On the night the first training camp ended.
Xia Xi prepared a simple feast for all the swordsmen present.
Or rather, it was more like a huge bonfire party.
It served as a send-off for these crops he had put through seven days of suffering.
Although the Dawn Hashira had told them at first not to expect too much, since it would just be a simple communal meal.
Anyone who had spent some time with Xia Xi already had a gleam in their eyes.
"Hey, hey, it's just a meal made by one of the Nine Hashira. Do you really need to look like that?"
"Ugh, I can't take it anymore... I'm seriously starving. Anything that fills my stomach will do."
Faced with the wails of swordsmen from all over the country.
The swordsmen centered around the Northern Region Dojo all gave them looks that said, "You've arrived at just the right time."
"Hey, you from Osaka. You picked a good time to come."
"Huh? It's just dinner, isn't it?"
"This is dinner made by the Dawn Hashira himself. It's not something you can just find anywhere in Kyushu."
"Um... I'm from the Four Kingdoms."
And when Xia Xi brought out the food with several kitchen helpers.
These bewildered swordsmen finally understood why the others had reacted that way.
It was nothing like the unimpressive communal meal they had imagined.
The main course alone was quite a surprise.
It was actually a carefully roasted [Beast Meat] feast!
Three huge wild boars that the Dawn Hashira had personally caught... that had willingly offered themselves up in the deep mountain forests.
They had also been marinated with fine sea salt and herbs.
Just the juices flowing freely as the meat was carved before them smelled so good that their souls nearly left