Because of her natural talent, she often gets too engrossed in the plots of novels, leading to situations like the current one.
This isn't a bad thing; at least she isn't self-conscious about it.
Of course, no one else would see this scene, because in front of others, she generally maintains the same demeanor, so no one would perceive her inner world.
Except for one girl who grew up with her since childhood.
"Kohana, what are you doing here? I was going to chat with you when I got back earlier, but I didn't expect you not to be home…"
An elegant girl with a ponytail jogged along the grassy path, her gaze falling directly on the wooden sword in her hand, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, did Kohana make this? It's so cool~ Is it for Uncle?"
Because Umezono Rintaro liked samurai culture, even his mansion was in a samurai style, which led her to this assumption.
"No, this is for myself," Muramasa answered calmly.
"Eh?" Usami Suzune looked surprised.
She hadn't expected that answer, which could only mean there was another reason for making this wooden sword.
"Hmm? demon slayer… Oh, right! It's demon slayer, isn't it! I see, no wonder Kohana you couldn't bear to give it to Uncle."
When Usami Suzune noticed the carved words, she immediately made the connection.
As a close friend since childhood, she naturally knew everything about Kohana, including her recent transformation into 'Senju Muramasa'.
For this, she, who never read light novels, specifically bought fantasy demon blade chronicles, and she also knew about demon slayer, which her friend kept as a cherished possession at home.
She even heard from her uncle that Kohana often chatted with Izumi Masamune, the author, through letters.
This was truly fascinating!
Unfortunately, she didn't know Izumi Masamune's true identity or character; otherwise, she would have already considered trying to set them up.
Muramasa was noncommittal, tidied things up, and took the wooden sword back home.
Usami Suzune followed closely behind, returning to the samurai mansion.
Muramasa chose to place the wooden sword on a wooden stand, showing her Pay attention to.
"Tsk tsk…" Usami Suzune 's expression grew even brighter.
"Kohana, do you often chat with Izumi Masamune through letters?" She asked directly, without any reservations.
"Not often; usually, there's only a chance to chat once every half a month," Muramasa replied with a hint of regret.
"Hmm… Do you know what kind of person he is? I'm very curious." Usami Suzune 's eyes sparkled.
"I don't know, and it's not important; I just need to know that he is an author worth my anticipation," Muramasa said with complete honesty.
Her attitude, on the contrary, made Usami Suzune feel a bit deflated.
'What the heck, I thought Kohana had found a boy she liked before me… Sure enough, looking at her like this, she really hasn't realized anything.' Usami Suzune felt depressed, so she had to drop the topic.
It seemed it was still too early to talk about such things with her friend.
So, she changed the subject to something she thought her friend would be interested in.
"Do you know, Kohana, that Izumi Masamune is about to release a new work?"
"A new work?" Muramasa's eyes lit up.
"Yes, I heard it's a magical girl-themed work, called puella magi madoka magica, isn't that interesting? The guy who just wrote a passionate light novel like demon slayer is now going to write about magical girls… I really want to meet someone like that; it's too amusing~" Usami Suzune clapped her hands lightly, drawing out her words.
Muramasa didn't quite catch the latter half of what Usami Suzune said, instead focusing on the earlier sentences.
"magical girls, huh…" Muramasa's expression changed in various ways.
She, of course, hoped that Izumi Masamune would continue his style, focus on his strengths, and not write something inexplicable.
Because she was fond of battle novels, she hoped that Izumi Masamune would continue down the path of demon slayer.
As for magical girl-themed works, no matter what, there must be quite a few battle elements, right?
Thinking of this, her expression returned to normal.
If it were a purely slice-of-life work, then she might really use various methods to try and have a face-to-face conversation with Izumi Masamune to make him change his mind.
But for now, she could wait and see.
"You're suddenly engrossed again… Whenever this topic comes up, Kohana often ignores what I say, which is really annoying." Usami Suzune complained slightly upon seeing this.
She had reason to suspect that her childhood friend, who had grown up with her, might have a lower status in her friend's heart than that guy she had never met!
This was truly a tragic thing.
After Muramasa came back to her senses, she entertained Usami Mizuki for a while, but one thing that puzzled her was that Usami Suzune 's mood suddenly seemed to have soured, and she didn't know why.
But soon, she cast that question aside.
After learning that Izumi Masamune's new work was about to be released, Muramasa's facial expression clearly changed.
The joy was impossible to hide, even if she tried.
"A new work, huh… I hope it's as I expect, and not a soft, weak style of work with no impact at all."
Senju Muramasa sighed.
This was her bottom line.