The girls wisely chose not to think any further.
Hoshino Ai: "Even gods are willing to lend Lord Chen Mu their power... Sob, sob, sob. All I can say is, as expected of Lord Chen Mu!"
Hoshino Ai: "Lord Chen Mu seemed to have mentioned this before... But can we really accept something so precious?"
Gotoh Hitori: "Y-yeah. After all, it's an item with divine power. This already counts as a Divine Artifact, doesn't it?"
Chen Mu: "It's fine. I made these in the past, but I rarely use them now. They'd just sit around otherwise, so I might as well give them to you. Honestly, even after giving one to all four of you, I still have quite a few left."
The Chat Group fell silent for a moment.
It was not until Kochou Kanae spoke up.
Kochou Kanae: "In that case, we'll accept them."
As soon as she said that,
With Kochou Kanae taking the lead, everyone gradually accepted Chen Mu's Red Envelopes.
Bocchi the Rock! World.
Gotoh Hitori's heart was filled with nervousness.
She hesitated, wondering whether she could really accept something so valuable.
But would it be rude to refuse Chen Mu's kindness?
With that thought in mind,
Only after Kochou Kanae took the lead did Gotoh Hitori nervously dare to accept the Red Envelope.
However,
When she saw the item inside,
Gotoh Hitori first froze.
Then,
Her face gradually flushed bright red.
Hoshino Ai: "Eh, eh, eh? Why is there a ring inside the Red Envelope?!!"
Hoshino Ai: "Is this a proposal? A proposal? If it's Lord Chen Mu, then I wouldn't say no~"
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Ara~ He certainly is bold, isn't he? Giving girls rings, and giving four of them at once?"
Kochou Kanae: "Um... if it's after we eliminate Muzan Kibutsuji..."
Gotoh Hitori: "Aba aba abababa..."
Chen Mu: "A ring?"
Hearing the four of them, Chen Mu froze as well.
After a moment of silence, he quietly answered.
Chen Mu: "...The things I gave you originally had no fixed form. After meeting their owners, they automatically become the accessory that best suits their owners' wishes, making them easy to carry around."
Gotoh Hitori: "???"
Hoshino Ai: "???"
Kochou Kanae: "???"
Hearing that,
The girls were stunned once more.
They had no fixed form at first, and would automatically become the accessory their owners wanted most...
Didn't that mean
They themselves had wanted rings?
At that thought,
All four of their faces slowly reddened, and varying degrees of embarrassment welled up in their hearts.
Chen Mu: "Ahem, I still have some research to finish here, so I'll be leaving first."
Chen Mu coughed lightly.
Understanding how awkward the girls felt at that moment, he tactfully said so.
His face was full of amusement, and all he felt was that it was interesting.
He truly had not expected it.
They had all turned into rings.
He had no idea whether they simply liked rings or if there was some other reason.
PS: As always, please send flowers! Ratings! Data! Please, please, please!!!
Kochou Kanae: Who Should I Believe?
Demon Slayer World.
Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
When Kochou Kanae learned that the ring had transformed according to her own thoughts,
Her face was flushed red.
After all, she had a guilty conscience.
How was this any different from exposing herself?
Fortunately, fortunately, everyone had received rings. She was not the only exception.
Only then did Kochou Kanae breathe a sigh of relief.
With that thought in mind,
Kochou Kanae called Kochou Shinobu to her room.
"Big Sister, why did you suddenly call for me?"
Kochou Shinobu quickly arrived, asking curiously.
"Shinobu, you're here."
Seeing Kochou Shinobu, Kochou Kanae quickly calmed herself down and smiled. "Chen Mu has already sent over your Nichirin Blade, so I wanted to give it to you right away."
"Really?!!"
Hearing that, Kochou Shinobu's face lit up with surprise.
Taking the Nichirin Blade from Kochou Kanae, she could not bear to put it down.
Over the past few days, she had already learned from her sister's Nichirin Blade just what kind of Divine Artifact a Nichirin Blade made by Chen Mu was.
"Did Mr. Chen Mu come by just now?" Kochou Shinobu asked curiously.
Kochou Kanae: "No, Chen Mu sent this to me."
Kochou Shinobu nodded. Having witnessed Chen Mu's wonders before, she was not surprised. She then asked, "So, Big Sister, how are things progressing between you and Chen Mu?"
"Shinobu, Shinobu! Why are you suddenly asking that?" Kochou Kanae was caught off guard, her face flushed red.
"Because Mr. Chen Mu is really wonderful. And doesn't Big Sister like him too? You've always been in contact with him, haven't you?" Kochou Shinobu said matter-of-factly.
"Well..." Kochou Kanae was a little dazed, at a loss for how to answer.
"Sigh, never mind. One look at you tells me nothing has progressed." Kochou Shinobu sighed, speaking with disappointment.
Her sister was obviously so beautiful, so why did she have so little confidence?
Chen Mu was obviously such a wonderful person, and her sister liked him too.
Kochou Shinobu shook her head and spoke again. "But there's something I need to remind you of, Big Sister."
"Huh?" Kochou Kanae looked somewhat confused.
"That Tokisaki Kurumi girl, she knows Chen Mu too, just like you do, right?" Kochou Shinobu asked.
"Y-yes. What about it?" Kochou Kanae asked in confusion.
Kochou Shinobu was speechless, but she still seriously guided her sister. "...Since you like Chen Mu, Big Sister, you need to watch out for Tokisaki Kurumi! Think about it. Chen Mu is so outstanding, so it's normal for other people to like him too, right? Take Tokisaki Kurumi, for example. I don't want to admit it, but that woman isn't any less beautiful than you."
"Eh? That can't be!" Kochou Kanae said in shock.
Tokisaki Kurumi? No way.
If it were Hoshino Ai, Kochou Kanae might have believed it a little, since she often joked around in the group. But Tokisaki Kurumi? There had been no sign of that at all.
"What do you mean, it can't be? Anyway, just be careful, Big Sister."
Kochou Shinobu said irritably.
As she spoke, she prepared to leave with her Nichirin Blade.
She could not wait to test the blade.
And as soon as she stepped outside,
Kochou Shinobu happened to run into Tokisaki Kurumi, who had come to see Kochou Kanae.
After politely smiling at each other, the two brushed past one another.
"Kanae."
After entering, Tokisaki Kurumi called out to her.
Kochou Kanae stared blankly at Tokisaki Kurumi, immersed in what Kochou Shinobu had just said.
Tokisaki Kurumi was deep in thought at the moment and did not notice Kochou Kanae's unusual state. Instead, she asked, "Kanae, was that your younger sister Shinobu just now?"
"Yes, that's right. She's my younger sister, Shinobu." Kochou Kanae nodded and answered.
Tokisaki Kurumi said, "I remember that when Mr. Chen Mu came to the Demon Slayer World before, he let your sister see the cruel future she was originally meant to face?"
"Mm." Kochou Kanae nodded again.
"Hehe."
Having received her answer, Tokisaki Kurumi immediately smiled and said meaningfully, "Kanae, I think you may need to watch out for your younger sister. She might be trying to get close to Chen Mu through you."
"Eh, eh, eh?" Kochou Kanae froze again.
"Just think about it. Since she knows about that cruel future, to your sister, isn't Chen Mu the person who saved everything and changed everything? What's strange about her falling for him? But she isn't a Chat Group member, so she can only learn about Chen Mu and get close to him through you." Tokisaki Kurumi said as though it were only natural.
A hero saving a beauty might be cliché, but it was extremely effective.
Especially when the person playing the hero was someone as outstanding as Chen Mu in every way.
To Kochou Shinobu, Chen Mu was the person who had rewritten the tragedy awaiting her and her sister, and saved them both.
It would be perfectly normal for her to develop feelings for him because of that.
"Alright, I'm only reminding you. Don't take it too seriously. I came to talk to you about Muzan Kibutsuji."
Tokisaki Kurumi did not mind and continued.
As she spoke, she explained her plan to use the Blue Spider Lily to lure Muzan Kibutsuji out and have him walk right into their trap. The demons still did not know of Kochou Kanae and Tokisaki Kurumi's existence, and given Muzan Kibutsuji's obsession with the Blue Spider Lily, the plan had a high chance of success.
However,
Kochou Kanae was not listening to Tokisaki Kurumi at all. She merely nodded mechanically in agreement.
She only had one thought in her mind.
Eh, eh, eh?!!
Why was Shinobu saying this, and Kurumi saying it too?
Who was she supposed to believe?
Kochou Kanae felt like crying inside.
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