Chapter 2: Chapter 2. The Date
"I-I am Mitsuri Kanroji. N-Nice to meet you as well, Kotaro-sama."
She looked at him who was silent at her. Suddenly she kind of became nervous feeling his gaze looking at her.
"A-Am I late? Did I made you wait more, Kotaro-sama?"
Kotaro who was a bit more focused about the future suddenly returned and looked at the girl on front of him flustered looking so cute.
For some all the uncertainty and dangers of future he feared washed away as soon he looked at her.
"Poof! Hahaha!"
He laughed heartily as he cleared his happy tears from his eyes. His laughter kind of made Mitsuri more embarrassed and nervous.
"Sorry if I startled you. It is just you are too cute."
"C-Cute?!"
And a blush rose up to her face making her dizzy. Mitsuri have never heard anyone complimenting her about cuteness which made her blush very heavily.
"And to your previous question, you are not late. Then, let's go to wander a bit."
Kotaro came near her and patted her hair looking at her eyes near her face. Seeing him so near her made her blush more. Mitsuri kind of blush at his advances, but without a doubt didn't hated it.
'Kotaro-sama is too close!'
She was numb and couldn't reply anything because of shyness. She just nodded and followed him behind.
Kotaro ahead turned his head back and looked at her trying hard which made him a kind of happy and relief.
'The future will be left to future me. Now, I should try my best to live a normal life and try my best to get married just like Mitsuri.'
He was very worried thinking of demons attacking him in future. But after looking at Mitsuri who was a future Hashira trying her best at present, he kind of understood that it is better to leave the worries of future.
For now, all he have to do is live his best in the present. Isn't this all he wanted to do from the start? To live a normal and long life with a happy family.
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Now both of them are sitting in a normal café. Well in old times, there are not too fancy like the modern ones and nor do they charge high exaggerated fees. But still, it gave a very good feeling sitting in such a comfortable wooden shop.
Kotaro was comfortably sipping his tea which he kind of fallen love to since his new life. While Mitsuri was looking at the snacks on the table with a greed in her eyes. She was trying to act like a noble lady since the concept of not eating too much is well known in between girls, but it didn't do well with her.
Mitsuri have a weird constitution which makes her muscles eight times denser more than a normal human making her having huge strength. It certainly scares more of the other people came to bride her. And to meet her body standards, she has to eat more than a normal girl which is the main factor that scares the men came to her.
'I have to control it! If I fail this time as well…'
Mitsuri looked at Kotaro's face with her eyes. She herself didn't know but she could feel something different about him. He wasn't the most handsome, but he was certainly yet the brightest.
The feeling, and shine he gave her at the meeting and the smile full of kindness made her heart full at that moment. Mitsuri herself looked at her feelings towards him and could feel it, she could feel her love towards him.
And she didn't want to scare him, like others. She didn't want him to see her bad side. When people like someone they never want the loved one to see that dark side.
It might have worked on someone else, but Kotaro was very perceptive about it. After all he also knew about her. And even if he didn't, with his hamon how could he miss the extra blood energy from her?
Being very proficient in his hamon arts, he could obviously feel the vigour of her blood since she has a very strong body more than him.
"Mitsuri."
"Y-Yes?"
"If you want to eat, then go ahead."
"N-No. I am not hungry!"
Mitsuri blushed and quickly denied moving her head but unfortunately her stomach betrayed her.
Grrr…!
She blushed more as soon the sound came from her stomach. Kotaro just smiled and wanted to laugh at the cute creature in front of him. She was just like a cute rabbit.
"No need to shy. Here take it."
"Y-Yes. Sorry for trouble, Kotaro-sama."
To make no more embarrassing scenes, she reluctantly took the snacks and ate it. Slowly nibbled on it one by one.
"Waiter. Can you bring more of these?"
"Yes. Wait for a moment."
The waiter went back to bring more snacks. Mitsuri kind of looked at him and frantically said.
"I-I am full, Kotaro-sama. You d-don't have to order more."
"No, it's okay. After all I also want to eat it. Let's share together, Mitsuri."
He smiled making her unable to say anymore. She just with her blushed head down nodded like a rabbit.
The waiter bought more snacks and Mitsuri ate it without more words. Kotaro also occasionally ate one or two but most of them were eaten by Mitsuri though she herself didn't realized it and ate it all in a flow.
And while she was sitting silently with full stomach, she heard Kotaro's voice.
"It seems you are a little glutton."
Mitsuri was shocked about the fact Kotaro knew about it. Then she realized that she must have eaten too much.
'It seems this time as well…'
And then she became very sad thinking about the rejection of marriage. After all, no one wants a bride who eats too much wasting money on food.
But unlike her thoughts, Kotaro was just looking at her a very kind gaze. He particularly didn't had any kind of hate against the girls who eat more. Of course, he preferred girls with good body proportions, but there is no link between eating too much and body proportions.
And even if there is a link, there is no way Mitsuri is a fat girl in his eyes. It is not wrong to say she is a dream girl in his mind. So, there is no disgust or fear in his eyes like her previous suitors.
Kotaro could feel her sadness, but he kind of didn't knew the lines he should say now to console her. After all, in his previous life he was still an unmarried man. But he knew that he shouldn't be silent like a rock.
"Now, let's go."
"Yes."
Mitsuri nodded with faking smile not to give any bad impressions to him. But in a glance, Kotaro could see the fake smile plastered on her face.
And for reason, he really didn't like it. He like the smiled she gave him when they met. The shy, sweet and pure lovable smile at the first meet.
After paying money, both came out and visited more shops and wandered just like real date and finally both of them were standing at the same spot they met at the morning.
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