Screen 1 – Day 3: The Upper Rank Shows Her Face
The third night shrouds the Entertainment District in warm crimson lantern-light.
But beneath the glow—
a quiet, cold malice slithers.
Zenitsu's Capture
Zenitsu walks the quiet hallway of Ogimoto House, broom in hand.
Then—
that sound again.
A soft, trembling sob behind a sliding door.
Zenitsu tightens his grip on the broom.
"Okay… okay Zenitsu… be brave just this once…"
He slides the door open—
—and freezes.
Inside stands the Oiran.
Perfect hair.
Perfect makeup.
Perfect smile.
Daki.
At her feet—
a young girl bound in silk, sobbing.
Zenitsu's voice tightens.
"…you."
Daki turns slowly.
Her green eyes glow beneath the lantern flame.
"Why is a weak little boy wandering around at night?"
Zenitsu steps forward anyway.
"You're hurting people.
Let her go."
Daki's smile widens unnaturally.
"Oh…
you're not weak.
You're just annoying."
WHIP.
Her obi slashes forward—
wrapping Zenitsu before he can breathe.
SNAP.
She slams him into the wall so hard the house trembles.
"You talk too much."
Zenitsu goes limp.
Daki drags him away through a secret passage,
his body limp like a broken toy.
---
Alarm Through the District
Tanjiro stops mid-step.
"…Zenitsu's scent. Blood."
Inosuke's eyes sharpen.
"I HEAR SCREAMS! THE DEMON TOOK HIM!"
From another street—
Papyrus runs with theatrical panic,
Sans follows floating calmly.
Papyrus bellows:
"DID SOMEONE SCREAM!? WAS IT ZENITSU!?"
Sans nods.
"Yeah.
And he wasn't having a good time."
Tengen lands behind them, jewels rattling.
"He's been taken. Good.
Now we know exactly which Oiran is the demon."
Tanjiro points to the tallest building.
"Her.
That's Daki."
The district falls silent as the Upper Rank aura thickens.
---
The Fight Begins
Daki appears atop the roof—
moon behind her,
Zenitsu unconscious in her silk.
"Who's next?" she purrs.
Tanjiro leaps up immediately.
"DAKI! LET HIM GO!"
Daki squeezes her sash—
Zenitsu groans.
"Why?
He's much nicer quiet."
Tanjiro tenses—
but before he can attack—
WHIP.
Several sashes launch at him.
---
Sans Joins the Fight
A blue glow spreads behind Tanjiro.
Sans appears.
Hands in pockets.
"Yo.
You must be Daki."
Daki frowns.
"A skeleton? This district really is full of trash."
Sans shrugs.
"Yeah yeah. Put the kid down."
She smirks.
"Make me."
Sans' left eye ignites blue.
"…'kay."
Gravity crush.
Daki's sash slams into the rooftop, cracking tiles.
She snarls.
"Annoying little pest—"
Mini-blasters appear behind Sans, firing a volley that blocks each of her sash attacks.
Tanjiro charges.
"Sans! Cover me!"
"On it."
Tanjiro slices through several sashes—
flesh spraying like petals.
Daki hisses:
"You CUT my obi… how rude."
Her pressure spikes—
Upper Rank fury unleashed.
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Papyrus: Saving Civilians & Zenitsu
Inside the collapsing hallways—
Papyrus smashes through debris.
"FEAR NOT, CITIZENS! THE GREAT PAPYRUS SHALL SAVE YOU!"
He catches a falling beam with a massive bone platform.
Kids cling to him crying—
he gathers them gently.
"FOLLOW ME TO SAFETY!
I PROMISE YOU WILL NOT DIE ON MY WATCH!"
He moves deeper—
and finds Zenitsu.
Wrapped in blood-stained silk.
Barely breathing.
Papyrus' eyes widen.
"No… ZENITSU!"
He slices the sash with a bone blade, catching Zenitsu before he falls.
"YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DIE TONIGHT!"
He carries Zenitsu outside, protecting everyone behind bone shields.
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Back to the Battle
Tanjiro and Sans press forward on the rooftop.
Tanjiro severs sashes—
Sans crushes others with telekinesis.
Daki snarls.
"Two pests against an Upper Rank? Bold."
Sans smirks.
"Nah.
Just confident."
Tanjiro raises his blade.
"This ends now!"
Moonlight flashes.
Sashes explode.
Blasters roar.
Steel whistles.
The first true clash begins.
Be continued