" Naho nodded, immediately jumping to help me stand up and straighten my clothes.

"Naho-chan is a very sweet girl!" I praised her, patting her softly as she gave me a bright smile, "Thank you so much for helping the poor, old me~"

"You're not old, onee-chan!" Naho replied innocently as she tugged on the sleeve of my new haori, "Let's go! Let's go! Or else you'll be late for the meeting!"

'You have no idea how old I am, dear.' I thought amusingly before asking, "Ah, so Shinobu-san is calling me for the meeting, hm?"

"Hai!" She exclaimed before 'dragging' me by my haori's sleeve, making a small smile bloom on my face involuntarily.

It had been a couple of days since I gained my consciousness back— and only a whole day or so since I was allowed to sleep outside in the sunlight.

'Though, they still aren't comfortable with the idea itself...' I mused wryly as I felt Aoi lurking nearby, always keeping an eye on me as I and Naho walked down the hallway, 'At least not yet, I guess.'

I couldn't blame them though; most of my habits were abnormal to say the least, and they really were doing their best to just let me continue as much as they could.

'Though it was funny when I asked her for a knife.' The corner of my lips pulled into a smirk as I remembered that incident; my hand automatically weaving through my now shoulder-length hair, 'Aoi was as pale as a ghost when she saw me turning that towards my neck.'

Well, in my defence, I was just trying to cut my hair— my hair grows too quickly and a bit too thick, making it a necessity to cut it almost every three months or braid it really tight since I couldn't dedicate much time to them with everything considered.

And because of that, I grew into the habit of chopping it off with the help of a knife instead of scissors— not to mention the one time when I actually did use scissors, it ended up looking way messier than it did when I chopped it with a knife.

And don't get me started on how easy it is to use knife for this. Just braid your hair and chop it off near the roots of the hair.

'But Aoi did give me a very neat haircut.' I mentally agreed, 'Even though the haircut looks a tad bit too similar to Shinobu's...'

I mean, it's not necessarily a bad thing, but...

"Ara ara, Miyasha-san," We heard Shinobu's voice, turning to see her standing at the gates of the Butterfly Estate with Tanjiro, "You finally arrived. I was eagerly waiting for you~!"

I smiled at her shyly, greeting Tanjiro as I approached them.

"No greeting for me, Miyasha-san~?" Shinobu teased, smiling mischievously, "Are you angry with me?"

"Of c-course not, Shinobu-san." I fumbled out, huffing as Shinobu started poking me teasingly.

I didn't know why; I didn't know how, but Shinobu somehow deduced that I have a certain... um, weakness towards her teasing and since then, she amiably teases me whenever she could— especially since Aoi gave me a haircut.

"Shinobu-san... you're such a relentless teaser."

"Oh? I thought you liked it~" she sweetly replied, intently staring at me for my reaction.

"I-It's not like that." I replied before walking out the gates, "Let's just start moving or we will be late for the meeting!"

"Aneki is right, we should start moving!" Tanjiro declared as well, stepping up beside me as we started towards the Headquarters.

My lips pulled into a smile as Tanjiro complimented my hair again, though Shinobu's agreement and slight tease made me blush again.

'Oh for fuck's sake Miyasha, stop blushing!'

"What is this meeting for, Shinobu-san?" Tanjiro asked as we neared the Headquarters, his eyes looking a bit wearily at the gates. I honestly couldn't blame him for feeling like that after all that happened last time we were here.

"Oh, just a small meeting to discuss about Kibutsuji." Shinobu finally clarified as we entered, "Since you two are the only ones who know how he looks and may have an estimate on how strong he might be," her eyes strayed towards me for a second before looking forward again, "Oyakata-sama and the Hashiras really wanted to ask you some questions about him."

'A grilling session, huh?'
It never really happened in manga, did it now?

'Not as far as I remember at least—'
Not that it wasn't logical actually; even though Kagaya had his own system of informants, there were some things that couldn't be found out through them. Not to mention that this was actually a good chance for me to ask about my blood.

'Maybe I could find its origin— I really can't be a part of a fanfic, can I now? If this indeed is the world Gotoke or whatever-the-mangaka's-name-was wrote, then there must be a good reason why my blood wasn't even mentioned once during the manga. In fact, there even might be others like me that I—' The thought struck through me suddenly, causing me to feel a strange breathlessness, 'There can be others like me out there...'

A took in a deep breath, feeling light-headed all of a sudden. The thought of people like me exist— with my abnormal type of blood, strangely felt... uplifting and yet so bizarre.

"Are you feeling alright, Miyasha-san?" Shinobu asked, her violet eyes shining with genuine worry, "If this feels too much for you, I can ask Oyakata-sama to dismiss you for today..."

"No, no, I'm fine, I assure you." I replied hastily, smiling awkwardly as we halted just before entering the yard of the mansion, "I was just... I was just thinking how strange it would be to finally know something concrete about my blood. I've been trying to find about it for about four years now and it's just... strange."

Shinobu and Tanjiro blinked in confusion, making me sweatdrop.

"Um, I mean... I never met anyone with the kind of blood I have and it made me feel a bit... um, abnormal." I said sheepishly, rubbing the back of my neck as Tanjiro nodded with sympathy while Shinobu outright patted my hands, "Don't worry! It's not that big of an issue! It just made me think, that's all—"

"Miyasha?" My body immediately froze as I heard their familiar chorus, slowly tilting my head to see the very people I didn't want to see today.

"What are you doing here?" Hiroshi asked bluntly, his eyes looking suspiciously at Tanjiro beside me before turning to Shinobu who looked right back at him with a blank expression, "Wasn't today's meeting about Kibutsuji...?" He asked subtly, his eyes staring sharply at the Insect Hashira.

"I was called for the meeting." I answered him instead, "But, why are you two here...?" I questioned back, keeping my tone light to avoid the worry I was feeling leaking in.

'Are they here because they are my brothers? Are they going to be used as bargained chips against me— or pressure points, maybe...? What is Kagaya trying to do?'

"We..." Hiroshi turned towards Hitoshi, making me frown in suspicion.

"...Why were you two called in? What did you do?" I asked directly, worry finally seeping through my words, "Is it something serious?"

"...It's not like that— yeah, we are called in, but not because we did anything but rather as..." Hitoshi answered as he patted me, "...Hashiras."

"W-Wait, what?" I blurted out, moving a step away as a strong feeling of guilt started to grow in my chest.

They exchanged a glance, "We wanted to tell you but—" Hitoshi replied but I wasn't listening.

'No, no, no, no, no, no—'

"—We just wanted to surprise you! We even had a plan to celebrate this and you joining the Corps once you fully recovered..." Hitoshi finished as I finally focused back onto him.

I glanced at their painfully expectant expression, feeling my heart crack as they waited for my response.

'They care so much for my opinion...' I could feel the tears forming in my eyes, 'But I... This... this shouldn't have happened. They... are Hashiras now— They... We shouldn't have even existed in all this... And now they are in the middle of all this shit because of me—'

"Are you mad...?" Hitoshi asked meekly.

"No, I'm not." I answered honestly, trying to keep my voice as emotionless as possible, "I was just... caught off-guard."

"I'm glad you are fine with it..." Hitoshi chuckled awkwardly, but Hiroshi kept on staring at me intently, "For a minute I thought you didn't want us—"

"I... kinda didn't— being a Hashira is a dangerous job and... please take care of each other. I really don't want to lose you two..." I confessed, before turning towards the yard, "I... I'm glad you could become one. I'm really proud of you two..." I said, closing my eyes to concentrate on keeping my breathing even.

'They are here because of me.' The realization hit me in the face as I walked into the yard, making the other Hashiras stare in my direction, 'They were not supposed to be here, but they are— that means I... I have been influencing the plot way before I even interfered in it...'

And that thought scared me— it terrified me for the changes I'd brought even without realising or intending to; for the lives I might have affected. I... I had been playing with the Twins' lives... and because of me, they were going to die.

'They could very well die in the Infinity Fortress—' I immediately closed my eyes to stop the tears forming from flowing down as I bowed low.

"Forgive me for the way I acted in the last Hashira meeting." I threw out, my voice quivering slightly but I covered it up instantly, "Please accept my apology, Hashira-sama."

A few seconds of silence greeted my sudden apology before Mitsuri stuttered out how she didn't mind it. Even Uzui, Rengoku and Himejima agreed with her before Rengoku asked me to stand up straight.

"We understand, Sarota-san!" He said with his blinding smile, his dual-coloured eyes sparkling in the sunlight, "We forgive you! We apologize for our insensitive treatment towards you as well!" He apologized, before stepping forward, "Are your injuries better now, Sarota-san?"

"They are." I smiled softly at his kind expression as I stood up straight, still feeling quite low as my heart felt much heavier than it ever did, "Thanks to Shinobu-san. She and the Kakushis treated me really well."

"I'm happy that you think so~" Shinobu answered as she and Tanjiro entered, her smile relaxed and soft, "I'm glad you apologized, Miyasha-san! Although, I think your brash behaviour might be more of a side effect of blood loss than from your own consent..." she softly relayed as she gave me a close-eyed smiled, "So, I wouldn't completely count it as your fault!"

I blinked at her in surprise as I heard the twins finally arrive, 'Why did she...'

"Wait, wait, wait." Hitoshi interjected, looking quizzically towards everyone, "What happened— last meeting? You mean the Semi-annual Hashira meeting? What happened back then?" He then turned to me, "What did you do that you had to apologize for?"

"...Behaved like a wounded animal." I answered back honestly, shifting my eyes away as both the twins turned to me in disbelief while Shinobu pressed a hand to her lips as she hid her smile.

"Miyasha-san was there because of me!" Tanjiro spoke up, shifting all the attention on me to himself, "We were brought here because I was carrying a demon with me—"

"Yes, you and Nezuko were." I cut in softly, glowering at Tanjiro in challenge, "I was called in because of my blood and if I remember correctly, Oyakata-sama was already aware about my abnormality way before the mountain mission, 'Jiro. Not to mention I went in voluntarily— so, you are nowhere at fault, here."

"...I'm still confused." Hitoshi confessed after a beat of silence, to which I shot back, "Then stay so, senpai." Making everyone have a good laugh over it.

"You know them?" Uzui asked Hitoshi casually as he pointed towards me and Tanjiro, "Are they your old acquaintances or something?"

Hitoshi shook his head, "Only Miyasha— you can say she's our junior." He turned towards me before frowning, "You were brought in for your blood? To treat people?"

I froze again, finally remembering the main reason why I didn't wanted to see them—

"Not... exactly." I replied vaguely as I shifted my eyes away.

Hiroshi's eyes narrowed, "What else?" His voice echoed through the yard, "Miyasha, why did you join the Demon Slayer Corps?" He finally asked, making me flinch.

"You don't know about it?" Obanai asked, his eyes narrowing.

"How would we?" Hiroshi answered, not moving his eyes away from me, "We were on a mission during that meeting and—"

"—All we do know is that something happened with the Kamado kid." Hitoshi continued, "But Miyasha—"

"Oyakata-sama," two female voices suddenly echoed, "Has arrived." They declared softly, ceasing all the activities happening before the announcement.

Oyakata-sama gradually approached the yard in a similar fashion as the last meeting, sitting down on the porch as everyone else greeted him with a respected bow.

'I'm really glad Tanjiro decided to sit beside me...' I discreetly stared at the twins— they were sitting at the far right of the apparent sitting arrangement we had naturally assumed; just beside Tanjiro who was on my right, 'I don't know if I could have handled them right now...'

"Good morning, my beloved children." Kagaya started, his smile as serene as ever, "Thank you for coming here today."

"Ohayo, Oyakata-sama." I started before anyone else, "Thank you for calling me here today... I'm extremely glad to see you in good health, Sire. I fervently pray for your good health and continued prosperity."

Kagaya's smile widened as he heard me, "Arigato, Miyasha." He thanked me as he stared in the general direction of my voice, "I hope your injuries are better now."

"They are, Sire." I replied, "I'm extremely sorry to have been worried you."

I looked up slightly, "I... I also apologize for my extremely inappropriate behaviour during the last Hashira meeting. Please forgive me for my misconduct."

"Apology accepted." Kagaya softly said with his unwavering smile, "I apologize for pushing you till that point as well." He then turned to Tanjiro, asking how his own injuries were and how the recovery training was going.

"Oyakata-sama," I started once there was a beat of silence, feeling my throat strangely dry, "I-If I may be allowed to ask, may I inquire about the details regarding the dokuchi blood type, Sire?"

"I see. I apologize for not having the book with me right now. I will send it to the Butterfly Estate as soon as I may find it." Kagaya sincerely replied, making my heart calm down a bit, "However, I do remember a few things I read. Do you want me to relay them to you?"

"Yes, please, Oyakata-sama." I instantly replied, my heart skipping a beat in nervous excitement.

An almost amused smile crossed his face before he started speaking, "Among humans, there are two rare blood types that affect demons the most— marechi and dokuchi. Individuals with marechi blood type are considered to have nutritional value equivalent to almost fifty humans." Kagaya explained, "Individuals with dokuchi blood type, meanwhile, are considered to be poisonous for demons— almost opposite to the marechi."

"However, the occurrence of dokuchi have been even rarer throughout the history— especially with your type of dokuchi." He finished.

"My... type?" I asked out loud.

"Yes. Dokuchi blood is poisonous for demons, but has never been observed to be as... active as yours is." Kagaya replied.

"Oyakata-sama," Shinobu started sweetly, "How rare is for a human to have dokuchi blood?"

"Thrice in a millennia."

"Wh-What." I blurted out as my eyes widened, my whole body turning cold as if someone dumped a bucket of ice water on me.

"There have only been two dokuchi recorded in the past millennia." Kagaya confessed softly.

"Oyakata-sama... c-can it be that demons don't know such individuals existed...?" I asked unsurely, "I mean, can it be that individuals with Dokuchi blood could go unnoticed?"

"There can be." Kagaya confirmed, "However, such occurrences might be very difficult, considering that they emit a specific odour— similar to how marechi do as well. This odour causes the Demon eliminating the dokuchi as they come in contact with one."

'I... I'm really confused now.'

"But..." I started, thinking how to frame my question, "I have encountered many demons before— one of them being Muzan himself, and almost none of them realized me as one until my blood came in contact with their own flesh..."

"...I see." Kagaya said after a beat of silence, "Unfortunately, I can't say I know the reason to that."

"If I may, Oyakata-sama," Hiroshi started, making me turn to him, "I might have a plausible explanation for that."

"Please continue, Hiroshi."

"Miyasha..." he looked at me from the corner of his eyes, "...has a very suppressed aura and smell— her movements and presence is very difficult to feel as her aura is almost non-existent. At least, till she is right in front of you."

"R-Really?" I blurted out, a frown forming on my face, "I... when did you notice this?"

"From always." He shrugged as Hitoshi continued for him, "You always had a very minimalistic presence— at least when you didn't speak." Hitoshi confessed.

"I didn't know..." I confessed, my mind processing the new information before I turned to Tanjiro, "Tanjiro... can you smell any strange or unique scent from me?"

Tanjiro blinked twice before nodding, "I do." He relayed, "But not until you're standing quite close to me..."

'That was unexpected—'

"Miyasha-san," Shinobu called out my name after a beat of silence, making me turn towards her, "Does that mean when Muzan attacked you in Asakusa, he was not actually targeting you?"

"Of course not." I replied, "It was rather a... distraction. I was just at the wrong place at the right time."

"You were attacked by Kibutsuji?" Hiroshi asked lowly, his tone sending shivers of fear and guilt down my spine.

"Yes, I w-was." I cursed myself for stuttering, his aura flaring into an icy blast wasn't helping either, "I was just walking down a street when Muzan scratched the back of my neck— injecting a few drops of blood into my body."

Hitoshi scoffed, his face etching with worry as his own aura whirled in a storm, "But why did you go there in the first place?"

"I didn't know this wo—"

"You can feel the auras of the living organisms near you," Hiroshi interrupted me, "Then you must have felt him too, right? Then why did you still go?"

"Because I felt Tanjiro's aura flare." I shot back with slight irritation, "I was worried that Muzan will do something drastic— I couldn't just not go."

"Miyasha," Kagaya called my name, snapping my attention back to him, "Can you describe Kibutsuji's aura to us?"

"I may try, Oyakata-sama." I honestly answered, "But since a demon's aura is much more... concentrated than of a human's, I may be a bit vague in its description."

"Concentrated?" Obanai asked, speaking for the first time throughout the meeting.

"Yes," I replied, "In a way, much more condensed and centered than a human's. A person's aura, as I have speculated, is unique to their own— it is coiled within their body, only flaring when they are emotionally stimulated. This is why I cannot normally estimate one's overall power until I am in a battle with them."

"A demon's however... is very complicated" I continued, "A demon's aura is very concentrated— almost like a void. The more powerful a demon is, the denser and heavier their aura feels. This abnormality of their aura unfortunately hinders me from even speculating what emotions they are feeling— the only thing I can actually deduce from their aura is how much power they might hold and their physical position."

"Do all demons' auras feel the same, then?" Uzui asked, leaning over Rengoku in excitement, "Can't you differentiate two demons?"

"I can, but only when I'm a little bit l familiar with their aura or when I'm in their presence for more than a few minutes." I answered back, "I can also feel their aura from the things they have been in contact with."

"But for Muzan... it goes a little further. He has the heaviest aura I've ever felt— one that almost made me faint the first time I came in contact with it." I looked up towards Kagaya, "His aura... is too dense for me to describe it in any other way. Coiled within to its extreme and very, very old."

"You said you almost fainted the first time you met him—" Sanemi started, his eyes narrowing as he continued, "How many times did you actually meet him?"

"...a few?" I flinched as everyone near me gasped while two glares fixed onto my back.

"What do you mean by 'a few times'?!" Hitoshi asked incredulously, "Just, tell us directly how many times do you mean!"

"...five or six times?" I replied, counting the encounters mentally as I ignored everyone's startled gazes, "I don't know how many times exactly since the first few times I felt his aura, I bolted right out of the town."

"But how did you even encounter him so many times?!" Uzui honestly asked, "We haven't even met him once—"

"Do you know how he looks?" Tokito piped in, while Obanai asked if I knew anything about his current living space.

"I do." I declared a bit loudly to quieten everyone around me, which they thankfully did. "He has almond-shaped, plum red eyes with cat-like pupil, almost sickly pale skin and slightly curly, shoulder-length raven hair." I answered before deciding to add some more details, "He can also shape-shift like many other demons— enabling him to change his form into his female counterpart at will."

"Wait," Hitoshi interrupted me, asking me in disbelief, "You mean he can turn into a woman?!"

"Precisely." I affirmed, "And I deduce that he can also transform into a child, since many demons like Nezuko herself, can do so."

"That's problematic then..."

"It really isn't, senpai." I answered back, "He can only change his age and form, but not his overall looks— as far as I know."

"How are you so sure about it?" Obanai asked.

"Because I saw him do that." I half-lied, "Furthermore, there were several records in the police files with people similar to such appearances, so I believe he has been doing this for a long time."

"Police?" Rengoku asked, his expression portraying his surprise, "Are you affiliated with the police, Sarota?"

"Not directly— rather, many of my informants are."

Uzui's eyes sparkled as he asked, "Informants? How many of those do you have?"

"Many." I couldn't help as my lips pulled into a small smirk, "I have informants in various professions; however, many of them are in police and other governmental organisations— though, I do have a few informants in red district area as well as some as civilians in villages and towns."

"That's very flamboyant!" Uzui exclaimed as he looked at me with sparkling eyes.

"Arigato, Hashira-sama." I genuinely thanked him before continuing, "Through my aforementioned informants, I have collected a lot of information on demons— especially the ones in the urban area, with Muzan being one of them."

"Do you know where Muzan is living currently?" Kagaya asked in his serene voice.

"Unfortunately not now." I answered honestly, "The latest I know is from more than a month ago, when I and Tanjiro met him at the Asakusa city where he was visiting with his family on a—"

"Family?!" Everyone questioned, making me want to sigh.

'Let me finish at least...'

"Yes, family." I simply answered, "He has a human family while he lives under the alias of Kobayashi Tsukihiko."

"He even has a daughter." Tanjiro spoke up, his voice very grave as he continued, "When I met him in Asakusa... he was carrying his human daughter."

"How... can that be so?" Shinobu frowned, "As a demon... shouldn't his spawn be a demon as well?"

"Maybe he married a widow." Hitoshi threw out to which I immediately disagreed.

"No," I denied, "Kobayashi Rei, his wife, has only married once— I have confirmed this from the police records."

"That means that's his own daughter?" Hitoshi blurted out, not believing it himself.

"I think so, but..." I shifted my eyes back Kagaya, "That might also not be true."

"Actually, Rei's family — the Nakamuras — have quite a few influential people in their family members." I explained, "There has been several rumours about the woman Rei herself, which were viciously suppressed down by her family."

"Rumours?" Shinobu leaned in towards me, her right arm almost touching my left, "Do you mean she...?"

"No, no, not like that—" I instantly denied, "Rei was engaged to someone else before Muzan and well... a tragedy occurred and her fiancé passed away. There were many rumours that claimed her family executed him— especially since they rushed in with her marriage after that, but... I may have a different theory about that."

"You mean she was pregnant before she married him?" Obanai asked.

"All I say is that it is plausible." I replied, "Especially since her daughter's aura felt completely human to me."

Tanjiro nodded beside me as he agreed, "Yes, she has a human's smell, too."

"All this information, however, is almost a month and a half old." I confessed, "Since I was unable to contact my informants, I have no idea where he or his family is right now— though I sincerely hope Rei and her daughter is safe."

"Kibutsuji used his family for survival," Shinobu gravely stated, "So that he can hide himself in human society, but since Tanjiro-kun identified him..."

"...He very well might have killed them and disappeared." Obanai completed for her.

"I... did inform the police that something like this might happen." I said gravely, "Though... I'm not sure if they were successful at relocating them or not."

"Miyasha," Kagaya started, "If you get any information about them, please inform us as well."

"I will, Oyakata-sama." I answered, "And if I may ask— may I visit some of my informants before I officially start with my Demon slaying missions? I wanted to gather information regarding Muzan, so I cou—"

"Forgive me for interfering, Oyakata-sama," Hiroshi suddenly popped up, "But I would sincerely request you to not allow her to leave on such self-appointed missions, especially for now since she has just recovered from her injuries."

"I'm extremely sorry to say so, but I disagree." I shot back, glowering at Hiroshi while he didn't even look at me, "I've completely recovered and I assure you I can handle—"

"You have just recently become a demon slayer, Miyasha."

"But that doesn't mean I do not have any experience. I have being hunting demons for four years now."

Hiroshi glared at me when he heard that, his eyes boring into mine as he asked, "But Muzan did attack you, right?"

"He didn't know I was a dokuchi!"

"But after attacking you he most likely would have realized, wouldn't he?" I didn't reply to his question, "He must have gotten your blood on his fingers and if he did, then he must know about your existence. Without any weapons and proper training, you're nothing but a very simple target for the demons right now."

"I agree with Hiroshi." Kagaya said after a beat of silence, "However, Miyasha's request is also sound— therefore, I'll allow you to leave, Miyasha, but only when you are in a better health and while a Hashira accompanies you."

"Hai, Oyakata-sama." I replied, my irritation with Hiroshi still bubbling inside me.

'He really had to open his big, dumb, overprotective mouth—'

"Miyasha-san," Shinobu's voice broke me out of my inner cursing, "I had a question regarding the incident in Asakusa— because of your blood, you were able to stop the Demon transformation, correct? Does that mean your blood, when injected directly into others, can do the same?"

"I... am not sure, Shinobu-san." I frowned as I thought back to the incident, "My blood may have been able to stop the transformation, but the only reason for that was because Muzan inserted only a few drops of his blood into my body which disintegrated when it entered my veins— not to mention I still did need a wisteria shot to aid me in it."

"Your blood..." Hitoshi stared at me intently, making a feeling of dread grow in my chest, "Can disintegrate a demon's blood?"

"Yes... it turns corrosive in nature when it comes in contact with demon blood or flesh, melting them till they burn and disintegrate while producing strange white flames." I explained.

"Does that mean," Hitoshi fully turned towards me, his bluish-green eyes boring into me, "That demon blood can affect you just as much?"

I froze, not knowing how to answer it without highlighting the biggest backdrop of my blood.

Shinobu blinked in confusion before her own eyes widened, "Can you not turn into a demon, Miyasha-san?" Shinobu asked, reaching the same realization as Hitoshi, "You... What would happen to you if you came in contact with a considerable amount of demon blood?"

"I..." I gulped, feeling trapped, "I'll die." There, I said it.

"What—"

"My blood reacts with demon blood at any given position... including within my own body." I explained further, shifting my eyes back to my hand, "If... a good amount of demon blood is inserted into me, then my body will melt off just as my blood does to the demons."

I closed my eyes, feeling overwhelmed as I felt everyone's gaze on me— the worst being Tanjiro and the Twin's as I could feel their worry and anger filled gazes boring into my side.

"Miyasha..." Kagaya softly said my name, however I started speaking first.

"I assure you it won't be an issue, Oyakata-sama." I opened my eyes, staring directly at Kagaya, "With proper care, I have not being severely harmed for the last four years; I assure you that I won't let this be a serious issue in the future either."

I noticed Hiroshi opening his mouth to counter me but stopped once Oyakata-sama put a finger on his lips to silence any incoming commotion.

"...I will take your word on it, Miyasha." Kagaya finally replied, smiling sincerely, "However, there will always be a place open for you in the Kakushi, if it turns too much for you. Shinobu will help you regarding that, and I am always here, if you ever have any issue."

His kind words made my eyes water... the dread in my chest gradually uncoiling and becoming almost non-existent. "Thank you for your kindness, Oyakata-sama..." I bowed down to show my respect, "Please forgive me for not being able to return your kindness with any relevant information..."

"Any information shared today was valuable, Miyasha— do not undermine its worth." Kagaya smiled, "Thank you for sharing your valuable sources with us. I hope you carry on as such in the future."

'This man... was just something else.' I thought absent-mindedly, focusing back as Kagaya summarized the meeting as a conclusion— this man had a way with words and honestly, I respected him a lot for that, 'Not to mention he has the decency to not bring up my backdrop in his summary.'

"Miyasha," He called me again once he concluded, "I apologize for not telling you this earlier, but I had asked for your presence today beyond the purpose of this meeting." He turned to his left side, resulting in his daughter taking out a strange whistle type of thing and blowing it.

'What does he mean...? What is she doi—' My heart skipped several beats as a bird's shadow flew above us after a few seconds; the magnificent avian's snow white feathers reflecting in the sunlight as it landed gracefully on Kagaya's awaiting arm.

'It's an owl...' I dumbly thought as I stared at that absolutely gorgeous creature— it almost looked like it came out of a Harry Potter book and God fucking dammit, I was an absolute fan of it.

"Since you have joined in later as a demon slayer," Kagaya began, "We unfortunately didn't had any fully trained Kasugai Crow at our immediate disposal. I hope you wouldn't have any issue if Shiori offers you her service instead."

"Th-That owl is for me?!" I blurted out, my words vibrating with excitement as I grinned from ear to ear.

"Yes, she is." Kagaya's smile widened at my childishly excited tone, "Her name is Shiori..." He softly relayed as the bird took her flight and landed on the ground right in front of me, staring at me with her tangerine orbs.

"You're so beautiful..." I cooed as I laid my palms open on the ground, smiling as she slowly moved towards me and accepted my offer— sweetly snuggling into my small hands, "You're so small! So cute!" I exclaimed, as she hooted back.

'I'm so much in love—'

"I'm glad you like her." Kagaya stated, making me break out of my fangirling. I blushed heavily as I noticed everyone smiling at me— even Sanemi and Obanai seemed amused at my action.

"I-I apologize for my previous acts."

Kagaya simply grinned, "The rest of the formalities will be conducted within tomorrow— and regarding the weapons, I have wrote a quick letter to the craftsman your teacher had previously consulted for your weapons. He will be here within a few days for your specific requests."

"Thank you so much for all this, Oyakata-sama." I genuinely thanked, my tone still light and bouncy due to the residue excitement still running in my system.

Kagaya smiled serenely as he replied, "Welcome to the Demon Slayer Corps, my child."

My heart skipped a beat at his term of endearment— and honestly speaking, there wasn't a bone in my body that could disagree with the fact how right it sounded.

'Is it right, though?' I mused as we bowed one last time before being dismissed, 'Does it really matter now— after all I had screwed up?'

And there's the new chapter! Phew!

I'm really sorry it took so much time— a lot things happened in my life and I'm hella disturb due to all that, lol.

One of my wattpad friend bitched about our other friend to start a drama; it ended up me being involved and me kicking that bitch outta the group while she still keeps on trying to cause trouble. And then one of old highschool friend decides to be a bitch too and humiliate whenever she could— I ended up ignoring her but her continuous messages are just too much.

*Sighs* Not worth it, lol.
Anyway! Regarding this chapter— this is where I slowly start developing Miyasha's overall slayer persona! And yes, she's not invincible as she first sounded! There many other backdrops due to her abnormality too and that, we'll explore gradually throughout the story.

》Taishou Secret!《
Hitoshi is the louder twin while Hiroshi is the quieter one— but guess who gets embarrassed more easily? Of course, the louder twin—Hitoshi! That's why he is teased so much by Miyasha and Hiroshi; especially since he gets very shy when he talks about girls~

Now, onto the Review Replies!

Guest: I'm really glad you like the chapters and Miyasha herself! I hope you like this chapter as well! Thank you so much for your lovely replies (^w^)

samuelpatricio96: Not really... At least I don't have any plan about it either way.

natonatonii: Aww, really feel ya! take your time with reading this— this book ain't going anywhere xD And damn, you already figured out one of the major backdrops of her fighting style! I am going to explain that side of it in this arc only along with the aspect of her breathing style— for now, the only thing I can say is that she is still being indecisive about it, but she does have an idea that she is considering. Also, I love the name you gave to our adorable stooges— the Triple Trouble trio xD Suits them accurately! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter just as much and I love your lengthy comments! So never be shy about it! ^w^

Einklley: Well... I do have a lot planned for our dearest Fire pillar and wind pillar and unfortunately that's all I can say without spoiling :) And about Shinobu— I actually did consider it too. The only reason I didn't explore that aspect yet because of two reasons: 1) Shinobu is too good at masking her emotions. The only reason she even showed her unmasked emotions to Tanjiro in the manga/anime was because she was called out by him. Miyasha, however, didn't do any such thing yet. 2) It had been a week since the meeting, giving Shinobu plenty of time to recover her cool. Your point was absolutely valid too, actually—Shinobu should have confronted Miyasha about her believes, and she will; just at a later date. She is still recovering and not to mention Shinobu does agree with a part of her reasoning just as other Hashiras do. I'll highlight their reasoning to avoid talking about her believes on a later chapter and I really hope that'll clear it up for you! And about the twins— don't worry, you'll see a lot of them throughout this fanfic!

Sappuis: That's 'Aniki' dear! Aneki is the female form of the word 'Aniki', meaning elder sister and elder brother respectively!

onigiriri: I'm really glad you are liking this fanfic so far! I hope you like this chapter as well! thank you so much for your sweet comments! ^_^

Tsuki: Aww, Thank you so much for your sweet review! I really hope you enjoy this chapter!

And that's all for this chapter, folks! Thank you so much for your reviews! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter as well!

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