'Tetsu no Sosuke' frowned and said sharply, "That's an order. Every one of your lives is precious. You must stay alive!"
"Your life is even more precious!"
Inosuke shouted, "We're just a few young swordsmen who've only just become Demon Hunters. We can't compare to you in importance. With you here, there might come a day when every demon is wiped out. Without you, we'll never succeed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped out. When he landed, pain twisted his face. "That hurts! Hammer Pillar, I'm out! You all stay there and wait for me!"
"Inosuke!"
'Tetsu no Sosuke' went pale with fury. "You little bastard, get back here!"
Inosuke was always acting strangely, perhaps because of the way he had grown up. He never quite seemed to fit in with ordinary people. Yet the choice he made now was all the more moving for it.
Shinobu Kocho drew her gaze away from Inosuke and looked back at 'Tetsu no Sosuke,' her brows tightly knit.
Something about this felt strange.
She couldn't say what it was, but it made her deeply uneasy.
Inosuke moved fast. Blood streamed from both his feet, yet he ran like the wind and vanished from sight in an instant.
"No. I'm going to bring him back!"
'Tetsu no Sosuke' gritted his teeth. "He's too young to suffer like this."
"Someone's already gone. There's no need to add to the casualties," 'Zenitsu Agatsuma' said quietly.
Shinobu Kocho closed her eyes and let out a soft breath. "He's right."
'Tetsu no Sosuke' closed his eyes and let out a soft breath.
Then he sat down, his face dark.
Shinobu Kocho watched him in silence, while 'Zenitsu Agatsuma' quietly surveyed their surroundings.
A little while later, Inosuke came rushing back like the wind and appeared before