And just then...
After calming down her stubborn husband, Kanae Kocho turned around and her gaze returned to her younger sister standing by the doorway in the corridor.
At that moment,
Kanae's expression of a submissive, submissive woman towards her husband vanished instantly, replaced by a mischievous, teasing tone typical of an older sister!
"Oh my gosh~ Let's see, whose new bride is this?"
Kanae, with elegant and light steps, quickly walked up the corridor, grabbed Shinobu Kocho, whose legs were still weak, and smiled as she leaned close to her sister's ear, which was almost red with embarrassment:
"Tsk tsk tsk, Shinobu, I've only been away for three days, how come you've turned into a crab?"
"Could it be...?"
What instructions did your sister give you in her letter before she left? Did you forget them because you were in such a hurry?
"Ugh! Sister! Shut up! Don't say such embarrassing things!"
Shinobu Kocho that her older sister exposed her embarrassing behavior from the previous night in front of her brother-in-law (now husband) that she almost died on the spot.
But then,
This sharp-tongued wife, who never wanted to lose a verbal battle, immediately grabbed Kanae's arm, tilted her flushed face up, and retorted:
"Hmph! You dare to laugh at me?!"
"And I'm not like some wicked woman who ran away!"
"Mr. Giyu himself said I'm even more lovable than you, hehe~!"
"Oh? Really? It seems our Shinobu has a lot of potential. Since she's so capable, how about we let you cover all the shifts this week?"
"Wait, wait a minute! Are you kidding me?! You're not going to desert me!!"
They huddled together in the corridor, blushing and revealing each other's secrets, oblivious to everyone else, and began discussing how to deal with Mr. Giyu's two sisters.
Standing in the center of the courtyard, Giyu Tomioka's eye twitched violently three times.
Although he already knew what kind of people these two sisters were like in private, listening to them discuss strategy tips as if they were some kind of world boss that needed to be defeated was still a bit too much for Giyuu to handle, even with Giyu thick skin!
"Ahem! You two sisters chat first, I'll go to the backyard to chop some firewood and check on how dinner is being prepared."
The max-level swordsman, Giyu Tomioka, displayed extremely high tactical skills, knowing full well that staying here at this moment would only make him a redundant target.
He decisively uttered a sentence, and with a slight movement of the Water Breathing beneath his feet, he transformed into a blur, leaving the main arena space entirely to the two sisters who had "reunited after a long separation"!
As the sun sets, night falls once more at the Butterfly Mansion.
The seating arrangement for tonight's dinner is quite interesting.
Giyu Tomioka sat upright in the main seat, while on either side of him, the two stunningly beautiful sisters, Kanae and Shinobu Kocho, knelt close to his arms!
The banquet had just begun when a silent battleground erupted, with Shinobu Kocho, who had just successfully taken over and was eager to exercise her rights as a wife, firing the first shot!
"My dear husband~ come on, open your mouth, ah--!"
Shinobu Kocho was extremely excited.
She didn't even bother with her own bowl, and directly picked up a large piece of the fattest salmon belly, smilingly offering it to Giyu's mouth:
"This is the first time today that Shinobu is feeding her husband as a wife!"
"Try it, isn't it even sweeter than the ones your sister usually gives you?"
As she spoke, Shinobu raised her eyebrows smugly and gave Kanae a wink.
Look how pampered I am!
Giyu looked at the salmon meat offered to his mouth, then glanced at Shinobu on his left, who was staring at him Shinobu. Without hesitation, he opened his mouth and ate the fish meat, nodding and giving it high praise.
"Mmm, delicious."
"Yay! Mr. Giyu said mine was the best!"
Shinobu was so happy that her eyebrows danced with joy, and her tail almost reached the sky.
Seeing this, Kanae Kocho, who was sitting on the right, was not angry. Instead, she covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
As the eldest sister who sits firmly on the sidelines, Kanae is well-versed in the art of yielding and using gentleness to overcome strength in managing her husband.
She naturally indulged her younger sister's novelty and excitement about being newly married.
So, Kanae calmly ladled out a bowl of steaming hot black chicken soup, placed it to Giyu's right, and said gently:
"Yes, yes, yes, our Shinobu did a great job today, even the fish she picked out was sweet~"
"Mr. Giyu, after you've finished the fish Shinobu fed you, have some of my soup to soothe your nerves."
Upon seeing that her older sister wasn't fighting with her for it, but instead being so generous, Shinobu Kocho's opportunistic nature instantly kicked in!
For the next half hour, Shinobu practically transformed into a fully automatic feeding machine. One moment she'd rest her head on Giyu's shoulder, begging for a head pat; the next she'd insist on drinking a toast with Giyu; and finally, she'd even pointed sweetly at the shrimp in her bowl and say:
"My dear husband, my arms are sore and I can't peel the shrimp today. Could you peel them for me and feed them to me?"
Just as Giyu picked up a shrimp to peel, Shinobu Kocho, who was sitting next to him, tried to cross the low table and sit on Giyu's lap to eat!
However, just as Shinobu's little bottom lifted an inch, attempting to completely monopolize Giyu's embrace!
"Snap."
Kanae Kocho, who had been watching the show with a smile as if she didn't care about anything, gently tapped her chopsticks on the table.
Her face still wore a gentle, spring-like smile, but her pinkish-purple eyes narrowed slightly as she reached out her left hand and pinched the soft flesh of Shinobu Kocho's thigh under the table.
"Oh dear, Shinobu ~"
"Although your older sister loves you very much and has shared half of her husband with you, you still need to follow the rules of dining."
"Hiss--!"
I felt the pain in my thigh, and the terrifying suppression of my sister's bloodline!
Shinobu Kocho, who had been so arrogant and domineering, instantly wilted, trembled, and obediently sat back down, holding her rice bowl with both hands, as docile as a primary school student.
"Um... I suddenly feel that eating while sitting down helps with digestion!"
"Sister, hurry up and eat! This tempura smells amazing, haha..."
Seeing this, Giyu Tomioka, caught in the middle, finally couldn't help but smile.
These are the two sisters.
One is quirky and mischievous, proud and unrestrained; the other is gentle and dignified, cunning and steady.
But as the saying goes, every creature has its nemesis. The lively and warm atmosphere when they were all together gave Giyu, who was used to being alone, a feeling of warmth he had never experienced before.
After dinner, it was late at night and all was quiet.
On the floor of the master bedroom,
The original single beds had long been removed and replaced by two beds pushed together, covered with an incredibly thick pair of mandarin duck brocade quilts!
The lights in the outer room were extinguished, leaving only a dim bedside nightlight.
Giyu Tomioka was wearing a loose white nightgown and lying on his back in the center.
And beside him—
On the left is Shinobu Kocho, who has changed into a light purple silk nightgown and exudes a delicate medicinal fragrance.
On the right is Kanae Kocho, wearing a light pink silk nightgown, with a plump and graceful figure!
"Hmph, tonight Mr. Giyu's left side is mine! Sister, you're not allowed to cross the line!"
As soon as she crawled into bed, Shinobu Kocho immediately took the initiative, slipping into Giyu's left arm like a slippery little eel, hugging the left side of Giyu's chest with her small hands, and pressing her flushed face against his left shoulder to assert her dominance.
"Okay, okay, the left side is yours, and I'll take the right one, alright?"
Kanae Kocho chuckled and shook her head, then turned to her side and naturally rested her head on Giyu's right shoulder. Her slender, fair arm rested on Giyu's abs, touching her sister's small hand in the middle.
However, considering that Shinobu Kocho had just gone through that kind of thing last night and was even walking unsteadily today, she really couldn't withstand any more hardship; in addition, Kanae had also been traveling all day.
Therefore, no fierce battle broke out on the bed tonight.
Giyu Tomioka lay flat in the middle, his left arm around the petite and delicate Shinobu Kocho, who was still whimpering and acting coquettishly, and his right arm around the gentle and obedient Kanae Kocho, who was softly smoothing the wrinkles in his pajamas.
Hearing the soft breathing from both sides of his ears, feeling the two equally warm and soft yet very different bodies in his arms, and the two hearts that were completely devoted to him.
This invincible being, who was only one step away from godhood, slowly tightened his arms, pulling the two sisters in his arms closer to his chest:
"Kanae, Shinobu, thank you for your hard work... It's so good to have you here."
Hearing Giyu's heartfelt exclamation...
On the left, Shinobu Kocho, still struggling to keep her eyes Shinobu Kocho for attention, had her eyes curved into happy crescent moons. Her little hands and her sister Kanae's fingers gently intertwined on Giyu's chest as she murmured sleepily:
"Hmm... Mr. Giyu is an idiot... but he's also Shinobu and her sister's favorite person..."
On the right, Kanae Kocho tilted her head slightly, and in the dim light of the night lamp, she looked affectionately at Giyu's handsome profile, and then at her younger sister who was almost asleep on the other side.
A beautiful, satisfied smile bloomed on her lips.
She gently lowered her head and kissed Giyu on the chest:
"Yes, my husband."
"Whether it's the evil spirits outside or the final battle ahead... we sisters are not afraid of anything."
"If from now on, the three of us can live together peacefully and happily like this... that would be better than anything else in this world."
A night breeze swept through the courtyard, Wisteria quietly drifted down.
Beneath the warm quilt, three figures embraced tightly, welcoming the dawn together in a peaceful and sweet dream.
P. S.: 15,000 words, I'm exhausted! (T▽T)