The houses standing in the deep mountains were the same as those in the anime memory, with not much difference.
Sora Mori followed Kamado Tanjurou into the courtyard of the house.
"I'll put the bear carcass in the kitchen first; you can go into the room," Kamado Tanjurou said, pointing to the corpse of the black bear he was carrying.
"Alright."
Sora Mori nodded and watched Kamado Tanjurou drag the black bear's body into a nearby hut. He waited until Tanjurou's figure completely disappeared before opening the door to the house.
The children should have been asleep; there was no sign of them.
The room was not luxurious, even a little shabby, but it was cleaned meticulously, showing the diligence of the hostess.
The room was very warm, with the coal stove quietly burning, and the warmth from the firewood seemed to dispel the biting cold outside.
In a small living room, a woman stood by a coal stove, quietly tending the firewood, waiting for her husband to return.
This woman was likely Kamado Tanjurou's wife, Kamado Nezuko's mother, Kamado Kie.
The sound of the door opening startled Kamado Kie, who was tending the coal stove.
The woman turned her head with some joy.
What she saw was not Kamado Tanjurou, but a strange man.
In the middle of the night, when a strange man appeared, Kamado Kie couldn't help but step back, clutching her chest, looking timidly at Sora Mori who had suddenly appeared.
Sora Mori's eyes also fell on Kamado Kie.
The woman appeared to be in her twenties, wearing a purple kimono and a white long dress with a square neckline. The clothes were a bit large, but even so, they couldn't conceal her slender figure.
Because the woman hugged her chest with both hands, the loose clothes looked full and bulging, as if they might tear at any moment.
She had large purple eyes, and when she blinked, her long eyelashes flickered. A mole at the corner of her mouth added an inexplicable charm to her movements.
Her long black hair was tied into a low bun, and she wore a white scarf.
The dim light in the room flickered, making her pretty face more evident, giving her a feeling of beauty under the lamp.
This made Sora Mori's heart skip a beat, feeling that the woman before him had a very fatal attraction.
"Who are you?"
Kamado Kie backed away cautiously while speaking.
"My name is Sora Mori. I'm with Brother Tanjurou. Tanjurou is in the kitchen right now and will be here shortly."
Sora Mori explained, though he couldn't help but look at Kamado Kie.
Hearing Sora Mori's explanation, Kamado Kie breathed a sigh of relief and let go of her arms that had been holding her chest.
As Kamado Kie put down her hands, the white-collared gown on her chest swayed slightly.
"So you're a guest."
Kamado Kie also lowered her guard and said with a bit of embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I almost mistook you for a bad person."
"It's nothing. It's normal to be cautious when you're alone at home."
Sora Mori smiled.
"Please sit down; I'll pour you a cup of hot tea."
Kamado Kie moved a bench over and invited Sora Mori to warm up by the coal stove: "It's cold outside, but it's warm here."
"Alright."
Sora Mori nodded and then sat by the coal stove.
Soon, Kamado Kie brought a cup of hot tea and handed it over: "Drink some tea to warm up."
The woman spoke softly, with an indescribable tenderness in her voice.
"Thank you."
Sora Mori unconsciously glanced at Kamado Kie's white-collared gown. Even if it was too abrupt, its beauty couldn't be hidden, no matter how tightly it was wrapped.
Kamado Kie was obviously not used to being in contact with strange men; she lowered her head slightly and quickly moved away from the coal stove, standing not far away.
At this moment, the door opened again.
Kamado Tanjurou, who had been handling the black bear's corpse, came in.
Kamado Kie stepped forward quickly, skillfully brushing the snow from Kamado Tanjurou's body, and then placed the coat hanging on the wall over Tanjurou's shoulders.
Sora Mori, who was warming up by the coal stove, saw this scene and couldn't help saying with a bit of envy, "Mr. Tanjurou, you truly have a wonderful wife."