Blissful [Shinazugawa Sanemi]

Chapter 6

"HE DID WHAT?!" Uzui hollered, his head fuming after he heard what Sanemi has told him.

"I see... That explains her rude behaviour to us whenever her fiance is present." Iguro muttered, feeling bad for the girl he barely knew. Iguro knew she was kindhearted just by having one normal conversation with her.

Sanemi felt a little bad for telling her secret, but he remembered how the girl said that it was okay.

In fact, she had hoped someone would notice and help her.

Now that everyone already knew, everyone except Mitsuri, they should be able to help her in a way, right?

No, we can't.

Sanemi groaned in frustration, rubbing his temples.

"Should we just flamboyantly crack his skull open?" Uzui suggested.

"No fucking way." Sanemi spat.

He sighed at how useless he is. What could he do to help her? Anything will do, Sanemi just wants her to be happy. Sanemi doesn't want to see her in pain or crying.

Heck, he remembered the first time he saw her crying and his heart aches for her.

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Sanemi was questioning his life decision.

Here he was, dipping into the hot water until his nose was just above the surface. Beside him was Giyu, emotionless as usual. Sanemi's eyes moved right and left but he can't do it.

He cannot look at other girls' bodies.

"Why a mixed hot springs out of all places." Bubbles emerged when Sanemi spoke under the water. Even if the girls were still wearing their bath towels to cover their bodies, Sanemi doesn't want to look at them.

He turned his back toward the other people in the place. He sighed and placed his chin on the edge of the spring. He didn't see her at all. He just saw a glimpse of the man named Izuru, but there were no signs of her.

Actually, it was because he saw a glimpse of that man so he dragged Giyu to this very hot springs.

"I'll go wash up and just leave..." Sanemi mumbled.

"Done already? You're pretty weak, Shinazugawa."

And both of them stayed until the whole place was empty.

"You're not getting out? I know you're getting lightheaded." Sanemi taunted Giyu while glaring at him. Giyu on the other hand, still looks as stoic as usual.

When the door to the springs opened, both of them looked at it.

"Whoa! It's so big!"

Hearing the familiar childlike voice, Sanemi instinctively grabbed Giyu's head and brought him deep into the water. Giyu let out a muffled sound, followed by the splashing of water.

"What was that sound?" The child's voice asked.

"Probably a monkey or something." Another voice replied.

Sanemi dragged Giyu to behind a stone and finally let go of his head. The poor man's life flashed before his lightless eyes. He shook his head and wiped the water off from his face.

"Quiet down!" Sanemi hissed when Giyu kept making noises.

Sanemi peeked from behind the stone and Giyu followed suit. Giyu could see two figures, one of a child and one older. But he couldn't see clearly because of the vapor from the springs.

"No one is here, sis!"

"Yeah, we have all the place for ourselves."

Hearing two females' voices, Giyu stared at Sanemi with disbelief. Sanemi never saw Giyuu this expressive before. But he knew what Giyuu was thinking so he gave him a death glare.