Muzan: My daughter can't be that weak!

Yukina was completely unprepared. Before she could even grip the rope properly, she was thrown into the air with a scream.

The feeling of weightlessness gripped her instantly, the scenery flashed past her eyes, and her heart nearly jumped out of her chest.

Just when she thought she was about to fly out and fall hard, a strong arm reached out from the side in time, steadily wrapped around her waist, and gently pulled her back onto the swing, landing her back in that fragrant embrace.

Doma looked down at the terrified child in his arms, whose face was slightly pale, and a smug and expectant smile spread across his face:

"How was it? How was it, Yukina! Wasn't it exciting? Wasn't it fun? The feeling of flying was amazing, wasn't it! Uncle Doma wasn't lying to you!"

She was held in his arms, feeling the swings and the lingering fear of her heart still pounding.

She looked up at Douma's still bright smiling face, her small lips slowly pursed, and her expression gradually changed.

Doma looked at her and blinked.

Huh?

That expression...

This doesn't seem to be the kind of surprise or excitement that comes after fear that I expected...

The next second, Yukina's eyes quickly filled with tears, and her eye sockets turned red at a visible speed.

She bit her lower lip tightly, trying hard not to let the tears fall, but the tip of her nose was already slightly red.

"Huh?"

Doma's smile froze, and he leaned closer, even more puzzled, to examine Yukina's eyes closely.

"Why are Yukina's eyes red? Did the wind blow them because she swung too high?"

He even raised his other hand and vaguely felt it in the air.

"Huh? There's no wind! That's strange..."

Yukina suddenly broke free from his arm, jumped off his lap, turned her back, leaving only a sullen little back view for Doma.

Uncle Doma went too far!

Without even asking himself, he directly made Miko push with such great force!

It almost flew out!

Although he managed to pull her back from the fall...

But it's really scary...

Uncle Doma knew perfectly well that he didn't want to fly that high and crash into the roof, but he did it on purpose.

She never wanted to talk to him again!

"Yukina, stop paying attention to Uncle Doma!"

Doma also got off the swing, bent down, and walked around to face Yukina, his tall figure covering her.

He tilted his head, looking completely confused.

"Huh? What's wrong? Why is cute little Yukina ignoring Uncle Doma? Wasn't flying fun enough?"

Yukina reached out and forcefully pushed away his face, which was too close to hers. She then turned around angrily, presenting the back of her head to him.

Tong Mo persisted, turning around as well, determined to get in front of her, his face still bearing that eager expression of thirst for knowledge.

The two ghosts circled each other in the courtyard, one fuming and spinning around, the other smiling and following suit, circling each other for a whole time.

By the third lap, Yukina was getting exasperated by his childish yet persistent tagalong behavior and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

But then she immediately remembered that she was still angry, so she quickly pursed her lips, trying to suppress her laughter, which only made her face turn even redder.

When Douma saw her smile, his eyes lit up. He immediately stopped spinning, bent down to look her in the eye, and asked, "Yukina smiled! Are you not angry anymore?"

"Hmph!" Yukina turned her head away, but the sobbing in her voice was gone.

"Ignore Uncle Doma! Just ignore Uncle Doma! Uncle Doma didn't even ask Yukina before pushing her with such force... Yukina almost flew out of the air, she was so scared!"

Doma nodded, seemingly understanding, as if he had finally grasped the key to the problem.

Yukina didn't like being asked questions or things being too sudden.

His eyes darted around, and he asked, "So... what will it take for Yukina to talk to Uncle Doma?"

Yukina sniffed, turned around, and looked at him earnestly with her red eyes: "Then Uncle Doma has to say 'I'm sorry' to Yukina, and say 'It won't happen again next time,' and Yukina will forgive you!"

Doma's eyes lit up.

Wow, it's that simple!

All you need to do is say sorry...

Uh, no, that's not right.

Yukina also requested, "It won't happen again next time."

It's a bit of a shame that it seems the push-and-pull gameplay has been temporarily banned.

"sorry!"

He immediately complied, his voice clear and bright, his smile radiant, and he even clasped his hands together in a gesture of asking for forgiveness.

"Uncle Doma knows he was wrong! Yukina, please forgive him!"

Seeing his sincere apology, Xue Nai's anger subsided considerably.

"Uncle Doma, you can't do that again, okay? Before you play anything, you have to ask Yukina if you can!"

"Huh? Is this really not allowed to continue?"

A hint of regret appeared on Doma's face; he had thought that he could continue trying after apologizing.

But seeing Xue Nai's stern face, he still nodded.

"Okay, Uncle understands."

It was completely dark by then. Although lanterns were hung in the courtyard, the light was dim and lacked the charm of daytime.

Doma was feeling a bit hungry.

He thought for a moment and then extended an invitation to Yukina: "Little Yukina, it's getting dark, and Uncle is a little hungry. Would you like to go out for dinner together?"

I've heard that eating together can strengthen friendships...

Yukina was crouching down to pet the puppy that had run back with a ball in its mouth when she heard this, and she paused.

She touched her stomach. Although her strength had increased after eating last time, she didn't feel a strong hunger now.

Moreover, she had no real desire to eat people.

"Yukina...I'm not hungry yet."

She answered softly, lowering her head to avoid Doma's gaze.

"Uncle Doma, you can go by yourself. Yukina can stay here and play with the puppy for a while."

Looking at her lowered head and slightly resistant posture, a hint of understanding flashed in Doma's seven-colored eyes.

Oh dear, what a pity.

I've lost an opportunity to deepen my relationship with Yukina...

To make up for this regret.

Then I'll reward myself by eating a little more tonight!

"Okay~ then Uncle will go by himself. Little Yukina can play in the room, it's safe here."

He took Yukina's hand, easily scooped up the dog with his other hand, and walked towards his room.

After settling Yukina and the puppy on the soft cushion in the center of the room, Douma smiled and waved his fan: "Then little Yukina, please rest well here~"

Just then.

In the corner of the room, there was a teapot with a mottled glaze. Suddenly, the spout rippled like the surface of water.

Immediately afterwards, a head slowly emerged from the spout of the kettle.

"Lord Doma~ I've finally found you here! I've been looking for you everywhere!"

The jade pot rang out with an excited sound, and he poured out completely from the pot.

As soon as he came out, he turned eagerly to Doma, completely ignoring the dog and the demon beside him.

"Lord Doma! I've been focusing on my work lately, and I've finally made a new breakthrough!"

Yu Hu danced with joy, only then noticing Xue Nai.

"Ah, and Miss Yukina too! Perfect timing! I am Gyokko, and I've created a new series of jars inspired by Lord Muzan! Especially the pair of father-daughter jars, which perfectly embody the aesthetics of bonds. I must ask you both to appreciate them! Especially Miss Yukina, you'll surely feel the deep admiration for Lord Muzan within them!"