Tetsu no Sosuke could only nod.
Only after Kiyo Terauchi led Kanae inside did Tetsu no Sosuke sit down. "You should have let me know you were coming, sir. Forgive me for not greeting you at the door. Have some tea."
There was already tea on the table, and he poured Rengoku Shinjuro a cup.
Rengoku Shinjuro did not even glance at it. He merely said coldly, "Senjuro has decided to join the Demon Slayer Corps."
"..."
Tetsu no Sosuke paused in surprise. "I didn't see him at the last trial."
"These are unusual times," Rengoku Shinjuro said. "The Demon Slayer Corps' rules aren't set in stone. He... has some talent, I suppose. He's been working at it on his own these past few years and has made some progress. This time, he joined the Demon Slayer Corps directly through another route and became a demon hunter."
Tetsu no Sosuke fell silent.
Rengoku Shinjuro raised his head and looked at Tetsu no Sosuke. "So the main reason I came to see you today was to ask you a favor. If you happen to see that boy... please, please..."
He seemed to struggle to get the words out, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Please look after him. I'm begging you!"
Chapter 468: At a Critical Moment
Asking someone to look after another person was not, in itself, difficult to say.
Yet under the present circumstances, within the rules of the Demon Slayer Corps, that request carried a more complicated meaning.
Walking the line between life and death was inherently dangerous.
How many people had died in battle?
Had anyone looked after them?
The Pillars had not reached their positions with someone guiding them every step of the way, either. They had all struggled constantly on the brink of death,