"Just a little... no, actually, a little more!"
Chinatsu held up two fingers. Originally, she had really only wanted enough to fill the gap between them.
But when she recalled the sweet scent of the rare blood Sanemi had spilled by cutting his arm during the earlier dispute over whether Nezuko could be trusted, she unconsciously gulped.
The rarest of rare blood was seriously potent. Even an exception like Chinatsu found Sanemi's blood enticing. Fortunately, she forcibly restrained herself before the saliva in her mouth could come drooling out.
However, Chinatsu had no test tubes or anything else she could use to store blood, and the training grounds were far from her mansion.
Chinatsu turned and surveyed her surroundings. She discovered that Oyakata-sama's mansion was actually the closest to the training grounds, and the moment she spotted it, an enormous basin inexplicably appeared in her mind...
"Ahem. Shinobu Kocho's mansion doesn't seem that far away either. Let's go see her."
"All right."
Sanemi nodded and sheathed his Nichirin Blade. Before heading to Shinobu Kocho's mansion with him, Chinatsu turned toward Kyojuro and gave him an encouraging look.
Kyojuro wore an expression that practically shouted, Leave it to me! Then he strode toward the Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima.
With Kyojuro on the job, Chinatsu could rest easy.
Chinatsu and Sanemi then headed to Shinobu Kocho's mansion. At that moment, Shinobu Kocho was absorbed in researching poisons together with Tamayo.
They exchanged their findings through letters and rarely met in person.
Although Shinobu Kocho's aversion to demons was one factor, another reason was that she and Yushiro got along terribly. They argued almost every time they met.
Yushiro resented the distaste Shinobu Kocho often showed toward demons and Tamayo.
Shinobu Kocho, meanwhile, sensed Yushiro's hostility and anger toward her, which put her