"All right, let's leave it there for today." Ubuyashiki Kagaya rallied himself and said with a smile, "Hammer Pillar, you've shown me a different kind of hope. So please promise me that you'll stay alive."
Tetsu no Sosuke paused in surprise, but Ubuyashiki Amane had already risen to see him out.
Tetsu no Sosuke could only get up and leave. When he reached the door, he glanced back at Ubuyashiki Amane. "What did the Master mean by that last remark?"
Ubuyashiki Amane smiled. "He hopes you'll take good care of yourself."
Tetsu no Sosuke nodded. After thinking it over carefully, he supposed it was simply a wish for his well-being.
Far too many people in this world had been killed by demons.
Demon Hunters faced bloodshed every single day, and reports of death and injury piled onto Ubuyashiki Kagaya's desk daily.
So perhaps his wish was simply for his Swordsmen to stay alive?
After saying goodbye to Ubuyashiki Amane, Tetsu no Sosuke stepped outside and whistled. Big Hammer came over to him.
On his way back, he read through the information in his hands. Once he had committed it all to memory, he crushed the two sheets of paper to pieces with a flick of his hand.
"The Mist Pillar, huh..."
He looked up at the sky. How long was it until the next Final Selection?
The Mist Pillar had become a Pillar after just one month of wielding a sword. How much time did that leave him?
He hoped his arrival could save Tokito Yuichiro.
As for whether to choose them... Tetsu no Sosuke decided to take a look first.
The two children were different in their own ways.
Yuichiro protected his younger brother, even if it meant letting his brother misunderstand him.
Muichiro hoped to earn his older