"I admit I have a bit of a macho tendency to take everything on myself, but I still take good care of my body. I don't want to die youn-mmph!" Kanzaki Kumo answered Shinobu Kocho with complete conviction, but before he could finish, she forcibly covered his mouth.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! It's your birthday, and you're in front of your grandfather! Why would you say something so unlucky?"
"My mistake."
Kanzaki Kumo tilted his head slightly, moving his mouth away from Shinobu Kocho's little hand, then readily admitted his mistake.
Still, Kanzaki Kumo believed he really did take good care of his body.
Even though he had trained himself to the point of injury several times under Gyomei, even though he had twice suffered injuries so severe he had nearly not made it back, and even though a sparring match with Gyomei not long ago had left him bedridden for several days again...
Those were only a few accidents, though.
In short, he, Kanzaki Kumo, still valued his life very much.
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Shinobu Kocho: Heh...
"Speaking of taking care of yourself, I think someone deserves a lecture more than I do."
As Kanzaki Kumo spoke, he returned the very same look Shinobu Kocho had just given him.
"I... I needed to do it for my research... Besides, it was only two or three times." Shinobu Kocho's gaze shifted evasively.
Of course she knew what Kanzaki Kumo meant.
Over the past few months, Shinobu Kocho had frequently cut back on her rest to help Tamayo advance their drug research as quickly as possible. She had even fallen fast asleep at the lab bench three times, prompting Tamayo to report her to Kanzaki Kumo more than once.
One reason Kanzaki Kumo had brought Shinobu Kocho out this time was to let