3 months after being promoted to a Hashira...
In an onsen, the hot, heated water emitted constant clouds of steam.
Two girls stepped slowly into the hot water, making tiny waves as their bodies submerged into the water with their long and silky hair was tied into a ponytail.
They wearing nothing but bath towels wrapped around their chest as they relaxed their muscles in the comfortable water.
"Uugh~ I told you it was very comfortable to soak in an onsen when your muscles are sore, didn't I? Kanae?"
Feeling too comfortable to even reply, Kanae sank further into the water and closed her eyes.
"Uuhm..."
*Bubbling noises*
Ignoring Kanae, Kiyomi also closed her eyes and enjoyed the rare free time she had.
Since a month ago when her manor was finished with its excellent renovation, Ubuyashiki had started sending batches after batches of newbie demon slayers to her to be taught.
Let's just say that Kiyomi's patience has all ran out.
Even being a P.E teacher in her past life was who knows how many times easier than it was teaching the ruffians that were sent by Ubuyashiki.
"Hey, Kiyomi! Your family has already moved in Eientei, right? I remember you talking about a brother of yours a lot, Tanjiro. Where is he?"
Thinking about the unique smile of her brother, Kiyomi also let out a contagious smile.
"Yeah~ My family has already moved in a month ago, and my brother should be training with Urokodaki right now."
Opening her eyes, Kanae sat upright as the towel clung to her excellent figure.
"The retired water pillar that trained three pillars? Giyu, Sabito, and Makomo?"
"Yeah~ That's the one. Tanjiro will still have around two years before he'll be participating in the final selection. Plenty of time for him to grow stronger. Especially without that hand demon that almost killed Sabito and Makomo."
Raising one of her eyebrows, Kanae asked in doubt:
"Why is your brother working so hard? Your family is still alive and well, so why doesn't he enjoy the time he uses to train with you and your family? You shouldn't have many grievances with demons, especially your brother, right?"
Stretching herself, Kiyomi answered Kanae's doubt:
"Ughnn~! ...Now that's where you're wrong Kanae. Muzan also turned my other sister into a demon, hah~ ...and I just gave him a direction to go in. So right now he's hell-bent on finding a way in turning us back into humans."
"Hoh... Is that so? Well~ You must really have a kind brother then."
"Mmhm~"
Feeling too comfortable to even continue the conversation with each other anymore, the two girls sat there in silence, enjoying the last moments of their break before going back on their respective jobs.
While the two enjoyed their time in the onsen in peace, Ubuyashiki was holding a very smart-looking owl on his arm, looking very speechless.
*Hoot~!!!*
Raising one of its legs, the owl stared at Ubuyashiki intently, as if asking to take and read the note that was tied to its leg.
Holding the owl's leg with unspeakable strangeness, Ubuyashiki untied the small note and read the content.
"...Why does it say here I have to give this owl to Kiyomi? And why does this owl know where our headquarters are!? What things did this little girl do this time.."
"It says here that it's signed by.... by..... is this English??? Hori... Haro??? ....Heiry.. pooter?"
The owl looked at Ubuyashiki's ever-changing face in amusement, hooting in a sound wave that sounded way too much like a laugh.
Looking at the owl in a speechless confusion, Ubuyashiki put down the note in his hand and called for his crow.
After a few seconds, a crow with a shiny coat of pure black feathers flew down onto Ubuyashiki's unoccupied arm, looking at the owl maliciously, obviously treating it as a competitor for Ubuyashiki's attention.
The owl was just looking at the crow with a disdainful look, as if too lazy to communicate with such a naive and stupid crow.
*Caw!*
"Now, now, Calm down. Please take this guest to Eientei where Kiyomi resides."
*Ca-*
Stopping in the middle of its angry cawing, the crow suddenly felt as if the owl wasn't so bad after all.
Changing up its sound frequency to get the owl to follow him, the crow flew up into the air with the owl following a few seconds behind.
...
Kanae felt the coolness on her face as she said: "Hey, Kiyomi?"
"Hm~?" Kiyomi managed to mutter a sound.
"Did you get your Kusagi crow yet?" Opening her eye, Kanae scanned the sky, only to see a black crow flying above their heads.
"No, what's the matter?" said Kiyomi, still with her eyes closed.
Kanae soon spotted another bird flying above their heads and said:
"Well, I think yours is here right now."
Opening her eyes as well, Kiyomi looked up into the sky, but seeing the bright sunlight, she quickly looked away.
"Oh... Is that so.. It'll have to wait until I get out of the onsen then..." said Kiyomi lazily.
Still looking at the birds with a weird expression, Kanae saw that the bird that looked like an owl suddenly diving down.
Kanae muttered under her breath to prevent Kiyomi from hearing it:
"What is this weird owl doing? There aren't any mice around he-"
Before she can finish her sentence... a loud scream that sounded quite... alluring, bewitching.. whatever you want to call it, a big splash of water, and plenty of feathers floating in the water, all happened within a few seconds of time.
...
"Boss! Selene 69 has successfully landed! I repeat! Selene 69 had successfully landed!!!"
"Yeah!!" x900 million Systems
Meanwhile, in another group.
"Boss! We have successfully infiltrated the ISG command! What should we do!"
"...There is only one thing we need to do...."
"...We will have to wrong the little brother. Salute the little brother who sacrificed himself!"
"We solemnly salute you! Selene 69! We are forever grateful for your sacrifice! Only the UGG shall be able to be the true fans of our goddess!"
"Yeah!!!!" x1 Billion Systems
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Future Kiyomi: "....Both of your groups are shameless! Hmph!"