After leaving Headquarters, Haruto had thought the postponed midyear meeting would be held soon. He never expected that it would be autumn, three months later, before he saw Kagaya again.
"Master."
The Hashira knelt on one knee, scrambling to be the first to greet Kagaya.
Sanemi, who had managed to go first, looked smug, as though he had won first place in the Demon-Hunting Contest among the Hashira.
To his surprise, Haruto spotted the boy from the Tsugikuni family, Muichiro Tokito.
His expression was cold-no, rather than cold, it was more as though nothing mattered to him. He knelt off to one side, his head tilted up as if he were counting the clouds and birds passing overhead.
Suddenly, his ear twitched. He turned his head and met the gaze of the white-haired swordsman who had been watching him.
Ah, what a warm smile. His mist-blue eyes are pretty.
Muichiro drifted into a bewildered daze. The Master seemed to have told him about this man before.
There were three white-haired men among the Hashira. One was the monkey-like man who was passionately chattering away about something.
Another had silvery-white hair and eyes as fierce as a wolf's.
The last was the man in front of him, whose eyes were bright like a deer's.
Who... was he again?
Never mind... why bother thinking about it? I'll forget soon enough anyway...
So he turned away from Haruto's gaze and went back to counting the clouds.
Oh... what number was I on... I forgot...
Haruto raised his eyebrows slightly. A natural airhead?
And... what's wrong with the Ubuyashiki Family?! Why did they give this kid such oversized clothes?! His hands are completely hidden inside those long sleeves!
Meanwhile, Kagaya accepted everyone's greetings and soothed the Hashira's hearts with a voice as calming as