Tetsu no Sosuke turned his head and met Kochou Kanae's clear gaze.
As if shocked, he looked away a second later. Then he heard Kochou Kanae say softly, "Don't push yourself."
"I... yeah. Thank you."
He could not suppress the aftereffects of the Breath of the Sun. His heart felt ready to leap out of his throat!
The harder he tried to control it, the worse it got.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
A fit of coughing erupted beside them, as though someone meant to cough her throat raw.
The two, who had been pressed together, snapped back to their senses. Kochou Kanae hurriedly stepped away. Tetsu no Sosuke suddenly had nothing supporting him and dropped to the ground with a thud.
"Ah." Kochou Kanae went back to help him.
Off to the side, a vein throbbed on Shinobu Kocho's forehead. What... what was this supposed to be?
They had just survived such a dangerous battle. How had the mood turned strange in the blink of an eye?
Seeing Older Sister act so carefully, yet somehow guilty, Shinobu Kocho bit her lip and marched over in a huff. "I'll help you!"
No, thanks!!!
Every cell in Tetsu no Sosuke's body recoiled at the idea.
"Older Sister just finished fighting. She must be exhausted. How can you make her support you? Come on!"
Shinobu Kocho had a point.
Kochou Kanae had thought she could keep supporting him a little longer, but she could not think of a reason to say so.
Besides, was she acting a little too strangely?
At that thought, she quickly nodded. "All right. Sorry for the trouble, Shinobu."
They had sent a message with the Kasugai Crow earlier. Reinforcements from the Demon Slayer Corps should arrive soon.
That meant Kochou Kanae had to give up on