The next morning.
The three members of the Kamado household got out of bed early. The lumber for rebuilding the house had arrived the night before, so all that remained was to get down to the actual handiwork.
Chinatsu had little experience with this sort of thing, but as long as Tanjiro did, that was enough. She declared that she could support him with muscle and moral encouragement. As for brainpower, he could count her out.
Their original wooden house wasn't very big. When their family had been at its largest, with nine people, it had felt rather cramped. Since they were doing the work anyway, they might as well expand it.
After all, they lived halfway up a mountain, with so much open land around them. Building a little villa shouldn't be a problem, right?
"Sis! Bring over two more logs!"
"You got it! Coming right up!"
With a large log balanced on each shoulder, Chinatsu took small, steady steps over to Tanjiro. Nichirin Blade in hand, he sliced the enormous logs down to the right sizes with a few swift strokes and began grinding levels in construction.
"Anything else you need me to do?"
"Just stand by for now, Sis. I'll call you if I need anything."
"Okaaay."
Chinatsu pursed her lips as she replied, then tilted her head up toward the sky. Just as she was admiring the lovely weather, a noisy clamor reached her ears from the path leading up from the foot of the mountain.
"Sis... it sounds like a lot of people are coming..."
Tanjiro, who had been driving in screws, sniffed hard and couldn't help stopping his work.
A lot of people? There certainly were.
Chinatsu expanded her sensory range. There really were a lot of people, and judging by the route they