Chapter 195: I'm Not That Kind of Person
You have deduced the massage technique best suited to her body!
Ren immediately got to work.
His technique was still as skilled as ever.
The moment Ren's large hand touched the soles of Butterfly Shinobu's feet, she understood.
Master Ren's skills had improved yet again.
The initial sensation was still that familiar warmth.
A soothing current spread from Ren's fingertips to her toes, leaving Butterfly Shinobu's entire body feeling incredibly comfortable.
The two blisters on the soles of her feet had almost completely disappeared.
Under Ren's attentive care, Butterfly Shinobu quickly recovered her health, but the underlying problem had still not been resolved.
Meanwhile, outside the room...
Kanazaki Aoi was squeezed against the door, her face filled with curiosity and confusion.
Yesterday, Kiyo had told her what had happened inside the room, so she had deliberately come over today to take a look.
But she hadn't heard a single sound.
Just then, a sudden noise came from outside the room.
A man's figure appeared before Kanazaki Aoi.
"Hey! I'm back again!"
"You're back again?"
Murata scratched his head. "You knew I came yesterday?"
Aoi nodded. "Of course. Kiyo told me about it yesterday. I didn't expect you to be so persistent about Ren."
"Of course."
Murata wore a somewhat proud expression.
Ever since he learned that Ren was a Hashira and heard about all his impressive accomplishments, he had become like this.
Murata had become one of Ren's little admirers.
If Ren returned and couldn't see him, wouldn't that mean he'd come all this way for nothing?
So Murata absolutely had to meet Ren at least once.
But when he arrived, he discovered that today's situation was exactly the same as yesterday.
The door was locked.
There was no way for him to get inside!
Murata looked at Aoi.
"Is Ren inside?"
"Yes."
Murata's expression became a little strange.
"He hasn't come out all night?"
"Why are you asking that? Ren just went inside."
"Oh, oh."
Murata nodded somewhat stiffly.
"So this is the second round?"
"What second round?" Aoi muttered in confusion. "You mean the second time? Ren is treating Miss Shinobu right now. You can't go in."
"I see."
Murata nodded.
But he felt somewhat disappointed.
He had gotten up early specifically to see Ren, just so he could say a few words to him.
What Murata hadn't expected was that Ren had also gotten up early and gone straight to Miss Shinobu's room!
People who had fallen in love really were inseparable.
They couldn't bear to be apart even for a moment.
After realizing this, Murata suddenly had an idea.
Should he help spread the news about Ren?
After all, this was certainly a happy occasion for the Demon Slayer Corps.
Besides, Miss Shinobu did have quite a few admirers within the Corps.
However, the next moment, Murata felt that he was making a fool of himself.
Ren was the foremost among the Hashira. Why should he worry about Ren for no reason?
Murata shook his head and was about to leave.
Seeing this, Aoi asked in confusion, "Weren't you waiting for Ren? Why are you leaving again?"
Murata replied, "Ren is busy. I'd better not disturb him."
Aoi waved her hand.
"It's fine. Ren is very quick. He'll be out in a little while."
Murata raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean? Has Ren already been inside for a long time?"
Aoi impatiently shook her head.
"What are you talking about? Ren just went in. With Ren's abilities, he'll be done in a few minutes."
"The rest of the time is basically just chatting with Lady Shinobu."
"That fast?"
Murata was somewhat surprised.
He silently glanced at the door, almost as if he could see Ren standing behind it, clutching his lower back and panting.
It seemed that heaven was still relatively fair.
Ren might have been incredibly powerful, but his endurance was rather limited...
Aoi continued proudly, "Ren's technique has become more and more exquisite. After he came back yesterday, his skills improved by leaps and bounds. Today, I even saw Miss Shinobu moved to tears."
The moment she finished speaking, Murata's face turned bright red.
"You don't have to be that detailed!"
"I'm leaving. I'll come back when Ren is free!"
Murata left once again.
He had returned in defeat.
Aoi didn't think much of it.
After Murata left, she also took the bucket and went downstairs.
Inside the room, only Butterfly Shinobu and Ren remained.
"How have you been lately? I heard that you went looking for me."
Ren spoke casually as he massaged Butterfly Shinobu's little feet, as though they were simply chatting.
Butterfly Shinobu sighed.
Finally, they had reached this point.
Otherwise, she might have thought Ren had already forgotten about it.
"Nothing. I just went out for a walk."
Butterfly Shinobu instinctively chose to avoid the subject.
Hearing her answer, Ren smiled.
Women were sometimes like this.
They clearly cared about you, yet they were always too embarrassed to admit it.
Ren had long since grown accustomed to Butterfly Shinobu's stubbornness.
He muttered to himself, "Looks like you weren't worried about me."
Butterfly Shinobu's tone immediately became anxious.
"That's impossible!"
"Oh?"
Ren curled his lips.
"Didn't you say you just went out for a walk?"
Butterfly Shinobu puffed out her cheeks and fell silent.
The little figure in her heart kept hitting Ren.
Damn Ren. Stupid Ren.
He clearly knew that she had been worried about him, yet he still teased her about it.
He was simply too mean!
However, there was still one unresolved matter between Butterfly Shinobu and Ren.
"Ren."
Butterfly Shinobu suddenly smiled.
"I heard that you went to the Kyogoku House in the red-light district?"
The moment the words "Kyogoku House" were spoken, Ren's body visibly stiffened.
He turned his head and saw Butterfly Shinobu wearing her trademark sly smile...
Ren froze for a moment.
And that moment happened to be caught by Butterfly Shinobu.
Butterfly Shinobu sighed inwardly.
Hmph. Men really were all big idiots!
Ren's mind worked quickly.
Since Butterfly Shinobu had brought it up like this, it meant that she must already know everything about what had happened in the red-light district.
Besides, Ren hadn't done anything.
If his conscience was clear, what did he have to panic about?
So Ren calmly said, "That's right. I did go there."
"Hmph~"
Butterfly Shinobu turned her head away and withdrew her feet at the same time.
"Then go back there. Why did you come back?"
Ren chuckled.
It seemed Butterfly Shinobu was jealous.
Butterfly Shinobu's little face puffed up slightly, as though all the anger in her heart had become trapped in her cheeks, making her face look like a big balloon.
Ren smiled and explained, "What? Are you jealous?"
"I'm not!"
Butterfly Shinobu stubbornly denied it.
But a faint mist had already appeared in her eyes.
Indeed.
Although she believed that Ren hadn't done anything wrong, his words still made her feel an uncontrollable sadness.
Seeing that Butterfly Shinobu was about to cry, Ren hurriedly reached out and covered her eyes.
He gently wiped away her tears.
His magnetic voice rang out.
"All right, all right. You know what kind of person I am, don't you? Am I really that kind of person?"