"That's not fair." Tetsu no Sosuke rolled his eyes in exasperation. "What if I miss you? You're a woman too."
"I'm sitting right across from you. What's there to miss?" Shinobu Kocho blushed faintly, then asked, "Why are you thinking about her?"
Tetsu no Sosuke shook his head. "I don't know. Everyone in this world has their own story. Something about hers just struck a chord with me."
"You don't regret planning this operation, do you?"
"Of course not," Tetsu no Sosuke said. "Something like this won't change where I stand."
"For a moment, I thought you were going to side with the demons."
Shinobu Kocho finished the food in her lunchbox and let out a long, satisfied breath. "Anyway, Nakame is gone. What comes next? Kibutsuji Muzan?"
Tetsu no Sosuke looked at her and smiled. "Don't be so eager to get yourself killed... Nakime was important. Killing her was like cutting off one of Kibutsuji Muzan's arms. Without Infinity Castle, he has nowhere left to hide. But until we find a way to counter him, we shouldn't act rashly. We've learned enough from our last few chance encounters. The next time I see him, I'd like him to be willing to stand in the sun with me."
Shinobu Kocho nodded, then noticed that Tetsu no Sosuke was still frowning. "What's bothering you?"
"Hmm... I was thinking that Nakime's death might not be a good thing. She would have been more valuable alive."
Noro Kira had given them a lead on Nakime. What might Nakime have told them?
Now that she had recovered her human memories, could she have brought the Demon Slayer Corps more clues?
Unfortunately... it was too late for that now.
In fact, capturing her alive had been one of Tetsu no Sosuke's objectives that night.
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