Tetsu no Sosuke nodded and was about to speak when Shinobu Kocho shoved a damp towel into his face without warning.
He swallowed everything he had been about to say. Once Shinobu Kocho took the towel away, he said earnestly, "I think I can manage on my own!"
"No, you can't."
Shinobu Kocho glared at him and moved around to his other side. "You can't move around right now, or your wound will split open again. I'll come change your bandages tonight."
She paused, then glanced at him and let out a breath. "My sister should be back before noon. She'll come see you then."
"Huh? Oh, okay."
Tetsu no Sosuke suddenly felt as though her attitude toward him had changed a little.
He was rather pleased about it.
After all, getting along with your future sister-in-law mattered. If they were on bad terms, life would be a headache later.
Wait, was that really how the saying went?
Tetsu no Sosuke fell into deep thought.
By the time he came back to his senses, Shinobu Kocho had left without him noticing.
He looked around the empty room, then stared up at the ceiling and suddenly smiled. "Does this mean... I changed it?"
He closed his eyes and decided to get some proper rest. In this world, the Flower Pillar was still here... and she always would be!
When Tetsu no Sosuke opened his eyes again, Kochou Kanae was sitting beside him, watching him.
The moment their eyes met, he snapped fully awake and hurried to sit up.
"Don't get up."
Kochou Kanae pressed a hand to his shoulder, and he had no choice but to lie back down.
They looked at each other, but neither spoke.
The mood in the room turned strange again.
"Say... say something?"
Tetsu