The warmth from the food made his body feel a little better.
"How are the villagers of the Swordsmith Village doing?" Rokuya immediately turned serious again after finishing his meal.
"Mr. Yuichiro was covering the villagers' retreat earlier," Tanjiro answered quickly. "He lent me his sword at a critical moment. He should be hiding in the safe house on the Back Mountain with the village chief and the others."
"We need to tell them to evacuate immediately." Rokuya stood and brushed the crumbs from his hands. "This place is no longer safe. Muzan could send other demons to destroy it completely at any moment and cut off the Demon Slayer Corps' weapons supply."
Just then, soft footsteps came from deep in the woods.
Yuichiro Tokito emerged holding a short sword he had found somewhere, protecting the village chief, who wore a Hyottoko Mask, and several swordsmiths.
Seeing the ashes covering the ground and everyone there, Yuichiro let out a breath of relief.
He put away his short sword and walked up to Rokuya.
"Is it over?" Yuichiro asked, looking at Rokuya.
"It's over, but it's brought us even bigger trouble." Rokuya went straight into explaining the current situation again to Yuichiro and the village chief.
After hearing him out, the village chief began trembling violently.
"Heavens, is the Swordsmith Village's centuries-old foundation going to be destroyed in a single day?" the village chief lamented in despair.
"What good is that foundation if you're dead?" Yuichiro said coldly. "Hurry up and pack the important blueprints and materials. We're moving immediately."
Rokuya gave Yuichiro an approving look.
That kind of rational judgment was very much to his liking.
"Yuichiro is right." Rokuya looked at the village chief. "The Master prepared a location for a Backup Village many years ago. Organize everyone immediately.