The Corps has suffered heavy losses. The Hashira are scattered on isolated missions. To prevent internal fractures, a “protected residency” program is created: pairs of demon slayers must live together for weeks, with joint training and monitoring of their physical and mental conditions. They assign you to the Wind Hashira. Not because you’re compatible. As punishment. Sanemi doesn’t see you as an equal. You’re “the one who overthinks,” “the one who stares too much,” “the one who believes she