The wind howled!
Thunder roared!
When Tetsu no Sosuke stepped out of the Thunder Estate, he felt as though he might be blown apart.
He sprinted toward the ancient-looking Stone Bridge. It looked older than before, and far more battered.
It seemed ready to crumble and be swept away by the wind at any moment.
"Why are you still staring!?"
Yushiro's voice was frantic. "Get back here! I can't hold on much longer!!!"
Without a word, Tetsu no Sosuke stepped onto the Stone Bridge.
The wind struck at once!
Yushiro had his hands full. Keeping the bridge steady was already the limit of what he could do.
Tetsu no Sosuke had to withstand the knife-like wind on his own.
Gritting his teeth, he forced himself forward across the Stone Bridge.
Every step was a struggle!
The wind cut like knives, each slash stripping flesh from his body.
Yet the moment his flesh vanished, it grew back whole.
But the searing pain and the weakness steadily sinking into his bones told Tetsu no Sosuke this was no ordeal he could simply endure and walk away from.
He had noticed that each time his body was cut apart and restored, it grew a little more transparent.
He was being worn away!
What was this wind?
And what state was he in now?
Why did walking through this wind do this to him?
Tetsu no Sosuke didn't understand. All he could do was grit his teeth and press on.
One step, then another. His body grew ever more transparent, until he took the final step off the Stone Bridge, barely visible at all.
But the instant his foot touched the ground beyond the bridge, warmth flooded through him.
The mist here seemed to hold boundless power, enough to replenish what he had