Demon Hunters had long been used to taking risks. Even the most foolproof plan could go awry, bringing danger with it.
Tetsu no Sosuke grinned. "Enough talk."
Yushiro's face darkened. "Fine."
"Wait!"
Shinobu Kocho spoke up suddenly, and everyone turned to her.
"What's the worst that could happen?" Shinobu Kocho glanced at Tetsu no Sosuke. "His judgment is clearly lacking in certain matters. I need to hear every detail of your plan, then help him decide whether to go through with it."
Yushiro gave Shinobu Kocho a thoughtful look, then recounted the discussion he had had with Tetsu no Sosuke the night before.
He went over all the possible outcomes as well.
Shinobu Kocho frowned. "How likely is he to die?"
"Not very," Yushiro said. "The worst outcome is that he dies outright, but the chance of that happening is less than one in ten."
"One in ten... That's already high." Shinobu Kocho looked at Tetsu no Sosuke. "Will you reconsider? You've always said Zenitsu Agatsuma has great potential and is worth training. You even taught him your Meditation Method. But his flaws are just as serious. He's timid and cowardly, and he misunderstands you. He still believes you killed his senior disciple brother. He's more afraid of you than he is of demons. He won't be grateful, even if you die for him. Is he worth risking your life for? He may have a future, but that's still ahead of him. Right now, you're the strongest Demon Hunter in the Demon Slayer Corps. We have no reason to trade the strongest we have for someone who might someday..."
At that, she glanced at Tanjiro. "And he isn't even the one with the most promising future."
Zenitsu Agatsuma opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found he had no