It's been a few days since then and everyone has been in high alert. Muzan not only sent a message to the 12 Kizuki to actively seek out members of the DSC, byt he contacted lower demons as well.
While it went against their nature, lately he's been advising them to stay in groups of up to 10-20 while they also start seeking out Demon Slayers through the night.
On the other hand, he planned on speeding up his research by also telling them to look for the Blue Spider Lily. The faster he's able to make a serum to walk under the sun, the better it is for demons.
He already knew two apex predictors like humans and demons can't coexist without one being below the other. It's either one species submits to the other, they continue to have war for eternity, or they kill each other off.
Those were the only possible options.
…
Inside the Infinite Castle, Kyoshi and Rim could be seen inside a gigantic room sparring. As they were demons they didn't spar like humans would.
Humans spar in a way that they don't take damage that could potentially kill them. Which they could die in a lot of ways; demons on the other hand fought violently.
Kyoshi could be seen ducking under a slash from Rin's claws before sending a strong straight punch to her guts. Her eyes widened as she coughed up air.
Before she could land on the ground, Kyoshi rotated around her, wrapped his hand around her waist and leaned all the way back, slamming her into the floor.
He released her and she rolled off of him, but was still on the floor as he stood up.
"You should be healed at this point." Lyoshi said as he looked at Rin.
"I know, but…"
"…I can see your panties."
At that she hopped up and then realized she was wearing black fitting shorts for better movement.
They were both in training clothes so they could have the best movement.
Kyoshi wore baggy, black pants that were similar to both Habuki's and Akaza's along with a big black pearls around his ankles which were similar to Akaza's pink pearls.
Along with that, he had some black bands wrapped around his wrists and didn't wear a shirt or shoes. His sword was at the door of the training area along with Rins' blade.
Rin, wore black fitted shorts that stopped above her knees along with a black lined mesh T-shirt. Over all of that, she wore a primarily black haori that had ice blue lining.
He hair was also tired into a ponytail. The bangs that remained on her left were braided and left alone.
"But sensei…it's been close to a week now and we've done nothing but sparring." Rin complained.
"You're only complaining because you keep losing. Remember, your body more or less has basically become a serpent. You need to learn how to channel all those sword techniques into your actual body." Kyoshi said.
"But sensei…"
"…Alright look, tonight I want you to go out and kill at least 5 Demon Slayers that's at least Tsuchinoto rank." Kyoshi said.
"Ehh?! Those guys aren't common nor are they sent out all willy-nilly." Rin retorted.
"But when those Demom Slayers were fighting me, I'm sure they were Tsuchinoto rank. I could tell from the aura." Kyoshi said.
"Well then if you see any of Tsuchinoto rank get them, but now I want you to get 10 Kanoto rank DSC members. You're time limit is three days."
"Yes sir!!" She said as she ran off towards the door and got ready to get her sword.
"Leave the sword. Use hand to hand combat and if possible, try to come up with some attacks using your poison. Try out anything till you know exactly what it can and can't do."
Rin nodded her head and left from the Infinite Castle. Kyoshi sighed as he went and got his sword. He looked at the handle, that was made of his own flesh and gripped it red vein-like lines shines on the blade.
'Well, I'll just have to perfect the moves I've already mastered.' He thought as he swung his blade.
He decided that later on, he'd go out and stretch his legs too.
…
(Seikichi's POV)
In the courtyard, Kanao sat outside with a lunchbox that was already opened as she ate some sushi.
"Yo." Seikichi said as he came around the corner and sat next to her.
Over the past few days, they've gotten fairly close. Sparring and going on more missions together along with joint training with the other demon slayers of lower ranks.
Seeing the two of them together often wasn't much of a surprise anymore and everyone else noticed Kanao didn't really use her coin to make decisions anymore.
She rarely brought it from her pockets in the past few weeks. Just yesterday was her birthday which was the day she turned 16.
Obviously the people of the Butterfly Mansion including Shinobu were present along with Seikichi and Hinā as they celebrated her birthday with a party.
As of now, they were on a lunch break after some joint training with low ranked Demon Slayers. Kanao waved towards him as he sat down before opening his lunchbox.
There was rice, sushi, and croquettes inside his lunchbox and he began eating.
"…Haven't you noticed the place seems more empty than usual? Even the HQ had this weird feeling around it." Seikichi said as he swallowed a bite of the croquet. It was crunchy and seasoned with garlic, ginger, and salt.
There was also some wasabi off to the side for some spice.
"Mm, it seems like the Hashira are out doing something all the time. They also won't tell me anything although what they're doing seems important." Kanao said.
Her tone of voice was soft and almost like a whisper. Without a good sense of hearing, Seikichi didn't think anyone would be able to hear her.
"Yeah, Tengen won't give me any type of information either. He just says something about another mission and only stops by to eat then leave." Seikichi replied.
Kanao nodded her head in understanding as she took a bite of dango. Seikichi saw her eyes seem to sparkle a bit as she leaned into a slight slouch.
"I think we should go into the HQ and and push for answers." He said.
Kanao turned towards him with a tilted head and furrowed eyebrows which showed clear confusion.
"I think we; me and you, should go to the DSC HQ and push for answers about what's going on. What do you think?" Seikichi's asked as he took a bite of sushi.
"…I think it's stupid." She said bluntly. She still had that smile on her face showing no sign of guilt at all.
"I can see why you might think that, but I've already got a full proof plan. So basically, you'll-"
"Rh? I didn't agree to go."
"C'mon, don't be a bummer. Look the plan is to-"
"I don't want to go."
"You do."
"I don't."
"You do?"
"I don't."
"You will?"
"I won't."
…
-A Few Hours Later-
"I knew you'd come." Seikichi said as he stood outside of the Butterfly Mansion with Kanao next to him.
"I'm only coming to keep you out of trouble. You're seriously a busybody." Kanao said as she nudged him in the side.
"Mm, thank you for your kind words." Seikichi said as they headed towards the DSC HQ.
From what they know, all Hashira should be gone and out doing whatever it is they're doing which means the HQ was left unguarded.
Soon they came upon a place that was obscured by wisteria trees. They walked past all of the dangling leaves and flowers that seemed to have a shine to them as they made it to a big stone wall.
The walls were smooth; leaving no space to grasp onto. There also wasn't a way to climb up it. The walls were big, about 30 or so feet tall.
"Alright, I'll throw you up and then you pull me over." Seikichi said as he turned to her. Kanao nodded her head as Seikichi made a foot hold with his hands.
She put her right foot in his hand and held onto his shoulders. On the count if three he threw her up with all of his strength. She went above the wall with a spin and landing on the wall as well.
Seeing she was up there, Seikichi's turned around and breathed in as he sprinted towards a wisteria tree and ran up it before jumping towards .
She already knew he might not make it and trying to catch him standing up would just pulled her down from the wall, do she laid down with her lower half over the wall and the upper half over the other side.
She reached her hands out as he jumped over and caught him.
"I didn't think that'd actually work." He said with a laugh.
Kanao started pulling him over the wall and once they both landed on the other side, they got a good look around the place. It was huge as expected and right ahead of them was the main house.
As they looked around the place, Seikichi started to hear some noises coming from the main house. It sounded like hushed voices and he expanded his focus and could see that there were four people in the house.
"There's somebody in there with the leader." Seikichi said to Kanao.
"I've never felt his presence before though." He added.
"…Should we turn back?" She asked in a low tone.
"No, let's keep going." He said. He grabbed her hand and quickly moved towards the side of the house as the voices finally became clear.
"If I'm being honest, this whole thing is pointless. Over the past few days way too many people have died because a war's brewing.
Instead of sending out all these people to die, let's just go on a full force surprise attack." The man said.
"Mm, I understand your frustration, but if we went on a full scale attack, there would be even more casualties from. That's why small scale fights are optimal for the moment."
"Alright then, instead of just having the Hashira be divided looking for some demon connected to that kid, have them looking for Muzan as their main focus."
"I see, but that kid could be a seriously good asset to us. He'd be a tremendous help and I'm sure Seikichi would be pleasantly surprised."
Seikichi and Kanao heard the man sigh and some rustling as footsteps were heading towards the open door. Quickly Seikichi and Kanao hopped onto the roof as they saw a pale man with messy hair leave the house with a cigarette in his hand.
As finished the cigarette, he crushed it and his body turned into red mist.
'Was that a demon?' Seikichi though.
"C'mon, let's go." Kanao said as she pulled him forward. She seemed to be troubled about something, but Seikichi was just as troubled.
He had no idea the Hashira were looking for Kyoshi without telling him.
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Tbh this chapter was made just to advertise that one if the authors that's working on this account along with me will start posting their Danmachi ff starting Sunday.
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