"Big Brother Xia Xi, it looks like he can't beat that demon anymore. Should we go help?"
From nearly a hundred meters away.
They watched a young swordsman gradually become locked in a bitter struggle with a vicious demon.
Kyojuro could barely hold himself back and wanted to go save him.
But Dōjima Kazuma caught his hem. "Kyojuro, Lord Dawn Hashira said we should only intervene when death is certain."
"We don't need to intervene over lost arms or legs."
The owl-like boy glanced at this senior swordsman's serious expression.
The man had also practiced Flame Breathing at the Rengoku Estate two years earlier, so of course he recognized him.
"Senior Dōjima, I just think that once we've established that his training is insufficient, we can step in."
Kyojuro spoke very directly, too. "Even if they're weak now, they shouldn't have to suffer overly serious injuries."
For a moment, both looked at Xia Xi.
Big Brother Xia Xi/Lord Dawn Hashira, what do you think we should do?
Xia Xi answered almost without hesitation. "There are only three of us patrolling in this group right now. Just do what you think is right."
"The new rules already favor these reserve members a great deal."
"As for the rest, as long as the outcome is good, you assistant examiners can use your own judgment."
Hearing that, Kyojuro rested his hand on his Nichirin Blade.
Only when he saw that Xia Xi had no intention of stopping him did he stride quickly toward the examinee.
"Oh, just save him. Don't kill the demon while you're at it."
Xia Xi added the reminder casually.
There was only so much testing equipment for this Final Selection, and replacing each broken piece was quite troublesome.
"Understood, Big Brother!"
Kyojuro answered without turning around.
After watching the