"Lord Hammer Pillar!"
Honmyo Yutaro hurried forward.
Tetsu no Sosuke shook his head. "Your injuries still haven't healed. If you move too much, you might tear something open again..."
The demon opposite them examined his ten fingers, then suddenly burst out laughing. "So this is the legendary Hammer Pillar?"
"Sorry about that. I didn't mean to, but somehow I became a legend without even trying." Tetsu no Sosuke rolled his eyes.
"You're not as strong as I imagined." Disdain suddenly crossed the demon's face as he regarded Tetsu no Sosuke coldly. "Humans are weak largely because their bodies are fragile. Injuries? You can't fight just because yours haven't healed?"
"Of course I can..." Tetsu no Sosuke patted Honmyo Yutaro on the shoulder, then frowned and glanced around. "It seems tonight's guest didn't come alone."
He could hear sounds all around them—the sounds of fighting.
Tetsu no Sosuke smiled at the demon opposite him. "But that's fine. We have plenty of people here too. And don't get the wrong idea: I'm not the one fighting you tonight..."
He had barely finished speaking when a hearty laugh rang out. "I'd expect nothing less from the Swordsmith Boy. You already guessed I was here?"
Chapter 462: Fusion
Kyojuro Rengoku!
Tetsu no Sosuke wasn't surprised in the least to hear his voice.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya had set him up as bait to catch a fish. Of course he would have arranged for a hook.
With Tetsu no Sosuke so badly injured, Ubuyashiki Kagaya would have felt guilty making him serve as bait and fight at the same time.
And since the Nichirin Blade he had originally intended for Kyojuro Rengoku had vanished, it was only natural for Tetsu no Sosuke to wonder whether the Flame Pillar had already received it.
Given this plan, it made