"Wow! That's cheating!"
Kotone suddenly cried out in a low voice, "You know milady so well—no wonder you were so confident!"
Wuye only smiled without answering.
Kaguya Otsutsuki set down the empty bowl in her hands and glanced at Wuye's face. "You know me... her, that well?"
"She's my beloved. How could I not know her?"
Wuye looked at her and smiled faintly. "I also know what fruit wine you like, what kind of tea you prefer, when you like to go out, which cherry tree you like to sit under and daydream, that you like..."
The smile on his face faded slightly. "That you like it when I hold you from behind..."
"Stop talking!"
Kaguya Otsutsuki felt the heat rising in her face.
Wuye really did stop. Instead, he looked deeply at her, as if he were looking at the soul he loved behind Kaguya Otsutsuki.
The moment Kaguya met that gaze, her heart trembled. She instinctively looked away, not daring to meet his eyes again.
The weighty emotions in his gaze were too much for her to bear.
Kotone looked at Wuye, pressed her lips together, and sighed before turning to clear away the dishes.
"You..."
Kaguya Otsutsuki hesitated.
Wuye's gaze finally relaxed again, carrying a smile. "What about me?"
After a moment of silence, Kaguya sat properly beneath the eaves again and gestured with her hand. "Didn't you want to know why I was devoured by the God Tree? I'll tell you now."
Wuye sat down beside her and turned to look at her, a smile lingering at his lips. "You're not worried I'll betray you anymore?"
Kaguya Otsutsuki did not meet his gaze. She only looked at the scenery before the wooden house, at the blue sky and white clouds.
"You won't," she said softly, "because