The morning light illuminated the entire Butterfly estate, casting shadows on the warm sand, the calm lake, and on the face of Sanemi, who was watching intently. It was the morning meeting of the hashira. Master, Kagaya Ubuyashiki,was talking about the next mission, the cases and just the villages that need to be patrolled this week.

But no matter how much respect Sanemi had for Matster, his sideways glance was directed at Giyu, looking at him with his usual annoyed gaze.

What did Tomioka do to get such a look from Shinazugawa? Honestly, he did nothing. The most important thing is that these "looks" from Sanemi started a long time ago. Probably a year ago. Back then, Sanemi wasn't really "into" it... But now he really is.

Tomioka kept his expression calm, but in reality he was quite tired and he felt unbearably awkward from Sanemi's looks at him. This year he literally didn’t even say anything bad to the Wind Pillar, he didn’t even snap back... But here he is.

Everyone had noticed these looks from Sanemi for a long time, but they never wanted to bring it up. As soon as someone tried to say a word about it, Sanemi would suddenly get angry and fight with everyone. So the way to "talk" was not an option.

But only Gyomey sat with a slight smile on his face, when he felt some warmth nearby and the smell of "young love" that pleased him. He knew what was happening and he knew that the two of them needed time to comprehend it.

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After the meeting, Sanemi and Obanai stood near the entrance. Sanemi, as usual, was closely watching Giyu, who was talking to Shinobu. Sanemi's eye twitched slightly from the mixture of feelings rising in his chest, but he remained silent and watched while the vein on his cheek throbbed.

Obanai: 'Why are you looking at him like that?'

Obanai suddenly spoke up, his tone slightly irritated. He couldn't understand what was wrong with his friend these last two years and his "look" at Giyuu, which was more like surveillance.