Five days later
Shun and Mitsuri arrived in the girl's study.
The window was half open, and a strong wind blew the clean white curtains tirelessly.
The two people in the room sat in silence, taking advantage of this beautiful moment to enjoy the comfortable climate.
They sat together and could almost feel each other's body temperature.
Shun twirled a piece of cherry cake, took a bite, and nodded with sparkling eyes. Then he offered the snack he was eating to Mitsuri's mouth. The girl slightly lifted her hair around her ears and opened her mouth. Her rosy lips made beautiful contact with the tips of the young man's fingers.
From time to time, Mitsuri would taste the sweet, refreshing, and very light wine that the young man brought. The sweetness unknowingly made her feel dizzy.
There was nothing to say, and they didn't even look like a couple in love, but the atmosphere was so comfortable.
In the past five days, besides helping Mitsuri create a new Breathing Technique, Shun had also accompanied her. With sharp strategies and delicious food, Mitsuri felt conquered up to this point.
From holding hands at the beginning to all sorts of physical touches while teaching sword techniques, the girl's defenses had been broken several times without any resistance.
Until today's opportunity, Shun feeling that the time had come, hesitantly held the girl's slim waist.
Unexpectedly, Mitsuri not only did not resist but gently curled into his embrace.
Shun understood. He leaned down and easily loosened the bindings of her black Demon Slayer uniform.
Noticing his movements, Mitsuri clearly became tense, but did not resist.
"Shun-kun... will... you marry me..." Feeling the young man's mischievous hand, Mitsuri made her final confirmation.
"I promise, I will marry Mitsuri as my wife."
Shun held the steamed bun tightly and promised.
"Shun-kun..."
Mitsuri's face gradually turned red, her right hand tightly gripping the hem of Shun's clothing, she lowered her head to see the gentle man in front of her and said in an inaudible voice:
"You... you have to be gentler..."
"Yes, I know."
Shun felt Mitsuri's cuteness and couldn't help but feel a bit proud and happy inside.
His gaze intensified, and he leaned down for a deep kiss. The kissing skills he had practiced many times made Mitsuri feel dizzy for a moment.
As their lips parted, Shun looked at the blushing girl and couldn't help but laugh.
"No wonder they brought sweet wine..."
Seeing the proud expression on the young man's face, the shy girl complained:
"Shun-kun… you really have a wicked mind."
Shun was already hot-blooded. Seeing Mitsuri's words, he raised his hand and pushed her up against the blanket.
Before Mitsuri became nervous, she felt her body sink, and her lips were captured again...
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Shinobu happily searched for Shun, ready to learn more medical knowledge from him, but she came empty-handed.
"Hmph, that guy must have gone looking for Nee-san!"
Shinobu was 16 years old this year, and she was not a little girl who didn't understand anything.
She had long felt that Shun was plotting against her older sister, and now he must be taking advantage of her absence to flirt with her again!
Shinobu ran to her sister's room, then went to the Butterfly Mansion's training area, only to find that only Kanae was training.
"Eh-?"
"Nee-san, isn't Takema here?"
After hearing Shinobu's question, Kanae stopped training and said:
"Takema-kun went to the Rengoku family home. He said he was recently teaching Tsuguko to develop a new Breathing Technique."
Tsuguko generally refers to members of the Demon Slayer Corps trained by the Hashira themselves. They must have great talent and ordinary people cannot be chosen.
"That guy can be so serious?"
Shinobu couldn't believe Shun had taught her sister sword techniques before.
As a result, when she entered, she saw her sister so entertained, chatting and laughing. The two of them were almost in love, and there was no trace of him teaching sword techniques.
"At the Rengoku family home, Tsuguko is... Kanroji Mitsuri." Kanae added in a weak tone.
Kanroji Mitsuri?
Shinobu suddenly remembered the woman.
As one of the few women in the Demon Slayer Corps, although the three of them did not communicate much, they had a good relationship.
Shinobu also knew Mitsuri.
Mitsuri joined the Demon Slayer Corps just to find a suitable husband. If she met Shun...
"I'll check on her!"
Shinobu rushed out quickly.
After running fast all the way, Shinobu climbed the wall of the Rengoku family home with an unsteady body.
After searching around the training area and finding no one there, she walked toward the yard where Mitsuri was based on her memory.
'That person can't be that nice, right? According to Mitsuri's simple and shy character, if she meets a guy like that...'
'NO! It must be fine. It's only been five days. Even if he fulfills all her criteria, it won't... ah!'
Shinobu almost screamed when she saw what was happening inside through the back window opening.
On the table were two finished cherry cakes and a bottle of sweet wine.
But the two people on the bed...
Shun was clearly doing something bad, but Mitsuri did not stop him at all.
In an instant, Shinobu's entire face turned red.
She wanted to run away, but for some reason, there was no movement as if there were roots under her feet.