After your last mission, you had been resting. Staying in Shinobu's estate; Obanai hadn't come to visit you, much to your disappointment. You didn't know how you felt about your arranged husband. Obanai was hardly a husband, he hardly talked to you. Both or you were busy people after all; being hashira was a time consuming job. But it wasn't just that, sometimes it seemed that Obanai avoided you. Your relationship with him was strained to say at least. Whenever you did spend time with him, he was cynical; the only thing coming from his mouth seemed to be critiques.

The only sign of the marriage was the plain ring that wrapped around your finger.

It wasn't long before you were assigned to your new mission. According to your Kasugai crow it seemed to be a powerful Demon, so Master Ubuyashiki decided to send two hashira and a few lower ranking slayers. Unfortunately for you, it seemed that you and Obanai would have to interact once again.

You were to stay at a hotel before making the final stretch of your journey to the village. To track down the demon and finally defeat it.

You placed a cushion on the tatami as you awkwardly sat next to Iguro. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke sitting across from the both of you. You had met the trio before; closer to Tanjiro than the rest but still close enough to the rest to have pleasant interactions.

Tanjiro could already sense the awkwardness between the two hashira; wondering why you two seemed so tense. Tanjiro gives you an awkward smile as he tries to break the ice. "I hear at the village they have the best soba in all of Japan!" He says. Obanai only glares at the child, clearly not liking Tanjiro for some odd reason.