When you ask Zero, "Why don't you wear socks or shoes?" she usually explains patiently.
When you ask Zero, "Are you really XX years old? How come you're so short?" congratulations! The usually unsmiling Zero will immediately give you a smile as gentle as sunshine. The Nichirin Blade in her hand will instantly be coated in ice crystals, and then you'll see that beautiful blade resting against your neck.
Once the cold gets extreme, it starts to feel like a burn. Right now, you might think that sunshine-like smile is a little too scorching... Haha... ha...
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* The protagonist is Muichiro's twin younger brother.
* CP: A certain Water Hashira who offends people the moment he opens his mouth.
* Giyu-senpai may be out of character, because I really don't know how to make the meaning of what he says completely different from what he means in his heart! This is too much to ask of me!
* In my version, the two senior disciples took the Final Selection at fifteen, Giyu became a Hashira at seventeen, and Makomo was a year older than them. She died the year before Master Urokodaki took the protagonist in, so the protagonist never met Makomo.
* My writing isn't great. If you don't like it, please don't flame me.
Theme: Sweet, satisfying, and swoon-worthy