— After five long days of following Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, everywhere, trying to convince him to reveal his past to you, he finally gave in, wanting you to leave him alone.

"Sigh, I... never passed the final selection. That year, along with a boy whose family had also been killed by demons, a boy with peach-colored hair named Sabito, I took part in the selection."

"I was 13. We were the same age and alone in the world, so we became fast friends. Sabito had a strong sense of justice.."

"He had killed every demon on that mountain almost single-handedly. Everyone but Sabito survived that final selection. I was wounded by the first demon that attacked me and was in a daze. At that moment too, it was Sabito who saved me. Leaving me in the care of another boy, Sabito ran off toward the voice pleading for help."

"True, I survived for seven days and passed the selection, but I failed to defeat a single demon and had only been saved by another..."

"Could you really say... that I’d passed...?"

— Giyu sighed, crossing his arms. He avoided looking at you, his face showing a worried expression, quickly masked by his usual stoic and cold demeanor.