A Kiss in the Silent Cave

Kurozawa's gaze lingered on her seemingly radiant face, and he nodded seriously. "That's precisely what I wish for."

That was the same answer he'd given back then, but thinking about it now, he'd been so focused on how to get rid of Hongyue that he hadn't paid attention to his words, just casually agreeing. If Koibana hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't even know what he had said.

Now, the words were the same, but their feelings were different.

Outside, the sun was setting, casting a warm glow, while inside was the dark cave. Hongyue closed her eyes, tilting her head back slightly. Her rosy lips were like two vibrant, beautiful rose petals, with a faint, almost imperceptible smile at the corners.

She was always the proactive one, but Kurozawa knew that Hongyue was actually nervous and shy too. He could see Hongyue's slightly trembling, thick, brush-like eyelashes. Those subtle tremors were a mix of joy, anticipation, nervousness, and apprehension.

Kurozawa gazed at Hongyue, feeling an unprecedented stirring in his heart.

So, he leaned forward, wrapped an arm around Hongyue's waist, pulled her close, and kissed her.

Warm, soft, and tender – this was Kurozawa's first feeling. The person in his arms felt so real for the first time, within reach.

In combat, Kurozawa always preferred a wild approach, his movements rough and forceful. But at this moment, he kissed Hongyue gently and carefully, tasting those sweet, crimson lips little by little. His hands rested on Hongyue's slender, soft waist, instinctively wandering restlessly.

Although Hongyue had actively tilted her head up in anticipation, when Kurozawa actually kissed her, her mind went blank. Dreamlike bubbles appeared and burst in her mind, blocking all her thoughts and ideas. She could only passively endure, unconsciously.

However, as time passed, she slowly began to respond clumsily, randomly kissing Kurozawa's face. Compared to Kurozawa's gentleness, Hongyue's movements were somewhat wild.

Thump thump thump. Their bodies embraced more tightly. They could feel each other's heartbeats, their hearts pounding restlessly in their chests. This was the only sound in the quiet cave at that moment.

After an unknown amount of time, a loud bird call from the mountain forest outside brought them back from their immersive kiss.

Seeing the thin, shimmering thread between their lips, streaks of crimson climbed from Hongyue's neck to her face like fiery clouds. She lowered her head shyly, her hair covering her face, revealing only her small, delicate ears, completely red.

Beside her, Kurozawa took a long breath. Because his usual Total Concentration: Constant Breathing Technique hadn't been running, the airflow in his body was quite chaotic. He had been too engrossed, his body had forgotten to breathe.

Restarting the Breathing Technique, Kurozawa pondered for a moment. After the blush on Hongyue's face faded, he smiled and said, "How about we continue for a bit longer?"

Hongyue's face turned red again, but she still actively, little by little, moved closer.

She really liked the feeling from before.

"Mmm." Kurozawa kissed her again without hesitation.

Next, like a couple in the throes of passion, their movements became more intimate, and their emotions quickly heated up.

As time passed, dusk fell, the sun disappeared behind the clouds, and the night slowly enveloped the entire land.

The bright moonlight wandered across the moss-covered cave walls, like a phantom river.

Kurozawa leaned back against the wall, holding the boneless Hongyue in his arms. His hands rested on Hongyue's flat, soft abdomen, while his chest was pressed tightly against her beautifully curved spine.

"It's dark," Kurozawa glanced outside the cave.

This sentence was equivalent to "It's getting light" in the mouth of ordinary humans.

Hearing Kurozawa's words, Hongyue raised her head and also glanced outside.

"Mm, should we leave?" There was a faint reluctance in her voice.

This somewhat narrow and dark cave should have made people feel uncomfortable, but because Kurozawa was there, she felt like she could stay forever. This feeling was unprecedented.

"Mm, there are things to do."

"Don't forget, we still have enemies. It's not time to relax and rest yet." Kurozawa looked at the night sky outside the cave, his gaze deep.

Tonight's night was beautiful. The moon was full and bright, and the moonlight spilled into the mountain forest, as if plating the continuous mountains with a layer of fragmented silver light.

However, Kurozawa's heart was not as quiet as the moonlight.

The Demon Slayer Corps... In the original timeline, although the Demon Slayer Corps was at a disadvantage everywhere and seemed completely no match for the Demons, when they truly faced them head-on, one by one, on the verge of death, the Demon Slayer Mark, Crimson Red Blade, Fighting Spirit Domain, and so on awakened one after another, like cheating, defying logic.

Words like "overcoming the strong with the weak" and "finding life in death" were practically tailor-made for those Swordsmen.

Perhaps it was because the Demon Slayer Corps Swordsmen were the true protagonists of the Demon Slayer world. No matter how strong the Demons were, they were just villains used to highlight the qualities of the Swordsmen. They were born to use their chaos and bloodlust to achieve the glory of the Swordsmen.

"Right, there's also the Crimson Red Blade, which can cause a lot of damage to the Demonic Body just like sunlight." Thinking of this, Kurozawa couldn't help but feel a headache.

His memory became clearer, and he remembered the Crimson Red Blade that had been mentioned.

Under an unknown cause, the blade of the Nichirin Blade in the Swordsman's hand would show a crimson color like a burning hot iron. Such a Nichirin Blade could cut through a Demonic Body as hard as iron like cutting through ordinary objects, and there would be no situation where limbs couldn't be severed. It was specifically designed to counter the Demonic Body.

So far, no Crimson Red Blade Swordsmen have appeared in the Demon Slayer Corps, and even Kurozawa is not clear about the reason for the formation of the Crimson Red Blade, but he estimates that it is only a matter of time. This Immortal Demon Body, although seemingly very strong, is also constrained everywhere.

If he went to other worlds, there wouldn't be so many natural enemies.

"Hongyue, are you stronger than the original Muzan Kibutsuji?" Kurozawa looked at Hongyue's fair and beautiful cheeks and asked.

Hongyue extended her slender, jade-like fingers and unconsciously bit them lightly in her mouth. After thinking carefully, she shook her head and confirmed, "No, Father helped me take his body back then, but this body has reached a limit and is difficult to break through further."

"The only breakthrough point may be immunity to sunlight. This way, the Nichirin Blades based on sunlight will also be unable to pose a threat to the Demonic Body. At least in this world, it can truly achieve immortality."

While Hongyue was speaking, Kurozawa listened carefully, watching her gently bite her fingers, her pink little tongue occasionally moving against her fingertips.

This was probably her habitual action. Hongyue was inexplicably much cuter while biting her finger, and her attractiveness doubled at the same time.

Since she didn't notice it herself, Kurozawa didn't plan to mention it. After all, this habit was very good.

"Then Sun Breathing must be obtained." After Hongyue put down her fingers, Kurozawa moved his gaze away and said heavily.

He could achieve the peak of the Immortal Demon Body through Potential Points, but Hongyue couldn't. She had no other choice.

Similarly, over three thousand Potential Points was a huge number. If it could be saved through other means, Kurozawa naturally had to find every possible way to do so.

"Let's go to Mount Sagiri to see the master first, and then find the Kamado Family."

Kurozawa pulled Hongyue up, and the two of them walked out of the cave where they had spent the entire day.

"Roar"

A low growl came from behind them. Kurozawa turned his head to see the black bear opening its mouth towards him, revealing several shiny fangs and glaring at him.

Perhaps it felt it had lost too much face being bullied like this, and was trying to salvage a little dignity at the end.

"What, you don't want us to leave? Want to give me a souvenir? Pulling out your teeth would be fine." Kurozawa turned back, glaring just as fiercely, his Fighting Spirit fluctuating violently.

The black bear instantly flinched, shrinking its head back aggrievedly and retreating further into the cave, not making another sound.

This two-legged beast is too scary, it's better to be a coward, it was probably thinking.

Hongyue looked at Kurozawa, who was being a bit petty and verbally threatening a small animal, and suddenly let out a chuckle, dimming the starlight across the sky.

Thanks to book friend Penglaishan Huiye for the 500 reward.

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