Day followed night, and in the blink of an eye, the spring breeze had melted the ice and snow. Fresh shoots of wild grass could even be seen in the cracks between the roadside stones.
Kanzaki Kumo walked down the street with his usual expression, heading toward his future father-in-law's Clinic.
Although the passersby noticed nothing, if Sabito and the others had been there, they would have seen at a glance that Kanzaki Kumo's steps seemed a little unsteady.
Despite being a powerful Swordsman, he moved like an ordinary person who had barely practiced martial arts.
As for why Kanzaki Kumo had ended up like this, that required mentioning his outrageous experiences of late.
The story began on an ordinary night that was nevertheless different from all the others.
Even though she had begun practicing a Breathing Style over the years, Shinobu Kocho's poor natural constitution meant that every encounter with Kanzaki Kumo still left her utterly defeated. Compared to their first time, the only difference was that she could now get out of bed by herself the next day.
After several years, Shinobu Kocho felt that there seemed to be little room left for her constitution to improve.
Yet a certain scoundrel always insisted on making her say embarrassing things before he would let her off.
Although she did not particularly mind, and even found a different sort of thrill and excitement in it, it still left this already competitive girl nursing a grievance.
Until that night, when she finally made up her mind-to call for reinforcements.
When Kanzaki Kumo opened the door and found two Butterflies, one older and one younger, standing outside, he was rather stunned. Even someone as "battle-hardened" as him felt awkward for a moment.
Kanae was also blushing, too embarrassed to look at