After a few test swings, Izuna slid Sabito's Nichirin Blade back into its scabbard.
"It really is a fine blade. But a blade like this can only unleash its full power in the right hands.
Clearly, I can't bring out the power it ought to have."
With that, he handed the Nichirin Blade back to Sabito.
Taking his Nichirin Blade back, Sabito voiced the question on his mind.
"May I ask where you two came from, and where you're headed? Why are you still walking through the mountains at this hour?"
Izuna didn't answer. Instead, he shot Tetsuya a somewhat resentful look.
"Ahahahaha! This is a little embarrassing, but the truth is, we're lost."
Tetsuya scratched the back of his head and burst out laughing.
After Husky helped open a special passage so Tetsuya could bring Izuna into this world, he left, saying he needed to report the situation to his superior.
He had left in such a hurry that he only gave Tetsuya a general direction.
And so, the two of them had been wandering around these mountains ever since.
Husky hadn't even given them a clear mission objective, which meant Tetsuya couldn't simply fly out of the mountains and head straight for their destination even if he wanted to.
After all, they didn't have a destination in the first place.
"Lost?"
Sabito and Giyu both froze for a moment.
Still, they had some vague suspicions.
The clothes these two older fellows wore clearly weren't anything ordinary people could afford. They looked like sons of wealthy families from Kyoto.
After all, only rich young men like that would have such a powerful samurai as a bodyguard.
Izuna: I'm not this guy's bodyguard! With Tetsuya's strength, does he really need anything like a bodyguard?
It was only natural for them