That day, atnight...
Goku was sitting in his room in the Swordsmith Village when suddenly, he heard someone knocking at the door twice.
"Who's there?" he asked. The door opened, revealing Tanjiro and Nezuko.
"Hello, Goku," Tanjiro greeted. "Can we sleep here tonight?"
"Of course," said Goku.
"I met Genya earlier, but he's just as rude as his brother..." said Tanjiro, sitting beside Goku.
"I know," said Goku. "I met him too, when I was at the hot springs..."
Tanjiro started giving Nezuko the same hairstyle as Mitsuri.
"Did she ask you to do her the same hairstyle as Mitsuri-chan?"
"Yeah, she did," replied Tanjiro. Then, Nezuko looked at Goku and smiled.
"Mh!" she said. Goku patted her on the head and smiled.
"Listen, Goku... Do you wish to defeat Muzan too?" asked Tanjiro.
"Of course I do," said Goku. "I despise that man with every fiber of my body."
"Me too. He's the one who killed my family..." said Tanjiro. "What about you? Why do you hate Muzan?"
"The reason is that," muttered Goku. "Because of him, I never knew my father..."
"Oh, I see..." muttered Tanjiro.
After a while, Nezuko's new hairstyle was finished.
"Mh!" she said.
"This hairstyle fits you, Nezuko-chan..." said Goku. Nezuko smiled.
"Look outside, Goku! The moon is beautiful tonight!" exclaimed Tanjiro. Goku looked outside the window and then closed his eye, focusing.
Meanwhile, in a distant place, in the Swordsmith Village, another villager was walking.
"I might've soaked a little too long," he said. Suddenly, downstairs, he noticed a vase. "Mh? A vase? I didn't notice it when I went upstairs earlier..."
Suddenly, the vase absorbed him. The villager was then spat away, after being eaten alive by the vase.
From the vase, Gyokko appeared. "Finally, we found this place!"
On a roof, there was Hantengu, fearful as usual.
"Thanks to Gyokko, we found the village... But my Lord is in a rage!" he said. "We must kill them... All who stand up to my lord... We'll kill them all!"
Later, in Goku's room, the boy was sleeping, leaning against a wall. On the floor, there were Tanjiro and Nezuko, who were hugging each other. Suddenly, Goku got woken up by Muichiro.
"Do you know someone called Kanamori?" asked the Mist Hashira.
"I don't," Goku replied. "Try to ask Tanjiro-kun."
The boy woke Tanjiro up.
"Uh? What is it, Goku?" he asked.
"Do you know someone called Kanamori?" asked Muichiro.
"Yes, I do know him," replied Tanjiro. "Why are you asking?"
"Because Kanamori's my new swordsmith," replied Muichiro.
"Why don't we go look for him?" asked Goku.
"Huh? Why do you two care so much about other people?" asked Muichiro.
"Tanjiro-kun cares because he's too kind," Goku explained. "I care because I may have become cold, but if there's one thing I have left, it's my heart of gold."
"...I see," muttered Muichiro. Suddenly, Nezuko woke up and hit Tanjiro's jaw with her head.
"Ouch!" he said.
"Hey! Sit up slower, next time!" said Goku. Then, Nezuko started running around Goku.
(This girl... She's way too childish, but I'd sacrifice my life for her... She's like a little sister forme...)
Suddenly, Goku heard someone at the door.
"Is someone there?" he wondered. Then, the door opened, revealing Hantengu. However, neither Goku nor anyone else knew who he was.
"He's an Upper Moon!" exclaimed Goku.
"Mist Breathing: Fourth Form -- Shifting Flow Slash," said Muichiro, attacking Hantengu. However, Hantengu suddenly moved to the roof.
"Sun Breathing: Seventh Form -- Sunflower Thrust!" exclaimed Goku. In the blink of an eye, Goku hit Hantengu, who fell to the floor.
Immediately after, Nezuko kicked the Upper Moon, smashing him against a wall. Then, Muichiro beheaded Hantengu.
"Huh? That's all?" wondered Goku.
"No," said Goku. "He has some kind of secret ability..."
And actually, Goku's supposition was revealed to be true. From Hantengu's body and head, other two demons were generated. One with green eyes and the kanji of "pleasure" on the tongue, while the other one had red eyes and the kanji of "rage" on the tongue.
"As expectable..." muttered Goku.
"I'll take the one in the back!" exclaimed Tanjiro, grabbing his sword and running towards a turned demon.
Meanwhile, Tokito aimed at the other demon, but he just waved his fan. Suddenly, a green light crushed the roof. The power of the fan sent Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Muichiro flying away. Fortunately, Nezuko managed to grip onto the edge of the house and grabbed Tanjiro's arm. However, Muichiro flew away.
(Muichiro-kun has been sent flying...) thought Goku. But then, he smiled. "Finally, some action! I was starting to get bored!"
"This is fun!" said the demon with green eyes. "Isn't it, Sekido?"
"There's nothing funny about this, Karaku," said the demon with red eyes. Then, he smashed his stick against the wall. In that moment, Goku felt like thunder invaded his body.
(I'm being electrocuted by that stick... Tanjiro-kun and Nezuko-chan too...)
Suddenly, someone arrived on the roof: Genya.
The boy extracted his anti-demon gun and shot Sekido. The thunder sensation in Goku's body stopped, but he fell on the floor, panting heavily. Then, Genya jumped off the roof, beheading Karaku.
"Genya-kun! It you behead 'em, they'll only get younger and stronger!" said Goku.
And actually, once again, Goku's supposition was right. Other two demons were generated. One of them had blue eyes and the kanji of "sadness" on the tongue. The other one, the fourth, had yellow eyes and the kanji of "joy" on the tongue. Furthermore, he also had wings.
"Now there are four of them!" exclaimed Goku, getting up. Suddenly, the demon with wings grabbed Tanjiro and dragged him away.
"Goku! Nezuko! Don't worry about me! I want you to help Genya!" exclaimed Tanjiro. However, it was too late. Genya had been stabbed in the stomach with a spear by the demon with blue eyes.
"Genya-kun!" shouted Goku. "Sun Breathing: First Form -- Dance!"
Goku cut the demon's arm and pulled the spear out of Genya's body. "Genya-kun! Are you okay?"
"Tsk... Yes, I am..." muttered Genya. But then, when Goku turned, he got stabbed by the demon's spear as well.
"Got you," said the demon.
"Goku..." muttered Genya. But when he tried to move, he got electrocuted by Sekido's staff. As for Nezuko, she got blocked by Karaku.
(Shit... I have to find a way to get away from this situation...) thought Goku.
"It makes me sad to kill someone as weak as you, you know," said the demon with blue eyes.
"Kill me?" said Goku. "Don't make me laugh! I'm Goku Tsugikuni, Yoriichi's heir!"
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Muichiro was running towards the village in order to protect it. Then, he heard Kotetsu screaming and about to be killed by a fish with a case on the head.
(My priority is to protect the village...) thought Muichiro. But then, the boy recalled Goku's words.
"I may have become cold, but if there's one thing I have left, it's my heart of gold."
And so, Muichiro stopped. In the blink of an eye, he beheaded the fish.
"Stay back, you're in the way."
Chapter 32 - End