Because the numbers themselves were inaccurate, ordinary Demon Hunters might put too much faith in them, leading to unforeseen problems.
"We have to be as cautious as we should."
Shinobu Kocho said.
Tetsu no Sosuke nodded deeply.
"Oh, right." Shinobu Kocho took a letter from inside her robe and handed it to Tetsu no Sosuke. "Master gave me this before I left. It's for you."
Tetsu no Sosuke thanked her and tucked the letter into his robe for now.
The mine shafts branched in every direction. After winding through them for a long time, they finally reached the deepest point.
There was a deep pit here, with a frame beside it holding something like an elevator. It was clearly how people got in and out of the pit.
Tetsu no Sosuke walked to the edge and peered down. He couldn't help clicking his tongue. "If this really got buried, we'd probably be digging until the next century."
With the demon in tow and Shinobu Kocho beside him, Tetsu no Sosuke stepped onto the "elevator" first. It could carry no more than three people at a time, so everyone else waited at the edge.
As they descended, Tetsu no Sosuke and Shinobu Kocho had nothing to say to each other.
Tetsu no Sosuke found the silence rather strange. Shouldn't they be closer than this?
They were family, after all!
But if he spoke, what would he say? Seeing anyone lately? You'd better get moving!
She would hate him if he said that, wouldn't she?
She was his sister-in-law. Having her hate him every day would be hard to bear.
After thinking it over, Tetsu no Sosuke asked, "Has your sister written to you?"
"Mm." Shinobu Kocho nodded.
"Oh, good." Tetsu no Sosuke nodded several times. If Kanae had written to her,