Chapter 13- Butterfly Estate

"H-Hi, a pleasure to meet you Shinobu-san!" 

"Haha, please no Renjiro-kun, no formalities between us, I'm only a few months older, though probably a bit stronger!" 

I looked at Shinobu briefly before saying, "You say that but still address me as Kun." 

"What would you have me call you then?" 

"Renjiro, or if you're mad, KAMADO! Though I don't want to see your bad side!"

"Okay Renjiro, get dressed and meet me in the recuperation training room!" 

And with a flourish of her haori, she disappeared. I saw a demon slayer uniform at the foot of my bed, my haori was there too, undamaged somehow, or possibly fixed. I got dressed and looked at Inosuke, before leaving the room, man, he took some hits during that battle, if it wasn't for total concentration, I'd have been toast.

The Butterfly estate as I would come to know it was huge, the building was made solely for living quarters, nursing, and recovery, it was like a demon slayer hospital, people would just come and go regularly. I was lost and looking for the special training room when I turned a corner and bumped into a girl. She was so alike to Shinobu that it was stupid, that's when I realized that Shinobu looked like her, wait, I know her. That butterfly girl from the final selection, what was it? Banano? Oh wait no it's Kanao! 

"Hey sorry about that, Kanao Tsuyiri isn't it?" 

The girl hesitated for a moment before pulling out a coin and flipped it, the coin landed on heads. 

"I am headed towards the special training room under Master Shinobu's orders." 

I was somewhat surprised, I mean, why was she so indecisive? 

"Hey, why do you stay here?" 

She flipped the coin again, but this time as it spun in the air, I reached out for it, Kanao was fast, she tried to stop me but I had momentum and was slightly faster, grabbing the coin. 

"Listen, Kanao, I may not know you very well, but I can see in your eyes that you don't want to be this indecisive, I'm not some sappy guy, like that boy Zenitsu, this coin holds no power over you now!" 

I pocketed the coin, and for the first time, emotion started to play on her face, anger, pain, and grief all hitting her like a train wreck, but it must feel good, to think for yourself for the first time in life, I reached into my pocket and pulled the coin back out, took her hand and placed it back into her hand, "Kanao, now you know how it feels, I'm no bad person, I wasn't going to keep it, now where is that room again?".....

A few minutes later I wish I hadn't asked, three little girls, Sumi, Kiyo, and Naho, who mercilessly pulled my legs out and, flattened my back out in multiple different ways, was pain even possible to amount to this. After Four days of relentless pulling and shoving I was able to do the stretches on my own. 

But that was the problem, the next stage. Reaction tests with Kanao, and let me tell you right now, that girl is a menace when it came to revenge, she always smiled, just like Shinobu who occasionally stepped in to watch us get pounded to death. I say "us" because Inosuke has now awoken and is being steamrolled by the three musketeers, I prayed for his safe departure from this realm. 

On this particular day, Shinobu was there, and I had just sat down opposite Kanao. Kanao kept eyeing me weirdly, her eye twitching now and then as if trying to contain some kind of anger. Shinobu walked over and loomed over us, before we started I spoke, "Shinobu, since Kanao would just flip out (*get it*), I will ask you, what's in the cups?" 

"Just some Herbal medicine tea Renjiro-kun!" 

Here we go with the kun again, I really don't like it when women use formalities with me, "haaaaaaaa!" I sighed. "Let's get this started Kanao!" 

I regret those words, even today, but at least the outcome was a win.

Before I could even think, I had green tea all over my face, this happened repetitively five times before Shinobu giggled, "Renjiro-kun I thought you would be better, judging by what kanao said!" She turned to leave, and now that pissed me off, I looked Kanao in the eye before focusing on my breathing, instantly I moved my arms leaving after images, and so did Kanao, but eventually iha gotten my own back, spilling tea over her haori, "My Oh My, Renjiko-kun, quite the oppressor you are!" 

I sweatdropped, I was trying to impress her but she thinks I'm an oppressor, ah Fuck! My true nature has come to light Oh NO!