Only when the two of them walked out of the village entrance did a shout come from behind them.
"Hey! You brat! What about the swords you promised me?!"
Haganezuka had just chosen a place to stay under the Village Chief's personal supervision. Without even tidying up the house, he had searched the entire village for Kanzaki Kumo. Having finally caught him at the village entrance, he rolled up his sleeves and marched toward him menacingly.
"We almost forgot. We came to get our Nichirin Blades maintained."
Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae exchanged a glance and spoke at the same time.
Between soaking in the hot springs and fighting Upper Ranks, their emotions had been through quite a roller coaster. On top of that, they had already gone through the complete process of having their Nichirin Blades maintained once before, so both of them had forgotten about it.
The Nichirin Blade maintenance process: arrive at the Swordsmith Village → hand the Nichirin Blade to the swordsmith → wait a while → retrieve the Nichirin Blade from the swordsmith → leave the Swordsmith Village.
Kanzaki Kumo: Never mind whether we waited long enough, how we retrieved the swords, or why we left the Swordsmith Village. Just tell me, didn't we complete the process? (Spouting nonsense with a perfectly straight face.jpg)
Haganezuka: You deserve a thousand deaths for caring so little about my sword!
Before Haganezuka could turn to the dark side, Kanzaki Kumo tossed him his Nichirin Blade. Kanae also went to find Kanamori and resume the maintenance process that had been interrupted earlier.
Because of this, the two of them took another stroll around the Swordsmith Village's new location and only left the next day.
Two days later.
The Ubuyashiki Estate.
With two Upper Ranks eliminated in a single night,