"It's simple. I'll go with you," Shinobu Kocho said. "With two of us, we'll have a chance of getting through any crisis we encounter."
"If we really run into Kibutsuji Muzan, will it make any difference whether one person runs or two?" Tetsu no Sosuke had originally wanted to say that taking her along would only make escaping harder... but considering his own safety, he chose a more tactful phrasing.
"I'm no slower than you." Shinobu Kocho huffed, looking rather proud. "Besides, if something really does happen, we can split up, and at least one of us will have a chance to survive."
"No." Tetsu no Sosuke shook his head without a second thought. "If the worst really happens, it doesn't matter if something happens to me. There's no need to drag someone else down with me."
"You're not dragging me down!"
Shinobu Kocho grew agitated. "We're comrades in the Demon Slayer Corps. If we can't even look out for one another, how far can we get relying solely on our individual abilities? Never forget that the Demon Slayer Corps only made it this far because countless Swordsmen paid for it with their blood and lives! Otherwise, the demons would have slaughtered us all long ago!"
Tetsu no Sosuke frowned deeply as he looked at Shinobu Kocho.
There were things he couldn't say, especially not in this setting.
If it had been anyone other than Shinobu Kocho going with him, he would have agreed.
In fact, precisely because the possibility Shinobu Kocho had mentioned wasn't out of the question, Tetsu no Sosuke was all the more unwilling to take her along.
After a silence, he shook his head and lightly tapped the table. "The Serpent Pillar and the Love Pillar will handle security here. The Insect Pillar and Tamayo will