Big Sister Plays Wingman: Alone Together in the Kitchen!

Kanae chuckled as she listened to Giyu's probing questions.

"Kawaii! ฅฅ*!"

She laughed so hard her body trembled, and her astonishingly large breasts swayed with each laugh.

However, the older sister knew the principle of "boiling a frog in lukewarm water".

Although I really gave that Water Hashira guy a hard time last night

But seeing his awkward way of not pushing her away, Kanae's heart was already overflowing with sweetness.

"Mr. Tomioka is so kind!!"

Kanae sat up from the covers with a smile and straightened her slightly disheveled silk pajamas.

"Thanks to you, my post-war trauma has completely healed!!"

"You can get some rest here tonight, I won't disturb you."

With those words, Kanae left the room, contentedly clutching her pillow.

After leaving Giyu's room,

Kanae didn't go back to her room to catch up on sleep; instead, she went straight to the Butterfly Mansion's medicine dispensing room.

She stopped in her tracks just as she reached the doorway.

Through the half-open door, she saw her younger sister, Shinobu Kocho, standing in front of the grinding bowl.

Ren held a pestle in his hand, grinding the herbs half-heartedly.

But those purple eyes weren't on the herbs at all; instead, they kept glancing out the window, secretly looking towards the direction of Giyu Tomioka's rest room in the backyard.

In those eyes, there was a mixture of three parts arrogance, three parts annoyance, and four parts barely concealed disappointment and longing.

Seeing this, Kanae gave a knowing smile.

"My silly little sister, she's clearly worried sick about it, but her mouth is as hard as a knife!!"

Kanae sighed silently to herself.

As her older sister, she knew Ren's personality all too well.

When it comes to relationship problems, this girl only uses a sharp tongue and arrogance to disguise herself.

If no one had given her a push, she probably would have carried this unrequited love to her grave.

"Now that I've won first place, as the older sister, it's time for me to lend my younger sister a hand!!"

A sly glint flashed in Kanae's eyes, and a perfect "wingman plan" instantly took shape in her mind.

As noon approached, the kitchen of the Butterfly Mansion entered its most battle-like moment of the day.

Although the wounded in the intensive care unit were wrapped up like mummies, their appetites were astonishing.

The kitchen staff were so busy they were practically running around, wishing they had eight hands.

Just then, Kanae pulled Giyu Tomioka into the kitchen.

Giyu originally wanted to go to Asai District to eat radish and salmon.

As a result, Kanae used the excuse that "the Butterfly Mansion is short-handed, and as a Pillar, you should help out," and forcibly dragged him over.

Although Lord Water Hashira remained expressionless, looking at the mountain of radishes piled on the cutting board, he could only silently apologize to the salmon.

"Shinobu, how's the nutritional meal preparation for the wounded going?"

Kanae pulled Giyu to the stove and asked with a smile.

Shinobu was chopping a piece of pumpkin when she looked up and saw Giyu following behind her sister. Her knife wobbled, and she almost cut her finger.

"Sister, why did you bring Mr. Tomioka into the kitchen?"

Ren tried her best to keep her voice calm, but an unnatural blush still flashed across her face.

"The kitchen is so busy, I specially asked Mr. Tomioka to come and help chop the vegetables."

Kanae released Giyu's arm, then suddenly slapped her thigh, feigning an extremely annoyed expression.

"Oh dear! I almost forgot!!"

Kanae's acting skills are worthy of an award-winning actress; her exaggerated expressions are just right.

"Headquarters delivered a large batch of urgently needed herbs this morning, and they're still piled up at the Medicine Room entrance, uncounted!"

"If you mix them up, it could cause a major accident!"

"Shinobu, you and Mr. Tomioka are responsible for the nutritious meals here!!"

I must go and deal with the herbs immediately!

After saying that, he didn't give the two of them any chance to refute him.

Kanae turned and ran out of the kitchen with terrifying speed.

Before leaving, she even very "thoughtfully" closed the kitchen door.

"Bang!"

As the door closed, only Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho remained in the spacious kitchen.

The air suddenly fell silent, leaving only awkward silence.

Ren gripped the kitchen knife tightly, his heart pounding uncontrollably.

She could clearly smell the cold, spring-like scent emanating from Giyu.

The two of them often spent time alone together, but now that the older sister had deliberately locked them in this warm and inviting kitchen, the atmosphere felt completely different.

"That..."

She bit her lip, just about to break the awkward silence.

Giyu Tomioka made the first move!!

He very consciously walked to the cutting board and picked up a kitchen knife.

What needs to be cut?

"Ah... just shred those white radishes."

Ren pointed to a basket of radishes next to him, not daring to meet Giyu's gaze.

"Clear."

Giyu nodded and casually picked up a white radish and placed it on the cutting board.

The next second, the atmosphere in the kitchen changed drastically.

Giyu's eyes instantly sharpened, and the muscles in his right hand gripping the knife tensed.

"Total Concentration Breathing—!"

With his soft breathing, the air temperature in the kitchen seemed to drop a few degrees.

"Tap tap--!"

The cleaver in Giyu's hands turned into a blur of silver light.

The thick wooden cutting board creaked and groaned under the relentless pounding of the blade, as if it might crack at any moment.

In less than five seconds,

A thick white radish was cut into shreds of exactly the same thickness and even the same length.

Shinobu stood to the side, completely dumbfounded!

She looked at the pile of shredded radish that resembled a work of art.

Looking at Giyu's expressionless, deadpan face, the slight flutter in her heart vanished instantly, leaving her speechless.

"Ara ara--!"

Ren crossed his arms over his chest, his purple eyes flashing with undisguised mockery.

"Mr. Tomioka's method of chopping vegetables is really simple and brutal!!"

She walked lightly to Giyu's side and spoke in a deliberately sweet yet slightly sarcastic tone.

"If you Total Concentration Breathing on an innocent radish, it might cry if it hears you."

"He was just helping out in the kitchen, but he acted like he was about to kill someone."

Ren tilted his head and relentlessly poked at Giyu's sore spots.

"No wonder everyone says Mr. Tomioka, you're a loner!!"

"With your attitude of treating life like a battlefield, no wonder you can't make friends!"

"... Everyone dislikes me."

After saying those words, Ren felt a little regretful inside.

She didn't mean to hurt him; she just wanted to use this method to get closer to him and cover up her panic.

However, Giyu Tomioka's reactions always manage to precisely avoid everyone's predictions.

Giyu stopped his frantic chopping of vegetables.

He turned around, his deep blue eyes staring intently at Shinobu Kocho.

That expressionless face showed no sign of life, only an almost obsessive seriousness and stubbornness.

"I am not disliked!!"

His rebuttal, word by word, sounded like he was stating some universal truth.

Upon hearing this, Ren, who had initially felt a little guilty, suddenly became furious.

Are you still dwelling on this issue?

She laughed in exasperation, her face turning bright red.

"When the entire Demon Slayer Corps' Pillars hold a meeting, you're always standing alone in a corner."

Even our Master is troubled by your unsociable nature!

Ren took a step forward, reducing the distance between them to less than half a meter.

Everyone thinks you're an arrogant and conceited guy!

"This is what it means to be disliked, Mr. Tomioka!!"

I am not disliked.

Giyu remained steadfast in his principles, even adding a serious remark.

"Everyone just has a bad temper, they don't hate me!!"

This stubborn statement completely shattered Ren's rational defenses.

She stared wide-eyed at this blockhead who was impossible to reason with, and her anger and resentment surged to her head.

"Mr. Tomioka is such a hopeless blockhead!"

I've been so patient that I've even forgotten my catchphrase.

She stretched out her fair index finger and, without any hesitation, forcefully poked it into Giyu's muscular chest.

"Poke!!"

Three muffled thuds followed.

Shinobu's fingertip poked Giyu's pectoral muscle!

This was originally a classic and fun "love poke" between couples or people who are in a flirtatious relationship!!

In Ren's imagination, facing this sudden physical contact,

Giyu should at least take a step back, or at least show some embarrassment.

But--

Reality is always harsher than fantasy!!

The moment Ren's finger touched it, she felt as if she had struck a cold, hard steel plate.

Giyu Giyu's thin team uniform lay terrifying muscles honed through years of hellish training.

Giyu stood still, without moving an inch.

He didn't even show much emotion; he simply lowered his head, his gaze falling on the finger that was still poking his chest.

Then, he looked up and met the Jonin's fiery purple eyes.

Doesn't your finger hurt?

"My pectoral muscles are taut and engorged with blood right now because of my Breathing Style!"

"If you poke it with that much force, your knuckles could easily be bruised or dislocated."

"You're a medical professional from the Butterfly Mansion; you should know better than me how to protect your hands!!"

These words were spoken.

The kitchen fell silent instantly; not even a breath could be heard.

Ren stood there, dumbfounded.

Anger, shame, and the frustrating feeling of punching cotton filled her chest in an instant.

"Giyu Tomioka!!"

She practically forced those four words out through gritted teeth.

She turned around abruptly and grabbed the kitchen knife that Yi Giyu had just put down on the cutting board.

His gaze was fixed on the huge, uncut pumpkin on the cutting board.

"Go to hell!! You clueless idiot!!"

She gripped the knife hilt tightly with both hands, her anger blazing, and slashed down fiercely!

"Snap--!"

With a loud crash, the hard pumpkin was split in two.

Along with it, the thick wooden cutting board below also cracked open in the middle with a loud "crack" under this terrifying force.

Giyu stared blankly at the broken cutting board, his brow furrowing slightly.

"The blade is bent! And with the cutting board broken, I can't cut carrots at all!!"

And right outside the tightly closed wooden door of the kitchen...

Kanae Kocho, who hadn't even bothered to apply any herbs, saw everything that was happening inside clearly through the crack in the door.

She covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking violently as she tried to suppress her laughter.

"Oh dear, Giyu, that blockhead, his destructive power is as terrifying as ever... o(∩_∩)o"

Kanae was secretly overjoyed.

Looking at his younger sister's exasperated yet Giyu and adorable expression,

This perfect wingman knew that the first step of the plan had been perfectly accomplished.