But after traveling all night, his black hair had turned white once more.
"Four shuttles at the loom, and the mandarin ducks are woven, ready to fly together. What a pity—my hair has gone white before I've grown old..."
He sighed softly, took a pill from his robe, and swallowed it. Then he sat cross-legged and rested with his eyes closed.
The pill would not necessarily put him to sleep, but he needed a proper rest.
At noon, he forced his eyes open, found himself something to eat, then summoned a Kasugai Crow. After giving it a few instructions, he sent it away.
He really did stay where he was, closing his eyes to rest again. As dusk approached, Tetsu no Sosuke swallowed another pill, and his energy came roaring back.
He built a campfire and roasted a rabbit over it.
Just as the rabbit was nearly done, footsteps sounded behind him.
"I thought, knowing you, you might ambush me," Tetsu no Sosuke said without looking back.
"Killing you would be as easy as killing a chicken," came Kibutsuji Muzan's cold voice.
Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. "Unfortunately, this chicken can fly. You'll have a hard time catching it."
He took the rabbit off the fire, tore off a leg, and asked Kibutsuji Muzan, "Want some?"
Kibutsuji Muzan's eyes were cold. He said nothing.
Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. "Oh, right. I forgot you don't eat this sort of thing. What's so good about being a Demon? What's so tasty about humans? Humanity finally evolved past eating raw flesh and drinking blood, yet you're determined to go backward."
"Last night, many of my subordinates were attacked at the same time," Kibutsuji Muzan said evenly.
Tetsu no Sosuke nodded. "I did that."
"All the Pillars appeared except you."
"Yes. On my orders."
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