Tsuzumi Manison

"Th...that's not my brother...my brother was wearing an orange kimono…" The boy said.

Tanjiro stood up.

"Zenitsu, Kage, Hoshi! Lets go!" he said

Zenitsu shook his head.

Then he looked as if he'd seen satan himself.

"Oh...I see," Tanjiro said.

"HYAAAH! WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME WITH SUCH DISDAIN AND PITY...ALMOST LIKE I'M NOT HERE AT ALL?! I'LL GO! I'LL GOOO!"

"I don't want to force you"

Dang, what a mood change-

He put down his box.

"While i'm gone, stay close to this box. It will protect you if anything happens."

And with that, the group of slayers left.

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"Tanjiro...hey, tanjiro...you'll protect me, right? If anything happens, you'll protect me?"

He sighed.

"Zenitsu...i'm sorry, but i broke my ribs and leg in my last fight, and they haven't healed yet…so"

"Oh...thats fine, Hoshi-Chan will protect me!"

"Hoshi-chan?"

"Nah...i'll give you kage!"

"Why me?!"

"I don't like him-"

"Well, you break it to him!"

"I can't! He'll disintegrate!"

"Disintegrate?"

She sighed

"Y'know, if we ever see shizen or netsu again...let's introduce him to those hashira siblings of theirs…"

"Deal"

"I can hear you, you know...i have enhanced hearing...i can hear everything if i want to"

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"Anyways…"

Then the kids ran in.

"Wait! You're not supposed to be here!" hoshi said

"Uh...mister! Your box is making scratchy noises."

"I said to stay near it! That box holds the thing I value the most! More important than my life itself!"

"Paint? IS IT PAINT?"

"Kage, we went over this it's...uh...nezuko"

"Nezuko? He has a girl in the box?!"

"NO! NO! THAT'S JUST WHAT HE CALLS HIS PET….ferret?"

"Tanjiro keeps a ferret?"

"Yep…" tanjiro made a face.

"why's your face like that?"

"ENOUGH WITH THE QUESTIONS, WE HAVE A DAMN DEMON TO FIND!" hoshi yelled

Then a drum sounded.

Zenitsu screeched and pushed everyone back into a room.

"Sorry i-"

It was cut short with the trio, and the girl appearing into another room.

And another one.

And another one.

The girl started to cry.

"My turn…" hoshi said

The turned to the girl

"Sorry you got split up from your brother...but don't worry, we'll protect you!"

"Man this sandwich is good...Also we'll kick that demons a**"

"Stop pulling out random objects from nowhere...and don't curse! Anyways...zenitsu will protect your brother...even if he is a stupid whiny crybabywho's only interest is girls...it's gonna be fine...what's your name?"

"Teruko"

"Ooh! What a nice name!" the trio beamed

THUMP

A demon came into view.

It had tsuzumi sticking out of its arms and stomach.

This dude s t i n k s.

Kage and teruko probably smell nothing, but i'm on the verge of throwing up, crying, and fainting all at the same time.

Jesus christ.

How many people has he eaten?!

This guy must be the leader of the mansion.

Kage tapped on her shoulder

"Sandwich?"

She threw the sandwich out of his hand.

"dude...NOT THE TIME"

"YOU CAN'T FIGHT ON A EMPTY STOMACH!"

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"WE'RE GONNA DIE! DIE, DIE, DIE! WE'RE GONNA DIE! NOBODY'S HERE TO PROTECT US, AND I DIDNT EVEN ASK HOSHI-CHAN TO MARRY ME!!" zenitsu yelled

"Teruko! Teruko!" the boy kept yelling.

"NO! SHHH! DON'T BE SO LOUD! WE'VE GOTTA GET OUTSIDE!"

"All you can think of is running away? Are you only interested in saving yourself? What about my sister, and your friends? Aren't you embarrassed to always be whining? Why do you even carry a sword at the waist?"the boy said

He spurt out "blood"

"koff spurt koff those words really cut!" he said

Then zenitsu started to run

"YOU'RE RIGHT! I'M USELESS, I-"

He was interrupted by a girl tackling him and putting her katana to his neck.

"AHHHH"

"I NEED YOUR NAME, AND IF YOU'RE APART OF THE DEMON SLAYER CORPS, WHAT IS YOUR RANK! IF YOU DON'T ANSWER IN 10 SECONDS I CUT YOUR HEAD OFF"

Then zenitsu started bawling.

"PLEASE I DON'T WANT TO DIE! THE LOVE OF MY LIFE REFUSED MY HAND IN MARRIAGE AND NOW THIS PRETTY GIRL DOESNT EVEN KNOW I EXIST!"

"Ugh, you're obviously a loser…"

Then she took off the mask.

It was shizen.

"Wow….you're pretty,can you marry me?"

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"Desperate AF" shizen muttered

"PLEASE I'LL DIE ALONE IF YOU DON'T', THAT KID WITH THE SANDWICHES SAID SO"

"Wait...what kid with sandwiches? Ah who cares...you're looking for a way out, no? I've been stuck here for 2 days and i still haven't found the exit...im lost from my friends, and i found a weird guy with a pig mask who doesn't stop following me and my friend...i've lost him for now though..."

Zenitsu just stared at her.

"Oi, kid, you related to him in any way?"

"No"

"...you're lucky"

Then they started to look for a way out.

They opened a door.

"Sh**" shizen muttered.

It was a guy in a pig mask.

"IT'S A MONSTER!!" zenitsu screeched.

The "monster" dashed outside and ran away.

Shizen and the boy grimaced at zenitsu

"STOP LOOKING AT ME THAT WAY!"

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"Teruko...don't scream…the room's gonna move, don't go into the hall. Slide back and hide behind the shelves" hoshi said

The demon stopped

"Why?! Why does everyone keep sneaking throughout my house? It's so aggravating. It's my prey! It's my prey, found in my territory! That bastard! Those bastards!"

"I AM KAMADO TANJIRO, RANK MIZUNOTO IN THE DEMON SLAYER CORPS...AND I'M HERE TO KILL YOU!"

"This kid can't even do a surprise attack…" hoshi and kage muttered.

He dashed towards the demon

"I found children with marechi-rare blood but…"

The demon tapped his tsuzumi and the room turned clockwise onto the roof.

Teruko screamed.

"TERUKO!" tanjiro and hoshi yelled

The floor is the wall and the ceiling is the floor...jeez, what type of blood demon type is this…

Hoshi smirked

It's amazing!

Then she sniffed the air.

Jesus christ, is this demon trying to kill me?!

It stinks here…

Hold on…

That's not a demon-

Thats-

CRASH

"COMIN' THROUGH! COMIN' THROUGH!" a ragged voice yelled.