"Speaking of which, Kanae, you actually like me quite a lot, don't you?"
In the dark cinema hall, just as Kanae quietly waited for the movie to begin, Mitsuba beside her suddenly asked this question.
"Eh?!"
Stunned for a moment, her heart suddenly accelerating, Kanae hurriedly turned her head to look at Mitsuba, who had asked this with a smile.
"L-like what... Miss Mitsuba, what are you suddenly saying, w-we..."
"Why, is it not so?"
Forming a strong contrast with her current flustered state, Mitsuba's face was filled with that confident, faint smile, as if she had completely seen through her heart.
"I know, you know~"
Resting her chin on one hand, Mitsuba looked at her with this smiling expression, speaking meaningfully:
"Big Butterfly, you've always had quite the thoughts about me in your heart~"
"N-no, I don't..."
Her heart pounding nonstop, Kanae's brain was already in complete chaos. With unfocused eyes, she no longer knew where to direct her gaze at this moment.
What was happening? Why would Miss Mitsuba suddenly say these things to her?
The gods were still watching from above. Miss Mitsuba, suddenly saying these words, could it be she wasn't afraid...
"Moreover, it's not just you, Big Butterfly..."
"Wait! Miss Mitsuba, what are you—?!"
Continuing to speak, Mitsuba slowly stood up. Ignoring everyone around her, she walked to Kanae's seat. In Kanae's extreme panic and shyness, she parted her legs and sat down facing her, lightly settling onto her lap.
"There's also your younger sister, your mother, your grandmother, and all the ancestors of your Butterfly family...
As long as they are butterflies, they will all, from the bottom of their hearts and uncontrollably, fall in love with me at first sight."
Both hands propped on either side of the seat back, Mitsuba maintained this ambiguous posture, her body leaning slightly forward. With that same smiling voice as always, she whispered in Kanae's ear:
"Big Butterfly, don't you think what I said is correct?"
Wet, hot breath continuously stimulated her sensitive ear. Before her, that faint perfume scent wafted into her nose, lingering without dispersing.
The posture between the two of them at this moment was so ambiguous. Feeling that weight and warmth settling on her lap, feeling this sense of security brought by being completely enveloped by Mitsuba—
Kanae subconsciously raised her head, carefully meeting Mitsuba's gaze that was likewise looking down at her—a gaze of a dominator, with a faint smiling expression.
The instant their eyes met, Kanae, whose cheeks were already completely red, felt as if her brain was about to burn out.
Just what kind of situation was this!!
Why would Miss Mitsuba suddenly do this kind of, this kind of extremely ambiguous thing to her?!
Weren't they supposed to have another mission tonight?!
Moreover, with you doing something so direct, not to mention the gods seeing it, the visitors all around would definitely see it too!!
Eh...?
Strange, why was there no movement around them at all? Could it be that everyone hadn't noticed this side?
Or could it be that this was also the effect of Miss Mitsuba's Blood Demon Art?
Did Miss Mitsuba influence the consciousness of the visitors in this cinema hall, making them all subconsciously ignore the situation here?
The abnormal circumstances around them allowed Kanae, who had been struck dizzy by the current situation, to barely grasp back a bit of her thoughts.
However, before she could completely seize onto this bit of thought, Mitsuba's next words completely melted her rationality.
"Hey, little one, leave with me."
"L-leave? Go where?"
Hearing this sudden proposal from Mitsuba, Kanae instinctively asked.
"Where else could we go, of course leaving the Demon Slayer Corps..."
Raising one hand, gently caressing Kanae's already completely red cheek, her fingertips lightly rubbing, Mitsuba smiled:
"Didn't I say before? I don't wish for you to remain in the Demon Slayer Corps. Come with me, and I will keep you forever and ever... by my side."
"N-no, I can't..."
Allowing Mitsuba to caress her cheek, Kanae instinctively refused.
"Why? Could it be that compared to being with me, you prefer the Demon Slayer Corps?"
"That's not what I mean, it's just that I still have my mission in the Demon Slayer Corps..."
Kanae, whose thoughts had nearly stopped, subconsciously said this sentence.
Only the moment the words left her mouth, she herself became puzzled.
[Strange, what mission did she have in the Demon Slayer Corps? Why does it feel like she can't remember anything at all...]
[Ugh, Miss Mitsuba is so close...]
"Hmph."
Hearing her words, Mitsuba before her suddenly let out a cold laugh.
"The mere Demon Slayer Corps, I could destroy with a wave of my hand. I only let them live until today because I wanted to play with them a while longer. Why must you care about them?"
"B-but..."
"Speaking of which, I recall you should be twenty-two this year, Kanae?"
Completely giving Kanae no opportunity for deeper thought, Mitsuba shifted the topic again.
"Yes..."
"Then are you interested in having a romance... that belongs only to adults?"
The smile on Mitsuba's face before her once again revealed that ambiguous and emotion-filled expression.
"A-a romance for adults?!"
Hearing this, Kanae felt as if her heartbeat had skipped a beat.
"What is a romance for adults..."
"Playing dumb, you sly little girl."
Raising her hand, gently scraping her nose bridge that had at some point been covered with beads of sweat, Mitsuba leaned down to Kanae's ear, speaking softly:
"A romance for adults is one that belongs only to grown-ups. This isn't your younger sister's child's play. You should understand what I mean, Kanae?"
"Wait, Miss Mitsuba, t-this..."
Steam was already starting to rise from her head. Her mind filled with wild imaginings, Kanae subconsciously turned her head, avoiding Mitsuba's extremely aggressive gaze.
But in the next second, she saw Mitsuba raise her hand to pinch her chin, forcibly turning her head back, compelling her to continue eye contact.
"Ah, right~ I think you should know, Kanae, that as a demon, I can actually change my body at any time, right?"
"Y-yes..."
"Come, tell me quietly now—do you prefer me as a man, or me as a woman?"
"Ugh, I..."
"Don't be afraid, cute little girl. No matter how perverted the request, I will satisfy you. You know I have this ability.
Quickly, tell me all the thoughts in your heart. Tell me, just what appearance do you want your Miss Mitsuba to take?"
Mitsuba's body leaned closer and closer. That faint fragrance continuously stimulated Kanae's nerves, making her curl up on the seat like a little white rabbit driven into a corner by a hungry wolf.
"I-I want it all..."
Covering her face, her rationality evaporated, Kanae raised her hand to cover her burning cheeks and honestly spoke the true thoughts in her heart.
"Pfft..."
Hearing this, Mitsuba suddenly let out a light laugh. She once again bent down to Kanae's ear, whispering teasingly:
"Truly a greedy little girl. But... I satisfy you.
The night is still long. Come, I know where there's a place with no people. Come with me."
"Y-yes..."