The sun was shining high in the sky. At the Hashira headquarters, the Hashira gathered all together. Suddenly, the boy named Goku Urokodaki -- or maybe it's more correct to say, Goku Tsugikuni -- woke up. He could clearly see he was in a open space. A courtyard, apparently. (Where... Where am I...) he wondered. Suddenly, he realized he was sitting on the floor. As he looked on his right, he saw Tanjiro, brought down on the ground, his hands tied up behind his back. Suddenly, Goku heard a voice. "Oh, finally, the boy woke up!" said a guy, with yellow and red hair, and with a cape with flames. "I hope he's flashy" said another guy, with white hair tied up and a very muscular physique. "He seems pretty cute..." said a girl with pink hair and green socks. "I sense potential in him..." said the last guy, who was seemingly blind, judging by the absence of pupils in his eyes. There was also a little boy with long, black hair and blue eyes, but he didn't said nothing. "Who... Who are you...?" asked Goku. Suddenly, he got kicked in the face by one of the slayers that were there. "Pay some respect to the Hashiras!" he yelled. (H-Hashira? Are they Hashiras...?) wondered Goku. "Your name is Goku, right? It's very similar to mine!" said the guy with yellow and red hair. "My name is Rengoku Kyojuro, and I'm the Flame Hashira!" he declared. "Yeah, your names kinda look alike, Rengoku..." said the guy with white hair. "I'm Tengen Uzui, by the way, the Sound Hashira" he then said. "I'm Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love Hashira, nice to meet you!" beamed the girl with pink hair. "I'm... Muichiro Tokito, the Mist Hashira..." said the only boy who hadn't spoke yet. "I'm Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira" said the last, tall guy. Then, Goku turned to see Giyuu Tomioka, standing aside from everybody. "Hey, Tomioka-san! Did you brought me here?" asked Goku. "Yes, he did" said a voice. Goku turned again and saw Shinobu. (She's... She's here too...) he thought. In that moment, Goku fought against himself from the inside to try not to blush in front of everybody. "Oh, you... you're here too, Shinobu-san..." muttered Goku. "You're here because you could be useful for the Corps. But first, let me ask you a question: What do you think we should do with Kamado Tanjiro?" asked Gyomei. Goku looked at Tanjiro, still fainted, and then turned again to face the Hashira. "I think we should keep him alive!" he declared, standing up. "But he's a criminal! He has to be killed right now!" exclaimed Tengen. "I know, but... Maybe there's another way to punish him without killing him!" said Goku. Suddenly, the boy kicked Tanjiro. "Hey, Tanjiro-kun, wake up!" he yelled. Tanjiro suddenly woke up. "Wh-what... Goku-san...?" he muttered, confused. "Stop calling me Goku-san. It makes me feel old. Just call me Goku" said Goku. "O... okay..." muttered Tanjiro. "Just for you to know, they're planning to kill you because you're walking around witha demon" said Goku. "W-what? But she's my sister..." said Tanjiro. "That's what I told them, but they don't seem to listen" sighed Goku. Suddenly, upon a trunk of a tree, Goku noticed someone: A guy with a yellow eye and a blue one, with a snake wrapped around his neck and black hair. "I think we should kill both of them..." he said. "No need to kill Urokodaki, Iguro!" exclaimed Rengoku. "But... I agree with you. Kamado should be killed" he added. "So... who are you, another Hashira?" asked Goku, talking to Iguro. "I'm Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Hashira" he said. "Oh, so... one, two, three... There are eight Hashira in total, right?" asked Goku. "Wrong. There are nine Hashira" said Shinobu. " Seriously? Where's the ninth?" asked Goku.
Suddenly, from the left side of Goku, another guy appeared. He had white hair, a white haori and scars all over his face. And he was holding Nezuko's box. "Hey! Are you the ninth Hashira?" asked Goku. "Yes, it's me. I'm Sanemi Shinazugawa" said Sanemi. "And no need to fear, I'm gonna kill this little demon by myself!" he then said. Then, Sanemi extracted his sword and pierced the box, stabbing Nezuko directly from the inside. "Stop it!" screamed Tanjiro, running towards Sanemi. "Don't be a fool, Tanjiro-kun!" yelled Goku. But Tanjiro didn't listen. "Stay put!" exclaimed Sanemi, swining his sword towards Tanjiro. But the boy jumped and dodged. Then, with an insane charge, Tanjiro headbutted Sanemi. Both of them fell to the ground, as Sanemi dropped Nezuko's box. "He just headbutted a Hashira..." whispered Goku. "You just made your situation worse, Tanjiro-kun.." he said, slapping his own face. Suddenly, the door started to open, and every Hashira bowed down. "Bow down, the household is arriving" whispered Shinobu, talking to Goku. Immediately, Goku bowed. The household -- Kagaya Ubuyashiki -- get outside the door and reached the courtyard. "Hello, my beloved children. I see we have two new entries here" he said. "Ubuyashiki-sama... What should we do with Kamado and Urokodaki?" asked Sanemi. "I think we should keep Urokodaki with us, just like Giyuu and Shinobu wanted. I agree with them: Under the right wing, he has the potential to become very strong" said Ubuyashiki. "I'm... very honored, Ubuyashiki-sama..." whispered Goku. "You're already so formal and educated, Goku... Tell me, what Breathing Technique do you use?" asked Ubuyashiki. In that moment, Goku took a long to answer: Should he tell he uses Sun Breathing? Or should we continue to keep it a secret? In that moment, Goku decided to choose the second option. "I use Flame Breathing..." he answered. In that moment, Rengoku raised his head. "That's beautiful! I use the Flame Breathing too!" he exclaimed. "Would you like to be trained by me?" he asked. In that moment, Goku's eyes filled with admiration. "R-Really? Yes! I would love to!" he answered. "Well, then it's decided. Goku Urokodaki, I accept you here and I allow you to be trained by Rengoku Kyojuro" said Ubuyashiki. "As for Tanjiro Kamado and his sister, both of them will be spared. I received a letter by Urokodaki Sakonji, that says that in case Nezuko attacks a human, him, Giyuu and Tanjiro himself will commit suicide" he continued. In that moment, Goku smiled: Tanjiro's life was safe, at least, for now. "But, Ubuyashiki-sama... Isn't it a bit too risky?" asked Sanemi. "Of course it is, but... Sometimes, in the life, taking the risk is the right choice" replied Ubuyashiki. "Now, Kamado, Urokodaki, you'll be accompanied at the Butterfly Mansion. Kamado needs to be rehabilited. Urokodaki, you're already fine, but I think you would want to see Agatsuma and Hashibira" said the householder. "Really? Zenitsu and Inosuke are here too? That's fantastic!" beamed Goku. "Hey, Tanjiro-kun, let's go!" he exclaimed. "Yeah, let's go, Goku..." whispered Tanjiro. And then, led by two other slayers, who served the headquarters, Tanjiro and Goku made their way to reach the so-called Butterfly Mansion.
Chapter 10 - End.