As soon as they entered the area, a member of the Hidden darted out and led Tetsu no Sosuke and the others inside.
The farther in they went, the tighter the security became. When they reached the mine entrance, Tetsu no Sosuke spotted a familiar face.
"What are you doing here?" Tetsu no Sosuke asked, looking at the familiar, five-foot-tall figure.
Shinobu Kocho glanced at him. "That tone of yours, as though I have no business being here, is really irritating!"
Tetsu no Sosuke coughed. "No, I was just surprised."
"Hmph!" The meaning behind Shinobu Kocho's snort was unclear. Then she explained, "The Master said there would be an excellent research specimen here... Did you really capture one of the Twelve Demon Moons?"
"Of course." Tetsu no Sosuke glanced back at the prison wagon. "With this many of us working together, we'd have no right to show our faces here if we failed to capture him."
Shinobu Kocho immediately greeted the others.
By comparison, Shinobu Kocho treated everyone else with the warmth of a spring breeze. With Tetsu no Sosuke... she was a winter wind through and through.
Seemingly gentle, yet every wisp could pierce straight into the marrow.
The mine entrance was relatively narrow, making it difficult for vehicles to pass through. Tetsu no Sosuke opened the cage and hauled out the member of the Twelve Demon Moons inside.
Upon seeing daylight again, the fellow couldn't help letting out a muffled "Mmph, mmph, mmph!" at Tetsu no Sosuke. His eyes were blood-red, and his anger clearly hadn't subsided.
He couldn't stand under his own power, but Tetsu no Sosuke wasn't particularly concerned. He didn't need to walk on his own anyway.
Grabbing him by the collar, he dragged him into the mine.
Shinobu Kocho watched from beside him for