Kanbe Hikaru looked at her.
He didn't speak.
"Big brother?"
The girl took a step forward.
The movement caused a tremor in her chest, a surging wave that made one's vision swim.
Her waist twisted with the motion, putting that narrow waistline on full display; the hip line below tightened with her step, outlining a breathtaking curve.
"Why aren't you answering?"
She pouted slightly; that expression combined with this figure was indeed quite lethal.
"Is it because I'm wearing too little, and you're shy?"
As she spoke, she deliberately looked down at her own neckline.
The action squeezed the two mounds of white even more tightly, deepening the cleavage.
Then she looked up and blinked.
"Or... does big brother like to watch?"
Kanbe Hikaru's expression remained calm.
He placed Hiraikotsu on a nearby rock and stood up.
"Your acting is pretty good."
He said.
"Huh? What acting? I don't understand~"
The girl tilted her head, looking innocent.
"I really am just lost~"
She took another step forward.
This time she came closer, so close that Kanbe Hikaru could smell the faint scent on her.
The scent was strange.
Like... the smell of hair?
"Big brother is so handsome."
The girl looked up at him, those almond-shaped eyes full of admiration.
"More handsome than any man I've ever seen."
"Your face is just a bit pale, are you not feeling well?"
She reached out a hand, seemingly wanting to touch his face.
"I can take care of you~"
Her fingers were slender and fair, nails painted a light pink.
Very pretty.
But Kanbe Hikaru noticed something else.
Her hair moved.
Not moved by the wind.
It was that kind of... active wriggling.
Like countless tiny snakes, quietly approaching.
"Let me guess."
Kanbe Hikaru suddenly spoke.
"You're here for the Shikon Jewel, right?"
The girl's movement paused.
Only for an instant.
But it was enough for Kanbe Hikaru to catch.
"The Shikon Jewel? What's that?"
She still maintained that innocent expression.
"I'm just an ordinary lost girl~"
"An ordinary lost girl?"
Kanbe Hikaru laughed.
"Wandering in the desolate wilderness dressed like this?"
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
The girl's expression finally changed.
That layer of naive, cheerful disguise vanished, replaced by a playful smile.
"You found me out."
Her voice changed too, no longer that charming tone, but now carrying a hint of laziness.
"I thought I could play a little longer."
"So, what do you plan to do?"
Kanbe Hikaru asked.
"Keep acting?"
"No."
The girl—or rather, that female demon—licked her lips.
"Since I've been exposed, there's no need to act anymore."
"Your aura is very special, Oni Samurai."
"And..."
Her gaze fell on the hillside behind Kanbe Hikaru.
"That priestess has the Shikon Jewel, right?"
"I can smell its scent."
"So fragrant."
"Fragrant enough to make me want to take a bite."
Around her, those jet-black strands of hair began to wriggle even more vigorously.
Like countless black vipers, poised to strike.
Kanbe Hikaru looked at her.
"I have a question."
"What?"
"You are a demon."
"Correct."
"I am a demon too."
Kanbe Hikaru pointed at himself.
"An Oni Samurai, have you seen one before?"
"I have."
"Then you think—"
Kanbe Hikaru's tone suddenly changed.
It grew cold.
"What makes you think you can seduce an 'Oni'?"
His hand was already resting on the hilt of his blade: "Audacious demon! I can tell at a glance that you are not human!"
His voice exploded like thunder.
Following closely behind was the flash of his blade.
Like a cascading waterfall, the blade was drawn from Kanbe Hikaru's waist with a metallic clang!
"!?"
You call yourself an Oni Samurai?
What kind of Oni Samurai draws their blade with a thunderclap!?
And what do you mean you can tell at a glance I'm not human?
You're not human yourself, are you!?
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