The village chief of the Swordsmith Village is a bad person.
This is a brand-new conclusion about life that Giyu Tomioka reached after living for more than a decade.
He stood at the entrance of the villa with its own private open-air hot spring, looking at the steaming, misty hot spring pool in front of him—it was clearly not a proper place—and fell into deep thought.
"Oh, oh, Mr. Village Chief, you're too kind."
This comes from the seemingly gentle and considerate older sister, Kanae Kocho has already laid a trap for everyone.
Giyu Tomioka took a deep breath, feeling his temples throbbing.
No!!
Absolutely not!
He turned around abruptly and, in what he believed to be a tone full of authority and decisiveness, issued a final ultimatum to the two girls behind him who were already eager to try.
"Men and women are different."
His words were concise and his gaze unwavering, as he attempted to suppress the unhealthy trend before him with his aura as a pillar.
"You guys go ahead, I'll do it myself later."
Are you kidding me?!?!
Soaking in a hot spring with them?!
Having experienced the harsh realities of society, you still expect me to remain calm?!
I am Giyu Tomioka! The Water Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps! A heartless demon-slaying machine!
My heart must be as calm, still, and undisturbed as my self-created Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Nagi!
Therefore, this kind of mixed bathing behavior, which may cause inner turmoil and is immoral, is unacceptable!
We must resolutely resist!
However, his self-righteous psychological defenses were as fragile as paper in front of the real demon king.
Kanae took tiny, quick steps, like a beautiful water snake, and silently slipped to his side.
She reached out her slender, soft hand and gently tugged at his sleeve, which was taut with nervousness.
Her body also leaned slightly towards him.
"But..."
Her voice, with a hint of coquettish nasal tone, was soft, sweet, and sticky.
She tiptoed slightly, brought her cherry-blossom-colored lips close to his ear, and whispered in a voice only he could hear:
"... The village chief said that we need to relax together to forge the best knife."
"Just for a little while, okay?"
Her sweet breath, like the softest feather, brushed against his sensitive earlobe, bringing waves of indescribable tingling and itching sensation.
We promise we won't bother you.
"Just think of it as... keeping Shinobu, making sure she doesn't cause any trouble in the water, okay, Mr. Giyu..."
That final "Mr. Giyu" was so melodious and enchanting that it completely shattered Giyu Tomioka's newly established defenses.
His brain went blank on the spot.
"Beep - Unknown language attack detected!"
"Beep beep - Firewall has suffered a fatal blow!"
"Beep beep - CPU overload! Memory overflow! System crashing!"
Meanwhile, Shinobu Kocho, who had used this as an excuse, stood there with a flushed face, nervously twisting the hem of her clothes in front of her, and white smoke was visibly rising from the top of her head.
'Absolutely not! How could this be! This is outrageous!'
'Soaking in a hot spring with... and that man?!'
'Although... although he could be considered my... future brother-in-law?'
'But! But!'
What is my sister thinking?!
'-Ahhh!'
But... that's what my sister said...
Moreover... this is also an excellent opportunity to observe Mr. Giyu's body up close... I mean, to observe the secrets of Mr. Giyu's swordsmanship?
Help! My brain is about to explode!
Ultimately, under Kanae's seemingly gentle but actually irresistible persistent pleading,
Giyu Tomioka, the youngest and strongest Water Hashira Demon Slayer Corps in history, who remained unfazed even when facing Upper Rank demons—
Shamefully, we've fallen.
He used the last shred of his reason to salvage a meager dignity for himself.
"I... I'll go in first! You... you're not allowed to come any closer!"
After saying this, he turned his back to the entrance to the land of pleasure, like a martyr about to die a heroic death, closed his eyes, and adopted the appearance of a saint who would not look or listen to anything improper.
Behind me, the alluring sound of clothes rubbing together soon followed.
"Ara~ Splash~ Thump~"
Immediately following were two suppressed gasps from the girls.
Finally, there were two incredibly soft splashes as the water entered the water.
Giyu Tomioka's body instantly stiffened, becoming as rigid as a rock that had been cultivated for a thousand years.
He didn't dare turn around.
He swore he would never look back!
But relying solely on his exceptionally keen hearing and his uncontrollable, rich imagination, his brain had already begun automatically playing certain inappropriate, pay-to-view images...
The hot spring pool is shrouded in mist, and the water ripples.
Two delicate, smooth, white bodies slowly sank into the water.
The rising steam gave their already fair and delicate skin an alluring pale pink hue.
Kanae Kocho, that mature and charming older sister, casually pinned her long, glossy black hair up in a bun at the back of her head with a hairpin.
Her long, slender neck and her exquisitely sculpted collarbone were revealed.
She leaned against the pool wall, letting the warm spring water wash over her full breasts. On her face was a smile of enjoyment, contentment, and even more so... a hunter's smile of complete control.
Shinobu Kocho, that innocent yet adorable younger sister, was like a startled little rabbit. As soon as she entered the water, she swam with lightning speed, using both her hands and feet, to the corner furthest away from Giyu Tomioka.
She wished she could shrink her entire body into the water, leaving only her small, bright red head and two large, watery purple eyes peeking warily at Giyu Tomioka's broad, muscular, and powerful back...
Then, it quickly looked away, submerged itself in the water, and started blowing bubbles.
In an instant, the entire hot spring pool was filled with an atmosphere of undercurrents.
Giyu Tomioka is waging a difficult and arduous struggle against his own reason.
Shinobu Kocho is currently engaged in a life-or-death tug-of-war with her own sense of shame.
And Kanae Kocho...
She's about to launch her attack.
"Knock knock."
A slender, smooth finger gently poked Giyu Tomioka's taut back.
"Mr. Giyu, what are you thinking about?"
Kanae's voice was soft and ethereal, as if it came from a misty haze.
!
Giyu Tomioka's body shuddered violently, as if he had been electrocuted!
He didn't turn around, but the tense muscles in his back that flashed across his face betrayed his extreme inner turmoil.
Having landed a successful blow, Kanae did not press her advantage.
She gracefully swam to the side of Giyu Tomioka, mimicking him by leaning her back against the cool pool wall, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
The two were only a fist's width apart.
She began to recount some lighthearted and amusing anecdotes in an extremely gentle tone.
For example, Shinobu spent the whole afternoon chasing butterflies in the yard.
For example...
Her voice, like a clear spring, flowed little by little into Giyu Tomioka's burning brain, gradually relaxing his tense nerves.
He even began to feel...
That seems pretty good too.
However,
Just as Giyu Tomioka slightly lowered his guard!
Kanae suddenly slid in and, without making a sound, nestled into Giyu Tomioka's arms!
Two soft, smooth arms, like white lotus roots, naturally wrapped around his neck!
"Boom-!"
Giyu Tomioka was completely stunned.
In his world, all that remained was the soft, smooth, curvaceous body in his arms...
Through the warm pool water, he could almost clearly trace the contours of her skin, so full of amazing elasticity, with his own body.
Her unique, sweet fragrance, amplified by the steam, became even more intense and overpowering, completely overwhelming him.
Everything was frantically assaulting his most primal instincts as a normal man!
Kanae buried her delicate face deeply in the crook of his neck, and whispered in his ear in an extremely seductive voice:
"Mr. Giyu's embrace..."
"So warm..."
"It makes me feel so safe..."
"I... I like it so much..."
"..."
"..."
It's over.
Giyu Tomioka thought in despair.
Feeling the uncontrollable changes in his body, Giyu Tomioka's rationality completely collapsed in that instant!
Like a monkey with its tail on fire, he abruptly pushed away the delicate body in his arms that was driving him to ecstasy.
With a loud "splash," he stood up from the hot spring pool, looking disheveled!
He didn't even dare to look down at himself, much less at Kanae's expression!
His voice became incoherent.
"I... I've made it! You... you enjoy!"
Then, without looking back, he fled the hot spring, which was more terrifying than hell to him!
If the other members of the Demon Slayer Corps had seen that hastily fleeing figure, it would probably have caused an earthquake of magnitude 8.
Watching Giyu Tomioka flee in disarray, Shinobu Kocho, the steam Shinobu Kocho who had been blowing bubbles the whole time, finally let out a long sigh of relief.
She collapsed, feeling as if she had just walked through the gates of hell.
We're saved...
On the other side of the hot spring.
The culprit who was ruthlessly pushed away, Kanae Kocho, after regaining her balance in the water, looked at Giyu Tomioka's back without showing any disappointment or embarrassment.
Instead, he revealed a victorious smile, like a cunning little fox, as if his scheme had succeeded.