Sanemi and Giyuu were having their lunch together.
After lunch, Giyuu went to his room.

He sat on the bed, slowly laying down. He stared at the ceiling as he drifted off to sleep.

Sanemi went to his room to take a rest as well.

After about an hour, Giyuu woke up. He looked out of the window, it was getting dark. He went to Sanemi's room to wake him up.

Sanemi was fast asleep, looking almost peaceful in his unconscious state. He didn't stir as Giyuu entered the room, his breathing deep and even.

"He's still sleeping..."
Giyuu said, his voice barely above a whisper.

He gently shook Sanemi's shoulder, but he didn't wake up. Worried, Giyuu tried calling his name out.

"Shinazugawa-San! Wake up!
Shinazugawa-San...?"

After a few seconds, Sanemi's eyes slowly blinked open. He looked up at Giyuu, his vision still blurry for a moment before he recognized him.

"Hn? What is it?"

Giyuu sighed out of relief.
"The sun has set, it's time for us to look for demons, let's get going..."

Sanemi grunted, sitting up in bed, slowly rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"...Alright, give me a minute."
He muttered, still looking half-asleep.

Giyuu nodded, walking to his room to change into his uniform.

Sanemi changed into his uniform as well, walking to Giyuu's room. His face was more alert now. He ran his hand through his short white hair as he looked at Giyuu.

"...You ready?"
He asked.

Giyuu looked back at him, nodding gently.

Sanemi nodded back, he started walking towards the door.
"Let's go, then."

Giyuu followed him, walking out of the mansion. Once they were out, they looked for any traces of demons, as they patrolled over the area.

Sanemi scanned the surrounding area, his sharp eyes searching for any signs of demon activity. After a few minutes, he let out a low grunt.

Giyuu heared a soft rustling behind a few bushes in the distance. He ran faster towards it, his sword slashing against the bushes with force. It was a demon that fell down with a pool of blood underneath it.

Sanemi quickly followed behind Giyuu, seeing the fallen demon. He looked at it curiously, slightly impressed by Giyuu's quick response.

"You're faster than I thought..."

"Let's continue the search, I have a feeling there are more..."
Giyuu replied.

Sanemi nodded in agreement, the two looking around the area, their hands on the sword.

Giyuu was thoroughly looking for demons behind the thick line of bushes, his mind completely occupied with the thoughts of decapitating any demon he saw. He looked determined.

Sanemi was looking for demons, his gaze shifting to Giyuu. That's when he saw a tiny demon walking up to Giyuu without any sound.

"Tomioka!"
He ran fast, quickly decapitating the demon as soon as Giyuu turned back.

Giyuu gasped softly in response.

"Shinazugawa-San..."

"Pay more attention, Will you!? Tsk! Don't fucking space out!"
Sanemi snapped angrily with worry.

"I'm sorry..."
Giyuu replied.

Sanemi let out a frustrated sigh.
"Fuck it, let's keeping looking, alright?"

Giyuu nodded in response.

The two heard a faint rustling from a distance, near the forest.

"Hey, you heard that?"
Sanemi asked.

Giyuu nodded.
"Let's go check it out."

The two ran fast towards the forest, the sounds getting louder and clearer.

"Fuck, it's close..."
Sanemi leapt up, his hands on his sword as he had an alarmed expression on his face.

"Wind Breathing, First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter..."
He took a deep breath in, before dashing forward at a blinding speed and slashing continuously in a horizontal, cyclonic pattern.

Blood splashed, painting Sanemi's face red.

Giyuu gasped softly, running towards Sanemi. He stopped exactly when Sanemi turned back to look at him.

"I'm okay, it was just another demon..."
Sanemi said.

Giyuu smiled slightly with relief.

"Let's keep looking, Tomioka."
Sanemi ran further into the forest through a long pathway between the tall trees.
Giyuu followed from behind.

The two ran fast, stopping at the point where the pathway diverged into two.

"You go left, I go right..."
Sanemi said as Giyuu nodded in response.

The two split up, running deeper into the woods.

Giyuu ran fast, the noise of leaves rustling in a distance growing louder.

He took a deep breath in, speeding up.

"Water Breathing, Fourth Form: Striking Tide..."
Giyuu rushed forward, releasing multiple consecutive slashes.

He looked for the Demon's body, but to his surprise, there was no one there.

It can't be... There was as Demon here, I know that for sure...
Giyuu wondered, looking around him, an alarmed expression on his face.

He felt something hit his head with huge force, he wasn't quick enough to respond to it, his vision getting blurry.

What...
He placed his hand over his forehead.

He gasped softly as he looked at his now blood-covered hand.

Before he could say anything, he fell on the ground with a huge thud, a pool of blood underneath his head.

He tried to control his breathing in order to stay conscious, but he failed.

"Sh... Shinazugawa-San..."
He muttered before his eyes closed slowly.

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"I never thought I could be this strong, I took down a Hashira, huh?"
A voice of a young male was heard, accompanied with some footsteps.

The demon had white hair, his pale skin shining in the moonlight. He had loose white pants on, now stained with blood. There was an iron rod in his hands, covered in blood.

He threw the rod somewhere in the bushes, staring at Giyuu's unconscious face.

Is a Hashira really that weak...?
He thought, laughing to himself.

"Well, time to look for some prey."
He leapt up high in the air, disappearing into the distance.

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Sanemi spotted many demons in his way, slashing then all as his face was fuming with anger.

"Wind Breathing, Seventh Form: Gale, Sudden Gusts!"
He leapt into the air, swinging his blade with such force, it teared the Demon's apart.

Sanemi's hands were stained with red, the previous blood on his face drying up a bit.

He panted heavily, as he saw no signs of demon activity.

He patrolled over the area for almost 10 minutes, until he was sure there was nobody there.

"I wonder what's going on with Tomioka..."
Sanemi sounded restless, running to the way Giyuu had went.

"Tomioka, Where are you?"
He called out as he walked through the pathway, but there wasn't any response. There were no demons, humans, no one.

Sanemi started worrying as he desperately searched for Giyuu.

Where is that idiot, now?
He thought, clenching his fists with annoyance.

He saw a body on the ground, very far away. He squinted his eyes to see who it was. Unable to make of what he saw at the moment, he ran towards the collapsed body.

As he got closer, his eyes widened.
He stopped right in front of the body, still in shock.

"Tomioka..."

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