S1 Chapter 5: My Own Steel
Recap.
Hand demon: Your mask is what gives you away. Except, that's how I pick out who to eat.
Y/n fought the demon.
Tanjiro: Y/n, beneath you!
Y/n jumped and avoided the hands from underground and as another one shot at him...
Y/n: Blood Demon Art: Wind Wheel!
Y/n's Wind Wheel rolled down the demon's arm.
Hand demon: What are you?!
Y/n: I'm Y/n L/n, that's what. And this is, Wind Breathing, Tenth Form: Wind Sword Slash!
The tiny swords chopped some of the demon's hands and a big chunk of its neck.
Y/n: Now Tanjiro!
Tanjiro: Total Concentration! Water Breathing, First Form: Water Surface Slash!
Tanjiro cut the demon's neck horizontally and decapitated it.
The hand demon's head watched as the rest of his body disintegrates.
Hand demon: No! No! No! My bodies falling apart and disappearing. And I can't stop it!
He saw Tanjiro and Y/n sheth their swords.
Hand demon: Dammit. The face of these Demon Slayers are the last things I'm ever going to see.
Tanjiro turned to the demon with a look of sympathy.
Hand demon: I never would have thought it'd come to this.
Tanjiro walked to the bodies remaining hand.
Tanjiro: What a sad scent.
Y/n: I don't sense it's bloodlust anymore.
Tanjiro grabbed the hand and the demon shedded its final tears as Tanjiro prayed for it.
Tanjiro: Please, God... help him. The next time this man is reborn, please don't let him turn into a demon again.
The hand fully disappeared and Y/n put his hand on Tanjiro's shoulder.
Y/n: I'm sure he really appreciated that. To Sabito, Makomo and all the rest. If you can hear me, I hope you can now rest in peace.
Y/n prayed for them.
Y/n: All right, Tanjiro. Let's fix that wound of yours before Nezuko ends up with no brothers.
Tanjiro: Okay.
Y/n wrapped Tanjiro's head.
Y/n: I'm surprised that part of you got injured considering how tough your forehead is. Well, I'll be off. Try not to get into anymore trouble.
Tanjiro: I promise.
6 days later.
Tanjiro, Y/n, Zenitsu, the scar guy, and the pink tunic girl were back at the starting point.
Tanjiro: Only five of us? We started with over twenty.
Y/n: Just goes to show you how hard becoming a Demon Slayer is.
Tanjiro: That one, I blacked out and I couldn't save him.
Y/n: Don't waste sympathy on him, Tanjiro. He was going to leave you to die. He deserved whatever happened to him in there.
Zenitsu: I'm gonna die. I'm done for. I've survived now, but soon enough I'm dead.
White/Black haired guides: Welcome back, everyone.
White haired girl: And congratulations.
Black haired girl: We're pleased to see you are safe.
Scar swordsmen: So? I made it back alive, what do I do now.
Y/n: What you're going to do is sit there and wait for these two to go over everything.
Scar swordsmen: Where's my sword?
Y/n: Are you listening to me? You'll get it when they say you can have it.
Black haired girl: Settle down, we must first issue you all uniforms. We'll start by taking your measurements.
White haired girl: Next, you're rank will be engraved on the back of your hand.
Black haired girl: For your reference, there are ten ranks in total.
White haired girl: Kinoe.
Black haired girl: Kinoto.
White haired girl: Hinoe.
Black haired girl: Hinoto.
White haired girl: Tsuchinoe.
Black haired girl: Tsuchinoto.
White haired girl: Kanoe.
Black haired girl: Kanoto.
White haired girl: Mizunoe.
Black haired girl: Mizunoto.
White haired girl: You all start at Mizunoto. This is the lowest rank in the Demon Slayer Corps.
Scar swordsmen: And our swords?
Y/n: Scar guy, if you bring up the swords one more time, I am going to hit you.
White haired swordsmen: In a moment, you will be given the chance to select the ore that will be used to forge your swords.
Black haired girl: However, it will be ten to fifteen days before the weapons are ready for you.
Scar swordsmen: Ugh, really?
Y/n: (clenching his hand tight) Patience is a virtue, Y/n.
White haired girl: But first.
She clapped her hands twice and three crows, a sparrow, and a Hawk flew down to them.
Black haired girl: Now that you're Demon Slayers, you must each be assign your own Kasugai Crow.
Tanjiro: We get crows than? What for?
White haired girl: The Kasugai Crows are primarily used do facilitate communication.
Y/n raised his hand.
Black haired girl: Yes?
Y/n: You said we all get crows, but I'm pretty sure mine is a Hawk and that yellow boy's is a sparrow. Why is that?
Scar swordsmen: I don't need this crap!
He threw his crow aside.
Y/n: You maintain yourself, you-
Scar swordsmen: Shut the hell up, birdbrain!
He walked towards the guides.
Scar swordsmen: Who the hell cares about a stupid Crow?
He grabbed the white hair girl by her hair.
Scar swordsmen: I want my sword right now. Give it to me before I get angry. The Color-Changing Katana! I want it now, do you hear me?!
Tanjiro firmly grabbed the scar swordsmen's arm.
Tanjiro: Take your hand off her! Or I'll brake your arm. Now!
Scar swordsmen: Huh? Who the hell are you? Give it your best shot.
Y/n walked over to them.
Y/n: Now, now, Tanjiro. Don't you think you're being a little soft?
Tanjiro/Scar swordsmen: Huh?
Y/n took the scar swordsmen's arm from Tanjiro and twisted behind his back.
Y/n: I think a more satisfying punishment would be to brake his fingers and rip off his nails.
Scar swordsmen: I'd love to see you try, birdbrain.
Y/n broke the scar swordsmen's middle and intex finger and he grunted in pain.
Y/n: Two down, eight to go.
Tanjiro: Y/n, stop!
Y/n let go of the scar swordsmen and the pink tunic girl looked up a bit.
Girl: (Thinking: Y/n?)
Black haired girl: Are you finished chatting?
They took the tarp off of a table with lots of different ores on it.
Black haired guide: Now, the time has come, please select an ore to use for your sword.
White haired guide: The steel you use to protect yourself and to annihilate countless demons will be that of your own choosing.
Zenitsu: I'm gonna be dead soon anyway. Probably.
They all walked to the table.
Y/n: Well, you finally got what you wanted, and it only caused you your index and middle finger.
Scar swordsmen: As soon as I get my sword, I'm gonna came after you with it, birdbrain.
White haired guide: There are no fights between Demon Slayer swordsmen.
Y/n: What a shame, scar face.
Genya: My name is Genya.
Y/n: Who cares what your name is? I don't plan on meeting you again after this.
Tanjiro picked out an ore.
Y/n: Guess it's my turn.
Y/n picked up an ore.
Y/n: I guess I'll just take this one.
Elsewhere.
A crow was with a man who was in the shadows.
Man: Really? Six of them managed to survive? That's excellent. The number of my children continues to grow. And "he's" among them. What kind of swordsmen will they be.
Back with Tanjiro and Y/n.
They were walking back to Sakonji's house with satchels and Tanjiro was walking with a stick.
Tanjiro: I'm so naive and a fool. I couldn't even get a demon to talk to me. All any of them wanted to do was kill me.
Y/n: I highly doubt that they knew anything about a cure anyway. Those demons were far too weak. Now, maybe a better shot would be a stronger demon.
Tanjiro: You're probably right.
Tanjiro suddenly collapsed.
Y/n: Tanjiro!
Tanjiro: My uniform feels heavy. I wanna get home, but every part of me hurts.
Y/n: Here, I'll carry you the rest of the way.
Tanjiro: No, I'll be fine.
Tanjiro got up and they continued walking until they reached Sakonji's house at night.
Tanjiro: We made it. Nezuko... Urokodaki...
The door busted down and they were shocked to see Nezuko walk out.
Tanjiro/Y/n: Nezuko!
Tanjiro: It's you. You're awake!
The siblings ran at each other but Tanjiro tripped and as he was getting up, Nezuko embraced him and Tanjiro hugged back and began to cry.
Tanjiro: Why did you do that? Why'd you have to sleep for so long? I thought you were never going to wake up! I was afraid you were gonna die.
Sakonji hugged the two of them and cried under his mask.
Sakonji: You're both here. You came back alive.
Y/n: I'll give you three this moment.
He was about to walk into the house when he felt someone grab his arm.
Tanjiro: Oh, no you don't. You're getting in on this too!
Tanjiro pulled him into the hug and Y/n eventually gave in and hugged them back.
15 days later.
A man who has a face covered with a straw hat, a sunflower pattern haori, and two boxes like Y/n's box walked to Y/n and Tanjiro who were waiting for him.
Tanjiro: Hi there.
Haganezuka: My name is Haganezuka. I forged Tanjiro Kamado and Y/n L/n's swords, I'm here to deliver them.
Tanjiro: Oh, sorry. I'm Tanjiro Kamado and he's Y/n L/n. Come in.
Haganezuka sat on the ground.
Haganezuka: These are Nichirin Swords. I forged them myself.
Tanjiro: Um, do you want to come in and have some-
Haganezuka: The material for this kind of sword only come from the mountain closest to the sun. Made of Scarlet Iron Sand and Scarlet Ore. Unique, they produce steel that can exhort sunlight.
Tanjiro: Wow, really?
Haganezuka: You see, Mt. Yoko is bathed in sunlight all day. Never a cloud in the sky.
Sakonji: The man still refuses to listen to a word anyone else says.
The man finally showed his face which was covered with a hyottoko mask.
Tanjiro: A clone mask?
Haganezuka got closer to Tanjiro's face.
Y/n: Back up, pal. My friend here doesn't want you in his face.
Haganezuka: Hey, your friend is a Child of Brightness, and you're a member of the L/n Family, aren't you? Well, isn't that lucky?
Tanjiro: Uh, my parents names were Tanjuro and Kie.
Haganezuka: That's not what I mean. You know how your hair and eyes have a reddish color to them? When a family who works with fire has a child like you, it's considered lucky and cause for celebration.
Tanjiro: Is it really? I had no idea.
Haganezuka: That means there's a chance your sword will turn red. Right, Urokodaki?
Sakonji: Yes.
Tanjiro and Y/n were holding their swords that were in their sheths.
Haganezuka: Come on, draw them already! Nichirin Swords are also referred to as "Color-Changing Katanas". Because depending on the bearer they change color.
Tanjiro unshethed his sword and after a little bit, it turned black.
Haganezuka: Black?!
Sakonji: That's interesting.
Tanjiro: Why? Does turning black mean something bad? Is it unlucky?
Sakonji: No, no. It's just that it's rather unusual. You don't see it often, it's pitch black.
Y/n: Maybe it's saying that you learned the wrong Breathing style. Water Breathing might be good, but it might not be your Breathing style. One my masters said that people who have black swords have no idea which breathing style to master.
Y/n saw Haganezuka shaking.
Y/n: Listen to me carefully, Haganezuka. If you attack my friend, I'll rip your fucking head off.
Haganezuka: Uh, right, Master Y/n.
Tanjiro: Y/n, you can't threaten people like that! And why did he call you "master"?
Sakonji: I think might be time he knows, Y/n.
Y/n: Maybe so. I came from a family of elite Demon Slayers. So, my last name is pretty well known.
Tanjiro: I never knew that.
Y/n: Well, it's not my fault you never asked. Now, let's see what kind sword I'll pull out.
Y/n unshethed his sword and it turned sky blue.
Y/n: Sky blue?
Tanjiro: What's wrong with sky blue?
Y/n: Nothings wrong with it, it's just that I didn't expect it.
Haganezuka: If he uses Wind Breathing, his sword should have turned dark green.
Y/n: Haganezuka, even though I appreciate you making this sword for me, I won't use it.
Haganezuka: But why, Master Y/n?
Y/n: Well, do you know that legendary sword that's been in my family for generations?
Haganezuka: Wait, don't tell me.
Y/n got his box and he pulled out a sheathed sword and drew the sword which reveal to be a really long katana.
Haganezuka: It is real!
Tanjiro: Your family has had that sword for years? How come it's not changing color?
Y/n: Because this is no ordinary Nichirin Sword. It's name is Eleatara and it was forged with demon blood.
Tanjiro: Demon blood?
Y/n: Yes, which gave the sword magical abilities.
Tanjiro: What kind?
Y/n: Allow me to demonstrate.
He slashed towards a wall and even though there was still an inch distance between the sword / and the wall there was still a cut in the wall.
Tanjiro: I'm sure that slash missed, how did you do that?
Y/n: See, since I'm suppose to master Wind Breathing or at least a branch off of it, there's a small wind blade at the end of Eleatara's blade. Eleatara is able to do different mystical things depending on who bears it. If a Water Breather uses Eleatara, it will make huge splashes of water the second it touches something. When a Flame Breather uses it, it will light on fire and demons will take a long time to heal from any damage that's dealt by it. When a Thunder Breather uses it, Eleatara will paralyzed any demon it slashs. And finally, if a Stone Breather uses it, demons will temporarily turn to stone.
Tanjiro: It sounds pretty strong.
Haganezuka: It is. Very few swordsmith get a chance to see it.
Haganezuka started bowing.
Haganezuka: Oh, I'm so not worthy.
Y/n: Please, raise your head, Haganezuka.
Suddenly, Tanjiro's Crow and Y/n's Hawk flew in.
Crow: Tanjiro Kamado!
Hawk: Y/n L/n!
Crow/Hawk: We bring you orders!
Tanjiro: Huh? They can talk?
Y/n: I knew the Crow would, but the Hawk is what surprised me.
Crow: You must go to a town northwest of here!
Hawk: Keep your guard up!
Crow: And hurry! Young girls are disappearing! You both must hunt down the demon responsible and destroy it!
Hawk: It's lucky that there are no other missions available, so Y/n can help you!
Crow: Tanjiro Kamado and Y/n L/n, prepare yourselves well. This is your first assignment as members of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Tanjiro: All right... it's time.
Y/n: This is our first job, let's do the best we can, Tanjiro.
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Preview.
Tanjiro: Okay, Kasugai Crow and Kasugai Hawk, say hello.
Crow: What gives you the idea that you can give us orders?
Hawk: We take orders from the Demon Slayer Corps leader!
The Crow and Hawk started to attack Tanjiro.
Tanjiro: Jeez. Now, it's time for a Taisho-era secret!
Crow: No, it's not! It's time for the next mission!
Y/n: You shut up and I'll do the Taisho-era secret. Eleatara has been in my family for 500 years, right back to the very first breath user. And it was forged by the then leader of the Swordsmith Village.
Tanjiro: Next, Chapter 6, "Swordsmen Accompanying a Demon and Half Demon"!
Crow: Don't miss it, or I'll fly over to your house and peck you!
Hawk: And I'll claw you!
Tanjiro: Hey!
Y/n: You guys have some serious anger issues.
To Be Continued.
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