Would they eventually be swallowed up entirely?
Tetsu no Sosuke fell silent for a moment, then suddenly felt like laughing.
Was the Demon Slayer Corps founded to train Swordsmen rather than slay Demons?
Once that thought occurred to him, Ubuyashiki Kagaya's question no longer seemed like a question at all.
Besides, someone truly strong would not abandon swordsmanship just because they had acquired an outside aid.
Only those who were weak and uncertain at heart would be so delighted by it that they lost sight of what mattered.
Perhaps those people would never have achieved much more anyway. Why worry about them?
All Tetsu no Sosuke's method did was give people who would otherwise die in battle a chance to survive... The future? They had to live to have one, didn't they?
With that thought, Tetsu no Sosuke put pen to paper and wrote Ubuyashiki Kagaya a reply.
But when he finished and read it through, even he laughed.
He shook his head, tore it up, and started over.
The letter's tone was far too sharp. Ubuyashiki Kagaya was not trying to argue with him, so there was no need to be so combative.
He only needed to put his thoughts into words and let Ubuyashiki Kagaya judge for himself.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya's wisdom and ability far surpassed his own. He would not make the wrong call.
After rewriting the letter, Tetsu no Sosuke read it through once more. Satisfied that there were no problems, he had someone deliver it.
Then he pulled Shinobu Kocho back into their assembly project.
Kanae stopped by whenever she had time. Occasionally she felt nauseous and unwell, and Tetsu no Sosuke would either get her something to eat or take her for a short walk.
Both helped ease her symptoms.
Most of the time, though,