Kaigaku?
At the sound of that name, Chiba Yo's heart lurched. The child Gyomei had said let a demon into the temple was also named Kaigaku. He and Sayo had even mentioned him during their conversation not long ago.
Chiba Yo was suspicious, but he did not voice it right away.
"That makes sense... My senior's more talented than I am, after all. He must be busy hunting demons every day." Zenitsu went along with Jigoro Kuwajima's explanation, but something about it left him uneasy.
Jigoro Kuwajima had taught both of them everything he knew without holding anything back. Surely no matter how busy his missions kept him, Kaigaku could still find time to write a letter?
Zenitsu himself had written Kaigaku plenty of letters, but he had never received a reply. Even when they ran into each other in the Demon Slayer Corps, Kaigaku would pretend not to know him.
Once, when a higher-ranking Demon Slayer swordsman mocked Kaigaku, Zenitsu had even argued with him over it. Yet when Kaigaku found out, all he did was tell Zenitsu irritably that he was causing him trouble.
Although Jigoro Kuwajima offered excuses for Kaigaku, deep down, he was still somewhat disappointed in him. It did not sit well with him, either.
"I'll do my best to get along with my senior," Zenitsu told Jigoro Kuwajima.
Jigoro Kuwajima smiled at that. "Even if you can't, that's all right. As long as you keep growing into a better person."
Because... you're my pride and joy, Zenitsu...
Jigoro Kuwajima was very pleased with Zenitsu as his student. Although Zenitsu had only mastered Thunder Breathing's First Form, Jigoro Kuwajima could see his immense talent for Thunder Breathing. One day, he would surely surpass him and take Thunder Breathing to even greater heights.
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