Kanamori had been forging Nichirin Blades for Tokito for quite some time, yet in the end, Tokito had only decided to accept the Nichirin Blade he would forge after hearing Su Chen's name.
This suddenly left Kanamori feeling a chill in his heart.
Fortunately, Tokito had still agreed to his request.
That gave Kanamori a little peace of mind.
Except something seemed off.
He felt as though, despite being a master swordsmith, he was practically begging someone to take his blade and still getting snubbed...
Kanamori could not help thinking of Su Chen again.
It seemed the Dragon Hashira's name really did work wonders...
The next time he dealt with these Hashira, he would lead with Su Chen's name. With any luck, he could skip the whole conversation.
Talking to these Hashira really was exhausting sometimes.
Their conversation stumbled along, but in the end, Tokito agreed to Kanamori's request.
He decided to collect the blade in two weeks.
Tokito also gave an additional guarantee that his original Nichirin Blade would not break, and that he would definitely return in two weeks.
Because he thought he needed two days for Kanamori to forge the blade.
In the end, the two happily settled on it.
With that decided, Muichiro Tokito turned and left.
After they said goodbye, Tokito set off on the road back.
The journey was rather long, though, and he would have to pass the hot springs along the way.
The time he had spent talking to Kanamori had, admittedly, been enough for the sky to turn dark.
There were very few streetlights around the Swordsmith Village, and almost everything was pitch-black.
Even Tokito, with his relatively good eyesight, had some difficulty seeing.
Gradually, Tokito reached the hot springs.
He stepped down one stone stair after another, slowly descending by