"I came here to find a husband!"
Mitsuri spoke with a soft, adorable voice.
She had large, cute green eyes and distinctive beauty marks beneath them.
Her hair was styled into three long, sakura-pink braids with grass-green tips.
Her hair color wasn't originally this strange. She had dyed it black in the past to be accepted for arranged marriages.
But because she ate 170 sakura mochi every day for eight consecutive months, her hair magically changed color to this appearance.
She had a cheerful and lively personality, but she possessed immense strength.
When shy, she would blush and sweat profusely, but she was incredibly strong and a big eater.
To find a husband, she decided to join the Demon Slayer Corps.
Kill? Kill Demons?
No, no, no, she's here to find a husband. This Demon Slayer Corps matchmaking agency must have a suitable husband for her, right?
See!
As expected!!
This really is the Demon Slayer Corps matchmaking agency!
She had only been here a short while, and what did she see?
She saw her husband!!!
Her face flushed red.
Large drops of sweat formed on her forehead.
Her breathing involuntarily became heavy.
She admitted it; she was totally a sucker for good looks!
Well, mainly she sensed from him that this was a man who could give her a sense of security!!
This was her woman's intuition! Her romantic intuition!
She knew she would find her husband in the Demon Slayer Corps, and now here he was!
"Y-You! Hello! My name is Kanroji Mitsuri!!"
"Uh..."
"Hello! My name is Kamado Tanjiro! Nice to meet you!"
With a whoosh,
Mitsuri ran over from a side path, excitedly greeting Kaito and Tanjiro.
Actually, Kaito had noticed her earlier. She hadn't come over but was hiding behind a tree, observing him!
After she finished her observation, she abruptly appeared.
If nothing unexpected happened, she had probably been training with Rengoku earlier.
But from her current state, it seemed they were training separately.
Mitsuri had probably been practicing Flame Breathing elsewhere.
"Cough, hello, Kanroji Mitsuri."
He could tell at a glance the purpose with which Mitsuri was looking at him.
But he didn't react too much, greeting her with a smile.
Then...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. True to her title as the Love Hashira,
Mitsuri was already viewing Kaito through rose-tinted glasses.
He was already incredibly handsome, but in her eyes, he transformed into a strikingly chiseled, overwhelmingly handsome, super-edited version of a handsome guy.
'Uuhh...'
'To be honest, Mitsuri, the little pink hearts in your eyes are a bit dangerous. I suggest you take them back.'
Because Kaito was genuinely afraid Mitsuri might develop her Love Mark, originally on her left neck, directly shifting to her abdomen due to his appearance!
"Um, Mr. Kaito, are you also a member of the Demon Slayer Corps?"
"Unfortunately, I'm not. I'm just here to handle some matters."
"Eh!?! Th-That's the case!?"
Thunderstruck, the world changed color.
For a moment, Mitsuri's art style abruptly shifted, and she stood there, turned to stone.
"I, I understand! I'll apply to leave the Demon Slayer Corps right away!"
"???"
'Wait, I just said I'm not a member, and you're so shocked you decide to leave the Demon Slayer Corps?'
'You...'
'Are you that desperate for a husband?'
'Look, Tanjiro beside you is so shocked his art style changed even more dramatically!'
His eyes were wide with bewilderment, practically bulging out to where his forehead used to be.
"Um, Kanroji Mitsuri, you want to come with me, right?"
Kaito hesitated for a moment, then decided to get straight to the point.
Since Mitsuri was this "eager", he might as well go with the flow!
"Y-Yes! Um, is that alright? If it is... I, I would like to be your wife!"
Yes, this was the direct benefit.
Mitsuri's bold confession did surprise Kaito.
It seemed that her desire to find a husband, which led her to join the Demon Slayer Corps two years earlier, made her much more "eager" than she would be two years later.
Well, her goal from the start was to find a husband.
Two years later, she probably still hadn't found one, so she wouldn't be this excited.
Understanding this, Kaito smiled and nodded, gently patting her pink hair.
"Although I find this idea very appealing, I already have a wife."
"That's fine! You're so handsome, and I feel you're very strong, so it's only natural you have a wife! I'd be more concerned if you didn't!"
'Oh...'
'That was very direct!'
'But...'
'Well!'
Kaito felt Mitsuri was absolutely right.
In this era, for a man in his twenties not to have a wife, unless there were special circumstances, it was generally considered that something might be wrong with him.
As for what that "something" might be, there were many reasons.
Basically, most people started discussing marriage at fifteen or sixteen and married young.
Kaito appeared to be around 20, so it was perfectly normal for him to have a wife.
"Alright, since you put it that way, I accept!"
"Really? Hooray!!"
'I knew coming to the Demon Slayer Corps to find a husband was the right choice!!!'
Mitsuri was so happy she could have soared into the sky in a rainbow spiral. She moved closer to Kaito, glancing at him occasionally, then shyly looking down.
Because she was so nervous and excited, the sweat on her cheeks hadn't stopped.
As for Tanjiro on the other side...
His art style had flattened him into a piece of paper lying on the ground.
The impact of this situation on a young boy like him was just too much.
"Um... husband... please take care of me from now on... and I'm serious! I'm not joking!"
"Mm, I know. Take care of me too."
Seeing Mitsuri's nervousness, Kaito found it amusing.
She was direct, but would Kaito be shy?
Why refuse a good thing?
Although it was unexpected, he welcomed more of this kind of surprise!
Of course, only situations similar to Mitsuri's, or people like Sephie.
Kaito was a bit picky, after all...
Gasp—
Just as Mitsuri happily reached out to take Kaito's arm!
Kaito understood the true value of the Love Hashira!!