"Inousuke, you go that way!!"

"Tanjiro and Zenitsu, follow behind me!!"

"Yes, Uzui-san!!"

With the ongoing surge in the demons, the hashiras and the trainee demon slayers were busy with clearing up the vicinity.

And this evening, the turn was that of Inousuke, Zenitsu and Tanjiro along with the retired Hashira, Uzui Tengen, who had been called back to help out in the clearing up missions.

As the four of them went on clearing up the vicinity, it was almost night when they ended everything.

Since all of them were worn out and feeling drained, they bid each other farewell and went back to their resting locations.

Usually, it was not much draining but with lack of sleep and continuous missions on consecutive days, the newbie demon slayers were all feeling lethargic and just wanted to rest.

However, the worst was going on for none other than, Tanjiro. He was definitely one of the fittest and strongest among the trainees, but the past few days had been quite tough for him.

He, who was keen foodie, had turned into someone who threw up even from the smell of food. Not only that, he felt so sluggish that even during training sessions, he would fall asleep in the middle.

Everyone thought that he had been working too hard these days, so they let him off. But only he knew that something felt off.

Even this evening, while wiping out the demons, he couldn't catch up with the others and had to stop in the middle to take a breather. His body which felt as light as a feather, now seemed heavy.

And he couldn't muster up his strength, Zenitsu told him to relax a bit and not to worry much. However, he felt frustrated.

Even now, as the three of them, Zenitsu, Inousuke and Tanjiro, were heading to their rooms, Tanjiro somehow seemed weaker.

Worried, Zenitsu went up to him and asked, "Um, you okay there, Tanjiro?" Without getting any response, he just went on speaking, "I know our schedules have been too busy these days, even I sometimes think I should just quit the missions and run away somewhere with Nezuko-chan" Shit... He thought that he would again be beaten up by Tanjiro but surprisingly there was no response, That's weird... By now, I should have gotten a reaction...

But as soon as he turned around to see Tanjiro, he noticed Tanjiro was wobbling a bit... Is he okay? "Oii, Tanjiro... You really ok---" But before he could even finish talking, Tanjiro fell down on the ground. He had fainted.

As he started panicking, he screamed and called out for help such that there began a chaotic night for all the people in the dorms.

Tanjiro's P.O.V

Ugh... My head hurts...

As I opened my eyes to see, I found myself in a familiar yet unfamiliar surrounding...

I tried to grasp on the situation that had taken place... So, after the wiping out mission, I felt too weak as if no energy was left in me... Even my lower abdomen was hurting a bit...

And as I started to head back to the room with Zenitsu and Inousuke, I started to feel dizzy... And I couldn't even make out what Zenitsu was speaking... And as soon as I tried to look straight and reply to what he was saying... My head started to spin so much and the pain in my stomach escalated so much, that I could no longer stand it... And before I knew it... Everything went dark...

I guess I fainted... Seeing how I am in a room which really felt like a clinic... But an unfamiliar one...

As I went on staring at the ceiling, someone entered the room. It was Shinobu-san.

She was carrying a piece of paper in her hand, examining something in it and then when she saw me, as usual, she just smiled.

"How do you feel Tanjiro-kun?" Feeling lightheaded, I just nodded. And thereby, she just told me relax and rest and that my diagnosis reports would be ready by the evening.

By noon, I was able to sit on the bed and my food had been served on the bed itself, I thanked the girls for their help and they just nodded and went away.

After lunch, I just began to spend my afternoon listlessly. Sometimes, I stared the view outside the window, or other times, Zenitsu came with Nezuko and the two of them tried to cheer me up, and for that, I was really thankful.

But deep within there was loneliness being filled, I miss him... He didn't even return for the festival and now, even the season is about to change, when are you coming back...

As I kept on having these thoughts, Shinobu-san entered the room. I greeted her and she just nodded.

She seemed tensed about something and  the mood in the room was getting more serious, by the passing seconds... Feeling as awkward as I was... I couldn't stay quiet anymore...

"What is it, Shinobu-san? Have I encountered some incurable disease or something?" (Faint smile)

"No, it's not that, I just can't believe the diagnosis, I mean, this has never happened before."

"What do you mean? Am I really dying? Can you just tell me what happened?"

"The things is, ugh... (Frowns a bit)... Don't take this wrongly and stay calm."

I nodded.

"So, the thing is, you are... P-preg... Sigh... Haa... This is really hard, but anyways, here's the thing, you're pregnant. Around one month along. And the symptoms that you have been feeling are most likely morning sickness."

"Huh!?" What did just Shinobu-san say?
I am pregnant!?

I mean, that's not even possible. First of all, I am a guy. Secondly, I don't remember sleeping with anyone. This was beyond weirdness.

As I kept on having these thoughts, she gave the second shock of the day...

"I think I should call Tomioka-san for this."

"Huh!?"

Why would she call him? But when I was about to stretch out to stop her, I remembered.

Before going on the elongated mission of wiping out the demons in the mountains, Giyu-san and I had done something. We had slept together, meaning we had done the did. It had completely slipped my mind as it didn't even feel real.

After the hashira training with Giyu-san, he had begun to treat me more gently, so I thought he too had the same feelings as me... However, after the day we had slept, the next morning, he was nowhere to be found...

So, it was just a physical thing...

And so to forget about that, I trained and trained and kept on going on missions continuously, it was only the past few days, that my body felt weird.

Even after he left, I had started feeling lethargic and all... But what!? Pregnancy!?

I didn't think of that as a possibility. What if he hates it? What if something goes wrong?

The thoughts that I never had before, began to engulf my mind from within...
I felt anxious.

As I went to bed with the anxious thoughts in head... I didn't expect it would be bad for my health... As I kept on overthinking and didn't get a sound sleep...