"Sabito, a Senior Swordsman now. Not bad."
Compared to the boy who had needed quite a while just to defeat the Hand Demon on Mount Fujikasane back then,
the current Sabito, whether in his Breathing Style or his energy level,
could already hold his own.
Energy level: 112.
With his foundation in Water Breathing, he had brought his new Breathing Style, [Waterfall Breathing], to LV.3 in just a few months.
Sabito smiled faintly. "You flatter me, Senior Xia Xi."
Xia Xi shifted his gaze to Giyu beside him.
The boy pressed his lips together, something indescribably complicated in his eyes.
There was pride in his closest friend...
Xia Xi also detected something like competitiveness.
"I want to be a Senior Swordsman too..."
Xia Xi consoled him. "Intermediate Swordsmen are little and cute too."
"Besides, you'll catch up to Sabito soon."
The black-haired boy's current energy level was 105, only a little lower than Sabito's.
However, because of his communication skills and luck, he had completed relatively few demon-slaying missions, and the demons he had killed had not been particularly impressive.
That was simply no match for Sabito's record of joining Xia Xi in defeating a Lower Rank.
His record just wasn't quite good enough.
His previous rank had been lower than Sabito's, leaving him one rank lower under the new rules as well.
But Xia Xi did not underestimate either of them in the slightest.
If they and Flashy Bro hadn't broken through the major energy-level thresholds of 100 and 300, he would have been short three crucial achievement points when he fought Akaza.
That had truly been help in his hour of need.
As for Flashy Bro, his energy level was 303, a slight increase over the other day.
His [Physique] attribute had increased by two points.