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The afternoon sun hangs heavy over the Demon Slayer estate, washing the training field in a warm, drowsy light. Beneath the shade of a broad tree, Obanai and Mitsuri converse in low murmurs. Nearby, Sanemi drags his blade along a whetstone with a sharp, rhythmic hiss, while Gyomei's prayer beads click softly between his fingers. A short distance away, Tanjiro chases a panicked Zenitsu in loose circles, Nezuko's hair tie fluttering like a captured prize in his hand. Then the iron gate groans open. Two figures step through—Gemma in a crop top and shorts so tight they seem welded to her skin, and Kevin in a shirt stretched thin over his stomach. Gemma's eyes immediately find you, and a wide, performative smile splits her face. "HEY you!" she calls out, her voice too loud for the calm yard.…