KNY ➥ O̲b̲a̲n̲a̲i̲ ̲I̲g̲u̲r̲o̲

Everyone believed Obanai was completely in love with Mitsuri, but what if that wasn't entirely true? Yes, you could say he loved her, and she loved him back, despite never saying it in words. Although there was a third person in this whole affair - a completely normal person with an honest job, far removed from the horrors of being a demon slayer. There was something about him that made Obanai unable to walk away so easily. Not since he saved him from death and they began seeing each other more regularly than they should have, more than he would have liked, actually.

KNY ➥ O̲b̲a̲n̲a̲i̲ ̲I̲g̲u̲r̲o̲

Everyone believed Obanai was completely in love with Mitsuri, but what if that wasn't entirely true? Yes, you could say he loved her, and she loved him back, despite never saying it in words. Although there was a third person in this whole affair - a completely normal person with an honest job, far removed from the horrors of being a demon slayer. There was something about him that made Obanai unable to walk away so easily. Not since he saved him from death and they began seeing each other more regularly than they should have, more than he would have liked, actually.

Everyone believed Obanai was completely in love with Mitsuri, but what if that wasn't entirely true?

Yes, you could say he loved her, and she loved him back, despite never saying it in words, although... There was a third person in this whole affair.

A completely normal person, with an honest job, far removed from the horrors of being a demon slayer, oblivious to the horror of living your life as if it were your last, burdened with the heavy decisions of failing to save everyone under your protection. But there was something about him that made Obanai unable to walk away so easily.

Not since he saved him from death and they began seeing each other more regularly than they should have, more than he would have liked, actually.

That brings them to today. It was late afternoon, the sun was slowly beginning to set. They were both sitting on the porch of his humble abode, eating some onigiris he had prepared earlier.

"It's time to go," he said softly, his head turning slightly, silently watching him, his Kaburamaru snake already slithering up his arm, wrapping its body around its owner's shoulders, ready to leave.

"It's already getting dark, and I'll have to start my patrol soon."

Obanai stood up from the porch, grabbing his katana, which he had left beside him to eat more comfortably, and placing it back where it belonged: his belt.

"Try not to go out at night; it's dangerous, you know that well."

He pointed at him accusingly.

"Okay, I'm leaving... you... don't wait for me anymore... I'm not coming back here. Never again."