Nakime burst into laughter with a deranged look on her face.
Then she smiled as though her scheme had succeeded.
She could already imagine Kokushibo and that smug pest suffering inside when the time came.
The very thought made her laugh. "Hahahahahaha!"
"Nakime, what are you laughing at?"
A familiar, resonant voice rang out, and Nakime's expression instantly froze.
She thought, Oh no, the boss caught me acting crazy at work!
Meanwhile.
The scene shifted.
It was already afternoon.
The sun overhead had passed its fiercest point, and the temperature was no longer as scorching as it had been at noon.
As it cooled down, more and more people began arriving at the hot springs in the Swordsmith Village.
At the hot springs.
Kaigaku was hiding in a small, densely overgrown grove.
His eyes were fixed on the men's bathing area.
He had just received word that Su Chen had finished forging his Nichirin Blade and would be coming to soak in the hot springs shortly.
So he was keeping a tight watch here, hoping to spot Su Chen as soon as possible.
After all, he, Kaigaku, was a man who would defeat an Upper Rank and become a Hashira, so Luo Chuan's assignment was still worth carrying out for now.
He crouched slightly, concealing himself completely among the trees.
At that moment, Kaigaku suddenly felt as though he were training.
It was just that the wait was rather hard to endure.
There were also mosquitoes constantly flying back and forth around him, and occasional giggles drifting over from the women's bath next door.
It all left Kaigaku itching restlessly.
Fortunately, after waiting half an hour, he finally spotted Su Chen across from him!
Kaigaku's eyes lit up.
Eight feet tall, handsome and dashing, charming and debonair.
Yes, he