His body clock told Tetsu no Sosuke it was around five o'clock.
He climbed out of bed, but Yushiro was nowhere to be seen.
He got up and went out, looking for somewhere to stretch his muscles. As he passed a doorway, he heard the clatter of someone cooking inside.
Pots and utensils clanged noisily.
Sosuke peeked in and saw Yushiro preparing breakfast with a look of intense concentration.
"That guy..." Sosuke smiled.
Yushiro hadn't seemed particularly welcoming, but getting up early to make breakfast for everyone was hard to ignore.
Yushiro turned, and their eyes met.
Sosuke coughed. "Uh, is there somewhere I can train?"
Yushiro pointed upward. "You're not a demon. Go out to the courtyard."
Sosuke realized his mistake, nodded, and left.
Yushiro went back to work, his feelings about Sosuke rather complicated.
Demons and humans weren't supposed to be able to trust each other completely, were they?
Then why had that man slept last night with absolutely no guard up?
He had just lain there, sleeping soundly.
He had been utterly defenseless. Yushiro could have killed the strongest Demon Hunter a hundred different ways.
Of course, Yushiro hadn't done that. Instead, he had grown sleepy himself. He fought to stay awake, but eventually gave in.
When Yushiro woke, his face was burning with embarrassment.
He was a demon, yet watching a human sleep so peacefully had made him fall asleep too.
Any other demon would have laughed himself to death if he heard about it.
Imagine getting ready to eat someone, seeing him fast asleep, and dozing off beside him. By the time you woke, the sun would be up, and its light would turn you to ash.
"He really is dangerous."
Yushiro stirred the beaten eggs in a large bowl with growing force, his expression