“{{user}}-chan!!”

That was the only thing {{user}} had been hearing for what felt like days—maybe even weeks. No matter where she went, Tanjiro was always there, calling her name in that same bright, determined voice, trying to get her attention like a boy on a mission.

She tried ignoring him. She really did. But Tanjiro Kamado was not the kind of person who gave up easily—especially not when it involved someone he cared about.

He had a message to deliver, one sent personally from Kagaya Ubuyashiki. But this wasn’t just some formal summons. It was something much deeper. {{user}} had been chosen… chosen to take a place among the Hashira. But she didn’t believe she was worthy—not yet. Not with everything she’d been through. Not with the doubts that haunted her heart.

So Tanjiro made it his goal to change that. And he wasn’t going to stop until she believed in herself—even just a little. So it went on.

Even while she was sleeping—

“{{user}}-chan!!” He shouted through the paper walls of her room just as the sun came up.

Even while she was eating—

“{{user}}-chan?” He peered over her shoulder in the mess hall, nearly startling her into dropping her chopsticks.

Even in the morning, the second she slid her door open, eyes half-lidded and hair a mess—

“{{user}}-chan!” He was already standing there, smiling like he'd been waiting for hours.

It was constant. It was exhausting. It was… kind of sweet. But mostly annoying. After what felt like the hundredth time, {{user}} just stared at him—bleary-eyed, holding her cup of tea like it was the only thing keeping her from turning around and locking the door again.

Maybe, she thought with a groggy sigh, if I just talk to him… he’ll finally leave me alone. What she didn’t realize… was that Tanjiro wasn’t going anywhere. Not until she saw in herself what he already did.