Mitsuri Kanroji's face instantly turned flaming red, and she ducked into the hot spring.
Seeing Mitsuri Kanroji blowing bubbles underwater, Lin Guang wiped away that little trickle of blood from his nose, then said, "Mitsuri, what brings you here?"
At his words, Mitsuri Kanroji slowly emerged from the water, looking shy and adorable.
"I came here for my Nichirin Blade. An ordinary Nichirin Blade doesn't work very well with my Breathing Style, so I came specifically to have one forged that suits me."
Lin Guang went behind a large rock in the hot spring pool, took off his clothes, and jumped into the water.
Seeing what Lin Guang did, Mitsuri Kanroji moved a little closer to the rock in the pool.
"Shinobu told me you'd gone away on some business. So, did you come to the Swordsmith Village, Lin Guang?"
Hearing Mitsuri Kanroji from the other side of the rock, Lin Guang replied casually, "Yes. Just like you, I came here to have a blade forged."
Mitsuri Kanroji smiled faintly, then remembered what had happened just now.
"Lin Guang, I... I wanted to ask you... just now... you saw everything, didn't you?"
Lin Guang admitted, "Yes, I did. And it was quite a magnificent sight."
He had seen it, and that was that. Lin Guang wasn't going to pretend otherwise. Making excuses like that was beneath him.
Hearing his words, Mitsuri Kanroji blushed again.
Then, as though she had reined in her shyness and nerves, Mitsuri Kanroji said softly, "Lin Guang, did you know? You're the first boy who ever told me my hair was beautiful, and you made no secret of how much you liked its color."
Lin Guang nodded and said softly, "Yes, you told me before. Your pink hair is so pretty. Those people must have been