Tetsu no Sosuke spread his arms. "You want a hug too?"
"Get lost!"
Shinobu Kocho's face darkened. She carefully hid how tempted she had been, then glared at Tetsu no Sosuke and complained to Kanae, "Older Sister, he's teasing me!"
Kanae said lightly, "Then fight back."
"...I can't beat him."
"Then what should we do?" Kanae looked at Tetsu no Sosuke.
Tetsu no Sosuke thought for a moment. "Why not enjoy being teased?"
"You two are awful!!!"
Shinobu Kocho's face turned red. Why did both of them have to pick on her?
She strode forward, grabbed Kanae's arm, and held it tight against her chest. "I'm taking my sister for a walk. You can go back and get some rest."
"I think I'm well enough to join you." Tetsu no Sosuke felt his body could manage it.
"The most basic requirement for a patient is knowing his limits."
Shinobu Kocho shot him a fierce glare. "Right now, it's just me and my sister. No outsiders allowed!"
With that, she led Kanae away.
Kanae glanced back at Tetsu no Sosuke, barely holding back a laugh.
Tetsu no Sosuke was speechless. Behind Shinobu Kocho's back, he punched and gestured wildly. At that rate, he could have killed her ten times in a second.
Shinobu Kocho sensed something was wrong and immediately looked back. Tetsu no Sosuke stood with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, his face full of sorrow. He looked every inch the forlorn husband whose sister-in-law had stolen his wife.
Shinobu Kocho pursed her lips. Wasn't he laying it on a bit thick?
It wasn't as if she wasn't going to give Kanae back...
"Don't mind him. Let's go," Kanae said beside her.
"Mm-hmm." Shinobu Kocho nodded at once. The sisters had