[center][h1]TENKO MARIA THOMPSON[/h1][/center]
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Himari's unceremonious kick that ushered the Rumble Hashira out of the room left Tenko flabbergasted; it was as if Himari cut through the tension of the room and had it dissipate into ether.

Tenko understood the awkwardness of having a man barging into the women's onsen, of course. But it was not as if they were naked. The towel covered more than swimsuits some women would wear back in the United States, after all. Then again, the Japanese tend to be more reserved and particular about these sorts of things, as she had come to learn.

Nevertheless, she breathed a sigh of relief, seeing a chance to de-escalate the situation. She turned to Guen, about to say something to the former Hashira once more, before she started speaking first. Of how she felt the Demon Slayer Corps weren't doing enough to find Hikaru's killer, and that they had, essentially, let a demon lord fly under the radar, responsible for the disappearance.

The Demon Slayer Corps was not perfect, and thus, in that regard, Tenko was sure that if Guen's heavy-handed methods were what managed to track the demon, it would make an argument for utilitarianism.

But we were not God. We do not have omniscience to know that the 'sacrificed lives' would balance the right way in the end. And that it also neglected the harm killing innocents did to the soul of the utilitarian. Even if more lives were saved in this world, was that worth the eternal life of Guen's soul?

And that was the problem with utilitarianism, wasn't it?

In their pursuit of ‘good outcome’, they are liable to forgo true moral good that transcends material things, which the consequentialist is concerned with.

Still, with Guen like this, it wasn't the time to preach or moral philosophising.

"...Guen-san. If there is a demon roaming free that is endangering innocent people...of course, I will help you defeat it. With or without the Corps' approval. But that doesn—"

Tenko stopped suddenly.

How could she not have noticed until now? Was it because she had been sensing the demon all the time while they were in the onsen that she had simply pushed it to the back of her mind? Or that the whole altercation between Guen and Miyuki distracted her?

How could she not have noticed...that a demon was right in front of the onsen?

"...On second thought. Let's postpone that discussion. There's a demon just in front of the onsen entrance. We should go."

With that, Tenko stood up, as she promptly headed back into the women's changing room.