The two entered the house hand in hand, and Kanae offered to handle the alterations to the sizing. She was bored now that she was pregnant anyway.
Tetsu no Sosuke agreed, though the Mechanism Compartments were rather dangerous, so he would not let her work on those. Then he told Kanae what Ubuyashiki Kagaya had said about the two brothers.
Chapter 271: Muichiro Tokito
"So that's how it is..."
Kanae sighed and said, "I can understand how they feel."
"Hmm?" Tetsu no Sosuke looked puzzled.
"Not wanting to join the Demon Slayer Corps." Kanae smiled. "Sometimes, I used to wonder whether this path was really the right one, too. Would it be easier to forget everything and take Shinobu away to live an ordinary life? Perhaps... it was simply fear?"
Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. "Everyone has an instinct for survival."
"So perhaps you could approach them from that angle?"
Kanae smiled and added, "If they really are what you hope they are."
Tetsu no Sosuke nodded thoughtfully. "All right. Help me finish the lining for Shinobu's equipment first, then I'll set out."
But as he said that, he began to feel reluctant again.
With his wife in her current condition, he truly did not want to leave.
Seeing her husband's downcast expression, Kanae could not help smiling faintly. "What are you worrying about? It'll be fine. Kiyo Terauchi takes good care of me. You can go and do whatever you want without worrying."
Tetsu no Sosuke sighed. "I hope everything goes smoothly so I can come back soon."
Kanae nodded slightly. "I hope so, too."
Over the next few days, Kanae helped make the soft cowhide lining while Tetsu no Sosuke assisted at her side, joking around as he worked. With no missions to attend to, their days remained leisurely.