It was late at night, and the dojo was very quiet.
Sabito quietly pushed open his door and tiptoed toward the room where the documents were stored.
What was kept inside were the reports and summaries the Corps members had written after completing their missions.
Of course, there were also some strange things.
The last few pages of many otherwise orderly reports were filled with well wishes for Xia Xi.
Well, the contents were somewhat... full of personal feeling.
But they still reflected the recognition and affection these colleagues in the Northern Region held for their senior, Xia Xi.
Things like "I'll support you for life," "You're the best," and "We adore you"...
Sincere, even a little too fanatical.
So much so that when Sabito and Giyu first discovered them, they both felt a little embarrassed on Xia Xi's behalf.
But as he spent more time in the Northern Region...
The pink-haired boy gradually formed deep friendships with these "classmates" he trained and exchanged ideas with every day.
He also gradually came to understand these Swordsmen who remained nameless within the Demon Slayer Corps.
Just how much they cared about Xia Xi.
Most had already lost their families to demons before throwing themselves into a life of slaying demons with their lives hanging by a thread.
Even though Oyakata-sama Ubuyashiki remembered every one of their names...
In society, and within the Demon Slayer Corps, they were still "nameless."
No one knew them, no one paid attention to them, and no one cared about them.
They were weapons for battle whose names no one could recall.
But Xia Xi gave them respect.
He treated every person standing here as an equal human being.
Despite standing at the very top of the Demon Slayer Corps...
He genuinely put on no airs and