Just as Kawashima Toya hung up the phone, he saw Yukinoshita Yukino testing the Demon Sword Murasame.
"This is getting interesting."
Toya didn't disturb Yukino's practice; instead, he watched her with interest.
Five full minutes passed.
Seeing that Yukino still showed no signs of dizziness, a flash of surprise appeared in Toya's eyes. "She wasn't rejected by the Teigu?"
Yuigahama Yui had merely swung Murasame once before the Teigu's rejection kicked in.
As a result, she had been dizzy for nearly half an hour before recovering.
But Yukino had been testing Murasame for so long; clearly, she had been accepted by the Teigu.
Noticing Toya's attention, Yui's small face lit up with excitement. "Kawashima, has Yukinon been recognized by the Demon Sword Murasame?"
"Although I don't really want to admit it, it seems so."
Toya nodded slightly.
It appeared that Yukino, like him, could use Murasame.
As long as her attitude toward the sword didn't change, using it wouldn't cause her any harm.
"Yukinon is amazing!" Yui cheered like a fanatic fan. "That's the Demon Sword no one but Kawashima-kun could use!"
Yukino sheathed Murasame, carefully placing it back into its scabbard.
"Yui, is being able to use this sword surprising?"
"Of course."
"Only those recognized by the Demon Sword Murasame can use it."
Toya walked over slowly, a hint of surprise on his face. "I thought no one but me could use it."
"I didn't expect you could too, Yukinoshita. That was indeed unexpected."
Yukino furrowed her delicate brows slightly. "Can you explain?"
She couldn't understand why a sword would choose its master.
To think that without its recognition, one couldn't even use it.
Toya glanced at Yui's blinking, large eyes and said calmly, "You explain it to her."
Yui smiled and cheerfully told Yukino everything about the Teigu Murasame.
"Such a peculiar weapon?" Yukino stared blankly at Murasame, murmuring, "I was actually chosen?"
Yui was full of admiration. "Yeah! I swung it just once and couldn't handle it."
"Since Yukinon could use it for so long, of course you were accepted."
To the side, Toya silently watched Yukino's dazed expression and chuckled inwardly. "Even if she's as cold as an iceberg, there's still curiosity about supernatural powers in her heart."
The feeling of being chosen by the Demon Sword Murasame had reignited the chuunibyou spirit within Yukino that had almost faded away.
Even someone seemingly as cool and detached as Yukinoshita Yukino still held expectations for chuunibyou fantasies.
"Ahem, it's not that magical."
"It's just some small tricks, definitely not real."
A trace of blush climbed onto Yukino's beautiful-white face, but she quickly reverted to an expressionless mask.
Although she said that on the surface, she already had the answer in her heart.
The Demon Sword Murasame was definitely real. Otherwise, Yui, who liked the sword so much, wouldn't be afraid to even touch it.
Clearly, she was afraid of Murasame's negative effects.
Toya interrupted the intimate chat between Yukino and Yui. "It's getting late. If you have nothing else to do, you should go home."
"I'm closing up shop now. I need to go settle the Yuki-Onna matter."
"Her sister is about to arrive in the Human World."
"Eh? Going back already?" Yui hugged Toya's arm and whined coquettishly, "Kawashima, it's still early."
"It's not even dark yet. I want to follow you and see what the legendary Yuki-Onna looks like."
Yukino looked at the sky outside the agency, which was almost dark, and hesitated.
"It is time to go back, but the Yuki-Onna matter isn't resolved yet."
"I want to see what a real Yuki-Onna looks like."
She wanted to watch Toya hand the little Yuki-Onna over to her family before she could leave with peace of mind.
"No!" Toya, who usually agreed to almost any request, refused sternly. "Anything else is negotiable, but not this."
"Why?" Yukino asked, puzzled.
Yui was equally confused.
Toya looked at Yukino and Yui seriously. "The little Yuki-Onna's sister is an adult Yuki-Onna."
"An adult Yuki-Onna possesses devastating beauty. Even though you are girls, you might still become entranced."
"Once you're enthralled, even I can't save you."
"You are ordinary humans. Contacting higher mysteries will lead to erosion by the mystery."
"Without sufficient strength, at best you'll fall seriously ill; at worst, you could die on the spot."
Yui puffed out her cheeks and said indignantly, "Kawashima, you're an ordinary human too. Why aren't you afraid?"
Yukino nodded in secret agreement.
Although she hadn't spent much time with Toya, he looked no different from a normal person.
Why was he unafraid of contact with the Yuki-Onna?
"I am indeed human." A mysterious smile appeared on Toya's handsome face. "But what makes you think I'm ordinary?"
"I have my own reasons for being able to make contact."