Shinobu Kocho and Yushiro were the first to arrive. The Wind Pillar reached the place the day after they did.
Giyu Tomioka did not finally arrive until the third day.
By then, only two days remained until the next appearance Nakime was expected to make.
That night!
In Tetsu no Sosuke's room, everyone gathered in a circle, some standing, others sitting.
Tetsu no Sosuke looked around at them, then cleared his throat. "Here we are at this awkward moment again, huh?"
"Cut the crap," Sanemi Shinazugawa said. "It's a pre-battle briefing. We get it."
Even the taciturn Giyu Tomioka gave a slight nod. After all, this was not his first time fighting alongside Tetsu no Sosuke.
He always liked to hold pre-battle briefings.
In a sense, that was proof that he planned before he acted.
Only Yushiro looked utterly bewildered. What pre-battle briefing? What was going on?
So what exactly were we all gathered here to do?
He looked around at everyone and felt quite a bit of pressure.
As a demon, he had spent all these years following Tamayo and avoiding Demon Hunters. Yet here he was. Did this count as being in cahoots with Demon Hunters?
For some inexplicable reason, he felt a little pressure over where his loyalties lay.
Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. "In that case, I'll get right to it... We'll move the night after tomorrow. Our target this time is Nakime. Does anyone know anything about this Upper Moon?"
"No."
Everyone answered without hesitation. Shinobu Kocho rolled her eyes at him. "If you have something to say, just say it. Save us some time. I still need to go back and get some sleep."
Tetsu no Sosuke had no choice but to explain. "According to the information I've obtained, this subordinate of Kibutsuji Muzan has