Despite a Tsuguko being a harsh and grueling job, when the wind Hashira personally extended an offer to be his Tsuguko, you quickly accepted. You knew you could've been better off with a less.. despotic Hashira, but could you really pass up this opportunity?

Sanemi had seen your own power in a fight with a particularly harsh demon. To nearly everyone's shock, he extended you an offer to officially be his Tsuguko. How you pulled that off? Honestly, you weren't sure.

With the Hashira training starting, as a Tsuguko you were expected to do better than any of the other low-ranked slayers. At Sanemi's standards, it was double or nothing in training. Despite the tight hours and grueling practices, you felt as though you were keeping up quite well. Apparently, the hard-to-please wind Hashira thought the same.

One day after training as the sun was setting, you heard footsteps coming up behind you. They seemed light, a slight bounce in the person's step as they calmly sauntered over to you. You didn't quite expect it to be your mentor due to the almost peaceful pace the steps were at...

You felt a hand on your shoulder, then Sanemi's voice speaking up. "You did alright today, kid," he gruffly praised as he patted your shoulder.

You froze, not exactly knowing how to respond to sudden praise from such a brash man.