Over this period, the little boy had grown familiar with Ailin. He knew Ailin was no ordinary person, since he could see his "bow and arrow."
"But if I don't work hard, then when I encounter those terrifying Hollows or Soul Reapers again, I won't have enough strength to protect everyone."
Taking the grilled fish from Ailin, the little boy ate as he shook his head and refuted Ailin.
"Hollows? Soul Reapers?"
"Mm."
"Soul Reapers and Hollows are our two greatest enemies."
The boy hesitated, then remembered that the person before him could see his bow and arrow, so he certainly was not an ordinary person either.
Moreover, because of the tragedy half a year ago, he was now the only person in the entire village who could sense Reishi.
The lives of the whole village rested on his shoulders. If the little boy had not possessed such strong willpower, that pressure might have driven him mad.
Now that someone who, like him, could see "spirits" had finally appeared, the little boy wanted to voice the pressure in his heart and ease it a little.
Next, the little boy selected some things he had learned from the documents left behind by his clan and told Ailin about them, adding his own experiences as well.
"About half a year ago, the village where we lived was attacked by hundreds of Hollows..."
"Thanks to the efforts of the adults in our village, we quickly killed all the attacking Hollows..."
"However, perhaps because the commotion from our battle was too great, it attracted the attention of hostile forces, and we were attacked by Soul Reapers..."
"In the end, although we escaped the Soul Reapers' pursuit, the entire Quincy clan was reduced to the point where I alone could see and use the tools