5 The true beauty of the glass flower
5.
He can't let go of Lianzi.
After realizing this thought, Tomioka Giyuu remained silent for a long time.
He is a swordsman who kills demons, and he may die every moment he fights with evil spirits.
His talent was mediocre and could not compare to others, so he could only swing his sword harder and practice with other pillars to kill the evil spirits.
In three years, he believed that Tanjiro Kamado would grow up and become a qualified Water Pillar.
During these three years, he might have died in the battle with the cannibals, or he might have retired due to irreversible injuries.
If you die in battle, give your saved salary to Lianzi.
As for Reiko, she could guess some of Tomioka Giyu's thoughts, but she was still surprised because she had already thought that Tomioka Giyu was unmoved by her.
She is smart, but this is the first time she has used her beauty and gone to great lengths to win someone's favor.
When Lord Mizuki told her to "wait another three years", Reiko was shocked. She couldn't help but think deeply about what Tomioka Giyuu meant by this sentence, and a glimmer of hope couldn't help but arise in her heart.
Maybe she has a chance.
Lianzi agreed to his request.
After all, Butterfly House is indeed a good place. Living here for three years and spending the time before adulthood is a hundred benefits and no harm for Lianzi.
Outside, she has to worry about all kinds of accidents.
Giyu Tomioka still comes to talk to her every day. Over the past month, Reiko no longer racks her brains to chat with him like she did at the beginning. She has adapted to the way he chats with Giyu Tomioka.
But it’s still a little different from before.
Giyu Tomioka will bring her gifts.
Sometimes it is beautiful jewelry. When Lianzi saw the glass cherry blossom hairpin for the first time, she was stunned for a long time, then she looked at him with a smile, took the lifelike cherry blossom from his hand, and said she liked it very much.
A touch of warmth passed through his palm. Tomioka Giyu lowered his head and met those delighted eyes. Reiko seldom looked at him so eagerly. The feelings in those eyes were always elusive, impossible to grasp or touch, like the trance when half asleep and half awake. But now, the feelings in those eyes were so intense.
She really likes this gift, thought Tomioka Giyu.
"This is the first time Mr. Yiyong has given me a gift. I have to keep it well in the box," she added.
She really likes the gift I gave her, thought Tomioka Giyu.
Lianzi looked at the hairpin carefully, then suddenly looked up, pursed her lips and smiled, "Mr. Yiyong, can you help me put it on?"
The swordsman's hands were covered with calluses and scars from years of training and fighting. The Sun Blade he held was very heavy, and the breathing sword technique he swung had killed countless evil spirits. Now he had picked up the hairpin again, lowered his eyes, and studied very carefully how to wear it on his head.
Giyu Tomioka had seen hair accessories on his companions' hair, but this was his first time studying such things, and he soon understood the trick.
The girl looked at him expectantly.
Giyu Tomioka became slightly nervous, but his hands remained steady as he carefully pinned the hairpin on Reiko's hair.
Very beautiful, more than just a hairpin.
Lianzi smiled happily, with her eyebrows and eyes curved.
"Does it look good, Mr. Yiyong?"
"……Um."
Giyu Tomioka suddenly realized that Reiko should have more beautiful jewelry and better-looking clothes.
He then thought about it. Lianzi had been in the Butterfly House for so long and had never left. Would she want to go outside and take a look?
For Zhu, the time when he is not on a mission is for training.
Giyu Tomioka went to Asakusa and came back with a cart full of things.
Not far away, Fuzukawa Shima noticed Tomioka Giyu moving things and narrowed his eyes: "Why did this guy buy so many things?"
This is no longer uncommon; it is unprecedented.
Iguro Obana next to him was not interested and was about to move forward when a pink figure flashed by and he stopped abruptly.
Today, Kanroji Mitsuri was also at the headquarters. Koihashira's cheeks flushed, and her eyes sparkled as she watched Tomioka Giyuu moving things over there. She looked very excited. "I heard Tomioka's been courting Miss Reiko from Butterfly House lately. These are the gifts he prepared. I'm really envious."
Iguro Obana: “…”
Fuzukawa Minami turned around and said, "Huh?"
Who exactly is this Miss Lianzi?
Even that guy Tomioka likes him.
Fushigawa Shigeya thought that Miss Reiko was probably blind, and Iguro Obana looked at Mitsuri Kanroji holding her face and watching Giyu Tomioka moving things over there, her expression becoming more and more gloomy.
At this time, Tokito Muichiro came over with a Nichirin sword slung over his waist. He was a little shorter than the pillars. He turned his calm and childish face to the side and saw Tomioka Giyu who was busy over there.
"Want to spar?" he asked.
After a few people left again, Mitsuri Kanroji remembered the maple syrup cookies she had baked and hurried to the kitchen.
Giyu Tomioka finally moved all his things back to his residence.
For quite a long time afterwards, Lianzi received a gift every day.
Sometimes it was exquisite jewelry, sometimes it was a beautiful kimono, sometimes it was a dress she had never seen before, and sometimes it was a Western mirror that she had only seen in Miss Endo's room.
She hugged the gift, her cheeks flushed, and whispered to Master Shuizhu, "Mr. Yiyong, there's no need to give me any more gifts."
Tomioka Giyu: “…”
"Why?"
Reiko pursed her lips and smiled, "I barely have room to sleep in my room."
On her smooth hair, she still wore the glass cherry blossom that he had given her for the first time, which looked very beautiful.
Mr. Shuizhu's daily gift-giving routine had to be suspended.
After he returned, he looked at the remaining gifts in the house that had not been given away and fell silent.
Reiko has been a bit busy lately. She only talks to Giyu Tomioka for a while and then goes back. Sometimes they don’t even chat for half the time they used to. She said she is busy learning pharmacology.
Lord Water Pillar returned to the headquarters silently. It was still early, and it seemed that his only option was to go for training.
Kanroji Mitsuri saw him, greeted him, and said, "I heard there's a fireworks display in Asakusa."
Tomioka Giyu paused, thanked Koishira, and then turned and went to the Butterfly House.
When we arrived at the Butterfly House, the nurses smiled and said that Sister Lianzi was in class and no one was allowed to disturb her.
After listening to this, Lord Shuizhu was silent for a moment, nodded, and then walked towards the headquarters again.
In the Butterfly House, Lianzi was listening carefully to the doctor explaining the pharmacology to her. Since she didn't know many words, she had some difficulty listening. Her slender eyebrows were frowned, and her beautiful face showed a bit of sadness.
During this period, in addition to her daily work at the Butterfly House, her communication with Giyu Tomioka, and sometimes chatting with Tanjiro Kamado and others, Reiko spent the rest of her time learning to read.
She worked hard to learn everything that might be useful in the future.
The other young nurses liked to laugh and play, and play games in their spare time. Lianzi learned the basic phonetic chart from the doctor and started to study on her own.
When Reiko heard the little girls tell her that Master Shuizhu came to see her again, she was stunned after finishing her morning pharmacology study. She hesitated for a moment, thanked the little girls, and then got up and went to the headquarters.
This was her first time at the headquarters, and Giyu Tomioka had told her roughly where his residence was.
Lianzi thought about it and quickly decided on a direction.
There was a swordsman who often went to the Butterfly House and greeted her. Lianzi often stayed with the doctor to study, so she had naturally met these people many times. So she pursed her lips and smiled and greeted them in return.
The young swordsmen were stunned and their faces turned red. When they came to their senses, the figure in the white dress had already gone towards the residence of Lord Water Pillar.
Giyu Tomioka was swinging his sword, his eyes were calm. He had taken off his shirt for training. Every time he swung the sword, the muscles on his arms instantly tensed.
He soon noticed someone coming towards him. The footsteps were very light, but it was not intentional, but the person was just light-footed.
His wrist, which was swinging the knife, paused for a moment, and he quickly hooked the handle of the knife, stopped practicing, turned around, and saw Lianzi looking at him in the overgrown grass path.
She always knew that Giyu Tomioka was a very powerful swordsman.
The body beneath the patchwork haori held a vibrant power. Now that all the obstructive clothing had been removed, the body was fully revealed to her eyes.
It makes one's ears burn.
Lianzi remained calm, looking at him and said, "I heard Xiaoqing say you came to see me, is there something wrong?"
Tomioka Giyu: "Come out with me tonight."
The girl's eyes widened, but Mr. Shuizhu didn't realize how ambiguous his words were. He just waited quietly for Reiko's answer.
Reiko quickly realized that she couldn't use common sense to speculate about Giyu Tomioka, so this "going out" was probably just going out for a walk, or maybe going to the city to buy something, but even when she came back to her senses, her face was slightly hot because of the thought just now.
She smiled and said, "Then remember to find me at the Butterfly House."
"good."
Giyu Tomioka looked at her slightly hurried steps. The slender figure in white quickly became smaller and smaller, walked out of the headquarters, and looked towards the Butterfly House.
Lianzi's face was a little red. Was it because the sun was too hot? It was almost noon now, and the sun was shining brightly.
A gust of wind blew, and his skin felt cold. Tomioka Giyu reacted suddenly.
He was shirtless when he was talking to Lianzi.
Mr. Mizuzu turned around, put on his clothes, and put the haori back on, but his consciousness was hazy. Sometimes he could see Reiko's blushing cheeks, and sometimes he could see Reiko's back as she left.
He had to force himself to think of something else.
For example, if you have just finished swinging a knife and are sweating, you should take a shower and change your clothes.
For example, if you take Lianzi out tonight, it’s better not to wear the team uniform.
What to wear...
By the way, before that, let’s talk to my lord.
Giyu Tomioka stood in the open space outside his residence, finally chose a target, and then turned and went to his lord's residence.
When he turned the corner, he found that several of his companions were there.
Wind, snakes, clouds, and insects.
Fuzukawa Miyabi glanced at him coldly, and Iguro Obana's eyes were no less cold. Tokito Muichiro just nodded at him, but Shinobu Kocho waved at him.
In response to this, Tomioka Giyu just stood there, holding the Nichirin Sword at his waist, as if he didn't notice the Pillar's reaction and looked at Ubuyashiki Kyouya who was sitting under the eaves.
Ubuyashiki Yoya also looked at him and asked in a gentle voice, "Is there anything wrong with Giyu?"
"I'm going out tonight," Tomioka Giyu said, then, remembering the team rules, he added, "I'm going to watch the fireworks display."
The lord was stunned, but immediately realized the meaning of his words - most likely he wanted to take Miss Reiko out for a walk. In response to this, Ubuyashiki Yoya's brows relaxed, and just as he was about to say something, Fuzukawa Minoru stood up and glared at Tomioka Giyu.
His movements were obvious, and Tomioka Giyu looked over, a little puzzled.
"Hey! You, you're not doing your job of killing ghosts, but you're actually just enjoying yourself!"
When Tomioka Giyu heard this, his eyes darkened. His hand was still on the Nichirin Sword at his waist, and he stared at the Wind Pillar who was speaking harshly to him.
Iguro Obanai next to him also made a cold finisher.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and Tokito Muichiro looked at the scene with a blank look in his eyes.
Shinobu Kocho quickly stood up to smooth things over.
The Lord sighed slightly and stopped the few people who were about to get angry: "Yiyong has his own things to do."
Seeing that they all turned their gazes away, Ubuyashiki Yoya looked back at Tomioka Giyu. "Things have been going on in Yuguo recently. The Tengen Society is coming to the headquarters. You and Miss Reiko should be more careful out there. After all, she's different from the others."
Reiko has rare blood, and Uterine House Kyoya knew it from the first day.
If you get injured accidentally outside, it’s okay if you are in a crowd, as ghosts will not approach dense crowds. But if you are in a place where ghosts often appear, it would be a bit dangerous.
Tomioka Giyu nodded and his expression became serious, although it looked no different from usual.
Over there, Fuzukawa Shima's face was sullen. After hearing his lord's words, he was furious. Didn't Tomioka go out to have fun after all? Huh? At this critical moment!
You might die one day, and then what? Will you let others down?
The swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps and ordinary people are not from the same world at all!
【Author’s words】
Yu Yu's impression of the wind: extremely irritable
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