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Chapter 36 - Chapter 36: Let's Watch the Fireworks Together!

After being scolded, Doma behaved himself for a while, feeling quite wronged. During this time, some people were selected from the believers at the foot of the mountain to quickly fill the vacancies in the temple. Over the long years, people around him had always come and gone. Doma had long since grown accustomed to this and felt little emotion about it. Although the people around him had changed, life in the temple remained the same as before.

It was neither interesting nor boring, and it brought no fluctuations to his heart.

After feeling that he had reflected on his actions deeply enough, Doma started to get restless again, completely forgetting what had happened before. On a bright moonlit night, he enthusiastically took stock of the fireworks stored in the temple, planning to give Lord Akaza a surprise.

"I feel that my friendship with Lord Akaza has reached a critical point," Doma patted the fireworks beside him and muttered with a smile. "Although Lord Akaza seems to be getting shyer and less talkative, this is precisely the time to strike while the iron is hot!"

"Doing something he likes with him will definitely make him open up his heart!" Watching fireworks together is the best choice~

"Lord Akaza absolutely loves watching fireworks," Doma clapped his hands with a brilliant smile, then tilted his head with an innocent look. "Uh, he should, right?" He pondered seriously for a moment and finally nodded in confirmation.

Then he cupped his cheeks and thought with an expectant expression, "At that time, Lord Akaza will definitely be very happy and moved, and he will show me a gentle and brilliant smile..." Then, under the sky full of fireworks, they would open their hearts to each other and become the best of friends who could talk about anything!

"Ah, I'm so excited~"

"Heave-ho, heave-ho..." Doma, full of energy, tied a large number of fireworks together. Only then did he contact Nakime in his mind, asking her to transport him to Akaza's location.

Nakime's efficiency was always top-notch. In just a moment, Doma was standing in a quiet mountain forest. The sound of fighting, along with Akaza's excited voice, came from a distance. Doma showed a curious expression. After setting down the fireworks, he walked a few steps towards the sound and quietly poked his head out of the bushes.

"Mmm~ Lord Akaza is fighting with someone," he smiled, tilting his head.

Akaza's opponent was a young man in a grayish-green haori. With his corps uniform, Nichirin Sword, and Breathing Style, he was clearly a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. "Hmm, is he the Wind Hashira?" Doma muttered to himself, looking at his opponent's sword moves and the words "Destroyer of Demons" engraved on his Nichirin Sword. "But... Lord Akaza looks so happy."

He blinked his eyes. It was the first time he had seen a side of Lord Akaza that was completely different from usual. The usually taciturn and very shy Lord Akaza was now smiling with overflowing enthusiasm, his fists and feet flying as he spoke nonstop.

"Wonderful! What perfectly honed swordsmanship!"

"What's your name? I must remember it!"

"So young, yet you've trained your body to this extent? It's amazing!"

"It would be a pity for you to die here as a human. You can still become stronger!"

"I have a great proposal. You should become a demon too! That way, you can keep getting stronger forever!"

Faced with his silent opponent, Akaza spoke with great excitement, his enthusiasm overflowing.

Doma stared blankly, his mouth slightly open.

( ̄△ ̄;)

"This is the first time I've seen this side of Lord Akaza."

"He's very cute~" he tilted his head, smiling with innocent glee. "But why is Lord Akaza so silent in front of me? And he's never smiled at me once..." Doma's expression turned dejected, and even his perky hair seemed to droop.

"Ah! It must be because I'm his most important friend!"

"Because he treasures and cares about me so much, that's why he acts so shy." Doma used his clever brain to quickly figure out the reason, and a brilliant smile returned to his face. "Oh my, Lord Akaza is even cuter now~"

So he raised his right hand and waved, shouting loudly, "Lord Akaza, keep it up!"

Akaza's body stiffened. A sword nearly sliced his neck; he had to jump back two steps to dodge it. He turned his head to look at the annoying head peeking out of the bushes, and felt as if ants were crawling all over his body. His interest in the fight vanished in an instant.

"What are you doing here!" he roared in frustration, kicking fiercely at the incoming Nichirin Sword and sending his opponent flying.

"Of course, I came to play with Lord Akaza" Doma didn't reveal his specific purpose, planning to give him a surprise. He remembered that he needed to set up the fireworks first, so he waved his hand and said, "Ah! Lord Akaza, you can continue playing. I won't disturb you for now"

Saying this, he placed a hand in front of his lips and smilingly retracted his head.

"Damn it!" Foreseeing the desperate night that was to come, Akaza gritted his teeth and swung his fists into a blur, unleashing a barrage of fierce blows that destroyed a large patch of bushes.

By the time Doma returned after setting up the fireworks, the battle here was over. Watching Akaza's back as he ran away quickly into the forest, Doma tilted his head in confusion. "Lord Akaza, you're running in the wrong direction! I'm over here~" he shouted, waving his hand.

Akaza's running speed increased.

"Oh my, is Lord Akaza trying to play a game with me?" Doma showed a carefree smile. "I just don't know what to do with you~"

"If I catch you, I win, right?" Saying this, he got into a starting position, and his body vanished from the spot in an instant.

Because Doma didn't use his full speed, the two of them chased each other in the forest for a long time. The game finally ended with Akaza's wrist being caught.

"Lord Akaza's speed is not as fast as mine," Doma said with a hint of pride. "See, I win~"

"What on earth do you want?" Akaza snatched his arm back fiercely, speaking with a sense of resignation.

"Come with me, Lord Akaza~ I'll show you something beautiful!" Doma winked his left eye mysteriously and pulled at the corner of Akaza's clothes, leading him to higher ground. Akaza followed him with a blank expression, his fists alternately clenching and unclenching.

"Mmm~ This spot is perfect!" Standing in a place with a wide view, Doma nodded in satisfaction. Then he had the Crystalline Divine Child guarding the fireworks light the fuse.

Swoosh—

A speck of starlight shot straight into the dark night sky from a distance and, with a bang, exploded into a splendid firework. Akaza was stunned for a moment. He looked up at the fireworks blooming one after another in the night sky, but his brow furrowed even tighter. He didn't like fireworks.

The sight of fireworks made him feel irritable, and the sound of them made him uncontrollably angry...

"Ah—Lord Akaza, this type of circular firework is called 'Yae Shin' (Eight-Layered Core)!" Doma's voice entered his ears. "And the ones that scatter irregularly are 'Hiyusei' (Flying Comets), and also, the ones that bloom and then turn into many small fireworks blooming together are 'Senrin' (Thousand Wheels)..."

"Aren't they beautiful? I prepared all of them specially for you~"

Akaza's eyes widened as he watched the rising fireworks, his pupils trembling violently. My technique names? Why? I've never even seen fireworks... Something seemed to be trying to surface in his mind, but it remained stubbornly blurry. This feeling made him even more irritable, even more angry. He raised a hand to clutch his head, which felt like it was about to explode. This scene... why does it feel so familiar?

Have I seen this before? Where? After a long moment, he suddenly turned his head to the side, as if hoping to see a certain, seemingly important figure... and then he saw Doma's annoying smiling face.

A vein popped on Akaza's forehead. A certain burgeoning impulse was instantly frozen solid. The fireworks weren't even finished. He turned and walked away with a dark face, unable to shake off the feeling of irritation and anger.

"What is going on!" He gritted his teeth, his head splitting with pain. He just wanted to find a quiet place.

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