Kimetsu No - Yaiba: Kage

The True Solitude

Inosuke lay on the ground with a pillow in Tanjiro's kimono, while his blanket was in Zenitsu's kimono. His double sword was on the left side, he was sound asleep.

Inosuke opened his eyes, fell silent for a while then shouted inexplicably and what he was thinking just woke up. Jumping abruptly and making Zenitsu and Yuuji who were in front of him surprised at his screams.

“He's up!?”

“Gelud! Baku smashing!”

Inosuke chased after Zenitsu who suddenly ran, Yuuji who was beside him just kept quiet and saw the behavior of the two of them who were chasing.

“I'm most bothered to meet like this!”

Zenitsu shouted while running around avoiding Inosuke who was chasing after him. Teruko, who was in front of him, was defended by Zenitsu and she hid behind him which made Inosuke stop.

Tanjiro with his stupid face was lifting a stone, they were burying the corpse in this house. Yuuji walked over to Tanjiro and placed the stone he had brought in the newly created tomb.

“What are you guys doing!?”

“Again burying tofu. Inosuke, you help too. Inside the residence there are still some people who were killed.”

Tanjiro told Inosuke as he pointed towards the house where Kyougai had been before.

“What's the point of burying the remains of living things? I won't! I won't help! More importantly fight with me!”

“She's really weird, ‘what's the point?’ said?”

I thought Zenitsu with her left eye was still purple because it was beaten by Inosuke and was still hiding behind Teruko.

“So yes. It must be because your wound still hurts, so you can't help.”

Tanjiro said with an innocent mind, he completely misunderstood the current state.

“They both really suck. Equally wrong these two guys.”

Thought Zenitsu and Yuuji who understood the situation. Yuuji arranged the stone and hoarded the sand on top of the grave hole the corpse was placed in.

“Tanjiro, let me take the bodies from inside the residence. The wounds of the three of you are really severe, I who did not take part too much is not too hurt.”

“Ya, thank you Ibusaki.”

Tanjiro said to Ibusaki who was walking towards the residence, Yuuji responded with a right hand wave and entered the residence to retrieve the body to be buried.

“No need, if each person's pain is different. Raising his body from inside the residence and then coming out, then burying it is a difficult task. Let Zenitsu, Ibusaki and these kids do it so Inosuke take it easy.”

Tanjiro, Shoichi and Kiyoshi, who are behind Tanjiro, think alike that Tanjiro is misguided about the current situation. Inosuke was upset, his face veins popping out.

“Inosuke, you just rest. Sorry for forcing you yes.”

Tanjiro said innocently and his casual face really pissed Inosuke off. Of course, Inosuke was mistaken as well with this situation and he suddenly shouted.

“Don't underestimate me! One hundred, two hundred! I'll bury them all! I'm better at burying than anyone!”

* * * * *

Time passed until the sky changed color to twilight. Yuuji and Tanjiro, Zenitsu and the other children prayed for the people who were killed in this residence even though they did not know who it was.

The noise from Inosuke as he ran, hit the sturdy tree as the forest rickshaw acted. Teruko who saw her behavior wondered what Inosuke was doing.

“What is that person doing?”

“Do not view.”

Said Kiyoshi's brother, Shoichi to his left, who responded with a nod of his head.

The sound of a crow was heard from the North. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Yuuji who were praying were distracted by the crow's voice.

“Mountain down! Down mountain!”

“The crow's cage can talk!”

Shoichi cried who was surprised by the arrival of the Kasugai Crow.

“No need to think of anything else.”

Kiyoshi said in response to Shoichi. Kasugai's crow flew round above them.

“Follow me!”

Inosuke who banged his head against a tree distracted Tanjiro and the others intend to go down the mountain.

“Oi! Where are you going!?”

“We want to go down the mountain.”

Tanjiro replied, Inosuke remained determined to fight again against Tanjiro.

“You must be tired, right? Never mind, we want to get off.”

“I'm not tired at all! Let's fight!”

* * * * *

“Can't not be! Shoichi you are strong! Shoichi you have to protect me!”

Zenitsu whines to Shoichi while sitting on the surface of the ground attached to Shoichi's feet. It was true, Zenitsu had previously fought against the Oni and only one strike he could defeat him.

Lightning breathing, it was the breath flow used by Zenitsu. Zenitsu is a very strong coward of anyone.

“Shoici doesn't like it!”

“Don't leave me!”

“Have stopped this!”

Tanjiro who was getting angry attacked Zenitsu's neck in annoyance at her behavior. Zenitsu suddenly sprawled after receiving Tanjiro's attack, saliva coming out of his mouth and he was unconscious.

“Save your hand.”

The order of the Crow Kasugai to Kiyoshi, he obeyed the words of the Crow Kasugai and his hands were littered by the dirt of the Crow Kasugai but there was a small bag in which there was an Oni repellent material.

Wisteria flowers, flowers that have a scent disliked by them can protect Shoichi who have rare blood. Previously, Oni defeated Tanjiro, Kyougai is after Kiyoshi who has rare blood, for some reason.

Kiyoshi and his two younger siblings thanked him, they separated at this place and Tanjiro and Ibusaki waved their hands and Kiyoshi and his two younger siblings waved back.

* * * * *

“Come fight! I will definitely find a gap from you and defeat you!”

“I have a name! My name is Kamado Tanjiro!”

“The two of you are really noisy.”

Said Yuuji to Tanji's left, while Inosuke walked to Tanjiro's right while holding Zenitsu and carrying a box containing Devils on his lap.

“Kamaboko Konpachiro's. I'll beat you!”

Inosuke exclaimed with a little style, of course Tanjiro who heard his name became strangely angry about it.

“Whose name is it!?

“Your name!”

“One of the people!”

“Whispering knows!”

Zenitsu interrupted the conversation of the two of them, yes really noisy from earlier.

“True too, thank you Ibusaki for helping me.”

Tanjiro said, Yuuji nodded his head then patted Tanjiro on the shoulder. Inosuke patted Tanjiro on the other side.

“Inosuke, this is not stupid competition.”

“What did you say Iboko Yusuke!”

“Who is it!?”

Yuuji's backlash to Inosuke, Tanjiro asks my reason because he has never seen me exchange names with Inosuke. Yuuji tells her that he already knew Inosuke before arriving at Tsuzumi's residence.

“Kamaboko Konpachiro! Fight with me!”

To Be Continue ....