Chapter 330: Preparing to Forge
He had come all this way and even stayed for lunch.
After a short rest, Tetsu no Sosuke declined the invitation to stay the night and hurried back.
What he needed to do next was settled. All that remained was to keep moving forward.
Once his injuries healed, the first thing he would do was hone his forging skills again.
After all, no matter what happened, he could not neglect his trade. It was how he would earn a living someday.
As for Ubuyashiki Kagaya...
Before this visit, Tetsu no Sosuke had had plenty of questions for him.
But when he finally saw him, he found he could not ask a single one.
Even so, their conversation gave Tetsu no Sosuke many answers.
By the end, he suddenly felt that whether he asked or not no longer mattered much.
As Ubuyashiki Kagaya had said, everything that came before was over. Now it was time to take stock of what they had gained and move forward.
While Kibutsuji Muzan was still alive, anything else would be beside the point.
Going back and forth over it served no purpose.
And when it was all over, everything would inevitably be reckoned with.
When that day came, whatever was due would come.
Tetsu no Sosuke sat in a chair carried by members of the Hidden and looked at the sky through the gaps between his fingers.
The weather was even better than he had expected... bright sunlight filled the sky.
Tetsu no Sosuke was recovering, so the return journey went much faster than the trip there.
By the evening of the next day, they were back at the Hammer Hut.
The members of the Hidden said goodbye to Tetsu no Sosuke and went their separate ways.
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