When they returned, no one knew what had happened in the woods, or why they had come back carrying a barrel of wine.
They only knew that in the days that followed, Masaharu Niou and the girl grew increasingly close. They were often seen walking arm-in-arm, heading out together and returning looking thoroughly disheveled.
Renji Yanagi asked Masaharu Niou what he had gained from it, but Niou merely gave him a mysterious smile and told him it was a secret, which only made the others even more curious.
Chapter 238