By the time Xia Xi arrived,
he found Kiseki Tokito sitting outside the house, both hands braced on his sword as he slowly recovered his strength.
Yuichiro and Muichiro were also there, curiously circling the spot where the demon had vanished.
"Mr. Kurumaji, you were right."
"These demons really are unforgivable monsters."
Seeing Xia Xi arrive,
Kiseki Tokito raised his head and gave him a slightly weary smile.
The words he spoke, however, were quite serious.
Xia Xi blinked.
Why does he look like he wants to go out and cut down every last demon right now?
Did his resolve to slay demons awaken that quickly?
"Big Brother Kurumaji!"
Seeing Xia Xi arrive, Muichiro ran toward him, still a little shaken but also happy.
"So demons really do exist in this world! And after you cut them down, they just vanish into thin air. That's amazing."
But the boy was limping as he ran.
Xia Xi stepped forward and held him still. "Hmm? You've got a fractured bone, kid. Doesn't it hurt?"
Then he looked over at Yuichiro Tokito, who was stained red with blood from his cheek down to his collar.
"Neither of you move around. Let me treat you first."
At that, both children obediently stood still.
They let Xia Xi unscrew a medicine bottle and unroll the bandages, carefully tending to their injuries.
Once both children had been wrapped in several layers of bandages,
"Did the three of you work together to kill the demon?"
According to the information Yamashita had just provided,
the demon had eaten several people in succession and was most likely an [Abnormal Demon] that had awakened a Blood Demon Art.
To deal with an opponent of that caliber,
they would need to dispatch at least an intermediate swordsman.
If its Blood Demon