"Caw!"
The Kasugai Crow circled back and forth above Kagaya Ubuyashiki's head:
"The mission was a success! The mission was a success!"
"Word from the Hashira: Muzan Kibutsuji has been eliminated!"
At the news, Kagaya Ubuyashiki froze.
Only after a long while did he turn to his wife and say with a smile:
"Should I thank heaven for at least leaving me one eye, so I can witness our victory for myself?"
Amane Ubuyashiki did not answer.
From the moment she heard the news, she had been sobbing too hard to speak.
Shinjuro Rengoku, who had been standing guard outside all along, held his Nichirin Blade in his arms and murmured:
"Ruka... did you hear the news...?"
Several days later, at Headquarters.
Shinobu Kocho still wore a smile, but anyone could tell that she was in an exceptionally good mood.
She leaned over to look at what Giyu Tomioka was fiddling with and asked with a smile:
"Is this the camera Oyakata-sama paid so much for? It's surprisingly compact. I thought cameras were all those big boxes."
At her words, Giyu Tomioka looked up and said:
"This is the Kodak Pocket Camera Oyakata-sama just bought."
"I studied it for a few days and finally figured out how it works."
Shinobu Kocho's eyes narrowed with her smile:
"So you're planning to take the photo yourself? But how will you join the group photo, then?"
Giyu Tomioka said:
"I also hired a professional photographer."
Shinobu Kocho continued with a smile:
"If you've already hired a photographer, what was the point of spending all these days studying the camera?"
Giyu Tomioka's tone was exceptionally serious:
"Because I want to learn how to take pictures of you."
Shinobu Kocho's smile froze, and a blush quietly crept across her face.
Elsewhere, Sanemi Shinazugawa was