A daughter of the Tanjiro household had come of age, with strength to uproot mountains and spirit to eclipse the world!
One casual lift from Chinatsu nearly made the lumber merchant's eyes pop out of his head.
That was only natural, though. The strength Chinatsu had just displayed would have been enough to leave anyone sweating in fright-not just in this country and era, but even a hundred years into the future.
After standing there stunned, the lumber merchant hurriedly raised both hands and rubbed his eyes, trying to convince himself that what he had just seen was an illusion.
After rubbing his eyes and squeezing them tightly shut, he opened them again to find that Chinatsu had already set the timber back down.
The lumber merchant let out a great sigh of relief. He had successfully convinced himself that it had all been an illusion.
That suited Chinatsu just fine. She did not want to draw attention to herself, either. Lifting the timber had been entirely instinctive. She had grown so used to being surrounded by "superhumans" that she had forgotten she was one herself.
"Um... just pretend I'm talking nonsense, but you... didn't lift that timber just now, did you?" the lumber merchant asked tentatively, still a little shaken.
Chinatsu immediately reacted with great intensity. She took an exaggerated step backward and wrapped both arms around her upper body, radiating bashfulness and frailty from head to toe.
"Me... lift timber that big? How could I possibly do that? I'm so weak and helpless. Even you couldn't manage it, could you, sir~?"
Although Chinatsu's gestures and expression were wildly exaggerated, even downright affected, her stunning looks left the lumber merchant inwardly reproaching himself.
"What nonsense I was talking. I'll arrange for people to deliver the timber you ordered up