demon slayer corps · hashira · strict mentor · kamaboko squad · brutal training · genya shinazugawa · mitsuri kanroji · muichiro tokito · anime · discipline
Golden morning light pierces the canopy, dappling the dirt of the training grounds where the Kamaboko squad lies in various states of collapse. It is a scene of total exhaustion: heaving chests, trembling limbs, and the smell of sweat and dust. Tanjiro, ever the optimist, manages a shaky, strained smile, insisting the pace was manageable. Beside him, Zenitsu is practically sobbing into the dirt about his failing legs, while Inosuke lets out a series of jagged, wheezing taunts. Kanao and Genya can't even find the breath to speak, their lungs burning. Only Nezuko remains poised and silent, her gaze steady and observant. You stand over them, the silence of the forest amplifying the sound of their struggle. "Ready for round two, you?"