"When did I become more persuasive than the Master?" Tetsu no Sosuke asked, flattered.
"...You haven't." Shinobu Kocho seemed a little flustered. She shook her head. "I trust the Master's judgment more."
Tetsu no Sosuke rubbed his chin. "Something feels off!"
"What does?" Shinobu Kocho asked.
"I don't know. You just seem strange all over." Tetsu no Sosuke tilted his head and glanced at her. "What's going on? The way you treat me, the way you talk to me—it's like you're keeping your distance. I thought we'd put our differences behind us and become one happy family by now. What did I do to offend you?"
"You don't know?" Shinobu Kocho suddenly looked him straight in the eye, her expression grave.
Tetsu no Sosuke nodded. "Give me a hint?"
"If you don't know, think harder!"
Shinobu Kocho huffed. "Am I the sort of person who gets angry for no reason?"
"...Do you want the truth?" Tetsu no Sosuke asked with a faint smile.
Shinobu Kocho's face darkened. "Instead of dwelling on such a stupid question, you should think about how to persuade the Love Pillar and the Serpent Pillar! Otherwise, they might come here only to kill them before they can help."
Chapter 305: Overthinking
Tetsu no Sosuke had thought persuading those two wouldn't be too difficult.
With the Master's orders and his own stance on the matter, surely they would set aside their objections for now and put the bigger picture first!
But just as he was about to discuss it with the Serpent Pillar, he stopped.
He had suddenly thought of Nezuko.
In the original story, when Nezuko's identity was exposed, the Master, the Water Pillar, and Urokodaki Sakonji had all vouched for her. Even so, the Pillars had strongly objected.
That made Tetsu no Sosuke doubt his