"Delicious food!!!"
Mitsuri perked up the moment she heard that. Tears still glistened on her face, but she was already smiling.
Then she turned around and saw Obanai holding a large bag of dango.
"Mr. Iguro, did you bring those for me?"
Mitsuri jogged over to Obanai and pointed at the bag of dango in his hand, asking excitedly.
Although Chiba Yo had said they were for her, she still had to ask.
As Mitsuri ran over, Obanai immediately stopped glaring at Chiba Yo. Before looking away, he even gave Chiba Yo an approving glance.
What had happened at the last Hashira Meeting had considerably improved Obanai's opinion of Chiba Yo. But when he walked in and saw that scene, he had briefly thought Chiba Yo's earlier actions had been a ploy to make him lower his guard so he could make a move on Mitsuri. His approval had plummeted straight to zero, then to negative infinity.
But Chiba Yo's next move sent his approval shooting back up, even doubling what it had been before.
Now, in Obanai's personal ranking of the Hashira, Chiba Yo was second only to Mitsuri.
Of course, everyone probably knew who ranked dead last-except the man himself.
As he looked at Mitsuri, Obanai's gaze immediately softened.
"Yes. I happened to pass a popular dango shop on the way, so I brought some back for you to try," Obanai told Mitsuri gently, opening the bag in his hand and offering it to her.
To be honest, there hadn't been much coincidence involved.
"Thank you!"
Mitsuri thanked Obanai, then eagerly took two skewers of dango from the bag and started eating. She bit off three dumplings in one mouthful and polished off both skewers in just two bites.
"Do you like them?"
Obanai asked Mitsuri softly, feeling